scholarly journals Community Based Study of Abortion Complications And Care Sought by Rural Tribal Women Of Extremely Low Resource Settings.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakuntala Chhabra ◽  
AKANKSHA SUMAN
Keyword(s):  
Community Based ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Tribal Women ◽  
Abortion Complications

scholarly journals Recommendations for participatory design in low-resource settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia CORSINI ◽  
Clara B. ARANDA-JAN ◽  
Henderson Cassi ◽  
James MOULTRIE
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Design ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Biometric Identification ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Collaborative Community ◽  
Global North ◽  
The Uk

Participatory design is a widely recognised approach in Design for Development projects. It supports collaborative, community-based practices and it empowers users to take ownership. Despite the importance of participatory design in solving global challenges, the majority of research has focused its application in the Global North. Recently, some studies have explored participatory design methods in more low-resource settings. Still there is a gap between the existence of these methods, and designers being able to use them successfully because of the complex realities they face in low-resource settings. Existing knowledge is fragmented and there is a lack of best practice guidance for practitioners using participatory design in low-resource settings. We address this problem by reporting the experiences of Simprints, a technology company based in the UK, providing biometric identification solutions in the Global South. Our study reveals key recommendations for participatory design in low-resource settings, providing useful insights for practitioners and design researchers.

scholarly journals Community-Based Study of Abortion Complications and Care Sought by Rural Tribal Women of an Extremely Low Resource Setting

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Shakuntala Chhabra ◽  
Akanksha Suman
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Vaginal Bleeding ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Spontaneous Abortions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Tribal Women ◽  
Abortion Complications ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Induced Abortions

OBJECTIVE: Knowing about complications, care sought by women is essential for understanding the risks, services, programs, and policies for abortion care. This study aimed to know the magnitude of abortion complications and to define the care sought by rural tribal women. STUDY DESIGN: Rural community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in villages near Sewagram Wardha and Melghat, Amravati, Maharashtra, India. RESULTS: Spontaneous abortions rate was 3.30% in villages around Sewagram and 0.32% in villages of Melghat. The reported complications rate for induced abortions was 1% in Sewagram villages and 0.1%in Melghat villages. In Sewagram villages, among 24 (4.3%) women who had complications with spontaneous abortions, the reported complications were: vaginal bleeding in 33.3% (1.4% of all spontaneous abortions), abdominal pain in 33.3%, weakness in 29.16% (1.2% all spontaneous abortions), backache in16.6% (0.7%of spontaneous abortions), fever in 12.5%(0.5% of spontaneous abortions), excessive vaginal discharge in 8.33% (0.3% of spontaneous abortions), and other complications in 8.33% (0.36% of spontaneous abortions) women. Among 7 women (3.9% of all 177), who reported complications after induced abortions, 57.1% (2.2% of all induced abortions) reported, vaginal bleeding and 28.5% (1.1% of induced abortions) reported abdominal pain. In Melghat villages only 4 women reported complications with spontaneous abortions (0.32% spontaneous abortions): two (0.16% spontaneous abortions) reported abdominal pain, one (0.08% spontaneous abortions) reported vaginal bleeding, and one (0.08% of spontaneous abortions) reported backache. In villages of Melghat 2 women (3.7%) out of 27 induced abortions cases had complications: one had vaginal bleeding, discharge, pain, weakness, another only vaginal bleeding. In villages of Melghat 2 of the total 6 sought health facility care, however, no one reported to specialists despite complications. Nevertheless, there was neither abortion-related mortality nor near-miss morbidity or severe morbidity during the same duration. CONCLUSION: Research is needed about traditional therapies, reverse pharmacology, socio-behavioral issues in addition to creating awareness in women about abortion complications, long-term squeal, and the necessity of care-seeking.

Community-Based Education in Global Low-Resource Settings: A Unique Interprofessional Collaborative Experience in Primary Care Delivery

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Mabel Ezeonwu
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Education ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Global Health Education

The complex nature of global health issues requires multidisciplinary efforts, namely, interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice. For American students to develop skills and competencies that contribute to global primary care workforces, they must receive community-based education in various environments around the world. This article presents a global health education program that offers community-based, health-related IPE that is centered on primary care, collaborative practice, and a unique three-way partnership. Using a “classroom in the field” hybrid model, this program placed graduate and undergraduate students from different majors into experienced multidisciplinary health care teams and gave them hands-on, firsthand public health experiences in eight low-resource settings in Guatemala. The curricular design was informed by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health’s global health education competencies. At the completion of the program, all partners, participants, and local communities involved saw significant positive outcomes. Notably, students were able to articulate the essentials of primary care in a global context and demonstrate knowledge and skills in global health competencies. Such community-based approaches promote student understanding of disease prevention and health promotion as key elements of primary care that could improve health outcomes for underserved global populations.

scholarly journals A Successful Model of Cancer Screening in Low Resource Settings: Findings of an Integrated Cancer Screening Camp from a Rural Setting of North India

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Bashar MD Abu ◽  
Aggarwal Arun K
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
District Hospital ◽  
North India ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource

Background: Cancers of cervix, breast and oral cavity claims millions of deaths each year globally and are the three most common cancers in India. There is need to develop and test models for organizing integrated cancer screening camps in low resource settings with inter-sectorial co-ordination between different stakeholders. Methods: A community based integrated cancer screening camp was organized in a rural setting of north India in co-ordination with district health administration and local governing body (Panchayati Raj Institution). Screening methods included Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) for breast cancer, visual inspection under 5% acetic acid (VIA) for cervical cancer and oral visual examination (OVE) for oral cavity cancer. Men and women found to be screen positive in the camp were referred to the district hospital and a tertiary care center for further diagnostic tests and were followed up. Results: A total of 90 individuals (40 men and 50 women) above 30 years of age attended the screening camp. Of them, one (2.5%) male was screened positive for precancerous lesion of oral cavity. Out of the 50 women attending the camp, two were detected with suspected breast lumps, which on further diagnostic tests at district hospital were diagnosed as benign tumors. Only half (52.0%) of the women consented for cervical cancer screening, out of which one (3.9%) was screened positive on VIA which on colposcopy examination and biopsy at referral center was confirmed as early stage cancerous lesion of cervix and was instituted on treatment. Conclusion: The screening camp sets a successful example of community based cancer control activity for early detection and management of three common cancers through inter-sectoral co-ordination in low resource settings.

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