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Introduction : Central Hospitals in Malawi are still being overwhelmed by surgical referrals from district hospitals which are mainly manned by Clinical officers. A training programme was implemented for Clinical officers with the aim of reducing improving their skills and confidence in surgery. This study sought to assess the impact of this pro... Read more
School: College of Medicine
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Phiri, Ndiyudi AlfredBACKGROUND: There are different recommendations on how to initiate Anti retroviral therapy (ART). Most of these recommendations require evidence of immunological deterioration for one to start ART. In Malawi, initiating ART is usually based on a positive HIV test and clinical staging using a W.H.O staging system. RATIONALE: There is limited data... Read more
School: College of Medicine
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Soko, Tulipoka NellieDairy farming is seen as potential profitable enterprise for smallholder farmers in Malawi. However, this enterprise is currently characterised by low productivity due to poor feeding, inter alia. To bolster adoption and use of improved feeds extension of credit to farmers is being encouraged. Nevertheless, no detailed research has been carried ... Read more
School: Bunda College of Agriculture
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Phiri, Horace Happy Supervisor(s): T.O. Nakhumwa , J.W. BandaBackground :The question of whether or not to involve Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in maternal mortality reduction has been a reemerging theme during this time frame. Very little conclusive evidence has been found that supports the training of TBAs as a key strategy in MMR reduction. Study Objective :The objective of this study was to und... Read more
School: College of Medicine
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Kumar, AparnarThe study was conducted in Zomba district with the main objective of assessing technical efficiency (TE) of mixed intercropping (MI) and relay cropping (RC) agroforestry technologies (AT). Study population consisted of 101 and 74 farmers practicing MI and RC agroforestry technologies, respectively, and 120 non-adopters of agroforestry (NA). Anal... Read more
School: Bunda College of Agriculture
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Kakhobwe, BonifaceLand in Malawi is a key asset not only as a source of livelihood but also the main vehicle for investment and accumulation of wealth. Due to the key role that the land plays, the way in which access of this resource is regulated has important implications on countries development. Changes in social patterns due to population pressure, market val... Read more
School: Bunda College of Agriculture
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Kaunda, Chimwemwe WanyamwandiraAnecdotal evidence and personal observations over the past eleven years (1994-2005) indicate that upon completion of doctoral studies, the majority of academic members of staff at Chancellor College, either do not return to the College or return shortly and leave again. This situation has been resulting in: a) serious shortage of highly qualifie... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Chisala, Ruth Suzani Supervisor(s): Tesfaye Ketsela , Thokozani KanyerereThis study was conducted in Zomba District of Southern Malawi to evaluate the profitability of mixed tree intercropping and relay cropping agroforestry technologies. Thondwe, Malosa and Dzaone Extension Planning Areas of the district agriculture office were selected for the study. A total of 286 farmers was targeted, 74 relay cropping Tephrosia ... Read more
School: Bunda College of Agriculture
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Chamdimba, Chimwemwe Selemani Supervisor(s): Julius Mangisoni , Moses KwapataInadequate water supply provision to most rural communities in developing countries and Sub-Saharan Africa including Malawi is one of the critical problems affecting people’s well being and productivity. Low accessibility to safe water supply in these regions is attributed to poor sustainability of services, which is consequently associated with... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Sitolo, Thanasius LutherThe Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) introduced Community Driven Development (CDD) approach in the implementation of community projects in urban areas in 2003. This was aimed at alleviating urban poverty by allowing communities to demand projects that address their priority needs. This study examined the nature of participation in CDD and its c... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Chilinde, Gilbert PreciousPoor access to affordable credit by especially poor Malawians has been a critical constraint to micro and small enterprises. Micro credit schemes were introduced to help provide small loans to low income households too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans under flexible and easy to understand terms and conditions. However, these schemes’ e... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Musopole, Readwell Petros Supervisor(s): Ephraim Chirwa , Winfred MasanjalaFemale labour supply has been rigorously researched in the literature. In Malawi, however, studies on female labour supply do not exist. The objective of this study is to explore the determinants of farm labour supply of females. The recent IHS survey for 2005 has shown an increase in participation of females in the labour force. In the recent p... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Gondwe, Kondwani Victor Supervisor(s): Winfred Masanjala , Ben KaluwaThis study focused on determinants of cigarettes demand in Kenya for the period 1970 to 2005. Myopic addiction model of cigarettes demand was used to capture the addictive nature of cigarettes demand. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Maximum likelihood ARCH (ML-ARCH) estimation methods were used to estimate the long run cointegrating myopic ciga... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Odhiambo, Scholastica Achieng Supervisor(s): Patrick Kambewa , Ben KaluwaThe study provides an empirical assessment of the determinants of FDI in Malawi. This is coming from the background that previously most studies in Malawi have ignored this issue of FDI. But FDI is increasingly becoming a source of growth and development in the SSA. The study used a time series analysis and OLS technique to obtain the results. T... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Mughandira, Wathando Trevor Supervisor(s): Ben Kaluwa , Winfred MasanjalaThe overriding objective of this study is to investigate the causal relationship between financial deepening, taken to mean an increase of financial assets in the economy, and economic growth in Malawi. The empirical investigation is based on the neoclassical growth model augmented with financial deepening and other growth-related factors, using... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Petautchere, Richard George Supervisor(s): Chinyamata Chipeta , Exley SilumbuThe twin deficits hypothesis mainly states that government budget deficits will cause a trade or current account deficit, which implies that government budget deficits have a negative impact on the current or trade account balance. However; this is not the only theoretically possible relationship between budget deficits and the trade or current... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Nakyambade, Dorothy Supervisor(s): Ben Kaluwa , Exley SilumbuBank credit constitutes a single vital source of financing for private sector firms in an economy. Its availability makes it relatively easy for entrepreneurs to obtain financing to start a new business and for established businesses to purchase new equipment and technologies to expand their operations. Private sector credit is also one of the m... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Ibrahim, Patrick Grafton Supervisor(s): Exley Silumbu , Chinyamata ChipetaThe agricultural sector in Malawi provides livelihood to about 90 percent of the population, accounting for about 38 percent of GDP, employing over 80 percent of the workforce, and contributing over 90 percent of the foreign exchange earnings. Performance of agricultural exports is of critical importance to poverty alleviation, economic growth a... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Kuombola, Harold S.J. Supervisor(s): Patrick Kambewa , Winfred MasanjalaThe study employs multivariate macro-econometric techniques in assessing the credibility of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy’s (MGDS) implementation plan. The multivariate approach looks at the dynamic relationships over the study period of four macroeconomic variables. Based on the Mundell-Fleming three-sector model, a structural vect... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Chirwa, Themba Gilbert Supervisor(s): Ben Kaluwa , Patrick KambewaThis study seeks to examine the impact of financial development on investment and output in the manufacturing sector of Zimbabwe during the 1965-2003 period. The role of finance in the process of economic growth has been recognized more than a century ago and of late there has been a built up of literature on the same. In promoting investment an... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2007
Author: Chireshe, Jaison Supervisor(s): Ben Kaluwa , Ephraim Chirwa