Evaluation of the Safe Care, Saving Lives (SCSL) quality improvement collaborative for neonatal health in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India: a study protocol.

abstract：:Mobile application (app) platforms have the potential to advance sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Yet there is a dearth of knowledge regarding global perspectives from healthcare providers on how SRH mobile apps are being leveraged in their healthcare practice. In 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) develope...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Logie C,Okumu M,Abela H,Wilson D,Narasimhan M

更新日期：2020-12-31 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: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: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：:In low- and middle-income countries, nutrition support strategies are often suboptimal or non-existent in hospital settings. This is further compounded by high rates of malnutrition in these countries. The first four dietitians graduated in Malawi in 2017 providing a new opportunity to build capacity to introduce nutr...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Daniel AI,Chatenga H,Chimera B,Mbale E,Chisala M,Borgstein E,Langton J,Gonzalez C,Bandsma RHJ,Vresk L

更新日期：2019-01-01 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: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：:Child under nutrition continues to be a challenge to global development, especially in resource-poor contexts. In the multifaceted attempts to address this challenge, popular traditional practices, although closely linked to infant health, remain neglected and less researched. The World Health Organization's recent st...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Chaturvedi S,Raven J,Patwardhan B

更新日期：2017-01-01 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: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amidst diverging discourses describing chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) and healthcare access, the hermeneutical tradition within sociology, particularly as exemplified in the work of Jurgen Habermas, provides a starting point for exploring and interpreting the experiences of chronic illness and health...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Lopes Ibanez-Gonzalez D

更新日期：2014-09-24 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:Evidence-based interventions for autism spectrum disorders evaluated in high-income countries typically require highly specialised manpower, which is a scarce resource in most low- and middle-income settings. This resource limitation results in most children not having access to evidence-based interventions....

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Divan G,Hamdani SU,Vajartkar V,Minhas A,Taylor C,Aldred C,Leadbitter K,Rahman A,Green J,Patel V

更新日期：2015-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-cost mobile devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, and personal digital assistants, which can access voice and data services, have revolutionised access to information and communication technology worldwide. These devices have a major impact on many aspects of people's lives, from business and educatio...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hall CS,Fottrell E,Wilkinson S,Byass P

更新日期：2014-10-27 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: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：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：: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:Individuals in conflict-affected areas rarely get appropriate care for chronic or non-infectious diseases. The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing worldwide, and new evidence shows conclusively that the negative effects of hyperglycemia occur even at mild glucose elevations and th...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Gilder ME,Zin TW,Wai NS,Ner M,Say PS,Htoo M,Say S,Htay WW,Simpson JA,Pukrittayakamee S,Nosten F,McGready R

更新日期：2014-05-12 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization emphasized that climate change is a significant and emerging threat to public health, especially in lower income populations and tropical/subtropical countries. However, people in Asia and Africa were the least likely to perceive global warming as a threat. In Vietnam, little re...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Toan do TT,Kien VD,Bao Giang K,Van Minh H,Wright P

更新日期：2014-12-08 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: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：:Since the theoretical frameworks and conceptual tools we employ shape research outcomes by guiding research pathways, it is important that we subject them to ongoing critical reflection. A thoroughgoing analysis of the global production of women's health inequality calls for a comprehensive theorization of how social ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Annandale E,Wiklund M,Hammarström A

更新日期：2018-11-23 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：:Background: As called for by the Sustainable Development Goals, governments, development partners and civil society are working on anti-corruption, transparency and accountability approaches to control corruption and advance Universal Health Coverage.Objectives: The objective of this review is to summarize concepts, f...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Vian T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breastfeeding is important for growth, development and survival of HIV exposed infants. Exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of morbidity, mortality and increases HIV free survival of infants. Evidence on risk factors for inappropriate breastfeeding in Northern Uganda is limited. OBJECTIVE:This study de...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Napyo A,Tumwine JK,Mukunya D,Waako P,Tylleskär T,Ndeezi G

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Once an orphan field, 'global mental health' now has wide acknowledgement and prominence on the global health agenda. Increased recognition draws needed attention to individual suffering and the population impacts, but medicalizing global mental health produces a narrow view of the problems and solutions. Early framin...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Clark J

更新日期：2014-05-16 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