South African healthcare reforms towards universal healthcare – where to next? by G Solanki, T Wilkinson, N G Myburgh, J E Cornell, V Brijlal

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The relationship between health literacy and COVID-19 prevention behaviors among people living with HIV by Iman Navidi, Raheleh Soltani

“…Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 112 PLWH referred to behavioral disorders consulting center in Arak, Iran from May to December 2022. …”
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Towards developing new private sector obstetric care and contracting models in South Africa: Insights from public hospitals using private general practitioners to provide caesarean... by G C Solanki, T Doherty, V Brijlal, E Daviaud, S Fawcus

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Integrated care teams in primary care improve clinical outcomes and care processes in patients with non-communicable diseases by Pei Lin Hu, Cynthia Yan-Ling Tan, Ngoc Hoang Long Nguyen, Rebekah Ryanne Wu, Juliana Bahadin, Nivedita Vikas Nadkarni, Ngiap Chuan Tan

“…Implementing an integrated care team (ICT) with defined roles and accountability to share consultation tasks is an emerging care model to address this issue. …”
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Análisis bibliométrico de intervenciones basadas en terapia de tercera generación para niños y adolescentes en Iberoamérica y Europa by Sonia Zambrano-Hernández, Lizeth Tatiana Camargo-Hernández, Johana Caterine Jerez-Castiblanco, Geraldine Lizeth Gómez-Padilla, Laura Fernanda Perea-Gil

“…La revista International Journal of Behavioral Consultation & Therapy presenta la mayor cantidad de publicaciones en este ámbito. …”
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Sociodemographic and visual characteristics of individuals with oculocutaneous albinism in Botswana by Thanuja Panicker, Gopinath Madheswaran

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Altitude, geological substrate, and dynamics of Natura 2000 habitat types in Cretan low-vegetation pastures by Frederic Bendali, Michel Godron

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Evaluating the Potential of Cultural Tourism for Community Development in Kisoro District, South Western Uganda. by Matsiko, Adam

“…There need to analyze the contributions (both positive and negative) of cultural tourism towards economic development of Kisoro district, there should be involvement of local people in decision making and be consulted on policies regarding potential cultural tourism resources and their ability to influence these decisions.…”
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Naads and Poverty Reduction in Kabale District by Matthew, Jimtexkuule

“…Regarding farmer perceptions of NAADS program, most of the respondents were satisfied with the way information was being shared among beneficiaries, with the way consultations were being made and the way the NAADS program promoted collaboration. …”
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Teacher rewards and their performance: a case study of selected secondary schools in southern division, Kabale municipality by Agnes, Nyinamasiko, John Michael, Edoru

“…Finally, it was recommended that the Government of Uganda and the Ministry of Education and sports should provide adequate information and counseling to teachers on creating an environment, inside the classroom and beyond where students can talk openly about their learning, their challenges and what allows them to succeed, teachers’ salaries should be determined according to sector needs as opposed to macro-economic policy requirements if Uganda is to attain the Millennium Development Goals related to Education, there is also a need to continuously engage teachers in the National teachers Union (UNATU) a statutory representative of teachers at all levels in both private and government sectors; this will enable teachers to consult on educational, labor and other relevant issues…”
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Telehealth and people with disabilities in the United Kingdom: a scoping review by Mezhen Ko, Mezhen Ko, Matthew Azzopardi, Constantinos Loizou, Abison Logeswaran, Benjamin Ng, Agata Pacho, Yu Jeat Chong

“…While patients and carers generally expressed satisfaction with telehealth’s convenience and accessibility, a preference for face-to-face consultations remained. Key barriers included technological challenges such as poor internet connectivity, unfamiliarity with digital tools, and device access, as well as disability-specific challenges, particularly for sensory impairments. …”
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Assessment of Medication Use by Publics in Sulaimani Province by Kamal Aziz Enayat, Mariwan Abdulla Hama Salih, Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…Drug uses is a multi-step process starting from consulting doctor, prescribing, ordering and using via individual either public or healthcare staff for therapeutic reasons. …”
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Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of gallstone disease: a case-control study by Mohammad Abdulmohsin Jebur, Ghufran Lutfi Ismaeel, Haitham Mukhklif Salim, Ammar Hussein Ahmed, Israa Habeeb Naser

“…Methods The study was conducted at the general surgical consultation departments of two major multispecialty hospitals in Baghdad: Al-Yarmook and Al Karama Teaching Hospitals. …”
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Handshake antimicrobial stewardship for adult surgical patients by Abby Kosharek, Elizabeth Neuner, Emily Welch, Spenser January, Alice Bewley, Kevin Hsueh, Sena Sayood

“…The handshake stewardship team consisted of an infectious diseases (ID) physician and pharmacist who reviewed charts of patients receiving systemic antimicrobials without a formal ID consult. Antimicrobial recommendations were delivered in person to general surgery teams including trauma, geriatric trauma, and emergency/general surgery. …”
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Sexual distress among men with cancer – a cross-sectional study by Jonas Nahavandipour, Christoffer Johansen, Annamaria Giraldi, Bolette Skjøft Rafn, Annika von Heymann

“…The number of patients who received help for or were interested in a consultation for sexual problems was calculated. Results: Six hundred and ninety-six patients, most frequently diagnosed with testicular (26%) or multiple (16%) cancers, completed the SCS. …”
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Prognostics optical coherence tomography biomarker in macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion by Andrea R. Silitonga, Hanna T.H. Silitonga, Rova Virgana, Iwan Sovani, Arief Kartasasmita, Erwin Iskandar, Grimaldi Ihsan, Made Indra

“…Background: Identifying biomarkers predictive of future best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO-MO) is crucial for improving risk assessment, management strategies and patient consultations. Aim: This study aimed to identify baseline optical coherence tomography (OCT) predictors of visual prognosis in RVO-MO following intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection. …”
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Effect of Citizens’ Participation on the Performance of Gravity Water Scheme in Kaharo Sub-County Kabale District. by Ahimbisibwe, Sonia

“…The findings indicate that the main forms of citizen participation in gravity water schemes include consultation and feedback (62.5%), involvement in implementation (45.0%), management and maintenance by WUC members (40.0%), and participation in decision-making (35.0%). …”
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MECHANISMS AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ALLERGEN-SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY by Leila Akhvlediani, Marina Izmailovich, Meruyert Gazaliyeva, Anna Skvortsova, Kanan Tanriverdiev

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Comparison of observational methods to identify and characterize post-COVID syndrome in the Netherlands using electronic health records and questionnaires. by Isabelle Bos, Lisa Bosman, Rinske van den Hoek, Willemijn van Waarden, Matthijs S Berends, Maarten S Homburg, Tim Olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian S Peters, Bart Knottnerus, Karin S Hek, Robert A Verheij

“…<h4>Results</h4>The frequency of PCS was 15% with on average 4.6 symptoms for which the GP was consulted using the narrow definition and 32% with on average 6.8 symptoms for the broad definition. …”
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Socioeconomic factors associated with the number of children ever born by married Ghanaian females: a cross-sectional analysis by Felix Boakye Oppong, Divine Darlington Logo, Dennis Boateng, Ephraim Kumi Senkyire

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