ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),cognitive screening is complicated by both cultural and educational factors, and the existing normative values may not be applicable. The Identification of Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) cognitive screen is a low-literacy measure with good diagnostic accuracy for...
ABSTRACT Objective: women are more likely to give birth at a health facility when their families agree with the birthplace. However, in rural areas of Tanzania, women are often marginalized from decision-making. This study predicted birthplace intention and identified factors to reduce perceptional gaps...
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y retrospectivo de 123 pacientes con fractura diafisaria de tibia, quienes fueron intervenidos mediante la técnica quirúrgica de fijación con clavo intramedular de Küntscher sin fresado del canal, desde agosto del 2012 hasta diciembre del 2013, en el H...
The majority of people with dementia worldwide live in developing countries. Studies from the developed world have reported an association between lower educational attainment and dementia, but there are few data from the developing world where literacy and educational levels are frequently much lower. I...
"El problema de la salud -mejor podría decirse: el de la enfermedad- ocupa un lugar central en los países subdesarrollados con un pasado de expoliación colonial y un presente de grave atraso económico. La experiencia de Tanzania, un país prácticamente reconstruido desde la cima del Estado-nación, ...
