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Showing 1 to 20 of 625 for “"Middle income countries"”.
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Economic Costs of Dementia in Low and Middle Income Countries
… is to assess the impact of dementia in low and middle income countries (LAMICs) on service and family costs and to assess the impact of<br/>dependency and other factors on costs.<br/>A prevalence-based bottom up cost-of-illness study was carried out using the database of the 10/66 dementia …
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Strengthening midwifery educator capacity in low and lower-middle income countries
… the midwifery workforce in low and lower-middle income countries (LMIC) to ensure that women receive quality midwifery care. The most effective approach to building midwifery educator capacity is not always clear. Partnering international and national midwifery educators in education …
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Migration and Health Systems performance in low- and middle- income countries
… health interventions. We conclude that countries are recognising the challenges of migration on health system performance. Migration is slowly being included in national health policies in low- and middle- income countries, however challenges to implementation of such policies exist. …
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The economics of tobacco control in low- and middle-income countries
… on Tobacco Control which recommends that countries use, amongst other things, tax increases and advertising bans to reduce tobacco consumption. Furthermore, this is supplemented by various policy documents and technical manuals produced by the World Health Organisation and the World Bank …
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The use of telerehabilitation in physiotherapy inlower-middle income countries: a scoping review
Introduction: Health systems in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often have limited access to rehabilitation services. Telerehabilitation (TR) has the potential to be an alternative or adjunct to rehabilitation services in underserved communities in LMICs and can also assist with …
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Subnational Estimation of Period Child Mortality in a Low and Middle Income Countries Context
… child mortality remains large in many low and middle income countries (LMICs). The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for a reduction of child mortality in the period 2015--2030. In particular, SDG 3.2 continues the global initiative to improve chid mortality outcomes by …
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Safety of Essential Surgery Performed by Non-Physicians in Low and Middle Income Countries
… lack of surgically trained providers in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a major contributor to high morbidity and mortality from surgical conditions in these settings. Some countries train non-physician clinicians (NPCs) in surgery to help solve this problem. The World Health …
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Single-Center Experience of Providing Congenital Heart Surgery to Low- and Middle-Income Countries
… disease (CHD) patients from over 50 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) who received care at Frontier Lifeline Hospital (FLL), a specialty cardiac center in Chennai, India, and identify the barriers and limitations they faced. METHODS: This two-part retrospective study analyzed …
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Exploring Pediatric Healthcare Initiatives of Non-Governmental Organizations in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
… in children and adolescents living in low-and middle-income countries and to better understand the role of nursing within these organizations. Scoping Review: A scoping review informed by the Arksey & O’Malley framework was completed to explore the research on the delivery of pediatric health …
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Towards Accessible Diagnostics: Developing CRISPR-Based Colorimetric Tools for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
… diagnostic test suitable for low- and middle-income countries. Enteric fever detection is explored given its highly contagious nature and prevalence of infection in low-resource contexts. Although easily treatable, its ambiguous symptoms paired with a lack of fast, accurate and …
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Women's status, state contexts and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries
… in structuring social change. Similarly, low and middle income country contexts have within the same period experienced rapid socio-economic progress by taking advantage of globalization. This dissertation fills the gaps in literature and investigates the inconsistencies between these positive …
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Factors influencing childhood overweight and obesity in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review
… on childhood overweight and obesity in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) as defined by the World Bank. Many LMICs are experiencing a dual burden of under- and over-nutrition which has a widespread impact on global health. In addition, globalization and changes in food production in LMICs …
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Health systems constraints and facilitators of national immunization programs in low- and middle- income countries
… interventions against this burden. In low and middle- income countries (LMICs), where the burden of disease is high, NIPs have been reported to perform at suboptimal levels. It has been suggested that this suboptimal performance of NIPs can be associated with the poor state of health systems in …
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Donor funding and crowding out of public spending: Evidence from low and middle-income countries
… on agriculture. Using a sample of 66 low- and middle-income countries from 1996-2010 we use dynamic panel regression models to explore: (1) the impact of agricultural aid on public expenditure to agriculture, and (2) the impact of aid on domestic resource mobilisation, which indirectly affects …
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Design of a market-ready tractor for small farms in low- and middle-income countries
This paper presents the design, testing and user feedback of a new prototype of a tractor platform intended for use on small, resource-constrained farms. This development builds on past work by implementing several upgrades which promote market competitiveness and maximize functionality, …
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Analysis of Child Undernutrition Intervention Priorities Among Nutrition Stakeholders from Multiple Low and Middle-Income Countries
Background: World Health Assembly 2025 targets call for reducing and maintaining the global prevalence of wasting (weight-for-height z score [WHZ] < - 2 SD) among children under five to below 5%. However, currently interventions that prevent wasting are characterized into two “camps” of preventing …
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Do Water Access Inequalities Matter for Child Mortality? A perspective from low-and-middle-income countries
… diarrhea mortality in the context of low and-middle-income countries by applying a mixed methods approach. To this end, the study provides a theoretical background of the dissertation (objective 1) by setting a story for health and economic development through a political economy lens (i), …
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Finding skills in middle-income countries: the case of auto parts suppliers in Mexico and Turkey
… in Mexico and Turkey, two crucial cases of middle-income countries (MICs). Despite the similarities in their previous institutional environments and links to the global economy, Turkey has experienced higher economic growth and better social development compared to Mexico. This PhD project …
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Factors concerning the effective use of life saving equipment in Uganda and low-middle income countries.
… Why are there so many drowning fatalities in low middle income countries in particular the African waters of Lake Victoria, and what can be done to alleviate the problem? Sampling techniques involving semi-structured interviews was carried out using experienced sailors/boat handlers. Data was …
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Epileptic Spasms: Evidence for oral corticosteroids and implications for low and middle income countries (Systematic Review)
… vigabatrin is restricted, especially in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC). Oral corticosteroids are alternative interventions but evidence for the optimal agent, dose, duration, efficacy and long-term effects are lacking. A systematic review of the literature was performed to assess the …
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