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| Title |
Vocal local versus pharmacological treatments for pain management in tubal ligation procedures in rural Kenya: a non-inferiority trial
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| Published in |
BMC Women's Health, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6874-14-21 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sarah C Keogh, Kenzo Fry, Edwin Mbugua, Mark Ayallo, Heidi Quinn, George Otieno, Thoai D Ngo |
| Abstract |
Vocal local (VL) is a non-pharmacological pain management technique for gynecological procedures. In Africa, it is usually used in combination with pharmacological analgesics. However, analgesics are associated with side-effects, and can be costly and subject to frequent stock-outs, particularly in remote rural settings. We compared the effectiveness of VL + local anesthesia + analgesics (the standard approach), versus VL + local anesthesia without analgesics, on pain and satisfaction levels for women undergoing tubal ligations in rural Kenya. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 10 | 59% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 82% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 18% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 101 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 100 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 16% |
| Researcher | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 16% |
| Unknown | 25 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 10% |
| Psychology | 8 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 13% |
| Unknown | 33 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 December 2023.
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#2,991,050
of 24,988,543 outputs
Outputs from BMC Women's Health
#357
of 2,231 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#34,540
of 319,829 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Women's Health
#8
of 40 outputs
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