Supporting global health goals with information and communications technology.

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: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

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: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：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：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the availability of essential medicines for mental healthcare (MH) across levels of the public healthcare system to aid in future systems planning. DESIGN:Non-expired MH medications were assessed in 24 public health facilities and 13 district warehouses across Sofala Province, Mozambique, from Ju...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Wagenaar BH,Stergachis A,Rao D,Hoek R,Cumbe V,Napúa M,Sherr K

更新日期：2015-06-15 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:Transactional sex is associated with the HIV epidemic among young people in Uganda. Few quantitative studies based on nationally representative survey data explored the relationship between sexual behaviors, HIV infection, and transactional sex. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine the associations betwe...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Choudhry V,Ambresin AE,Nyakato VN,Agardh A

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been various consultations on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by different groups. However, even if it is clear that the health sector has led the development success of the MDGs, only a few MDG reports consider public health experts' points of view and these are mainly government driven. ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Lomazzi M,Laaser U,Theisling M,Tapia L,Borisch B

更新日期：2014-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a dearth of empirical research illuminating possible connections between gender imbalances and sexual violence among married women in Tanzania. There is a need to generate in-depth information on the connectivity between gender imbalances (asymmetrical resource ownership, sexual decision making, rol...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Nyamhanga TM,Frumence G

更新日期：2014-12-05 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: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：: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:A health system that provides equitable health care is a principal goal in many countries. Measuring horizontal inequity (HI) in health care utilization is important to develop appropriate and equitable public policies, especially policies related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). DESIGN:A cross-sectiona...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Duy Kien V,Van Minh H,Bao Giang K,Weinehall L,Ng N

更新日期：2014-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In medical school, students may participate in various community involvement projects (CIP), which serve disadvantaged communities. However, several obstacles may arise during these projects. The authors conducted a qualitative study with the primary aim of understanding the obstacles and corresponding potentia...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Loh AZ,Tan JS,Lee JJ,Koh GC

更新日期：2015-10-20 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: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: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：:This thesis is part of the studies of gender bias in health which together with the paradigm of evidence-based medicine shares the empirical assumption that there are inaccuracies in medical practice, in addition to a lack of rigour and transparency. It worked with the distinction between the concepts of sex and gende...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Chilet-Rosell E

更新日期：2014-12-09 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：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：: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: 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：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: 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: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: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:In most low and middle-income countries vital events registration for births and child deaths is poor, with reporting of pregnancy outcomes highly inadequate or non-existent. Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) sites and periodic population-based household-level surveys can be used to identify ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Kadobera D,Waiswa P,Peterson S,Blencowe H,Lawn J,Kerber K,Tumwesigye NM

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:Noma is an infectious but opportunistic disease that often results in severe facial disfigurements and mortality if untreated. As noma progresses quickly, early detection and treatment are important to prevent its development. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to investigate primary healthcare work...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Ahlgren M,Funk T,Marimo C,Ndiaye C,Alfvén T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00