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Showing 1 to 20 of 117 for “"resource limited settings"”.
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Optimizing Healthcare Delivery in Resource-Limited Settings
In resource-limited settings, critical diagnostic testing services are frequently provided through hierarchical networks comprised of healthcare facilities that collect diagnostic samples (e.g. blood, nasal swabs) from patients, and centralized medical laboratories that analyze these samples. The …
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Tuberculosis: standards and resources for quality improvement in resource limited settings
… TB is located primarily in countries that are resource poor and disproportionately affected by HIV and the development of drug resistant TB. The primary means with which to affect TB globally are to decrease transmission locally, mainly by effective identification, diagnosis, and treatment of …
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Optimizing PSMA scintigraphy for resource limited settings – a retrospective comparative study
… and for staging. The impact of imaging a limited FOV was determined
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Power of networks : a study of health franchises in resource limited settings
Billions of dollars are spent to develop drugs for infectious diseases in developing countries. How will these drugs along with clinical services be delivered to the patients who currently do not have access to them? Health franchises have been around since early 1990s, creating networks of shops …
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Improving chronic disease monitoring in resource limited settings: simulation and economic evaluation approaches
… where healthcare infrastructure and financial resources are often insufficient, CPGs need to strike a careful balance between evidence-based recommendations and the pragmatic feasibility of implementation. However, the scarcity of locally designed guidelines in LMICs has led to a reliance on …
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Development of an Injectable Ablative Therapy for Resource-Limited Settings: Applications in Tumor Ablation
… countries have disproportionately less access to resources and facilities to provide effective care. Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy form the foundation of effective cancer care in high-income countries (HICs), but these modalities are largely unavailable in LMICs. Stemming from this …
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Understanding Context in Design Research: The case of medical devices in resource-limited settings
… devices has failed to satisfy the needs of resource-limited settings (RLSs). Whether purposefully designed for RSLs or transferred from a high-income country, the resulting devices often misalign with the characteristics of the context and the real needs of users. The challenges of …
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Measuring child mortality in resource limited settings using alternative approaches: South African case study
Post the Millennium Development Goal project a significant number of countries are still faced with the challenge of monitoring child mortality. Despite numerous enquiries since 1996 to provide this basic health indicator, South Africa has experienced prolonged periods of uncertainty regarding the …
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Secondary Prevention: A Cost-Effective Yet Underutilized Strategy for Reducing the Stroke Burden in Resource-Limited Settings
… necessitates sufficient infrastructure and human resources for successful campaigns. In resource-limited health systems, the population at greatest risk for stroke are likely not receiving regular health maintenance. OBJECTIVE: Secondary prevention targets the cohort seeking medical attention for …
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Stressors and coping behaviours of caregivers and children across the pediatric HIV-disclosure stages in resource-limited settings
… the less than optimal disclosure rates in many resource-limited settings. This study examined the presence of disclosure stressors and coping behaviours used by South African caregivers and children during the disclosure phases to promote a healthy disclosure process. Disclosure experiences of …
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The evaluation of different strategies to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in resource-limited settings
… sensitivity gains and may be considered if resources permit. Among HIV-positive inpatients, WHO screening criteria and other potential screening tools to guide Xpert and AlereLAM testing have suboptimal performance. Based on these findings, WHO now strongly recommends Xpert testing in all …
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Seeing Beyond Service - Redefining the Problem of Water and Sanitation Service Delivery in Resource-Limited Settings to Enable Effective Solutions
… of water and sanitation service delivery in resource-limited settings using two different social theories (modernization and world system). Understanding that barriers to effectiveness are rooted in global structures that tend to present at local levels helps redefine the problem leading to …
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Developing a home-based program to mitigate musculoskeletal complications in children with severe cerebral palsy in resource limited settings: a modified Delphi study
Background: Children living in resource-limited settings (RLS) with severe cerebral palsy (CP) are at considerable risk of developing secondary musculoskeletal (MSK) complications, which can cause substantial discomfort and significantly restrict activity and age-appropriate participation. Current …
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Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) for infants and young children living with HIV: assessing the effect of guideline changes on ART initiation characteristics and treatment outcomes in resource-limited settings
Background Sub-Saharan Africa is home to >90% of all children living with HIV worldwide. Since 2008, there has been a shift in paediatric HIV treatment towards universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) allowing for immediate initiation of ART, regardless of clinical or immunologic status initially for …
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Loss to follow-up from South Africa's antiretroviral treatment programme: Trends, risk factors, and models of care to improve retention
… (ART) programmes have rapidly expanded in resource-limited settings. Access to ART has been accelerated through a public health approach to reduce morbidity and mortality, thereby transforming HIV from a humanitarian crisis to a chronic disease. However, the benefits of ART to patients and …
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Application of dynamic prediction models for longitudinal biomarkers and clinical outcomes in low and middle-income settings
… such as HIV and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in resource-limited settings. Existing dynamic prediction models are typically developed and validated in data with comprehensive follow-ups and covariate collection, leading to the assumption of their universally improved predictive performance over …
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Assessment of Informed Consent Understanding: HIV Vaccine Trials in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
… naive populations, particularly those in resource-limited settings of less industrialized countries, may include many obstacles. The aim of the informed consent process is to inform potential participants; however, measuring the efficacy of this process remains a vital means of protecting …
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Ultrasensitive Biodetection based on Plasmonically-active Materials
… in developing countries, remote areas, and other resource-limited settings. In the first part of the thesis, we harness the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of plas-monically active materials (e.g. “plasmonic patch”, “plasmonic fluor”), and show that plasmon-enhanced fluorescence can …
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Renal allograft biopsies at Groote Schuur Hospital: a histopathologic descriptive study with molecular insights
… (C4d/donor specific antibodies (DSA)). In resource-limited settings, DSA testing can be challenging, necessitating reliable alternatives. Aim: This study evaluated: (1) rejection patterns at our hospital; (2) the impact of the Banff 2022 criteria with a computer-assisted tool; and (3) the …
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