Publications by authors named "A Mwale"
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- - The study aimed to examine how COVID-19 data was collected and reported in Malawi, focusing on healthcare workers' perceptions of the case-based surveillance forms and identifying factors that impacted data quality.
- - Interviews with 75 healthcare professionals revealed that issues with form design and case definitions were significant contributors to data quality problems, alongside concerns about data collection processes and insufficient training.
- - The findings emphasize the need to improve the design of data collection forms to reduce gaps and errors, indicating that better form design is crucial for the effective capture of accurate surveillance data in future efforts.
Existing research has documented the association between bullying perpetration and bullying victimisation. However, it is still unclear how different sources of social support moderate the association between bullying perpetration and bullying victimisation at a cross-national level. Using multilevel binary logistic regression models, this study examined the moderating role of public health care spending and perceived social support (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVaccination is one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, with a tremendous impact in the prevention and control of diseases. However, the recent reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases calls for a need to evaluate current vaccination practices and disparities in vaccination between high-income countries and low-and-middle-income countries. There are massive deficits in vaccine availability and coverage in resource-constrained settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnecdotal evidence and available literature indicated that contaminated water played a major role in spreading the prolonged cholera epidemic in Malawi from 2022 to 2023. This study assessed drinking water quality in 17 cholera-affected Malawi districts from February to April 2023. Six hundred and thirty-three records were analysed.
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- The study explored changes in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Malawi from February 2021 to April 2022, looking at factors like health, age, and location.
- Four serosurveys were conducted in urban and rural areas to measure antibody levels, involving over 2,000 participants, with significant increases in seroprevalence noted.
- Results showed high seroprevalence with low health impacts, suggesting a need to adjust national vaccination strategies to focus on at-risk populations rather than universal vaccination.