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Competency-based training of health professions teachers in seven developing countries

Vanderschmidt L, Massey JA, Arias J, Duong T, Haddad J, Noche LK, et al.

Am J Public Health, 1979 Jun;69(6):585-90.

Matched MeSH terms: Developing Countries*

Fulltext Barriers and facilitators for increased accessibility to quality rehabilitation services in low- and middle- income countries: a systematic review

Htwe O, Yuliawiratman BS, Tannor AY, Nor Asikin MZ, Soh E, DE Groote W, et al.

Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 2024 Jun;60(3):514-522.

PMID: 38551518 DOI: 10.23736/S1973-9087.24.08154-1

INTRODUCTION: With an increasing number of people experiencing limitations in functioning during their life course, the need for comprehensive rehabilitation services is high. In 2017, the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 initiative noted that the need for the establishment and expansion of rehabilitation services is paramount in order to obtain well-being for the population and to ensure equal access to quality healthcare for all. The organization of rehabilitation services is however facing challenges especially in low-and middle-income countries with a very small proportion of people who require rehabilitation actually getting them. Various surveys conducted in low-and -middle income countries have revealed existing gaps between the need for rehabilitation services and the actual receipt of these services. This systematic review aimed to determine the barriers and facilitators for increasing accessibility to rehabilitation services in low- and middle-income countries. Recommendations for strengthening rehabilitation service organization are presented based on the available retrieved data.

EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: In this systematic review, an electronic search through three primary databases, including Medline (PubMed), Scopus and Web of Science (WOS) was conducted to identify original studies reporting on barriers and facilitators for rehabilitation service organization in low-and middle-income countries. Date of search: 25th April 2021 (PubMed), 3rd May 2021 (Scopus and Web of Science). All studies including barriers or/and facilitators for rehabilitation services in low- and middle income countries which were written in English were included in the review. The articles written in other languages and grey literature, were excluded from this review.

EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Total of 42 articles were included from year 1989 to 2021. Numerous barriers were identified that related to education, resources, leadership, policy, technology and advanced treatment, community-based rehabilitation (CBR), social support, cultural influences, political issues, registries and standards of care. National health insurance including rehabilitation and funding from government and NGOs are some of the facilitators to strengthen rehabilitation service organization. Availability of CBR programs, academic rehabilitation training programs for allied health professionals, collaboration between Ministry of Heath (MOH) and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) on telerehabilitation services are amongst other facilitators.

CONCLUSIONS: Recommendations for improving and expanding rehabilitation service organization include funding, training, education, and sharing of resources.

Matched MeSH terms: Developing Countries*

Factors Affecting on Environmental Strategy in SMEs manufacturing Firms of a developing country: Mediating role of Green Employee Behavior

Junejo I, Saraih UN, Perez JAE, Ejaz S, Ejaz F, Hossain MB

F1000Res, 2024;13:654.

PMID: 39220384 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.152351.1

BACKGROUND: Sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which engage heavily in manufacturing provides them with an essential platform for implementing environmental strategy, which is aimed at reducing environmental damage and promoting environmental protection. This study aims to examine the impact of the reduction in resource use, the greening of processes and products on environmental strategy and the mediating role of green employee behaviour.

METHODS: Primary data gathered with the help of questionnaires from employees of SMEs manufacturing in developing countries, Pakistan. The research gathered data from 211 participants by applying a pre-tested instrumental questionnaire and structural equation modelling (SEM) for data analysis.

RESULTS: The results confirmed all direct effects, including a reduction in resource use, the greening of processes and products and green employee behaviour of environmental strategies in small and medium manufacturing firms. Also, confirmed partial mediation effect of green employee behavior between greening of processes and products and environmental strategy.

CONCLUSION: The current study clearly showed the need for programs and infrastructures that support resource reduction and greening businesses in SMEs. Companies' implementation of green processes and technologies allows SMEs to take an environmentally responsible stand and become part of the movement toward sustainability. The research stresses the importance of green employee conduct as a mediator, the central point being the individual employee being engaged and aware of the subject and willing to participate in environmentally friendly practices. Therefore, small and medium enterprises should enlighten their staff to practice green behaviour, give them what they need and empower them to be change drivers that will trigger sustainability throughout the organisations.

Matched MeSH terms: Developing Countries*

Fulltext Field-simulated residual efficacy of betacyfluthrin against Anopheles sinensis Wiedemann

Yap HH, Chong NL, Lee CY, Koay CA

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1997 Mar;28(1):233-4.

PMID: 9322312

The residual efficacy of a relatively new pyrethroid, betacyfluthrin was compared with DDT against Anopheles sinensis Wiedemann in some village houses in Penang, Malaysia, for a period of 30 weeks. Efficacy was determined by exposing laboratory-cultured An. sinensis mosquitos to treated wall surfaces with either betacyfluthrin at 15 and 25 mg/m2 or DDT at 2,000 mg/m2 for one hour. Betacyfluthrin provided a longer residual effect (up to 210 days with > 70% mortality) compared with DDT. The potential of betacyfluthrin as a candidate for residual spraying for malaria control is discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: Developing Countries*

Fulltext Insecticide resistance status and mechanisms in Malaysian Blattella germanica (Linnaeus)

Lee HL, Tien WD, Omar B

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1997 Mar;28(1):212-7.

PMID: 9322308

The insecticide resistance status of 4 strains of adult male Blattella germanica, viz M (Malacca), E (England), F (restaurant) and K (cafeteria) against malathion and bendiocarb compared with a reference susceptible strain (S) was determined by using a modified WHO bioassay method. The results indicated that all the 4 strains were resistant to the insecticides albeit in different degrees. Resistance ratios for malathion ranged from 1.85-41.07-fold, whereas that of bendiocarb ranged from 1.68-4.83-fold. The biochemical microplate enzyme assays technique employed indicated that the resistance in M and E strains were attributed to acetylcholinesterase insensitivity. Multiple resistance was not detected in any of the 4 strains. Parameters of the identified resistance mechanism correlated well with the observed level of resistance. Agar gel electrophoresis showed that variations in esterase isoenzymes did not confer organophosphate and carbamate resistance to the 4 strains.

Matched MeSH terms: Developing Countries*

Impact of ecological changes on Anopheles vectors of malaria in some countries of Southeast Asia

De Las Llagas LA

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1985 Mar;16(1):146-8.

PMID: 4023808

Matched MeSH terms: Developing Countries*

Asian workshop on nutrition in the metropolitan area. September 11-14, 1991, Selangor, Malaysia. Proceedings

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1992;23 Suppl 3:1-172.

PMID: 1342749

Matched MeSH terms: Developing Countries*

Fulltext The Menace of Schistosomiasis in Nigeria: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Schistosomiasis among Rural Communities in Kano State

Dawaki S, Al-Mekhlafi HM, Ithoi I, Ibrahim J, Abdulsalam AM, Ahmed A, et al.

PLoS One, 2015;10(11):e0143667.

PMID: 26606264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143667

Schistosomiasis is one of the most common neglected tropical diseases, especially in the developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America, with Nigeria having the greatest number of cases of schistosomiasis worldwide. This community-based study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding schistosomiasis among rural Hausa communities in Kano State, Nigeria.