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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Low-resourced settings"”.
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Improving smoking cessation for vulnerable populations in low-resourced settings
… pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer, and stroke. Low and middle-income countries (LMICs), including sub-Saharan Africa, shoulder a disproportionate burden of the global tobacco epidemic, where over 80% of the world's tobacco users live. The implementation of evidence-based programs and policies …
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Implementing a community-based caregiver intervention in limited-resource settings: a focus on implementation strategies
… of evidence-based interventions in real-world settings. However, there are little data on the use of implementation strategies in low-resourced settings. The World Health Organization Caregiver Skills Training Programme (WHO-CST) for families of children with developmental disabilities was …
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Investigating an Executive Function Intervention Using Goal Management Training in HIV+ Adolescents in South Africa
… cognitive rehabilitation interventions in low resourced settings such as those commonly found in South Africa. This quantitative study used a pre-test post-test quasi experimental research design to investigate the effectiveness of a 7-week pGMT intervention in HIV+ adolescents in South …
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A qualitative exploration of the perceived factors that influence alcohol consumption among South African girls and young women (AFYW) and the relationship with sexual risk behaviour
… SA adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), from low-resourced settings, exhibit increasingly problematic alcohol consumption behaviours. As alcohol is a key determinant of sexual risk behaviours, it increases AGYW's already disproportionate burden of potentially negative sexual and reproductive …
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A cross-sectional study of ECG patterns and outcomes of patients thrombolysed for ST-elevation myocardial infarction at a district, public Cape Town hospital
… infarction (STEMI) in sub-Saharan African settings using common diagnostic criteria. This study describes the outcomes at discharge (survival, death or transferred) of patients thrombolysed for STEMI at a public hospital without primary percutaneous coronary intervention capability as well …
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Development of a play-based intervention to promote play skills of children with HIV/Aids living in a low resourced setting
… working with children with HIV/Aids in low resourced settings. This doctoral thesis focussed on reviewing and generating evidence, and further proposed a play-based intervention framework for children with HIV/Aids living in a low resourced setting. Theoretical frameworks used to guide …
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Pulmonary rehabilitation in Africa (community-driven citizen science approach): (a focus on COPD in low-resourced communities in South Africa)
… global health challenge, particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in Africa. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a well-established intervention to address COPD in High income countries (HICs) and has been incorporated into the healthcare systems in many settings. …
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The characteristics of intersitial lung disease patients attending Groote Schuur Hospital Respiratory clinic
… conditions posing diagnostic challenges in low-income settings. The incidence of Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is unknown on the African continent. Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) provides a tertiary referral and follow-up service for patients with suspected ILDs. We set out to determine …
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Molecular Characterisation of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma in South Africa
… patients, the response rate is even poorer. In low resourced settings, this is further aggravated by multiple factors including access to health facilities and gaps in communication. Recent genetic studies of DLBCL tumours allowed for the further subclassification of the ABC- and GCB- subtypes …