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Showing 1 to 20 of 174 for “"Economic burden"”.
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Evaluating Cost Effectiveness of Precision Cancer Medicine Approaches and The Economic Burden of Colorectal Cancer
… I conducted a systematic review of health economic analyses of molecular biomarkers (MBM) to stratify CRC patients for PCM in high-income countries. This analysis found that:<br/><br/>1.Oncotype DX® is cost-effective in sparing treatment toxicity.<br/><br/>2.Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase …
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The economic burden of 'malaria' morbidity on households in Mtoko district of North-Eastern Zimbabwe
… presents the findings of a research on the economic burden of malaria morbidity to rural households in Mtoko district of North-East Zimbabwe. The main objective of this study was to ascertain the household level impacts of direct costs (medical costs, consultation costs, transport costs and …
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The economic burden, patients' well-being, and social determinants related to diabetes in South Africa
… imposes high levels of health, financial and economic burdens, there is a dearth of studies focusing on identifying and analysing the factors that predict or influence a patient's well-being and quantifying productivity loss in relation to diabetes, particularly in SSA. Objectives: This thesis …
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Economic burden of diarrheal diseases and effect of vaccination - experience from a lower middle-income country
… while endemic cholera is one of the largest burdens for Bangladesh.;Vaccination is the most cost-effective investment for preventing the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases; Bangladesh is also committed to introduce cholera and rotavirus vaccination in the national Expanded Program on …
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Inpatient household economic burden of child malnutrition in Zimbabwe : a case study conducted at Harare Central hospital
… severe acute malnutrition imposes an uneven burden on health resources across the world, with low-income countries shouldering much of this burden. Like any illness, severe acute malnutrition imposes an economic burden on households that, if significantly large could result in the …
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Health challenges of the 21st century - Empirical essays on the health and economic burden of non-communicable diseases and climate change in Southeast Asia
… Both will pose a disproportionate health and economic burden on low- and middle-income countries, which are also the countries least able to cope with them. By threatening individual health and socioeconomic improvements, and by putting an immense burden on already constrained health care …
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A systematic review of the assessment of out-of-pocket payment removal policies in reducing the economic burden caused by direct and indirect costs of HIV service utilization in South Africa
… user fee removal has contributed to reducing the economic burden of HIV/AIDS for PLWH and their households. Methods: Searches were conducted on Africa Wide, CINAHL, EconLit, Health Source, PsycInfo, PubMed and Web of Science. We included quantitative and qualitative articles that reported costs of …
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The economic consequences and coping mechanisms used by households affected by HIV
This study was aimed at examining the economic consequences and the coping mechanisms used by households affected by HIV/AIDS. There is concern that even with the provision of free Antiretroviral Therapy (ART); HIV/AIDS may exert negative economic consequences on People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) …
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Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulator Therapies in Cystic Fibrosis: A Retrospective Evaluation of a Nationwide Specialty Pharmacy Database
… their high acquisition cost, assessing their economic burden along with the adherence rate of patients is imperative. Objective: (i) To assess the utilization of CFTR modulator therapies in a specialty pharmacy CF patient population and (ii) to calculate the economic burden of CFTR modulator …
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The Lothian atopic dermatitis study
… and assesses, at all ages, the prevalence, the economic burden to patients and the health service, and the quality of life of patients with atopic dermatitis.
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Contrasting Purulent and Non-purulent Middle Ear Effusions: A Study of Otitis Media Etiology
… experience multiple OM episodes by age 7. The economic burden associated with OM is estimated to be $3-5 billion annually. A small number of OM cases involve sequelae, such as acute mastoiditis, that can have fatal consequences if left untreated.
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Reorganization of the elementary schools in the Linden Union High School District
… districts?; (2) Are there inequalities in the economic burden of support?; (3) Are there educational inequalities?; (4) Is widespread transportation feasible?; (5) What are the population trends?; (6) What barriers affect district reorganization?; (7) Where are the community interest centers?; …
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Vascular remodelling in malignant hypertension
… agents have reduced mortality, but the economic burden remains high due to complications such as end stage renal failure. Since the condition is initially asymptomatic, little is known about early pathogenesis. However the principal pathology is vascular remodelling of resistance …
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Development of a tri-axial (vertical and shear) force measurement foot platform
… is a diabetic complication causing major economic burden throughout the world. It has long been thought that shear stresses on the plantar surface of the foot are a major contributing factor to the formation of these ulcers. Although there are many instruments available that measure the …
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The Economics of Vivax Malaria Treatment
… prior to radical cure reduced the disease burden while being a cost-effective option for healthcare providers that do not use radical cure and a potentially cost-saving alternative where primaquine is prescribed without screening. The costs of implementing G6PD screening were collected in …
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The impact of malaria among the poor and vulnerable : the role of livelihoods and coping strategies in rural Kenya
… of malaria and the implications of malaria cost burdens for household livelihoods and vulnerability. It uses a conceptual framework that takes a holistic approach to understand vulnerability and the link between malaria and livelihood change. In order to investigate these issues, the study was …
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Structure and agency in the economics of public policy for TB control
… may affect the costs, outcomes as well as the economic burden associated with the disease in South Africa. The work presented is based on empirical work done alongside a pragmatic cluster randomized control trial. Empirically, it examines the longitudinal economic burden of TB diagnosis and …
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QUANTIFYING THE HUMANISTIC BURDEN OF SMOKING AND EXPLORING ISSUES RELATED TO WORKPLACE-BASED SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS IN SINGAPORE
… A COSTLY PROBLEM WORLDWIDE. WHILE THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC BURDEN OF SMOKING IS WELL KNOWN, MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE TO EVALUATE ITS HUMANISTIC BURDEN. TO COPE WITH THE BURDEN, WE THINK THAT THE WORKPLACE IS IDEAL AS A SETTING TO PROMOTE SMOKING CESSATION. HOWEVER, THE UPTAKE RATE OF …
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The health economics of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour: healthcare expenditure and cost-effective interventions
… inactivity and sedentary behaviour are an economic burden due to direct healthcare costs and indirect costs from reduced productivity, increased absenteeism, and other out-of-pocket costs. Previous studies have estimated the healthcare costs associated with physical inactivity using a …
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The Economic Impact of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) on the Health System of South Africa. A Cost of Illness Study.
… of RHD are increasingly becoming huge economic burden to the health system and consecutively the government. Despite RHD being preventable, most of the RHD related deaths happen in children and working age adults where the economic burden of premature death is high. Several strategies …
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