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    Being and becoming third-space professionals: a case study from low-and-middle income countries by Azra Naseem, Jannat Karim Khan, Tashmin Khamis, Jane Rarieya

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…As the concept of third-space professionals is relatively new in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) where the university is located, this journey of becoming and being third-space professionals was fraught with challenges that question traditional norms within academia and their culture, requiring innovative problem-solving, continuous learning and accountability. …”
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    Alleviating the public health burden of hypertension: debating precision prevention as a possible solution by Madeleine J. Samakosky, Shane A. Norris

    Published 2024-12-01
    “…While precision prevention shows promise, we also discuss the significant barriers to its implementation in LMICs such as those within sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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  3. 123

    Surgical Practice in Resource‐Limited Settings: Perspectives of Medical Students and Early Career Doctors: A Narrative Review by BillSmith Anyinkeng Achanga, Christian Wabene Bisimwa, Victor Oluwafemi Femi‐Lawal, Nnoko Sona Akwo, Tohson Falake Toh

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…Conclusion Telesurgery, task shifting and sharing, high‐impact, low‐cost surgeries, and collaborations with more developed health systems could effectively bridge the gap in surgical availability in LMICs.…”
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  4. 124

    Situational analysis of pesticide poisoning and perceptions of autoinjector devices in rural communities in Sri Lanka – a study protocol by Janet Perkins, Alice Street, Upul Wickramasinghe, Manjula Weerasinghe, Michael Eddleston, Jane Brandt Sørensen

    Published 2024-12-01
    “…This study will allow the design of an autoinjector intervention that is tailored to specific needs of rural communities, maximise the potential benefits in the villages where they are placed, and contribute to knowledge related to biomedical technologies designed for use in LMICs. It will also contribute to social science scholarship in the context of pesticide poisoning. …”
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  5. 125

    The cost of typhoid illness in low- and middle-income countries, a scoping review of the literature. by Frederic Debellut, Alena Friedrich, Ranju Baral, Clint Pecenka, Emmanuel Mugisha, Kathleen M Neuzil

    Published 2024-01-01
    “…Typhoid fever is responsible for a substantial health burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). New means of prevention became available with the prequalification of typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCV) by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018. …”
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    Prevalence and Factors Associated with Preterm Birth in Urban Areas: Case-Control Study by Rozhan Khezri, Shaker Salarilak, Sepideh Jahanian

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is a significant global health issue, with the majority of preterm births occurring in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Iran. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of PTB and its associated factors in urban areas of Iran.Methods: Over one year, this case-control study included 387 pregnant women (129 cases and 258 controls) in Sardashat, Iran. …”
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    Supported employment interventions for workplace mental health of persons with mental disabilities in low-to-middle income countries: A scoping review. by Edwin Mavindidze, Clement Nhunzvi, Lana Van Niekerk

    Published 2023-01-01
    “…Deductive thematic analysis was used to synthesize evidence on the supported employment interventions implemented in LMICs, capturing evidence of their outcomes for persons with mental disabilities securing competitive work.…”
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    Adaptation and validation of the Children’s Surgical Assessment Tool for Rwandan district hospitals by Sarah Nuss, Jean Paul Majyambere, Edmond Ntaganda, Callum Forbes, Jonathan Nkurunziza, Carol Mugabo, Vincent Cubaka, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier

    Published 2024-12-01
    “…This study provides a framework for adapting and validating a comprehensive paediatric surgical assessment tool to local contexts in LMICs and used in similar settings in sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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    Correlates for the severity of suicidal risk in participants with common mental disorders with comorbid chronic medical conditions in rural primary healthcare settings in India by Johnson-Pradeep Ruben, Maria L. Ekstrand, Elsa Heylen, Krishnamachari Srinivasan

    Published 2023-06-01
    “…Context: Suicide is on the rise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including India. There are limited studies assessing factors linked to the severity of suicidal risk in patients with depression and comorbid chronic medical disorders in primary healthcare (PHC) settings. …”
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    BRICs Nations Growing Impact on the Global Health Sector by M. B. Jakovljevic, N. V. Ekkert, M. S. Mikerova, V. A. Reshetnikov

    Published 2019-12-01
    “…Previous research on health and pharmaceutical spending has clearly documented that low- and middle-income economies (LMICs), led by these emerging markets, have doubled their share in global health spending from roughly 20% up to approximately 40% in purchasing power parity terms. …”
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    Prevalence and risk factors of under-five mortality due to severe acute malnutrition in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Joshua Wambua, Anahita Ali, Jean Baptiste Ukwizabigira, Paul Kuodi

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…Abstract Background Despite a global drop of under-five mortality by 59% between 1990 and 2019, it remains high in Low- and Middle- income Countries (LMICs)with a preponderance in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Southern and Central Asia. …”
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    Nutritional care for children with feeding difficulties and disabilities: A scoping review. by Alyssa Klein, Malia Uyehara, Andrew Cunningham, Madina Olomi, Kristen Cashin, Catherine M Kirk

    Published 2023-01-01
    “…One billion people worldwide have a disability, and 80 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The prevalence of feeding difficulties globally ranges from 25-45 percent to 33-80 percent in children without and with disabilities, respectively. …”
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    Nutritional assessment of adolescents: A cross-sectional study from public schools of North India. by Sandeep Kaur, Rajesh Kumar, Manmeet Kaur

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…<h4>Background</h4>Technological advancements and globalization have shifted dietary behaviours, contributing to increased chronic disease prevalence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) like India. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable due to these changes, which can impact their lifelong health. …”
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    Enhancing cancer care through a knowledge-sharing model: a systematic review of Project ECHO® programmes in India by Sangeeta Bhuyan, Shikha Yadav, Amit Verma, Shama Bhati, Ankit Anand, Sandeep Bhalla, Apoorva Karan Rai

    Published 2025-02-01
    “…Abstract Background Cancer poses a life-threatening public health challenge, particularly impacting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study focuses on India, where the cancer burden is substantial, with approximately 1.2 million new cancer cases recorded in 2020, emphasising the urgent need for effective prevention, early detection, treatment, and support services. …”
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    Nurturing care practices for children with developmental disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Silas Onyango, Margaret Nampijja, Paul Otwate, Nelson Langat, Linda Oloo, Kenneth Okelo, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo

    Published 2024-01-01
    “…<h4>Background</h4>The majority of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). NDDs are a public health concern in countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). …”
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    Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review. by Bonaventure Amandi Egbujie, Peter Arthur Delobelle, Naomi Levitt, Thandi Puoane, David Sanders, Brian van Wyk

    Published 2018-01-01
    “…Evidence and lessons from these interventions can be useful for Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMICs) such as South Africa that are experiencing a marked increase in T2DM prevalence.…”
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    Proximate and distant determinants of maternal and neonatal mortality in the postnatal period: A scoping review of data from low- and middle-income countries. by Preston Izulla, Angela Muriuki, Michael Kiragu, Melanie Yahner, Virginia Fonner, Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu, Bernard Osir, Farahat Bello, Joseph de Graft-Johnson

    Published 2023-01-01
    “…This scoping review identified proximate and distant factors associated with maternal and neonatal mortality during the postnatal period within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A rigorous, systematic search of four electronic databases was undertaken to identify studies published within the last 11 years containing data on risk factors among nationally representative samples. …”
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    Self-reported illnesses in Thatta: Evidence from a rural and underdeveloped district in Sindh province, Pakistan. by Muhammad Ashar Malik, Rahat Batool, Muhammad Ahmed, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Zafar Ahmed Fatmi, Sarah Saleem, Sameen Siddiqui

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…Our findings on gender, and young and old age as positive predictors of SRI are consistent with similar surveys in a few LMICs.<h4>Recommendation and conclusion</h4>We provide evidence of a complete disease profile of a district that is otherwise unavailable in the country. …”
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    The antibiotic procurement saga: a long-neglected stewardship target to combat antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan by Shairyar Afzal, Mishal Bajwa, Nabeel Ahmed, Jawaria Jabeen, Mian Shahzeb Haroon, Rana Muhammad Zahid Mushtaq, Zikria Saleem

    Published 2025-02-01
    “…However, flawed procurement modules result in poor antibiotic supply management within health facilities of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Pakistan, exacerbating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). …”
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    Analytical and diagnostic performance characteristics of reverse-transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for dengue virus serotypes 1-4: A scoping review to inf... by Paul Arkell, Dumrong Mairiang, Adisak Songjaeng, Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas, Kerri Hill-Cawthorne, Panisadee Avirutnan, Pantelis Georgiou, Alison Holmes, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano

    Published 2023-01-01
    “…Reverse-transcriptase (RT) quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays are the current gold-standard in diagnosis and serotyping of infections, but their use in low-middle income countries (LMICs) has been limited by laboratory infrastructure requirements. …”
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