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Refractory Oedema of Nephrotic Syndrome in a Resource Poor Setting: A Case Presentation
... In resource poor settings, where the parents or guardians are financially con- strained, it will be very difficult to use such options to manage ...a resource-poor ...
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Professional skills development in a resource poor setting: the case of pharmacy in Malawi
... professional education? By studying a HRH strategy (called ‘task shifting’, see section 3) applied in a resource-poor setting, this paper provides a self reflective account of how the limitations of ...
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Mortality among Preterm Babies in a Resource-poor Setting: What Time is Crucial?
... In the developing parts of the world where the rate of preterm births is relatively higher, the risk of preterm mortality is commensurably high. Given the fact that the bulk of neonatal deaths occur very early in life as ...
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Strengths and limitations of using mobile technology in community based rehabilitation in a resource-poor setting
... This study suggests further studies relating to use of technologies such as AI and machine learning to further understand how rehabilitation could be automated. This will require a separate ethical framework. Kela in ...
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Epidemiological, clinical and prognostic profile of childhood acute bacterial meningitis in a resource poor setting.
... How to cite this article: Kuti BP, Bello EO, Jegede TO, Olubosede O. Epidemiological, clinical and prognostic profile of childhood acute bacterial meningitis in a resource poor setting. J Neurosci ...
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Concurrent hyperthyroidism and papillary thyroid cancer: a fortuitous and ambiguous case report from a resource poor setting
... Conclusions: The historical, clinical, and laboratory findings were suggestive of HT due to PTC. A high index of suspi- cion, prompt referral and counter-referral lead to a positive outcome of such a rare case in a ...
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Anti-epileptic drug utilization and treatment outcome among epileptic patients on follow-up in a resource poor setting
... Regarding seizure treatment outcome in terms of seizure- freedom, this study showed that almost 57% of patients were found to be seizure free for a consecutive 3 years follow-up periods. This study showed that ...
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Optimizing the Treatment Options for Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer in a Resource Poor Setting: A Single Centre Experience
... The mean serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) at the time of diagnosis was 771ng/ml and the mean Gleason Score was 8. Antiandrogen withdrawal/substitution was the most common first line of management (72.4%), while the ...
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Challenges in the Management of Sepsis in a Resource Poor Setting
... eleven resource limited settings were ...poverty, poor health seeking behavior, late presenta- tion, lack of access to skilled care and patronage of unskilled medical practi- ...include: poor know- ...
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Treating Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a Resource Poor Setting: Challenges and Outcome
... A poor EFS in our series is partly attributable to the high abandonment rate of ...from poor socio-economic status, thus at risk of recurrent infections, which is also evident from the fact that 22% of our ...
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Preregistration nursing students' experiences of a palliative care course in a resource-poor setting
... iv. Poor psychological climate Students recounted certain classroom experiences that they were not happy with because it had negative impacts on their emotions and made them to develop negative feelings about the ...
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Developing capacity in health informatics in a resource poor setting: lessons from Peru
... * Corresponding author Abstract The public sectors of developing countries require strengthened capacity in health informatics. In Peru, where formal university graduate degrees in biomedical and health informatics were ...
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COMPARISON OF THREE RAPID DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF LEPTOSPIROSIS IN A RESOURCE POOR SETTING
... However the SD Leptospira IgM test had a higher specificity. The sensitivity of our gold standard (MAT or PCR positive) was 89.9% and the specificity was 77.4%. DISCUSSION The performances of three locally available ...
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Randomized Trial of Plastic Bags to Prevent Term Neonatal Hypothermia in a Resource-Poor Setting
... In resource-poor set- tings there is likely to be some delay before an infant is placed in a plastic bag, and the 10-minute window for placement in a plastic bag included in this trial shows that even with ...
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Is emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis safe in a low volume resource poor setting?
... Attempts to establish the laparoscopic approach as a reasonable alternative to open cholecystectomy for emergency treatment of acute cholecystitis have been met with resistance by policy makers, who make the point that ...
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How is household food insecurity and maternal nutritional status associated in a resource-poor setting in Ghana?
... Results Socio‑demographic characteristics of study sample The study comprised 422 households out of which 49.8 % (210) were resident in rural setting. The mean age of the women respondents was 29.4 ± 6.3 years. ...
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Endometrial ablation using silicon foley catheter: An alternative modality of treatment in a resource poor setting
... DISCUSSION Second Generation techniques for Endometrial ablation have proved to be efficacious in several studies in the past. Development of a technique that utilises easily available resources which are not too costly ...
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Survival of HIV Infected Children Born to Mothers Enrolled in a PMTCT Program in a Resource Poor Setting
... ABSTRACT Background: Pediatric HIV is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The substantial expansion in PMTCT has generated information on rates of transmission and associated factors, but there are ...
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Predicting Virological Failure with Immunological Criteria in First Line ART Patients in a Resource Poor Setting
... This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract Indroduction: National Aids control Organisation in India implementing ...
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The role of routine post-natal abdominal ultrasound for newborns in a resource-poor setting: a longitudinal study
... Conclusions This study has been able to demonstrate a 5.9% inci- dence of various types of genito urinary anomalies in this small population. Routine pre- and post- natal USS has been known to be very useful in early ...
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