“…More than 58% of the charges were done using out of pocket payment as only 10% of participants had Health Insurance as a mode of prepayment. …”
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“…There has been a dramatic decrease in the length of time mothers remain in hospital following childbirth, which may affect the health outcome of the mother and neonate in the immediate postpartum period. …”
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“…However the study has a larger sample size which increases its statistical conclusion validity. …”
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“…Physiotherapy which is all services to people and populations that help to develop maintain, restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout their life span is critical in organized stroke care and it is perceived as a key discipline. Malawi as a developing country in Africa is under pressure in achieving the quality care for stroke patients due to a number of problems which include; the increasing prevalence and incidents of stroke cases for the last century due to, changes in the environmental determinants and risk factors against limited health facilities to support the increasing demand for physiotherapy services. …”
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“…A convenient purposive sampling was used to select the study respondents and a structured questionnaire with 46 questions was used to collect data from the respondents. …”
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“…The office of the Inspector General of Police, Hospital Directors of Kamuzu, and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospitals granted written authorizations to collect data from their institutions. The study used a qualitative exploratory design. 32 participants were recruited purposively; 20 caregivers of children hospitalized with RTIs at Kamuzu and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospitals, 12 traffic police officers in Lilongwe and Blantyre. …”
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“…The purpose of the study is to explore couples' perception on male involvement in couple HIV testing and counseling in antenatal mothers at Dzaleka Health Centre, Dowa District. A qualitative research design using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) will be used to generate information. …”
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“…This research was done at St Lukes Hospital. A qualitative design used on a sample of ten participants who are qualified nurses recruited using convenience sampling method. …”
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“…The data collection tool that will be used in this study will be a questionnaire of which each and every participant will be asked questions. …”
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“…This write up is a research proposal aimed at exploring the factors associated with increased STI cases at Kamuzu Central Hospital. …”
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“…Data was collected through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 was used to analyze the data. …”
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“…Linkage to HIV care is still a challenge in Malawi as 32% is not yet linked to care. …”
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“…Based on the results, it is vii recommended that a multi-sectoral collaborative approach should be used to address the challenges.…”
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“…The methodology to be used in this research study is the qualitative method and a sample of 10 will be used where each one will be giving his views subjectively relevant to the questions that will be used since an interview guide will be used. …”
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“…All the interviews were recorded using a cell phone recorder and also short hand notes.…”
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“…Convenience sampling method was used. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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“…A sample of 61 nurses in adult general wards was recruited using consecutive sampling. …”
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“…The purpose of this study is to explore the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of patients undergoing hemodialysis towards complications that arise following the procedure at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Dialysis Unit. A qualitative research design will be used whereby a sample of ten participants will be enrolled using simple random sampling. …”
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“…Descriptive phenomenological qualitative study design was used. The study had eight participants, all males, who were selected through purposive sampling In-depth interview, using an interview guide was used for data collection and the data was analysed using content analysis. …”
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“…The objectives of the study were to establish the experiences of the women with obstetric fistula. The study used a qualitative design. Purposive sampling was used to collect data from participants. …”
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