Two years post-tsunami in Thailand: who still needs assistance?

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: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：: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:People affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are frequently the target of social stigmatization. To date not much attention has been given to stigma in relation to NTDs. The objective of this review is to identify the extent of social stigma and the similarities and differences in the causes, manife...

journal_title：International health

authors： Hofstraat K,van Brakel WH

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：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：: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：: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：: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: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: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:We analyzed the role that the launch of new drugs has played in reducing the number of years of life lost (YLL) before three different ages (85, 70 and 55 y) due to 66 diseases in 27 countries. METHODS:We estimated two-way fixed-effects models of the rate of decline of the disease- and country-specific age-...

journal_title：International health

authors： Lichtenberg FR

更新日期：2019-09-02 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：: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：:In industrial countries, a number of factors put indigenous peoples at increased risk of HIV infection. National surveillance data between 1999 and 2008 provided diagnoses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Australia), First Nations, Inuit and Métis (Canada excluding Ontario and Quebec) and Māori (New Zealand...

journal_title：International health

authors： Shea B,Aspin C,Ward J,Archibald C,Dickson N,McDonald A,Penehira M,Halverson J,Masching R,McAllister S,Smith LT,Kaldor JM,Andersson N

更新日期：2011-09-01 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

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: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: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：Background:Although screen time (ST) and insufficient physical activity (PA) are fairly common among adolescents, it is unclear whether these conditions are jointly associated with adolescents' psychosocial difficulties. This study aimed to examine interactive associations of ST and PA with psychosocial difficulties am...

journal_title：International health

authors： Khan A,Uddin R,Burton NW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In 2015, over 850 000 refugees, asylum seekers and migrants arrived in Greece. In response to an overwhelming need for access to healthcare for them, Doctors of the World established the Refugee Ferry Project, which comprised of a clinic providing primary health care, and integrated mental health and psychos...

journal_title：International health

authors： Shortall CK,Glazik R,Sornum A,Pritchard C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since HIV infection and its consequence, AIDS, were first described, many initial assumptions have proven to be wrong. In Africa, it is women who bear the greater burden of the disease. In many ways they are less visible than men, although at least as much at risk, often even more so. Marriage is no protection against...

journal_title：International health

authors： Cooper ES

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health aid to Nigeria increased tremendously in the last decade and a significant portion of the funds were earmarked for HIV-associated programs. Studies on the impact of HIV-specific aid on the delivery of non-HIV health services in sub-Saharan Africa have yielded mixed results. This study assessed if ther...

journal_title：International health

authors： Chima CC,Franzini L

更新日期：2016-03-01 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: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：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: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:This study aims to determine the indicators for assessing the functionality of clubfoot clinics in a low-resource setting. Methods:The Delphi method was employed with experienced clubfoot practitioners in Africa to rate the importance of indicators of a good clubfoot clinic. The consistency among the partic...

journal_title：International health

authors： Smythe T,Mudariki D,Foster A,Lavy C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study assessed the prevalence of chronic disease among rural residents in Jiangxi, China, analyzed influencing factors and provided scientific rationale for chronic disease prevention and control. METHODS:Multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling was used to get a representative sample of rural re...

journal_title：International health

authors： Zhang L,Yuan Z,Maddock JE,Zou J,Zheng Z,Zhou W,Zheng H

更新日期：2014-06-01 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