“…The hospital out patients’ departments assist 500 patients per day, 300 clients for Antiretroviral therapy per day and STI clients, 35-50 per day. The Malawi Demographic Survey, p207, 2004 reports that Zomba has 10% higher symptoms of STI compared to other districts of Malawi. …”
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“…The sample had 30 participants which were people living with HIV (PLWA) both males and females. …”
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“…The study was conducted at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, surgical Pediatric Ward. A qualitative research design was used and 10 mothers of children with hydrocephalus were selected using convenience sampling. …”
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“…And most of the guardian's, experience psychological trauma, such as anxiety, stress, confusion, fear and worries to mention a few. But these guardians develop some coping strategies that they used in order to deal with the experiences they encountered and these were acceptance, faith, and hope, in conclusion the findings have shown that guardians waiting for their relatives who are admitted in intensive care unit have experiences that affect them psychologically, but they don't have any person to talk to so that they can be understood to what they encounter in the process of being a guardian.…”
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“…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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“…This study explored the experiences of HIV discordant couples at St Gabriel mission hospital. …”
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“…The data was analyzed manually. Of 10 respondents in the study, 20% ever used the NFP methods then later stopped and 80% never attempted to use such methods even though all respondents ever heard about NFP methods. …”
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“…Stroke is the third most common cause of death in industrialized countries and a major cause of adult disability. However, the burden of caring for 1 stroke survivors usually rests with family members who have neither chosen nor volunteered for the role of careers The aim of the study is to find out about the knowledge and experiences of relatives of stroke patients in relation to stroke. …”
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“…The purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and perception of men on inguinal hernia at Kamuzu Central Hospital. This study used a qualitative approach whereby 10 participants were interviewed. …”
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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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“…For example, the Malawi government and the Word Bank (1997) stated that population was 9.5 million and they estimated that it might double within 20 years. …”
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“…The interviews revealed that despite the participants having inadequate information from the health personal about physiotherapy as treatment for stroke, 93.3 percent perceived it as the best treatment because physiotherapy had a positive impact on their lives and were satisfied in terms of treatment although they fäced challenges like transport costs. …”
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“…The purpose of this study was to assess problems; biological, psychological, socio-cultural, environmental and politico-economic, of guardians of under five children living with HIV and AIDS. A descriptive quantitative design was used. …”
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“…The results of this study will 1 help medical people on prevention and management of problems faced by patients with stent to improve their quality of life.…”
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“…The study was quantitative, and had a sample size of 10 clients. Data collection was achieved using a questionnaire was analysed manually and has been represented in pie charts as well as histograms. …”
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“…The study will have a sample size of 15 mothers and data will be collected using a questionnaire. …”
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