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“Confidence comes with frequent practice” : health professionals’ perceptions of using manual vacuum aspiration after a training program

Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Darj, Elisabeth (BioMed Central, 2019-02-19)

BACKGROUND : Malawi has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with unsafe abortion as a major contributor. Curettage is most frequently used as the surgical method for treating incomplete abortions, ...
Effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing the use of misoprostol in postabortion care in Malawi : a quasi-experimental study

Chakhame, Bertha Magreta; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula; Chiudzu, Grace; Maluwa, Alfred; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-12)

OBJECTIVES : The study was conducted to determine effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing use of misoprostol in management of incomplete abortions. DESIGN : A quasi-experimental study with training intervention ...
Experiences of using misoprostol in the management of incomplete abortions : a voice of healthcare workers in central Malawi

Chakhame, Bertha Magreta; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Chiudzu, Grace; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (MDPI, 2022-09-23)

Complications after abortion are a major cause of maternal death. Incomplete abortions are common and require treatment with surgical or medical uterine evacuation. Even though misoprostol is a cheaper and safer option, ...
Health care providers’ perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi

Wagenheim, Cecilie Annette; Savosnick, Hedda; Chakhame, Bertha Magreta; Darj, Elisabeth; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (BMC, 2022-12-03)

BACKGROUND : In Malawi, abortion is only legal to save a pregnant woman’s life. Treatment for complications after unsafe abortions has a massive impact on the already impoverished health care system. Even though manual ...
Predictors of maternal serum concentrations for selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in pregnant women and associations with birth outcomes : a cross-sectional study from southern Malawi

Mwapasa, Mphatso; Huber, Sandra; Chakhame, Bertha Magreta; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Maria Lisa; Ndhlovu, Victor; Rollin, Halina B.; Xu, Shanshan; Odland, Jon Oyvind (MDPI, 2023-03)

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Serum concentrations of selected poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in pregnant women and associations with Birth outcomes. A cross-sectional study from southern Malawi

Mwapasa, Mphatso; Huber, Sandra; Chakhame, Bertha Magreta; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Maria Lisa; Rollin, Halina B.; Choko, Augustine; Xu, Shanshan; Odland, Jon Oyvind (MDPI, 2023-01)

Pervasive exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) shows associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of the present study was to examine the determinants of different serum PFAS concentrations in ...

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