What Health Service Provider Factors Are Associated with Low Delivery of HIV Testing to Children with Acute Malnutrition in Dowa District of Malawi? by Lusungu Chitete, Thandi Puoane

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Predisposing and reinforcing factors of undernutrition among 0- to 59-months-old children in rural communities of central Malawi by Emmanuel Chilanga, Maureen Chilanga

“…This study suggests that child nutrition planners in Dowa district should pay attention to water access, food security, child deworming, childbirth weight, and IPV.…”
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Technical and economic feasibility assessment for a solar PV mini-grid for Matekenya village by Peter Maliro, Bakary Diarra, Ravi Samikannu

“…This paper aims at finding out if it is technically and economically feasible to supply electricity using a solar PV Mini-grid to Matekenya village located in the Dowa district in the central region of Malawi. Data was collected using the android tool Kobo Collect and simulations were made using HOMER software and other data was analyzed using SPSS. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of malaria infection among children of local farmers in Central Malawi by Emmanuel Chilanga, Delphine Collin-Vézina, Heather MacIntosh, Claudia Mitchell, Katrina Cherney

“…The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence and determinants of malaria infection among children in rural areas of Dowa district in central Malawi. Methods A multistage, cross-sectional study design was used to systematically sample 523 child-mother dyads from postnatal clinics. …”
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Uptake of HIV testing and outcomes within a Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) programme to treat Severe Acute Malnutrition in Malawi: a descriptive study by Bahwere Paluku, Piwoz Ellen, Joshua Marthias C, Sadler Kate, Grobler-Tanner Caroline H, Guerrero Saul, Collins Steve

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This community-based cohort study was conducted in Dowa District, Central Malawi, a rural area 50 km from the capital, Lilongwe. …”
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Access to health care for people with disabilities in rural Malawi: what are the barriers? by Josephine A. K. Harrison, Rachael Thomson, Hastings T. Banda, Grace B. Mbera, Stefanie Gregorius, Berthe Stenberg, Tim Marshall

“…This qualitative study explores the barriers to health care access experienced by individuals with a mobility or sensory impairment, or both, living in rural villages in Dowa district, central Malawi. In addition, the impact of a chronic lung condition, alongside a mobility or sensory impairment, on health care accessibility is explored. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence against mothers of children under-five years in Central Malawi by Emmanuel Chilanga, Delphine Collin-Vezina, Mohammad Nuruzzaman Khan, Liam Riley

“…A sample of 538 mothers of young children was randomly selected from postnatal clinics in Dowa district. The WHO’s Violence against women screening instrument was used to collect data. …”
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