During the present study a valuable phytotherepeutic information on the various ailments of women was collected from the district, Traditionally the rural women prefer plant medicines than the modern medicines for their diseases including abortion, menstrual trouble, conception disorders, sterility, delivery problems etc, prevailing among them, Eighteen medicinal plants have been reported after...

Strongyloidiasis is a helminthic infection caused by Strongyloidis stercoralis .The most commonly affected population is the rural population residing in the tropical and sub-tropical climate. Strongyloidiasis may present clinically with typical features but often may be atypical in their presentation and pose a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. We here report a case of a 52 year old male...

background & purpose: since 2005, a reform known as rural insurance and family medicine scheme has introduced to primary health care network in iran in rural areas and small towns. the content of the reform implies a substantial change in those aspects of health centers that mainly could be categorized as structural quality. although, this is the requirement of all health care providers, they a...

This paper deals with the wild medicinal plants used by rural population of south-western part of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra State. The authors gathered data on 34 species of locally available wild plants used in curing common human ailments. The plants are arranged according to the type of ailment. Vernacular name of each species followed by its botanical name, relevant plant family and kn...

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BACKGROUND Academic detailing is an interactive, convenient, and user-friendly approach to delivering non-commercial education to healthcare clinicians. While evidence suggests academic detailing is associated with improvements in prescribing behavior, uncertainty exists about generalizability and scalability in diverse settings. Our study evaluates different models of delivering academic detai...

There is a major shortage of doctors in rural areas in South Africa. An example is Mount Frere district, where the doctorto-population ratio is 1:30 000. About 46% of the population in South Africa live in non-urban areas. Achieving equity in the distribution of health workers between urban and rural areas is an important priority for the Department of Health. In other countries with large rura...

BACKGROUND Despite recent developments in post-graduate family medicine training in Japan, the numbers of junior doctors entering family medicine residencies are still limited. The objective of this qualitative study was to investigate the possible factors associated to the career choice of family medicine, especially in the context of the newly established family medicine programs in Japan. ...