Zumani Banda, R.A.B. Nichols, Anthony Grimason, H.V. Smith,
Of 1 346 faecal samples from the Chikwawa and Thyolo districts of Malawi, analysed for the presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts between October 2001 and May 2003, 61.3 % were from cattle ( ... were detected during all three seasons studied in Chikwawa and Thyolo. In Chikwawa, 13.6 % of adult cattle and 11.7 % ... on season, between 7.8 % and 37.7 % (Chikwawa) and 16.7 % and 39.3 % (Thyolo) of cattle samples contained oocysts. In Chikwawa, the highest percentage of infections occurred in the ... 5.6 % of goat samples contained oocysts in Chikwawa, compared to between 16.7 % and 39.3 % ...
Tópico(s): Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
2009 - AOSIS | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Khumbo Kalua, Tobias Chirwa, Linda Kalilani, Sam Abbenyi, Mavuto Mukaka, Robin L. Bailey,
... based survey conducted in randomly selected clusters in Chikwawa district (population 438,895), southern Malawi and Mchinji ... signs of trachoma. In total, 1010 households in Chikwawa and 1016 households in Mchinji districts were enumerated ... 13.6% (CI 11.6–15.6) in Chikwawa and 21.7% (CI 19.5–23.9) ... 0.6% (CI 0.2–0.9) in Chikwawa and 0.3% (CI 0.04–0.6) ... significantly associated with trachoma follicular (TF) in both Chikwawa and Mchinji districts (P 10%), and warrants the trachoma SAFE control strategy to be undertaken in Chikwawa and Mchinji districts.
Tópico(s): Reproductive System and Pregnancy
2010 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Innocent K.M. Manda, Russel Chidya, John D.K. Saka, Timothy Biswick,
... inorganic coagulant (aluminium sulphate) at Zomba, Liwonde, Mangochi, Chikwawa and Mulanje Treatment plants. The jar test method ... L−1 flocculant dose. The Zomba, Mulanje and Chikwawa plants gave 19.56 ± 0.03%, 29.23 ± ... and 0.6 mg L−1 respectively), while Chikwawa provided the lowest (9.52 ± 0.01%). At ... The lowest reductions in turbidity were achieved at Chikwawa (7.50 ± 0.01%), Mangochi (12.97 ± 0. ...
Tópico(s): Child Nutrition and Water Access
2015 - Elsevier BV | Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C
Tonney S. Nyirenda, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Rupert Kenefeck, Lucy S. K. Walker, Calman A. MacLennan, Robert S. Heyderman, Wilson L. Mandala,
... acute UCM in Blantyre (low transmission area) and Chikwawa (high transmission area). We observed the children after ... and IL-10, which normalized in convalescence. In Chikwawa, Treg counts were significantly ( P < .0001) higher in ... children (15% versus 12%) in convalescence compared with Chikwawa, but none of these developed symptomatic malaria during ... controls from Blantyre compared with those recruited in Chikwawa. The high transmission area was associated with high ...
Tópico(s): Mosquito-borne diseases and control
2015 - Oxford University Press | Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
... blindness in adults (age 50+) was conducted in Chikwawa district of Malawi. Visual acuity and cause of ... population in Malawi increased almost twofold. Extrapolating the Chikwawa district data to the Malawi population reveals that ... above. Conclusion: The majority of blind people in Chikwawa (1983 and 1999) are in the age group ...
Tópico(s): Glaucoma and retinal disorders
2003 - BMJ | British Journal of Ophthalmology
Natalie Dickinson, Jean Rankin, Mary Pollard, Kenneth Maleta, Chris Robertson, Andrew Hursthouse,
... 99 participants were recruited from Chiradzulu (plateau) and Chikwawa (floodplain). Soil, maize and blood samples were collected, ... iron was significantly higher in Chiradzulu than in Chikwawa; total iron concentration is not deemed to be ... problematic in both areas, but more so in Chikwawa than in Chiradzulu, and zinc deficiency was similar ...
Tópico(s): Iron Metabolism and Disorders
2014 - Elsevier BV | The Science of The Total Environment
Victoria Ewing, Rachel Tolhurst, Andrew Kapinda, Esther Richards, Dianne J. Terlouw, David G. Lalloo,
... seeking decision-making for childhood fever within the Chikwawa district of Malawi. Previous cross-sectional survey findings ... formal treatment is sought for febrile children in Chikwawa District. Geographic marginality and cultural norms intersect in ...
Tópico(s): Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
2016 - BioMed Central | Malaria Journal
Mohammad Ali, Allyson R. Nelson, Francisco J. Luquero, Andrew S. Azman, Amanda K. Debes, Maurice M’bang’ombe, Linly Seyama, Evans Kachale, Kingsley Zuze, Desire Malichi, Fatima Zulu, Kelias P Msyamboza, Storn Kabuluzi, David A. Sack,
... was done in two adjacent districts (Nsanje and Chikwawa) in Malawi. Individuals older than 1 year in ... 30, 2015, but no vaccines were administered in Chikwawa. We enrolled women who were exposed to oral ... Nsanje district, and women who were pregnant in Chikwawa district (and thus not exposed to oral cholera ...
Tópico(s): Global Maternal and Child Health
2017 - Elsevier BV | The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Eleanor MacPherson, Joanna Reynolds, Esnart Sanudi, Alexander Nkaombe, John Mankhomwa, Justin Dixon, Clare Chandler,
... of accessing medicines in low-income contexts. In Chikwawa District, Malawi, a place of extreme scarcity, our ... range of participants in two villages in rural Chikwawa. The most frequently used drugs were cotrimoxazole and ...
Tópico(s): HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
2022 - Public Library of Science | PLOS Global Public Health
... that of Mbona, has been so strong at Chikwawa as to move my feet across the ground ... but also the world over. . .' R. R. Racey, Chikwawa, 19041
Tópico(s): African history and culture studies
1983 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Southern African Studies
Bagrey Ngwira, P. A. J. Tambala, Almicar Pérez, Cameron Bowie, David Molyneux,
... sampled from 23 districts excluding three districts (Karonga, Chikwawa and Nsanje) that had already been mapped and ... developed which incorporates data from surveys in Karonga, Chikwawa and Nsanje districts, carried out in 2000. There ...
Tópico(s): Insects and Parasite Interactions
2007 - Springer Science+Business Media | Filaria Journal
Sarah Martindale, Square Mkwanda, Emma Smith, David Molyneux, Michelle C. Stanton, Louise A. Kelly‐Hope,
... and socio-economic burden of filarial lymphoedema in Chikwawa District, Malawi Get access Sarah Martindale, Sarah Martindale ...
Tópico(s): Mosquito-borne diseases and control
2014 - Oxford University Press | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Edward Ezekiel, A.O. Chamshama Shabani, M. Ngaga Yonika, A. Mndolwa Mathew,
... at Gairo site ranged from 65.33% for Chikwawa/Domasi (Malawi) to 98.67% for Ihumwa (Tanzania) ... 92% for PKM 2 (India) to 100% for Chikwawa/Domasi (Malawi), Mahalapye (Botswana) and Mbololo 472-029/ ...
Tópico(s): Moringa oleifera research and applications
2014 - Academic Journals | African Journal of Plant Science
Felix M. Chipojola, Weston Mwase, M. B. Kwapata, Joyce Njoloma, James M. Bokosi, M. Maliro,
... grafting success of cashew nut was conducted at Chikwawa Estate nursery where graft-take was compared for ... and 20 years in Liwonde, Nkope, Kaputu and Chikwawa populations. Results show that scion source and tree ...
Tópico(s): Plant Disease Management Techniques
2013 - Academic Journals | African Journal of Agricultural Research
... survey of 107 randomly selected traditional healers in Chikwawa District, Malawi were conducted regarding eye care knowledge ... rural population than existing biomedical health personnel in Chikwawa District. Interviews revealed that most healers were aware ...
Tópico(s): Global Maternal and Child Health
1995 - Elsevier BV | Social Science & Medicine
Jeanne Y. Coulibaly, Cheikh Mbow, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Tracy Beedy, Godfrey Kundhlande, John Musau,
... for the surveyed districts. The results showed that Chikwawa, Machinga and Blantyre appear to be more vulnerable ... shocks compared with Mwanza and Zomba. Women in Chikwawa are also found to be the most susceptible ...
Tópico(s): Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
2015 - Scientific Research Publishing | American Journal of Climate Change
Michelle C. Stanton, Emma Smith, Sarah Martindale, Square Mkwanda, Louise A. Kelly‐Hope,
... in the quality of life of patients in Chikwawa district, Malawi. Surgery records from Chikwawa District Hospital (CDH), between 2008 and 2013, were ...
Tópico(s): Parasites and Host Interactions
2015 - Oxford University Press | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Salule J. Masangwi, Neil Ferguson, Anthony Grimason, Tracy Morse, Lawrence Kazembe,
... Data was obtained from a survey conducted in Chikwawa, a district in Southern Malawi. Chikwawa is faced with a number of environmental and ...
Tópico(s): Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
2016 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
O. Nwanyanwu, Johnstone Kumwenda, Peter N. Kazembe, Samuel Jemu, Charles Ziba, Wilfred Nkhoma, Stephen C. Redd,
... the Sugar Corporation of Malawi (SUCOMA) in Nchalo, Chikwawa District, Malawi were enrolled in a cross-sectional ... of the Sugar Corporation of Malawi in Nchalo, Chikwawa District, participated in a cross-sectional study during ...
Tópico(s): Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
1997 - Oxford University Press | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
F. H. Verhoeff, Bernard J. Brabin, L. Chimsuku, Peter N. Kazembe, W. Russell, Robin Broadhead,
... anemia was investigated in a study conducted in Chikwawa District Hospital, Malawi, in 1993-94. The 575 ... their first prenatal visit and delivered at the Chikwawa Hospital were included in the data analysis; 24. ...
Tópico(s): Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
1998 - Maney Publishing | Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
Rebecca Laidlaw, Diane Dixon, Tracy Morse, Tara K. Beattie, Save Kumwenda, Grant Mpemberera,
... the acceptability and feasibility of mHealth implementation in Chikwawa, Malawi.Stage 1 and Stage 2 informed the ...
Tópico(s): Digital Mental Health Interventions
2017 - BioMed Central | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Michelle C. Stanton, Masato Yamauchi, Square Mkwanda, Paul Ndhlovu, Dorothy E. Matipula, Charles D. Mackenzie, Louise A. Kelly‐Hope,
... impact of lymphoedema on mobility and income in Chikwawa district, Malawi.A random sample of 31 people ...
Tópico(s): Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
2017 - BioMed Central | Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Netsayi Mudege, Sarah Mayanja, Tawanda Muzhingi,
Abstract Based on a qualitative study conducted in Chikwawa and Phalombe in Malawi, this paper looks at ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural Innovations and Practices
2017 - Springer Science+Business Media | Food Security
Netsayi Mudege, Norita Mdege, P.E. Abidin, Sandra Bhatasara,
Based on qualitative research conducted in Chikwawa and Phalombe in Malawi, this article discusses how gender relations shape men and women's access to and participation in agricultural training. ...
Tópico(s): Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
2017 - Taylor & Francis | Gender Place & Culture
Blessings N. Kaunda-Khangamwa, Henk van den Berg, Robert S. McCann, Alinune N. Kabaghe, Willem Takken, Kamija S. Phiri, Michèle van Vugt, Lucinda Manda‐Taylor,
... due to challenges reaching intervention target levels in Chikwawa District, Malawi. The Hunger Project Malawi is using ...
Tópico(s): HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
2019 - BioMed Central | BMC Health Services Research
Steven Gowelo, Robert S. McCann, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Willem Takken, Henk van den Berg, Lucinda Manda‐Taylor,
... were explored under the Majete Malaria Project in Chikwawa district, southern Malawi. Methods Separate focus group discussions ( ...
Tópico(s): Parasites and Host Interactions
2020 - BioMed Central | Malaria Journal
Catherine N. Wilson, Caisey V. Pulford, James Akoko, Blanca M. Perez-Sepulveda, Alexander V. Predeus, Jessica A. Bevington, Patricia Duncan, Neil Hall, Paul Wigley, Nicholas Feasey, Gina Pinchbeck, Jay C. D. Hinton, Melita A. Gordon, Eric M. Fèvre,
... taken at slaughter in Nairobi, Busia (Kenya) and Chikwawa (Malawi) between October 2016 and May 2017. Selective ... 9.1% in Nairobi and 24.6% in Chikwawa. Two isolates of S . Typhimurium ST313 were isolated, ...
Tópico(s): Vibrio bacteria research studies
2020 - Public Library of Science | PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Justin Kumala, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Maureen Coetzee, Themba Mzilahowa,
... derail control efforts. This study was conducted in Chikwawa district, an area in rural southern Malawi characterised ...
Tópico(s): Insect Pest Control Strategies
2022 - BioMed Central | Parasites & Vectors
Tinashe A. Tizifa, Alinune N. Kabaghe, Robert S. McCann, William Nkhono, Spencer Mtengula, Willem Takken, Kamija S. Phiri, Michèle van Vugt,
... through a community participation strategy were implemented in Chikwawa, southern Malawi from May 2016 to reduce parasite ... conducted from September 2017 to May 2019 in Chikwawa district, southern Malawi. Children aged 6–48 months ... was a lower incidence of clinical malaria in Chikwawa. The incidence of ARIs and diarrhoea were also ...
Tópico(s): Global Maternal and Child Health
2021 - BioMed Central | Malaria Journal
Cosmo Ngongondo, Miriam Dalitso Kalanda-Joshua, Maurice Monjerezi, Felistus Chipungu, Raymond Abudu Kasei, Charles Malidadi,
... 10) and mixed gender focus group discussions in Chikwawa District. Flood frequency analysis was performed using rainfall ...
Tópico(s): Climate variability and models
2021 - Springer International Publishing | Sustainable development goals series