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Medicalisation and Ayurveda: the need for pluralism and balance in global health systems by Porter, John DH, Mathpati, Mahesh Madhav, Payyappallimana, Unnikrishnan, Shankar, Darshan

“…The current global economic and biomedical perspectives contribute content, strategy, and values to global health systems, like objectification and…”
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‘Population self-reliance in health’ and COVID-19: The need for a 4th tier in the health system by Mathpati, Mahesh Madhav, Payyappallimana, Unnikrishnan, Shankar, Darshan, Porter, John DH

“…The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems globally. The current international biomedical focus for disease control and policies fails to include the…”
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The importance of epistemology and translation for health and integration: A commentary on the special issue ‘Integrative approaches to health’ by Porter, John DH, Núñez Casal, Andrea, Hutchison, Coll de Lima, Mathpati, Mahesh Madhav

“…In this commentary on the J-AIM Special Issue 'Integrative Approaches to Health', we argue for plural narratives of health to balance and to reconnect human…”
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What 'outliers' tell us about missed opportunities for tuberculosis control: a cross-sectional study of patients in Mumbai, India by Pradhan, Anagha, Kielmann, Karina, Gupte, Himanshu, Bamne, Arun, Porter, John D H, Rangan, Sheela

“…India's Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) is deemed highly successful in terms of detection and cure rates. However, some patients…”
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Private Practitioners' Perspectives on Their Involvement With the Tuberculosis Control Programme in a Southern Indian State by Salve, Solomon, Sheikh, Kabir, Porter, John Dh

“…Public and private health sectors both play a crucial role in the health systems of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The tuberculosis (TB) control…”
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Assessing household wealth in health studies in developing countries: a comparison of participatory wealth ranking and survey techniques from rural South Africa by Hargreaves, James R, Morison, Linda A, Gear, John S S, Kim, Julia C, Makhubele, Mzamani B, Porter, John D H, Watts, Charlotte, Pronyk, Paul M

“…Accurate tools for assessing household wealth are essential for many health studies in developing countries. Household survey and participatory wealth ranking…”
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Understanding the Impact of a Microfinance-Based Intervention on Women's Empowerment and the Reduction of Intimate Partner Violence in South Africa by Kim, Julia C, Watts, Charlotte H, Hargreaves, James R, Ndhlovu, Luceth X, Phetla, Godfrey, Morison, Linda A, Busza, Joanna, Porter, John D.H, Pronyk, Paul

“…We sought to obtain evidence about the scope of women's empowerment and the mechanisms underlying the significant reduction in intimate partner violence…”
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Effect of a structural intervention for the prevention of intimate-partner violence and HIV in rural South Africa: a cluster randomised trial by Pronyk, Paul M, Hargreaves, James R, Kim, Julia C, Morison, Linda A, Phetla, Godfrey, Watts, Charlotte, Busza, Joanna, Porter, John DH

“…HIV infection and intimate-partner violence share a common risk environment in much of southern Africa. The aim of the Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS…”
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A combined microfinance and training intervention can reduce HIV risk behaviour in young female participants by PRONYK, Paul M, KIM, Julia C, ABRAMSKY, Tanya, PHETLA, Godfrey, HARGREAVES, James R, MORISON, Linda A, WATTS, Charlotte, BUSZA, Joanna, PORTER, John D. H

“…To assess effects of a combined microfinance and training intervention on HIV risk behavior among young female participants in rural South Africa. : Secondary…”
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Engaging for-profit providers in TB control: lessons learnt from initiatives in South Asia: Table 1 by Khan, Mishal S, Salve, Solomon, Porter, John DH

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Engaging for-profit providers in TB control: lessons learnt from initiatives in South Asia by Khan, Mishal S, Salve, Solomon, Porter, John DH

“…There has been a huge expansion in the private health-care sector over the past two decades, particularly in South Asia, resulting in over 80 % of patients…”
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Medical pluralism among indigenous peoples in northeast India ‐ implications for health policy by Albert, Sandra, Nongrum, Melari, Webb, Emily L., Porter, John D.H., Kharkongor, Glenn C.

“…Objectives The government of India is promoting and increasing investment in the traditional medicine systems of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy…”
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New public health approaches to palliative care, a brave new horizon or an impractical ideal? An Integrative literature review with thematic synthesis by Sawyer, Joseph M., Higgs, Paul, Porter, John D.H., Sampson, Elizabeth L.

“…Access to palliative care for marginalized communities is frequently problematized as a major challenge facing palliative care services. The traditional…”
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“Getting the water-carrier to light the lamps”: Discrepant role perceptions of traditional, complementary, and alternative medical practitioners in government health facilities in India by Josyula, K. Lakshmi, Sheikh, Kabir, Nambiar, Devaki, Narayan, Venkatesh V., Sathyanarayana, T.N., Porter, John D.H.

“…The government of India has, over the past decade, implemented the “integration” of traditional, complementary and alternative medical (TCAM) practitioners,…”
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Explaining continued high HIV prevalence in South Africa : socioeconomic factors, HIV incidence and sexual behaviour change among a rural cohort, 2001-2004 by HARGREAVES, James R, BONELL, Christopher P, MORISON, Linda A, KIM, Julia C, PHETLA, Godfrey, PORTER, John D. H, WATTS, Charlotte, PRONYK, Paul M

“…To estimate HIV incidence and explore evidence for changing sexual behaviour over time among men and women belonging to different socioeconomic groups in rural…”
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Ethical aspects of directly observed treatment for tuberculosis: a cross-cultural comparison by Sagbakken, Mette, Frich, Jan C, Bjune, Gunnar A, Porter, John D H

“…Tuberculosis is a major global public health challenge, and a majority of countries have adopted a version of the global strategy to fight Tuberculosis,…”
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Promoting critical consciousness and social mobilization in HIV/AIDS programmes: lessons and curricular tools from a South African intervention by Hatcher, Abigail, de Wet, Jacques, Bonell, Christopher Philip, Strange, Vicki, Phetla, Godfrey, Proynk, Paul M., Kim, Julia C., Morison, Linda, Porter, John D. H., Busza, Joanna, Watts, Charlotte, Hargreaves, James R.

“…The development of critical consciousness is seen as a key stage in communities increasing levels of dialogue about priority problems and effecting structural…”
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Prevalence of clinically captured and confirmed malaria among HIV seropositve clinic attendants in five hospitals in Ghana by Adu-Gyasi, Dennis, Fanello, Caterina I, Baiden, Frank, Porter, John D H, Korbel, Dan, Adjei, George, Mahama, Emmanuel, Manu, Alexander, Asante, Kwaku Poku, Newton, Sam, Owusu-Agyei, Seth

“…Malaria is associated with an increase in HIV viral load and a fall in CD4-cell count. Conversely, HIV infection disrupts the acquired immune responses to…”
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Integration of leprosy elimination into primary health care in orissa, India by Siddiqui, M Ruby, Velidi, Nageswara Rao, Pati, Surendra, Rath, Nilambar, Kanungo, Akshay K, Bhanjadeo, Amiya K, Rao, Bandaru Bhaskar, Ojha, Bijaya M, Krishna Moorthy, Kodyur, Soutar, Douglas, Porter, John D H, Ranganadha Rao, Pemmaraju V

“…Leprosy was eliminated as a public health problem (<1 case per 10,000) in India by December 2005. With this target in sight the need for a separate vertical…”
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"It's 100% for me": hospital practitioners' perspectives on mandatory HIV testing by Sheikh, Kabir, Porter, John D H

“…This article explores the thinking of medical practitioners working in nine hospitals spread across five cities in India, on a contested subject--mandatory HIV…”
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