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Womens Limited Choice and Availability of Modern Contraception at Retail Outlets and Public-Sector Facilities in Luanda, Angola, 2012-2015. [PDF]

, 2017
In Angola, many women want to use family planning but lack access to affordable and preferred methods. This article assesses the link between womens choice and availability of contraceptive methods in Luanda, Angola, drawing on data from 3 surveys: a ...
Bell, Suzanne, Fedorova, Anya, Fidel, Eva, Nieto-Andrade, Benjamin, Prata, Ndola, Sievers, Dana, Simmons, Rebecca, Weidert, Karen   +7 more
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Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin, Tingting Chen, James A. Letts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary care and healthcare utilization among older Brazilians (ELSI-Brazil)

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2018
OBJECTIVE To characterize healthcare access and utilization among older Brazilians. METHODS Data are from the baseline wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), which is a nationally representative, population-based cohort study
James Macinko, Fabíola Bof de Andrade, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Availability and Readiness Assessment of Facilities with Hospital Admission Capacity in Two Regions of Guinea-Bissau

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2020
Introduction: The weaknesses of Guinea-Bissau’s health system have long been highlighted. The purpose of this study is to contribute with evidence for decision-making on the reform of the country’s healthcare map, by analyzing the availability and ...
André Beja, Van Hanegem Menezes Moreira, Augusta Biai, Agostinho N’Dumbá, Clotilde Neves, Paulo Ferrinho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between long working hours and unmet dental needs in wage workers

BMC Oral Health, 2023
Background Many previous studies on the reasons behind unmet dental needs focus on economic issues. However, in this research, we aimed to investigate the relationship between long working hours and unmet dental needs while considering the influence of ...
Youngjin Choi, Inah Kim, Jaechul Song
doaj   +1 more source

Priority setting for health in the context of devolution in Kenya: implications for health equity and community-based primary care [PDF]

, 1996
Devolution changes the locus of power within a country from central to sub-national levels. In 2013, Kenya devolved health and other services from central government to 47 new sub-national governments (known as counties).
Rosalind McCollum, Sally Theobald, Lilian Otiso, Tim Martineau, Robinson Karuga, Edwine Barasa, Sassy Molyneux, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Akoth, Avelino, Barasa, Barasa, Bossert, Bossert, Bossert, Bossert, Bossert, Brinkerhoff, Business Daily, Cheema, Commission on revenue allocation, Conyers, Conyers, Cornell, D’Arcy, Daniels, Eaton, Faguet, Frumence, Goddard, HECTA Consulting, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, ICF Macro, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Society for International Development, Kenya School of Government, The World Bank, Kilewo, Kok, Kok, Langran, Lipsky, Liu, Local Development International, Masanyiwa, McCollum, McCollum, Mills, Ministry of Health [Kenya], World Health Organisation, Ministry of Health [Kenya], Ministry of Health [Kenya], Ministry of Health, Ministry of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Mitchell, Mitton, National Council for Law Reporting with the Authority of the Attorney-General, Nyikuri, Nyikuri, Olayo, Overseas Development Institute, Prud’homme, Ramiro, Republic of Kenya, Ritchie, Rumbold, Siekmans, Steeves, Tanahashi, Tsofa, Tsofa, Tulenko, VeneKlasen, Walt   +69 more
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An intracellular transporter mitigates the CO2‐induced decline in iron content in Arabidopsis shoots

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study identifies a gene encoding a transmembrane protein, MIC, which contributes to the reduction of shoot Fe content observed in plants under elevated CO2. MIC is a putative Fe transporter localized to the Golgi and endosomal compartments. Its post‐translational regulation in roots may represent a potential target for improving plant nutrition ...
Timothy Mozzanino, Meijie Li, Cécile Fizames, Mattia Adamo, Laurence Lejay, Christian Dubos, Matthieu Platre, Antoine Martin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public preferences for government spending in Canada

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2012
This study considers three questions: 1. What are the Canadian public’s prioritization preferences for new government spending on a range of public health-related goods outside the scope of the country’s national system of health insurance? 2.
Ramji Sabrina, Quiñonez Carlos
doaj   +1 more source

Medical-Legal Partnerships to Support Continuity of Care for Immigrants Impacted by HIV: Lessons Learned from California. [PDF]

, 2019
The United States (US) has experienced a surge of anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric, raising concerns about the influence on health outcomes for immigrants living in the US.
Arnold, Emily A, Fuller, Shannon M, Martinez, Omar, Steward, Wayne T   +3 more
core   +1 more source

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source