Millions of orphans, created by parental deaths due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-
Saharan Africa, live with, and are cared for, by grandparents. Little research has considered …

Effective communication is a prerequisite for a successful and satisfactory doctor–patient
relationship. Whereas Chichewa is the default language used in most settings in Malawi …

Gender equality is fundamental to reducing malnutrition. In policy practice, gender is often
misconstrued to mean women, when in fact it refers to men and women's roles and …

The study was motivated by the increased prevalence of unwanted pregnancies, early
marriages, unsafe abortions, and school dropouts among the youth due to a lack of Sexual …

Abstract Engaging the African Feminist ideological framework, this paper explores the
intersection between African female initiation rites and male power and privilege. The paper …

My thesis presents a discussion of the concepts of vulnerability and empowerment in
research exploring female sex workers'(FSW) engagement with HIV Self-testing (HIVST) …

Female farmers in Malawi and many other African countries remain subordinate to and more
food insecure than their male counterparts. It is paradoxical that this status quo has persisted …

The clinical gaze, which is the combination of doctor expertise and information obtained
from and on the patient, is the basis of diagnosis and prognosis (Foucault 1975). As such …

This thesis engages in a discussion around the education of girls in Malawi. Despite
government and non-governmental organizations interventions in girls' education, the …