Improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions
Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionately high burden of
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …
Tailored interventions to address determinants of practice
R Baker, J Camosso‐Stefinovic… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Tailored intervention strategies are frequently recommended among
approaches to the implementation of improvement in health professional performance …
approaches to the implementation of improvement in health professional performance …
Task shifting of antiretroviral treatment from doctors to primary-care nurses in South Africa (STRETCH): a pragmatic, parallel, cluster-randomised trial
Background Robust evidence of the effectiveness of task shifting of antiretroviral therapy
(ART) from doctors to other health workers is scarce. We aimed to assess the effects on …
(ART) from doctors to other health workers is scarce. We aimed to assess the effects on …
Duration and determinants of delayed tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in high-burden countries: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Thirty countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden bear 87% of the
world's TB cases. Delayed diagnosis and treatment are detrimental to TB prognosis and …
world's TB cases. Delayed diagnosis and treatment are detrimental to TB prognosis and …
Integrated care for people with long-term mental and physical health conditions in low-income and middle-income countries
Integrated care is defined as health services that are managed and delivered such that
people receive a continuum of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment …
people receive a continuum of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment …
Service delivery interventions to improve adolescents' linkage, retention and adherence to antiretroviral therapy and HIV care
P MacPherson, C Munthali, J Ferguson… - Tropical medicine & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Adolescents living with HIV face substantial difficulties in accessing HIV care
services and have worse treatment outcomes than other age groups. The objective of this …
services and have worse treatment outcomes than other age groups. The objective of this …
Tuberculosis control in South Africa: successes, challenges and recommendations: tuberculosis control-Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals
GJ Churchyard, LD Mametja, L Mvusi… - South African Medical …, 2014 - journals.co.za
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health threat, and South Africa (SA) has one of the
world's worst TB epidemics driven by HIV. Among the 22 countries with the highest burden …
world's worst TB epidemics driven by HIV. Among the 22 countries with the highest burden …
Why are we failing to implement effective therapies in cardiovascular disease?
Worldwide, there are∼ 18 million deaths each year from cardiovascular disease and at least
2–3 times as many experience non-fatal cardiovascular events. Numerous evidence-based …
2–3 times as many experience non-fatal cardiovascular events. Numerous evidence-based …
Patient education and counselling for promoting adherence to treatment for tuberculosis
Background Non‐adherence to tuberculosis treatment can lead to prolonged periods of
infectiousness, relapse, emergence of drug‐resistance, and increased morbidity and …
infectiousness, relapse, emergence of drug‐resistance, and increased morbidity and …
Educational outreach with an integrated clinical tool for nurse-led non-communicable chronic disease management in primary care in South Africa: a pragmatic cluster …
Background In many low-income countries, care for patients with non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions is provided by nurses. The benefits of nurse …
diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions is provided by nurses. The benefits of nurse …