Obstructed labour is a significant cause of maternal and neonatal mortality at Thyolo District Hospital. This study aimed to investigate midwives’ and clinicians’ adherence to obstructed labour management protocols in order ...

Domestic violence (DV) against pregnant women exists in Malawi but its magnitude is unknown due to scanty published data on the subject. The aim of the study was to determine the extent of, and factors associated with DV ...

The provision of infertility services is given a very low priority in many developing countries as it is mainly regarded as none life threatening and usually associated with high cost of treatment. Nonetheless, in Malawi, ...

This study examined factors that determine the utilization of family planning services at Ntchisi District Hospital in the central region of Malawi. The study design was quantitative descriptive. The study sample comprised ...

Worldwide cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer in women and the leading female cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and South East Asia. It causes an estimated 275,000 deaths in the world annually ...

There is evidence that emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) reduce unintended pregnancies. However, literature shows that 31% of pregnancies among the youth are unintended and that most of them end up in unsafe abortions. ...

Contraceptive use among adolescents is still low in Malawi and Mitundu community hospital catchment population is not an exception. This has contributed to increased adolescent pregnancy rate which contributes to obstetric ...

Teenage childbearing in Malawi is very high (29%), and socioeconomically burdensome, with Zomba having a higher rate than the national average (34.9%). A review of literature for Malawi revealed that little was yet known ...

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are preventable, though the public continue to be infected and increase reproductive health morbidity and mortality in Malawi. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe ...