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Prevalence of performance enhancing substance use among elite football players in two super league teams in Blantyre, Malawi

Enock M. Chisati1,2, Dorothy Undi1, Samuel Ulili1, Sarai Nkhoma1, Mathews Mlongoti1 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), Blantyre, Malawi.Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA),…

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Tracheostomy without mechanical ventilation in patients with traumatic brain injury at a tertiary referral hospital in Malawi: a cross sectional study

Gift Mulima1, Stein Atle Lie2, Anthony Charles3, Asma Bilal Hanif1, Carlos G. Varela1, Leonard N.Banza1, Sven Young1,4 Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, P.O. Box 149, Lilongwe, MalawiThe Norwegian Arthroplasty…

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Health workers’ knowledge and practice of Isoniazid preventive treatment guidelines in health facilities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike1,2, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex1,2, Chigozie Jesse Uneke2, Ugochukwu Chinyem Madubueze1,3, Urudinachi Nnenne Agbo1,2, Ifeyinwa Maureen Okeke1,2, Lawrence Ulu Ogbonnaya1,2,3 Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching,…

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Folate levels in children with sickle cell anaemia on folic acid supplementation in steady state and crises at a tertiary hospital in Enugu, Nigeria: a prospective, comparative study

Uchenna C Nnajekwu1, Chukwubike O Nnajekwu1, Vivian O Onukwuli1,2, Bartholomew F Chukwu1,2, Anthony N Ikefuna1,2, Ifeoma J Emodi1,2 Department of Paediatrics, University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.Department of Paediatrics,…

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Relationship of maternal factors and obstetric complications with term singleton vs term twin neonatal outcomes: A retrospective study in China

Hui Li1*, Nawsherwan2*#, Ghulam Nabi3, Rahmat Gul4, Zahoor Ahmed5, Cuifang Fan6 Department of Medicine, Taixing People Hospital, Taizhou, Jiangsu, ChinaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan,…

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Epidemiology of Open Tibia fractures presenting to a tertiary referral centre in Southern Malawi: a retrospective study

Kaweme Mwafulirwa1, Remedy Munthali2, Ian Ghosten2, Alexander Schade3 Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Surgery DepartmentKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Orthopedics DepartmentMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme *Corresponding Author: Kaweme…

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Trends and patterns of stunted only and stunted-underweight children in Malawi: A confirmation for child nutrition practitioners to continue focusing on stunting

Lana Clara Chikhungu School of Area Studies, History, Politics and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom *Corresponding Author: Lana Clara Chikhungu; Email: lana.chikhungu@port.ac.uk AimTo…

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Prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among children and adolescents in Blantyre-Urban, Malawi

Ian Matandika1,2, Donnie Mategula3, Stephen Kasenda4, Yetunde Adeniyi2, Adamson Muula1,5 School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Kamuzu University of Health SciencesCentre for child and Adolescent…

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The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Nutritional Status and Anxiety Levels in Turkish Young Adults

Müberra Yildiz1, Merve Esra Çitar Daziroğlu2, Gamze Akbulut3 Süleyman Demirel University/Faculty of Health Science/Department of Nutrition and DieteticsGazi University/Faculty of Health Science/Department of Nutrition and DieteticsGazi University/Faculty of Health Science/Department…

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Exploring the cultural appropriateness of a psychosocial intervention, the Thinking Healthy Programme-Peer delivered (THPP), for perinatal depression in Lilongwe, Malawi

Mwawi Ng’oma1,2*, Najia Atif3, Samantha Meltzer-Brody4, Robert C. Stewart1,5, Ellen Chirwa6 Department of Mental Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, MalawiSt John of God Hospitaller Services, Lilongwe, MalawiHuman Development…

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