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'I cut toenails with scissors and trim it with sand paper'. Patients' perspectives on diabetic foot complications.
Rural Remote Health
January 2025
School of Public Health and Primary Care, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji.
Introduction: This study aimed to explore type 2 diabetes mellitus patients' perspectives on diabetic foot complications and challenges of footcare management in Sigatoka, Fiji.
Methods: This study applied a qualitative approach among persons with diabetes who attended diabetic foot clinics from August to September 2021. Participants were selected through purposive sampling and included any self-identified Fijian aged 18 years and over who had type 2 diabetes with a minimum diagnosis duration of 6 months and no experience of an amputation.
"We are not invited": Australian focus group results on how to improve ethnic diversity in trials.
J Clin Epidemiol
June 2024
Social Gerontology, National Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Bureau of Integrated Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Objectives: Lack of ethnic diversity in trials may contribute to health disparities and to inequity in health outcomes. The primary objective was to investigate the experiences and perspectives of ethnically diverse populations about how to improve ethnic diversity in trials.
Study Design And Setting: Qualitative data were collected via 16 focus groups with participants from 21 ethnically diverse communities in Australia.
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School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Pacific Sexual and reproductive health is influenced by cultural taboos and sensitivities. Although Pacific values are integral to family planning, open communication in the home is often difficult in the face of changing socio-cultural norms. This study explores the experiences of iTaukei Pacific women living in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand, and their discussion of family planning within the family setting.
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Renal and Metabolic Division, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
The ridge-to-reef approach on Cicia Island, Fiji.
Ambio
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EHESS - CREDO UMR 7308, Labex Corail, Marseille, France.
Many Pacific countries and territories embrace an officially recognized 'ridge-to-reef' approach to environmental management. This is the case of Fiji, where the Lau Seascape Strategy 2018-2030, led by Conservation International, aims for integrated natural resource management across 335 895 km. This area includes Cicia Island, which deserves particular attention since, years before the design of the Lau Seascape Strategy, its population developed its own informal ridge-to-reef scheme, involving a combination of certified organic agriculture and locally managed marine closures.
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