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Cardiovascular disease risk and comparison of different strategies for blood pressure management in rural India

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Non-optimal blood pressure (BP) levels are a major cause of disease burden globally. We describe current BP and treatment patterns in rural India and compare different approaches to BP lowering in this setting. Methods All individuals aged ≥40 
Devarsetty Praveen, David Peiris, Stephen MacMahon, Kishor Mogulluru, Arvind Raghu, Anthony Rodgers, Shailaja Chilappagari, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Gari D. Clifford, Pallab K. Maulik, Emily Atkins, Rohina Joshi, Stephane Heritier, Stephen Jan, Anushka Patel   +14 more
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Theory of change for addressing sex and gender bias, invisibility and exclusion in Australian health and medical research, policy and practice

Health Research Policy and Systems
Sex and gender are inadequately considered in health and medical research, policy and practice, leading to preventable disparities in health and wellbeing.
Thomas Gadsden, Laura Hallam, Cheryl Carcel, Robyn Norton, Mark Woodward, Louise Chappell, Laura E. Downey   +6 more
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Climate vulnerability and adaptation pathways among smallholder sheep farmers in the Drakensberg Grasslands of South Africa

Frontiers in Climate
This study assesses climate exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity among smallholder sheep farmers in the Drakensberg Grasslands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. A mixed-methods approach combining focus group discussions (n = 89 participants) and
Mhlangabezi Slayi, Shadreck Muchaku, Hlekani Kabiti, Simbarashe Ndhleve, Admire Rukudzo Dzvene   +4 more
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Effectiveness and Cost‐Effectiveness of Ecosystem‐Based Disaster Risk Reduction Interventions in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Rapid Systematic Review

Campbell Systematic Reviews
Background: Climate change and widespread environmental degradation have increased the risk of natural hazards in recent decades. Hydrological, meteorological, and climatological disasters have become more frequent globally (Parry et al.
Suchi Kapoor Malhotra, Ashrita Saran, Ratika Bhandari, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo, Sujata Shirodkar, Gavin Stewart, Howard White, Hugh Sharma Waddington   +7 more
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Más allá de la imaginación política y de la teoría crítica eurocéntricas

Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2017
Maintaining a proper distance with respect to Eurocentric tradition is the equivalent of being aware of the fact that the diversity of human experience in the world is inexhaustible, and thus no single general theory can explain it.
Boaventura de Sousa Santos
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Informed consent processes with First Nations peoples undergoing surgery or invasive procedures: a scoping review

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Informed consent is a cornerstone of medical practice, however, is not always ethically obtained. For First Nations people, this can be hindered by different worldviews and health paradigms.
Camila A. Kairuz Santos, Kate Hunter, Bianca Barnier, Bobby Porykali, Belinda Ford, Keziah Bennett-Brook, Tamara Mackean, Edward Litton, Jacquita S. Affandi, Courtney Ryder, Siva Senthuran, Julieann Coombes, NOTACS investigators   +12 more
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A Bayesian network for identifying causes of breathlessness using a national electronic medical records (EMR) database

Scientific Reports
Breathlessness is a common symptom linked to various respiratory and cardiac conditions, often causing delays in diagnosis and management in primary care.
Alamgir Kabir, Anthony Devaux, Christine Jenkins, Allison Martin, Anthony Sunjaya, Christopher Gianacas, David Price, Nevaashni Eleangovan, Anna Campain   +8 more
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Decolonising global health in the Global South by the Global South: turning the lens inward

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Dhananjaya Sharma, Nadia Adjoa Sam-Agudu
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Strengthening and measuring research impact in global health: lessons from applying the FAIT framework

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2019
Background To date, efforts to measure impact have largely focused on health research in high-income countries, reflecting where the majority of health research funding is spent.
Rebecca Dodd, Shanthi Ramanathan, Blake Angell, David Peiris, Rohina Joshi, Andrew Searles, Jacqui Webster   +6 more
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When alcohol is easier to access than toilets: water, sanitation and hygiene exclusion and infrastructural inequality in Nompumelelo, South Africa

Frontiers in Human Dynamics
IntroductionDespite sustained investments by the South African government, municipalities, and development partners to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services remains inadequate in ...
Shadreck Muchaku, Leocadia Zhou, Mhlangabezi Slayi, Merishca Naicker, Nyasha Chiuta, Admire Dzvene   +5 more
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