Angela Chimwaza
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7560775 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Angela Chimwaza |
| NOMBRES | Angela |
| APELLIDO | Chimwaza |
| FIRMA | CHIMWAZA A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Malawi |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-6526-1434 |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Experiences and feasibility of implementing and using smiley survey terminals as a research tool at six maternity care facilities in Malawi and Tanzania
This article discusses the feasibility and experiences of implementing and using digital smiley-surveys in research exploring women’s experiences of maternity care during their hospitalisation at six maternity hospitals in Malawi and Tanzania. Being mindful of concerns regarding women’s inability to provide honest health-care feedback in many low- and middle-income settings for fear of retribution, we established a system which enabled timely, an…
Healthcare worker’s views and experiences of factors impacting confidence to provide perinatal bereavement support
Background Worldwide, around 1.9 million babies are stillborn, and 2.5 million newborns die soon after birth annually, the overwhelming majority occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Perinatal death has devastating impacts for families and communities, but not all parents receive adequate respectful bereavement support. Healthcare workers in LMICs often report that bereavement support is challenging, but few studies have explored fac…
A meta-core outcome set for stillbirth prevention and bereavement care following stillbirth in LMIC
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Stillbirth is burdensome in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Currently, there are two core outcome sets (COS) for stillbirth (prevention and bereavement care), but these were developed with limited reflection of the needs of parents in an LMIC setting. To address this gap, the objective of this study was to establish consensus on the most important outcomes for still…
African midwifery students’ self-assessed confidence in antenatal care
Background: Evidence-based antenatal care is one cornerstone in Safe Motherhood and educated and confident midwives remain to be optimal caregivers in Africa. Confidence in antenatal midwifery skills is important and could differ depending on the provision of education among the training institutions across Africa.Objective: The aim of the study was to describe and compare midwifery students’ confidence in basic antenatal skills, in relation to a…
Need and acceptability of story books intended to help with the process of informing children about their HIV status in Malawi
The rate of disclosure of HIV status to children living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remains low despite the World Health Organisation's recommendation that children should be told about their HIV status by the age of 12 years. Authors of previous studies have identified lack of disclosure materials as the main barrier to disclosure of HIV status. This study aimed to assess the need and acceptability of a series of age-appropriate children stor…
A qualitative study of partner engagement in HIV testing in Malawi and Kenya
In low-income settings, partner engagement in HIV testing during pregnancy is well recognised, but uptake remains low. To understand why men fail to engage, 76 in-depth, individual interviews were conducted with women (n = 23), men (n = 36) and community stakeholders (n = 17) in Malawi and Kenya. Transcribed data were analysed thematically. Male engagement was verbally supported. However, definitions of ‘engagement’ varied; women wanted a shared …
Primary caregivers, healthcare workers, teachers and community leaders’ perceptions and experiences of their involvement, practice and challenges of disclosure of HIV status to children living with HI…
Global resources are required to better support children living with HIV and their families. Healthcare workers and teachers would benefit greatly from training in working together with families living with HIV and, specifically, training in the disclosure process. Resources, in the form of books and other educational materials, would help them explain HIV and its effective management to children and families
Exploring the relevance of male involvement in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Male involvement (MI) in Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) services remains low despite the progress registered in the implementation of the PMTCT program. Male involvement in PMTCT is a fairly new concept in Malawi that has not been fully implemented within PMTCT service provision despite its inclusion in the PMTCT guidelines. One of the reasons for the limited MI is the lack of …
Using an innovative mixed method methodology to investigate the appropriateness of a quantitative instrument in an African context
The relationship between quality of life (QoL) and antiretroviral treatment (ART) has mainly been studied using quantitative scales often not appropriate for use in other contexts and without taking peoples' lived experiences into consideration. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest incidence of HIV and AIDS yet there is paucity in research done on QoL. This research report is intended to give an account of the use of a mixed method convergent paral…
Stakeholders’ perceptions on factors influencing male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
The factors that may hinder or promote MI arise from different sources. The success of MI lies on recognizing sources of barriers and averting them. Factors that promote MI need to be implemented at different levels of health care
Assessment of strategies for male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Despite the documented benefits of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services, the uptake remains low in sub-Saharan Africa. The lack of male involvement (MI) may be one of the reasons for this. However, there are limited data on strategies for MI in PMTCT. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify strategies that may promote MI in PMTCT services in antenatal care (AN…
Improving universal precautions and client teaching for rural health workers
Health workers can contribute to HIV prevention by minimizing HIV transmission in health facilities and increasing client teaching. We offered a peer-group intervention for Malawian rural health workers to build their universal precautions and teaching skills. A quasi-experimental design using independent sample surveys and observations compared health workers in an intervention and delayed intervention control district at baseline and at 15 and …
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Improving universal precautions and client teaching for rural health workers
Health workers can contribute to HIV prevention by minimizing HIV transmission in health facilities and increasing client teaching. We offered a peer-group intervention for Malawian rural health workers to build their universal precautions and teaching skills. A quasi-experimental design using independent sample surveys and observations compared health workers in an intervention and delayed intervention control district at baseline and at 15 and …
Assessment of strategies for male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Despite the documented benefits of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services, the uptake remains low in sub-Saharan Africa. The lack of male involvement (MI) may be one of the reasons for this. However, there are limited data on strategies for MI in PMTCT. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify strategies that may promote MI in PMTCT services in antenatal care (AN…
Exploring the relevance of male involvement in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Male involvement (MI) in Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) services remains low despite the progress registered in the implementation of the PMTCT program. Male involvement in PMTCT is a fairly new concept in Malawi that has not been fully implemented within PMTCT service provision despite its inclusion in the PMTCT guidelines. One of the reasons for the limited MI is the lack of …
Using an innovative mixed method methodology to investigate the appropriateness of a quantitative instrument in an African context
The relationship between quality of life (QoL) and antiretroviral treatment (ART) has mainly been studied using quantitative scales often not appropriate for use in other contexts and without taking peoples' lived experiences into consideration. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest incidence of HIV and AIDS yet there is paucity in research done on QoL. This research report is intended to give an account of the use of a mixed method convergent paral…
Stakeholders’ perceptions on factors influencing male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
The factors that may hinder or promote MI arise from different sources. The success of MI lies on recognizing sources of barriers and averting them. Factors that promote MI need to be implemented at different levels of health care
Primary caregivers, healthcare workers, teachers and community leaders’ perceptions and experiences of their involvement, practice and challenges of disclosure of HIV status to children living with HI…
Global resources are required to better support children living with HIV and their families. Healthcare workers and teachers would benefit greatly from training in working together with families living with HIV and, specifically, training in the disclosure process. Resources, in the form of books and other educational materials, would help them explain HIV and its effective management to children and families
African midwifery students’ self-assessed confidence in antenatal care
Background: Evidence-based antenatal care is one cornerstone in Safe Motherhood and educated and confident midwives remain to be optimal caregivers in Africa. Confidence in antenatal midwifery skills is important and could differ depending on the provision of education among the training institutions across Africa.Objective: The aim of the study was to describe and compare midwifery students’ confidence in basic antenatal skills, in relation to a…
Need and acceptability of story books intended to help with the process of informing children about their HIV status in Malawi
The rate of disclosure of HIV status to children living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remains low despite the World Health Organisation's recommendation that children should be told about their HIV status by the age of 12 years. Authors of previous studies have identified lack of disclosure materials as the main barrier to disclosure of HIV status. This study aimed to assess the need and acceptability of a series of age-appropriate children stor…
A qualitative study of partner engagement in HIV testing in Malawi and Kenya
In low-income settings, partner engagement in HIV testing during pregnancy is well recognised, but uptake remains low. To understand why men fail to engage, 76 in-depth, individual interviews were conducted with women (n = 23), men (n = 36) and community stakeholders (n = 17) in Malawi and Kenya. Transcribed data were analysed thematically. Male engagement was verbally supported. However, definitions of ‘engagement’ varied; women wanted a shared …
A meta-core outcome set for stillbirth prevention and bereavement care following stillbirth in LMIC
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Stillbirth is burdensome in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Currently, there are two core outcome sets (COS) for stillbirth (prevention and bereavement care), but these were developed with limited reflection of the needs of parents in an LMIC setting. To address this gap, the objective of this study was to establish consensus on the most important outcomes for still…
Experiences and feasibility of implementing and using smiley survey terminals as a research tool at six maternity care facilities in Malawi and Tanzania
This article discusses the feasibility and experiences of implementing and using digital smiley-surveys in research exploring women’s experiences of maternity care during their hospitalisation at six maternity hospitals in Malawi and Tanzania. Being mindful of concerns regarding women’s inability to provide honest health-care feedback in many low- and middle-income settings for fear of retribution, we established a system which enabled timely, an…
Healthcare worker’s views and experiences of factors impacting confidence to provide perinatal bereavement support
Background Worldwide, around 1.9 million babies are stillborn, and 2.5 million newborns die soon after birth annually, the overwhelming majority occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Perinatal death has devastating impacts for families and communities, but not all parents receive adequate respectful bereavement support. Healthcare workers in LMICs often report that bereavement support is challenging, but few studies have explored fac…
Medicine (10 obras) · Nursing (9 obras) · Qualitative research (9 obras) · Family medicine (8 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 obras) · Focus group (6 obras) · Health care (6 obras) · Psychology (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras)