Blood flows: mapping journeys of menstrual waste in Blantyre, Malawi

The living situations of orphans in periurban Blantyre, Malawi.

Nutritive potential of some 'edible' soils in Blantyre city, Malawi.

BACKGROUND Pregnant women in Malawi consume soil, but the nutritive potential of these soils is uncertain. METHODS We collected 'edible' Malawian soil samples from Ndirande, Mpingwe and Soche hills and bought an Indian soil sample from a shop in Limbe and tested them for iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, lead, pH, Bacillus and Clostridium, using standard methods of analyses. FINDINGS Based on...

Pain management among medical in-patients in Blantyre, Malawi

BACKGROUND Pain is a leading symptom which influences patients to seek medical attention. The management of pain among patients attending in-patient care in southern African countries has been little described. Information regarding the prevalence of pain and the quality of its management may be useful in guiding clinical decisions, training of health workers and health care quality improvement...

Etiology and incidence of chronic ulcers in Blantyre, Malawi.

BACKGROUND Little information is available on the incidence and etiology of chronic ulcers in the tropics. Therefore, the incidence and etiology of chronic skin ulcers were assessed in out-patients at the Department of Dermatology and in in-patients at the Departments of Dermatology, Surgery, Medicine, and Pediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Blantyre, Malawi. METHOD In a 10-w...

Physical trauma experience among school children in periurban Blantyre, Malawi

BACKGROUND Physical trauma is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Africa. There are however, few community-based reports on the subject on the continent. The present study was conducted to explore school children's experience of physical trauma in a disadvantaged periurban area of Blantyre, in Malawi. METHODS A cross sectional questionnaire study was carried out among s...