<p>Developing nations in Asia are posed to experience a significant increase in the population of older adults living in their respective societies. Over the coming decades, India, the second most populous country in the ...
<p>Objective: The prevalence of cognitive impairment in HIV-positive patients is estimated to be 39% in Uganda [1]. Despite the high prevalence of impairment, routine HIV management in Uganda does not include neuropsychological ...
<p><bold>Objectives</bold>: To compare measures of health and health quality between Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in different living arrangements-- institutional and community care; and to correlate different ...
<p><bold>Objective:</bold> To determine if a significant association exists between urbanization and dental caries prevalence, and whether or not similar relationships occur between community type and principal determinants ...
<p>Injuries represent a significant and growing public health concern in the developing world. Road traffic injuries in particular contribute to a large extent the increasing number of injury victims in low-income countries. ...
<p><bold>Abstract<bold></p><p><bold>Objective<bold>: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of Chikungunya as an etiology of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka.</p><p><bold>Method<bold>As part of ...
<p>The burden of hypertension and subsequent in Tibet is quite profound and disproportionate when compared to other Chinese populations. Thus, there has a recent impetus to focus on low-cost sustainable health interventions ...
<p>Abstract</p><p>INTRODUCTION</p><p>Clergy are a dynamic group of the population: they point people to God, navigate social and spiritual waters, provide advice and guidance, and teach and visit parishioners. Research ...
<p>We sought to understand the burden of influenza among febrile pediatric patients presenting to Webuye District Hospital in the municipality of Webuye, western Kenya. Overdiagnosis of malaria is a tremendous problem in ...
<p>Chronic pain is a common problem among HIV-infected persons and yet data on the prevalence, character, severity and management of HIV-related pain is lacking. No studies have evaluated cross-cultural differences in ...
<p>Mental illness is prevalent worldwide in all cultures with varying manifestations. Its socioeconomic impact cannot be underestimated. Mental health accounts for as much as 14 percent of the global disease burden (Prince, ...
<p>Malaria is hyper-endemic in Ghana, and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, especially in pregnant women and children under the age of five. The use of insecticide-treated nets is an effective ...
<p><bold>Background:</bold> Maternal and congenital syphilis are pressing concerns in Latin America, with consequences ranging from newborn mental retardation to perinatal death. Widespread, accurate screening and timely ...
<p>Previous models have demonstrated that high uptake of male circumcision (MC) will be required if the procedure is to have a significant public health impact in sub-Saharan African countries (Nagelkerke et al., 2007). ...
<p>This mixed-method cross-sectional study evaluated the effect of commercial sanitary pads on school attendance and symptoms of vaginal infections in rural Kenyan adolescents aged 11-18. It also provides contextual ...
<p>There is a very high prevalence of folic acid deficiency in developing countries and women suffering from this deficiency during their pregnancies are at an increased risk of having a child with neural tube defects ...
<p>Malaria remains one of the world's most significant global health challenges. Claiming nearly a million lives each year in Africa alone, this continent bears an especially large part of the malaria disease burden, and ...
<p>In response to the alarming rate of serious mental illness among incarcerated individuals, local communities have operationalized the principles of therapeutic jurisprudence and forged collaborations between the criminal ...
<p>Over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees are in the process of being resettled from southeastern Nepal to eight different Western countries--the majority of whom are resettling to the United States. Refugees are universally at ...
<p>Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, governmental authorities across the country have attempted to legislate the behavior of HIV-positive individuals. North Carolina's HIV Control Measures--administrative regulations ...