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Contribution of Tithonia diversifolia to yield and nutrient uptake of maize in Malawian small-scale agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.P. Ganunga --- , Zambia O.A. Yerokun --- , Zambia J. D. T. Kumwenda --- , MalawiLocally available non-traditional green manure plants could potentially contribute to reversing the trend of declining soil fertility and raise maize yield in small-scale farms. In this study, Tithonia diversifolia was tested as a low cost green manure in Malawi. In... -
BREEDING BEHAVIOUR OF THE MPASA, OPSARIDIUM MICROLEPIS (GUNTHER) (PISCES:CYPRINIDAE), IN LAKE MALAWI
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D. Tweddle --- Fisheries Department, MalawiObservations on the breeding behaviour of mpasa, a commercially valuable cyprinid endemic to Lake Malawi, were conducted in the Bua and North Rukuru Rivers. The spawning run takes place over an extended period during and after the rains, with an... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH RATE OF MPASA, OPSABIDIUM MICROLEPIS (GUNTHER, 1864) (PISCES: CRYPRINIDAE), BY LENGTH FREQUENCY ANALYSIS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D. Tweddle --- Fisheries Department, MalawiThe mpasa, Opsaridium microlepis, is an important commercial species in areas of Lake Malawi near major inflowing rivers during annual spawning migrations. Plots of length frequency data collected over a series of years from mpasa catches in the Bua and... -
Indigenous Healing Practices in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andrew Simwaka --- University of Malawi, Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council & University of Limpopo, Dixie Maluwa-Banda --- University of Malawi,One of the most important areas of African culture in which the significant presence of traditional beliefs can be seen is through sickness and healing. In many traditional cultures, illness is thought to be caused by psychological conflicts or disturbed... -
HIV and AIDS vulnerability in fishing communities in Mangochi district, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph Nagoli --- , Katrien Holvoet --- , Michelle Remme --- ,The fisheries sector contributes significantly to Malawi's national economy and to the livelihoods of the poor as certain activities in the sector have relatively low barriers to entry. Various studies have shown that the fisheries sector suffers from high HIV... -
Bioaccumulation of selected inorganic substances in the tissue of Oreochromis shiranus from Bunda Dam, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PP Mumba JW Banda E Kaunda C Ndamala G GhambiA study to assess and monitor the concentrations of sulphate, sodium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, iron and nitrate in Bunda Dam was carried out from May to November 1998. The same parameters, except nitrate and chloride, were also determined in the... -
The artisanal fishery of Metangula, Lake Malawi/Niassa, East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JoséS Halafo RobertE Hecky WilliamD TaylorThe artisanal fishery of Metangula, on the remote Mozambique coast of Lake Malawi/Niassa, was studied for four months during the rainy season from December 1998 to March 1999. Catch, catch composition and fishing effort were determined for the most important... -
Management advice for the Diplotaxodon limnothrissa (Teleostei: Cichlidae) resource in the south-east arm of Lake Malawi, based on per-recruit analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GeoffreyZ Kanyerere AnthonyJ Booth OlafLF WeylDiplotaxodon limnothrissa is a widely distributed species occurring throughout Lake Malawi and is probably the most abundant cichlid in the pelagic zone of the lake. The species is exploited commercially in the south-east arm of the lake, but since the... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH RATE OF MPASA, OPSABIDIUM MICROLEPIS (GUNTHER, 1864) (PISCES: CRYPRINIDAE), BY LENGTH FREQUENCY ANALYSIS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: D. Tweddle --- Fisheries Department, MalawiThe mpasa, Opsaridiwm microlepis, is an important commercial species in areas of Lake Malawi near major inflowing rivers during annual spawning migrations. Plots of length frequency data collected over a series of years from mpasa catches in the Bua and... -
Preliminary examination of hatching season and growth of Engraulicypris sardella (Pisces: Cyprinidae) larvae and juveniles in Lake Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shinsuke Morioka --- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Emmanuel Kaunda --- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Bunda College of Agriculture, MalawiThe hatching period and the growth of Malawian cyprinid Engraulicypris sardella larvae and juveniles collected from two sites along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Malawi were investigated using otolith increment information. The lapillus was used to determine the age in... -
Molecular diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the gastropod genus Melanoides in Lake Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Louise Von Gersdorff Sørensen --- Mandahl-Barth Research Center for Biodiversity and Health, DBL — Institute for Health Research and Development, Denmark Aslak Jørgensen --- Mandahl-Barth Research Center for Biodiversity and Health, DBL — Institute for Health Research and Development, Denmark Thomas K. Kristensen --- Mandahl-Barth Research Center for Biodiversity and Health, DBL — Institute for Health Research and Development, DenmarkThe freshwater snails belonging to the genus Melanoides Olivier, 1804 are widespread across tropical regions of the world and endemic species have evolved in the African Lakes Malawi, Mweru and Tanganyika. The endemic Melanoides species of Lake Malawi have been... -
Preliminary study on the culture and breeding of Bulinus nyassanus (Mollusca: Pulmonata) under laboratory conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Mary Lundeba --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Malawi Jeremy S. Likongwe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Malawi Henry Madsen --- DBL Institute for Health Research and Developmemnt, Denmark Jay R. Stauffer --- School of Forest Resources, Penn State University, U.S.A.We successfully artificially cultured and bred Bulinus nyassanus, endemic to Lake Malawi and an intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium. The laboratory culture of this snail species is essential in relation to further experiments on the feasibility of using facultative snail-eating... -
Potential of Metriaclima lanisticola (Teleostei: Cichlidae) for biological control of schistosome intermediate host snails
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Mary Lundeba --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Malawi Jeremy S. Likongwe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Malawi Henry Madsen --- DBL Center for Health Research and Development, Denmark Jay R. Stauffer --- School of Forest Resources, Penn State University, U.S.A.Metriaclima lanisticola, a native cichlid of Lake Malawi, was studied under laboratory conditions to evaluate its possible role as a predator of snails (Bulinus spp.). Bulinus globosus, B. nyassanus and B. tropicus were used as prey. B. globosus and B... -
HIV-related stigma: implications for symptoms of anxiety and depression among Malawian women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Kamen --- Behavioral Medicine Unit, USA Jill Arganbright --- Center for AIDS Intervention Research, USA Eliza Kienitz --- PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, USA Melissa Weller --- PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, USA Anna Khaylis --- British Columbia Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Canada Tammy Shenkman --- PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, USA Sarah Smith --- Center for AIDS Intervention Research, USA Cheryl Koopman --- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USA Cheryl Gore-Felton --- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USAAn estimated 11% of the adult population in Malawi, Africa, is living with HIV/AIDS. The disease has taken a toll on communities, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Malawian women carry the burden of being caretakers for individuals infected with... -
Asymmetric interspecific territorial competition over food resources amongst Lake Malawi cichlid fishes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Atsushi Maruyama --- Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, Japan Bosco Rusuwa --- Department of Biology, Malawi Masahide Yuma --- Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, JapanThe rock-dwelling cichlids in Lake Malawi comprise the most diverse freshwater fish community in the world. Individuals frequently interact with heterospecifics through feeding territoriality. Underwater observations and experiments were conducted to examine interspecific variation in the frequencies of territorial behaviour... -
Effect of temperature on growth, survival and reproduction of Bulinus nyassanus (Smith, 1877) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Lake Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Godfrey K. Kubirizajournal --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Uganda Henry Madsen --- Mandahl Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health, DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Faculty of Life Sciences, Denmark Jeremy S. Likongwe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Jay R. Stauffer Jr --- School of Forest Resources, U.S.A. Jeremiah Kang????Ombe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Fanuel Kapute --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, MalawiBulinus nyassanus, endemic to Lake Malawi, is an intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium and plays an important role in transmission of this parasite along some shorelines on the Nankumba Peninsula in the southern part of the lake. Density of B... -
Household market participation and stunting in preschool children in Lilongwe, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Al Howard --- Department of Global and Community Health, Mk Komwa --- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, R. Yohane --- Kanengo AIDS Support Organization, Kh Jacobsen --- Department of Global and Community Health,Background: Stunting among Malawian preschool children continues to be a concern. -
Weight gain, physical activity and dietary changes during the seven months of first-year university life in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: G. Takomana --- Department of Home Economics and Human Nutrition, Aa Kalimbira --- Department of Home Economics and Human Nutrition,Objective: The objective of the study was to assess weight gain, physical activity and dietary changes during the first year of university life in Malawi. -
Consumption and wastage of home-fortified maize flour products in northern Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: G Mphwanthe --- Department of Human Nutrition and Health, Malawi AA Kalimbira --- Department of Human Nutrition and Health, Malawi NC Geresomo --- Department of Human Nutrition and Health, MalawiObjective: The objective of the study was to determine the amount of home-fortified maize flour products consumed and wasted by women aged 15–49 years, and children aged ≤ 5 years. -
“I am Malawian, Multicultural or British”: Remote acculturation and identity formation among urban adolescents in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kim T. Ferguson --- Psychology Faculty, USA Yuna L. Ferguson --- Department of Psychology, USA Gail M. Ferguson --- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, USAWe aimed to better understand multidimensional remote acculturation to South African, United States of America (US), and United Kingdom (UK) cultures among 144 thirteen- to seventeen-year-old (M = 15 0.28, SD = 1.06; 43.1% female; 36.6% Black African, 23.9% Southeast... -
Perceptions of why Malawians engage in concurrent sexual partnerships among a select population of radio listeners: findings from an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rupali J Limaye --- Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Maryland Amanda Berman --- Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Maryland Jane Brown --- Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Maryland Triza Kakhobwe --- Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, MalawiConcurrent sexual partnerships have been identified as a potential driver in the HIV epidemic in Southern Africa. This study utilised an innovative approach to explore perceptions of why Malawians may engage in these relationships, and their suggestions for reducing the... -
Informal transit, socio-spatial exclusion, and changing geographies of HIV/AIDS in urban Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Mkandawire --- Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Human Rights Program, Carleton University, Canada Godwin Arku --- Department of Geography, Canada Isaac Luginaah --- Department of Geography, Canada Josephine Etowa --- University of Ottawa School of Nursing, CanadaThe role played by the transport sector in the regional spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is well known, yet attention has remained confined to entertainment hotspots and stopping places along long-distance highways and cross-border transport corridors. This paper draws... -
Tales of Political Monuments in Malawi: Re-storying National History
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ken Junior Lipenga --- English Department, MalawiCountries in Africa have many monuments memorialising specific figures and events in the history of their nations. Statuaries feature prominently among these monuments. This paper examines the positioning of three statues in Malawi. One of the statues is that of... -
Celebrity Politics, Political Cynicism and Contestations of Credibility in Lucius Banda’s Songs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Syned Mthatiwa --- Department of English, MalawiLucius Banda is one of the renowned popular musicians in Malawi. His songs explore a wide range of political and social issues. In 2003 he joined the United Democratic Front (UDF) party and decided to run for parliament representing Balaka... -
The Prophet in Music: Lyrical Representations of the Shepherd Bushiri Discourse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ken Junior Lipenga --- , MalawiMusic plays various roles in contemporary Africa. This paper examines a specific role — how songs contribute to the public image of a specific personality, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri. The paper argues that the image that people have come to know... -
Pigeonpea production constraints and farmers’ trait preferences in Malawi: implications for variety design
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Esnart Nyirenda Yohane --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South Africa Mark Laing --- , South Africa Admire Shayanowako --- , South Africa Isack Mathew --- , South Africa Justus M Chintu --- , MalawiPigeonpea Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. is the most important legume cash crop grown in Malawi. However, productivity is low due to biotic and abiotic stresses and socioeconomic constraints. The objectives of this study were to determine farmers’ perceived constraints to... -
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 1: reconstruction of the historic hydromorphology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AL Birkhead --- , South Africa CA Brown --- , South Africa H Bukhari --- , South Africa MK Reinecke --- , South Africa WO Mgoola --- , Malawi JK Nyirenda --- , MalawiThe Elephant Marsh lies on the floodplain of the lower Shire River, in southern Malawi. It is both a cultivated, seasonal floodplain and an area of permanent shallow lakes. The marsh is highly biodiverse, has a productive fishery and supports... -
“Lydiate is now our home of a sort”: perceptions of place amongst ageing first-generation Malawian migrants in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Johannes Bhanye --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe notion of “home” amongst the diaspora is complex, with some scholars asserting that home in the diaspora is not singular or exclusionary but that migrants are torn between multiple “homes.” Other scholars highlight that it is not always the... -
Women in Chinsapo, Malawi: vulnerability and risk to HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jayati Ghosh --- Division of Business, Dominican University of California, Ezekiel Kalipeni --- Geography and African Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,Malawi, a very poor country located in southern Africa, is no exception to the growing trend and severity in HIV prevalence. By the end of 2003 there were 900 000 adults and children in Malawi living with HIV/AIDS. Adult prevalence... -
Equity in access to ARV drugs in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Pierson R.T. Ntata --- University of Malawi,This paper discusses the issue of equity in the distribution of ARV drugs in the Malawi health system. Malawi is one of the countries most severely affected by HIV/AIDS in southern Africa. It is also one of the poorest countries... -
Gender differences in university students' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviours in Malawi: a pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Pierson RT Ntata --- Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Adamson S Muula --- Flinders University Medical School, Australia Seter Siziya --- Medical Biostatistics in the School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Edrinnie E Kayambazinthu --- English Department, Chancellor College, University of Medicine,A cross-sectional study was conducted among first-year university students in Malawi to determine distributions of HIV/AIDS related knowledge, and sexual behaviours. A total of 314 (199 male and 115 female) students were eligible to participate, and of these 221 (70.4%)... -
Parenting experiences of couples living with human immunodeficiency virus: A qualitative study from rural Southern Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Belinda Chimphamba Gombachika --- , , Norway Johanne Sundby --- , , Norway Ellen Chirwa --- , , Malawi Address Malata --- , , MalawiThe advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has allowed couples living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to live longer and healthier lives. The reduction in the mother-to-child transmission of HIV has encouraged some people living with HIV (PLWH) to have children... -
Effects of adolescent exposure to behaviour change interventions on their HIV risk reduction in Northern Malawi: a situation analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: M. Mwale --- , , Malawi A. S. Muula --- , , MalawiUnderstanding adolescents’ translation of HIV and AIDS-related behaviour change interventions (BCI) knowledge and skills into expected behavioural outcomes helps us appreciate behaviour change dynamics among young people and informs evidence-based programming. We explored the effects of adolescents’ exposure to BCI... -
A new species of rupicolous Cordylus Laurenti from Malawi (Sauria: Cordylidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: DonaldG. Broadley --- Research Associate, Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, P. le FrasN. Mouton --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa -
Malawi’s progress towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 fast-track targets: who is lagging?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bilaal Wilson Matola --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Lovemore Mapahla --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Juliet Charity Yauka Nyasulu --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaThe HIV and AIDS epidemic remains a critical global health challenge. Malawi accounts for 2.5% of global HIV cases and is a focus country in the UNAIDS 95-95-95 fast-track initiative. Despite reaching 92-95-94 in 2020, there is a need to...
