The concept of maternity waiting home (MWH) was introduced at Chiradzulu District Hospital in 2012, in an effort to improve maternal and neonatal health in Chiradzulu District through the promotion of skilled attendance ...
Floods caused by climate change have large social consequences for communities and individuals. The mental health effect of floods on victims in Malawi is not documented.
A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted ...
Nursing and midwifery personnel experience a higher rate of workplace hazards exposure than other health care workers because nurses perform more bedside procedures. Not much was known about the extent of exposure to ...
The aim of this study was to describe the present situation of substance use the youth at Chaminade Boys Secondary School in Karonga district. Substance use among adolescents and the youth continues to be a major public ...
This study explored mothers’ perceptions of one-week and six weeks postnatal care. This information is important in planning better ways of increasing utilization at one-week and six weeks postnatal care services. Postnatal ...
The purpose of this study was to identify the role of primary school teachers’ in the promotion mental health among school children within Zomba district. A school is one of the settings where mental health of the children ...
Malawi like many countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa is burdened by chronic and terminal illnesses including AIDS. As more people live with HIV and AIDS, home based care which utilizes community home based care (CHBC) ...
The goal of treatment of hypertension is to normalize the blood pressure and to prevent cardiovascular and renal complication. Assessment of factors related to hypertension control is important in treatment of hypertension. ...
Low adherence to anti retro viral therapy (ART) increases morbidity and mortality rates among AIDS patients and promotes the emergence of ART resistance. Little is known regarding factors associated with adherence to ART ...
There is evidence indicating that HIV infection reduces fertility desires, but does not eliminate it. ART initiation can restore fertility in women, influencing increased fertility intentions. Meeting contraceptive needs ...
Urbanization in the developing countries such as Malawi has brought about a serious environmental degradation due to a rapid and uncontrolled population growth. One of the consequences of such population increase is improper ...
Policy change for Traditional Birth Attendants stipulates that TBAs should not conduct
deliveries because they contribute to high maternal mortality. TBAs are supposed to
encourage women to deliver at a health facility ...
The aim of the study was to establish the extent of knowledge on and the perception of adolescents and community leaders towards Youth Friendly Health Services (YFHS) in communities of Traditional Authorities (T/A) Maganga ...
Experiences of older women in Malawi have not been extensively explored despite
evidence on abuse of older people and the growth of their population globally. This was a
qualitative study which employed hermeneutic ...
Experiences of psychiatric patients nursed in seclusion have not been adequately explored in Malawi despite that such patients are exposed to painful and traumatic experiences. This study described the experiences of ...
The aim of this study was to describe the pathways to care taken by clients with first episode psychotic disorders at Zomba Mental Hospital. A quantitative descriptive study was conducted among clients with first episode ...