Humphrey Chatenga

Supply-Side Bottlenecks of Newly Introduced and Second-Year-of-Life Vaccines in Malawi: From Vaccine Availability to Delivery

Beverly Shaila Laher, Asm Shahabuddin, Esther Malata, Susan Barnaba et autres

Introduction: Existing evidence on why children miss vaccines after infancy has focused on the demand side, focusing on the attitudes and circumstances of caregivers. The supply side, meaning the system’s capacity to make vaccines available, accessible, and deliverable, has received less attention, …

High Second Year Immunisation Coverage Alongside Persistent Newer Vaccine Hesitancy: A Mixed-Methods Study in Three Districts of Malawi

Beverly Shaila Laher, Jacqueline Rose Chinkonde, Esther Malata, Susan Barnaba et autres

Background/Objectives: The Immunisation Agenda 2030 places sustained coverage and vaccine confidence at the centre of immunisation strategy. Less is known about the determinants of sec-ond-year-of-life vaccine uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the completion of vac-cines due after 12 months of …

The Hidden Burden of Malnutrition among Children with Cerebral Palsy in Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ruth Mhango, Jameela Liwanda, Angel Jill Mtonga, Humphrey Chatenga et autres

fj, Malawi, kh (code pays fourni par la source)

Development and qualitative formative assessment of pictorial paper-based and digital carbohydrate-counting educational resources for diabetes management

Getrude Mphwanthe, Bridget Mkama, Humphrey Chatenga, Lydia Lowe et autres

Introduction: Tailored carbohydrate-counting (CC) resources are helpful for diabetes self-management from an educator and patient perspective. Because these resources are unavailable in Malawi, we developed both pictorial paper-based and mobile app CC resources and explored clinical dietitians' perceptions of these resources after …

us, Malawi, kh (code pays fourni par la source)

Micronutrient supplementation practices in relation to the World Health Organisation 2013 guidelines on management of severe acute malnutrition

Doris Cement Nanga, Janet Adede Carboo, Humphrey Chatenga, Arista Nienaber et autres

In 2013, the World Health Organisation (WHO) updated the recommendations for micronutrient deficiency correction in hospitalised under-5 children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). This study aimed to describe the micronutrient deficiency correction practices in relation to WHO 2013 recommendations. Data from …

Afrique du Sud, Malawi (code pays fourni par la source)

Clinical nutrition care challenges in low-resource settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: A focus on Malawi

Bernadette Chimera, Isabel Potani, Allison I Daniel, Humphrey Chatenga

Malawi, ca, Kenya, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Health Professionals’ Perceptions of a Pediatric Nutrition Support Program Led by a Clinical Dietitian at a Low-resource Hospital Setting in Malawi (P12-028-19)

Allison I Daniel, Humphrey Chatenga, Bernadette Chimera, Emmie W. Mbale et autres

The first four dietitians graduated in Malawi in 2017, providing a new opportunity to build capacity to introduce nutrition support in an acute care setting. We designed and implemented a pediatric nutrition support program at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre, …

ca, Malawi, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

The introduction of a paediatric nutrition support program led by a clinical dietitian at a low-resource hospital setting in Malawi

Allison I Daniel, Humphrey Chatenga, Bernadette Chimera, Emmie W. Mbale et autres

In low- and middle-income countries, nutrition support strategies are often suboptimal or non-existent in hospital settings. This is further compounded by high rates of malnutrition in these countries. The first four dietitians graduated in Malawi in 2017 providing a new opportunity to …

ca, Malawi, gb (code pays fourni par la source)