Publications by authors named "Rhoda Etta"
Background Various studies have evaluated the quality of health-related information on TikTok (ByteDance Ltd., Beijing, China), including topics such as COVID-19, diabetes, varicoceles, bladder cancer, colorectal cancer, and others. However, there is a paucity of data on studies that examined TikTok as a source of quality health information on human papillomavirus (HPV).
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- Robotic surgery has significant benefits for African healthcare, including shorter hospital stays and quicker returns to work, but its uptake is hindered by economic, infrastructural, systemic, and training-related barriers.
- Current use is mainly in Egypt and South Africa, with challenges like limited healthcare budgets, high initial costs, inadequate power and internet access, and a lack of surgeon training facilities in other countries.
- Recommendations for overcoming these barriers include public-private partnerships, remote training for surgeons, investment in infrastructure, and exploring AI-integrated systems to improve surgical precision and provide better training tools.