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Community support is associated with better antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a resource-limited rural district in Malawi

Zachariah R, Teck R, Buhendwa L, Fitzerland M, Labana S,  et al.
2007-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2007-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
A study was carried in a rural district in Malawi among HIV-positive individuals placed on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in order to verify if community support influences ART outcomes....
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Cabergoline for suppression of puerperal lactation in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV-transmission programme in rural Malawi

Buhendwa L, Zachariah R, Teck R, Massaquoi M, Kazima J,  et al.
2008-01-01 • Tropical Doctor
2008-01-01 • Tropical Doctor
This study shows that cabergoline (single oral-dose) is an acceptable, safe and effective drug for suppressing puerperal lactation. It could be of operational benefit not only for artifi...
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Health seeking and sexual behaviour in patients with sexually transmitted infections: the importance of traditional healers in Thyolo, Malawi

Zachariah R, Nkhoma W, Harries AD, Arendt V, Chantulo A,  et al.
2002-04-01 • Sexually Transmitted Infections
2002-04-01 • Sexually Transmitted Infections
OBJECTIVES: To describe health seeking and sexual behaviour including condom use among patients presenting with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and, to identify sociodemographic a...
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Motives, sexual behaviour, and risk factors associated with HIV in individuals seeking voluntary counselling and testing in a rural district of Malawi

Zachariah R, Spielmann M P, Harries AD, Buhendwa L, Chingi C
2003-04-01 • Tropical Doctor
2003-04-01 • Tropical Doctor
A study was conducted among individuals seeking voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) in order to (a) describe their motives and source(s) of information, (b) describe their sexual...
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HIV prevalence and demographic risk factors in blood donors

Zachariah R, Harries AD, Nkhoma W, Arendt V, Spielmann M P,  et al.
2002-02-01 • East African Medical Journal
2002-02-01 • East African Medical Journal
OBJECTIVES: To estimate HIV prevalence in various blood donor populations, to identity sociodemographic risk factors associated with prevalent HIV and to assess the feasibility of offeri...
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High acceptability of voluntary counselling and HIV-testing but unacceptable loss to follow up in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in rural Malawi: scaling-up requires a different way of acting

Manzi M, Zachariah R, Teck R, Buhendwa L, Kazima J,  et al.
2005-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2005-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
SETTING: Thyolo District Hospital, rural Malawi. OBJECTIVES: In a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme, to determine: the acceptability of offering 'opt-out' ...
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Acceptability and technical problems of the female condom amongst commercial sex workers in a rural district of Malawi

Zachariah R, Harries AD, Buhendwa L, Spielmann M P, Chantulo A,  et al.
2003-10-01 • Tropical Doctor
2003-10-01 • Tropical Doctor
A study was conducted among commercial sex workers (CSWs) in rural southern Malawi, in order to (a) assess the acceptability of the female condom and (b) identify common technical proble...