Mbulaje, Lucia Davie Ambajilyn(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-12-31)
Management of hypertension has challenges due to different factors. These include
unavailability of drugs, poor infrastructure, inexperienced personnel, insufficient diagnostic
tools, and high treatment costs. Malawi ...
Chikopa, Fyness(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-12-01)
Currently, in Malawi, there is scarcity of data on studies conducted on the psychological, social and economic effects of caregiving on caregivers of mentally challenged patients, who are also older persons above 60 years ...
Jere, James H.C.(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-12-01)
Reaching all people with HIV services, including those in the informal economy, is critical to meeting the UNAIDS goals of 95-95-95. However, people who sell in the market, prioritise their business over attendance at ...
Tambala, Jime Pandor(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2022-03-01)
Health Management Information Systems remains the fundamental systems in the medical sector to support patients’ data and data for decision making. However, despite capacity rendered by different stakeholders to improve ...
Chapweteka, Blessings(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-12-01)
Without evidence, we can not know if a Malawian fortification programme of 2015 has been effective. We conducted the study to evaluate the impact of folic acid fortification programme on the prevalence of spina bifida in ...
Kabota, Beatrice Phakira(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-11-01)
Women living with HIV (WLHIV) are at higher risk of developing cervical cancer than those who are HIV negative. In order to increase access to services, international policy recommendations include the integration of ...
Khosa, Justice(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-12-01)
Depression and anxiety are amongst the common mental health problems amongst the elderly population and contributes greatly to poor quality of their life. Depression alone was projected to become the second leading cause ...
Kapangama, Patricia(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2021-10-01)
Malawi has a national workplace HIV/AIDS policy. Despite its existence, the adoption of the policy is low. Many organizations are yet to adopt the policy as a guiding document in recognizing and addressing HIV/AIDS as a ...
Puleni, Paul C.(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-12-01)
To achieve first 95 where 95% of PLHIV need to know their status, the Ministry of Health
introduced the 2019 Active index testing policy, in which assisted partner notification services
(APNS) were chosen as the key ...
Mendulo, Regina(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2021-12-01)
Malawi is one of the countries with the highest burden of cervical cancer in the world with less than ten percent of women screened for cervical cancer. The study aimed to investigate the state of cervical cancer screening ...
Mphande, Shupe(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2021-08-18)
In efforts to fight HIV, many countries including Malawi started implementation of universal ART
eligibility for all HIV infected individuals as a strategy for reaching the 90-90-90 targets. This led
to the increase in ...
Moshi, Sylivia Denis(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2021-12-01)
Globally, approximately 50% of people who have been diagnosed with HIV are
either not linked to a care provider or not retained in medical care. In sub-Saharan Africa 54% of
those who are not yet eligible for ART were ...
Bandawe, Ted(Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-12-01)
Chitipa District Hospital registers high numbers of drug cases due to pilferage despite the
availability of Health Centre Management Committees (HCMC). One of the key responsibilities
of HCMCs is to monitor drug and ...