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Time-critical conditions: assessment of burden and access to care using verbal autopsy in Agincourt, South Africa

BMJ Global Health, 2020
Background Time-critical conditions (TCC) are estimated to cause substantial mortality in low and middle-income countries. However, quantification of deaths and identification of contributing factors to those deaths are challenging in settings with poor ...
Andrew Fraser, Jessica Newberry Le Vay, P. Byass, S. Tollman, K. Kahn, L. D’Ambruoso, J. Davies   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An investigation of factors associated with the health and well-being of HIV-infected or HIV-affected older people in rural South Africa [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundDespite the severe impact of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the health of older people aged 50+ is often overlooked owing to the dearth of data on the direct and indirect effects of HIV on older people's health status and well-being.
A Razzaque, AJ Herbst, B Curtis, BB Reeve, BB Reeve, BM Mayosi, C Ardington, C Debpuur, C Kyobutungi, C Wallrauch, CF Houlihan, D Posel, DW Wang, E Duflo, E Wouters, EJ Schatz, F Scholten, F Tanser, F Xavier Gomez-Olive, G Louwagie, GH Ice, H Boon, H Van Minh, H Van Minh, J Burns, J Joubert, Jane Falkingham, K Kahn, K Kahn, K Kinsella, K Peltzer, L Gilbert, LC Hamilton, LR Fairall, M Nyirenda, M Wilson, MA Mwanyangala, Makandwe Nyirenda, Maria Evandrou, Marie-Louise Newell, MS Westaway, N Ng, N Nguyen, NA Cooperman, P Kowal, P Moen, Paul Kowal, PC Mutevedzi, Portia Mutevedzi, R Benitha, R Ssengonzi, R Ssengonzi, S Dougan, S Hirve, S Jitapunkul, SM Tollman, Somnath Chatterji, SR Kimuna, StataCorp, StataCorp, TA Moultrie, TA Moultrie, United Nations, V Hosegood, V Hosegood, V Hosegood, Victoria Hosegood, W Muhwava, WHO, WHO: ICD-10, WHOQoL Group, Z Zimmer, Z Zimmer   +72 more
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From paradise lost to paradise regained: A compassionate retuning of assessed seminars

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Universities often aim to deliver a curriculum that is both research‐based and develops transferable skills in students, thereby enhancing their competitiveness in the job market. At the same time, evidence indicates that university students experience significant stress owing to the competitive nature of the assessments, an aspect that is ...
Sarah Stephen
wiley   +1 more source

An Academics Guide to Approaching Bioscience Curricula Design: Stakeholders, Material and Assessment Choice, and Employability

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ultimate aim of all higher education programs is to produce work‐ready graduates who can enter a number of career paths. Bioscience graduates are well suited to a multitude of career paths such as research, education or industry. Designing an undergraduate bioscience program that can prepare learners for this multitude of career pathways ...
Kirsten Riches‐Suman, Simon Tweddell
wiley   +1 more source

Neonatal mortality within 24 hours of birth in six low- and lower-middle-income countries [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To assess the rates, timing and causes of neonatal deaths and the burden of stillbirths in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. We discuss the implications of our findings for neonatal interventions.
Baqui, Abdullah H., Begum, Nazma, Bhandari, Nita, Edmond, Karen, et al., Hurt, Lisa, Jehan, Fyezah, Kirkwood, Betty, Mazumder, Samilla, Mitra, Dipak K., Nisar, Muhammad Imran, Soremekun, Seyi, Taneja, Sunita   +12 more
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Verbal autopsy in establishing cause of perinatal death

East African Medical Journal, 2002
Perinatal mortality is a sensitive indicator of health status of a community and is also highly amenable to intervention. The causes of perinatal deaths in developing countries are often difficult to establish. Verbal autopsy has been used in several countries for children and adults, but seldom for perinatal cause.To establish the cause of perinatal ...
Iriya, N., Manji, K. P., Mbise, R. L.
openaire   +4 more sources

Creativity and its link to epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Creative thinking represents one of our highest‐order cognitive processes, involving multiple cortical structures and an intricate interplay between several cortical and subcortical networks. It results in novel ideas that translate to useful products or concepts. The evolutionary purpose of creativity is therefore apparent, as it advances our
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
wiley   +1 more source

Injury related adult deaths in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: analysis of data from verbal autopsy

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Injury related deaths are causing huge impact on families and communities throughout the world. Reports show that developing countries are highly affected by injury deaths.
Aderaw Anteneh, B. Endris
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on the Outcome of Treatment and Survival of Tuberculosis Patients in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 1998
Little is known about the outcome of tuberculosis (TB) treatment and subsequent survival of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients treated under routine programme conditions in a developing country.
Lefi, M, Mfinanga, S, Moshiro, C, Mugomela, A, O'Brien, R, van den Broek, J   +5 more
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Introducing visual participatory methods to develop local knowledge on HIV in rural South Africa [PDF]

, 2017
The authors would also like to acknowledge the field staff at the MRC/Wits Agincourt unit, particularly Ms Rirhandzu Debs and Dr Kerstin Edin from the Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, who facilitated data collection and made ...
Brooks, Chloe, Byass, Peter, D'Ambruoso, Lucia, Kahn, Kathleen, Kazimierczak, Karolina, Ngobeni, Sizzy, Tollman, Stephen, Twine, Rhian   +7 more
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