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A review of health worker vaccination programs in low, middle and upper middle-income countries

Public Health in Practice, 2023
Objectives: Health workers (HW) are at risk of contracting vaccine preventable diseases when caring for patients and communities. This study aims to evaluate the existing literature on the routine vaccination of health workers against a variety of ...
Gabriel C. Gaviola, Maddison McCarville, Stephanie Shendale, Tracey Goodman, Marta Lomazzi, Shalini Desai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mucocutaneous Disease Activity and Damage Accrual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Analyses From the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This research article aims to describe the prevalence, associations, and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of mucocutaneous features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Data from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration cohort were analyzed (2013–2021).
Amanda M. Saracino, Yanjie Hao, Dylan Hansen, Yi‐Hsing Chen, Alberta Hoi, Vera Golder, Jiacai Cho, Aisha Lateef, Worawit Louthrenoo, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Shue Fen Luo, Yeong‐Jian Jan Wu, Sandra Navarra, Leonid Zamora, Chak Sing Lau, Shirley Chan, Zhanguo Li, Hai‐hong Yao, Sargunan Sockalingam, B. M. D. B. Basnayake, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Jun Kikuchi, Yuko Kaneko, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Madelynn Chan, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Fiona Goldblatt, Sean O'Neill, Geraldine Hassett, Kristine Ng, Nicola Tugnet, Mark Sapsford, Yih Jia Poh, Michael Tee, Cherica Tee, Naoaki Ohkubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Rangi Kandane‐Rathnayake, Eric Morand, Shereen Oon, Mandana Nikpour   +42 more
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Patterns of Head and Neck Injuries in Urban India: A Multicenter Study

OTO Open, 2022
Objective The pattern of head and neck injuries has been well studied in high-income countries, but the data are limited in low- and middle-income countries, which are disproportionately affected by trauma.
Eric K. Kim, Deepak Suri, Anshul Mahajan, Prashant Bhandarkar MS, Monty Khajanchi DNB, Anita Gadgil DNB, Kavitha Ranganathan MD, Martin Gerdin Warnberg MD, Nobhojit Roy MD, MPH, PhD, Nakul P. Raykar MD, MPH   +9 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges and opportunities for implementing integrated mental health care: a district level situation analysis from five low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how to tailor implementation of mental health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to the diverse settings encountered within and between countries.
Mark Tomlinson, Graham Thornicroft (44441), Kathree Tasneem, Shrivasta Sanjay, Tasneem Kathree (524107), Tomlinson Mark, Mark Jordans, Nagendra P. Luitel (288395), Mark Jordans (291705), Shidhaye, Rahul, Inge Petersen (291706), Erica Breuer (524110), Abebaw Fekadu (291703), Rahul Shidhaye (291704), Charlotte Hanlon, Luitel Nagendra P., Breuer, Erica, Kigozi, Fred, Joshua Ssebunnya, Petersen Inge, Fekadu, Abebaw, Abebaw Fekadu, Kathree, Tasneem, Kigozi Fred, Nagendra P Luitel, Lund Crick, Fred Kigozi, Inge Petersen, Petersen, Inge, Shidhaye Rahul, Tasneem Kathree, Fekadu Abebaw, Shrivasta, Sanjay, Thornicroft Graham, Hanlon, Charlotte, Rahul Shidhaye, Girmay Medhin, Mark Tomlinson (204460), Medhin Girmay, Tomlinson, Mark, Vikram Patel, Prince Martin, Vaibhav Murhar, Crick Lund, Lund, Crick, Murhar, Vaibhav, Medhin, Girmay, Luitel, Nagendra P., Sanjay Shrivasta (524109), Joshua Ssebunnya (304581), Crick Lund (291701), Jordans, Mark, Breuer Erica, Thornicroft, Graham, Graham Thornicroft, Vikram Patel (10704), De Silva Mary, Martin Prince, Prince, Martin, De Silva, Mary, Fred Kigozi (291708), Hanlon Charlotte, Jordans Mark, Murhar Vaibhav, Erica Breuer, Patel Vikram, Sanjay Shrivasta, Mary De Silva, Girmay Medhin (347685), Luitel, Nagendra P, Patel, Vikram, Ssebunnya Joshua, Martin Prince (34414), Charlotte Hanlon (291709), Vaibhav Murhar (524108), Mary De Silva (291702), Ssebunnya, Joshua   +76 more
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Determinants of Body Mass Index in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Implications for Nutritional Risk Stratification

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can lead to malnutrition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Body mass index (BMI) remains the most widely used marker to screen nutritional status. We aimed to identify predictors of lower BMI in patients with SSc. Methods Patients with SSc from a prospective US cohort meeting 2013 American College of
Ali Y. Ayla, Meng Zhang, Bingrui Chen, Claudia Pedroza, Brian Skaug, Maureen Mayes, Michael Hughes, Shervin Assassi, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence for low income countries

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
The global adoption rate of artificial intelligence (AI) is rising, indicating its transformative potential. However, this adoption is far from uniform, with low-income countries (LICs) trailing behind significantly.
Muhammad Salar Khan, Hamza Umer, Farhana Faruqe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti-stigma interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic reviewResearch in context

EClinicalMedicine
Summary: Background: Stigma exacerbates power imbalances and societal disparities, significantly impacting diverse identities and health conditions, particularly for low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Tazeen Majeed, Gareth Hopkin, Katie Wang, Smriti Nepal, Nicole Votruba, Petra Gronholm, Dristy Gurung, Maya Semrau, Tanmay Bagade, Nick Farina, Christine Musyimi, Luca Pingani, Erica Breuer, Crick Lund, Graham Thornicroft, Sara Evans-Lacko   +15 more
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Inequities of palliative care availability and access to opioids in low- and middle-income countries

, 2021
Fourteen years ago in a Palliative Medicine Editorial, Clemens et al. declared: ‘. . .the improvement of care for the critically ill and the dying remains a political challenge and an ethical imperative in low-income regions across the world, and it ...
Coghlan, Rachel, Bloomer, Melissa J, Shamieh, Omar   +2 more
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Factors Associated With Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Among People Meeting Criteria: Results From UK Biobank

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) is challenging due to the absence of definitive biomarkers, numerous overlapping comorbidities, and its reliance on patient‐reported symptoms. Discrepancies between diagnostic criteria and clinical practice imply the possibility of diagnostic biases, complicating timely and accurate identification.
Sung‐A Kim, Gary J. Macfarlane, Marcus J. Beasley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source