“…METHODOLOGY In this study, the population of interest was serodiscordant couples who attend clinics to Johns Hopkins at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. The study was a qualitative design, data was collected through face to face interview using an interview guide. …”
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“…Relationships among variables were established by running a correlation matrix using SAS. Statistical significance about the association between variables was determined by Chi-square tests. …”
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“…This method of contraception may be used when regular contraception fails such as when a condom breaks during intercourse, when a woman has been raped and in situations when contraceptives were used incorrectly or not used at all. …”
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“…This study explored Health Surveillance Assistants’ (HSAs) role stressors and job satisfaction. The term community health workers (CHWs) is used as an umbrella term to embrace different health workers that work at the community level, including HSAs. …”
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“…A quantitative study design was used to collect data from 81 students studying in single sex (a boys only and a girls only) boarding secondary school. …”
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“…The study was conducted at Zomba Central Hospital- diabetic clinic. A descriptive qualitative phenomenological design was used and 10 diabetic clients- 5 male and 5 female were chosen using non probability sampling including convenience and purposeful sampling. …”
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“…The study used a qualitative approach and it was conducted in Blantyre at Ndirande health centre, youth corner. …”
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“…Medicine is a dynamic science and therefore it is important that publications such as the Malawi Standard Treatment Guidelines (MSTG) be revised at short intervals. …”
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“…The subjects will be interviewed using a questionnaire and the data collected will be analyzed using a computer software package called SSP. …”
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“…The study recruited 10 participants through purposive sampling method. A semi-structured interview guide was utilized to collect data which was analyzed using thematic analysis. …”
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“…Data were collected from 91 students using a questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software package version 16.0. …”
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“…The current exercise of up-dating the HRH Malawi Country Profile is therefore a stop-gap measure in order to present a situational picture of the HRH in Malawi and facilitate a reasonable comparison of the HRH challenges and policy responses in Malawi with those of other countries in the region. …”
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“…Systematic random sampling was used to select participants. Data were collected using a questionnaire and was analysed using SPSS version 20; descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Chi square test were used in the analysis. …”
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“…The study also agrees that screening instruments developed and used so far have had limitations in terms of key issues relevant to LAMI countries which may pose a challenge regarding compliance on the use of screening instruments and detection of DDs. …”
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“…INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, 2000 infants a day are infected with HIV during child birth or via breastfeeding, (WHO, 2012). …”
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“…Furthermore, detection time for both ermB and mefA primers including DNA isolation and LAMP assay took <3 hours versus the conventional culture methods antimicrobial sensitivity testing (AST) which ranges from 24 to 48 hours to generate results. …”
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“…SERVQUAL (Service Quality) model developed by Parasuraman, Berry, and Zeithaml (1985) was used to guide the study. SERVQUAL model uses 5 elements namely tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy to assess quality from the perspective of the service user. …”
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“…There is also clear recognition of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the regional platforms for disaster risk reduction as mechanisms for coherence across agendas, monitoring and periodic reviews in support of UN Governance bodies. UNISDR has been tasked to support the implementation, follow-up and review of the Sendai Framework.…”
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“…Simple random sampling was used to select 51participants for the study. A structured questionnaire and observation checklist were used to collect data. 9 observations were done on actual provision of care. …”
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“…A semi-structured interview guide was used to collect data from participants on one to one in-depth interview. …”
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