Real-life challenges in implementing public strategies for HPV vaccination in developing countries, and strategies to increase immunization coverage

There is a long history of using videogames in a therapeutic capacity including rehabilitation for stroke patients, people with traumatic brain injuries, burns victims, wheelchair users, Erb's palsy sufferers, children undergoing chemotherapy, children with muscular dystrophy, autistic children and individuals looking to overcome real-life challenges (including symptoms of depression) and boost their wellbeing (including boosting life satisfaction, self-efficacy and social support). This paper briefly and selectively examines a number of areas including: (1) videogames as physiotherapy and occupational therapy, (2) videogames as distractors in the role of pain management, (3) videogames and cognitive rehabilitation, (4) videogames and the development of social and communication skills among the learning disabled, (5) videogames and impulsivity/attention deficit disorders, (6) videogames and therapeutic benefits in the elderly, (7) videogames in psychotherapeutic settings, (8) videogames and health care, (9) videogames and anxiety disorders, and (10) videogames and psychological wellbeing. It is concluded that there has been considerable success when games are specifically designed to address a specific problem or to teach a certain skill. However, generalizability outside the game-playing situation remains an important consideration.

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A Capability Approach to Entrepreneurship Education: The Sprouting Entrepreneurs Programme in Rural South African Schools

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education ◽

10.2478/dcse-2020-0011 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 119-133

Author(s):

Matthias Forcher-Mayr ◽

Sabine Mahlknecht

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Capability Approach ◽

Real Life ◽

Rural Poverty ◽

Youth Unemployment ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Life Challenges ◽

Development Goals

AbstractSprouting Entrepreneurs is a three-year teaching programme for rural primary and secondary schools that focuses on entrepreneurship in agriculture. It addresses the South African real-life challenges of food insecurity, youth unemployment and rural poverty from a classroom perspective, by linking agriculture, food and entrepreneurship as main learning areas. This paper outlines the programme in its local social and economic context. It argues for the need for a concept of entrepreneurship education that views opportunities in the context of young people’s positive freedoms. Its didactical model combines the EntreComp framework with the capability approach developed by Amartya Sen and others. It emphasises the role of capabilities or freedoms in developing and implementing ideas that create value for others. The Sustainable Development Goals form a medium of learning.

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Acceptability and feasibility of human papillomavirus vaccination for adolescents in school environments in Libreville

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20203825 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 3541

Author(s):

Nathalie L. Ambounda ◽

Sylvain H. Woromogo ◽

Olive M. Kenmogne ◽

Felicite E. Yagata Moussa ◽

Vicky N. Simo Tekem ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Human Papillomavirus ◽

High Risk ◽

Precancerous Lesions ◽

Hpv Vaccination ◽

Immunization Coverage ◽

Human Papillomaviruses ◽

Professional Status ◽

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: High-risk oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the cause of sexually transmitted viral infection. Its persistence is a risk factor for precancerous lesions of the cervix, which will constitute the base of cervical cancer. In the world, the prevalence of high-risk oncogenic HPV is 66.7%, which is higher among women starting their sexual activity.Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in high schools in Gabon regarding parents. The variables selected were the socio-cultural and demographic characteristics of the parents, their knowledge of human papillomavirus vaccination and their acceptability of HPV vaccination and finally the feasibility of HPV vaccination. The statistical test used was Pearson's Chi-square, and a difference was considered significant for p<0.05.Results: The majority of parents, 89%, were informed of the existence of cervical cancer. However, 73.4% of them were unaware of the existence of vaccination against cervical cancer. Only 2.4% of parents had vaccinated their daughters against cervical cancer at the time of the study. These parents only 53.4% expressed an interest in vaccinating their daughters in 53.4% of cases. The ability to vaccinate children is associated with the socio-professional status of parents (p˂0.000).Conclusions: The majority of parents approved school-based vaccination against human papillomavirus infections despite its reported cost and lack of information. The integration of anti-HPV vaccination into the expanded programme on immunization in Gabon will improve immunization coverage.

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W417 GIANT CONDYLOMA ACUMINATA - A SERIOUS REASON TO INCLUDE LOW-RISK SUB-TYPES OF HPV IN HPV VACCINATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ◽

10.1016/s0020-7292(12)62138-9 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 119 ◽

pp. S840-S840

Author(s):

A.B. Kind ◽

T. Meguid ◽

E. Wight ◽

J. Bitzer

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Hpv Vaccination ◽

Condyloma Acuminata ◽

Low Risk ◽

Giant Condyloma ◽

Giant Condyloma Acuminata

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Dental care of patients scheduled for cardiovascular surgery: which protocols to follow?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association ◽

10.47391/jpma.035 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Farhan Raza Khan ◽

Humayun Kaleem Siddiqui ◽

Muhammad Tariq Khan

Keyword(s):

Infective Endocarditis ◽

Cardiovascular Surgery ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Real Life ◽

Cardiac Operation ◽

Valvular Surgery ◽

Dental Procedures ◽

Life Challenges ◽

Cardiac Operations

Abstract Dental extraction of abscessed or infected teeth before cardiac operation is frequently advocated to lower the risk of infections especially infective endocarditis. The scientific evidence that supports dental procedures before cardio-valvular surgery is however limited. The aim of the present paper was to explore whether there are any protocols for patients needing dental treatment before cardiac operations. Moreover, we have discussed the real life challenges encountered in the management of such patients. Continuous....

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A Case for Leveraging Mobile Learning in Action Learning Teams

Advancing Mobile Learning in Contemporary Educational Spaces - Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9351-5.ch001 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-23

Author(s):

Shawn McCann

Keyword(s):

Mobile Devices ◽

Mobile Learning ◽

Critical Reflection ◽

Action Learning ◽

Real Life ◽

Face To Face ◽

Life Challenges ◽

Learning Teams ◽

New Ideas ◽

Higher Order Learning

Action learning teams create opportunities to learn from work on real-life challenges. Use of mobile learning can promote higher-order learning while bringing teams together around new ideas where their thinking may be challenged. In this way, action learning teams use mobile devices as tools of convenience to facilitate their learning. Mobile learning for action learning teams extends beyond simple content delivery and provides a platform that can introduce flow states and make space for critical reflection. The integration of mobile learning into action learning teams allows for the cultivation of individual creativity and maximization of group, virtual or face-to-face meetings.. This chapter will discuss the integration of mobile devices and detail multiple mobile learning exercises that action learning teams may use to promote creativity and critical reflection.

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The Lives That Matter

Works Righteousness ◽

10.1093/oso/9780197532232.003.0007 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 135-156

Author(s):

Anna L. Peterson

Keyword(s):

Lived Experience ◽

Free Speech ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Real Life ◽

Moral Dilemmas ◽

Racial Equality ◽

Competing Values ◽

Life Challenges ◽

Moral Problems ◽

White Supremacists

This chapter examines the moral problems raised by the “campus tour” of white nationalist Richard Spencer. This provides a way to reflect on some of the issues raised in and by moral dilemmas as a strategy within ethical theory, including their helpfulness for addressing real-life challenges. It also shows the power of practice to put familiar moral dilemmas in a new light. In the case of Spencer, and hate speech generally, a practice-focused approach enables us to see beyond the tension between two competing values of racial equality and free speech. That familiar framing leaves out the lived experience of people who are concretely threatened by white supremacists, the actual practices of those supremacists, and the relationships and structures of the society in which both racists and their victims live.

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