Knowledge and attitudes about AIDS/HIV in a semi-nomadic population in Somaliland.

abstract：:Even after the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), uninsured visits remain high, especially in states that opted out of Medicaid expansion. Since the ACA does not provide universal coverage, free clinics serve as safety nets for the un- or under-insured, and will likely continue servi...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Kamimura A,Tabler J,Chernenko A,Aguilera G,Nourian MM,Prudencio L,Ashby J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the results from the field test of a multimedia health education intervention, designed to provide breast cancer education for low income Latinas. The purpose of the field test was to ascertain whether the intervention produced significant changes in breast cancer knowledge and attitude, and scree...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Valdez A,Banerjee K,Ackerson L,Fernandez M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the implementation of the Papanicolaou test, there has been a significant decline in the incidence of cervical cancer over the last 50 years. Despite this reduction, each year there are approximately 11,000 women in the United States diagnosed with cervical cancer, the second most common type of cancer in women ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Rogers NM,Cantu AG

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large-scale survey of rural consumers (n = 3,056), respondents were asked whether they would allow a nurse practitioner to perform each of 12 functions. The results indicate general acceptance of a broadly defined role for the nurse practitioner. Only two functions were not acceptable to a majority of the respond...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Kviz FJ,Misener TR,Vinson N

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to improve Health Risk Appraisals and to induce individuals to change their lifestyles, comprehensive evaluations and counseling sessions were carried out for 476 participants of an experimental preventive care program (1984). Nurse practitioners interviewed participants in their homes and collected infor...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Acquista VW,Wachtel TJ,Gomes CI,Salzillo M,Stockman M

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine geographic and race/ethnic disparities in access to end of life care among elderly patients with lung cancer. The study sample consisted of 91,039 Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer who died in 2008. The key outcome measures included the number of emergency room visits, ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nayar P,Qiu F,Watanabe-Galloway S,Boilesen E,Wang H,Lander L,Islam M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cervical cancer rates in the United States have declined sharply in recent decades, certain groups of women remain at elevated risk, including middle-aged and older women in central Appalachia. Cross-sectional baseline data from a community-based randomized controlled trial were examined to identify barriers ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Studts CR,Tarasenko YN,Schoenberg NE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents frequenting indoor tanning facilities may have an increased risk of skin cancer. The high level of indoor tanning by this age group may be due, in part, to the large number of tanning facilities in US cities. This study examined how facilities are distributed throughout one large county. Based on ecologica...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Patel MR,Mayer JA,Slymen DJ,Weeks JR,Hurd AL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2010, at the same time as the national roll out of the Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI), which removed user fees for facility based health care, trained community health volunteers (CHVs) were deployed to provide integrated community case management of diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia to children under 5 years of ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Yansaneh AI,George AS,Sharkey A,Brieger WR,Moulton LH,Yumkella F,Bangura P,Kabano A,Diaz T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Firearm violence remains a significant problem in the US (with 2787 adolescents killed in 2015). However, the research on school firearm violence prevention practices and policies is scant. Parents are major stakeholders in relation to firearm violence by youths and school safety in general. The purpose of this study ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Payton E,Khubchandani J,Thompson A,Price JH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Providers and non-physician staff in primary care settings have reported barriers to full electronic health record (EHR) utilization. This study evaluates the effectiveness of EHR use for accurately documenting cervical cancer screening in a community healthcare setting, and proposes strategies to improve documentatio...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Khullar K,Peitzmeier S,Koffman R,Potter J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an infectious disease that is specific to the liver, causing both acute and chronic hepatitis. This study determined the trend of HBV infection among blood donors in the Kpandai District Hospital from January 2014 to December 2018. Retrospective analysis of donor profiles for a per...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bawah AT,Kinanyok S,Abaka-Yawson A,Mwintumah B,Ngambire LT,Darko R,Hamid AM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty percent of tuberculosis (TB) patients in New York City in 2007 were not tested for HIV, which may be attributable to differential testing behaviors between private and public TB providers. Adult TB cases in New York City from 2001 to 2007 (n = 5,172) were evaluated for an association between TB provider type (p...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Klein PW,Harris TG,Leone PA,Pettifor AE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children (particularly low-income minorities and refugees) are at high risk for serious injury or death from motor vehicle crashes. Interpreter-assisted data collection included key informant interviews, focus groups and face-to-face surveys with the Somali community of Columbus, Ohio about child passenger safety. Mea...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： McKenzie LB,Fowler E,Roberts KJ,Kaercher RM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the injury effects of bike share programs and the helmet usage status in bike share programs. We conducted a systematic review of peer reviewed scientific literature. Searches were conducted in three databases (Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science) on March 1 2020 to identify all articles on the injury in...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Chen S,Cui H,Tang M,Wang Y,Zhang M,Bai Y,Song B,Shen Z,Gu D,Yin Z,Liu G

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the role of promotoras--briefly trained community health workers--in depression care at community health centers. The intervention focused on four contextual sources of depression in underserved, low-income communities: underemployment, inadequate housing, food insecurity, and violence. A multi-method desi...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Waitzkin H,Getrich C,Heying S,Rodríguez L,Parmar A,Willging C,Yager J,Santos R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop an in-depth understanding of the barriers and enablers of effective dual care (care obtained from the Veterans Health Administration [VHA] and the private health system) for rural veterans. Telephone interviews of a random sample of 1,006 veterans residing in rural Nebraska wer...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nayar P,Apenteng B,Yu F,Woodbridge P,Fetrick A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of data obtained through a survey of 415 men in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Rochester, New York, indicates that the transfer of testicular self-examination (TSE) skills from the medical community to the public has been relatively ineffective. Only two of every 100 respondents reported monthly self-examination...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Sheley JP,Kinchen EW,Morgan DH,Gordon DF

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined program attendance and related outcomes for Compañeros en la Salud, a church-based culturally focused health promotion program specifically designed for low-acculturated, low-income Hispanic women. In this church-based study, the cancer prevention intervention was the major intervention group, and ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Lopez VA,Castro FG

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify family physicians' firearm safety counseling beliefs and behaviors. A survey was mailed to a random sample of 600 members of the American Academy of Family Physicians. A three wave mailing technique was used to maximize the response rate and yielded 271 usable surveys (55% res...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Everett SA,Price JH,Bedell AW,Telljohann SK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza can spread quickly among children and caregivers in child day care settings. Vaccination is the most effective method to prevent influenza. We determined 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) and seasonal influenza vaccination rates during the 2009-2010 influenza season among child care center employees, ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： de Perio MA,Wiegand DM,Evans SM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed at investigating the factors determining the timing of first prenatal care (PNC) visit and the number of PNC visits among a national representative sample of Nepali women. Data was drawn from the 2006 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey on women age 15-49 years old who had delivery within three yea...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Neupane S,Doku DT

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis represents the major public health concern worldwide. The purpose of this study was to assess osteoporosis beliefs and actual performance of osteoporosis preventive behaviors in non-academic community Chinese population and to explore whether the differences exist in community females and males. A cross s...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Zhang YP,Xia RY,Zhang B,Zhang F,Zhao XS,Zhang LL,Li H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women awaiting mammograms at a breast clinic were given questionnaires to investigate the role of psychosocial variables in the development of breast cancer while controlling for established breast cancer risk factors. Questionnaires to determine loneliness, emotional repression, marital quality, and major life change...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Fox CM,Harper AP,Hyner GC,Lyle RM

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare urban and suburban preschool and school age activities. A prospective survey using a convenience sample was conducted at one urban and one suburban primary care pediatric office. Questionnaires were completed for 66 urban preschool children, 70 suburban preschool children, 57...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Damore DT

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the availability of HPV prophylactic vaccines, uptake has been suboptimal in the US. In the state of Hawaii, HPV vaccine coverage has decreased among females and remains low among males aged 13-17. The reasons for low uptake are unknown and may indicate the existence of critical barriers to HPV vaccination. Th...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Tom A,Robinett H,Buenconsejo-Lum L,Soon R,Hamilton M,Francisco-Natanauan P,Cruz MR,Balajadia R,Hernandez BY

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Korean Americans experience many challenges to obtaining adequate health care coverage and access to needed services. Because a large proportion of Korean Americans attend churches on a regular basis, churches may be a promising venue where health programs can be delivered. In order to gain an in-depth understanding o...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Jo AM,Maxwell AE,Yang B,Bastani R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease (CHD) has become a challenge in Spain due to the high prevalence of immigrants coming from endemic areas. One of the main difficulties for its control and elimination is its underdiagnosis. The identification and integral treatment of CHD are key to increasing rates of diagnosis, overcoming psycho-socia...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Gómez I Prat J,Peremiquel-Trillas P,Claveria Guiu I,Choque E,Oliveira Souto I,Serre Delcor N,Sulleiro E,Espasa M,Pastoret C,de Los Santos JJ,Ouaarab H,Albajar Viñas P,Ascaso Terren C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Refugees and new immigrants arriving in the United States (U.S.) often encounter a multitude of stressors adjusting to a new country and potentially coping with past traumas. Community gardens have been celebrated for their role in improving physical and emotional health, and in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, have been...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Hartwig KA,Mason M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the United States have found a particularly high incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives compared with whites. This report shows that there is a remarkable difference in the incidence of SIDS between Northern Indians and Southwestern Indians. ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bulterys M

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00