Monitoring health interventions--who's afraid of LQAS?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blindness from glaucoma is associated with socio-economic deprivation, presumed to reflect poor access to care and poor adherence to treatment. OBJECTIVES:To determine why people with glaucoma are presenting late for treatment and to understand access to glaucoma care. Additionally, we sought to identify wh...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Kyari F,Chandler CI,Martin M,Gilbert CE

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) has been shown to reduce the risk of tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In 2017, India began a nationwide roll-out of IPT, but there is a lack of evidence on the implementation and the challenges.Objectives: Among PLHIV newly initiated on antiretrovir...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Reddy MM,Thekkur P,Ramya N,Kamath PBT,Shastri SG,Kumar RBN,Chinnakali P,Nirgude AS,Rangaraju C,Somashekar N,Kumar AMV

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dementia diagnosis gap in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is large, partly due to difficulties in assessing function, an essential step in diagnosis. OBJECTIVES:As part of the Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) study, to develop, pilot, and validate an Instrumental Activiti...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Collingwood C,Paddick SM,Kisoli A,Dotchin CL,Gray WK,Mbowe G,Mkenda S,Urasa S,Mushi D,Chaote P,Walker RW

更新日期：2014-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Previous research has highlighted the importance of major atmospheric aerosols such as sulfate, through its precursor sulfur dioxide (SO2), black carbon (BC), and organic carbon (OC), and their effect on global climate regimes, specifically on their impact on particulate matter measuring ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5). ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Seposo X,Ueda K,Park SS,Sudo K,Takemura T,Nakajima T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:More than 95% of the population in Burkina Faso uses some form of solid biomass fuel. When these fuels are burned in traditional, inefficient stoves, pollutant levels within and outside the home can be very high. This can have important consequences for both health and climate change. Thus, the push to swi...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Yamamoto S,Sié A,Sauerborn R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghana is classified as being in the malaria control phase, according to the global malaria elimination program. With many years of policy development and control interventions, malaria specific mortality among children less than 5 years old has declined from 14.4% in 2000 to 0.6% in 2012. However, the same level of su...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Awine T,Malm K,Bart-Plange C,Silal SP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of diabetes mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing rapidly, and yet the prevalence and patient characteristics are still largely unknown. OBJECTIVES:We analyzed clinical and demographic characteristics of Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients attending a diabetes clinic in Guinea-Bissau from Februar...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Byberg S,Bundesen C,Rudolf F,Haraldsdottir TL,Indjai L,Barai R,Beck-Nielsen H,Sodemann M,Jensen DM,Bjerregaard-Andersen M

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. In addition, Lao PDR has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in southeast Asia and a high maternal mortality ratio. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to provide a comprehensive exploration of factors that influence SRH knowledg...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Phongluxa K,Langeslag G,Jat TR,Kounnavong S,Khan MA,Essink DR

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a serious shortage of skilled nutrition professionals in West Africa. Investing in nutrition training is one of the strategies for strengthening the human resource base in nutrition. However, little is known about how nutrition training in the region is financed and the levels of tuition fees charge...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Sodjinou R,Bosu W,Fanou N,Zagre N,Tchibindat F,Baker S,Delisle H

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrapartum-related hypoxia accounts for 30% of neonatal deaths in Tanzania. This has led to the introduction and scaling-up of the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) programme, which is a simulation-based learning programme in newborn resuscitation skills. Studies have documented ineffective ventilation of non-br...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Moshiro R,Ersdal HL,Mdoe P,Kidanto HL,Mbekenga C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The obesity epidemic has been growing steadily across the whole world, and so far not a single country has been able to reverse it. The cause of obesity is stated by the World Health Organization as an energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended. However, growing evidence suggests that t...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Camacho S,Ruppel A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dengue fever is an important vector-transmitted disease that affects more than 100 countries worldwide. Locations where individuals tend to gather may play an important role in disease transmission in the presence of the vector. By controlling mosquitoes' breeding places, this study aims to analyze the eff...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hernández-Suárez CM,Mendoza-Cano O

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Language and communication lie at the heart of good quality mental health care and are a vital, yet complex, part of the diagnostic and treatment process. In South African mental health care, ad hoc interpreting arrangements are the status quo. However, these can cause both clinician and patient shame and ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hagan S,Hunt X,Kilian S,Chiliza B,Swartz L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite considerable global attention to the issues of climate change, relatively little priority has been given to the likely effects on human health of current and future changes in the global climate. We identify three major societal determinants that influence the impact of climate change on human health...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Stordalen GA,Rocklöv J,Nilsson M,Byass P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although community engagement (CE) is widely used in health promotion, components of CE models associated with improved health are poorly understood. This study aimed to examine the magnitude of the impact of CE on health and health inequalities among disadvantaged populations, which methodological approache...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Cyril S,Smith BJ,Possamai-Inesedy A,Renzaho AM

更新日期：2015-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While there is accumulated evidence showing the rapid rise of the burden caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Vietnam, information on the extent to which households in the country suffer financial catastrophe or impoverishment caused by the diseases is still largely lacking. This paper aims to exami...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Van Minh H,Xuan Tran B

更新日期：2012-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In India, 50-65% of the population face difficulties in accessing medicines. The Health Impact Fund (HIF) is a novel proposal whereby pharmaceutical companies would be paid based on the measured global health impact of their drugs. We conducted a key stakeholder analysis to explore access to medicines in Ind...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： McMullan P,Ajay VS,Srinivas R,Bhalla S,Prabhakaran D,Banerjee A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Madagascar today has one of the highest life expectancies in sub-Saharan Africa, despite being among the poorest countries in the continent. There are relatively few detailed accounts of the epidemiological transition in this country due to the lack of a comprehensive death registration system at the nationa...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Masquelier B,Waltisperger D,Ralijaona O,Pison G,Ravélo A

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global mental health (GMH) advocates for access to and the equitable provision of mental health care. Although the treatment gap is a useful construct to measure access and equitability of care, it fails to communicate the real-life consequences of the treatment gap and the urgent need to address care dispar...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Fekadu A,Thornicroft G

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human resources for health (HRH) remains a critical challenge, according to the Kampala Declaration and Agenda for Global Action of 2008 and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Available literature on health system reforms does not provide a detailed narrative on strategies that have been used to reform...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Taderera BH,Hendricks SJ,Pillay Y

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-based research on child survival in sub-Saharan Africa has focussed on the increased provision of curative health services by a formalised cadre of lay community health workers (CHWs), but we have identified a particular configuration, that deserves closer scrutiny. We identified a two-tiered CHW system, wit...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Leon N,Sanders D,Van Damme W,Besada D,Daviaud E,Oliphant NP,Berzal R,Mason J,Doherty T

更新日期：2015-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of individual risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV) have been identified in Bangladesh. However, the etiology of IPV, intergenerational transmission, has never been tested in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE:We examined whether witnessing inter-parental physical violence (IPPV) was associated with ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Islam TM,Tareque MI,Tiedt AD,Hoque N

更新日期：2014-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:India's older population is projected to increase up to 96 million by 2011 with older people accounting for 18% of its population by 2051. The Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health aims to improve empirical understanding of health and well-being of older adults in developing countries. OBJECTIVES:To exami...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hirve S,Juvekar S,Lele P,Agarwal D

更新日期：2010-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low birth weight (LBW) continues to be the primary cause of infant morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to identify the predictors of LBW in Nigeria. DESIGN:The data for this study was extracted from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the National Population...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Dahlui M,Azahar N,Oche OM,Aziz NA

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Having a child with a disability is a heavy burden for mothers, especially in developing countries, where there is little available financial or other government support. Having a child with a disability is also linked to mental health problems and poor quality of life. Communities rich in social capital and...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Thuy NT,Berry HL

更新日期：2013-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality in a population may be clustered in space and time for a variety of reasons, including geography, socio-economics, environment and demographics. Analysing mortality clusters can therefore reveal important insights into patterns and risks of mortality in a particular setting. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN:T...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Byass P,Fantahun M,Emmelin A,Molla M,Berhane Y

更新日期：2010-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Doctoral training has increasingly become the requirement for faculty in institutions of higher learning in Africa. Africa, however, still lacks sufficient capacity to conduct research, with just 1.4% of all published research authored by African researchers. Similarly, women in Sub-Saharan Africa only constitute 30% ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Khisa AM,Ngure P,Gitau E,Musasiah J,Kilonzo E,Otukpa E,Vicente-Crespo M,Kyobutungi C,Ezeh A,Fonn S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social and environmental changes have accompanied the ongoing rapid urbanisation in a number of countries during recent decades. Understanding of its role in the health-risk transition is important for health policy development at national and local level. Thailand is one country facing many of the health ch...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： L-Y Lim L,Kjellstrom T,Sleigh A,Khamman S,Seubsman SA,Dixon J,Banwell C

更新日期：2009-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We formed a self-funded hypertension treatment group in a resource-poor community in rural Honduras. After training community health workers and creating protocols for standardized treatment, we used group membership fees to maintain the group, purchase generic medications in bulk on the local market, and hi...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Reiger S,Harris JR,Chan KC,Oqueli HL,Kohn M

更新日期：2015-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Vietnam has taken great efforts to reduce child mortality in recent years, a large number of children still die at early age. Only a few studies have been conducted to identify at-risk groups in order to provide baseline information for effective interventions. OBJECTIVE:The study estimated the ove...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Lee HY,Van Do D,Choi S,Trinh OT,To KG

更新日期：2016-02-29 00:00:00