UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO CLINIC ATTENDANCE AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG ADULTS WITH HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY IN TANZANIA.

Understanding barriers and facilitators to clinic attendance and medication adherence among adults with hypertensive urgency in Tanzania.

Hypertensive urgency is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events and premature deaths.Lack of medication adherence is associated with poor health outcomes among patients with hypertensive urgency in resource-limited settings.To inform the development of tailored interventions to improve health outcomes in this population, this study aimed at u

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The ambiguity of business support interventions for home-based enterprises that are re-shaping residential urban spaces in Durban, South Africa

Positive developmental consequences for home-based enterprises (HBEs) are diminished in South Clocks African townships, due to insufficient alignment of business support interventions (BSI).There is limited urban planning knowledge on how HBEs in townships operate within residential zones and how spatial and regulatory challenges affect their devel

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Safety and efficacy of thrombectomy in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for Acute ST elevation MI: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Abstract Background Clinical trials comparing thrombectomy devices with conventional percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with acute ST elevation 6.64 myocardial infarction (STEMI) have produced conflicting results.The objective of our study was to systematically evaluate currently available data comparing thrombectomy followed by

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Modeling Approaches to Assess Soil Erosion by Water at the Field Scale with Special Emphasis on Heterogeneity of Soils and Crops

Information on soil erosion and related sedimentation processes are very important for natural resource management and sustainable farming.Plenty of models are available for studying soil erosion but only a few are suitable for dynamic soil erosion assessments at the field-scale.To date, there are no field-scale dynamic models available considering

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