“…Using a proportionate stratified random sampling method, a total 266 postnatal mothers were enrolled. The study had two strata-one stratum comprised mothers who used MWH and the other stratum comprised mothers who did not use MWH, but came direct from home to deliver at the district hospital. …”
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“…All socio- demographic charactersitics, sex, age, marital status, education level and occupation were not associated with retention. …”
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“…Other objectives of the assignment were to undertake gap analysis of existing situation (environmental health control aspects) within the mines and medical waste management aspects within health facilities.…”
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“…About 33% of women were asked to make informal payments while accessing birth services at public health facilities such as medicines, Ultra sound scanning services, laboratory services and cesarean section operations among others. …”
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“…The study further revealed that mothers were either satisfied or dissatisfied with early hospital discharge depending upon the extent of family support they received, the hospital environment, the amount of information they received and health assessment that was conducted in preparation for early hospital discharge, and their personal health status. The results further indicated suggestions for improving the practice of early hospital discharge. …”
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“…Despite the available information on the increase of HIV and AIDS through early sexual relations, the youth are still involved in the behaviour because they claim this is pleasurable and best to their interest while others say culture plays a major in their influence to early sexual relations. …”
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“…We investigated the antimicrobial activity of local herbs against pneumococcal serotypes 1 and 6A. Dry powdered leaves/stem material (50 g) from 6 plants; Annona senegalensis (A. senegalensis), Bidens pilosa (B. pilosa), Dichrostachys cinerea (D. cinerea), Erythrina abyssinica (E. abyssinica), Lippia javanica (L. javanica) and Trichodesma zeylenicum (T. zeylenicum)) were extracted using 200 mL of distilled water or methanol. …”
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“…Information on knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptives among women is particularly important because of high rates of teenage and unwanted pregnancies as well as soaring STI and HIV/AIDS rates. This is a qualitative study, whose purpose was to assess female student's perception on emergency contraception. …”
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“…In order to ensure that missing of doses is minimised, the ALWH increase the accessibility and visibility of the ARVs, link the mealtimes to drug administration schedules, set alarms and take the ARVs together with other family members. …”
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“…HIV is the most dangerous STD affecting people of all ages. In children it is mostly transmitted through maternal — fetal transfer. …”
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“…It aims to assess the level of compliance against a set of evidence-based standards covering the various domains of patient safety at the hospital level. …”
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“…The study was set to explore knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of Zilindo Community towards prevalence of Tungiasis. …”
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“…Maternal near misses are a common occurrence in our setting, and the main causes mirror those that cause maternal deaths. …”
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“…When operating in an environment of limited resources, it becomes prudent to set priorities on which concerted effort could be targeted. …”
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“…The development of NSP could not have happened at a more opportune time than this: Malawi has just successfully made significant achievements towards achieving the global 90:90:90 Fast-Track Targets set out in the predecessor NSP; there are a lot of new products and new evidence on strategies that can be used for the elimination of AIDS as a public health threat; and there has never been more commitment to end AIDS both nationally and globally. …”
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“…However, there is limited data on the aetiology of diarrhoea and the specific clinical presentations in this population and setting. The aim of this study was to identify pathogens associated with diarrhoea in PLWHIV. …”
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“…Other studies conducted to measure ART outcomes among adolescents in urban clinics in Zimbabwe showed that adolescents and young adults had high loss to follow up, unlike adults in the same set up HIV positive adolescents on ART have usually lower viral suppression rates when compared to adults and children, meaning their viral load remains relatively high even though they are on ART. …”
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“…In HPTLC analysis, DPPH active spots showed pale-yellow coloured spots for the 4 plants understudy while the phenolic active blue colour spots were observed to be more visible on R. acuminatissinia and E. milanjiana. …”
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“…Electronic fetal monitoring should be used in busy setting.…”
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“…Hyperlactatemia was associated with emergency caesarean sections, meconium stained liquor and vertex vaginal deliveries. There was no association between Hyperlactatemia and antepartum haemorrhage, gestational age, multiple gestation, PPROM, anaemia or malaria. …”
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