Adapting an evidence-based intervention for autism spectrum disorder for scaling up in resource-constrained settings: the development of the PASS intervention in South Asia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) is a legal instrument binding all World Health Organization (WHO) member States. It aims to prevent and control public health emergencies of international concern. Country points of entry (POEs) have been identified as potential areas for effective interventi...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Bakari E,Frumence G

更新日期：2013-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The collaborative quality improvement approach proposed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has the potential to improve coverage of evidence-based maternal and newborn health practices. The Safe Care, Saving Lives initiative supported the implementation of 20 evidence-based maternal and newborn care...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hanson C,Zamboni K,Prabhakar V,Sudke A,Shukla R,Tyagi M,Singh S,Schellenberg J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Average temperatures around the world are already increasing, and climate change projections suggest that global mean temperatures will continue to rise. As the effects, and projected effects, of climate change are becoming clearer, it is more apparent that the health effects of heat exposure will need further investi...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hollowell DR

更新日期：2010-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have increased in South Africa over the past 15 years. While these usually manifest during mid-to-late adulthood, the development of modifiable risk factors that contribute to NCDs are usually adopted early in life. OBJECTIVE:To describe the urban-rural and gender pa...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Peer N,Bradshaw D,Laubscher R,Steyn N,Steyn K

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nearly all newborn deaths occur in low- or middle-income countries. Many of these deaths could be prevented through promotion and provision of newborn care practices such as thermal care, early and exclusive breastfeeding, and hygienic cord care. Home visit programmes promoting these practices were piloted i...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Sitrin D,Guenther T,Waiswa P,Namutamba S,Namazzi G,Sharma S,Ashish KC,Rubayet S,Bhadra S,Ligowe R,Chimbalanga E,Sewell E,Kerber K,Moran A

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported an association between cigarette advertising and smoking behavior. Although this has been reported extensively in the West, it has been reported less in Southeast Asian countries that have not completely banned tobacco advertising promotion and sponsorship (TAPS). Indonesia is ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Prabandari YS,Dewi A

更新日期：2016-08-29 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 AND OBJECTIVES:The global architecture for providing development assistance for health (DAH) has become increasing complex in the last decade, with many new funding agencies entering the health sector. This study presents a detailed picture of European Union (EU) and EU member state originating DAH between 2...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Vassall A,Shotton J,Reshetnyk OK,Hasanaj-Goossens L,Weil O,Vohra J,Timmermans N,Vinyals L,Andre F

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nutrition is the intake of food in relation to the body's dietary needs. Malnutrition results from the intake of inadequate or excess food. This can lead to reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development, and reduced productivity. OBJECTIVE:To perform a syste...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Arthur SS,Nyide B,Soura AB,Kahn K,Weston M,Sankoh O

更新日期：2015-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The main cardio-metabolic diseases - mostly cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and ischemic heart disease - share common clinical markers such as raised blood pressure and blood glucose. The pathways of development of many of these conditions are also interlinked. In this regard, a higher level of co-o...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Haregu TN,Oti S,Ngomi N,Khayeka-Wandabwa C,Egondi T,Kyobutungi C

更新日期：2016-02-09 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:Participation of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance in India is minimal despite the fact that they account for over 70% of the primary healthcare provision. We aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of private practitioners in the city of Pune toward disease surveilla...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Phalkey RK,Kroll M,Dutta S,Shukla S,Butsch C,Bharucha E,Kraas F

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Increasing efforts are being made globally on capacity building. North-south research partnerships have contributed significantly to enhancing the research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) over the past few decades; however, a lack of skilled researchers to inform health policy developm...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Färnman R,Diwan V,Zwarenstein M,Atkins S,ARCADE consortium.

更新日期：2016-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have recently demonstrated that an obese-years construct is a better predictor of the risk of diabetes than the severity of body weight alone. However, these risk estimates were derived from a population cohort study initiated in 1948 that might not apply to the current population. OBJECTIVE:To validate ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Abdullah A,Amin FA,Hanum F,Stoelwinder J,Tanamas S,Wolf R,Wong E,Peeters A

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Co-creation is the process of involving stakeholders in the development of interventions. Although co-creation is becoming more widespread, reports of the process and lessons learned are scarce.Objective: To describe the process and lessons learned from using the COHESION manual, a co-creation methodology ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Lazo-Porras M,Perez-Leon S,Cardenas MK,Pesantes MA,Miranda JJ,Suggs LS,Chappuis F,Perel P,Beran D

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Job satisfaction is an important determinant of health worker motivation, retention, and performance, all of which are critical to improving the functioning of health systems in low- and middle-income countries. A number of small-scale surveys have measured the job satisfaction and intention to leave of indi...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Blaauw D,Ditlopo P,Maseko F,Chirwa M,Mwisongo A,Bidwell P,Thomas S,Normand C

更新日期：2013-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental and social changes associated with climate change are likely to have impacts on the well-being, health, and productivity of many working populations across the globe. The ramifications of climate change for working populations are not restricted to increases in heat exposure. Other significant risks to w...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Bennett CM,McMichael AJ

更新日期：2010-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimate partner violence by men against women has detrimental effects on equality, health and integration. Migrated and 'imported' wives experience an increased risk of intimate partner violence. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to explore Thai immigrant women's lived experiences of intimate partne...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Pongthippat W,Darvishpour M,Kijsomporn J,Östlund G

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：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization recommends that antiretroviral therapy be started as soon as possible, irrespective of stage of HIV infection. This 'test and treat' approach highlights the need to ensure that men are involved in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). This article presents find...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Besada D,Rohde S,Goga A,Raphaely N,Daviaud E,Ramokolo V,Magasana V,Noveve N,Doherty T

更新日期：2016-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the implementation of Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) strategy in all public health centers in Papua Province, Indonesia, since 1998, the rate of loss to follow-up (LTFU) during tuberculosis (TB) treatment remains high (above 16%). OBJECTIVES:We aimed to identify factors associated w...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Ruru Y,Matasik M,Oktavian A,Senyorita R,Mirino Y,Tarigan LH,van der Werf MJ,Tiemersma E,Alisjahbana B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The graduates of the diploma and degree programmes of nursing and midwifery in India are considered skilled birth attendants (SBAs). This paper aimed to assess the confidence of final-year students from pre-service education programmes (diploma and bachelor's) in selected midwifery skills from the list of mi...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Sharma B,Hildingsson I,Johansson E,Prakasamma M,Ramani KV,Christensson K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral health affects quality of life and is linked to overall health. Enhanced oral health research is needed in low- and middle-income countries to develop strategies that reduce the burden of oral disease, improve oral health and inform oral health workforce and infrastructure development decisions. OBJECT...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Morgan JP,Isyagi M,Ntaganira J,Gatarayiha A,Pagni SE,Roomian TC,Finkelman M,Steffensen JEM,Barrow JR,Mumena CH,Hackley DM

更新日期：2018-01-01 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:Domestic violence during pregnancy has detrimental effects on the health of the mother and the newborn. Antenatal care provides a 'window of opportunity' to identify and assist victims of domestic violence during pregnancy. Little is known about the experience, needs, and expectations from the women's perspe...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Rishal P,Joshi SK,Lukasse M,Schei B,Swahnberg K,ADVANCE Study Group.

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have found that community health workers (CHWs) with appropriate training are able to accurately identify people at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the community who would benefit from the introduction of preventative management, in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa. This paper exa...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Levitt NS,Puoane T,Denman CA,Abrahams-Gessel S,Surka S,Mendoza C,Khanam M,Alam S,Gaziano TA

更新日期：2015-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The double burden of tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is hitting certain Asian countries harder than other areas. In a global estimate, 15% of all TB cases could be attributable to DM, with 40% of those cases coming from India and China. Many other countries of South, East, and South-East Asia ar...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Zheng C,Hu M,Gao F

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:In order to track progress towards the target of universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a measure (demand for family planning satisfied with modern contraceptive methods) and a benchmark (at least 75% by 2030 in all countries) h...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Choi Y,Fabic MS,Hounton S,Koroma D

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the HIV/AIDS pandemic has evolved over recent decades, Africa has been the most affected region, even though a large proportion of HIV/AIDS deaths have not been documented at the individual level. Systematic application of verbal autopsy (VA) methods in defined populations provides an opportunity to asses...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Streatfield PK,Khan WA,Bhuiya A,Hanifi SM,Alam N,Millogo O,Sié A,Zabré P,Rossier C,Soura AB,Bonfoh B,Kone S,Ngoran EK,Utzinger J,Abera SF,Melaku YA,Weldearegawi B,Gomez P,Jasseh M,Ansah P,Azongo D,Kondayire F,

更新日期：2014-10-29 00:00:00