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Motivations of women in Uganda living with rheumatic heart disease: A mixed methods study of experiences in stigma, childbearing, anticoagulation, and contraception
Chang A, Nabbaale J, Nalubwama H, Okello E, Ssinabulya I, Longenecker C, Webel A. Motivations of women in Uganda living with rheumatic heart disease: A mixed methods study of experiences in stigma, childbearing, anticoagulation, and contraception. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0194030. PMID: 29590159, PMCID: PMC5874006, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen of childbearing ageRheumatic heart diseaseFocus groupsLack of health system resourcesLimited health literacyQualitative descriptive methodologyHealth system resourcesHeart diseaseMixed methods studyMiddle-income countriesMale partnersChildbearing ageHealth literacyPatient empowermentWomen of reproductive ageAbandonment of patientsHealth programsPremature mortalitySide effects of contraceptivesDescriptive methodologyConsiderable stigmaIncreased risk of cardiovascular complicationsQualitative studyRisk of cardiovascular complicationsLMICs
2023
Healthcare provider-targeted mobile applications to diagnose, screen, or monitor communicable diseases of public health importance in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Geldsetzer P, Flores S, Flores B, Rogers A, Chang A. Healthcare provider-targeted mobile applications to diagnose, screen, or monitor communicable diseases of public health importance in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. PLOS Digital Health 2023, 2: e0000156. PMID: 37801442, PMCID: PMC10558072, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle-income countriesCommunicable diseasesMHealth technologiesRandomized clinical trialsCochrane Central for studiesTargeting health professionalsSelf-management toolsPaper-based toolsPatient self-management toolsCountry of developmentDiseases of public health importanceSystematically searched PubMedWeb of ScienceHealth professionalsPublic health importanceMethod of screeningSample sizeTablet-basedInclusion criteriaLMICsPriority diseasesExtract dataClinical calculatorsHealth importanceCommunication facilitator
2022
A systematic review of healthcare provider-targeted mobile applications for non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries
Geldsetzer P, Flores S, Wang G, Flores B, Rogers A, Bunker A, Chang A, Tisdale R. A systematic review of healthcare provider-targeted mobile applications for non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Npj Digital Medicine 2022, 5: 99. PMID: 35853936, PMCID: PMC9296618, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-022-00644-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNoncommunicable diseasesMiddle-income countriesCochrane Central for studiesEpidemic of noncommunicable diseasesSystematic reviewTargeting health professionalsDisability-adjusted life yearsNon-communicable diseasesCountry of developmentLow-resource settingsHigh-income countriesApple iOS operating systemsMHealth innovationsWeb of ScienceDatabases of PubMedHealth professionalsMHealth technologiesHealthcare providersMobile healthPublic health importanceMHealth applicationsLMICsTablet-basedLife yearsInclusion criteria