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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"low- to middle income countries"”.
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A novel trans-catheter heart valve system for low- to middle-income countries: need assessment, surgical feasibility and preclinical translation
… at a South African tertiary institution towards a comprehensive, tailor-made African answer to a global health problem affecting millions of indigent patients outside the industrialized world. Rheumatic Heart Disease is typically a disease of poverty, leading to different levels of …
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The availability of acute care resources to treat major trauma in different income settings: a self-reported survey of acute care providers
… and therefor preventable. This study aimed to indirectly describe and compare the availability of resources to manage major trauma between high income, and low- to middle-income countries, as self-reported by delegates at the 2016 International Conference on Emergency Medicine held in Cape …
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Parenting for Lifelong Health program for parents and teens in Zimbabwe: cost estimation and the budget impact analysis
… (PLH) for adolescents was initiated in 2012 to address the pervasive issue of childhood violence in low-to-middle-income countries. The intervention targets teens aged 10-17 years old and their caregivers. The program outcomes aim to increase positive parenting, reduce harsh discipline, and …
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Views and perceptions of advanced life support practitioners on initiating, withholding and terminating resuscitation in out of hospital cardiac arrest in the emergency medical services of the Western Cape
… There is a survival rate of approximately 10% following discharge from hospital. (3, 4) This is from the United Kingdom and the United States, which are both high-income countries (HIC). Overall survival following OHCA in low-to-middle-income countries (LMIC) has been reported to be poor, but …
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Architecting the future of Sana
… volunteer-run organization dedicated to tackling the issue of global health disparities through fostering multidisciplinary collaborations between different stakeholders in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). Sana engages in several activities such as: " Running a spring MIT course …
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Real-Time Air quality index application for the City of Cape Town: An event-Driven system with Kafka, CQRS and Clojure
… 3.7 million premature deaths world-wide were due to ambient air pollution in 2012, 88% of which occurred in low to middle income countries such as South Africa. This project focuses on the development of an event-driven real-time air quality index application for the City of Cape Town. Event …
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State of the art of supply chains and network design optimization in Emerging Economies : an Indian case study
… the country is an extremely difficult task due to poor infrastructure and prohibitive costs of infrastructure. The motivation for this thesis is to 1) develop a framework to reduce the complexity of the study by clustering a diverse pool of products into fewer major classes of products sharing …
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Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies
Access to ear and hearing care is a challenge in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) where the burden of hearing loss is greatest. This study investigated a community-based programme for detection and diagnosis of hearing loss, using smartphone hearing screening operated by community care …
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Factors associated with increased suicidal intent among deliberate self-harm patients treated in the emergency room of an urban hospital in South Africa
… is the second leading cause of death among 15 to 29 year olds and 79% of global suicides occur in low- to-middle income countries. South Africa has the eight highest rate of suicide in the world, evidence that suicide is a serious public health concern. Identifying socio-demographic and …
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Educational Strategies Used in International Emergency Medicine Training Programs: A Scoping Review
… globally, with shortages persisting in many Low to Middle Income Countries (LMICs) (Delaney 2024). Many LMICs look internationally, forming partnerships within HICs to support local emergency care capacity building. Such partnerships have the benefit of harnessing expertise, but also …
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Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among students at the University of Namibia, main campus, Khomas region
… global health concerns, leading governments to engage in research endeavours focused on forecasting, mitigating, and managing the disease. Despite the recognized efficacy of vaccination in controlling the spread and severity of COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy poses a significant challenge, …
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Exploring the challenges and implications of designing, developing and implementing accessible e-government services
E-Government is perceived to be a vehicle for transforming how governments deliver public services and interact with each other and with their citizens as well as businesses. Governments present their services via their online websites. It is therefore paramount that e-Government services are …
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The impact of government expenditure compositions on economic growth: an empirical analysis.
The aim of this research is broadly to achieve 3 main objectives. The first objective is to investigate the relationship between the composition of government expenditure and economic growth. This objective further extends to examine how low to middle-income countries compare in their growth …
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Non-communicable diseases and economic outcomes in South Africa: a cohort study for the period of 2008-2018
Background: The total number of people living with non-communicable diseases in South Africa currently is unknown even though non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was accountable for 60% of the top ten causes of death in South Africa for the year 2015. In 2016, according to Stats SA, noncommunicable …
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Exploring perceptions of help-seeking for mental health care among young adults in Maputo, Mozambique
The aim of this research was to gain an understanding of the general perceptions, barriers, and facilitators to seeking mental health care among young adults in Maputo, Mozambique. In the context of the pandemic, semi-structured interviews were conducted using the voice note feature on the mobile …
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Prevalence, and outcomes of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
… of the most common acquired heart diseases in low- to middle- income countries; in sub-Saharan Africa, there was an estimated prevalence of 10 persons per 1,000 population in 2015. In the Global Burden of Disease estimates 1990-2015, Ethiopia was identified as having one of the highest burdens …
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Investigating the role of alcohol in road traffic collision fatalities in Western Cape, South Africa
… traffic collisions (RTCs) are a major contributor to unnatural death worldwide, but especially in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs) where motorised transport has rapidly expanded. A literature review into RTCs and alcohol indicated that it is well recognised that alcohol intoxication is a …
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A Four-Year Descriptive Analysis of Stroke in a Private Hospital in the Western Cape
… for 5.9 million deaths, 71% of which was in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) and is a major public health concern for Africa and other LMICs together with other non-communicable diseases. Communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis etc. are prioritised in Sub-Saharan …
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Profiling the Acquisition and Diversity of Antibodies to Human Norovirus in Infants
… against HNV. Such information is critical to vaccines currently being developed, as they are likely to have the highest impact in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs). Several cohort studies suggest that children are repeatedly exposed early in life to HNV in South America, South East …
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A 12-month retrospective descriptive analysis of a single helicopter emergency medical service operator in four South-African provinces
… Africa and appropriate use and feasibility in low-to-middle income countries (LMIC) is highly debated. To maximise benefit, it is essential that the right patients be selected for HEMS. In order to evaluate this, the current practices first need to be described. The aim of this study was to …
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