“…Evidence of actual hand washing practice is scanty but studies in rural areas suggest that the actual practice of HWWS at critical times is between 3 – 18% but more likely on the low end of this scale. …”
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“…Euthanasia means assisted suicide. The name is derived from the Greek word eu and thanatos, meaning literally, a good death and some understood it to mean mercy killing (Pattinson, 2006). …”
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“…The results revealed that women receive the tetanus toxoid vaccine when they are pregnant and are attending the antenatal clinics, when they deliver they don't continue the schedule due to reasons like fear of vaccine. The young women who have never been pregnant do not access the vaccine, therefore it is important that health personnel give adequate information on the importance of finishing the scheduled doses and encourage young women to receive the vaccine.…”
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“…The results further revealed that noise from machines, fatigue and lifting are the major hazards in Kanengo while malaria is the common illness. It can therefore be concluded that Kanengo industries have most of the occupational health services, which are used by most workers.…”
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“…The HIV prevalence rate in Malawi has resulted in patients with chronic illnesses being discharged for home based care where the family members play a major role in taking care of these patients with the assistance of the Home Based Care Volunteers. …”
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“…The target population for this study was all women diagnosed with cervical cancer that had been admitted at the hospital at any stage but not terminally ill patients. The planned sample size was thirty but it reached saturation at twenty-four participants. …”
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“…This study was aimed at establishing the knowledge of in-mates and control measures of scabies at Maula Prison among the male in-mates. This study employed a qualitative design incorporating semi-structured questionnaire to interview the subjects. …”
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“…The results showed that 23.3% (n=7) had some knowledge while 76.7% (n=23) lacked knowledge of pressure ulcers. …”
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“…The participants will be male and female STI clients, health workers from the clinic and other general clients from Kamuzu Central Hospital. …”
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“…This study was aimed at establishing the knowledge of in-mates and control measures of scabies at Maula Prison among the male in-mates. This study employed a qualitative design incorporating semi-structured questionnaire to interview the subjects. …”
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“…-iity NGOs, FBOs, Civil society and communities to get involved and • • i ate in providing care and support to indiv iduais, families and communities i I ne - ith this policy. Your dedication and commitment is vital in improving the 1 1 ih, -f life for chronically ill patients.…”
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“…Namely: "by the year 2020, Malawi as a God-fearing nation, wilt be secure, democratically mature, environmentally sustainable, self reliant with equal opportunities for active participation by all, having social services, vibrant cultural and religious values and a technologically driven middle-income economy"1 The Policy will enhance the capacity of Malawi to meet its commitments to reach its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of halving the number of people who do not have access to basic sanitation by 2015, it will also go further by helping to empower the people of Malawi to achieve universal access to improved sanitation by 2020.…”
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“…Exclusive breastfeeding is the most widely known and effective intervention for preventing early childhood illnesses and deaths. …”
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“…The Quality Management Policy for the Health Sector in Malawi (QM Policy) aims to enforce a holistic, systematic, and coordinated approach to improve quality of care across the health sector. The policy is in line with the Malawi Health Sector Strategic Plan (2017–2022) and the Government-wide Public Sector Reforms launched in 2015. …”
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“…Depression and anxiety are amongst the common mental health problems amongst the elderly population and contributes greatly to poor quality of their life. Depression alone was projected to become the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults by the year 2020. …”
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“…Among the respondents, 99.1% (n = 105) heard about MTCT and were able to mention the period of time when the virus can be transmitted from an infected mother to the baby. …”
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“…Research has revealed that male circumcision can reduce men's risk for HIV infection by 60%. …”
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“…In Malawi the maternal mortality rate is 984 per 100,000 live births (MDHS 2004) despite the safe motherhood initiatives. …”
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“…Client satisfaction as an independent variable was measured by three dependent variables such as waiting time, level of interaction between health personnel and clients, and quality of the facilities and service providers. …”
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“…This study has revealed that the factors that make the girl child to be sexually abused are men not being able to control their sexual desires at that particular time, being given bad advice by the traditional doctors and adults wanting to infect young children with HIV in the hope of cleaning themselves…”
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