“…The number one leading factor to predispose respondents to occupational hazards was inadequate personal protective equipment (98%, n = 158), followed by workload (97.5%, n = 156) and poor hand washing practices (93.75%, n = 150). …”
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“…The participants consisted of four males and two females. Three particiapnts had served as principals for less than 2 years and the other three had served as college principals for 3 to 4 years. …”
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“…Majority of the participants were females with a ratio of 4:1. High number of participants were in the age range of 25-34. …”
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“…Logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with CCS. Few respondents (13.1%) had ever been screened for CC. Those between 18-24 years were less likely to undergo CCS compared to those in 25-35 years category (AOR=0.38, 95% CI 0.19-0.77, P = 0.007). …”
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“…Despite having the National HIV and AIDS Strategy (2015 - 2020) with the 90-90-90 2020 target, almost 50% of ALWH do not adhere to their treatment in Malawi. …”
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“…Hence 61.5% indicated they needed to be provided with housing; 37.3% indicated they needed loans; 1.14% indicated they needed counseling services, for their mental health to be at optimal level. …”
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“…The study aimed to explore the transition experiences of newly qualified nurse-midwives working in selected midwifery units in Northern Malawi. This was a descriptive qualitative study. Data were collected through in-depth interviews using a semi-structured interview guide from a purposive sample of ten newly qualified nurse-midwives and six key informants. …”
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“…Furthermore, the study shows that there was no significant association between the utilisation of MWH and the pregnancy outcomes (p≥0.050). The only significant difference was on babies with very low Apgar score of 0-3 at five minutes (p=0.035); only one baby born to mothers who used MWH had severe asphyxia (Apgar score of ≤ 3) compared to seven babies born to mothers who did not use MWH. …”
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“…The mean age was 31 years (SD: 6.2); 68 % (55) were female; 65% (52) were married. 21(26%) of the participants were from antenatal, 27(33%) from labour, 20(25%) from postnatal wards and 13 (16%) worked in all departments (antenatal, labour and postnatal wards). …”
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“…In Malawi, there are three Consultant Psychiatrists for a population of approximately 20 million people. …”
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“…To achieve the above objectives, planned interventions and monitoring and evaluation are organized into six thematic areas: 1) prevention; 2) screening and early diagnosis; 3) treatment and follow-up care; 4) palliative care and survivorship; 5) governance and financing; 6) cancer control research, monitoring and evaluation. …”
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“…While studies generally indicate a low uptake of HIV testing Services (HTS) among young people, other reports also indicate a worrying HIV burden among the same group. …”
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“…There were a total of 303 severe maternal complications. Using the WHO criteria, there were a total of 80(26.4%) near miss cases whilst 216(71.3%) fit the Haydom near misses criteria. …”
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“…Logistic regression modelling revealed that the odds of a composite adverse outcome (early neonatal death or admission to the neonatal unit) were significantly elevated in the presence of maternal hypertension (OR=2.9, P=0.019(95% C.I. 1.19-7.26)) after adjusting for the degree of hyperlactatemia. …”
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“…There was no difference in MetS prevalence by all socio-demographic characteristics and anthropometric indices including history of treatment for acute malnutrition except for waist to height ratio (WHtR). High WHtR and excess fat % were associated with MetS in unadjusted regression analysis with Odds Ratio (OR) 95% Confidence interval (CI)) of 5.18 (0.33,0.91) and 8.87 (1.91,41.08) respectively. …”
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“…Simple random sampling and purposeful sampling were used to recruit the study participants in both cross-sectional and qualitative studies respectively. SPSS, Stata version 14, thematic analysis and NVivo 10 were used in data analysis.Of 238 enrolled participants, 121(50.84%) were able to disclose their status to their sexual partners. …”
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“…The research found 56 organizations that are working on MHM interventions where all of them have a component on absorbent MHM but only 12 also have a component on MHM infrastructure. …”
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“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease progresses quickly in children. Without treatment, 50% of the children living with HIV die before 2 years of age. …”
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“…Majority of the respondents explained that diabetes mellitus was concerned with how overly increased or reduced sugar levels affected the way the body carried out its normal functions.Teachers were more general about the disease, while parents were more particular in defining the disease; 67% of the teachers were willing to host diabetic children in their class compared to 33% who were not willing. …”
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“…Globallythereare2.1millionadolescentslivingwithHIV.1.7millionarein subSaharanAfrica.MalawihasoneofthehighestHIV/AIDSprevalenceratesinthe worldwith12.0%ofthoseaged15-49yearsinfected.AdherencetoARThasprovedto bedifficultforpeoplelivingwithHIVandoftenfallsbelowtherequiredlevelsandthus, youthslivingwithHIVareamongthepopulationgroupswithpoorerARTadherence rates.Fidelityisdefinedasadherence,integrityandqualityofimplementationofan intervention.HoweverhighlevelsofadherencearecrucialtothesuccessofHIV therapiesinordertosustainviralsuppression. …”
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