Experiences from the field: maternal, reproductive and child health data collection in humanitarian and emergency situations.

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：:Snakebite is an important cause of mortality among rural dwellers in the savannah region of West Africa. We conducted a retrospective review of snakebite patients managed by experienced medical staff at Kaltungo in north-eastern Nigeria to determine the cause of death. During a 36 month period there were 94 deaths amo...

journal_title：International health

authors： Habib AG,Abubakar SB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among university students, large numbers are involved with smoking and suffer from many chronic diseases. This study examined tobacco smoking prevalence and potential predictors among university students in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. METHODS:A total of 416 students were selected for face-to-face interview...

journal_title：International health

authors： Hassan MS,Hossain MK,Khan HTA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During 2009-2013, Xpert MTB/RIF testing was decentralized in Tanzania. Standardized treatment of multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) was centralized at the Kibong'oto Infectious Diseases Hospital. Initially, Xpert MTB/RIF results were confirmed and complemented with phenotypic d...

journal_title：International health

authors： Mollel E,Lekule I,Lynen L,Decroo T

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The State of Meghalaya, India, has some of the worst newborn health outcomes in the country. State health authorities commissioned an assessment of newborn service delivery to improve services. This study proposes bottleneck analysis (BNA) and quality improvement (QI) methods as a combined method to improve ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Datta V,Srivastava S,Garde R,Tluangi L,Giri H,Sangma S,Burman H,Pahwa P,Pemde H,Livesley N

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：Background:The objective of this study was to evaluate the comparative effects of three breastfeeding promotion interventions on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and any breastfeeding (BF) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women in Uganda. Methods:Between February 2012 and February 2013, 2...

journal_title：International health

authors： Namale-Matovu J,Owora AH,Onyango-Makumbi C,Mubiru M,Namuli PE,Motevalli-Oliner M,Musoke P,Nolan M,Fowler MG

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：: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：: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：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：: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：Background:This article examines risk factor and health differences between Antillean migrants in the Netherlands and Antillean and Dutch non-migrants, and relates these findings to four commonly used explanations for migrant health disparities. Methods:Nationally representative data from the 2012 Dutch Public Health ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Verstraeten SPA,van den Brink CL,Mackenbach JP,van Oers HAM

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:Trachoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide and is controlled with an integrated strategy of treatment and prevention which includes latrine provision and promotion. We aimed to evaluate the latrine uptake, construction, and usage in villages participating in latrine promotion programmes supported...

journal_title：International health

authors： Rotondo LA,Ngondi J,Rodgers AF,King JD,Kamissoko Y,Amadou A,Jip N,Cromwell EA,Emerson PM

更新日期：2009-12-01 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:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors that includes central obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and hypertension. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of MetS and its associated risk factors among adult Palestinians using the International Diabetes Fed...

journal_title：International health

authors： Damiri B,Badran L,Safadi D,Sawalha A,Yasin Y,Sawalha M,Amir M

更新日期：2019-11-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:This study presents evidence on the cost of integrated preventive chemotherapy treatment (PCT) to control trachoma, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in Niger. Integrated PCT costs are compared with the costs of vertical PCT control. METHODS:Data were analysed fo...

journal_title：International health

authors： Leslie J,Garba A,Boubacar K,Yayé Y,Sebongou H,Barkire A,Fleming FM,Mounkaila I,Adamou S,Jackou ML

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：: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: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: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: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:In Papua New Guinea, TB is considered to be a major public health problem, but little is known about the prevalence and prognosis of presumed TB in children. Methods:As part of a prospective hospital-based surveillance on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, the authors investigated the admissio...

journal_title：International health

authors： Watch V,Aipit J,Kote-Yarong T,Rero A,Bolnga JW,Lufele E,Laman M

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:With the popularization of smartphones in China, the conditions of smartphone use (SU) and problematic smartphone use (PSU) among migrant workers are unknown. This study explored the patterns and influencing factors of SU and PSU in migrant workers in Shanghai, China. Furthermore, the mediation effects of PS...

journal_title：International health

authors： Wang F,Lan Y,Li J,Dai J,Zheng P,Fu H

更新日期：2019-10-31 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