Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Developing countries"

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    • Prevalence estimates of substandard drugs in Mongolia using a random sample survey 

      Khurelbat, Daariimaa; Dorj, Gereltuya; Bayarsaikhan, Enkhtuul; Chimedsuren, Munkhdelger; Sanjjav, Tsetsegmaa; Morimoto, Takeshi; Morley, Michael; Morley, Katharine (Springer International Publishing, 2014)
      To determine the prevalence of substandard drugs in urban (Ulaanbaatar) and rural (selected provinces) areas of Mongolia, samples of 9 common, therapeutically important drugs were collected from randomly selected drug ...

    • A process evaluation of performance-based incentives for village health workers in Kisoro district, Uganda 

      Miller, James S; Musominali, Sam; Baganizi, Michael; Paccione, Gerald A (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Designing effective incentive systems for village health workers (VHWs) represents a longstanding policy issue with substantial impact on the success and sustainability of VHW programs. Using performance-based ...

    • Time trends of physical activity and television viewing time in Brazil: 2006-2012 

      Mielke, Grégore I; Hallal, Pedro C; Malta, Deborah C; Lee, I-Min (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Despite recent advances in surveillance of physical activity, data on time trends of physical activity in low and middle-income countries are lacking. This study describes time trends in physical activity and ...