ArticleJournal of community genetics2013
Health needs assessment for medical genetic services for congenital disorders in middle- and low-income nations.
Article in Journal of community genetics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Congenital anomalies and risk factors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2023Pooled it
- Medical genetics needs assessment: An online cross-sectional survey from Nepal.Genetics in medicine open · 2026Article
- Point-Of-Care Ultra-Sound (POCUS) for suspected surgical abdominal conditions in rural India-a mixed-method health needs assessment.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Modelled epidemiological data for selected congenital disorders in South Africa.Journal of community genetics · 2021Article
- Genomics for all in the 21st century?Journal of community genetics · 2017Article
- Inclusion of diverse populations in genomic research and health services: Genomix workshop report.Journal of community genetics · 2017Article
- Congenital and genetic disorders in the Sultanate of Oman. First attempt to assess healthcare needs.Journal of community genetics · 2014Article
- Public-private partnership as a solution for integrating genetic services into health care of countries with low and middle incomes.Journal of community genetics · 2013Article
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Abstract
Medical genetic services for the care and prevention of congenital disorders have received little attention in most middle- and low-income countries to date. In 2010, the World Health Organisation prioritized services for the care and prevention of birth defects in these nations, emphasising their importance in assisting such countries to reach their Millennium Development Goals. Health Needs Assessment is an inclusive, rational, epidemiological-assisted approach for providing information to plan, introduce and beneficially change health care services to improve the health of populations. It is intrinsic to much of the development of health care systems in industrialised nations. Its use by middle- and low-income countries to introduce and develop medical genetic services commensurate with their needs and circumstances would be beneficial. An approach to applying Health Needs Assessment in these circumstances is described.
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