Thomas Bisika
Biographic Data
| ID | 1267336 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Bisika |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Bisika |
| SIGNATURE | BISIKA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malawi |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Self treatment of eye diseases in Malawi
Self-treatment for eye diseases is very common in most developing countries yet there has been little investigation of such attitudes and practices. In many settings, people do not proceed beyond self-treatment and do not receive care from either traditional healers or Western eye care providers. Visual impairment and blindness can be the result. We conducted population-based survey of use of eye care services and self-treatment in two districts …
Gender-violence and education in Malawi
This study – funded by Actionaid and UNICEF – sought to determine the extent to which violence prevents girls accessing primary school education in Malawi. It further sought to identify the different types of violence that girls experience when in primary school; the perpetrators of this violence; and where the violence takes place. The study established that girls are subject to several forms of violence as a result of their gender; that such ge…
Factors Associated with HIV/Aids Knowledge and Risk Perception in Rural Malawi
Gender-violence and education in Malawi
This study – funded by Actionaid and UNICEF – sought to determine the extent to which violence prevents girls accessing primary school education in Malawi. It further sought to identify the different types of violence that girls experience when in primary school; the perpetrators of this violence; and where the violence takes place. The study established that girls are subject to several forms of violence as a result of their gender; that such ge…
Factors Associated with HIV/Aids Knowledge and Risk Perception in Rural Malawi
Gender-violence and education in Malawi
This study – funded by Actionaid and UNICEF – sought to determine the extent to which violence prevents girls accessing primary school education in Malawi. It further sought to identify the different types of violence that girls experience when in primary school; the perpetrators of this violence; and where the violence takes place. The study established that girls are subject to several forms of violence as a result of their gender; that such ge…
Self treatment of eye diseases in Malawi
Self-treatment for eye diseases is very common in most developing countries yet there has been little investigation of such attitudes and practices. In many settings, people do not proceed beyond self-treatment and do not receive care from either traditional healers or Western eye care providers. Visual impairment and blindness can be the result. We conducted population-based survey of use of eye care services and self-treatment in two districts …
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Blindness (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Demography (1 work)