scholarly journals mHealth for Self-Management in Pregnancy: Perceptions of Women in Low-Resource Settings

2021 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 738-745
Author(s):  
Aliyu Rabiu Dansharif ◽  
Gloria Ejehiohen Iyawa ◽  
Adebowale Owoseni ◽  
Rebecca Iyawa
Keyword(s):  
Self Management ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
In Pregnancy

The challenges of diagnosis and treatment of malaria in pregnancy in low resource settings

2008 ◽  
Vol 87 (7) ◽  
pp. 693-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence O. Omo-Aghoja ◽  
Eghe Abe ◽  
Paul Feyi-Waboso ◽  
Friday E. Okonofua
Keyword(s):  
Malaria In Pregnancy ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Comprehensive Diabetes and Non-Communicable Disease Educator in the Low-Resource Settings

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (202) ◽  
pp. 94-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhur Dev Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
Management Education ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Staff Nurse ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Diabetes Educator

The role of self-management education in diabetes and other major non-communicable diseases is clearly evident. To take care of and educate people with diabetes and other major NCD under the supervision of medical professionals and for education of other health care professionals, Comprehensive Diabetes and NCD Educators are needed in the routine service in peripheral health clinics and hospitals. The areas of training of CDNCD educator should match with the cost-effective interventions for diabetes and other major NCD that are feasible and planned for implementation in primary care in the low resource settings. Most of such interventions are part of diabetes education as required for Diabetes Self-Management Education programmes and traditional Diabetes Educator. The addition of use of inhaled steroids and bronchodilator in chronic respiratory disease and identification of presenting features of cancer, also required for many people with diabetes with various such common co-morbidities, will complete the areas of training of traditional Diabetes Educator as that of CDNCD Educator. Staff nurse and health assistants, who are as such already providing routine clinical service to all patients including with diabetes and major NCD in peripheral health clinics and hospitals, are most appropriate for CDNCD Educator training. The training of CDNCD Educator, like that of traditional Diabetes Educator, requires fulfillment of sufficient hours of practical work experience under supervision and achievement of the essential competencies entailing at least 6 month or more of intensive training schedules to be eligible to appear in its final certifying examination. Keywords: CDNCD Educator; diabetes; diabetes educator; DSME; global NCD alliance; NCD; non-communicable diseases; WHO PEN. | PubMed

scholarly journals Perspective: L-arginine and L-citrulline Supplementation in Pregnancy: A Potential Strategy to Improve Birth Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 765-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M Weckman ◽  
Chloe R McDonald ◽  
Jo-Anna B Baxter ◽  
Wafaie W Fawzi ◽  
Andrea L Conroy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Fetal Growth ◽  
Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Arginine Supplementation ◽  
In Pregnancy

ABSTRACT The available data support the hypothesis that L-arginine or L-citrulline supplementation would be suitable for implementation in resource-constrained settings and will enhance placental vascular development and improve birth outcomes. In resource-constrained settings, the rates of adverse birth outcomes, including fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, and low birth weight, are disproportionately high. Complications resulting from preterm birth are now the leading cause of mortality in children <5 y of age worldwide. Despite the global health burden of adverse birth outcomes, few effective interventions are currently available and new strategies are urgently needed, especially for low-resource settings. L-arginine is a nutritionally essential amino acid in pregnancy and an immediate precursor of nitric oxide. During pregnancy, placental and embryonic growth increases the demand for L-arginine, which can exceed endogenous synthesis of L-arginine from L-citrulline, necessitating increased dietary intake. In many low-resource settings, dietary intake of L-arginine in pregnancy is inadequate owing to widespread protein malnutrition and depletion of endogenous L-arginine due to maternal infections, in particular malaria. Here we examine the role of the L-arginine–nitric oxide biosynthetic pathway in pregnancy including placental vascular development and fetal growth. We review the evidence for the relations between altered L-arginine bioavailability and pregnancy outcomes, and strategies for arginine supplementation in pregnancy. Existing studies of L-arginine supplementation in pregnancy in high-resource settings have shown improved maternal and fetal hemodynamics, prevention of pre-eclampsia, and improved birth outcomes including higher birth weight and longer gestation. Arginine supplementation studies now need to be extended to pregnant women in low-resource settings, especially those at risk of malaria.

scholarly journals Challenges to diabetes self-management for adults with type 2 diabetes in low-resource settings in Mexico City: a qualitative descriptive study

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Whittemore ◽  
Mireya Vilar-Compte ◽  
Selene De La Cerda ◽  
Denise Marron ◽  
Rosabelle Conover ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

scholarly journals The burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in pregnancy in low-resource settings

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. e152-e153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azucena Bardají ◽  
Mark Steinhoff ◽  
Eusebio Macete ◽  
Teresa Aguado ◽  
Clara Menéndez
Keyword(s):  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Vaccine Preventable Diseases ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
In Pregnancy

Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in low resource settings: C-reactive protein or procalcitonin?

2016 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 079-083
Author(s):  
Lawrence Mbuagbaw ◽  
Francisca Monebenimp ◽  
Bolaji Obadeyi ◽  
Grace Bissohong ◽  
Marie-Thérèse Obama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Sepsis ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Reactive Protein
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