Is the calorie concept a real solution to the obesity epidemic?

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: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migration of African-trained health workers to countries with higher health care worker densities adds to the severe shortage of health personnel in many African countries. Policy initiatives to reduce migration levels are informed by many studies exploring the reasons for the original decision to migrate. I...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Taylor K,Blacklock C,Hayward G,Bidwell P,Laxmikanth P,Riches N,Willcox M,Moosa S,Mant D

更新日期：2015-03-17 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：:Background: Health insurance (HI) has been introduced to achieve universal health coverage. In Viet Nam, mandatory HI for the poor and the minorities has been strengthened since 2012. Objective: The study explored affordability and healthcare-seeking behaviour for delivery and antenatal care (ANC) among the poor and e...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Matsubara C,Nguyen TA,Murakami H

更新日期：2019-01-01 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: Myanmar is a country undergoing rapid transitions in health. Its national strategic policy for young people's health is being revised but there is a paucity of population data to inform local priorities and needs. Objective: In this paper we describe a comprehensive profile of adolescent health in Myanmar ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Cini KI,Win PM,Swe ZY,Than KK,Win TM,Aung YW,Myint AA,Wulan NR,Burns LJ,Kennedy EC,Francis KL,Sanda,Myat SM,Swe S,Ko AK,Yadanar,Hellard M,Hughes CL,Patton GC,Mokdad AH,Azzopardi PS

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Legal empowerment of the poor is highly relevant to public health as it aims to relieve income poverty, a main determinant of health. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (CLEP) has proposed legal empowerment measures in the following four domains: access to justice and the rule of law, property, ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Borg J,Bergman AK,Östergren PO

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comzmercialization of health care has contributed to widen inequities between the rich and the poor, especially in settings with suboptimal regulatory frameworks of the health sector. Poorly regulated fee-for-service payment systems generate inequity and initiate a vicious circle in which access to quality h...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Stasse S,Vita D,Kimfuta J,da Silveira VC,Bossyns P,Criel B

更新日期：2015-01-05 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：: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:Based on previous data, road traffic injury (RTI) was a leading cause of non-fatal injury in all-age groups in Vietnam, and among the top causes of injury in children and adolescents. Specific analysis on RTIs in young people, however, has yet to be fully investigated. Using the results of two surveys in 200...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Le LC,Blum RW

更新日期：2013-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual violence against women and children in Tanzania and globally is a human rights violation and a developmental challenge. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the impact of training health professionals on rape management. The specific objectives were to evaluate the changes of knowledge and a...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Abeid M,Muganyizi P,Mpembeni R,Darj E,Axemo P

更新日期：2016-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmentally acquired asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) are of concern globally. In South Africa, there is widespread contamination of the environment due to historical asbestos mining operations that were poorly regulated. Although the law makes provision for the compensation of occupationally acquired AR...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Ndlovu N,Naude Jt,Murray J

更新日期：2013-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A woman's satisfaction with childbirth services can have a significant impact on her mental health and ability to bond with her neonate. Knowing postnatal women's opinions and satisfaction with services makes the services more women-friendly. Indian women's satisfaction with childbirth services has been expl...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Jha P,Larsson M,Christensson K,Skoog Svanberg A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China has made impressive progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for maternal and reproductive health, but ensuring that progress reaches all segments of the population remains a challenge for policy makers. The aim of this review is to map disadvantaged populations in terms of maternal healt...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Yuan B,Qian X,Thomsen S

更新日期：2013-04-03 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: 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: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：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: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:Infants exposed to maternal HIV infection who remain HIV-uninfected (HIV-exposed/uninfected; HIV-EU) may be at increased risk of growth retardation, which could be due both to directly HIV-related effects and to socio-economic factors overrepresented among HIV-positive women. OBJECTIVE:To investigate growth...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： König Walles J,Balcha TT,Winqvist N,Björkman P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

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: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：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：: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: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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to learn about the progress of the prevention and control of major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China from 1990 to 2009 and to determine what prevention and control gaps remain based on the opinions of a group of panellists. DESIGN:Sixty-four panellists, who are members of th...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Lv J,Liu M,Jiang Y,Li LM

更新日期：2013-02-12 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：AIM:The Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) addresses cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the middle-aged population of Västerbotten County, Sweden. Self-reported health (SRH) is one of the risk factors for both conditions. The aim of this study was to analyse the development patterns of SRH among the VIP part...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Blomstedt Y,Emmelin M,Weinehall L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00