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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Objective To assess the prevalence of malnutrition at hospital admission and discharge and examine factors associated with malnutrition at discharge among adult patients. Study Design A prospective observational study was conducted at two public referral hospitals in Malawi, targeting adult patients aged 18–65 years (n = 418).
Getrude Mphwanthe +7 more
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Maize-legume intercropping in central Malawi: determinants of practice
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2017 In Malawi, population growth has reduced opportunities for farmers to expand and cultivate new land. The country's primary farming population is comprised of smallholders, many who cultivate monocultures of maize (Zea mays).
Timothy R. Silberg +3 more
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Telecommunications reform in Malawi [PDF]
In 1998 the Government of Malawi decided to reform its telecommunications sector. Although the reform was ambitious in some ways, it was modest when compared with the most ambitious reforms adopted elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Clarke, George R. G. +2 more
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Complications of Cochlear Implant Surgery in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Hearing loss disproportionately affects low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Recent advances in cochlear implant surgery have benefitted patients globally, but the risk of complications in LMICs may be heightened due to social and structural factors.
Akash Srinivasan +4 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of insomnia disorder among women attending antenatal care
South African Journal of PsychiatryBackground: Insomnia disorder is a modifiable risk factor for maternal and offspring psychopathology, yet it remains overlooked in low-resource settings like Malawi, where maternal mental health services are underprioritised.
Kennedy Kachingwe +4 more
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Quantitative value chain analysis : an application to Malawi [PDF]
The Government of Malawi has since 2005 been pursuing a growth strategy mainly based on increasing the volume of agricultural exports. This entails that Malawi should endeavor to improve the competitiveness of its agricultural commodities so as to gain ...
Keyser, John, Tchale, Hardwick
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Familiarity and aggression shape long‐term associations and mortality risk in a solitary ungulate
Oikos, EarlyView.Periodic social interactions are important to animal fitness, even in solitary species. For solitary species, these interactions can be unexpected and shaped by previous encounters. Despite being aggressive and largely solitary, black rhinoceroses Diceros bicornis are commonly seen in groups, suggesting they may engage in more social behaviours than ...
Rachel M. Stein, Adrian M. Shrader
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Determinants of FinTech adoption in Savings and Credit Cooperatives: Evidence from Malawi
Finance, Accounting and Business AnalysisPurpose: The study examines factors influencing the adoption of FinTech in Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) using the Unified Theory of Use and Acceptance of Technology.
Reuben Bereckia Chipeta +1 more
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, 2011 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-61).Anglewicz, Adams, Obare et al (2009) show that the mean parities for the women who were interviewed in the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project (MDICP) surveys of 1998 and ...
Pashapa, Tapfuma
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization and its operationalization in the older and broader literature on the political economy of foreign aid.
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
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