School children\'s accessibility to insecticide-treated bednets in peri-urban Blantyre, Malawi

Physical trauma experience among school children in periurban Blantyre, Malawi

“…A similar approach of data collection method had been carried out among this class before in the same location of study [ 11 , 12 ]. The study area was a peri-urban area of Blantyre city.…”

“…Ndirande is a disadvantaged community comprising both formal and informal settlements; residents do not have adequate supplies of potable water and the prevalence of diseases of poverty and poor sanitation such as intestinal helminthic infestations is high [ 13 ]. Parasitic disease rates are high due to poor sanitation and many school children are orphaned, possibly as a result of HIV and AIDS [ 11 , 12 ].…”

“…Most of the published data on childhood injury from Africa collected data from hospital records with only a few community-based studies. While there have been a few published hospital-based studies on physical trauma in Malawi [ 11 , 12 ], we are unaware of any published community-based reports about children's experiences of physical trauma in the country.…”

Parents’ perception on cause of malaria and their malaria prevention experience among school-aged children in Kutcha district, Southern Ethiopia; qualitative study

“…One of the two powerful vector control strategy was the consistent utilization of bed nets [1,3,22]. Despite their increased susceptibility to malaria and apparent reports of high burden, SAC were the least benefited from malaria intervention strategies [23,24]. The involvement of wider community and multi-sectorial collaborations including the school sector is important for the universal coverage of major prevention strategies [25].…”

Continued Professional Development and Internet Tools in Education of Health Workers

“…The high subscription costs, along with little awareness of the electronic alternative to print subscriptions, prevented these countries from accessing most of international academic journals and databases. Creation of National Library consortia in member countries play a fundamental role in the coordination of access, promotion, training, fund raising, and payments for resources (Muula, 2004). At present, Serbia has a leading role in accessing and dissemination of scientific information in South Eastern Europe (Ballantyne, 2006), with 35000 scientific journals in electronic and print version (KoBSON).…”