Exploring the role of community engagement in improving the health of disadvantaged populations: a systematic review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migrant health workers fill care gaps in their destination countries, but they also actively engage in improving living conditions for people of their countries of origin through expatriate professional networks. This paper aims to explore the professional links that migrant health workers from sub-Saharan A...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Wojczewski S,Poppe A,Hoffmann K,Peersman W,Nkomazana O,Pentz S,Kutalek R

更新日期：2015-12-09 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: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:An m-health application has been developed and implemented with community health workers to improve their counseling in a rural area of India. The ultimate aim was to generate demand and improve utilization of key maternal, neonatal, and child health services. The present study aims to assess the impact and ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Prinja S,Nimesh R,Gupta A,Bahuguna P,Thakur JS,Gupta M,Singh T

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing the progress in achieving the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals in terms of population health requires consistent and reliable information on cause-specific mortality, which is often rare in resource-constrained countries. Health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSS) have largely u...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Amek NO,Odhiambo FO,Khagayi S,Moige H,Orwa G,Hamel MJ,Van Eijk A,Vulule J,Slutsker L,Laserson KF

更新日期：2014-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vietnam has achieved great improvements in maternal healthcare outcomes, but there is evidence of increasing inequity. Disadvantaged groups, predominantly ethnic minorities and people living in remote mountainous areas, do not gain access to maternal health improvements despite targeted efforts from policyma...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Binder-Finnema P,Lien PT,Hoa DT,Målqvist M

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, there is an increased reliance on casual staff in the health sector. Recent policy attention in South Africa has focused on the interrelated challenges of agency nursing and moonlighting in the health sector. OBJECTIVE:This paper examines the potential health system consequences of agency nursing...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Rispel LC,Blaauw D

更新日期：2015-05-11 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: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:Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of child mortality and one of the main causes of medical consultation for children in sub-Saharan countries. This paper attempts to determine the risk factors and neighborhood inequalities of diarrheal morbidity among under-5 children in selected countries in sub-Saharan ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Bado AR,Susuman AS,Nebie EI

更新日期：2016-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Evidence-based antenatal care is one cornerstone in Safe Motherhood and educated and confident midwives remain to be optimal caregivers in Africa. Confidence in antenatal midwifery skills is important and could differ depending on the provision of education among the training institutions across Africa.Obj...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hildingsson I,Lindgren H,Karlström A,Christensson K,Bäck L,Mudokwenyu-Rawdon C,Maimbolwa MC,Laisser RM,Omoni G,Chimwaza A,Mwebaza E,Kiruja J,Sharma B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unsafe abortion contributes to a significant portion of maternal mortality in India. Access to safe abortion care is known to reduce maternal mortality. Availability and distribution of abortion care facilities can influence women's access to these services, especially in rural areas. OBJECTIVES:To assess t...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Chaturvedi S,Ali S,Randive B,Sabde Y,Diwan V,De Costa A

更新日期：2015-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical schistosomiasis in endemic countries is treated with a single dose of praziquantel per 40 mg/kg body weight. Treating according to weight, in resource-poor settings when thousands of doses are to be administered in mass treatment campaigns, is considered problematic. A calibrated dose-pole based on ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Nordin P,Poggensee G,Mtweve S,Krantz I

更新日期：2014-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few§These authors contributed equally to this work. youth-friendly health services worldwide have been scaled up or evaluated from young people's perspectives. South Africa's Youth Friendly Services (YFS) programme is one of the few to have been scaled up. This study investigated young people's experiences o...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Geary RS,Webb EL,Clarke L,Norris SA

更新日期：2015-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Globally, opportunities to validate government reports through external audits are rare, notably in India. A cross-sectional maternal health study in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, compares government administrative data and externally collected data on maternal health service indicators. Obje...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Phillips BS,Singhal S,Mishra S,Kajal F,Cotter SY,Sudhinaraset M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This study explores the perceptions of a wide range of stakeholders in Malawi towards the mental health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) and the capacity of health services for addressing these. DESIGN:In-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted in th...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Chepuka L,Taegtmeyer M,Chorwe-Sungani G,Mambulasa J,Chirwa E,Tolhurst R

更新日期：2014-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic support for clinicians is a domain of application of mHealth technologies with a slow uptake despite promising opportunities, such as image-based clinical support. The absence of a roadmap for the adoption and implementation of these types of applications is a further obstacle. OBJECTIVES:This ar...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Wallis L,Hasselberg M,Barkman C,Bogoch I,Broomhead S,Dumont G,Groenewald J,Lundin J,Norell Bergendahl J,Nyasulu P,Olofsson M,Weinehall L,Laflamme L

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:A previous review of early infant diagnosis (EID) using polymerase chain reaction technology (PCR) under integrated HIV care (IHC) program in Myanmar revealed a low uptake of timely (within 6 to 8 weeks of babies' age) EID and a long turnaround time (TAT) of receiving results. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Thiha S,Shewade HD,Philip S,Aung TK,Kyaw NTT,Oo MM,Kyaw KWY,Wint War M,Oo HN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to critically assess the possible roles of information and communications technology (ICT) in supporting global health goals. This is done by considering privilege and connectibility. In short, ICT can contribute by providing health information via four different kinds of access, each wi...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Boman M,Kruse E

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Like many countries in Southeast Asia, Vietnam's rapid population and economic growth has met challenges in infrastructure development, especially sanitation in rural areas. OBJECTIVE:As an entry point, we developed scenario planning as an action-research tool in a peri-urban community to identify first ste...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Nguyen V,Nguyen-Viet H,Pham-Duc P,Wiese M

更新日期：2014-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Initiation of breastfeeding later than 1 hour after birth is associated with increased neonatal morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding. METHODS:We conducted a survey in 2016 of 930 children under the age of 2 years in L...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Mukunya D,Tumwine JK,Nankabirwa V,Ndeezi G,Odongo I,Tumuhamye J,Tongun JB,Kizito S,Napyo A,Achora V,Odongkara B,Tylleskar T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Managing a deadly pandemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is challenging. The task becomes tougher when there is an outbreak of an equally deadly disease. This is the present situation of Ghana, a low-resource country, that is confronted with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and cerebrospin...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Adjorlolo S,Egbenya DL

更新日期：2020-12-31 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:Strengthening surgical services in resource-constrained settings is contingent on using high-quality data to inform decision making at clinical, facility, and policy levels. However, the evidence is sparse on gaps in paper-based medical record quality for surgical and obstetric patients in low-resource setti...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Lodge W,Menon G,Kuchukhidze S,Jumbam DT,Maongezi S,Alidina S,Nguhuni B,Kapologwe NA,Varallo J

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality has been declining in Bangladesh since the mid- twentieth century, while fertility has been declining since the late 1970s, and the country is now passing through the third stage of demographic transition. This type of demographic transition has produced a huge youthful population with a growing nu...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Razzaque A,Nahar L,Akter Khanam M,Kim Streatfield P

更新日期：2010-09-27 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：: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：:Lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) is used to evaluate health services. Subunits of a population (lots) are accepted or rejected according to the number of failures in a random sample (N) of a given lot. If failures are greater than decision value (d), we reject the lot and recommend corrective actions in the lot (...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Pezzoli L,Kim SH

更新日期：2013-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women in sub-Saharan Africa bear the brunt of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, and older married women and those in cohabiting relationships are regarded as the largest HIV risk group. Although preventing HIV infection in married or stable relationships is an international HIV prevention prio...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Madiba S,Ngwenya N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00