Barriers and facilitators in the acquisition of diabetes knowledge among tertiary-care nurses in central and southern Malawi: an exploratory-descriptive qualitative study.

Background: Numerous studies report low diabetes knowledge among nurses in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about the factors that hinder and promote their acquisition of knowledge on diabetes mellitus. Understanding these factors is a pivotal step towards ensuring that nurses are knowledgeable and competent in the provision of care and education for patients with diabetes mellitus.

The views of nurses and healthcare users on the development of Ubuntu community model in nursing in selected provinces in South Africa: A participatory action research.

Background: The Ubuntu philosophy which emanates from the African saying, muthu ndi muthu nga vhathu, a person is a person because of other persons, resonates with nursing ethics.

Purpose: To describe the views of nurses and healthcare users on the development of the Ubuntu community model in nursing.

Methods: A Participatory Action Research approach was used.

Factors that influence the uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine among preadolescent girls in South Africa: A Scoping Review.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a sexually transmitted infection which causes cancer, especially cervical cancer. HPV infection and cervical cancer are a public health concern in South Africa. Primary prevention interventions, such as vaccination against cervical cancer, have been rolled out in the country.

Factors that influence locum practice in public and faith-based hospitals in Malawi.

Background: Locum practice is a non-standard form of employment used to address the shortage of healthcare workers in hospitals. In Malawi, the locum practice is used to improvre the availability of healthcare workers and promote continuity of care. Despite this, little attention has been paid to the effective and efficient use of locum practice.

Collaborative design of a health research training programme for nurses and midwives in Tshwane district, South Africa: a study protocol.

Introduction: Nurses are essential for implementing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes. Unfortunately, nurses lack knowledge about research and do not always understand research terminology. This study aims to develop an in-service training programme for health research for nurses and midwives in the Tshwane district of South Africa.

Healthcare workers' experiences in caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at a tertiary hospital in Malawi.

Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic overwhelmed the healthcare landscape, placing a strain on healthcare workers worldwide. In addition to directly causing the deaths of people, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted critical health services in developing countries. The study aimed to explore the experiences of healthcare workers who cared for critically ill COVID-19 patients at a tertiary hospital in Malawi.

Family members' perception of their needs in critical care units at a tertiary hospital in Malawi: A qualitative study.

Background: Family members experience an emotional crisis when their loved one is critically ill and admitted to a critical care unit (CCU). An extensive literature has explored optimal ways to interact with families in the critical care setting, including intervention studies. What is less explored are perceptions of family members in low-income settings including Malawi.

Doctors' experiences of referring and admitting patients to the intensive care unit: a qualitative study of doctors' practices at two tertiary hospitals in Malawi.

Objective: To explore doctors' experiences of referring and admitting patients to the intensive care unit (ICU) at two tertiary hospitals in Malawi.

Design: This was a qualitative study that used face-to-face interviews. The interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim into English.

Effect of an educational programme on critical care nurses' competence at two tertiary hospitals in Malawi.

Background: Critical care specialty deals with the complex needs of critically ill patients. Nurses who provide critical care are expected to possess the appropriate knowledge and skills required for the care of critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an educational programme on the competence of critical care nurses at two tertiary hospitals in Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi.

Admissions to a Low-Resource Neonatal Unit in Malawi Using a Mobile App and Dashboard: A 1-Year Digital Perinatal Outcome Audit.

Understanding the extent and cause of high neonatal deaths rates in Sub-Saharan Africa is a challenge, especially in the presence of poor-quality and inaccurate data. The NeoTree digital data capture and quality improvement system has been live at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Neonatal Unit, Malawi, since April 2019. To describe patterns of admissions and outcomes in babies admitted to a Malawian neonatal unit over a 1-year period a prototype data dashboard.

Contextual issues that influence preparedness of nurses for critical care nursing practice in Malawi.

Background: There are no critical care nurse training programs in Malawi despite the high burden of diseases which culminate in critical illness. This paper presents contextual issues that influence preparedness of nurses for critical care nursing practice in Malawi. The qualitative findings presented are part of a larger mixed methods study which explored learning needs of critical care nurses as a way of informing the development of a training program for the critical care nurses in Malawi.