In-Use Emissions and Estimated Impacts of Traditional, Natural- and Forced-Draft Cookstoves in Rural Malawi
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05557
Abstract: Emissions from traditional cooking practices in low- and middle-income countries have detrimental health and climate effects; cleaner-burning cookstoves may provide “co-benefits”. Here we assess this potential via in-home measurements of fuel-use and emissions and real-time… read more here.
Keywords: forced draft; rural malawi; cookstoves rural; draft cookstoves ... See more keywords
Comparison of the Nutrient Content of Eggs from Commercial and Village Chickens in Rural Malawi (P03-009-19).
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DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz047.p03-009-19
Abstract: Objectives To characterize the nutritional composition of chicken eggs from a large-scale commercial producer and a small-scale household producer in rural Malawi. Methods A convenience sample of 28 large commercial and 32 village eggs from… read more here.
Keywords: rural malawi; eggs commercial; village eggs; egg ... See more keywords
A secondary data analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial: improved cookstoves associated with reduction in incidence of low birthweight in rural Malawi
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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac093
Abstract: Abstract Background In northern rural Malawi, the majority of households cook using open fires and there is also a high burden of adverse birth outcomes. The use of open fires or highly polluting cookstoves is… read more here.
Keywords: low birthweight; improved cookstoves; trial; analysis ... See more keywords
A Lactobacillus-Deficient Vaginal Microbiota Dominates Postpartum Women in Rural Malawi
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.02150-17
Abstract: ABSTRACT The bacterial community found in the vagina is an important determinant of a woman's health and disease status. A healthy vaginal microbiota is associated with low species richness and a high proportion of one… read more here.
Keywords: microbiota; community; rural malawi; lactobacillus deficient ... See more keywords
Researchers’ reflections on ethics of care as decolonial research practice: understanding Indigenous knowledge communication systems to navigate moments of ethical tension in rural Malawi
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DOI: 10.1177/17470161231169484
Abstract: This article is autoethnographic, based upon the authors’ experiences and reflections upon encountered moments of ethical tension whilst conducting research in rural Malawi. Given that knowledge production, as a process, has been marred by colonial… read more here.
Keywords: ethical tension; moments ethical; ethics care; rural malawi ... See more keywords
A pilot project: handwashing educational intervention decreases incidence of respiratory and diarrheal illnesses in a rural Malawi orphanage
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DOI: 10.1177/1757975920963889
Abstract: Children who live in orphanages represent a population particularly vulnerable to transmissible diseases. Handwashing interventions have proven efficacy for reducing the rate of transmission of common infectious diseases. Few studies have analyzed the delivery of… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; incidence; rural malawi; orphanage ... See more keywords
Associations between individual variations in visual attention at 9 months and behavioral competencies at 18 months in rural Malawi
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239613
Abstract: Theoretical and empirical considerations suggest that individual differences in infant visual attention correlate with variations in cognitive skills later in childhood. Here we tested this hypothesis in infants from rural Malawi (n = 198–377, depending… read more here.
Keywords: attention months; rural malawi; infant visual; attention ... See more keywords
Process Evaluation of “The Hygienic Family” Intervention: A Community-Based Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Project in Rural Malawi
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116771
Abstract: Process evaluations of environmental health interventions are often under-reported and under-utilized in the development of future programs. The “Hygienic Family” intervention targeted improvements in hygiene behaviors of caregivers with under five-year-old children in rural Malawi.… read more here.
Keywords: hygienic family; hygiene; family intervention; process evaluation ... See more keywords