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Prevalence of hypertension and its correlates in Lusaka urban district of Zambia: a population based surveyFastone M Goma
Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Int Arch Med 4:34. 2011..abstract:..
Cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Lithuania: Results from the 2005 Global Youth Tobacco SurveyBradley Jamison
Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
BMC Res Notes 3:130. 2010..The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and associated factors for cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Lithuania...
Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates for serious injury among adolescents participating in the Djibouti 2007 Global School-based Health SurveyAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Res Notes 4:372. 2011..abstract:..
What drives health research in a developing country?Adamson S Muula
Croat Med J 48:261-7. 2007
Shortage of health workers in the Malawian public health services system: how do parliamentarians perceive the problem?Adamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi
Afr J Health Sci 13:124-30. 2006..Relying on training more health workers in the numbers normally produced from the prevailing training institutions is unlikely to remove the shortages...
Ethical and practical consideration of women choosing cesarean section deliveries without "medical indication" in developing countriesAdamson S Muula
Croat Med J 48:94-102. 2007
School children's accessibility to insecticide-treated bednets in peri-urban Blantyre, MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Afr J Health Sci 11:98-102. 2004..While younger children seem to have higher access to ITNs, there seems to be no statistically significant gender differences in accessibility...
How relevant is Bellagio statement of principles on social justice and influenza to Africa?Adamson S Muula
Croat Med J 48:752-4. 2007
Condom and sexual abstinence talk in the Malawi National AssemblyAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi
Afr Health Sci 6:21-6. 2006..There have been many studies reporting on attitudes (perceptions) of communities on condoms and other aspects of HIV and AIDS and yet there is paucity of data on the perception towards condoms and abstinence by law makers...
Will health rights solve Malawi's health problems?Adamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Croat Med J 46:853-9. 2005
Perceptions about men having sex with men in southern African country: case study of print media in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Croat Med J 48:398-404. 2007
Status of scholarly productivity among nursing academics in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Croat Med J 48:568-73. 2007
Mortality patterns among adult women in Malawi, 1979-2004Adamson S Muula
Croat Med J 48:880-3. 2007
South Africa's national response to HIV and AIDS treatment: popular media's perspectiveAdamson S Muula
Croat Med J 49:114-9. 2008
Measurement of education as analytic variable in HIV research in AfricaAdamson S Muula
Croat Med J 49:269-71. 2008
Trends in contraceptive knowledge and use among adolescent married women in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Croat Med J 49:561-3. 2008
Marriage, not religion, is associated with HIV infection among women in rural MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Public Health, Division of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Chichiri, Zomba, Malawi
AIDS Behav 14:125-31. 2010..Compared to women who lived in a village which was neither the husband's village nor her own village, women living with spouse in her own village or living in a husband's village were less likely to be HIV infected...
Compensation patterns following occupational injuries in Zambia: results from the 2009 Labour SurveySeter Siziya
Department of Public Health, Division of Community Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Int Arch Med 3:19. 2010..The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence rates of occupational injuries and compensation; and to determine factors associated with occupational injuries and compensation...
Occupational illnesses in the 2009 Zambian labour force surveyAdamson S Muula
Department of Public Health, Division of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Res Notes 3:272. 2010..The present study was conducted to estimate the burden of occupational illnesses in Zambia and assess factors associated with their occurrence...
Self-reported poor oral hygiene among in-school adolescents in ZambiaSeter Siziya
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Res Notes 4:255. 2011..abstract:..
When is public disclosure of HIV seropositivity acceptable?Adamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Nurs Ethics 12:288-95. 2005..Health practitioners should keep in mind that their main duty is to the best interest of the patient, the family and the community, in that order...
Important but neglected ethical and cultural considerations in the fight against HIV/AIDS in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Nurs Ethics 11:479-88. 2004....
Ethical and programmatic challenges in antiretroviral scaling-up in Malawi: challenges in meeting the World Health Organization's "Treating 3 million by 2005" initiative goalsAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Croat Med J 45:415-21. 2004....
HIV infection and AIDS among young women in South AfricaAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Croat Med J 49:423-35. 2008
Access to continued professional education among health workers in Blantyre, MalawiAdamson S Muula
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Afr Health Sci 4:182-4. 2004..To describe the current status of continued professional development (CPD) of healthcare personnel within the Ministry of Health (MoH) health centres in Blantyre, Malawi...
Academic medicine in a southern African country of MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Croat Med J 45:556-62. 2004..Addressing the issues currently plaguing academic medicine will enable this essential and multi-faceted discipline to flourish...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria among primary school pupils in Ndirande, Blantyre, MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi, Blantyre
Trop Doct 34:90-3. 2004..We conclude that children are unlikely to be effective change agents if the social environment does not offer them the opportunity to influence key community figures...
Is there any solution to the "brain drain" of health professionals and knowledge from Africa?Adamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Croat Med J 46:21-9. 2005....
What should HIV/AIDS be called in Malawi?Adamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Nurs Ethics 12:187-92. 2005....
Human resources requirements for highly active antiretroviral therapy scale-up in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Health Serv Res 7:208. 2007..Estimation of the clinical human resources needs is required to inform the planning and distribution of health professionals...
Likely stakeholders in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS in Blantyre, MalawiEyob Tadesse
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Afr Health Sci 4:155-9. 2004..CONCLUSION: Close relatives, spouse and the media are important stakeholders in the health of pregnant women. Programs aimed at prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV should give serious consideration to these partners...
How are health professionals earning their living in Malawi?Adamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Health Serv Res 6:97. 2006..Oftentimes however, it is the reasons for the out-migration that have been described in the literature. The work and domestic situations of those health professionals continuing to serve in their posts have not been adequately studied...
Are public antenatal clinics in Blantyre, Malawi, ready to offer services for the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV?Humphreys E Misiri
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Afr J Reprod Health 8:64-70. 2004..There was lack of appropriate clinic space and sterile gloves for the proper delivery of maternity services. Midwives in Malawi need training, supervision and other support to provide adequate health care services to antenatal women...
Estimated financial and human resources requirements for the treatment of malaria in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
Malar J 6:168. 2007....
Prevalence of complications of male circumcision in Anglophone Africa: a systematic reviewAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Urol 7:4. 2007..While there is growing support for wide-spread availability and accessibility of MC in Africa, there is limited discussion about the prevalence of physical complications of male circumcision on the continent...
Availability of supplies and motivations for accessing voluntary HIV counseling and testing services in Blantyre, MalawiBwanali H Jereni
College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Health Serv Res 8:17. 2008..Counseling and testing can be an entry point for prevention, care and support. Knowledge of the quality of services and motivations for testing by individuals is important for effective understanding of the testing environment...
Harmful lifestyles' clustering among sexually active in-school adolescents in ZambiaSeter Siziya
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Pediatr 8:6. 2008..The estimation of prevalence and factors associated with sexual intercourse among in-school adolescents has potential to inform public health interventions aimed at reducing the burden of sex-related diseases in Zambia...
Nationality and country of training of medical doctors in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi and School of Public Health, Private Bag 360, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Afr Health Sci 6:118-9. 2006..There is growing interest in the migration of doctors from Africa to developed nations. Little attention has been made in understanding the flow of doctors into African countries...
Modelling the effect of malaria endemicity on spatial variations in childhood fever, diarrhoea and pneumonia in MalawiLawrence N Kazembe
Applied Statistics and Epidemiology Research Unit, Mathematical Sciences Department, Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Int J Health Geogr 6:33. 2007..However, little is known about geographical overlaps in these illnesses. Spatial modelling may improve our understanding of the epidemiology of the diseases for efficient and cost-effective control...
Cigarette smoking prevalence among school-going adolescents in two African capital cities: Kampala Uganda and Lilongwe MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Afr Health Sci 7:45-9. 2007..Non communicable diseases are a growing public health concern. Globally tobacco-related deaths surpass malaria deaths and yet developing countries' data are lacking...
Gender distribution of adult patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Southern Africa: a systematic reviewAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Chichiri, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Public Health 7:63. 2007..The increasing availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has potential to mitigate the situation. There is however concern that women may experience more barriers in accessing treatment programs than men...
Perceptions towards private medical practitioners' attachments for undergraduate medical students in MalawiMedson Matchaya
Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Malawi Med J 21:6-11. 2009....
Joint spatial modelling of common morbidities of childhood fever and diarrhoea in MalawiLawrence N Kazembe
Mathematical Sciences Department, Chancellor College, University of Malawi, PO Box 280, Zomba, Malawi
Health Place 15:165-72. 2009..Our findings present an opportunity for an integrated disease control approach for reducing childhood morbidity and mortality...
The ethics of developed nations recruiting nurses from developing countries: the case of MalawiAdamson S Muula
University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Nurs Ethics 10:433-8. 2003..We argue in this article that the current phenomenon of nurses leaving developing nations for western countries is complex. Human rights issues of individual autonomy and public interest are at stake...
Attitudes towards premarital testing on human immunodeficiency virus infection among MalawiansHumphreys Misiri
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Croat Med J 45:84-7. 2004..To determine factors influencing voluntary counseling and premarital testing on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Malawi...
Ethical issues in voluntary HIV testing in a high-prevalence area--the case of MalawiJoseph M Mfutso-Bengo
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi
S Afr Med J 93:194-6. 2003
Five-year experience of Malawi college of medicine with "learning by living" programAdamson S Muula
Community and Public Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine
Croat Med J 46:1010-4. 2005
Motivation of community care givers in a peri-urban area of Blantyre, MalawiWanangwa C Mkandawire
Department of Community Health University of Malawi College of Medicine Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Afr J Health Sci 12:21-5. 2005..Intrinsic factors are an important motivator for community health volunteers CCGs in the peri-urban area of Blantyre. There is need for community groups to explore the feasibility of tapping from local material and financial resources...
Experiences of self-disclosure among tuberculosis patients in rural Southern MalawiDavie Zolowere
College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
Rural Remote Health 8:1037. 2008..In Malawi, there are limited reports of the diagnosis disclosure experiences of Tb patients...
Risks and benefits of genetically modified maize donations to southern Africa: views from MalawiAdamson S Muula
University of Malawi College of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Croat Med J 44:102-6. 2003..There are fears that consummation of genetically modified maize could have adverse health effects. These fears must be addressed if the confidence of developing countries in the donor community is to be maintained...
Correlates of cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Thailand: findings from the Thai global youth tobacco survey 2005Emmanuel Rudatsikira
Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
Int Arch Med 1:8. 2008..Using the Socio-Ecologiocal Model (SEM) we assessed the demographic and social factors associated with current cigarette smoking among adolescents in Thailand...
Cigarette smoking and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Jamaica: comparison of the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys 2000 and 2006Adamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Res Notes 1:55. 2008..We conducted this study to estimate the correlates of current cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in Jamaica 2006 and compare prevalence of smoking and associated factors between 2000 and 2006...
Variables associated with physical fighting among US high-school studentsEmmanuel Rudatsikira
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 4:16. 2008..This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of having been engaged in physical fighting on school property and associated factors of the behavior among school-going adolescents in the United States...
Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Guyana: results from a cross sectional studyEmmanuel Rudatsikira
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi, Africa
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 3:13. 2007..Informed policy decision-making on suicidal behaviour will need reliable information on the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation which is a determinant of suicidal behaviour...
Creating a medical school for Malawi: problems and achievementsRobert L Broadhead
College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
BMJ 325:384-7. 2002
Gender specific factors associated with having stopped smoking among in-school adolescents in Ukraine: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2005Alice Hazemba
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Res Notes 3:76. 2010..The prevalence of cigarette smoking in Ukraine is different between genders and is among the highest in the world. There is need to identify gender-specific factors that are associated with having stopped smoking among adolescents...
Practice points in utilizing local volunteers in community health projectsAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Trop Doct 34:182-3. 2004..This paper discusses some tips that should be considered when community volunteers are used in resource-limited situations...
HIV and AIDS-related knowledge among women in IraqSeter Siziya
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Res Notes 1:123. 2008..Individuals who are aware of the risk of infection and perceive themselves to be at risk of infection are more likely to take action to prevent HIV infection. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Iraqi women...
Current cigarette smoking among in-school American youth: results from the 2004 National Youth Tobacco SurveyEmmanuel Rudatsikira
Division of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Int J Equity Health 8:10. 2009..Understanding the factors that may be associated with adolescent cigarette smoking may aid in the design of prevention programs...
Socio-economic factors associated with delivery assisted by traditional birth attendants in Iraq, 2000Seter Siziya
Division of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
BMC Int Health Hum Rights 9:7. 2009....
Association between maternal use of traditional healer services and child vaccination coverage in Pont-Sonde, HaitiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Int J Equity Health 8:1. 2009..Our hypothesis was that children whose mothers used the services of traditional healers were less likely to be vaccinated compared to children whose mothers did not use the services of traditional healers...
Bullying victimization and physical fighting among Venezuelan adolescents in Barinas: results from the Global School-Based Health Survey 2003Adamson S Muula
Department of Public Health, Division of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Ital J Pediatr 35:38. 2009..abstract:..
Physical trauma experience among school children in periurban Blantyre, MalawiAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Int Arch Med 2:20. 2009..Prevention, including education, supervision and management of trauma must receive the necessary attention they deserve in terms of resources, surveillance and impact mitigation...
Prevalence and determinants of ever smoked cigarettes among school-going adolescents in Lusaka, ZambiaAdamson S Muula
Department of Community Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
Afr Health Sci 7:246-52. 2007..Cigarette smoking is the single most important preventable cause of non-infectious diseases. There is limited data on adolescent smoking and its determinants in developing countries...
The living situations of orphans in periurban Blantyre, MalawiAdamson S Muula
S Afr Med J 93:920-1. 2003
South Africa's role in medical training in MalawiAdamson S Muula
University of Malawi College of Medicine
S Afr Med J 93:119-20. 2003
Training public health professionals in Africa: Loma Linda University approachAdamson S Muula
Croat Med J 47:512-4. 2006
Factors associated with adolescent cigarette smoking in Greece: results from a cross sectional study (GYTS Study)George Rachiotis
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
BMC Public Health 8:313. 2008..Data about the predictors of smoking among adolescents in Greece are sparse. We tried to identify factors associated with current cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in Greece in the context of GYTS study...
Tobacco use among high shool students in Kampala, Uganda: questionnaire studyLillian Mpabulungi
Uganda Parliamentary Research Service, Kampala, Uganda
Croat Med J 45:80-3. 2004..Efforts to control smoking in this age-group should also target their parents and other family members, by means of the media...
Resource constraints and care of HIV complications among TB in-patients in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:645-6. 2002
Africa in the eyes of the worldAdamson S Muula
Croat Med J 46:708-11. 2005
Will Africa achieve the Millennium Development Goals?Adamson S Muula
Croat Med J 47:194-6. 2006
Why might clinicians in Malawi not offer HIV testing to their patients?Corey Lau
Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Afr J Reprod Health 9:41-50. 2005..Further investigation of the identified reasons should be undertaken to facilitate programme development...
On socio-cultural factors and barriers to HIV prevention for Malawi womenAdamson S Muula
Women Health 42:123-5; author reply 127-9. 2005
How do we interpret the HIV incidence estimates reported by Kumwenda et al?Adamson S Muula
Sex Transm Dis 33:696. 2006
On the impact of HIV-associated immunosuppression and malaria infection in MalawiAdamson S Muula
J Infect Dis 194:1188; author reply 1188-9. 2006
Country of residence and deaths among medical graduates from the Malawi College of Medicine, 1992-2002Adamson S Muula
S Afr Med J 96:662. 2006
Will vaginal microbicides solve the HIV problem in Africa?Adamson S Muula
Croat Med J 47:895-8. 2006
Prevalence and correlates of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among adolescents in MongoliaEmmanuel Rudatsikira
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Global Health, Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Loma Linda, California, United States
Indian J Pediatr 74:1089-93. 2007..To estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of environmental tobacco exposure (ETS) among adolescents in Mongolia...
Male circumcision and HIV prevention: ethical, medical and public health tradeoffs in low-income countriesStuart Rennie
Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Med Ethics 33:357-61. 2007
Mismanagement of malaria among travelers in developing countriesAdamson S Muula
Clin Infect Dis 40:1382-3; author reply 1383. 2005
Prevalence and determinants of adolescent tobacco smoking in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEmmanuel Rudatsikira
Departments of Global Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, California, USA
BMC Public Health 7:176. 2007..Hence, the aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of smoking and its associations among school-going adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...
HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan AfricaCorey Lau
School of Public Health, University of California Los Angles, Los Angles, CA, USA
Croat Med J 45:402-14. 2004..Lessons will be highlighted and hopefully will contribute to the debate on HIV/AIDS and success of current and future prevention and control efforts...
Comment on: Community support is associated with better antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a resource-limited rural district in MalawiAdamson S Muula
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 101:627; author reply 627-8. 2007
Every country or state needs two medical schoolsAdamson S Muula
Croat Med J 47:669-72. 2006
Re: S Gabrysch et al: The role of context: neighbourhood characteristics strongly influence HIV risk in young women in Ndola, Zambia. TMIH 2008, February issueAdamson S Muula
Trop Med Int Health 13:959; author reply 959-60. 2008
Knowledge about malaria among primary school teachers in Ndirande, MalawiAdamson S Muula
Trop Doct 34:187-8. 2004
