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Social interactions within the Sudanese healthcare system: traditional healers and psychiatrists

BJPsych International, 2023
From a cultural perspective, traditional healing has had a substantial impact on psychiatric management in rural African communities, but the services provided by traditional healers are not integrated with the mental health services provided by primary ...
Randa Ahmed Abdalrheem Altamih, Osman Kamal Osman Elmahi   +1 more
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Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Assess the Needs of HIV-Related Services for Infected Individuals in Rural Communities

Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 2022
HIV/AIDS remains a significant health concern in rural communities, which may also experience many disparate issues including reduced access to health services (Department of Health and Human Services, 2015).
Elizabeth Brown, Charles Brown, Owen Johnson, Wendelyn Inman, Revlon Briggs, Wanda Burrell, Rosemary Theriot, Elizabeth Williams, Alexis Heaston   +8 more
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Undernutrition and stage of gestation influence fetal adipose tissue gene expression [PDF]

, 2015
Funded by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS), including the Strategic Partnership for Animal Science Excellence (SPASE) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (HD045784).
Adam, Clare L, Aitken, Raymond P, Horgan, Graham W, Luther, Justin S, Milne, John S, Redmer, Dale A, Reynolds, Lawrence P., Wallace, Jacqueline M   +7 more
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Framing ‘rural health equity’ and implications for governance: thematic analysis of 51 expert narratives from a global webinar series

Rural and Remote Health
Introduction: To respond to persisting gaps in health service coverage and health outcomes impacting rural populations globally, governance for rural health equity requires enhanced focus by policymakers, researchers and practitioners. During 2021-22, 51
Theadora Koller, Alan Chater
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Using Mobile Phone Apps to Deliver Rural General Practitioner Services: Critical Review Using the Walkthrough Method

JMIR Formative Research, 2022
BackgroundThe widespread use of mobile phones represents new frontiers for improving access to health care. This includes using mobile apps to deliver general practitioner (GP) services in rural areas.
Belinda O'Sullivan, Danielle Couch, Ishani Naik   +2 more
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Research on efficiency measurement and spatiotemporal disparity of rural public health services in China.

PLoS ONE, 2021
ObjectiveBased on the rural public health services of 29 regions in China, a service efficiency evaluation index system consisting of input and output dimensions was constructed, and the coupling, coordination and disparity efficiencies of rural public ...
Liqing Li, Zixuan Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Perception of Health Care Access in Rural Georgia: Findings From a Community Health Needs Assessment Survey

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2022
Background: Limited access to health care services has been cited as a barrier to care for individuals who live in rural areas, contributing to significant health disparities in this population.
Elisa Childs, Tiffany Washington
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The impact of predisposing, enabling, and need factors in utilization of health services among rural residents in Guangxi, China

BMC Health Services Research, 2016
BackgroundHealthcare in China has significantly improved, meanwhile many  socio-economic risk factors and health conditions factors affect accessibility and utilization of health services in rural areas.
Yanning Li, D. Nong, Bo Wei, Qiming Feng, Hongye Luo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhancing Oncological Care for India's Aging Population: Addressing the Complex Needs of Older Adults With Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Aging‐associated physiological and molecular alterations pose significant challenges in cancer management among India's elderly. Limited geriatric oncology expertise, financial constraints, and inadequate specialized care exacerbate disparities. Strategic expansion of insurance coverage, integration of palliative care, and infrastructural advancements ...
Nihanthy D. Sreenath, Mathigatta Shivarudraiah S, Rajath Govind, Kaushik M R   +3 more
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source