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Emotive responses to ethical challenges in caring:A Malawi perspective [PDF]

, 2014
This article reports findings of a hermeneutic phenomenological study that explored the clinical learning experience for Malawian undergraduate student nurses.
Baines C, Cerbone DR, Colaizzi PF., Fineman S, Gadamer HG, Graham H, Grigulis A, Heidegger M, Hochschild AR, Maben J, Mangham L., Maslach C, Msiska G., Muula AS, Muula AS, Richards L   +15 more
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What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

Design and sustainability issues of rural credit and savings programs [PDF]

Joint liability group lending is currently the lending technology of choice of microfinance institutions because of the success of the Grameen Bank, which is using the technology to successfully lend to millions of poor Bangladeshi women.
Diagne, Aliou
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Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha, Le Roi Nso Fils, Ulrich Kevin Kamwa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Buccal, intranasal or intravenous lorazepam for the treatment of acute convulsions in children in Malawi: An open randomized trial

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Acute convulsions in children are a common emergency worldwide. Benzodiazepines are the recommended first line treatment. Intravenous lorazepam is inexpensive, long acting and the first line drug in resource-rich settings. However, comparable efficacy by
Samantha Lissauer, Julia Kenny, Oliver Jefferis, Tom Wingfield, Anne Miller, George Chagaluka, Linda Kalilani-Phiri, Elizabeth Molyneux   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of FinTech adoption in Savings and Credit Cooperatives: Evidence from Malawi

Finance, Accounting and Business Analysis
Purpose: 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, Andrew Munthopa Lipunga   +1 more
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Community-linked maternal death review (CLMDR) to measure and prevent maternal mortality: a pilot study in rural Malawi. [PDF]

, 2015
In Malawi, maternal mortality remains high. Existing maternal death reviews fail to adequately review most deaths, or capture those that occur outside the health system.
Bayley, O, Chapota, H, Colbourn, T, Costello, A, Gondwe, C, Kainja, E, Kazembe, P, King, C, Mwansambo, C, Nambiar, B, Phiri, T, Rosato, M   +11 more
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Evaluating predictive values of umbilical cord arterial lactate for adverse newborn outcomes among term‐births in northern Uganda: A cross sectional analytical study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 408-420, April 2025.
Abstract Objective Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of death for neonates worldwide. Lack of an objective cost effective test to predict poor newborn outcomes at birth affects the ability to respond appropriately. This study determined predictive values of umbilical cord arterial lactate in relation to adverse neonatal outcomes. Methods This
Elizabeth Ayebare, James K. Tumwine, Jolly Nankunda, Anna Hjelmstedt, Wibke Jonas, Grace Ndeezi, Nicola Orsini, Claudia Hanson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source