Maternal mental health research in Malawi: Community and healthcare provider perspectives on acceptability and ethicality by Myness Kasanda Ndambo, Martyn Pickersgill, Christopher Bunn, Robert C. Stewart, Eric Umar, Maisha Nyasulu, Andrew M. McIntosh, Lucinda Manda-Taylor

“…The prevalence of depression and factors associated with its onset among perinatal women in Malawi has been previously reported, and the need for further research in this domain is underscored. …”
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Biominerals Fossilisation: Fish Bone Diagenesis in Plio–Pleistocene African Hominid Sites of Malawi by Christiane Denys, Olga Otero, Ottmar Kullmer, Oliver Sandrock, Timothy G. Bromage, Friedemann Schrenk, Yannicke Dauphin

“…Fossil samples come from two distinct localities of roughly the same age in the Pliocene–Pleistocene Chiwondo Beds adjacent to Lake Malawi. Optical and scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analyses and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry were carried out on three categories of fish bones: (i) fresh modern samples collected in the lake, (ii) extracted from modern fish eagle regurgitation pellets, and (iii) fossils from Malema and Mwenirondo localities. …”
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Trial of Affordable Bone Conduction Headphones to Support a Deaf Child's Education in Malawi by Modesta Bene, Mwanaisha Phiri Au.D, Isobel Fitzgerald Oconnor MD, Catherine de Cates MD, Thomas Hampton MD, Tamsin Holland Brown MD

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Kusankha Pamodzi: Health Care Decision-Making Preferences Among Patients with Cancer in Malawi by Alyssa E. Tilly, April Evans, Jane S. Chen, Agness Manda, Ande Salima, Samuel Bingo, Maria Chikasema, Katherine D. Westmoreland

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Behaviors and Trends toward Routine Maintenance and Major Repairs of Afridev Handpumps in Rural Malawi by Jonathan P. Truslove, Andrea B. Coulson, Emma Mbalame, Robert M. Kalin

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A comparison of four epidemic waves of COVID-19 in Malawi; an observational cohort study by Catherine Anscombe, Samantha Lissauer, Herbert Thole, Jamie Rylance, Dingase Dula, Mavis Menyere, Belson Kutambe, Charlotte van der Veer, Tamara Phiri, Ndaziona P. Banda, Kwazizira S. Mndolo, Kelvin Mponda, Chimota Phiri, Jane Mallewa, Mulinda Nyirenda, Grace Katha, Henry Mwandumba, Stephen B. Gordon, Kondwani C. Jambo, Jennifer Cornick, Nicholas Feasey, Kayla G. Barnes, Ben Morton, Philip M. Ashton, Blantyre COVID-19 Consortium

“…Methods We enrolled a prospective observational cohort of adult patients hospitalised with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 disease between July 2020 and March 2022 from Blantyre, Malawi, covering four waves of SARS-CoV-2 infections. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of a Saliva Urea Nitrogen Dipstick to Detect Kidney Disease in Malawi by Rhys Evans, Viviane Calice-Silva, Jochen G. Raimann, Ulla Hemmila, Alison Craik, Mwayi Mtekateka, Fergus Hamilton, Zuze Kawale, Hamish Dobbie, Gavin Dreyer, Nathan Levin, Peter Kotanko, Roberto Pecoits-Filho

“…Methods: Medical admissions to a tertiary hospital in Malawi had serum creatinine tested at presentation; SUN was measured using a dipstick. …”
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Temporal evaluation and projections of meteorological droughts in the Greater Lake Malawi Basin, Southeast Africa by Lucy Mtilatila, Lucy Mtilatila, Axel Bronstert, Klaus Vormoor

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Antibiotic Arrivals in Africa: A Case Study of Yaws and Syphilis in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Uganda by Paula Palanco Lopez, Salome Manyau, Justin Dixon, Eleanor MacPherson, Susan Nayiga, John Manton, Claas Kirchhelle, Clare I. R. Chandler

“…Through a case study of yaws and syphilis, this research article traces arrivals of antibiotics in three countries of Eastern Africa—Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Uganda. We draw attention to the emergent roles of antibiotics at the intersection of colonial governance and humanitarianism in these different settings. …”
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The trends and effects of food price inflation on the cost and affordability of nutritionally adequate diets in Malawi by Md Masud Rana, Natalie Roschnik, Olusegun Caleb Taiwo, Anthony Kulemba, Deusdedit Dambuleni, Brenda Phiri

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Perspectives on DMPA-SC for self-injection among adolescents with unmet need for contraception in Malawi by Gracious Ali, Chelsey Porter Erlank, Frehiwot Birhanu, Melinda Stanley, Jessie Chirwa, Fannie Kachale, Andrews Gunda

“…IntroductionMalawi has made progress in expanding access to modern contraceptive methods over the last decade, including the introduction of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate subcutaneous (DMPA-SC) in 2018. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes and Access to Antenatal and Postnatal Care, Malawi by Leonard Mndala, Chikondi Chapuma, Jennifer Riches, Luis Gadama, Fannie Kachale, Rosemary Bilesi, Malangizo Mbewe, Andrew Likaka, Moses Kumwenda, Regina Makuluni, Bertha Maseko, Chifundo Ndamala, Annie Kuyere, Laura Munthali, Deborah Phiri, Edward J.M. Monk, Marc Y.R. Henrion, Maria L. Odland, David Lissauer

“… We used national facility-level data from all government hospitals in Malawi to examine the effects of the second and third COVID-19 waves on maternal and neonatal outcomes and access to care during September 6, 2020–October 31, 2021. …”
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Invasiveness potential of pneumococcal serotypes in children after introduction of PCV13 in Blantyre, Malawi by Amir Kirolos, Todd D. Swarthout, Andrew A. Mataya, Farouck Bonomali, Comfort Brown, Jacquline Msefula, Naor Bar-Zeev, Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, Maaike Alaerts, Sithembile Bilima, Robert S. Heyderman, Neil French

“…Abstract Introduction The introduction of PCV13 to the Malawi infant immunization schedule in 2011 has been associated with reduced disease from Streptococcus pneumoniae. …”
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The Malawi emergency and critical care survey: A cross-sectional national facility assessment by Paul D. Sonenthal, Mulinda Nyirenda, Noel Kasomekera, Regan H. Marsh, Emily B. Wroe, Kirstin W. Scott, Alice Bukhman, Emilia Connolly, Tadala Minyaliwa, Martha Katete, Grace Banda-Katha, Joia S. Mukherjee, Shada A. Rouhani

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Pregnancy and pregnancy intention after experiencing infertility: A longitudinal study of women in Malawi by Marta Bornstein, Alison Gemmill, Alison H. Norris, Sarah Huber-Krum, Jessica D. Gipson

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Evaluation of a village-informant driven demographic surveillance system in Karonga, Northern Malawi by Basia Zaba, Venance Mwinuka, Elenaus Mwaiyeghele, Johnbosco Mwafilaso, Nuala McGrath, Judith R. Glynn, Paul EM Fine, Amelia C. Crampin, Keith Branson, Andreas Jahn

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Barriers affecting COVID‑19 vaccination in Phalombe District, Malawi: A qualitative study by CS Chimatiro, P Hajison, CD Jella, L Tshotetsi, F Mpachika-Mfipa

“… Background. In Malawi, only 1 072 229 people out of a national target population of 13 546 324 had received at least one dose of the AstraZeneca COVID‑19 vaccine by 26 December 2021, and only 672 819 people were classified as fully vaccinated. …”
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"Pain in my heart": Understanding perinatal depression among women living with HIV in Malawi. by Katherine LeMasters, Josée Dussault, Clare Barrington, Angela Bengtson, Bradley Gaynes, Vivian Go, Mina C Hosseinipour, Kazione Kulisewa, Anna Kutengule, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Dalitso Midiani, Steve Mphonda, Michael Udedi, Brian Pence

“…We examined experiences of PND among women living with HIV (WLWH) in Malawi.<h4>Methods</h4>We screened 73 WLWH presenting for perinatal care in Lilongwe, Malawi using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). …”
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Non-communicable disease burden among inpatients at a rural district hospital in Malawi by Peter Olds, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, George Talama, Bright Mailosi, Enoch Ndarama, Jodie Totten, Nicholas Musinguzi, Dickson Hangiwa, Gene Bukhman, Emily B. Wroe

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Implementation of Teaching Practicum for Primary School Teachers: China, Cambodia and Malawi Case Studies by Liang Wei, Foster Gondwe, Saran Sok

“…This paper reports findings of a qualitative study that compared the implementation of teaching practicum for primary school teachers in China, Cambodia and Malawi. The study used semi-structured interviews and document analysis. …”
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