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Paediatric surgical conditions in Malawi - A cross-sectional nationwide household survey. 马拉维儿科外科条件-横断面全国家庭调查。
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.2
Carlos Varela, Asgaut Viste, Sven Young, Reinou S Groen, Leonard Banza, Bip Nandi, Nyengo Mkandawire, Bente Elisabeth Moen
{"title":"Paediatric surgical conditions in Malawi - A cross-sectional nationwide household survey.","authors":"Carlos Varela,&nbsp;Asgaut Viste,&nbsp;Sven Young,&nbsp;Reinou S Groen,&nbsp;Leonard Banza,&nbsp;Bip Nandi,&nbsp;Nyengo Mkandawire,&nbsp;Bente Elisabeth Moen","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v33i2.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Untreated surgical conditions may lead to lifelong disability in children. Treating children with surgical conditions may reduce long-term effects of morbidity and disability. Unfortunately, low- and middle-income countries have limited resources for paediatric surgical care. Malawi, for example, has very few paediatric surgeons. There are also significantly inadequate infrastructures and personnel to treat these children. In order to strengthen resources that could provide such services, we need to begin by quantifying the need.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To estimate the approximate prevalence of surgical conditions among children in Malawi, to describe the anatomical locations and diagnoses of the conditions and the presence of injuries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, nationwide survey of surgical needs was performed in 28 of 29 districts of Malawi. Villages, households and household members were randomly selected. A total of 1487 households were visited and 2960 persons were interviewed. This paper is a sub analysis of the children in the dataset. Information was obtained from 255 living children and inquiry from household respondents for the 255 children who had died in the past year. The interviews were conducted by medical students over a 60-day period, and the validated SOSAS tool was used for data collection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 67 out of 255 (26.3%) total children living with a surgical condition at the time of the study, with most of the conditions located in the extremities. Half of the children lived with problems due to injuries. Traffic accidents were the most common cause. Two-thirds of the children living with a surgical condition had some kind of disability, and one-third of them were grossly disabled. There were 255 total deceased children, with 34 who died from a surgical condition. The most prevalent causes of death were congenital anomalies of the abdomen, groin and genital region.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>An extrapolation of the 26% of children found to be living with a surgical condition indicates that there could be 2 million children living with a condition that needs surgical consultation or treatment in Malawi. Congenital anomalies cause significant numbers of deaths among Malawian children. Children living with surgical conditions had disorders in their extremities, causing severe disability. Many of these disorders could have been corrected by surgical care.</p>","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"73-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/68/fc/MMJ3302-0073.PMC8560351.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39732061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Evaluation of diabetic peer support in Malawi. 马拉维糖尿病同伴支持评估。
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.5
Henry T Mwakalinga, Yamikani M Nuka, Patrick C Banda, Thuy D Bui
{"title":"Evaluation of diabetic peer support in Malawi.","authors":"Henry T Mwakalinga, Yamikani M Nuka, Patrick C Banda, Thuy D Bui","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.5","DOIUrl":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Type 2 diabetes is a major health concern worldwide and requires urgent attention from health care providers and policy makers. Due to shortage of health care workers in low-income countries, peer support programs have been viewed as a viable option in management of diabetes and have shown to be effective in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study is to assess and evaluate the Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) diabetic peer support program's (DPSP) impact 4 years after its establishment by assessing knowledge, self-efficacy and behaviours of DPSP members compared to non-members.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>This is a cross-sectional study done among diabetic patients attending clinics between 12th August and 25th September 2018 at KCH. Self and interviewer-administered questionnaires (designed based on validated survey instruments) were used. The participants (n=176) were recruited consecutively after consenting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results showed DPSP members were more knowledgeable regarding the effects of skipping meals and sweet juice on blood glucose and conditions not associated with diabetes. In terms of self-efficacy and behaviour changes, DPSP members believe that they are more able to correct hypoglycaemia, to communicate their concerns to health workers and to perform daily foot exam compared to non-members.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The KCH (Lilongwe) Diabetes Peer Support program has positively impacted its members and should be scaled up to engage all diabetic patients in Malawi. Ongoing training for peer supporters is necessary to update and reinforce management, knowledge and skills, and to ensure fidelity in program implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"108-113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ac/6f/MMJ3302-0108.PMC8560355.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39732063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Unusual presentation of atrial Myxoma in a young Malawian male: Case report and review of literature. 不寻常的心房黏液瘤的表现在年轻的马拉维男性:病例报告和文献回顾。
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.10
Geoffrey Elihu Manda, Mwai Mtekateka, Sharon Kunkanga, Noel Kayange
{"title":"Unusual presentation of atrial Myxoma in a young Malawian male: Case report and review of literature.","authors":"Geoffrey Elihu Manda,&nbsp;Mwai Mtekateka,&nbsp;Sharon Kunkanga,&nbsp;Noel Kayange","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v33i2.10","url":null,"abstract":"We report a 30-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms of right heart failure who was later diagnosed with right-sided atrial myxoma. This patient, unfortunately, died while waiting for cardiac surgery outside Malawi and postmortem was not done to ascertain the cause of death.","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"140-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3c/ad/MMJ3302-0140.PMC8560353.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39623739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Letter to editor regarding article "Clinical inter-professional education activities: Students' perceptions of their experiences". 致编辑关于“临床跨专业教育活动:学生对其经历的看法”一文的信。
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.11
Yohane Gadama, George Chimatiro, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando
{"title":"Letter to editor regarding article \"Clinical inter-professional education activities: Students' perceptions of their experiences\".","authors":"Yohane Gadama,&nbsp;George Chimatiro,&nbsp;Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v33i2.11","url":null,"abstract":"We read with great interest the publication entitled, “Clinical inter-professional education activities: Students’ perceptions of their experiences”1. Ntsiea, V et al., reviewed data gathered from post-inter-professional education (IPE) feedback forms from students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand. The IPE activity was attended to by 309 students from the following fields: Physiotherapy, Medicine, Clinical associates, Occupational therapy, Biokinetics, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Oral Science, Speech, and Audiology. The authors found that participating in the IPE activity made students gain appreciation and respect for other health professionals’ roles and scope","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"142-143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/99/9a/MMJ3302-0142.PMC8560358.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39623740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Potential of Malawi's medicinal plants in Covid-19 disease management: A review. 马拉维药用植物在 Covid-19 疾病防治中的潜力:综述。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.4
Ibrahim Chikowe, Andrew G Mtewa, David Tembo, Dallas Smith, Edna Ibrahim, Bonface Mwamatope, Justin Nkhungulu, Peter Kumpalume, Alfred Maroyi
{"title":"Potential of Malawi's medicinal plants in Covid-19 disease management: A review.","authors":"Ibrahim Chikowe, Andrew G Mtewa, David Tembo, Dallas Smith, Edna Ibrahim, Bonface Mwamatope, Justin Nkhungulu, Peter Kumpalume, Alfred Maroyi","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.4","DOIUrl":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has triggered an international pandemic that has led to significant public health problems. To date, limited evidence exists to suggest that drugs are effective against the disease. As possible treatments are being investigated, herbal medicines have shown potential for producing novel antiviral agents for the COVID-19 disease.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This review explored the potential of Malawi's traditional medicinal plants for the management of COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors searched on PubMed and Google scholar for medicinal plants that are used in Malawi and published in openly available peer reviewed journals. Plants linked with antiviral treatment, anti-COVID-19 activity or COVID-19 symptoms management were targeted. These included activity against pneumonia, inflammation, cough, difficulty in breathing, pain/aches, fever, diarrhoea, rheumatism, fatigue, asthma, immunocompromised and cardiovascular diseases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>11 studies were found with 306 plant species. 127 plant species had at least one COVID-19 related pharmacological activity. Of these plant species, the number of herbal entities used for each indication was: pain/aches (87), fever (2), pneumonia (9), breathing/asthma problems (5), coughing (11), diarrhoea (1), immunosuppression (8), blood issues (10), fatigue (2), heart problems (11), inflammation (8), rheumatism (10) and viral diseases (12). Thirty (30) species were used for more than one disease and <i>Azedarachta indica</i> topped the list (6 of the 13 COVID-19 related diseases). The majority of the species had phytochemicals known to have antiviral activity or mechanisms of actions linked to COVID-19 and consequent diseases' treatment pathways.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Medicinal plants are a promising source of compounds that can be used for drug development of COVID-19 related diseases. This review highlights potential targets for the World Health Organization and other research entities to explore in order to assist in controlling the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"85-107"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f4/dc/MMJ3302-0085.PMC8560350.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39623734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Left ventricular function and cardiac valvar annular dimensions among children with sickle cell anemia compared to those with hemoglobin AA type in Enugu, Nigeria. 尼日利亚埃努古镰状细胞性贫血儿童与AA型血红蛋白儿童左心室功能和心脏瓣膜环尺寸的比较
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.8
Josephat M Chinawa, Awore T Chinawa, Edmund N Ossai, Bartholomew F Chukwu, Ikenna K Ndu, Isaac N Asinobi
{"title":"Left ventricular function and cardiac valvar annular dimensions among children with sickle cell anemia compared to those with hemoglobin AA type in Enugu, Nigeria.","authors":"Josephat M Chinawa,&nbsp;Awore T Chinawa,&nbsp;Edmund N Ossai,&nbsp;Bartholomew F Chukwu,&nbsp;Ikenna K Ndu,&nbsp;Isaac N Asinobi","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v33i2.8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Enumerating the relationship between cardiac structures, function and chamber sizes in children with sickle cell anemia would help in delineating some cardiovascular abnormalities which will aid the Pediatric cardiologist and the cardiac surgeons in a number of decision-making situations.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The objectives of this study are to assess the dimension of cardiac structures and left ventricular function in children with sickle cell anemia in steady state and controls using echocardiography.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional prospective study that assessed cardiac structures and left ventricular function among fifty-one children with sickle cell anemia (HBSS) and compared with fifty children with HB AA type serving as controls.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A significant high proportion of children with sickle cell anemia had abnormal Valvar dimension and left ventricular function above two standard deviations (2-SD) from the mean of the standard population compared to the control group, showing a statistically significant difference (χ2 = 10.42, p= 0.001).All the mean annular valves diameter, left ventricular internal dimension in systole and diastole, inter-sinus distance diameter and sinu-tubular junction diameter are higher in children with sickle cell anemia than controls and this is statistically significant. (p<0.005).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This result shows that children with sickle cell anemia have increased valvar size diameter compared with those with normal hemoglobin type. A significantly higher proportion of respondents in type SS group had abnormal left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction when compared with those in type AA group.</p>","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"127-134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/77/2a/MMJ3302-0127.PMC8560357.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39623737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Type 2 diabetes mellitus risk assessment among doctors in Ondo state. 翁多州医生2型糖尿病风险评估
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.6
Adenike Christianah Enikuomehin, Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo, Ayodeji Akinwumi Akinbodewa, Fakhraddeen Yahya Muhammad, Olutoyin Morenike Lawal, Oladimeji Adedeji Junaid
{"title":"Type 2 diabetes mellitus risk assessment among doctors in Ondo state.","authors":"Adenike Christianah Enikuomehin,&nbsp;Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo,&nbsp;Ayodeji Akinwumi Akinbodewa,&nbsp;Fakhraddeen Yahya Muhammad,&nbsp;Olutoyin Morenike Lawal,&nbsp;Oladimeji Adedeji Junaid","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v33i2.6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has become a disease of public health importance in Nigeria. Early identification of DM risk is important in the reduction of this disease burden. This study assessed ten-year risk of developing type 2 DM among some medical doctors in Ondo State.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study that assessed ten-year risk of developing type 2 DM among some doctors using the Finland Diabetic Risk Score form. Known diabetics were excluded from the study. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), blood pressure and total DM risk score were determined for each participant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred and ninety-two doctors participated in the study with a male: female ratio of 1.3:1. Majority (92.2%) were below 55 years, 22 (11.5%) were obese, 32(16.7%) had central obesity, 46(24%) reported physical inactivity, 49(25.5%) had family history of DM, 141(73.4%) do not take fruits and vegetables regularly. Forty-three (22.4%) were found to have elevated blood pressure while 6(3.1%) had elevated blood glucose. Fifty-seven (29.7%) of the participants had increased ten-year DM risk. Significant predictors of increase DM risk were age ≥ 45 years (AOR:9.08; CI 3.13-26.33; p = <0.001); BMI ≥25kg/m<sup>2</sup> (AOR:11.41; CI:4.14-31.45; p = <0.001); family history of DM (AOR:9.93; CI:3.25-30.39; p = <0.001); abdominal obesity (AOR:6.66; CI:2.08-21.29; p= < 0.001); and infrequent dietary intake of fruits and vegetable (AOR:3.11;CI:1.03:9.37: p = 0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There was increased 10-year DM risk in about 30% of the participants. Lifestyle modification such as physical activity and regular consumption of fruits and vegetables should be encouraged among doctors.</p>","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"114-120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/55/bd/MMJ3302-0114.PMC8560352.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39623735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Self-reported and clinically evident gingival bleeding and impact on oral health-related quality of life in young adolescents: a comparative study. 青少年自我报告和临床明显的牙龈出血及其对口腔健康相关生活质量的影响:一项比较研究
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.7
Folake B Lawal, Elizabeth B Dosumu
{"title":"Self-reported and clinically evident gingival bleeding and impact on oral health-related quality of life in young adolescents: a comparative study.","authors":"Folake B Lawal,&nbsp;Elizabeth B Dosumu","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v33i2.7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Very little is known about how self-reported gingival bleeding affects the oral health-related quality of life in adolescents compared with clinically evident bleeding. This study aimed to compare the impact of self-reported gingival bleeding and clinically evident gingival bleeding on the oral health-related quality of life in young adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study involving 976 students (aged 10-14 years) in randomly selected primary schools in Ibadan. Data were obtained by oral examination and completion of the Child Oral Impact on Daily Performance Questionnaire. Data were analysed with SPSS version 24. The Mann Whitney <i>U</i> test was used to determine the association between gingival bleeding and the quality of life.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the participants was 11.4±1.3 years. Almost half (48.3%) of the participants reported gingival bleeding during tooth cleaning while the gingiva of 534 (54.7%) participants bled on examination. Pupils with self-reported bleeding suffered a significantly greater impact on their overall quality of life than those without self-reported bleeding (mean ranks: 528.1 vs. 451.6, <i>P</i><0.001). For pupils with self-reported bleeding, there were higher impacts on all domains relating to quality of life than those who did not report bleeding (eating: mean ranks=521.0 vs. 458.2; speaking: 502.2 vs. 475.8; teeth cleaning: 522.7 vs. 456.7; sleeping: 497.7 vs. 456.7; showing teeth/smiling: 503.4 vs. 474.6; emotional stability: 501.1 vs. 476.8; school work: 492.4 vs. 484.9, and enjoying contact with other children: 494.0 vs. 483.4). There was no statistically significant association between clinically evident bleeding and impacts on the quality of life (<i>P</i>=0.272).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Almost half of the students reported gingival bleeding while cleaning their teeth and over 50% experienced gingival bleeding on probing. Those with self-reporting of gingival bleeding had greater impacts on oral health-related quality of life compared with those with clinically evident bleeding.</p>","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"121-126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/a5/e8/MMJ3302-0121.PMC8560349.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39623736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
The Kamuzu University of Health Sciences: a "semi" new university is born in Malawi. Kamuzu健康科学大学:一所“半”新大学在马拉维诞生。
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.1
Adamson S Muula
{"title":"The Kamuzu University of Health Sciences: a \"semi\" new university is born in Malawi.","authors":"Adamson S Muula","doi":"10.4314/mmj.v33i2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v33i2.1","url":null,"abstract":"Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been identified On 4th May 2021, a new university, the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) started its operations in Malawi following the notice of its commencement by the Ministry of Education. The (semi) new university emerged from the amalgamation of two (former) constituent colleges of the University of Malawi (UNIMA), i.e. the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) and the College of Medicine (CoM).","PeriodicalId":18185,"journal":{"name":"Malawi Medical Journal","volume":"33 2","pages":"71-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9e/1a/MMJ3302-0071.PMC8560356.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39732060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
The Initial Economic Burden of Femur Fractures on Informal Caregivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 坦桑尼亚达累斯萨拉姆非正规护理人员股骨骨折的初始经济负担。
IF 0.8 4区 医学
Malawi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.9
Ericka P von Kaeppler, Erik J Kramer, Claire A Donnelley, Hao-Hua Wu, Elliot Marseille, Edmund Eliezer, Heather J Roberts, David Shearer, Saam Morshed
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