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How an increase in income affects the use of dental care services among a low-income population: evidence from the Finnish basic income experiment
BackgroundPrevious research has shown that the use of dental care services has a significant socioeconomic gradient. Lower income groups tend to use...
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The Urban–Rural Divide in Neurocritical Care in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
The term “urban–rural divide” encompasses several dimensions and has remained an important concern for any country. The economic disparity; lack of...
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Achievement of Guideline-Recommended Targets for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 38 Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
BackgroundThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of achieving the secondary prevention targets recommended in the World Health Organization...
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Widespread occurrence of pesticides in low-income housing
BackgroundLow socioeconomic status (SES) residents living in social housing, which is subsidized by government or government-funded agencies, may...
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Teleintervention’s effects on breastfeeding in low-income women in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundMany mothers in high-income countries (HIC) do not breastfeed to the World Health Organisation’s recommendation of two years. This is...
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Health-related quality of life of children from low-income families: the new patterns study
BackgroundChild poverty has been gradually rising, and about 12% of all Norwegian children are living in a state of relative poverty. This study was...
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Application of telemedicine in global surgery partnerships between high-income and low- and middle-income countries: a sco** review
IntroductionThe Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) estimated that 5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe, timely, and affordable...
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Missed nursing care in acute care hospital settings in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review
BackgroundMissed nursing care undermines nursing standards of care and minimising this phenomenon is crucial to maintaining adequate patient safety...
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Differential patterns of lifestyle behaviors among low- and high-income postmenopausal women in Korea: a latent class analysis
BackgroundHealthy lifestyle behaviors among postmenopausal women are important to prevent chronic diseases and improve health later in life....
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Priorities in school eye health in low and middle-income countries a sco** review
School eye health (SEH) has been on the global agenda for many years, and there is mounting evidence available to support that school-based visual...
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Managing household income and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in a low-income setting: a qualitative data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in South Africa
BackgroundSouth Africa is reported to have the highest burden of HIV with an estimated 8.2 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) in 2021- despite...
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Use of patient-reported outcome measures after breast reconstruction in low- and middle-income countries: a sco** review
BackgroundPatient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly administered in high-income countries to monitor health-related quality of life...
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The protective effect of CALD identity in the presence of low income on missing teeth of Australian adults over time
Background‘Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD)’ populations have diverse languages, ethnic backgrounds, societal structures and religions....
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Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Bacterial Meningitis in Children and Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Purpose of ReviewDespite the availability of effective vaccines against the three primary pathogens ( Streptococcus pneumoniae , Haemophilus influenzae ...
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“I wonder if you will be sad?”: Employing the concept of mentalization psychosocially with low-income mothers
We demonstrate the value of a rapprochement between psychoanalytic work aimed at supporting marginalized mothers and discursive accounts of...
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An Exploratory Study of Physical Therapists From High-Income Countries Practising Outside of Their Scope in Low and Middle-Income Countries
PurposeTo quantify how often physical therapists from high-income countries (HIC) travelling to low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) practise...
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The role of clinic-based breastfeeding peer counseling on breastfeeding rates among low-income patients
BackgroundDespite the benefits of breastfeeding (BF), rates remain lower than public health targets, particularly among low-income Black populations....
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Impacts of Anxiety and Depression on Clinical Hypertension in Low-Income US Adults
IntroductionDepression and anxiety are common leading causes of disability and are associated with systemic effects including cardiovascular...
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Outcome of reverse shoulder arthroplasty secondary to rotator cuff arthropathy in a low-income population
BackgroundReverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is a valuable treatment for rotator cuff arthropathy (RCA) in developed regions. Socioeconomic issues...
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Paediatric testicular torsion in low- and middle-income countries: an OxPLORE sco** study
BackgroundLiterature on paediatric surgical conditions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains limited. As a common emergency, timely...
