SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PERCEPTION AND MANAGEMENT OF MENINGITIS AMONG OLDER PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS

Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing the Perception and Management of Meningitis among Older Patients and Their Caregivers

Limited studies have investigated the socio-cultural factors influencing the management and control of Meningococcal Meningitis among older adults in Northern Nigeria.This study explored the lived experiences of older individuals with Meningococcal Meningitis and relationships with their caregivers in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State

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Non-selective adsorption of organic cations enables conformal surface capping of perovskite grains for stabilized photovoltaic operation

Summary: Chemical passivation of defective perovskite surface is a fundamental strategy to stabilize solar cell operation by impeding the defect-dominant surface ion migration.Here, we show that the configuration of organic cations plays a key role in determining their surface adsorption energetics at various Reed Switch perovskite facets, which wi

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A Community Needs Assessment and Implementation Planning for a Community Exercise Program for Survivors of Stroke: Protocol for a Pilot Hybrid Type I Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation Study

BackgroundPhysical activity and exercise are important aspects of maintaining health.People with mobility impairments, including survivors of stroke, are less likely to exercise and at greater risk of developing or worsening chronic health conditions.Increasing accessible, desired options for exercise may address the gap in available physical activ

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Multi-detector CT (MDCT) in bowel and mesenteric injury

Objectives: To evaluate multi-detector CT (MDCT) findings in bowel and mesenteric injury due to blunt abdominal trauma.Method: Retrospective evaluation of MDCT Computer Monitor scan reports of patients admitted in Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar with bowel and mesenteric injury during the period of January 2005 to April 2008.Results: MDCT, w

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