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Participatory women’s groups and counseling through home visits to improve child growth in rural eastern India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Childhood stunting (low height-for-age) is a marker of chronic undernutrition and predicts children’s subsequent physical and cognitive development. An estimated 52 million children in India are stunted.
Bhattacharyya, S, Copas, A, Costello, A, Gagrai, S, Gope, R, Haghparast-Bidgoli, H, Nair, N, Pradhan, H, Prost, A, Rath, S, Sachdev, HS, Sarbani Roy, S, Saville, N, Shewale, S, Singh, V, Sinha, R, Skordis- Worrall, J, Srivastava, A, Tripathy, P   +18 more
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Addressing social issues in a universal HIV test and treat intervention trial (ANRS 12249 TasP) in South Africa: methods for appraisal [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The Universal HIV Test and Treat (UTT) strategy represents a challenge for science, but is also a challenge for individuals and societies.
AK Rowe, AVAC, B Grinsztejn, B Löwe, B Spire, Bruno Spire, C García-Moreno, C Iwuji, C Mugglin, CC Iwuji, Collins Iwuji, D Govindasamy, D Wilson, F Obare, F Tanser, F Yeji, France Lert, H Rooyen Van, J Bor, J Imrie, J Kim, J Theis, J Zaidi, JAC Hontelez, JH Oyugi, Joanna Orne-Gliemann, John Imrie, Joseph Larmarange, JW Eaton, K Chaiyachati, K Jean, K Kroenke, K Kroenke, K Sabapathy, M Duračinský, M Souville, MA Chesney, MW Hull, N Chimbindi, N McGrath, N McGrath, Nuala McGrath, P Carrieri, R Hayes, R Rabin, RL Spitzer, RM Granich, Rosemary Dray-Spira, S Boyer, S Cleary, S Gilbody, S Helleringer, Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, Sylvie Boyer, T Bärnighausen, T Bärnighausen, T Zuma, T Zuma, Tamsen Rochat, Thembelile Zuma, Till Bärnighausen, TJ Coates, V Bond, WL Holzemer, World Health Organisation, X Anglaret   +65 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dance movement strategies training to help rebuild social capital in Colombia

Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, 2018
Building social capital within a post-conflict scenario is key to achieving sustainable peace. The authors implemented an intervention consisting of a 120-h training programme in dance movement strategies in five violence-affected municipalities in ...
Natalia Quinones, Yvonne Gomez, Diana M Agudelo, Gabriela Martínez, María A López   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative evaluation of community interventions for the immigrant population of Latin American origin at risk for Chagas disease in the city of Barcelona.

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionChagas disease presents bio-psycho-social and cultural determinants for infected patients, their family members, close friends, and society. For this reason, diagnosis and treatment require an active approach and an integral focus, so that we
Jordi Gómez I Prat, Paula Peremiquel-Trillas, Isabel Claveria Guiu, Johanna Caro Mendivelso, Estefa Choque, Juan José de Los Santos, Elena Sulleiro, Hakima Ouaarab Essadek, Pedro Albajar Viñas, Carlos Ascaso Terren   +9 more
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Gauging Portuguese community pharmacy users' perceptions [PDF]

, 2007
Objective: To assess perceptions related to facets of community pharmacy usage within the Portuguese general population. Methods: An ONSA (The Governmental Public Health Observatory) instrument was used, the ECOS (Em Casa Observamos Saúde) sample.
Afonso Miguel Neves Cavaco, Airaksinen, Bell, Field, Hamilton, Ian Peter Bates, none, none, none, Nunes, Oparah, Reid, Schommer, Vallis   +13 more
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Community-based intervention in mosquito control strategy: A systematic review

Narra J
As part of the World Health Organization’s One Health Initiative, vector-borne disease control requires multidisciplinary and community involvement. This review examined community-based mosquito control intervention methods, their efficacy, and limitations.
Hemma Yulfi, Merina Panggabean, Dewi M. Darlan, Irma SS. Siregar, Muhammad F. Rozi   +4 more
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Value of MRI Outcomes for Preventive and Early‐Stage Trials in Spinocerebellar Ataxias 1 and 3

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the value of MRI outcomes as endpoints for preventive and early‐stage trials of two polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). Methods A cohort of 100 participants (23 SCA1, 63 SCA3, median Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) score = 5, 42% preataxic, and 14 gene‐negative controls) was scanned at 3T up ...
Thiago J. R. Rezende, Emilien Petit, Young Woo Park, Sophie Tezenas du Montcel, James M. Joers, Jonathan M. DuBois, H. Moore Arnold, Michal Povazan, Ipek Özdemir, Guita Banan, Romain Valabregue, Philipp Ehses, Jennifer Faber, Chiadi U. Onyike, Peter B. Barker, Jeremy D. Schmahmann, Eva‐Maria Ratai, Sub H. Subramony, Thomas H. Mareci, Khalaf O. Bushara, Henry Paulson, Thomas Klockgether, Alexandra Durr, Tetsuo Ashizawa, Christophe Lenglet, Gülin Öz, READISCA Investigators   +26 more
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Community-engaged dissemination and implementation of an evidence-based health promotion intervention for Native American families: “Delivery of Turtle Island Tales to promote family wellness” protocol

Implementation Science Communications
Background Native American communities possess a wide range of assets that can contribute to reducing persistent inequities in food insecurity, obesity, cancer, chronic disease, and other related outcomes.
Emily J. Tomayko, Alexandra K. Adams, Teresa Warne, James L. Merle, Paul A. Estabrooks   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A randomized trial of a multicomponent home intervention to reduce functional difficulties in older adults [PDF]

, 2006
OBJECTIVES: To test the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention to reduce functional difficulties, fear of falling, and home hazards and enhance self-efficacy and adaptive coping in older adults with chronic conditions. DESIGN: A prospective, two-group,
Arfken, Bandura, Bradley, Bruce, Cohen, Corcoran, Cumming, Elkan, Ettinger, Ferrucci, Folstein, Fried, Gill, Gill, Gill, Gitlin, Gitlin, Gitlin, Greiner, Hinojosa, Hortobagyi, Kravitz, Kressig, Lawton, Lorig, Mann, Manton, Marshall, Morris, Naik, Powell, Radloff, Rich, Schulz, Shumway-Cook, Spillman, Stuck, Tennstedt, Tinetti, Tinetti, Tinetti, Van Haastregt, Verbrugge, Vladeck, Wrosch   +44 more
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