Opportunities and challenges for enhancing preconception health in primary care: qualitative study with women from ethnically diverse communities by Joe Kai, Nadeem Qureshi, Helena Tuomainen, Laura Cross-Bardell, Mandeep Bhoday

“…A preference for female professionals, engaging men, and enhancing access for younger people or women less disposed to general practice, in educational and other settings were highlighted.Conclusions Raising preconception health when this has heightened clinical or social resonance for women may hold promise for initiating more systematic intervention. …”
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Qualitative focus group study investigating experiences of accessing and engaging with social care services: perspectives of carers from diverse ethnic groups caring for stroke sur... by Geoffrey Cloud, Nan Greenwood, Jess Holley, Theresa Ellmers, Gill Mein

“…Many themes were common to all the included ethnic groups but some related to specific groups.Conclusions Across ethnic groups there were many similarities in the experiences of people caring for stroke survivors with complex, long-term care needs. …”
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Nature, prevalence and determinants of mental health problems experienced by adolescents in south Asia: a systematic reviewResearch in context by Chethana Mudunna, Medhavi Weerasinghe, Thach Tran, Josefine Antoniades, Lorena Romero, Miyuru Chandradasa, Jane Fisher

“…Wide ranges of prevalence rates were reported for anxiety in Indian SBS (1.5–81.6%) and NSBS (1.8–88.1%), and for depression, Pakistani SBS (21–79%) and Indian NSBS (0.4–98.5%). …”
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