Publications by authors named "V Mwapasa"
Background And Objective: Despite the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) increasing the amount of blood collected since its inception in 2004, Malawi remains with a 27% deficit in required blood supplies nationally. We sought to understand the facilitators and barriers to blood donation among secondary school students in Malawi.
Methods: We utilised a qualitative exploratory design, with a sample of 135 participants purposefully selected from 16 secondary schools across Malawi.
Purpose: The Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the highest burdens of malaria in the world, accounting for 12.3% of malaria cases and 11.6% of malaria deaths.
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- * Out of 11,731 articles, 25 studies met the criteria, revealing that almost half of all associations (49.5%) between management practices and health outcomes were significantly positive, while 49.5% were null, indicating mixed results.
- * Findings showed positive associations for structural quality (79%) and clinical quality (60%), but most associations related to patient satisfaction were null (80%), highlighting challenges in drawing firm conclusions about management's impact on health service delivery.
Background: Option B+ aims to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) to pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV (PBWHIV). Identifying and reengaging PBWHIV who disengage or fail to initiate ART is essential for the success of Option B+. However, the process is often suboptimal, leading to challenges such as misclassification of patients as lost to follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Incident HIV during the perinatal period significantly impedes elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (eMTCT) efforts. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) effectively reduces HIV acquisition, and new agents like injectable Cabotegravir (CAB-LA) offer potential advantages for pregnant and breastfeeding women. The Pregnancy, Infant, and Maternal health Outcomes (PrIMO) study will compare rates of composite adverse pregnancy outcomes, and infant adverse events, growth and neurodevelopment between mother-infant dyads receiving CAB-LA and those receiving oral PrEP in Malawi.
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