Cost utility analysis of intramedullary nailing and skeletal traction treatment for patients with femoral shaft fractures in Malawi by Linda Chokotho, Claire A Donnelley, Sven Young, Brian C Lau, Hao-Hua Wu, Nyengo Mkandawire, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Geir Hallan, Kiran J Agarwal-Harding, David Shearer

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Leveraging phone-based mobile technology to improve data quality at health facilities in rural Malawi: a best practice project by Tinashe A. Tizifa, William Nkhono, Spencer Mtengula, Michele van Vugt, Zachary Munn, Alinune N. Kabaghe

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Knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions of tuberculosis among community members in Ntcheu district, Malawi by Nyasulu P, Sikwese S, Chirwa T, Makanjee C, Mmanga M, Babalola JO, Mpunga J, Banda HT, Muula AS, Munthali AC

“…Peter Nyasulu,1,2 Simon Sikwese,2,3 Tobias Chirwa,2 Chandra Makanjee,4 Madalitso Mmanga,5 Joseph Omoniyi Babalola,6 James Mpunga,7 Hastings T Banda,8 Adamson S Muula,9,10 Alister C Munthali11 1Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, 2School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 3Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication, Blantyre, Malawi; 4Department of Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Canberra, Canberra, WA, Australia; 5District TB Office, Department of Environmental Health, District Health Office, Ntcheu, Malawi; 6Division of Community Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 7National Tuberculosis Control Program, Community Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, 8Research for Equity and Community Health (REACH) Trust, Lilongwe, 9Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, 10African Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Herbal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, 11Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi Introduction: The global burden of tuberculosis (TB) remains significantly high, with overreliance on biomedical interventions and inadequate exploration of the socioeconomic and cultural context of the infected population. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and public health impact of RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine in Malawi, using a Markov static model [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Latif Ndeketa, Donnie Mategula, Dianne J. Terlouw, Naor Bar-Zeev, Christophe J. Sauboin, Sophie Biernaux

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Sequential disruptions to inflammatory and angiogenic pathways and risk of spontaneous preterm birth in Malawian women by Andrea M. Weckman, Robyn E. Elphinstone, John M. Ssenkusu, Vanessa Tran, Kathleen Zhong, Mwayiwawo Madanitsa, Carole Khairallah, Linda Kalilani-Phiri, Victor Mwapasa, Andrea L. Conroy, Feiko O. Ter Kuile, Chloe R. McDonald, Kevin C. Kain

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Socio-ecological factors associated with probable depression among pregnant and parenting adolescent girls: findings from a cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso and Malawi by Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Elita Chamdimba, Nathalie Sawadogo, Nyawira Gitahi, Abdoul Moumini Tarnagda, Abdoul Kader Ilboudo, Alister Munthali, Chrissie Thakwalakwa, Emmanuel Oloche Otukpa, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Caroline W. Kabiru

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Virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolated from urinary tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gabriel Kambale Bunduki, Eva Heinz, Vincent Samuel Phiri, Patrick Noah, Nicholas Feasey, Janelisa Musaya

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Knowledge and perception about tuberculosis among children attending primary school in Ntcheu District, Malawi by Nyasulu P, Kambale S, Chirwa T, Umanah T, Singini I, Sikwese S, Banda HT, Banda RP, Chimbali H, Ngwira B, Munthali A

“…Peter Nyasulu,1,3 Susan Kambale,2 Tobias Chirwa,3 Teye Umanah,3 Isaac Singini,4 Simon Sikwese,5 Hastings T Banda,6 Rhoda P Banda,7 Henry Chimbali,8 Bagrey Ngwira,9 Alister Munthali10 1Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Monash University, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2World Health Organization, Country Office, Lilongwe, Malawi; 3School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 4Johns Hopkins Research Project, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, 5Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication, Blantyre, 6Research for Equity and Community Health (REACH) Trust, Lilongwe, 7National Tuberculosis Control Program, Community Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, 8Health Promotion Section, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, 9Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, 10Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi Background: Knowledge and perceptions about tuberculosis (TB) can influence care-seeking behavior and adherence to treatment. …”
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Correction to: Impact of a maternal and newborn health results-based financing intervention (RBF4MNH) on stillbirth: a cross-sectional comparison in four districts in Malawi by Regina Makuluni, William Stones

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Public Money Creation to Maintain Fundamental Human Rights during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Takondwa Chimowa, Stephen Hall, Bernadette O’Hare

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Why do postgraduate students commit plagiarism? An empirical study by Apatsa Selemani, Winner Dominic Chawinga, Gift Dube

“…Abstract The study investigated postgraduate students’ knowledge of plagiarism, forms of plagiarism they commit, the reasons they commit plagiarism and actions taken against postgraduate students who plagiarise at Mzuzu University in Malawi. The study adopted a mixed methods approach. …”
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Poverty, politics and plastic: Organic waste sorting in Blantyre's public markets by Wrixon Mpanang'ombe, Adrian Mallory, Elizabeth Tilley

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Analysis of rural health centres preparedness for the management of diabetic patients in Malawi by Ibrahim Chikowe, Victor Mwapasa, Andre Pascal Kengne

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Improving competencies and skills across clinical contexts of care: a qualitative study on Malawian nurses' experiences in an institutional health and training programme by Camilla Grøver Aukrust, Patrick Dongosolo Kamalo, Ruth Jane Prince, Johanne Sundby, Chimwemwe Mula, Lucinda Manda‐Taylor

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Bivariate logistic regression model diagnostics applied to analysis of outlier cancer patients with comorbid diabetes and hypertension in Malawi by Tsirizani M. Kaombe, Jonathan Chiwanda Banda, Gracious A. Hamuza, Adamson S. Muula

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IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES ON CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND FOOD SECURITY IN MALAWI, 1964-2014 by Henry Geoffrey Hunga, Richard J. Culas

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A Review of Metal Levels in Urban Dust, Their Methods of Determination, and Risk Assessment by Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga, Ishmael Bobby Mphangwe Kosamu, Wells Robert Utembe

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Reaching Millennium Development Goal 4 by Malcolm Molyneux, Elizabeth Molyneux

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Targeting lncRNA SAF to induce apoptosis in HIV-1 infected macrophages by S. Boliar, D.W. Gludish, K.C. Jambo, H.C. Mwandumba, D.G. Russell

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Drinking water quality from rural handpump-boreholes in Africa by D J Lapworth, A M MacDonald, S Kebede, M Owor, G Chavula, H Fallas, P Wilson, J S T Ward, M Lark, J Okullo, E Mwathunga, S Banda, G Gwengweya, D Nedaw, S Jumbo, E Banks, P Cook, V Casey

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