Effectiveness of strategies to improve health-care provider practices in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review
AK Rowe, SY Rowe, DH Peters, KA Holloway… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
… For this systematic review we searched 52 electronic databases for published studies
and 58 document inventories for unpublished studies from the 1960s to 2016. Eligible study …
and 58 document inventories for unpublished studies from the 1960s to 2016. Eligible study …
Measurement of social capital in relation to health in low and middle income countries (LMIC): a systematic review
… are based upon high income countries. We conducted this systematic review to identify the
methods used to measure social capital in low and middle-income countries and to evaluate …
methods used to measure social capital in low and middle-income countries and to evaluate …
Psychological treatments for the world: lessons from low-and middle-income countries
… low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review synthesizes the implementation
… delivered by nonspecialist providers in low- and middle-income countries. In total, 27 trials …
… delivered by nonspecialist providers in low- and middle-income countries. In total, 27 trials …
Poverty and disability in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review
… This systematic review explores the relationship between disability and poverty, including
whether characteristics such as impairment type, gender or study location modify this …
whether characteristics such as impairment type, gender or study location modify this …
A systematic review of radiotherapy capacity in low-and middle-income countries
S Grover, MJ Xu, A Yeager, L Rosman… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
… This systematic review identifies major challenges to delivering RT in these regions, including
lack of physical resources, lack of human personnel, and lack of data. DIRAC reports and …
lack of physical resources, lack of human personnel, and lack of data. DIRAC reports and …
Suicide and poverty in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review
… poverty in low-income and middle-income countries is scarce. We did a systematic review
to … and economic poverty in low-income and middle-income countries. We included studies …
to … and economic poverty in low-income and middle-income countries. We included studies …
The burden and costs of chronic diseases in low-income and middle-income countries
This paper estimates the disease burden and loss of economic output associated with
chronic diseases—mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and …
chronic diseases—mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and …
Social networks and health: a systematic review of sociocentric network studies in low-and middle-income countries
JM Perkins, SV Subramanian, NA Christakis - Social science & medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
… This systematic review summarizes the relatively small body of work on social networks
and health derived from sociocentric network studies conducted in LMICs. Logistically, it …
and health derived from sociocentric network studies conducted in LMICs. Logistically, it …
Comparative performance of private and public healthcare systems in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
… Studies evaluated in this systematic review do not support the claim that the private sector
is usually more efficient, accountable, or medically effective than the public sector; however, …
is usually more efficient, accountable, or medically effective than the public sector; however, …
Quality of private and public ambulatory health care in low and middle income countries: systematic review of comparative studies
… improve health outcomes in low and middle income countries. These findings also indicate
… in this review is worrying, and calls for the governments of low and middle income countries …
… in this review is worrying, and calls for the governments of low and middle income countries …