Quality and effectiveness of counselling at antiretroviral therapy centres in India: capturing counsellor and beneficiary perspectives.

abstract：BACKGROUND:School surveys provide a convenient platform to obtain large child cohorts from multiple communities and are widely used as a proxy to determine community prevalence of neglected tropical diseases. The purpose of this study was to compare trachoma prevalence between preschool- and school-aged children and ch...

journal_title：International health

authors： King JD,Odermatt P,Utzinger J,Ngondi J,Bamani S,Kamissoko Y,Boubicar K,Hassan AS,Nwobi BC,Jip N,Amnie A,Teferi T,Mosher AW,Stewart AE,Cromwell EA,Emerson PM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Access to prompt and effective treatment of malaria is a fundamental right of all populations at risk; many countries have not met the target of 60% of children treated with effective antimalarial drugs within 24 h of fever onset. While community case management of malaria is effective for increasing coverag...

journal_title：International health

authors： Siekmans K,Sohani S,Kisia J,Kiilu K,Wamalwa E,Nelima F,Otieno DO,Nyandigisi A,Akhwale W,Ngindu A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several strategies are used in the care of pregnant women accessing antenatal care in primary health centres in Nigeria, with the aim of reducing the burden of malaria and anaemia. The objective of the study was to appraise the prevalence of malaria parasitaemia and anaemia in pregnant women attending antena...

journal_title：International health

authors： Ugwu EO,Dim CC,Uzochukwu BS,Iloghalu EI,Ugwu AO

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preventing and responding to violence against children is an aim of the new Sustainable Development Goals. Numerous agencies are now collecting data from children about violence, including academics, non-governmental organisations, government agencies, consultants and others. Data are necessary to ensure appropriate p...

journal_title：International health

authors： Devries KM,Naker D,Monteath-van Dok A,Milligan C,Shirley A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The very large difference in mortality rates between Kimberley diamond miners and Witwatersrand gold miners during the 1918 influenza pandemic has never been explained. We examined extant epidemiological records from South African mining operations and other related activities to determine if mortality risk factors co...

journal_title：International health

authors： Shanks GD,Brundage J,Frean J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance is a key strategy used by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to measure progress towards reaching the global eradication goal. Supported by a global polio laboratory network, AFP surveillance is conducted in 179 of 194 WHO member states. Active surveillance visits...

journal_title：International health

authors： Tangermann RH,Lamoureux C,Tallis G,Goel A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Diarrhoea is a major cause of child mortality. Although oral rehydration solution (ORS) is an efficacious intervention for correcting dehydration, inadequate monitoring may limit its effectiveness in routine settings. We evaluated the effect of using a caregiver-administered chart to monitor oral fluid thera...

journal_title：International health

authors： Kailemia M,Kariuki N,Laving A,Agweyu A,Wamalwa D

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To observe prevalence, characteristics and outcomes associated with operative vaginal birth (OVB). METHODS:We compared spontaneous vaginal birth with OVB. RESULTS:Of 993 women, 759 (76.4%) experienced vaginal birth; 716 were spontaneous (94.3%), 14 (1.8%) underwent forceps-assisted birth and 29 (3.8%) had ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Harrison MS,Teshome B,Liyew T,Kirub E,Jimenez-Zambrano A,Muldrow M,Yarinbab T

更新日期：2020-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health services reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean in the last 20 years have led to a significant improvement of mental health services. They also contributed to the development of new evidence that may help the implementation of future reforms. These advances, however, were clearly insufficient to resp...

journal_title：International health

authors： Caldas de Almeida JM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community health workers (CHWs) are an essential cadre in the health systems of many low- and middle-income countries. These workers provide a wide variety of services and are key to ongoing processes of task shifting within human immunodeficiency virus programmes in particular. Ward-based outreach teams (WB...

journal_title：International health

authors： Jobson G,Naidoo N,Matlakala N,Marincowitz G,Railton J,McIntyre JA,Struthers HE,Peters RPH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of female-initiated HIV prevention options does not necessarily lead to their uptake. We investigated if married men were willing to support open or covert use of microbicides by their spouses in Pune, India. Data was collected using an interview-administered questionnaire from 151 consenting married ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Kohli R,Deshpande S,Tolley E,Karandikar N,Mehendale S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community sensitisation, as a component of community engagement, plays an important role in strengthening the ethics of community-based trials in developing countries and is fundamental to trial success. However, few researchers have shared their community sensitisation strategies and experiences. We report on our per...

journal_title：International health

authors： Lang TA,Gould J,von Seidlein L,Lusingu JP,Mshamu S,Ismael S,Liheluka E,Kamuya D,Mwachiro D,Olotu A,Njuguna P,Bejon P,Marsh V,Molyneux C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding have been reported in Malawi, yet the underlying factors are unknown. Our objective is to examine the determinants of breastfeeding practices for mothers of infants less than 24 months old in Malawi. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted usi...

journal_title：International health

authors： Chipojola R,Lee GT,Chiu HY,Chang PC,Kuo SY

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and retention by sex and pregnancy status in rural Nigeria. METHODS:We studied HIV-infected ART-naïve patients aged ≥15 years entering care from June 2009 to September 2013. We calculated the probability of early ART initiation and cumulative incidence of ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Aliyu MH,Blevins M,Megazzini KM,Parrish DD,Audet CM,Chan N,Odoh C,Gebi UI,Muhammad MY,Shepherd BE,Wester CW,Vermund SH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxygen is an essential medical therapy that is poorly available globally. We evaluated the quality of oxygen therapy in 12 secondary-level Nigerian hospitals, including access to oxygen equipment, equipment functionality, healthcare worker knowledge and appropriateness of use. METHODS:We conducted a three-p...

journal_title：International health

authors： Bakare AA,Graham H,Ayede AI,Peel D,Olatinwo O,Oyewole OB,Fowobaje KR,Qazi S,Izadnegahdar R,Duke T,Falade AG

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Ethiopia, evidence on the national burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is limited. To address this gap, this systematic analysis estimated the burden of CVDs in Ethiopia using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study data. The age-standardized CVD prevalence, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and mor...

journal_title：International health

authors： Ali S,Misganaw A,Worku A,Destaw Z,Negash L,Bekele A,Briant PS,Johnson CO,Alam T,Odell C,Roth GA,Naghavi M,Abate E,Mirkuzie AH

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Pica, an eating disorder in which non-nutritional objects are frequently eaten, has negative health implications. Despite this, pica is less studied in many African communities where it is believed to be highly prevalent. This study therefore sought to determine the prevalence of pica and its various forms among pregn...

journal_title：International health

authors： Mensah FO,Twumasi P,Amenawonyo XK,Larbie C,Jnr AK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Viral load (VL) monitoring for people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is extremely challenging in resource-limited settings. We assessed the VL testing scale-up in six Médecins Sans Frontières supported health centres in Maputo, Mozambique, during 2014-15. Methods:In a retrospective cohort study, routine ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Swannet S,Decroo T,de Castro SMTL,Rose C,Giuliani R,Molfino L,Torrens AW,Macueia WSED,Perry S,Reid T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Written personalized asthma action plans are recommended as part of patient education and self-management. Objectives:To enable asthmatic adults to proactively self-manage bronchial asthma and sustain asthma quiescent status through utilization of the Asthma Action Plan (AAP), and to establish a feasible as...

journal_title：International health

authors： Farag H,Abd El-Wahab EW,El-Nimr NA,Saad El-Din HA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:India has been implementing smoke-free legislation since 2008 prohibiting smoking in public places. This study aimed to assess the level of compliance with smoke-free legislation (defined as the presence of no-smoking signage and the absence of active smoking, smoking aids, cigarette butts/bidi ends and smok...

journal_title：International health

authors： Kumar R,Goel S,Harries AD,Lal P,Singh RJ,Kumar AM,Wilson NC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A modelling analysis carried out in 2014 suggested that, without cervical cancer screening programmes, the incidence of cervical cancer in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden would have been as high as that in some low- and middle-income countries. We compare programme strategies between Nigeria and these No...

journal_title：International health

authors： Anyasi HI,Foss AM

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, health facilities are difficult to access for prompt treatment of malaria. Community health workers (CHWs) have been trained and equipped to treat malaria. Utilization of their service has not been adequately evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine the level of...

journal_title：International health

authors： Mazzi M,Bajunirwe F,Aheebwe E,Nuwamanya S,Bagenda FN

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care professionals towards pharmacovigilance are strongly associated with reporting adverse drug reactions, as proven by a number of studies. This study aims to evaluate the levels of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards pharmacovigilance among physicians wo...

journal_title：International health

authors： Shroukh WA,Shakhatreh FM,Yasein NA,Sharkas GF

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is the most common cause of cardiovascular diseases, accounting for at least half of haemorrhagic and ischaemic strokes, heart failure and renal failure in sub-Saharan Africa. However, population-based data to inform policies are scarce. Using the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surve...

journal_title：International health

authors： Msyamboza KP,Kathyola D,Dzowela T,Bowie C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over recent decades, there has been a dramatic transformation in mechanization reaching all aspects of people's lives in Saudi Arabia. In the light of this, there was a significant change in physical behavior in the community. The aim of the current study was to investigate the national and regional distribu...

journal_title：International health

authors： Alqahtani BA,Alenazi AM,Alhowimel AS,Elnaggar RK

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:One crucial element of the timely detection and identification of the causative agent(s) of a health emergency is access to live and historical data about the health risks in the area of concern. Therefore, sharing data on health emergencies is essential to the early investigation and detection teams. Although, theore...

journal_title：International health

authors： Ahmed A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A secondary analysis was conducted of two separate datasets to observe the association between maternal age and interpregnancy interval (IPI). METHODS:The IPI in a middle-income country (Guatemala) was compared with that of a very-high-income country (USA) among women with two pregnancies. RESULTS:A regres...

journal_title：International health

authors： Harrison MS

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting both developing and developed countries with major consequences for human health and socioeconomic development. This paper examines the possible relationship between Hb concentration and severity of anaemia with individual and household characteristics of c...

journal_title：International health

authors： Gayawan E,Arogundade ED,Adebayo SB

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the factors associated with skilled birth attendants at delivery among married adolescent girls in Nigeria. METHODS:The study was a secondary data analysis of the fifth round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted between September 2016 and January 2017. Married adolescent gi...

journal_title：International health

authors： Olakunde BO,Adeyinka DA,Mavegam BO,Olakunde OA,Yahaya HB,Ajiboye OA,Ogundipe T,Ezeanolue EE

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migrant populations such as mine workers contributed to the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We used a mathematical model to estimate the community-wide impact of targeting treatment and prevention to male migrants. METHODS:We augmented an individual-based network model, EMOD-HIV v0.8, to include an age...

journal_title：International health

authors： Klein DJ,Eckhoff PA,Bershteyn A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00