Regina Ritter, Nego Nkhwalingwa, Carmen Anthonj, Thomas Kistemann,
... with service provision is Malawi´s rural district Phalombe. In addition to adequate resources, acceptability of service ... patient-provider engagement, and health-seeking behaviour in Phalombe. By targeting health care providers and community members, ... members of three rural villages (n = 21) in Phalombe. Semi-structured interviews (n = 2) and a group ...
Tópico(s): Global Maternal and Child Health
2022 - Taylor & Francis | Global Health Action
Chancy Skenard Chimatiro, Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa, Lumbani Tshotetsi, Precious L. Hajison,
... Saharan region. Between January and June 2020, the Phalombe District of Malawi reported 3,030 adolescent pregnancies. ... modern family planning methods including emergency contraceptives in Phalombe, Malawi.
Tópico(s): Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
2022 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Mara Steinhaus, Laura Hinson, A. Theodore Rizzo, Amy Gregowski,
... measuring social norms related to child marriage in Phalombe and Thyolo districts in Southern Malawi.A quantitative ...
Tópico(s): HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
2019 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Adolescent Health
Murali Krishna Gumma, Takuji W. Tsusaka, Irshad Mohammed, Geoffrey Chavula, N Venugopala Rao, P. Okori, Chris O. Ojiewo, Rajeev K. Varshney, Moses Siambi, Anthony Whitbread,
... grown in the southern dry districts of Mulanje, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Blantyre and Mwanza and parts of Balaka ... groundnut extent had increased in Mwanza, Mulanje, and Phalombe and fallen in Mzimba. The result indicates that ...
Tópico(s): Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
2019 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Remote Sensing
Netsayi Mudege, Sarah Mayanja, Tawanda Muzhingi,
... on a qualitative study conducted in Chikwawa and Phalombe in Malawi, this paper looks at farmers perceived ...
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 ...
Tópico(s): Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
2017 - Taylor & Francis | Gender Place & Culture
Dyson Mwandama, Julie Gutman, Adam Wolkon, Madalitso Luka, James Jafali, Doreen Ali, Don P. Mathanga, Jacek Skarbinski,
... two or more doses of IPTp. Women in Phalombe, Rumphi, and Lilongwe were more likely to receive ... ITN the previous night. Women in Nkhotkhota and Phalombe were less likely to have slept under an ...
Tópico(s): Mosquito-borne diseases and control
2015 - BioMed Central | Malaria Journal
Bagrey Ngwira, P. A. J. Tambala, Almicar Pérez, Cameron Bowie, David Molyneux,
... Salima, Mangochi, Balaka and Ntcheu (Bwanje valley)] and Phalombe had prevalences of over 20%.A national map ... prevalence. These results suggest that the lake shore, Phalombe plain and the lower Shire valley will be ...
Tópico(s): Insects and Parasite Interactions
2007 - Springer Science+Business Media | Filaria Journal
CS Chimatiro, Precious L. Hajison, CD Jella, Lumbani Tshotetsi, Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa,
... 672 819 people were classified as fully vaccinated. Phalombe District in Malawi had particularly low COVID‑19 ... vaccine hesitancy and refusal among people living in Phalombe District.This cross-sectional qualitative study employed six ...
Tópico(s): COVID-19 epidemiological studies
2023 - Health and Medical Publishing Group | South African Medical Journal
Joe Nkhonjera, Leticia Chimwemwe Suwedi-Kapesa, Benjamin Kumwenda, Alinane Linda Nyondo‐Mipando,
... in care for up to 24 months in Phalombe district, Malawi. We conducted a descriptive phenomenological qualitative ...
Tópico(s): Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
2021 - SAGE Publishing | Global Pediatric Health
Prince Nyumwa, Agatha Bula, Alinane Linda Nyondo‐Mipando,
... acceptability of 2016 WHO's ANC model in Phalombe District, Malawi using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability. ...
Tópico(s): Child and Adolescent Health
2023 - BioMed Central | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Frank B. Musa, Mangani Katundu, Laura A. Lewis, A. Munthali A. Munthali,
... change for male and female headed households in Phalombe district in Malawi. Using exploratory sequential mixed methods ...
Tópico(s): Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
2024 - Elsevier BV | Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Nyirenda Austin Kawelamzenje, Maurice Twizerimana, Dushengere Bernadette, Alexis Bakundukize,
... could be used for cooking and lighting at Phalombe Secondary School in Malawi to replace firewood.With ...
Tópico(s): Energy and Environment Impacts
2021 - Scientific Research Publishing | OALib
Donnie Mategula, Collins Mitambo, William Sheahan, Nyanyiwe Mbeye, Austin Gumbo, Collins Kwizombe, Jacob Kawonga, Benard Banda, Gracious Hamuza, Alinafe Kalanga, Dina Kamowa, Jacob Kafulafula, Akuzike Banda, Halima Twaibi, Esloyn Musa, Atupele Kapito-Tembo, Tapiwa Ntwere, James Chirombo, Patrick Ken Kalonde, Maclear Masambuka, Lumbani Munthali, Melody Sakala, Abdoulaye Bangoura, Judy Gichuki, Michael G. Chipeta, Beatriz Galatas Adrade, Michael Kayange, Dianne J. Terlouw,
... the moderate burden stratum (Karonga, Chikwawa, Balaka, Machinga, Phalombe, Blantyre, and Chiradzulu). There were no districts in ...
Tópico(s): Mosquito-borne diseases and control
2023 - Wellcome | Wellcome Open Research
Ailish Craig, Craig W. Hutton, Laura A. Lewis, Frank B. Musa, Justin Sheffield,
Abstract Food security remains a major sustainability challenge in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Food security has numerous determinants that are complex and interlinked, with one of them being social capital. Social capital reflects an individual’s, household’s, or community’s social networks, social interactions, and social support systems that can be mobilized in times of need to maintain, among others, livelihoods or food security. This study aims to further understand how typologies of ...
Tópico(s): Homelessness and Social Issues
2023 - Springer Science+Business Media | Sustainability Science
Jerry John Nutor, Henry Ofori Duah, Pascal Agbadi, Precious Adade Duodu, Kaboni Whitney Gondwe,
... prevalent zone of Malawi are Thyolo, Zomba, Mulanje, Phalombe and Blantyre. In central and northern region, the ...
Tópico(s): HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
2020 - BioMed Central | BMC Public Health
Michael O. Rivett, Shona Symon, L. A. Jacobs, Limbikani C. Banda, Gift J. Wanangwa, Donald J. Robertson, Ibrahim Hassan, Alexandra Miller, Geoffrey Chavula, Chrispine E. Songola, Chikondi Mbemba, Marc J. Addison, Patron Kalonga, Yobu Kachiwanda, Robert M. Kalin,
... Basin, including sampling of 330 water points in Phalombe District, enabled assessment of groundwater quality influence upon ...
Tópico(s): Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Applied Sciences
Netsayi Mudege, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Norita Mdege, Tafadzwa Chevo, P.E. Abidin,
Highlights• Technology roll-out may exclude women negatively affecting their adoption.• Gender blind technology roll out may worsen gender relations.• Gender and technology choice is influenced by access to and control of resources.• Technical and non-technical aspects of technology are important for adoption.
Tópico(s): Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
2018 - Elsevier BV | NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences
Chimwemwe Cealla Lita Mthepheya, Lignet Chepuka,
Abstract 37 Background: Cancer of the cervix is one of the reproductive cancers that are claiming the lives of women worldwide, and Malawi has not been spared. Of the 16 countries with the highest incidence of cervical cancer in Africa, Malawi has been rated the highest, with an incidence of 75.9. Being a reproductive disease, male involvement is critical as men control approximately 95% of sexual relationships in Malawi, but their role in cervical cancer prevention is not known. This study was ...
Tópico(s): Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
2017 - American Society of Clinical Oncology | Journal of Global Oncology
Alister Munthali, Leslie Swartz, Hasheem Mannan, Malcolm MacLachlan, Charles Chilimampunga, Cecilia M Makupe,
... conducted in four districts in Malawi: Blantyre and Phalombe in the Southern Region; Ntchisi in the Central ...
Tópico(s): Healthcare Systems and Reforms
2017 - Informa | Disability and Rehabilitation
George Abongomera, Levison Chiwaula, Paul Revill, Travor Mabugu, Edward Tumwesige, Misheck J. Nkhata, Fabian Cataldo, Joep van Oosterhout, Robert Colebunders, Adrienne K. Chan, Cissy Kityo, Charles F. Gilks, James Hakim, Janet Seeley, Diana M. Gibb, Deborah Ford,
... hubs’) and lower-level health facilities (‘spokes’) in Phalombe district, Malawi and in Kalungu district, Uganda. We ...
Tópico(s): Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
2017 - Oxford University Press | International Health
Kelias P Msyamboza, Bagrey Ngwira, R Banda, Square Mkwanda, Bernard J. Brabin,
... 2.1%). Childhood urinary schistosomiasis was common in Phalombe (94.9%) and Blantyre (26.9%).Conclusion Integrated ...
Tópico(s): Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
2010 - University of Malawi College of Medicine | Malawi Medical Journal
Mwanza, Phalombe and Zomba districts in the Southern Region of Malawi.Radios have been installed in many health centers ...
Tópico(s): Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
2007 - University of Malawi College of Medicine | Malawi Medical Journal
Meredith Happold, David Happold,
... on the boundary between the Shire Highlands and Phalombe Plain (22 spp.), and Chiromo in the Lower ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
1997 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Natural History
Kimberly Baltzell, Teresa Kortz, Ellen Scarr, Alden Blair, Andrew Masozi Mguntha, Gama Bandawe, Ellen Schell, Sally H. Rankin,
... mixed-methods study was conducted in Mulanje and Phalombe districts in southern Malawi. Retrospective data on diagnoses ...
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
2019 - Deakin University | Rural and Remote Health
Mervis Chikafa, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Kieron Moller, Hoda Razavi, Jean‐Claude Bizimana,
... security by introducing modern/existing technologies in the Phalombe district in Malawi. To gain insight into the ...
Tópico(s): Water resources management and optimization
2023 - Wiley | Food and Energy Security
Vibian Angwenyi, Carolien Aantjes, Joske Bunders, Bart Criel, Jeffrey V. Lazarus,
... Methods A qualitative study on chronic care in Phalombe district conducted between April 2016 and May 2017, ... their projects and support towards chronic care in Phalombe. Data were analysed using a thematic approach and ...
Tópico(s): Primary Care and Health Outcomes
2020 - Springer Science+Business Media | BMC Family Practice
JCJ Calis, ML Bakker, RB Elens, Martien W. Borgdorff, A D Harries,
In two hospitals in Malawi, where HIV prevalence among tuberculosis patients is 80-90%, the treatment outcome in patients registered with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis was determined in relation to chest x-ray (CXR) findings and certain laboratory parameters. Of 70 patients who were registered and treated, 32 (46%) were known to have died. Mortality was particularly high in those with a normal / minimally abnormal CXR (62%) and in those with a white cell count of less than 3.5 × 109 /l (77%). The ...
Tópico(s): Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
2004 - University of Malawi College of Medicine | Malawi Medical Journal
Lumbani Tshotetsi, Precious L. Hajison, Chimwemwe D. Jella, Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa, Chancy Skenard Chimatiro,
... of people living in the rural community of Phalombe District of Malawi. Methods: In this cross-sectional, ... traditional authorities, namely Nazombe, Jenala and Nkhumba from Phalombe District. Data were thematically analysed to identify emerging ... Conclusion: People living in the rural district of Phalombe District of Malawi were able to identify COVID- ...
Tópico(s): COVID-19 epidemiological studies
2023 - SAGE Publishing | Global Health Promotion
Philip Jailos, Peter Joseph Chimtali, Ephraim Vunain,
... of areas surrounding the Thundulu Phosphate Mine in Phalombe District. Groundwater samples from the villages surrounding the ... coli and faecal coliforms. Keywords: Physico-chemical; Groundwater; Phalombe; Borehole; Electrical Conductivity; Turbidity; Phosphate;
Tópico(s): Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
2021 - African Journals OnLine | Tanzania Journal of Science