“…Additionally, a 2019 study by Umar et al in selected six districts of the southern region of Malawi showed that viral load suppression among adolescents aged 13 – 24 was at 61% Interventions aimed at improving optimal ART uptake among adolescents would therefore go a long way in improving ART outcomes among the adolescents, and one such intervention is teen clubs, implemented in selected health facilities in the country. …”
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“…Also, critically needed is access to treatment i.e. antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). If appropriately prescribed, properly taken and supported by a healthy style, ARVs can massively prolong the health and wellbeing of people who are HIV positive. …”
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“…Among others, the results of this study have shown that most dental problems occur in people between the ages of 21-30 and that there is a general lack of information about dental health among many people. …”
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“…The findings indicated that diabetic clients have little knowledge in what diabetes is and its complex management however they comply to what they know and what is available in relation to their economic status i.e. drugs and some food. …”
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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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“…C.H.) diabetes clinic. Before data collection, a pilot study will be conducted at Queen Elizabeth central hospital (Q. …”
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“…Out of these, 5 million attain optimal recovery, 5 million die, and 5 million suffer from a long lasting disability, placing a huge burden on families and communities, other studies suggest that cases of fatality in those who develop a stroke are more in Sub-Saharan Africa than in developed countries. …”
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“…The study was a qualitative in nature and it used ten guardians as participants . …”
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“…Data will be obtained from 20 youths at the school campus. The results will be used to find other strategies to bar progression in the spread of HIV and AIDS in Malawi.…”
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“…Malawian children admitted with cerebral malaria (CM) between 2010 and 2019 in a long-standing pathogenesis study at Blantyre’s main referral hospital, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) were retrospectively sampled at admission and every six hours until two consecutive malaria smears were negative. …”
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Onderwerpen: “…Adverse childhood experiences, sexual risk behaviours’, HIV, adolescents, Balaka, Malawi…”
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“…Drivers with high blood pressure were more likely to be diabetic than those with optimal blood pressure levels. (OR = 1.03, 95% CI: 3.98 - 25.07). The mean total blood cholesterol, including those currently on medication for raised cholesterol was determined at 6.4 mmol/L (95% CI, 6.0-6.7,). …”
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“…Hence, an assessment on uptake and utilisation of modern contraceptives among tertiary institutions of LUANAR and KCN was carried out in Lilongwe between 2017 and 2019. A cross sectional exploratory study which used a mixed methods approach to assess uptake and utilisation of modern contraceptive methods among young people in tertiary institutions of LUANAR and KCN in Lilongwe. 8 focus groups were conducted, 6 key informants were interviewed and 220 females and male students were interviewed using self-administered questionnaires from the two institutions which were purposively selected. …”
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“…A structured questionnaire was administered which focused on (a) demographic characteristics, (b) exploring self-reported HIV and STI prevalence and (c) drug usage and WSW sexual practices. 42 participants were recruited with a median age of 23 years (range 18-33). …”
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“…Eight service providers were recruited using purposive sampling to collect qualitative data using in-depth interviews and analyzed using Nvivo 8.0. Quantitative data was collected using a checklist and analyzed using SPSS v 20. …”
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“…Needle prick incidences were high due to improper waste disposal management among workers at Mangochi District Hospital. 427people on ART prophylaxis between 2017 and 2019, 127people were due to needle prick incidences by June 2019 representing 29.7% (Prophylaxis hard cover 2017 to 2019). Therefore, this study’s significance was that cleaners acquired knowledge on care to prevent risks and understand the process of waste disposal management, and the managers were reminded to do on job trainings for cleaners. …”
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“…Nsanje district was purposively selected based on the reason that it is second district in Malawi with highest rate of adolescent childbearing of girls aged 15-19 years. We conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with 9 traditional leaders, 11 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with health workers, 20 In-depth Interviews (IDIs) with 12 adolescents and 4 teachers and 4 parents. …”
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“…Of these thirty (11 males, 19 females) were members of Health Centre Management Committee and ten (4 males, 6 females) were local leaders. …”
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“…Although the retention rate of HIV infected people in Tanzania has increased slowly from 39.4% to 54.5% from 2008 to 2016, there remains some challenges in achieving optimal rates. …”
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“…In univariate analysis, age at ART initiation, occupation (OR 0.203, 95% CI 0.11, 0.39; p<0.003), marital status, duration on ART (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.33, 0.92; p=0.023) and ART adherence (OR 5.125, 95% CI 3.01, 8.74; p<0.0001) were associated with VF. …”
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