Health systems analysis of eye care services in Zambia: evaluating progress towards VISION 2020 goals. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: VISION 2020 is a global initiative launched in 1999 to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. The objective of this study was to undertake a situation analysis of the Zambian eye health system and assess VISION 2020 process indicators on ...
Blanchet, K +7 more
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Health Education Improve Behavior and Self-efficacy on Personal Hygiene Among Children with Intellectual Disability [PDF]
, 2019 Personal hygiene is one of the basic human needs and must be kept clean, including scalp and hair, eyes, nose, ears, nails of hands and feet, skin and overall body care.
Akrom, A. (Akrom) +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundThe majority of childhood blindness causes in low-income countries are treatable or avoidable. Parents or guardians are responsible for making decisions regarding a child's eye care.
Sadik Taju Sherief +4 more
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Adapted motivational interviewing to improve the uptake of treatment for glaucoma in Nigeria: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is a chronic eye disease associated with irreversible visual loss. In Africa, glaucoma patients often present late, with very advanced disease.
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Feeling the pressure: a cross-sectional study exploring feasibility of a healthcare Pop-Up for intraocular pressure measurements in shopping centres in England [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that a shopping centre Pop-Up health check combining an intraocular pressure (IOP) check with a general health check (blood pressure (BP)) is more readily accepted by the general public than an IOP check only.
Campbell, P. +5 more
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Is there overutilisation of cataract surgery in England? [PDF]
, 2009 <b>Objectives:</b> Following a 3.7-fold increase in the rate of cataract surgery in the UK between 1989 and 2004, concern has been raised as to whether this has been accompanied by an excessive decline in the threshold such that some ...
Black, N. +5 more
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Are you serious? From fist bumping to hand hygiene: considering culture, context and complexity in infection prevention intervention research [PDF]
, 2016 Infection prevention is an under-resourced research and development topic, with limited evidence for practice in the most basic of measures. A survey of IPS R&D members indicated that what might appear to be simple interactions and interventions in ...
Hofstede G +5 more
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Contact lens use and its compliance for care among healthcare workers in Pakistan
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Background: Poor care and hygiene of contact lens (CL) results in eye problems and infections. Healthcare workers have an important role in advocating correct lens care.
Muhammed Hamza Khan +3 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 AimsThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab eye drops compared with those of an intra-meibomian gland (MG) injection of bevacizumab when performed in conjunction with standard lid hygiene in patients with meibomian gland ...
Chitchanok Tantipat +4 more
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An economic analysis of a pneumococcal vaccine programme in people aged over 64 years in a developed country setting. [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccination for older adults is being introduced in developed country settings. Evidence of protection by this vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia, or confirmation that illness and death from bacteraemia are ...
Cutts, Felicity T +3 more
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