Using relevance mapping methodology to design an adolescent mental health intervention in India.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a serious shortage of skilled nutrition professionals in West Africa. Investing in nutrition training is one of the strategies for strengthening the human resource base in nutrition. However, little is known about how nutrition training in the region is financed and the levels of tuition fees charge...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Sodjinou R,Bosu W,Fanou N,Zagre N,Tchibindat F,Baker S,Delisle H

更新日期：2015-11-09 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：BACKGROUND:Social and environmental changes have accompanied the ongoing rapid urbanisation in a number of countries during recent decades. Understanding of its role in the health-risk transition is important for health policy development at national and local level. Thailand is one country facing many of the health ch...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： L-Y Lim L,Kjellstrom T,Sleigh A,Khamman S,Seubsman SA,Dixon J,Banwell C

更新日期：2009-04-30 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: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: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: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：BACKGROUND:Two decades after the launch of the Safe Motherhood campaign, India still accounts for at least a quarter of maternal death globally. Gujarat is one of the most economically developed states of India, but progress in the social sector has not been commensurate with economic growth. The purpose of this study ...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Saxena D,Vangani R,Mavalankar DV,Thomsen S

更新日期：2013-03-06 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:Managing cancer in a multicultural environment poses several challenges, which include the communication between the patient and the healthcare provider. Culture is an important consideration in clinical care as it contributes to shaping patients' health-related values, beliefs, and behaviours. This integrat...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Brown O,Ten Ham-Baloyi W,van Rooyen DR,Aldous C,Marais LC

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dengue is currently a major public health burden in Asia Pacific Region. This study aims to establish an association between dengue incidence, mean temperature and precipitation, and further discuss how weather predictors influence the increase in intensity and magnitude of dengue in Singapore during the p...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hii YL,Rocklöv J,Ng N,Tang CS,Pang FY,Sauerborn R

更新日期：2009-11-11 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: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:The 4-year (2007-2011) Revitalizing Health for All international research program (http://www.globalhealthequity.ca/projects/proj_revitalizing/index.shtml) supported 20 research teams located in 15 low- and middle-income countries to explore the strengths and weaknesses of comprehensive primary health care (...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Labonté R,Sanders D,Packer C,Schaay N

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) continues to rise across the globe, and the risk of dying prematurely from an NCD in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC) is almost double that in a high-income country. Confronting this crisis requires a critical mass of scientists who are well versed in regional healt...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Malekzadeh A,Michels K,Wolfman C,Anand N,Sturke R

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: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: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：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: mHealth applications assist workflow, help move towards equitable access to care, and facilitate care delivery. They have great potential to impact care in low-resource countries, but have significant ethical concerns pertaining to patient autonomy, safety, and justice. Objective: To achieve consensus amon...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Laflamme L,Chipps J,Fangerau H,Juth N,Légaré F,Sawe HR,Wallis L

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: 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:A growing body of evidence points to the emission of greenhouse gases from human activity as a key factor in climate change. This in turn affects human health and wellbeing through consequential changes in weather extremes. At present, little is known about the effects of weather on the health of sub-Saharan...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Diboulo E,Sié A,Rocklöv J,Niamba L,Yé M,Bagagnan C,Sauerborn R

更新日期：2012-11-23 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：: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: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:Global mental health (GMH) advocates for access to and the equitable provision of mental health care. Although the treatment gap is a useful construct to measure access and equitability of care, it fails to communicate the real-life consequences of the treatment gap and the urgent need to address care dispar...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Fekadu A,Thornicroft G

更新日期：2014-09-30 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：INTRODUCTION:Dengue fever is an important vector-transmitted disease that affects more than 100 countries worldwide. Locations where individuals tend to gather may play an important role in disease transmission in the presence of the vector. By controlling mosquitoes' breeding places, this study aims to analyze the eff...

journal_title：Global health action

authors： Hernández-Suárez CM,Mendoza-Cano O

更新日期：2016-01-06 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