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Maternal, Child and Adolescent Mental Health,
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Limbika Maliwichi is a Senior Lecturer and a former Deputy Dean of Faculty of Social Science at the University of Malawi. She joined the Department of Psychology in 2005 as a Staff Associate and was promoted to the Lecturer position in 2009 after completing a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Sam Houston State University with funding from the Fulbright programme. Limbika also holds a Master of Health Science from Johns Hopkins University-School of Public Health. Apart from teaching, she is an active member of the University of Malawi Research Ethics committee and an editorial Board Member for the Malawi Journal of Social Sciences. Limbika was a country lead on a WHO funded project piloting population level developmental indicators assessment that led to the development of the Infant and Young Child Development Indicators tool for WHO. Her research focus is on maternal, adolescent and child mental health. She is currently a co-investigator on two NIH funded longitudinal studies and one NRF funded project: • Evaluating a group-based intervention to improve mental health and ART adherence among youth living with HIV. • The impact of in utero HIV exposure on infant T and B cell responses and neurocognitive development in Malawi. • Covid-19 and mental health In addition, Limbika has a vast experience in training and supervising health workers administering different standardized neurodevelopmental and behavioural tests to children across Malawi and the region.
Publications
- Journal Article
Mmanga C, Ndasauka Y, Kainja J, Kondowe F, Mchenga M, Maliwichi L, Nyamali S. The world is coming to an end! COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among adolescents in Malawi. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jan 5;13:1024793. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1024793. PMID: 36684001; PMCID: PMC9849886. (2023)
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1024793. PMID: 36684001; PMCID: PMC9849886.
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EckhardF. Kleinau, Tilinao Lamba, Wanda Jaskiewicz, Katy Gorentz, Ines Hungerbuehler, Donya Rahimi, Demoubly Kokota, Limbika Maliwichi, EdisterS. Jamu, Alex Zumazuma, Mariana Negrão, Raphael Mota, Yasmine Khouri, Michael Kappsmed. Effectiveness of a chatbot in improving the mental wellbeing of health workers in Malawi during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized, controlled trial. Rxiv 2023.01.24.23284959; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.24.23284959 (2023)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.24.23284959
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Mauluka, C., Chiumia, I.K., Maliwichi, L., Stones, W. (2022). Assessing the Impact of Client Knowledge and Demand on Service Provision from Antenatal to Postnatal Care - An Implementation Science Design. Journal of Women’s Health and Development 5 : 287-302. (2022)
https://www.fortunejournals.com/articles/assessing-the-impact-of-client-knowledge-and-demand-on-service-provision-from-antenatal-to-postnatal.pdf
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Kainja J, Ndasauka Y, Mchenga M, Kondowe F, M'manga C, Maliwichi L, Nyamali S. Umunthu, Covid-19 and mental health in Malawi. Heliyon. 2022 Oct 31;8(11):e11316. (2022)
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11316. PMID: 36353175; PMCID: PMC9638767.
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Fowler, Mary Glenn; Hanrahan, Colleen; Yende, Nonhlanhla; Stranix-Chibanda, Lynda; Chipato, Tsungai; Maliwichi, Limbika; Gadama, Luis; Aizire, Jim; Dadabhai, Sufia; Chinula, Lameck; Wambuzi-Owang, Lillian; Owor, Maxensia; Violari, Avy; Nyati, Mandisa; Hanley, Sherika; Govender, Vanik; Brummel, Sean; Taha, Taha. Neurodevelopmental outcomes of HIV/antiretroviral drug perinatally exposed uninfected children aged 3–6 years. AIDS 36(11):p 1533-1543, September 01, 2022. (2022)
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003290
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Libous JL, Montañez NA, Dow DE, Kapetanovic S, Buckley J, Kakhu TJ, Kamthunzi P, Maliwichi LA, Vhembo T, Chawana TD, Nematadzira T and Donenberg GR (2021) IMPAACT 2016: Operationalizing HIV Intervention Adaptations to Inform the Science and Outcomes of Implementation. Front. Reprod. Health 3:662912. doi: 10.3389/frph.2021.662912 (2021)
doi: 10.3389/frph.2021.662912
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Gladstone, M., Lancaster, G., McCray, G., Cavellera V., Alves, C. Maliwichi, L., Rasheed, M., Dua, T., Janus, M., Kariger, P.(2021). Validation of the Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD) Indicators in Three Countries: Brazil, Malawi and Pakistan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(11), 6117; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116117 (2021)
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Mauluka, C., Lamba, T., Damte, T., & Maliwichi, L. (2021). Explaining Low-Risk Perception of Covid-19 Among Malawians. The Journal of Development Communication, 32(1), 42-59. Retrieved from http://jdc.journals.unisel.edu.my/ojs/index.php/jdc/article/view/192 5 (2021)
http://jdc.journals.unisel.edu.my/ojs/index.php/jdc/article/view/192 5
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Boivin, M., Maliwichi-Senganimalunje, L., Ogwang, L., Kawalazira, R., Sikorskii, A., Familiar-Lopez, I., Kuteesa, A., Nyakato, M., Mutebe, A., Namukooli, J., Mallewa, M., Ruiseñor-Escudero, H., Aizire, J., Taha, T., & Fowler M., (2019). Neurodevelopmental effects of ante-partum and post-partum antiretroviral exposure in HIV-exposed and uninfected children versus HIV-unexposed and uninfected children in Uganda and Malawi: a prospective cohort study. Lancet HIV 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352- 3018(19)30083-9 (2019)
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Wright, J. & Maliwichi-Senganimalunje, L. (2019) Pluralism and practicality: village health workers’ responses to contested meanings of mental illness in Southern Malawi, Anthropology & Medicine, DOI: 10.1080/13648470.2018.1507103 (2019)
- Book Chapters
Manda, T., Jamu, E., Mwakilama, E., & Maliwichi-Senganimalunje, L. (2019). Internet Addiction and Mental Health among College Students in Malawi in Ndasauka, Y. & Kayange, M. (eds.), Addiction in South and East Africa- Interdisciplinary approaches, (pp. 261-279). Switzerland, Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13593-5_16 (2019)
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Chokotho, L., Mulwafu, W., Singini, I., Njalale, Y., Maliwichi-Senganimalunje, L., & Jacobsen K.H. First responders and prehospital care for road traffic injuries in Malawi. Prehospital and disaster medicine. 32(1):14-19. February, 2017. (2017)
- Book Chapters
Maliwichi-Senganimalunje, L. (2016). Mothers depressive symptoms and neurodevelopmental outcomes in Malawian and Ugandan Children at 12 months of age. Johns Hopkins University (2016)
- Journal Article
Kauye, F. Chiwandira, C., Wright, J., Common, S., Phiri, M., Mafuta, M., Maliwichi-Senganimalunje, L., & Udedi, M. Increasing the capacity of health surveillance assistants in community mental health care in a developing country, Malawi: Genesis of pilot program and interim results. Malawi Medical Journal Vol.23 (3) September, 2011. (2011)
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Kasayira, J., Zimba, C., Thyangathyanga, T., Jamba L., Senganimalunje, L., & Jamu, E. Situational analysis of Psychology at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Zimbabwe Social Science Review Vol. 1 (2), December 2010. (2010)
- Book Chapters
Maliwichi-Senganimalunje, L. (2009). Adult attachment and coping styles related to college adjustment, Sam Houston State University. (2009)
