Original Research

Original Research: Clinical and functional outcomes of Paediatric femoral shaft fractures managed non-operatively at Nkhotakota District Hospital, Malawi

Elijah Mlinde Nkhotakota District Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics Linda Chokotho Department of surgery, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Kiran J. Agarwal-Harding Harvard global orthopaedics collaboratives, Harvard combined orthopaedic residency program, Massachusetts…

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Original Research: Outcomes of stab wounds presenting to Kamuzu Central Hospital in Malawi

Brittany Robinson School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California Laura N. Purcell Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chifundo Kajombo Kamuzu Central…

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Original Research: The significant gap between international standards and stroke management practices at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (Malawi): An audit report

Yohane Gadama - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College of Medicine. Keywords: Stroke, diagnosis, management, outcome, low- to middle-income, Africa Abstract BackgroundThe Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) is preparing to set…

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Original Research: Etiology of major limb amputations at a tertiary care centre in Malawi.

Joanna Grudziak - Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Keywords: Major amputations, Malawi, traumatic amputations, low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract IntroductionAmputations in low-…

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Original Research: A quantitative cross-sectional survey of psychosocial stimulation and counselling interventions at nutritional rehabilitation units in Southern Malawi.

Allison I Daniel 1. Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2. Translational Medicine Program 3. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of…

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Original Research: The use of molecular technology to investigate trypanosome infections in tsetse flies at Liwonde Wild Life Reserve.

Symon F. Nayupe Keywords: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Tsetse Flies, African Trypanosomiasis, DNA, Southern Africa, Malawi. Abstract BackgroundTrypanosomes are protozoan flagellates that cause human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) and African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT).…

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Original Research: Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to self-medication with antimicrobials in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Cecilia S Sambakusi Keywords: antimicrobials Abstract BackgroundThe use of antimicrobials is associated with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and self-medication increases the risk of the inappropriate use of antimicrobials. This…

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Original Research: Rates and predictors of adherence and retention for antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adults in Enugu, Nigeria.

Onyinye Hope Chime - Department of Community Medicine, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. Keywords: Adherence, retention, predictors, PLHIV, Enugu State, Nigeria. Abstract BackgroundHIV infection and AIDS are majorpublic health…

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Original Research: Surgical outcomes of diabetic hand infections in Lagos, Nigeria.

Bolaji O Mofikoya - Burns, Plastic and Hand rehabilitation unit , Department of Surgery, College of Medicine,University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria. Keywords: diabetes, infection, diagnosis, renal. Abstract Background Hand infections in diabetics…

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Original Research: The relationship between measures of obesity and atherogenic lipids among Nigerians with hypertension

Olamoyegun A Michael - Department of Internal Medicine; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Unit, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, and College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria…

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