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Improving maternal, newborn and child health outcomes through a community-based women’s health education program: a cluster randomised controlled trial in western Kenya

BMJ Global Health, 2020
Introduction Community-based women’s health education groups may improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH); however, evidence from sub-Saharan Africa is lacking.
Lauren Y Maldonado, Michael L Scanlon, Gertrude Anusu, Sheilah Chelagat, Anjellah Jumah, Justus E Ikemeri, Julia J Songok, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Laura J Ruhl   +8 more
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Are outpatient costs for hypertension and diabetes care affordable? Evidence from Western Kenya

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2023
Background: Diabetes and hypertension pose a significant socio-economic burden in developing countries such as Kenya, where financial risk-protection mechanisms remain inadequate.
Mwaleso Kishindo, Jemima Kamano, Ann Mwangi, Thomas Andale, Grace W. Mwaura, Obed Limo, Kenneth Too, Richard Mugo, Ephantus Maree, Wilson Aruasa   +9 more
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Compression Therapy for HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma Leg Lymphedema: Results of the Kenyan Improvised Compression for Kaposi Sarcoma Randomized Controlled Trial

JCO Global Oncology, 2022
PURPOSEEvaluate the effectiveness of compression while receiving chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone in the treatment of HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS) lymphedema.METHODSA randomized controlled trial was conducted in a single oncology ...
Aileen Y. Chang, Rakhi Karwa, Haji Odhiambo, Phelix Were, Sara L. Fletcher, Edith C. Tonui, Michael A. Kohn, Jeannette Lee, Di Chang, Shelly Lensing, Diana Flora Namaemba, Naftali Busakhala, Samson K. Kiprono, Toby Maurer, Suzanne Goodrich, Sonak D. Pastakia   +15 more
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Access to healthcare for people seeking and refused asylum in Great Britain: a review of evidence [PDF]

, 2018
This research report is a review of evidence looking at the barriers people seeking or refused asylum face in trying to access healthcare services in the UK, and what may help them to do so more easily.
Hargreaves, S, Miller, A, Nellums, LB, Rustage, K, Friedland, J, Hiam, L   +5 more
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Correction to: Incentivizing appropriate malaria case management in the private sector: a study protocol for two linked cluster randomized controlled trials to evaluate provider- and client-focused interventions in western Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria

Implementation Science, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Aaron M. Woolsey, Ryan A. Simmons, Meley Woldeghebriel, Yunji Zhou, Oluwatosin Ogunsola, Sarah Laing, Tayo Olaleye, Joseph Kipkoech, Bomar Mendez Rojas, Indrani Saran, Mercy Odhiambo, Josephine Malinga, George Ambani, Emmah Kimachas, Chizoba Fashanu, Owens Wiwa, Diana Menya, Jeremiah Laktabai, Theodoor Visser, Elizabeth L. Turner, Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara   +20 more
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Access to healthcare for children in Palestine [PDF]

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2017
Currently, 5 million Palestinian refugees live in Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon and around 40% of these are children. Mortality rates for Palestinian children are comparable to neighbouring Arab countries but the speed of reduction has faltered in recent years.
Waterston, Tony, Nasser, Dina
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Incentivizing appropriate malaria case management in the private sector: a study protocol for two linked cluster randomized controlled trials to evaluate provider- and client-focused interventions in western Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria

Implementation Science, 2021
Background A large proportion of artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) anti-malarial medicines is consumed by individuals that do not have malaria.
Aaron M. Woolsey, Ryan A. Simmons, Meley Woldeghebriel, Yunji Zhou, Oluwatosin Ogunsola, Sarah Laing, Tayo Olaleye, Joseph Kipkoech, Bomar Mendez Rojas, Indrani Saran, Mercy Odhiambo, Josephine Malinga, George Ambani, Emmah Kimachas, Chizoba Fashanu, Owens Wiwa, Diana Menya, Jeremiah Laktabai, Theodoor Visser, Elizabeth L. Turner, Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara   +20 more
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Improving access to health services – Challenges in Lean application [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose: Healthcare organisations face significant productivity pressures and are undergoing major service transformation. This paper serves to disseminate findings from a Lean healthcare project using a NHS Single Point of Access environment as the ...
Bamford, David, Cheng, Siu Yee, Papalexi, Marina, David Bamford, Marina Papalexi, Dehe, Benjamin, Benjamin Dehe, Siu Yee Cheng   +7 more
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A Consent-based Workflow System for Healthcare Systems [PDF]

, 2008
In this paper, we describe a new framework for healthcare systems where patients are able to control the disclosure of their medical data. In our framework, the patient's consent has a pivotal role in granting or removing access rights to subjects ...
Russello, G., N. Dulay, Giovanni Russello, C. Dong, Dong, Changyu, Changyu Dong, Dong, C., Dulay, N., Naranker Dulay, Russello, Giovanni, Dulay, Naranker   +10 more
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Access to healthcare for ethnic minority populations

, 2005
This paper reviews the research evidence on access to healthcare by ethnic minority populations, and discusses what might need to be done to improve access to services.
Szczepura, Ala, A Szczepura, Szczepura, A., Szczepura, Ala; id_orcid   +3 more
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