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Original Research: Validation and Use of Quality of life Impact of Refractive Correction Questionnaire in Spectacle Wearers in Malawi: A clinic-based study

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 2 (2020)
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Dinesh Kaphle Department of Optometry, Malawi College of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi Abstract BackgroundTo assess the psychometric properties of the QIRC questionnaire and use it as an outcome measure in…

Original Research: Inequities in the use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prophylaxis during pregnancy in Nigeria

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)
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Chinyere Mbachu 1. Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu campus. PMB 01129, Enugu, Nigeria 2. Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria…

Original Research: The association between medical spending and health status: A study of selected African countries

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)
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Murad Bein Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Cyprus International University Keywords: healthcare expenditure, mortality rate, maternal deaths, HIV, tuberculosis, African countries Abstract BackgroundThe report from the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Original Research: A 14-day follow-up of adult non-malarial fever patients seen by mobile clinics in rural Malawi

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)
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Kimberly Baltzell Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Keywords: Non-malarial fever, Malawi, febrile illness, mobile clinics, diagnostic tools, antibiotic resistance Abstract BackgroundWhile health…

Original Research: Characteristics of interpersonal violence in adult victims at the Adult Emergency Trauma Centre (AETC) of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)
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Shabnam Sheikh Medical Officer, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Keywords: Interpersonal violence, Assault, Risk factors, low-and middle-income countries, Malawi Abstract IntroductionGlobally, the burden of interpersonal violence and its significant impact on mortality,…

Original Research: Emergency and critical care services in Malawi: Findings from a nationwide survey of health facilities

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)
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Raphael Kayambankadzanja University of Malawi, College of Medicine Keywords: Malawi, Health Services, Critical Illness, Emergency care Abstract BackgroundGlobally, critical illness causes up to 45 million deaths every year. The burden is…

Original Research: Midwives’ and Medical professionals’ perspectives of collaborative practice at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Maternity Unit, Malawi: The discovery phase of an appreciative inquiry project

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)
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Elizabeth Chodzaza University of Malawi Kamuzu College of Nursing, Faculty of Midwifery, Neonatal and Reproductive Health Studies, Blantyre, Malawi Abstract BackgroundThis paper reports on part of a larger study, the…

Original Research: Physical activity levels among Malawian adults living with HIV and receiving anti-retroviral therapy

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)
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Enock Chisati Keywords: Physical activity, anti-retroviral therapy (ART), people living with HIV (PLWHIV) Abstract IntroductionDespite increasing life expectancy among people living with HIV (PLWHIV), anti-retroviral therapy (ART) side effects, HIV chronic…

Original Research: A comparative evaluation of three methods for the rapid diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) among HIV-infected patients in Northern Malawi

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)
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Master Chisale: Mzuzu Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Mzuzu, Malawi Abstract IntroductionCryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the most common systemic fungal infection in patients with HIV infection. Rapid diagnosis and timely…

Original Research: Serological survey and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection among HIV-infected pregnant women attending Abuja Tertiary Hospital, Nigeria

Post published:March 3, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 3 (2020)
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Maryam Zakari Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria Keywords: Toxoplasmosis, HIV coinfection, congenital anomaly, cellular immunity, sero-survey Abstract BackgroundToxoplasmosis in pregnancy could induce miscarriage,…