Does shifting from subsistence to commercial farming improve household nutrition and poverty? evidence from Malawi, Tanzania and Nigeria by Wisdom R Mgomezulu, Moses M.N Chitete, Beston B Maonga, Lovemore Kachingwe, Horace H Phiri, Mwayi Mambosasa, Lonjezo Folias

“…As such, developing countries like Malawi, Tanzania, and Nigeria are slowly transitioning to a market economy in order to improve the livelihoods of their people. …”
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Pseudolebinthus lunipterus sp. nov.: a striking deaf and mute new cricket from Malawi (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Eneopterinae) by Karen Salazar, Raymond J. Murphy, Marion Guillaume, Romain Nattier, Tony Robillard

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Phone-based psychosocial counseling for people living with HIV: Feasibility, acceptability and impact on uptake of psychosocial counseling services in Malawi by Carrie M. Cox, Steven Masiano, Alick Mazenga, Madeline Stark, Michael Udedi, Katherine R. Simon, Saeed Ahmed, Phoebe Nyasulu, Maria H. Kim

“…We describe cohort characteristics, acceptability, feasibility and utilization of P-PSC at health facilities supported by Baylor Foundation Malawi. Staff were virtually oriented at 120 sites concurrently. …”
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Modeling Spatiotemporal Patterns of Land Use/Land Cover Change in Central Malawi Using a Neural Network Model by Leah M. Mungai, Joseph P. Messina, Leo C. Zulu, Jiaguo Qi, Sieglinde Snapp

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The burden of ocular morbidities among elderly patients visiting a district healthcare facility in Malawi: A retrospective study by Owen Banda, Thokozani Mzumara, Grace Ogbonna

“…Aim To determine the distribution of ocular morbidities among older adults at a secondary hospital in Malawi. Methods This was a retrospective cross‐sectional study conducted at Mzimba North District Hospital in Malawi. …”
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The five continuum of care criteria that should accompany rectal artesunate interventions: lessons learned from an implementation study in Malawi by Monique S. Oliff, Pamela Muniina, Kenneth Babigumira, John Phuka, Hans Rietveld, John Sande, Humphreys Nsona, Maud M. Lugand

“…Methods A single country two-arm-controlled study was conducted in Malawi, where pre-referral interventions are provided by community health workers (CHWs). …”
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In search of relevant contemporary ecological insights from John Calvin (1509-1564): the case of CCAP Blantyre Synod in Malawi by Rev. Dr. Humphreys Frackson Zgambo

“…The aim of this study is to understand some aspects of ecology, causes and impacts of ecological destruction and review relevant contemporary ecological insights from John Calvin (1509-1564), redefine interdisciplinary ecological approaches, and to consider how to apply the interdisciplinary contemporary approaches to the ecological destruction in the Blantyre Synod in Malawi and elsewhere. …”
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Facilitators, barriers, and key influencers of breastfeeding among low birthweight infants: a qualitative study in India, Malawi, and Tanzania by Linda Vesel, Emily Benotti, Sarah Somji, Roopa M Bellad, Umesh Charantimath, Sangappa M Dhaded, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Chandrashekhar Karadiguddi, Geetanjali Mungarwadi, Sunil S Vernekar, Rodrick Kisenge, Karim Manji, Nahya Salim, Abraham Samma, Christopher R Sudfeld, Irving F Hoffman, Tisungane Mvalo, Melda Phiri, Friday Saidi, Jennifer Tseka, Mercy Tsidya, Bethany A Caruso, Christopher P Duggan, Kiersten Israel-Ballard, Anne CC Lee, Kimberly L Mansen, Stephanie L Martin, Krysten North, Melissa F Young, Eliza Fishman, Katelyn Fleming, Katherine EA Semrau, Lauren Spigel, Danielle E Tuller, Natalie Henrich

“…Methods This study was conducted in four sites in India, Malawi, and Tanzania from July 2019 to August 2020. …”
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Closing the yield gap of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merril) in Southern Africa: a case of Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique by John Okoth Omondi, Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Jane Mugo, Jane Mugo, Amaral Machaculeha Chibeba, Mazvita Sheila Chiduwa, Godfree Chigeza, Stephen Kyei-Boahen, Patricia Masikati, Isaiah Nyagumbo

“…Also, the actual smallholder farmers’ yield was 3.8, 2.2, and 2.3 times lower than the attainable yield in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique, respectively. Through inoculants, soybean yield increased by 23.8%. …”
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An assessment of food supplementation to chronically sick patients receiving home based care in Bangwe, Malawi : a descriptive study by Misiri Humphrey, Marsh Reg, Kalilani Linda, Bowie Cameron, Cleary Paul, Bowie Claire

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The effect of food supplementation provided by the World Food Programme to patients and their families enrolled in a predominantly HIV/AIDS home based care programme in Bangwe Malawi is assessed.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The survival and nutritional status of patients and the nutritional status of their families recruited up to six months before a food supplementation programme started are compared to subsequent patients and their families over a further 12 months.…”
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Community awareness of dental fluorosis as a health risk associated with fluoride in improved groundwater sources in Mangochi District, Malawi by Kondwani Andreah, Mavuto Tembo, Mtafu Manda

“…Nine water points registered fluoride concentrations above 6 mg/L, which is Malawi standard value for fluoride in boreholes and shallow wells. …”
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"Why take the patient back home?": Exploring the lived experiences of caregivers of COVID-19-infected individuals in Blantyre, Malawi. by Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando, Deborah Nyirenda, Leticia Suwedi-Kapesa, Marumbo Chirwa, Victor Mwapasa

“…The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have serious health and socio-economic consequences. In Malawi, COVID-19 cases are managed at home, with hospital admission reserved for severe cases. …”
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Training Mid-Level Providers to Treat Severe Non-Communicable Diseases in Neno, Malawi through PEN-Plus Strategies by Todd Ruderman, Evelyn Chibwe, Chantelle Boudreaux, Enoch Ndarama, Emily B. Wroe, Emilia Connolly, Gene Bukhman

“…These lessons learned can guide decentralization of NCD care to district hospitals in Malawi and expansion of PEN-Plus services in the African region.…”
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Assessing the scalability of a health management-strengthening intervention at the district level: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda by Susan Bulthuis, Maryse Kok, Olivier Onvlee, Tim Martineau, Joanna Raven, Freddie Ssengooba, Justine Namakula, Hastings Banda, Patricia Akweongo, Marjolein Dieleman

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Novel application of multi-facility process map analysis for rapid injury care health system assessment in Northern Malawi by Andrew J M Leather, Justine Davies, John Whitaker, Rory F Rickard, Albert Dube, Abena S Amoah, Lindani Chirwa, Boston Munthali

“…Objectives We used the process mapping method and Three Delays framework, to identify and visually represent the relationship between critical actions, decisions and barriers to access to care following injury in the Karonga health system, Northern Malawi.Design Facilitated group process mapping workshops with summary process mapping synthesis.Setting Process mapping workshops took place in 11 identified health system facilities (one per facility) providing injury care for a population in Karonga, Northern Malawi.Participants Fifty-four healthcare workers from various cadres took part.Results An overall injury health system summary map was created using those categories of action, decision and barrier that were sometimes or frequently reported. …”
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Can women’s empowerment in livestock farming improve household food security? Empirical evidence from rural households in Malawi by Tamala Mataka, Simeon Kaitibie, Nazmun N. Ratna

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Community-level prevalence of epilepsy and of neurocysticercosis among people with epilepsy in the Balaka district of Malawi: A cross-sectional study. by Luise Keller, Dominik Stelzle, Veronika Schmidt, Hélène Carabin, Ann-Kristin Reinhold, Claudius Keller, Tamara M Welte, Vivien Richter, Action Amos, Lindsay Boeckman, Wendy Harrison, Andrea S Winkler

“…The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of epileptic seizures and epilepsy in the sampled population, and the proportion of NCC among people with epilepsy (PWE) in a large cross-sectional study in a rural district of southern Malawi.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a community-based door-to-door screening study for epileptic seizures in Balaka, Malawi between October and December 2012. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of lower extremity disease in high risk groups in Malawi: a stratified cross-sectional study by Justine Davies, Stephen Kasenda, Amelia Crampin, Jullita Kenala Malava, Stella Manganizithe, Annie Kumambala, Becky Sandford

“…We investigated the prevalence and factors associated with LED among individuals known to have cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) in Malawi, a low-income country with a significant prevalence of CVDRFs.Design This was a stratified cross-sectional study.Setting This study was conducted in urban Lilongwe Area 25, and the rural Karonga Health and Demographic Surveillance Site.Participants Participants were at least 18 years old and had been identified to have two or more known CVDRFs.Main outcome measures LED—determined by the presence of one of the following: neuropathy (as assessed by a 10 g monofilament), arterial disease (absent peripheral pulses, claudication as assessed by the Edinburgh claudication questionnaire or Ankle Brachial Pulse Index (ABPI) &lt;0.9), previous amputation or ulceration of the lower limbs.Results There were 806 individuals enrolled into the study. …”
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Surgical service monitoring and quality control systems at district hospitals in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia: a mixed-methods study by Clarke, M, Pittalis, C, Borgstein, E, Bijlmakers, L, Broekhuizen, H, Cheelo, M, Ifeanyichi, M, Mwapasa, G, Juma, A, Drury, G, Lavy, C, Kachimba, J, Mkandawire, N, Chilonga, K, Brugha, R, Gajewski, J

“…Aim To assess the state of surgical monitoring and quality control systems at district hospitals (DHs) in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. Methods A mixed-methods cross-sectional study of 75 DHs: Malawi (22), Tanzania (30) and Zambia (23). …”

Participatory action research to design a surgical training and supervision intervention for district level hospitals in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia by Le, G, Gajewski, J, Cheelo, M, Mwapasa, G, Juma, A, Pittalis, C, Brugha, R, Lavy, C