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Research misconduct in low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2013
As part of a cluster of articles critically reflecting on the theme of "no health without research," Richard Smith and colleagues lay out what is currently known about research misconduct in low- and middle-income countries, summarizing some high profile
Joseph Ana, Tracey Koehlmoos, Richard Smith, Lijing L Yan   +3 more
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Energy security as a crucial component of health infrastructure: global evidence and actions

The Lancet Planetary Health
Summary: Energy security, defined as the availability of reliable, clean, and sustainable energy necessary to ensure the continuous operation of health-care facilities, is essential for delivering safe and effective health care.
Sivesh Kamarajah, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Adewale Adisa, Michael Bahrami-Hessari, Richard Crawford, Dhruva Ghosh, Fareeda Galley, Abdul Ghaffar, James Glasbey, Parvez Haque, JC Allen Ingabire, Lawani Ismail, Telesphore Kabera, Theophilus Anyomih, Virginia Ledda, Rob Lillywhite, Janet Martin, John Meara, Antonio Ramos de la Medina, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Faustin Ntirenganya, Maria Picciochi, Pritpal Singh, Stephen Tabiri, Omolara Williams, Aneel Bhangu   +25 more
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Protocol of an open, three-arm, individually randomized trial assessing the effect of delivering sexual and reproductive health information to young people (aged 13–24) in Kenya and Peru via mobile phones: adolescent/youth reproductive mobile access and delivery initiative for love and life outcomes (ARMADILLO) study stage 2

Reproductive Health, 2018
Resumen Antecedentes Las personas jóvenes se enfrentan a desafíos únicos en cuanto a acceso a información y apoyo en temas de salud sexual y reproductiva (SSR). Debido a su elevada penetración y acceso, los teléfonos celulares brindan un nuevo canal para
Lianne Gonsalves, Michelle J. Hindin, Angela Bayer, Cesar P. Carcamo, Peter Gichangi, Ndema Habib, Jefferson Mwaisaka, Lale Say   +7 more
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Health-related quality of life is low in secondary school children in Fiji [PDF]

, 2012
The health and wellbeing of children in lower-income countries is the focus of much international effort, yet there has been very little direct measurement of this. Objective.
Goundar, Ramneek, Mavoa, Helen, Moodie, Marjory, Petersen, Solveig, Swinburn, Boyd, Waqa, Gade   +5 more
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Menstrual hygiene management amongst schoolgirls in the Rukungiri district of Uganda and the impact on their education: a cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: an increasing number of studies have found that girls in low-income settings miss or struggle at school during menstruation if they are unable to manage their menstrual hygiene effectively.
Robyn Boosey, Georgina Prestwich, Toity Deave   +2 more
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Growth divergence and income inequality in OECD countries: the role of trade and financial openness. LEQS Paper No. 148/2018 October 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
This paper analyses trade and financial openness effects on growth and income inequality in 35 OECD countries. Our model takes into account both short run and long run effects of factors explaining income divergence between and within the countries.
De Santis, Roberta, D’Elia, Enrico
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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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Global respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in young children (RSV GOLD): a retrospective case series [PDF]

, 2017
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is an important cause of pneumonia mortality in young children. However, clinical data for fatal RSV infection are scarce. We aimed to identify clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of children
Aamir, Uzma Bashir, Ali, Asad, Bassat, Quique, Bont, Louis J., Butt, Warwick, Chi, Hsin, Cohen, Cheryl, da Costa Oliveira, Maria Tereza, de Freitas Lázaro Emediato, Carla Cecília, de-Paris, Fernanda, Fasce, Rodrigo A., Gentile, Angela, Gessner, Bradford D., Goka, Edward A., Gordon, Aubree, Grobbee, Diederick E., Groome, Michelle J, Halasa, Natasha, Ito, Hisato, Khuri-Bulos, Najwa, Leung, Ting F., Lopez, Olga, Lucero, Marilla G., Lucion, Florencia, Lupisan, Socorro P., Madhi, Shabir A., Mejias, Asuncion, Moyes, Jocelyn, Munywoki, Patrick K., Nair, Harish, Nokes, D. James, O'Brien, Katherine L., on behalf of the, Oshitani, Hitoshi, Paes, Bosco A., Papenburg, Jesse, PERCH Study Group, Pires, Márcia Rosane, Polack, Fernando P., Ramilo, Octavio, Rath, Barbara A., Roglić, Srđan, Scheltema, Nienke M., Simões, Eric A F, Spaeder, Michael C., Sutanto, Agustinus, Sánchez, José F., Thamthitiwat, Somsak, Thorburn, Kentigern   +48 more
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The Trend of Tuberculosis Case Notification Rates from 1995 to 2022 by Country Income and World Health Organization Region

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Over the past 27 years, three major global TB control strategies have been implemented, and it is important at this stage to evaluate their impact on tuberculosis (TB) case notification rates (CNRs).
Kobto G. Koura, Anthony D. Harries
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Resident Rotations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

JBJS Open Access, 2020
Introduction:. Interest in clinical rotations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has grown among high-income country (HIC) orthopaedic residents.
Claire A. Donnelley, BS, Nae Won, MPH, Heather J. Roberts, MD, Ericka P. von Kaeppler, BS, Patrick D. Albright, MD, MS, Pierre Marie Woolley, MD, Billy Haonga, MD, David W. Shearer, MD, MPH, Sanjeev Sabharwal, MD, MPH, FAOA   +8 more
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