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Introduction: Increasing job satisfaction is important for job retention. District Health Management Team (DHMT) needs to create environments that attract, motivate and retain nurses in a district. The aim of this study was to explore factors that influence nurses’ job satisfaction and retention in Machinga District. Methodology: This study was ... Read more
School: College of Medicine
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Mtengezo, JacintaIntroduction: Two types of shapes of ITNs are being distributed in Malawi and these are rectangular and conical. Informal reports indicate that some people were not happy with the shape of the rectangular subsidised ITNs. Objectives: To determine the shape of ITNs that households in rural and urban areas of Blantyre district prefer to own. Speci... Read more
School: College of Medicine
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Samanyika, YoungThis study was undertaken to optimise the extraction of ascorbic acid and investigate physicochemical properties of Adansonia digitata, Parinari curatellifolia, Strychnos cocculoides and Ziziphus mauritiana fruits. The factors assessed were: (i) Provenance, (ii) ripening stage (iii) harvesting time (iv) fruit tree maturity (v) storage condition ... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Tembo, David Tryson Wadenya Supervisor(s): John Kalenga SakaThe problem of secondary school indiscipline has been a concern in Malawi more especially after the attainment of multiparty democracy in 1994. This study investigated whether or not secondary school management has had any influence on this. In particular, the study investigated the level of participation of different stakeholders in school mana... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Kayira, Mbokomchibo Boldwin WasamboThis study aimed at seeking causes for the failure of technical education in secondary schools in Malawi. The nature of the problem necessitated use of qualitative methods to explore it, although quantitative data has also been used. Thus the study used in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and document analysis. Among the many findings, ... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Khowoya, Rashid ShidsThe study tried to establish the extent to which the policy of equity applied when it came to Physical Education and sporting activities for the visually impaired learners at secondary school. Further to this, the study wanted to find out how teachers, head teachers, education officials and the visually impaired learners themselves perceived Phy... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Zimpita, Valentino Tipitana Supervisor(s): Dixie Maluwa-BandaAim: To evaluate the quality of IMCI care for under-five children in Mulanje District. Design: A cross sectional, observational study was conducted at all fifteen government health facilities in Mulanje District. Convenience sampling was used to select three hundred and fifty children and their caretakers. The standardized Multi-Country Evaluati... Read more
School: College of Medicine
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Mwandama, Dyson AustinsIntroduction: Nutrition Surveillance is defined as a regular and timely collection, analysis and reporting of data on nutrition risk factors, nutritional status and nutrition related diseases in the population. In Malawi Nutrition Surveillance System (NSS) started in May 2003, it was aimed at providing early warning signs on acute malnutrition a... Read more
School: College of Medicine
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Phiri, Felix PensuloIn this mixed model and methods study, I assessed the self-perceived in-service training needs of Physical Science teachers in public secondary schools in Central West Education Division in Malawi. I also assessed their preferences for in-service education models, organisation and management. A cross sectional census survey of 60 teachers was em... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Mwanza, Alnord Levison Dave Supervisor(s): Samson MacJessie-MbeweThis paper examines the impact of health status (proxied by life expectancy at birth and infant mortality rate) and real per capita gross domestic product for a panel of twenty five Sub Saharan African countries over the years 1990 to 2005 with data observed once in every five years. The summary statistics of the health indicators in terms of li... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Ngwalangwa, Lawrence Supervisor(s): Winfred MasanjalaThis study follows concerns raised by various stakeholders indicating that despite the emphasis of community participation in Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSSs), the students’ access to education in these schools as well as the quality and relevancy of education taking place in these schools remain unsatisfactory. The study focused on ident... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Chepuka, Stern Anold Supervisor(s): Joseph ChimomboSurface waters in many cities are known to be highly polluted due to, among other reasons, incompletely treated municipal and industrial wastewaters that are discharged into streams. This thesis concerns (i) some recent physicochemical water quality data in streams (Limbe, Mudi and Nasolo) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) (Limbe WWTP, Soch... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Sajidu, Samson Mkali Idruss Supervisor(s): Wellington MasambaAgricultural market liberalisation in Malawi like her other developing counterparts, saw the increase of private sector participation in the agricultural input and output markets. This necessitated the institutionalisation of agricultural market information system so that the market participants must be well informed on relevant market condition... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Sopo, Owen PhambanaFor a long time much of the literature on international migrancy from Malawi has portrayed migration as a male phenomenon. Despite its existence, female migration has not been documented. This study documents the gendered nature of international migrancy from Malawi, especially between the 1970s and 2005.By using the human agency school, the stu... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Banda, Harvey Chanaichi ChidobaA study on the role of credit on milk productivity among credit participant and non credit participant dairy farmers in Malawi was conducted in Lilongwe milk shed area, Central Malawi and Mzuzu milk shed area, Northern Malawi. The milk-shed areas were chosen because of a high concentration of smallholder dairy farmers some of whom receive credit... Read more
School: Bunda College of Agriculture
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Chindime, Sylvia Clarisa Collina Supervisor(s): J.W. BandaIntroduction: Pregnant women in Malawi receive inadequate emotional support during labour in hospital settings related to critical shortage of midwives and restrictive policies on supportive companionship. Objective: To assess whether the provision of emotional support by a female companion during labour and delivery in a hospital setting reduce... Read more
School: College of Medicine
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Banda, Grace NeemaA study on the determination of age and growth of Opsaridium microlepis, locally known as the mpasa, and the influence of water quality parameters on its catches in the Linthipe River in Central Malawi was conducted between February 2006 and January 2007. Data collection was carried out at two sampling sites: closer to the river mouth at Mkama a... Read more
School: Bunda College of Agriculture
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Limuwa, Moses Supervisor(s): E.K. KaundaThe aim of the study was to understand the factors that affected the implementation of Social and Development Studies, a subject that was introduced in the senior secondary school curriculum in 2002. The purpose of this study was to understand the underlying factors behind the students’ poor academic performance in Social and Development Studies... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Sabola, Byson ColynsThis thesis attempted to reveal a communication problem that exists when communities are not involved in the design of communication messages and methods. Using CRECCOM social mobilization activities as a case study, the research mainly explored the nature and scope of participation in communication and any relationship between the degree of tha... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Mauluka, ChancyIntroduction: This study investigated supply factors, which affect modern contraceptive uptake in Lungwena health centre catchment area in Mangochi district in Malawi. Objectives: The study sought ways of improving family planning and family life wellbeing through increase in uptake of modern contraception. Specifically, the study aimed to asses... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Kamvazina, George