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Newest firstThis qualitative study examines the lived experiences of patients and healthcare professionals regarding communication breakdowns in healthcare delivery in the Northern Region of Ghana, using a phenomenological approach. A purposive sample of 20 participants took part in semi-structured interviews, and the data was thematically analyzed to identify key themes and patterns. The findings reveal that linguistic diver…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundThe sanitation crisis poses a significant public health risk, leading to diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, and typhoid, which impede childrens health and development in developing countries like Uganda. Improving sanitation infrastructure is crucial for safeguarding child health and future generations. However, the link between sanitation and childrens health is complex, influenced by various factors. Th…
Open article record in new tab ↗People who strongly endorse honor values protect their reputation by avoiding and condemning potentially dishonorable behaviors. In this research, we examined whether honor values were associated with stigma against cannabis and tobacco users, as the use of stigmatized substances can damage one's reputation. Participants were nonusers of cannabis or tobacco from South Asian American (n = 77; 44 women, 33 men) - an…
Open article record in new tab ↗Wastewater surveillance at healthcare facilities for carbapenem-resistant (CR) bacteria harboring carbapenemase genes could result in earlier detection of circulating or emerging antimicrobial resistance (AR) threats. However, knowledge gaps exist regarding the CR bacterial community and carbapenemase genes present in facility wastewater and plumbing, which need to be addressed. Wastewater effluent samples from th…
In this essay we want to foreground a question: what happens to 'addiction' when we take seriously cultural scripts informing its trajectories? Can this bring us to unthink addiction as problematic notion and move it onto new paradigms that fit better the now acknowledged fluidity and pluralistic episteme of 'addiction' and more broadly of chronic life conditions? Indeed, 'addiction' has become a pivotal concept i…
Open article record in new tab ↗AimThe experience and expression of pain are influenced by numerous factors of which culture and the society plays a major role especially in SSA. However, few studies have focused on the impact of cultural influences on pain assessment and management in SSA. This systemic review examines pain prevalence and its intensity/severity, the socio-cultural factors that affect pain management and the extent to which soci…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundIn contrast to alarming reports of exhaustion and burnout amongst healthcare workers in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, we noticed surprisingly positive staff experiences of working in a COVID-19 field hospital in South Africa. The 862-bed Hospital of Hope was established at the Cape Town International Convention Centre specifically to cope with the effects of the first wave of the COVID-19 pand…
Urinary Catheters are the leading cause of healthcare -associated Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) making their use a necessary evil. Various models and approaches had been developed to help reduce the complications associated with the use of these catheters. This study aimed at investigating how two different types of urinary catheters (Silicone Catheter and Latex Coated Catheter) support biofilm formation of Pseu…
Open article record in new tab ↗'Living in Harmony with Nature' is a 2050 vision put forth by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which takes into consideration culture and locality of perceptions of nature and aspirations for its use. Considering that 54% of the world population lives in cities, where nature has been decimated, the role of rural communities, living within or in proximity of natural and semi natural areas, will effectiv…
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