“…Health care workers across the world face so many problems and one of the problems is that of occupational exposure to needlestick injuries and blood body fluids. …”
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“…Malawi has not taken full advantage of the opportunities presented to it by the more advanced tools to combat HIV and AIDS. As such, this NSP calls for critical game changers that are cost-effective and targeted to achieve tangible impact on prevention, treatment and care services for HIV and AIDS and related infections. …”
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“…As new health interventions have become more complex, the risk and potential for harm has increased. …”
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“…Nurses made negative statements about self-reported patient pain, attributing child and parent reports as attention-seeking behaviors, yet at the same time, the nurses expressed a positive desire to have training on pediatric pain management augmented by clear hospital policies and protocols. …”
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“…Just as is the case in other countries in the sub-region, drug resistant TB cases have emerged and Malawi is already recording an increasing number of laboratory confirmed Multidrug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases. …”
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“…The beneficiaries of the study results will be children who are patients depending on decisions made by their mothers, mothers of children who require Oxygen therapy and health care providers so that child mortality rate due to lack of Oxygen in the body as a complication of severe pneumonia reduces.…”
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“…It will also help the hospital to improve on the quality of care rendered to these hemodialysis patients basing on their views on the hemodialysis services after the study. …”
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“…The advent of Anti-retrovirals (ARV), a life longing drug, has enabled more and more children with perinatally acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to reach adolescence, a situation which was not anticipated. …”
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“…Adolescents' mental health is influenced by many factors which are usually overlooked by adolescents themselves and policy makers. …”
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“…Studies have shown that newly qualified nurse-midwives face challenges integrating into the workforce as they transition from training to practice. …”
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“…Basing on the findings, recommendations have been made.…”
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“…Basing on the findings, recommendations have been made.…”
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“…The results of this study shall have implication on policy makers, health workers, education, research and the community at large. …”
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“…The findings of the study have shown that men do not have enough knowledge on inguinal hernia especially on prevention and the risk factors for the development of inguinal hernia and they reported late for healthcare service. …”
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“…During the first phase of the study, there were 54 stillbirths among 2149 deliveries translating to 25.1/1000births with 61% fresh stillbirths and 35% macerated stillbirth. 34% of the stillbirths were delivered through Caesarean section that was done after more than an hour from decision to undertake the procedure. …”
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“…The country has recently witnessed disasters of high magnitude in districts and areas that have not experience disasters. In addition, disasters, such as floods, have occurred in cities and urban areas, which have traditionally not been considered in national disaster risk management efforts. …”
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“…Most of the respondents had a positive attitude towards modern management of childhood diarrhoea but lack of resources and lack of knowledge about diarrhoea were the main barriers that affected the recommended home care practices of diarrhoea. …”
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“…This study found that both men and women lacked knowledge about the mode of action of the implant Jadelle on the reproductive tract; they had wide spread misinformation and misconceptions; they were not given adequate information during Pre-insertion and Post-insertion counseling; and their main sources of knowledge about the implant were the radio and health talks. …”
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“…Other demographic characteristics like age, being male, poor socio economic status, poor social support, employment, were associated with depression. …”
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“…With Tropical Cyclone Freddy gone, DCCMS indicates that normal rainy season weather conditions will now be experienced. On 13th March, a state of disaster was declared in the 14 districts that were severely affected by the cyclone. …”
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