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Explanatory models and treatment practices of mental illnesses among traditional healers in Blantyre, Malawi: A qualitative study

Post published:February 21, 2023
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Demoubly Kokota1, Robert C Stewart2, Catherine Abbo3, Chiwoza Bandawe1 Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi.Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, UKDepartment of Psychiatry, Makerere…

“Our [Yao people’s] circumcision is of the ‘brain’ not of the ‘penis’”: factors behind the resistance to voluntary medical male circumcision among Yao people of Mangochi in Southern Malawi

Post published:January 3, 2023
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Kent Y.G. Mphepo1, Adamson S. Muula1, John R. Sadalaki2, Felix Phuka1, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo1 Department of Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), Blantyre, MalawiNational Council for Higher Education (NCHE)…

Awareness and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among pharmacy students in Zambia

Post published:January 3, 2023
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Steward Mudenda1*, Moses Mukosha1, Christabel Nang’andu Hikaambo1, Johanna Catharina Meyer2, Joseph Fadare3,4, Martin Kampamba1, Aubrey Chichonyi Kalungia1, Sody Munsaka5, Roland Nnaemeka Okoro6, Victor Daka7, Misheck Chileshe8, Ruth Lindizyani Mfune7, Webrod…

Healthcare workers’ experiences in caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at a tertiary hospital in Malawi

Post published:January 3, 2023
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Beatrice Gundo1*, Joyce Beyamu1, Alice Singo2, Deliwe Chipeta4, Rodwell Gundo3, Abigail Kazembe3 Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, MalawiRMIT University, AustraliaKamuzu University of Health SciencesMalawi Ministry of Health, COVID-19 Secretariat, Lilongwe, Malawi…

Bibliometric analysis of three international journals on public health dentistry: A comparative study from 2011 to 2020

Post published:January 3, 2023
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Gunjan Kumar, Payal Dash, Samikshya Jena Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, Odisha *Corresponding Authors: Payal Dash; E-mail: drpayaldash@gmail.com…

The clinical characteristics and the risk factors formortality in Non-COVID-19 critical patients in a pandemic hospital in Turkey: a retrospective crosssectional study

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Banu Cevik, Burcu Kuzhan, Elif Bombacı, Kemal Tolga Saracoglu The University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kırdar City Hospital, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul, Turkey Corresponding author; Banu…

Perceived Stress and Stressors among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Nigerian Institution

Post published:January 3, 2023
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Ogochukwu Chinedum Okoye Department of Internal Medicine, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria Correspondence: Ogochukwu Okoye; ogonwosu2002@yahoo.com AbstractAimTo identity stressors and measure the intensity of stress perceived by clinical…

The Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on emergency service home service calls due to home accidents in children aged 0-6 in Sakarya, Türkiye?

Post published:January 3, 2023
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Özge Karakaya Suzan1, Pınar Tabakoglu1, Bahri Elmas2, Nursan Çınar3 Sakarya University, Institute of Health Sciences, Sakarya, TürkiyeSakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases, TürkiyeSakarya University, Faculty…

Views and experiences of traditional and Western medicine practitioners on potential collaboration in the care of people living with mental illness in Malawi

Post published:January 3, 2023
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Demoubly Kokota1*, Robert C Stewart2, Catherine Abbo3, Chiwoza Bandawe1 Department of Mental Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, UK.Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University,…

Prevalence and risk factors for Falls among older adults in a primary care facility in Ghana

Post published:January 3, 2023
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Madison Adanusa1, Seth Kofi Pobee2, Ebenezer Zaabaar3, Vukey Mawuko4, Kofi Asiedu5, Solomon Kweku Amuzu2, Wendy Adubofour2, Celestine Bazayeya2, Ethel Enam Yawo Senaya2, Desiree Citsofe Ofori2, Samuel Kyei3* AbstractBackgroundFalls are a…