Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate"
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Effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing the use of misoprostol in postabortion care in Malawi: a quasi-experimental study
Darj, Elisabeth; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula; Chiudzu, Grace; Maluwa, Alfred; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)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 ... -
Effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing the use of misoprostol in postabortion care in Malawi: A quasi-experimental study
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula; Chiudzu, Grace; Maluwa, Alfred; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)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 Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Chiudzu, Grace; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Health care providers' perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi.
Wagenheim, Cecilie; Savosnick, Hedda Haraldsson; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Kafulafula, Ursula; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)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 ... -
Health care providers’ perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi
Wagenheim, Cecilie Annette; Savosnick, Hedda Haraldsson; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)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 Immaculate; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Maria Lisa; Ndhlovu, Victor; Röllin, Halina; Xu, Shanshan; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Population exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may result in detrimental health effects, especially to pregnant women, developing foetuses and young children. We are reporting the findings of a cross-sectional ... -
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 Immaculate; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Maria Lisa; Röllin, Halina; Choko, Augustine; Xu, Shanshan; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)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 ... -
Women’s perceptions of and experiences with the use of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion in central Malawi: a mixed methods study
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Abortion-related complications are among the common causes of maternal mortality in Malawi. Misoprostol is recommended for the treatment of first-trimester incomplete abortions but is seldom used for post-abortion ...