EXPLORING PERCEPTIONS, BARRIERS, AND ENABLERS FOR DELIVERY OF PRIMARY EAR AND HEARING CARE BY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS: A PHOTOVOICE STUDY IN MUKONO DISTRICT, UGANDA

Abstract Background Hearing loss is a prevalent but neglected disease, especially in low- or middle-income countries.The role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) to deliver primary ear and hearing care has been explored in several studies from a technical standpoint, but understanding perceptions, barriers, and enablers of such an approach from the

The effects of land use changes on poverty vary markedly among geographic regions.While Inner Mongolia has been experiencing significant land use changes during past decades, to date there has been no systematic research aimed at understanding how these land use changes affect poverty in the region.This study analyzes spatiotemporal patterns of lan

In this paper, T-joints of Ti-6Al-3Nb-2Zr-1Mo titanium alloy were joined with friction stir welding, and microstructure evolution and forming mechanism Apparel were studied.The effect of using tungsten inert gas welding to heat additionally the FSW was investigated.Results show a strong effection microstructure of stir zone (SZ) due to the temperat