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ECOLOGIES OF DISTRESS: HOW OFF CAMPUS HOUSING AFFECTS STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA

Journal of Contemporary Society Education
Students' tenancy in rural and previously disadvantaged universities is a catalyst for poor mental health among university students in a transforming country.
Mammusa RosinahLekoa , Innocent Simphiwe Nojiyeza   +1 more
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Social Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19 in the Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Cotonou (Benin, Sub-saharan Africa): Acceptability of the Vaccination and Tracking Program

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
IntroductionThis article aims at investigating social engagement in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in low-resource settings (LRSs). In particular, it focuses on Benin (Sub-Saharan Africa), and reports the results of a field study that ...
Alessia Maccaro, Davide Piaggio, Iyabosola Busola Oronti, Marius Vignigbé, Antoinette Gbokli, Roch Houngnihin, Leandro Pecchia, Leandro Pecchia   +7 more
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Policing Engagement via Social Media [PDF]

, 2015
Social Media is commonly used by policing organisations to spread the word on crime, weather, missing person, etc. In this work we aim to understand what attracts citizens to engage with social media policing content. To study these engagement dynamics we propose a combination of machine learning and semantic analysis techniques.
Fernández, Miriam, Cano, A. Elizabeth, Alani, Harith   +2 more
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The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Left Ventricular Remodeling in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated With Anthracyclines: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Anthracycline‐related cardiac remodeling precedes heart failure in childhood cancer survivors. The objectives of this study were to determine the relationships between patient‐specific factors, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and cardiac remodeling.
Hari K. Narayan, Sitong Chen, F. Lennie Wong, Nathan Young, Anna Qi, Christopher Davis, Sanjeet Hegde, Nicholas Gloude, Kasey J. Leger, Kelly D. Getz, Francisco Contijoch, Kirsten Ness, Bonnie Ky, Dennis Kuo, Sheri J. Hartman, Saro H. Armenian   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nature prescribing: emerging insights about reconciliation-based and culturally inclusive approaches from a tricultural community health centre

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
This commentary highlights the importance of social and nature prescribing programs reflecting culturally diverse perspectives and practices. Creating and holding space for Indigenous and other worldviews should be a key priority of nature prescribing, a
Anita Vaillancourt, Rebecca Barnstaple, Natalie Robitaille, Taylor Williams   +3 more
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Clean and healthy environmental behavior in terms of malnutrition and sanitation [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A lousy environment has the potential to be a predictor of disease transmission, which ultimately results in malnutrition among children. Meanwhile, the mother's role is crucial in the first 1000 days of life.
. Nuraeni, N.I. Hawa, D. Utari, E. Parahyanti   +3 more
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social skills, executive functioning and social engagement

Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 2019
The study explored hypothesized mediation of social interaction skills between executive functions and social engagement among adolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia. Participants (N = 92; 62% boys; age = 16.8) were assessed four weeks after hospitalization using previously validated scales.
Nir Madjar, Elena Chubarov, Gil Zalsman, Mark Weiser, Gal Shoval   +4 more
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ASSIST: Refinement of a Benefits Navigator Intervention Among Low‐Income Pediatric Oncology Families

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Children with cancer living in poverty experience worse survival and quality of life. Interventions connecting low‐income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP‐eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled.
Puja J. Umaretiya, Selena Murcia Mendez, Jennifer Kellett, Sarah Wright, Marisel Ponton, Robin T. Higashi, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Ayesha Zia, Joanne Wolfe, Sandi L. Pruitt, Kira Bona   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying sport-for-development outcome measures suitable for a living-lab setting: a scoping review

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Background Sport-for-development (SFD) aims to use implicit features of sport (such as leadership, teamwork, and communication) to improve non-sport-related outcomes, including physical health, physical literacy, mental health, and social competency ...
Bhanu Sharma, Emily Xiao, Julia Bain, Bryan Heal, Patrick Antonio, Brian W. Timmons, Marika Warner   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source