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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Low-Income Setting"”.
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Primary Hip And Knee Arthroplasty At District Level Is Safe And May Reduce The Burden On Tertiary Care In A Low-Income Setting
Background: Arthroplasty procedures in low-income countries are mostly performed at tertiary centers, with waiting lists exceeding 12 to 24 months. Recently, this is further exacerbated by the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on elective surgeries. Providing arthroplasty services at other levels of …
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Effect of nicotine and alcohol exposure in utero on vascular intima medial thickness, endothelial function, and the development of cardiometabolic risk factors in children in a low-income setting.
… cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. In low socioeconomic regions, CVD risk factors have also presented in children and adolescents. The Developmental origins of Health and Disease (DoHaD) hypothesised that prenatal exposures will result in long-lasting, if not permanent adaptations in …
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Developmental outcomes of small infants at a South African high-risk follow-up clinic : a short-term longitudinal study
… of small infants at a high-risk clinic in a low-income setting, using developmental and hearing screening tools (PEDS tools and ABR MB11), and a developmental assessment (Vineland-3) at six- and 12-months corrected age (T1 and T2). All the participants underwent a hearing screening. Four …
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Examining Teachers’ Perceptions of Preparedness to Teach in Low-Income Schools Upon Completing a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree
… preparation program in a midwestern U.S. urban, low-income setting. These MAT EPP program completers described their views of their preparation program, including the EPP’s perceived strengths and areas for improvement framed by Danielson’s four domains of teaching responsibility: Planning and …
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The historical and current roles of Street Committees in strengthening health services in Gugulethu
… (SC) in strengthening health services in a low-income setting in South Africa. The mini thesis is divided into two parts, a research protocol (Part A) and journal ‘ready' manuscript (Part B). Part A explores the historical, current, and future roles of SC in Gugulethu as well as identifying …
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The association of early childhood nutrition and growth with the intestinal microbiome and pneumonia
… in children with malnutrition and pneumonia in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) are scarce. This work aimed to investigate growth in early childhood, and associations of the microbiome with growth and pneumonia in an LMIC. Methods A prospective study of growth, pneumonia, and the …
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Can I ask you a question? On global studies and solutions
… organization at a rural school in a low-income setting. Another graduate, while not going on to tertiary education, is using the experience to guide his work vocation. In summary, the global studies/IGS program has had important impacts on graduates, both expected and unexpected. …
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Childhood obesity prevention in Soweto, South Africa
… In South Africa, young children in urban low-income settings have been identified as being particularly at risk of overweight and obesity, while childhood undernutrition also persists. There is a need to develop and test context-appropriate interventions for the prevention of overweight …
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Hard hitting facts on childhood head trauma: an epidemiological analysis
… Rules (CDRs) have been established in High Income Countries. These protocols, including the need for CT scan might differ in a Medium/Low Income setting. Methodology: This is a prospective, single centre cohort study. Data were collected over an 18-month period (1 August 2015 - 31 January …
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Trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms in South Africa
… Most of this evidence is generated in high-income countries (HICs), however. Little is known about the course of perinatal depression in low-income settings, where women are more likely to experience social and economic adversity, and where the patterns of risk among mothers and their …
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Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic disease risk among adults living with obstructive sleep apnoea: Is there a case for exercise as an adjunct therapy?
… particularly in the public healthcare setting in South Africa where access to CPAP therapy is constrained. Due to the paucity of data for patients with OSA in South Africa, we propose the current formative study to first describe OSA severity, CMD risk and habitual physical activity …
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Spatial urban environmental change and Malaria/Diarrhoea mortality in Accra, Ghana
… by say hygiene factors and sanitation, low salaries, genetic factors, etc? A substantial body of literature exists which seeks to explain a fast growing phenomenon of social and spatial segregation in health. A range of structural, material, and socio-cultural factors have been …