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Constraints faced by urban poor in managing diabetes care: patients' perspectives from South India [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Four out of five adults with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). India has the second highest number of diabetes patients in the world. Despite a huge burden, diabetes care remains suboptimal.
Amruthavalli, Subramani +6 more
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The landscape of assisted reproductive technology access in India
Reproduction and FertilityHistorically, infertility has been stigmatized in Indian society, primarily due to societal norms that equate marriage with procreation. In the twentieth century, India focused primarily on over-fertility in its family planning programs, with little ...
Prathima Tholeti +3 more
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Availability, Use, and Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation in LMIC.
Global Heart, 2017 BACKGROUND Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a cornerstone of secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease. It is critically important in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), where the burden of ischemic heart disease is substantial and growing ...
L. Ragupathi +5 more
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Challenges and Solutions for Functional Neurosurgery in Developing Countries. [PDF]
, 2018 Functional neurosurgery techniques remain integral to the neurosurgical treatment armamentarium but data on global implementation remains scarce. In comparison to high-income countries (HIC), low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) suffer from an ...
Fezeu, Francis +5 more
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Global Health ActionResearch capacity strengthening (RCS) can empower individuals, institutions, networks, or countries to define and prioritize problems systematically; develop and scientifically evaluate appropriate solutions; and reinforce or improve capacities to ...
Anne M. Khisa +9 more
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Predictors of burnout: the role of agency among obstetric providers in Kumasi, Ghana
Global Health Action, 2021 Burnout rates among sub-Saharan African healthcare providers are high. In particular, obstetric providers experience unique stressors surrounding poor neonatal and maternal outcomes.
Emma R. Lawrence +4 more
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The Effectiveness of Community Health Workers for CVD Prevention in LMIC.
Global Heart, 2017 Community health workers (CHW) may be effective in tackling the burden of cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This review examines whether CHWs can improve the identification and control of cardiovascular risk factors in ...
Aditya K. Khetan +6 more
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World Stroke Organization (WSO): Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2022
International Journal of Stroke, 2022 Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of death and disability combined (as expressed by disability-adjusted life-years lost – DALYs) in the world. The estimated global cost of stroke is over US$721 billion (0.66% of
V. Feigin +8 more
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Global Health Action, 2020 Initial observations showed that people with chronic noncommunicable diseases were at heightened risk of severe COVID-19 and adverse outcomes. Subsequently, data from various countries have revealed obesity as an independent and significant factor, with ...
Angela M. Jackson-Morris +4 more
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