People with disabilities experience significant health inequalities. In Malawi, where most individuals live in low-income rural settings, many of these inequalities are exacerbated by restricted access to health care services. This qualitative study explores the barriers to health care access experi...enced by individuals with a mobility or sensory impairment, or both, living in rural villages in Dowa district, central Malawi. In addition, the impact of a chronic lung condition, alongside a mobility or sensory impairment, on health care accessibility is explored.
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This Review summarizes many of the persistent biological alterations associated with childhood maltreatment including changes in neuroendocrine and neurotransmitter systems and pro-inflammatory cytokines in addition to specific alterations in brain areas associated with mood regulation. Finally, I d...iscuss several candidate gene polymorphisms that interact with childhood maltreatment to modulate vulnerability to major depression and PTSD and epigenetic mechanisms thought to transduce environmental stressors into disease vulnerability.
Neuron Review, vol. 89, March 2, 2016 pp.892-909
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Mugisha et al. Int J Ment Health Syst (2017) 11:7 DOI 10.1186/s13033-016-0114-2
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 32 (2015) 111–117
IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment
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PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189770 January 2, 2018
This manual is intended to enable WASH practitioners
who work in Mozambique to contribute to the
reduction of WASH-preventable NTDs.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(7): e0004794. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004794
JIMSA Jan.-March 2015 Vol. 28 no.1 p.47-50e
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 341, 1 - 10
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www.jaids.com J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume 78, Supplement 1, August 15, 2018