Socioeconomic patterning of chronic conditions and behavioral risk factors in rural South Asia: a multi-site cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1019-9
Abstract: ObjectivesOur aim was to examine relationships between markers of socioeconomic status and chronic disease risks in rural South Asia to understand the etiology of chronic diseases in the region and identify high-risk populations.MethodsWe examined data… read more here.
Keywords: chronic conditions; study; risk factors; south asia ... See more keywords
School–community interventions to curb learner dropout: The perceptions of key education stakeholders in a rural South African school neighbourhood
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DOI: 10.1007/s11159-021-09910-0
Abstract: The study presented in this article gathered and examined the views of key stakeholders in rural South African secondary schools on strategies for curbing learner dropout. The investigation, which employed a qualitative case study research… read more here.
Keywords: stakeholders rural; community; school; learner dropout ... See more keywords
Perinatal maternal depression in rural South Africa: Child outcomes over the first two years.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.01.019
Abstract: AIMS To examine child outcomes over time among mothers with perinatally depressed mood in rural South Africa (SA). METHODS A representative sample of consecutive births (470/493) in the OR Tambo District of the Eastern Cape… read more here.
Keywords: south africa; mood; rural south; child outcomes ... See more keywords
Breaking Down Barriers to Tell: A Mixed Methods Study of Health Worker Involvement in Disclosing to Children That They Are Living with HIV in Rural South Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2018.04.009
Abstract: &NA; Disclosing to a child that s/he is living with HIV is necessary to promote adherence to treatment and improve health outcomes. Facilitating disclosure between caregivers and children remains a challenge for health workers. Understanding… read more here.
Keywords: disclosure; health worker; rural south; living hiv ... See more keywords
Resource recovery from and management of wastewater in rural South Africa: Possibilities and practices
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.101978
Abstract: Abstract The continuous reduction in water resource availability is one of the major global societal challenges. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) play an important role in this, as they can provide water recovery. Furthermore, effective sanitation… read more here.
Keywords: wastewater; water; resource recovery; south africa ... See more keywords
Perceived quality of life and living arrangements among older rural South Africans: do all households fare the same?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x18000831
Abstract: Abstract This study explores how living arrangements influence perceived quality of life in an elderly population in rural South Africa. We use data from the longitudinal World Health Organization Study of Global Ageing and Adult… read more here.
Keywords: quality life; living arrangements; perceived quality; rural south ... See more keywords
Classification Accuracy of Teacher Ratings When Screening Nonmainstream English-Speaking Kindergartners for Language Impairment in the Rural South.
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DOI: 10.1044/2017_lshss-17-0045
Abstract: Purpose We compared teacher ratings as measured by the Teacher Rating of Oral Language and Literacy (TROLL; Dickinson, McCabe, & Sprague, 2001, 2003) and Children's Communication Checklist-Second Edition (CCC-2; Bishop, 2006) to 2 established screeners,… read more here.
Keywords: teacher ratings; nonmainstream english; speaking kindergartners; rural south ... See more keywords
Living in the epilepsy treatment gap in rural South India: A focused ethnography of women and problems associated with stigma
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DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1321000
Abstract: ABSTRACT In India, women with epilepsy face unique challenges. A focused ethnography of six women within the epilepsy treatment gap was conducted in rural South India. Women were asked to describe their day-to-day lives. Data… read more here.
Keywords: treatment gap; epilepsy treatment; focused ethnography; south india ... See more keywords
Sexual diversity and local values in a rural South African university town
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DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2021.1960279
Abstract: During South Africa’s apartheid era, the social and political ideology of Afrikaner nationalism Othered those who disrupted an idealised vision of white heteronormative Afrikaner masculinity. While... read more here.
Keywords: sexual diversity; local values; diversity local; south african ... See more keywords
Parent-carers of children with physical disabilities in a rural South African setting: Their cultural and social resourcing
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DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2020.1796029
Abstract: This study explored lived parent-carer experiences of children with physical disabilities in a rural South African setting. Participants were eight parent-carers (female = 8; age range = 40 to 50 years). The parent-carers completed semi-structured… read more here.
Keywords: physical disabilities; disabilities rural; children physical; parent ... See more keywords
Cardiovascular Disease Profile of the Oldest Adults in Rural South Africa: Data from the HAALSI Study (Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Studies of INDEPTH Communities)
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15567
Abstract: To characterize the cardiovascular disease (CVD) profile of individuals aged 80 and older in rural South Africa. read more here.
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; south africa; profile; rural south ... See more keywords