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‘I decided to go back to work so I can afford to buy her formula’: a longitudinal mixed-methods study to explore how women in informal work balance the competing demands of infant feeding and working to provide for their family

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background In South Africa almost 2 million women work informally. Informal work is characterised by poor job security, low earnings, and unsafe working conditions, with high rates of poverty and food insecurity.
Silondile Luthuli, Lyn Haskins, Sphindile Mapumulo, Nigel Rollins, Christiane Horwood   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodiversity assessment in forests - from genetic diversity to landscape diversity

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2009
Assessing biodiversity in forests requires a reliable and sustainable monitoring concept, which must include all levels of diversity, the genetic, the species and the landscape level.
Granke O, Kenter B, Kriebitzsch WU, Köhl M, Köhler R, Olschofsky K   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive Status in People With Epilepsy in the Republic of Guinea: A Prospective, Case–Control Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea. Methods A cross‐sectional, case–control study was conducted in sequential recruitment phases (July 2024–July 2025) at Ignace ...
Maya L. Mastick, Cheick O. Soumah, Malé Doré, Oumar Mara, Desiré Neldje, Fodé A. Cissé, Toure M. Lamine, Aminata Diallo, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Alexander J. X. Chen, Alice Liu, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Farrah J. Mateen, The Guinea Epilepsy Project   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes and perceptions about breastfeeding among female and male informal workers in India and South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Worldwide, over 740 million women make their living in the informal economy and therefore lack formal employment benefits, such as maternity leave, that can improve infant feeding practices.
C. Horwood, A. Surie, L. Haskins, S. Luthuli, R. Hinton, A. Chowdhury, N. Rollins   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of rural producers organisations (RPOs) in the world bank rural development strategy "Reaching the rural poor" : background study [PDF]

, 2001
Cette synthèse est une contribution à la révision du document de stratégie de développement rural de la Banque mondiale intitulé "Reaching the Rural Poor".
Bosc, Pierre-Marie, Eychenne, Didier, Hussein, Karim, Losch, Bruno, Mackintosh-Walker, Sadie, Mercoiret, Marie-Rose, Rondot, Pierre   +6 more
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Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of women’s participation in cervical cancer screening trial, Maharashtra, India

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with participation in cervical cancer screening and follow-up treatment in the context of a randomized controlled trial.
Bhagwan Nene, Kasturi Jayant, Silvina Arrossi, Surendra Shastri, Atul Budukh, Sanjay Hingmire, Richard Muwonge, Sylla Malvi, Ketayun Dinshaw, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan   +9 more
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Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Australia, 2010–2022: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked National Administrative Health Data

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition with widely varying global prevalence estimates. The frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the United States or United Kingdom, at 19 to 39 per 100,000 as opposed ...
Lucinda Roper, Rachel Black, Joanna Tieu, Winnie Chen, Matthew Parker, Catherine Hill, Natasha Nassar, Mandana Nikpour   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bringing research results to users: the case for a knowledge resource centre [PDF]

, 2015
Poster presented at Scientific and Technical Information and Rural Development: Highlights of Innovative Practices. 13. IAALD World Congress.
Blomme, Guy, Er Rachiq, L., Johnson, V., Karamura, E.B., Picq, C., Schagen, Boudy van   +5 more
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