‘It is the child with the big head’ – Primary healthcare providers’ perceptions of paediatric hydrocephalus in Blantyre, Malawi: A qualitative study by Camilla G. Aukrust, Patrick D. Kamalo, Gertrude Finyiza, Chimwemwe Mula, Blessings A. Chapweteka, Heidi E. Fjeld, Lucinda Manda-Taylor

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Impediments to learning problem-solving in Malawian lower secondary mathematics textbooks by Felix K. Masina, Reidar Mosvold

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Training in Ultrasound to Determine Gestational Age (TUDA): Evaluation of a Novel Education Package to Teach Ultrasound-Naive Midwives Basic Obstetric Ultrasound in Malawi by Alexandra C. Viner, Gladys Membe-Gadama, Sonia Whyte, Doris Kayambo, Martha Masamba, Enita Makwakwa, David Lissauer, David Lissauer, Sarah J. Stock, Jane E. Norman, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Brian Magowan, Bridget Freyne, Luis Gadama

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Queen Elizabeth Central Hastanesine Diyare ile Başvuran Çocuklarda Cryptosporidium Parvum and Isospora Belli Enfeksiyonları Prevalansı by Elizabeth KAMWENDO, Lameck MANDA, Mphatso MAKANDA, İsaac Thom SHAWA, Daniel Lawadi BANDA, G. Tom HEİKENS

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Evaluation as a tool for course development : a case study of the language programme for engineering students at the Malawi Polytechnic / by 378944 Makina-Kaunda, Loveness

Economic analysis of yield losses due to disease : a case study of early leaf spot of groundnut in Malawi / by Babu, Suresh Chandra 366158, Subrahmanyam, P. 454334, N'Gongola, D. N. 454344

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Costs and benefits of informed food policy decisions : a case study of food security and nutrition monitoring in Malawi / by Babu, Suresh Chandra 366158, Mthindi, Gadson 309539

Characterizing HIV status documentation among cancer patients at regional cancer centers in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa by Michalina A. Montaño, Takudzwa Mtisi, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Margaret Borok, Agatha Bula, Maureen Joffe, Rachel Bender Ignacio, Maganizo B. Chagomerana

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Predicting Groundwater Vulnerability to Geogenic Fluoride Risk: A Screening Method for Malawi and an Opportunity for National Policy Redefinition by Marc J. Addison, Michael O. Rivett, Peaches Phiri, Prince Mleta, Emma Mblame, Gift Wanangwa, Robert M. Kalin

“…Fluoride concentrations in Malawi’s groundwater are primarily controlled by geogenic sources that are highly variable and may cause a heterogeneous fluoride occurrence and local-to-regional variations in fluorosis health risks posed. …”
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Complementary Optimization of Hydropower with Pumped Hydro Storage–Photovoltaic Plant for All-Day Peak Electricity Demand in Malawi by Evance Chaima, Jijian Lian, Chao Ma, Yusheng Zhang, Sheila Kavwenje

“…Pumped hydro storage–photovoltaic plant (PHS–PV) was optimized to satisfy the all-day peak electricity demand in Malawi. The effect of varying the net head on the PHS system in both the generation and pumping operation modes was investigated. …”
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Yield and Physicochemical Properties of Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) Seed Oils among Nine International Provenances Tested in Malawi by Mussa Kamanula, Chimuleke Yangontha Munthali, John Finias Kamanula

“…This study was carried out to assess the yield and physicochemical properties of seed oils among nine international provenances of Sclerocarya birrea (subspecies caffra and birrea) planted in Malawi. Seed oils were obtained using the Soxhlet extraction method while quality parameters were determined using procedures described by the Malawi Bureau of Standards. …”
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Participation of young women in sexual and reproductive health decision-making in Malawi: Local realities versus global rhetoric by Jannah M. Wigle, Stewart Paul, Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Brenda Gladstone, Monica Kalolo, Lumbani Banda, Paula Braitstein

“…This critical and focused ethnography, informed by postcolonial feminist and difference-centred citizenship theories, conducted in Malawi (2017–2018) elicited perspectives of youth and key informants to help address these knowledge gaps. …”
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Identifying Groundwater Fluoride Source in a Weathered Basement Aquifer in Central Malawi: Human Health and Policy Implications by Marc J. Addison, Michael O. Rivett, Peaches Phiri, Prince Mleta, Emma Mblame, Modesta Banda, Oliver Phiri, Wilson Lakudzala, Robert M. Kalin

“…Consumption of groundwater containing fluoride exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) 1.5 mg/L standard leaves people vulnerable to fluorosis: a vulnerability not well characterised in Malawi. To evaluate geogenic fluoride source and concentration, groundwater fluoride and geology was documented in central Malawi where groundwater supplies are mainly sourced from the weathered basement aquifer. …”
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Heavy Metals and Nutrients Loads in Water, Soil, and Crops Irrigated with Effluent from WWTPs in Blantyre City, Malawi by Raymond S. Malikula, Chikumbusko C. Kaonga, Harold W. T. Mapoma, Fabiano G. D. Thulu, Petra Chiipa

“…This work aimed at assessing zinc, copper, cadmium, and chromium in water, soil, and plants that are irrigated with effluent from Manase and Soche Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) in Blantyre, Malawi. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) was used to assess the heavy metals. …”
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A bivariate Poisson regression to analyse impact of outlier women on correlation between female schooling and fertility in Malawi by Tsirizani Mwalimu Kaombe

“…This study aimed to examine the presence and impact of outlier women on the relationship between female education and fertility in Malawi, using regression methods. Methods To analyse the correlation between women’s schooling and fertility and evaluate the effect of outliers on this relationship, a bivariate Poisson model was applied to three recent demographic and health surveys in Malawi. …”
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Qualitative study of practices and attitudes towards physical activity among prediabetic men and women in urban and rural Malawi by Jason M R Gill, Cindy M Gray, Christopher Bunn, Amelia C Crampin, Jethro Banda

“…Many participants recognised a need to promote physical activity in Malawi, and the health benefits of doing so, including the importance of physical activity in helping them stay strong to maintain physical functioning. …”
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Adoption and the Role of Fertilizer Trees and Shrubs as a Climate Smart Agriculture Practice: The Case of Salima District in Malawi by Frank B. Musa, Judith F. M. Kamoto, Charles B. L. Jumbe, Leo C. Zulu

“…Fertilizer trees and shrubs can improve degraded soil and avert the impacts of climate change on smallholder farmers in Malawi. This paper analyses the roles of fertilizer trees and shrubs and factors that determine adoption, as well as the intensity of use of fertilizer on trees and shrubs in maize-based farming systems using the Tobit model. …”
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Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccines among Patients with Complex Non-Communicable Disease and Their Caregivers in Rural Malawi by Moses Banda Aron, Emilia Connolly, Kaylin Vrkljan, Haules Robbins Zaniku, Revelation Nyirongo, Bright Mailosi, Todd Ruderman, Dale A Barnhart, on behalf of the Partners In Health Cross-Site COVID-19 Cohort Research Network

“…We describe attitudes toward the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine and perceptions among patients with NCDs and their caregivers using cross-sectional data collected through telephone interviews in Neno, Malawi. Out of 126 survey respondents, 71% were patients, and 29% were caregivers. …”
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Implication of asymptomatic and clinical Plasmodium falciparum infections on biomarkers of iron status among school-aged children in Malawi by Peter A. M. Ntenda, Angeziwa C. Chirambo, Owen Nkoka, Walaa M. El-Meidany, Jessy Goupeyou-Youmsi

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