Search Results - "Chavula, Kondwani"

The uptake and accuracy of oral kits for HIV self-testing in high HIV prevalence setting: a cross-sectional feasibility study in Blantyre, Malawi by Choko, Augustine Talumba, Desmond, Nicola, Webb, Emily L, Chavula, Kondwani, Napierala-Mavedzenge, Sue, Gaydos, Charlotte A, Makombe, Simon D, Chunda, Treza, Squire, S Bertel, French, Neil, Mwapasa, Victor, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…Although HIV testing and counseling (HTC) uptake has increased dramatically in Africa, facility-based services are unlikely to ever meet ongoing need to the…”
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Improving Skin-to-Skin Practice for babies in Kangaroo Mother Care in Malawi through the use of a customized baby wrap: A randomized control trial by Chavula, Kondwani, Guenther, Tanya, Valsangkar, Bina, Lwesha, Victoria, Banda, Gedesi, Bøe Wensaas, Marte, Luhanga, Richard, Chimtembo, Lydia, Kinney, Mary V, Dube, Queen

“…Complications of prematurity are a leading cause of newborn death in Malawi. Despite early adoption of Kangaroo mother care (KMC), coverage remains low and…”
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Readiness of hospitals to provide Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and documentation of KMC service delivery: Analysis of Malawi 2014 Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) survey data by Chavula, Kondwani, Likomwa, Dyson, Valsangkar, Bina, Luhanga, Richard, Chimtembo, Lydia, Dube, Queen, Gobezie, Wasihun Andualem, Guenther, Tanya

“…Malawi introduced Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in 1999 as part of its efforts to address newborn morbidity and mortality and has continued to expand KMC services…”
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Stigmatising attitudes among people offered home-based HIV testing and counselling in Blantyre, Malawi: construction and analysis of a stigma scale by MacPherson, Peter, Webb, Emily L, Choko, Augustine T, Desmond, Nicola, Chavula, Kondwani, Napierala Mavedzenge, Sue, Makombe, Simon D, Chunda, Treza, Squire, S Bertel, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…HIV/AIDS related stigma is a major barrier to uptake of HIV testing and counselling (HTC). We assessed the extent of stigmatising attitudes expressed by…”
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Generating statistics from health facility data: the state of routine health information systems in Eastern and Southern Africa by Maïga, Abdoulaye, Jiwani, Safia S, Mutua, Martin Kavao, Porth, Tyler Andrew, Taylor, Chelsea Maria, Asiki, Gershim, Melesse, Dessalegn Y, Day, Candy, Strong, Kathleen L, Faye, Cheikh Mbacké, Viswanathan, Kavitha, O’Neill, Kathryn Patricia, Amouzou, Agbessi, Pond, Bob S, Boerma, Ties

“…Health facility data are a critical source of local and continuous health statistics. Countries have introduced web-based information systems that facilitate…”
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Development and Validation of a Global Positioning System-based Map Book System for Categorizing Cluster Residency Status of Community Members Living in High-Density Urban Slums in Blantyre, Malawi by MACPHERSON, Peter, CHOKO, Augustine T, LALLOO, David G, CORBETT, Elizabeth L, WEBB, Emily L, THINDWA, Deus, BERTEL SQUIRE, S, SAMBAKUNSI, Rodrick, OOSTERHOUT, Joep J. Van, CHUNDA, Treza, CHAVULA, Kondwani, MAKOMBE, Simon D

“…A significant methodological challenge in implementing community-based cluster-randomized trials is how to accurately categorize cluster residency when data…”
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The Uptake and Accuracy of Oral Kits for HIV Self-Testing in High HIV Prevalence Setting: A Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study in Blantyre, Malawi: e1001102 by Choko, Augustine Talumba, Desmond, Nicola, Webb, Emily L, Chavula, Kondwani, Napierala-Mavedzenge, Sue, Gaydos, Charlotte A, Makombe, Simon D, Chunda, Treza, Squire, S Bertel, French, Neil, Mwapasa, Victor, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…Background Although HIV testing and counseling (HTC) uptake has increased dramatically in Africa, facility-based services are unlikely to ever meet ongoing…”
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