Suggestions for student projects from Dr. Kaonga:

 

  1. HIV/AIDS
    1. Assessment of HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention – Jenny Sanders
    2. Assessing the adequacy of response to HIV/AIDS by health services/Community
  2. MALARIA
    1. Assessment of man hours lost due to Malaria, as a reflection on malarieas impact on the socio-economic status of Mwandi.
    2. Assessment of treatment and knowledge of prevention of malaria
    3. Assessment of the impact of the Black Mountain malaria project on the introduction of mosquito nets to each household.  Has it been effective?
  3. TB
    1. Compliance to therapy and the adequacy of interventions put into place to curb disease.
  4. Family Planning/Reproductive Health
    1. Role of men in family planning
    2. Safe motherhood initiative – How is it being implemented in Mwandi
    3. Adolescent reproductive health needs, are they being adequately addressed? – Caroline Morgan
    4. What needs to be done?
  5. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    1. Dual health system (Hospital v. Traditional healers) has it had an effect on prevention strategies
    2. What role do traditional healers have to play in the delivery of health services?
  6. Water and Sanitation – Jamie Ferguson
    1. Accessibility to clean and safe water
    2. Sanitary disposal and refuse
  7. Child health
    1. Growth monitoring and utilization of children clinics
    2. Immunization coverage
    3. Traditional beliefs in Mwandi, do they have anything to do with the low immunization coverage? – Mandy Geiger