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Legitimization of Data Quality Practices in Health Management Information Systems Using DHIS2. Case of Malawi [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Medical doctors consider data quality management a secondary priority when delivering health care. Medical practitioners find data quality management practices intrusive to their operations. Using Health Management Information System (HMIS) that uses DHIS2 platform, our qualitative case study establishes that isomorphism leads to legitimization of data
arxiv  

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns: A descriptive analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 238 203 live births in low‐ and middle‐income settings from 2000 to 2017

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Objective We aimed to understand the mortality risks of vulnerable newborns (defined as preterm and/or born weighing smaller or larger compared to a standard population), in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Design Descriptive multi‐country, secondary analysis of individual‐level study data of babies born since 2000.
Elizabeth A. Hazel, Daniel J. Erchick, Joanne Katz, Anne C. C. Lee, Michael Diaz, Lee S. F. Wu, Keith P. West Jr, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Parul Christian, Hasmot Ali, Abdullah H. Baqui, Samir K. Saha, Salahuddin Ahmed, Arunangshu Dutta Roy, Mariângela F. Silveira, Romina Buffarini, Roger Shapiro, Rebecca Zash, Patrick Kolsteren, Carl Lachat, Lieven Huybregts, Dominique Roberfroid, Zhonghai Zhu, Lingxia Zeng, Seifu H. Gebreyesus, Kokeb Tesfamariam, Seth Adu‐Afarwuah, Kathryn G. Dewey, Stephaney Gyaase, Kwaku Poku‐Asante, Ellen Boamah Kaali, Darby Jack, Thulasiraj Ravilla, James Tielsch, Sunita Taneja, Ranadip Chowdhury, Per Ashorn, Kenneth Maleta, Ulla Ashorn, Charles Mangani, Luke C. Mullany, Subarna K. Khatry, Vundli Ramokolo, Wanga Zembe‐Mkabile, Wafaie W. Fawzi, Dongqing Wang, Christentze Schmiegelow, Daniel Minja, Omari Abdul Msemo, John P. A. Lusingu, Emily R. Smith, Honorati Masanja, Aroonsri Mongkolchati, Paniya Keentupthai, Abel Kakuru, Richard Kajubi, Katherine Semrau, Davidson H. Hamer, Albert Manasyan, Jake M. Pry, Bernard Chasekwa, Jean Humphrey, Robert E. Black, Subnational Collaborative Group for Vulnerable Newborn Mortality, Vulnerable Newborn Measurement Core Group, Rolf D. W. Klemm, Allan B. Massie, Maithilee Mitra, Sucheta Mehra, Kerry J. Schulze, Alfred Sommer, Md. Barkat Ullah, Alain B. Labrique, Mabhubur Rashid, Saijuddin Shaikh, Nazma Begum, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Rasheda Khanam, Dipak Kumar Mitra, Abdul Quaiyum, Modiegi Diseko, Joseph Makhema, Yue Cheng, Meselech Roro, Bilal Shikur Endris, Charles D. Arnold, Rajiv Bahl, Nita Bhandari, Jose Martines, Sarmila Mazumder, Lotta Hallamaa, Juha Pyykkö, Willy Urassa, Phillippe Deloron, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Sofie Lykke Moeller, Thor Grundtvig Theander, Alfa Muhihi, Ramadhani Abdallah Noor, Moses R. Kamya, Miriam Nakalembe, Godfrey Biemba, Julie M. Herlihy, Reuben K. Mbewe, Fern Mweena, Kojo Yeboah‐Antwi, Andrew Prendergast, Joy E. Lawn, Hannah Blencowe, Eric Ohuma, Yemi Okwaraji, Judith Yargawa, Ellen Bradley, Lorena Suarez Idueta   +114 more
wiley   +1 more source

Household-Level Effects of Energy Insecurity on Welfare in Southern Africa: A Malawian Case Study

International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 2021
The debate of energy security has, over the past decades, centered on supply factors within the energy policy framework in the public policy discourse.
Fydess Khundi Mkomba, Akshay Kumar Saha, Umaru Garba Wali   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accidents in Malawi. [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1985
The frequency and types of children's accidents during a two month period in Malawi are described, showing that these are at least as numerous as in developed countries. It is suggested that preventive measures and an improvement in immediate treatment are required.
openaire   +3 more sources

Bacterial Biofilm Formation in Milking Equipments in Lilongwe, Malawi

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2020
Background: Some microorganisms can adhere to food handling surfaces forming biofilms that pose a safety challenge. This study was done to evaluate bacterial biofilm formation in milking equipments in Lilongwe, Malawi.
R. Banda, J. Nduko, J. Matofari
doaj  

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, Robert B. Richardson, Michele Hockett, Sieglinde S. Snapp   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioactive Compound Characterization and Phytopharmacological Potentials of Tulbaghia violacea Fruits and Seeds

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
Flow chat for the quantitative and qualitative profiles and the biological activities of T. violacea fruits and seeds. ABSTRACT Tulbaghia violacea is an established medicinal plant that is indigenous to southern Africa. All its plant parts have been profiled for their phytochemical constituents and medicinal potentials except for the seeds and fruits ...
Rebecca Opeyemi Oyerinde, Ida Masana Risenga   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening Conservation Agriculture innovation systems in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from a stakeholder analysis

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2022
Complexity of African agrarian systems necessitates that agricultural research and development transition to agricultural innovation system [AIS] approaches.
Edna L. Chinseu, Andrew J. Dougill, Lindsay C. Stringer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Knowledge Translation for Non-Communicable Diseases: Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa

Annals of Global Health, 2023
Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) is a key strategy for contextualising, tailoring, and communicating research for policy and practice. In this viewpoint, we provide examples of how partners from five countries in sub-Saharan Africa used IKT to ...
Nasreen S. Jessani, Peter Delobelle, Bonny Enock Balugaba, Talitha Louisa Mpando, Firaol Mesfin Ayele, Seleman Ntawuyirushintege, Anke Rohwer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source