Leticia Chimwemwe Suwedi-Kapesa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4219343 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leticia Chimwemwe Suwedi-Kapesa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leticia Chimwemwe |
| FAMILY NAME | Suwedi-Kapesa |
| SIGNATURE | SUWEDI-KAPESA L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liverpool |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7702-1358 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A context-responsive health systems intervention improves the uptake of early infant HIV diagnosis
Health system challenges limit uptake of early infant diagnosis of HIV (EID). Context-appropriate strategies are required to achieve global 95% six-week testing target. We evaluated a co-designed context-appropriate enhanced health system (EEHS) intervention to strengthen client identification, appointment booking systems, leadership, and facility-based training to improve enrolment of Infants Exposed to HIV (IEH) in HIV care and testing at six w…
Developing an intervention to improve early infant HIV diagnosis service uptake among postpartum women in Malawi’s primary healthcare using a co-designing approach with stakeholders
Low health service use by women and infants after birth limits early infant HIV diagnosis (EID). From August 2021 to December 2022, we collaborated with 44 healthcare workers (HCW), service users, and non-governmental organisation stakeholders from seven public facilities and five non-governmental organisations in Blantyre, building on a previous study. We analysed context-specific problems in EID services and co-designed a context-appropriate en…
“Why take the patient back home?”
The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have serious health and socio-economic consequences. In Malawi, COVID-19 cases are managed at home, with hospital admission reserved for severe cases. This study described the lived experiences of caregivers of COVID-19-infected individuals in Blantyre, Malawi. This descriptive qualitative study was conducted from January to June 2021 in Blantyre, Malawi, among caregivers of confirmed…
Methodological Insights, Advantages and Innovations Manuscript Title
With the growth of qualitative health research in low- and middle-income countries, local health professionals are increasingly involved in facilitating interviews with their fellow health workers. Understanding the methodological implications of such situations is required to ensure high-quality study findings and to build capacity and skills for interviewers with clinical backgrounds working with limited resources. This article reports a qualit…
“You Cannot Catch Fish Near the Shore nor Can You Sell Fish Where There Are No Customers”
HIV testing is the entry point to the cascade of services within HIV care. Although Malawi has made positive strides in HIV testing, men are lagging at 65.5% while women are at 81.6%. This study explored the preferences of men on the avenues for HIV testing in Blantyre, Malawi. This was a descriptive qualitative study in the phenomenological tradition in seven public health facilities in Blantyre, Malawi, among men and health-care workers (HCWs).…
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“You Cannot Catch Fish Near the Shore nor Can You Sell Fish Where There Are No Customers”
HIV testing is the entry point to the cascade of services within HIV care. Although Malawi has made positive strides in HIV testing, men are lagging at 65.5% while women are at 81.6%. This study explored the preferences of men on the avenues for HIV testing in Blantyre, Malawi. This was a descriptive qualitative study in the phenomenological tradition in seven public health facilities in Blantyre, Malawi, among men and health-care workers (HCWs).…
“Why take the patient back home?”
The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have serious health and socio-economic consequences. In Malawi, COVID-19 cases are managed at home, with hospital admission reserved for severe cases. This study described the lived experiences of caregivers of COVID-19-infected individuals in Blantyre, Malawi. This descriptive qualitative study was conducted from January to June 2021 in Blantyre, Malawi, among caregivers of confirmed…
Methodological Insights, Advantages and Innovations Manuscript Title
With the growth of qualitative health research in low- and middle-income countries, local health professionals are increasingly involved in facilitating interviews with their fellow health workers. Understanding the methodological implications of such situations is required to ensure high-quality study findings and to build capacity and skills for interviewers with clinical backgrounds working with limited resources. This article reports a qualit…
Developing an intervention to improve early infant HIV diagnosis service uptake among postpartum women in Malawi’s primary healthcare using a co-designing approach with stakeholders
Low health service use by women and infants after birth limits early infant HIV diagnosis (EID). From August 2021 to December 2022, we collaborated with 44 healthcare workers (HCW), service users, and non-governmental organisation stakeholders from seven public facilities and five non-governmental organisations in Blantyre, building on a previous study. We analysed context-specific problems in EID services and co-designed a context-appropriate en…
A context-responsive health systems intervention improves the uptake of early infant HIV diagnosis
Health system challenges limit uptake of early infant diagnosis of HIV (EID). Context-appropriate strategies are required to achieve global 95% six-week testing target. We evaluated a co-designed context-appropriate enhanced health system (EEHS) intervention to strengthen client identification, appointment booking systems, leadership, and facility-based training to improve enrolment of Infants Exposed to HIV (IEH) in HIV care and testing at six w…
Health care (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Thematic analysis (3 works)