Soyapi L. Mumba
University of Pittsburgh
7 Papers
30 Citations
Soyapi L. Mumba is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medical record & Health care. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications.
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Developing a point-of-care electronic medical record system for TB/HIV co-infected patients: experiences from Lighthouse Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi
Hannock Tweya,Caryl Feldacker,Oliver J. Gadabu,Wingston Ng’ambi,Soyapi L. Mumba,Dave Phiri,Luke Kamvazina,Shawo Mwakilama,H. Kanyerere,Olivia Keiser,Johnbosco Mwafilaso,Chancy Kamba,Matthias Egger,Andreas Jahn,Bertha Nhlema Simwaka,Sam Phiri +15 more
TL;DR: The systematic, iterative process that implementation partners, Lighthouse clinic and Baobab Health Trust, employed to develop and implement a point-of-care electronic medical records system in an integrated, public clinic in Malawi that serves HIV-infected and tuberculosis (TB) patients is detailed.
PMTCT Option B+ Does Not Increase Preterm Birth Risk and May Prevent Extreme Prematurity: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Malawi.
Maganizo Chagomerana,William C. Miller,Brian W. Pence,Mina C. Hosseinipour,Irving F. Hoffman,Robert J. Flick,Hannock Tweya,Soyapi L. Mumba,Frank Chimbwandira,Kimberly A. Powers +9 more
TL;DR: ART during pregnancy was not associated with preterm birth, and it may in fact be protective against severe adverse outcomes accompanying extremely to very pre term birth, as preconception ART initiation appears especially protective.
Is transcription of data on antiretroviral treatment from electronic to paper-based registers reliable in Malawi?
Oliver J. Gadabu,Munthali Cv,Rony Zachariah,Gudmund-Hinderaker S,Andreas Jahn,Twea H,Gondwe A,Soyapi L. Mumba,Lungu M,Malisita K,Eustice Mhango,Simon D Makombe,Lyson Tenthani,L. Mwalwanda,C. Moyo,Gerald P. Douglas,Zach Landis Lewis,Frank Chimbwandira +17 more
TL;DR: There are varying degrees of agreement between the EMR and paper registers which compromise the use of the latter as a backup solution in case of EMR failure, and reasons for this unreliability are discussed.
Design and implementation of a clinical laboratory information system in a low-resource setting.
Timothy M. Mtonga,Faheema E. Choonara,Jeremy U. Espino,Chimwemwe Kachaje,Kenneth Kapundi,Takondwa E. Mengezi,Soyapi L. Mumba,Gerald P. Douglas +7 more
TL;DR: The development process for a clinical laboratory information system (LIS) that leverages informatics interventions to address problems in the laboratory testing process at a hospital in a low-resource setting is described.
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A comparison of data captured at point of care versus data captured retrospectively.
Gerald P. Douglas,Michael McKay,Mwatha Bwanali,Oliver J. Gadabu,Soyapi L. Mumba,Alex Gondwe +5 more
- 06 Nov 2008
TL;DR: A comparison of data quality between point-of-care systems to collect data in real time and paper forms and retrospective data entry in resource-poor HIV clinics is described.
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