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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"rural health"”.
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Job Satisfaction of Nurse Practitioners in Rural Health Care Settings
… have become an important part of the primary health care system. They provide quality health care in a productive and economical manner. These NPs have become a great asset to underserved areas including rural communities. However, attracting and retaining these health care professionals …
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Rural Health Network Effectiveness: An Analysis at the Network Level
Residents of rural communities have poorer health status than people living in more populated areas. For example, The Urban and Rural Health Chartbook notes that the age-adjusted death rate among younger (1-24 years of age) persons who live in the most rural counties is 31 percent higher than those …
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Cardiology Implications of ED COVID-19 Patients in an Underserved Rural Health Care Environment
… 19 is an emerging, complex, and costly public health challenge globally with potential lifelong cardiovascular sequelae. Currently, there is a paucity of data on the incidence and treatment of cardiac implications related to COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to <strong>i</strong>dentify …
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ThermoSolar and photovoltaic hybridization for small scale distributed generation : applications for powering rural health
The problem of provisioning a remote health clinic or school with electricity, heating and cooling (trigeneration) is considered from an engineering design and optimization standpoint. A baseline technical-economic review of existing options is performed, and a novel alternative is proposed: …
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Assessing and improving rational antimicrobial use in urban and rural health care facilities in Vietnam
… therapy would be a potential solution. Primary healthcare stations where over-prescription of antimicrobials for self-limiting infections are common, were chosen for the intervention. CRP POC testing reduced unnecessary AB use for ARI patients without compromising patient’s recovery. This …
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The economic evaluation of architectural techniques in cost minimization for rural health facilities in Kenya
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management; and, (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982.
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PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF HORMONAL-RELATED CANCERS (HRCs) IN RURAL SASKATCHEWAN: THE SASKATCHEWAN RURAL HEALTH STUDY
A significant number of rural Canadians dwellers are affected by hormone-related cancers (HRCs) like breast and prostate cancer. Little is known about the rates of occurrence and contextual factors that are associated with the development of breast and prostate cancers in rural residents. This …
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DNP project : increasing patient portal engagement to promote disease self-management in a rural health clinic
… a prevalent chronic condition, particularly in rural communities where limited resources, health disparities, and barriers to care contribute to poor disease control. Electronic patient portals have demonstrated potential to improve patient engagement, self-management, and health outcomes; …
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Design of a low-cost autoclave for adoption in rural health posts of the developing world
… behavioral, and market challenges present in rural health posts of the developing world. A thorough stakeholder analysis was performed very early in the design process to address needs for sustained user adoption as well as manufacturability and scalability. Twelve partnering clinics in Nepal …
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Determinants of maternal delivery at rural health facilities a study undertaken in the Mpigi District of Uganda
Mpigi District is a rural district in Uganda with high maternal morbidity and mortality. While most pregnant women in Uganda attend antenatal clinics, few ultimately deliver their babies in a health facility. Interventions have not achieved increased utilisation of maternal services. A review of …
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Exploring factors motivating health workers to choose and maintain a career in rural health practice in South Africa
The South African National Department of Health (NDoH) has committed itself to ensure that there is equity in the distribution of health workers especially to rural areas primarily through service requirements and incentives. Despite all initiatives put in place, the national health system …
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The culture of data use in the management structures of a rural health district in the Western Cape Province
Background: Health information system (HIS) performance has been defined as “data quality and the continuous use of information †. The quality of data, as well as the culture of data use in an organisation has been shown to shape the way data is used. In order to fully understand data use …
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Improving Rural Health Disparities: Understanding and Addressing Intake of Added Sugars and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Adults and Adolescents
Around 46.2 million Americans living in rural areas are disproportionately burdened by health disparities. Likewise, obesity and obesity-associated diseases (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease) are much higher for rural residents when compared to their urban counterparts. There is a high need …
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Addressing Rural Health Access Inequity by Assessing Potential and Organizational Readiness for Antifragile Electronic Health Project Design in Rural Communities
There is a rural health access equity gap within Canadian and international universal healthcare systems. Electronic health (eHealth) interventions can address that gap, but intervention pilot projects rarely scale to other contexts, or sustain in their original settings. Antifragile design and …
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The making of rural health care in colonial Zimbabwe : a history of the Ndanga Medical Unit, Fort Victoria, 1930-1960s
… surrounding a specific attempt to develop a rural healthcare system in south-eastern colonial Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia) from the 1930s to the 1960s. Influenced by a combination of healthcare discourses and models, in 1930, the colony’s new medical director formulated the first …
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Innovating for Global Health through Community-Based Participatory Research: Design of Mechanical Suction Machines for Rural Health Clinics in Malawi
… to electricity. This research aimed to improve health outcomes in LMIC through an enlightened understanding of challenges associated with healthcare technology. To understand LMIC barriers to acquiring, maintaining, and repairing medical equipment, a community-based participatory study was …
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Association of maternal factors and iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women attending antenatal care at Chongwe rural health centre in Chongwe district.
… since 2001, as recommended by the World Health Organisation. A lack of data on iron status and maternal factors associated with iron deficiency anaemia make it difficult to manage specific patients and prevent adverse outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and …
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Association of maternal factors and iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women attending antenatal care at Chongwe rural health centre in Chongwe district.
… since 2001, as recommended by the World Health Organisation. A lack of data on iron status and maternal factors associated with iron deficiency anaemia make it difficult to manage specific patients and prevent adverse outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and …
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