The challenges and experiences of stroke patients and their spouses in Blantyre, Malawi.

Unlabelled: Stroke is the second major cause of death and disability worldwide. Most stroke survivors experience various challenges due to physical and mental impairments which increase the burden on spouses during care. The broad aim of this study was to explore the challenges and experiences of stroke patients and their spouses during and after rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Centre in Blantyre, Malawi.

Living with disabled children in Malawi: Challenges and rewards.

Background: Rehabilitation personnel need to be sensitive to the cultural aspects that constitute the environment of a disabled child's family life.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to gain insight on how families experience parenting of disabled children and how the families experience the support provided by the rehabilitation system in Malawi.

Method: An anthropological field study combining interviews and observations was conducted in a rural district of Malawi in 2011.

Longstanding pain and social strain: patients' and health care providers' experiences with fracture management by skeletal traction; a qualitative study from Malawi.

Aim: The aim of the study is to contribute to a more holistic evidence based on lower limb fracture management in low-income settings, by exploring the perspectives of those actually experiencing and administering skeletal traction in Malawi.

Methods: The study took place at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre and Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, the two largest public hospitals of Malawi. Qualitative data were collected by participant observation, individual interviews with eight patients, two orthopedic surgeons, one physiotherapist, and two focus group discussions with multidisciplinary teams.