Social stigma towards neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to understand the determinants of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria's dedicated channel for health systems strengthening (HSS) funding across countries and to analyze their health system priorities expressed in budgets and performance indicators. METHODS:We obtained pu...

journal_title：International health

authors： Fan VY,Tsai FJ,Shroff ZC,Nakahara B,Vargha N,Weathers S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Our objective was to demonstrate the feasibility of integrated care for TB, HIV and diabetes mellitus (DM) in a pilot project in Ethiopia. Methods:Healthcare workers in four hospitals screened patients with TB for HIV and DM; patients with HIV for DM and TB; and patients with DM for TB. Fasting and random p...

journal_title：International health

authors： Jerene D,Hiruy N,Jemal I,Gebrekiros W,Anteneh T,Habte D,Melese M,Suarez P,Sangiwa G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) Non-governmental Development Organization (NGDO) Network was established to engage in supporting both international and national LF elimination agendas covering areas such as assisting ministries of health as an on-the-ground link between communities and programmes, which additionally giv...

journal_title：International health

authors： Bush S,Richards FO,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite growing interest at national and international levels to use community-directed interventions (CDI) for delivery of health interventions in Africa, inadequate information on its acceptability and effectiveness remains. This study aimed to examine community perceptions on CDI strategy and its effectiveness for ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Ndyomugyenyi R,Kabali AT

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:A retrospective record review was carried out in selected districts in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, to compare the number of patients diagnosed and started on anti-TB treatment with the number listed in the TB register. There were 574 patients (290 females) diagnosed and treated for TB during the first 6 months of 2...

journal_title：International health

authors： Murimwa TC,Sandy C,Mugurungi O,Edginton ME,Reid T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria infections are the leading cause of death for children in Madagascar. Insecticide-treated bednets offer effective prevention, but it is unclear how well free bednet distribution programs reach young children. METHODS:We conducted a secondary analysis of a free bednet distribution program in Madagasc...

journal_title：International health

authors： Krezanoski PJ,Comfort AB,Tsai AC,Bangsberg DR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Declines in late-life cognitive functioning differ greatly between socio-economic status (SES) groups, but little is known about whether these effects are related to child and adult SES versus SES effects that accumulate over the individual's life course. METHODS:An 18-year longitudinal national sample of o...

journal_title：International health

authors： Chiao C,Botticello A,Fuh JL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strategies are urgently needed to mitigate the risk of zoonotic disease emergence in southern China, where pathogens with zoonotic potential are known to circulate in wild animal populations. However, the risk factors leading to emergence are poorly understood, which presents a challenge in developing approp...

journal_title：International health

authors： Li HY,Zhu GJ,Zhang YZ,Zhang LB,Hagan EA,Martinez S,Chmura AA,Francisco L,Tai H,Miller M,Daszak P

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between June 2012 and December 2013 Médecins Sans Frontières launched a pilot project with the aim of testing a strategy for improving timely diagnosis of active pulmonary TB among migrants hosted in four centres of identification and expulsion (CIE) in Italy. METHODS:This is a descriptive study. For active...

journal_title：International health

authors： Crepet A,Repetto E,Al Rousan A,Sané Schepisi M,Girardi E,Prestileo T,Codecasa L,Garelli S,Corrao S,Ippolito G,Decroo T,Maccagno B

更新日期：2016-09-01 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:This study was designed to identify the extent to which self-reported Mandrax use impacts condom-use beliefs amongst South African prison inmates. METHODS:Participants were inmates from four prisons in the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. In total, 357 inmates participated in the parent study of w...

journal_title：International health

authors： Stephens TT,Gardner D,Jones K,Sifunda S,Braithwaite R,Smith SE

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Providing compensation for participants in clinical research is well established and while international guidelines exist, defining a context-specific and fair compensation for participants in low-resource settings is challenging due to ethical concerns and the lack of practical, national compensation and re...

journal_title：International health

authors： Sansom LJ,Minh TPN,Hill IE,Ha QNT,Trong TD,Vidaillac C,Quynh ND,Turner HC,Van Nuil JI,Phuong DNT,Kestelyn E

更新日期：2020-11-09 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:In recent years there have been several reports of outbreaks of dengue fever (DF) in Yemen. This study aimed to describe the prevailing knowledge, attitude and preventive practices regarding DF, and to investigate the factors associated with poor preventive practices in rural areas of Yemen. METHODS:A popul...

journal_title：International health

authors： Saied KG,Al-Taiar A,Altaire A,Alqadsi A,Alariqi EF,Hassaan M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Governance of a country may have widespread effects on the health of its population, yet little is known about the effect of governance on child mortality in a country that is undergoing urbanization, economic development, and disease control. METHODS:We obtained indicators of six dimensions of governance (...

journal_title：International health

authors： Lin RT,Chien LC,Chen YM,Chan CC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on home-based records (HBRs) practices within national immunization programmes are non-existent, making it difficult to determine whether current efforts of immunization programmes related to basic recording of immunization services are appropriately focused. METHODS:During January 2014, WHO and the Un...

journal_title：International health

authors： Young SL,Gacic-Dobo M,Brown DW

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are conflicting reports of sex differences in HIV treatment outcomes in Africa. We investigated sex disparities in treatment outcomes for adults on first line antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Nigeria. METHODS:We compared clinical and immunologic responses to ART between HIV-infected men (n=205) and w...

journal_title：International health

authors： Musa BM,Garbati MA,Nashabaru IM,Yusuf SM,Nalado AM,Ibrahim DA,Simmons MN,Aliyu MH

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:Ensuring the quality and effectiveness of counselling is imperative for enabling people living with HIV to cope with treatment adherence. Countrywide assessment of antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres was undertaken to assess the quality and effectiveness of counselling. The insights gained from the assessme...

journal_title：International health

authors： Agarwal R,Rewari BB,Allam RR,Chava N,Rathore AS

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that disproportionately affect the poorest of the poor. While for years attention has focused on single diseases within this group, efforts during the past decade have resulted in their being grouped together to highlight that they are fundamentally diseases o...

journal_title：International health

authors： Malecela MN

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Humanitarian agencies regularly carry out nutrition surveys to estimate the prevalence of acute malnutrition (wasting) and mortality as well as to collect data on a wide range of contributory or aggravating factors in order to identify interventions and to direct aid where it is most needed. In this study, the case of...

journal_title：International health

authors： Watson F,Negussie B,Dolan C,Shoham J,Hall A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Validation of trachoma elimination requires monitoring after discontinuation of trachoma program activities, though such evaluations are not commonly done. METHODS:Conjunctival examinations and smartphone photography were performed on a random sample of pre-school children from 15 villages in a region of Bu...

journal_title：International health

authors： Snyder BM,Sié A,Tapsoba C,Dah C,Ouermi L,Zakane SA,Keenan JD,Oldenburg CE

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The Global Trachoma Mapping Project (GTMP) is the largest infectious disease survey ever undertaken. With 60 partners, 2.6 million people were examined across 29 countries for the blinding neglected tropical disease (NTD) trachoma, establishing the prevalence of the disease globally. Such an achievement was only made ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Bartlett S,Haslam D,Bush S,Haddad D

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing public health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Disparities in CKD may be related to social determinants and health inequalities in low- and middle-income countries. This study determined how social determinants of health influence trends in ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Atamari-Anahui N,Ccorahua-Rios MS,Condori-Huaraka M,Huamanvilca-Yepez Y,Amaya E,Herrera-Añazco P

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：: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:Individuals in rural communities in Madagascar must frequently travel long distances, over difficult terrain, to obtain basic care. The quality of care is often inconsistent and inadequate. METHODS:An exploratory mixed-methods study was conducted in select coastal communities in the Maroantsetra region of M...

journal_title：International health

authors： Bustamante ND,Golden CD,Randrianasolo JF,Parmar P

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00