Burnout is more prevalent in healthcare workers due to emotional strain of dealing with patients’ pain and suffering, accompanied by a poor working environment which leads to: poor quality of work, loss of self-confidence, ...
Studies have shown that newly qualified nurse-midwives face challenges integrating into the workforce as they transition from training to practice. However, little is known about how the newly qualified nurse-midwives make ...
Retention in HIV care is the ability to adhere to critical aspects of care, according to health system standards and as prescribed by a health care provider. People on ART are supposed to continue accessing HIV care for ...
Childbirth pain is one of the most severe pains which have ever been evaluated. Most women perceive childbirth pain as the most severe and distressing event of a woman’s existence. There are negative effects of unmanaged ...
Worldwide 35.7 % of women suffer from major complications post caesarian section (Mukherjee, 2006). These include but are not limited to pelvic infection, generalized sepsis, deep vein thrombosis, and minor complications ...
There is low contraceptive use reported in most of sub-Saharan Africa including Malawi despite adolescents indulging themselves in risky sexual and reproductive health behaviours such as unprotected sexual activities. This ...
Following a joint policy statement by the WHO/UNAIDS in 2004 and also a policy statement in the National HIV/AIDs policy of 2003, HIV Counselling and Testing is offered routinely in antenatal clinics in Malawi, known as ...
The Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV program aims at reducing transmission of HIV infection from mother to child. The problem worldwide is that very few HIV positive (HIV+) pregnant women utilize ...
The majority of maternal deaths occur during labour, delivery, and within 24 hours postpartum. Apart from medical causes, there are numerous inter-related socio-cultural factors which delay care-seeking and contribute to ...
In many areas of the world, and especially in Sub – Sahara Africa, utilization of maternal services is low. In low-resource settings, cost, distance, and the time needed to access care are major barriers for effective ...
One of the most tragic consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in women is the transmission of the virus to their children. It is estimated that, during the year 2005, 17.5 million women and 2.3 million ...
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. This is because ...
Strategies to improve the pregnant adolescent‘s health need clear understanding of the patterns and determinants of the adolescent‘s health seeking practices. This research study, guided by Kroeger Model, explored factors ...
Although antenatal care coverage is high in Malawi (93%), worrying gaps exist in terms of its quality and ability to prevent, diagnose, or treat complications. According to Multiple-Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS, 2006), ...
The study aimed at exploring factors associated with home delivery in Thekerani Area in Thyolo District. In order to achieve the objective, a quantitative descriptive design was utilized for the study. The target population ...
Low Birth Weight which is mainly due to prematurity, contributes to high neonatal mortality rates. Kangaroo Mother Care is the main intervention for the babies to survive. Many studies on KMC experiences have focused on ...
The development of the partograph provides health professionals with a pictorial overview of labour progress, maternal and foetal condition and aids in early identification and management of complications such as poor ...
Adolescent pregnancy in Malawi is high with 26% of all births to girls aged between 15 to 19 (Malawi national Statistical Office and ICF Macro, 2011). This early childbearing for adolescents brings challenges such as stigma. ...
A Qualitative study was conducted to explore the views of the community members in Traditional Authorities, Masasa and Phambala in Ntcheu district on the banning of TBAs from conducting deliveries. The study objectives ...
Currently, there are over 39 million people living with HIV worldwide. The burden is high in the sub-Saharan Africa where there are over 11 million people living with HIV. Malawi is one of the countries with a high HIV ...