Policy mapping for establishing a national emergency health policy for Nigeria.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are various harmful traditional practices and beliefs across the different parts of Ethiopia. Shilshalo, which is yet little known about, is one of these practices existing in Argoba, a community in Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia. This study was conducted to explore the various features ass...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Belete YM,Atlaw NK

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a substantial decrease in child mortality in Ethiopia over the past decade, neonatal mortality remains unchanged (37/1000 live-births). This paper describes a qualitative study on beliefs and practices on immediate newborn and postnatal care in four rural communities of Ethiopia conducted to inform d...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Degefie T,Amare Y,Mulligan B

更新日期：2014-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public health research is shifting focus to the role of socioeconomic indicators in the promotion of health. As such an understanding of the roles that socio-economic factors play in improving health and health-seeking behaviour is important for public health policy. This is because the share of resources de...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Olaogun AA,Adebayo AA,Ayandiran OE,Olasode OA

更新日期：2006-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In September 2003, the Canadian government committed to developing legislation that would facilitate greater access to affordable medicines for developing countries. Over the course of eight months, the legislation, now known as Canada's Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR), went through a controversial policy ...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Esmail LC,Phillips K,Kuek V,Cosio AP,Kohler JC

更新日期：2010-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A traditional pathway for developing new health products begins with public research institutes generating new knowledge, and ends with the private sector translating this knowledge into new ventures. But while public research institutes are key drivers of basic research in sub-Saharan Africa, the private se...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Simiyu K,Masum H,Chakma J,Singer PA

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:HIV risks for women who inject drugs and those who engage in sex work are well documented. Women who are dependent on non-injecting drugs and alcohol are also likely to have increased vulnerability to HIV infection, but until they actually inject drugs or engage in sex work, are unlikely to come...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Kermode M,Sono CZ,Songput CH,Devine A

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Only governments sensitive to the demands of their citizens appropriately respond to needs of their nation. Based on Professor Amartya Sen's analysis of the link between famine and democracy, the following null hypothesis was tested: "Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence is not associated with gov...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Menon-Johansson AS

更新日期：2005-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, thousands of children are acting in different roles in armed groups. Whereas human rights activism and humanitarian imperatives tend to emphasize the image of child soldiers as incapable victims of adults' abusive compulsion, this image does not fully correspond with prevailing pedagogical and jur...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Derluyn I,Vandenhole W,Parmentier S,Mels C

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:While there are biomedical drugs for managing diabetes mellitus, some patients with diabetes use traditional medicine. The aim of the study was to explore why patients with diabetes use traditional medicine for the treatment of diabetes. METHODS:The study was conducted in Iganga and Bugiri dist...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Rutebemberwa E,Lubega M,Katureebe SK,Oundo A,Kiweewa F,Mukanga D

更新日期：2013-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Under the "two countries, one system" policy implemented by China to manage the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty, Hong Kong has maintained a comparatively prosperous economy within the Asian region. This has resulted in an environment which fosters migration from the mainland to Hong Kong, due largely to pr...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Wong WC,Holroyd E,Chan EY,Griffiths S,Bingham A

更新日期：2008-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are a unique group that are often overlooked in many developing countries due to systemic weaknesses, lack of political commitment and inadequate support from government and non-governmental agencies. The population of these individuals is however steadily on the increase and...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Dogbe J,Owusu-Dabo E,Edusei A,Plange-Rhule G,Addofoh N,Baffour-Awuah S,Sarfo-Kantanka O,Hammond C,Owusu M

更新日期：2016-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research and evidence can have an impact on policy and practice, resulting in positive outcomes. However, research translation is a complex, dynamic and non-linear process. Although universities in Africa play a major role in generating research evidence, their strategic approaches to influence health polici...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Ssengooba F,Atuyambe L,Kiwanuka SN,Puvanachandra P,Glass N,Hyder AA

更新日期：2011-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refugees are one of the most vulnerable groups in our society. They are at risk of poor physical and mental health outcomes, much of this attributed to traumatic events prior to migration and the additional risk factors refugees face in the host nations. However, how migration factors shape the health of res...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Dowling A,Enticott J,Kunin M,Russell G

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is an important component of national HIV programs, which are necessary to realize the right to health. VCT data also provide valuable information on regional HIV epidemiology. METHODS:The study examines data on the population that obtained HIV VCT in Kenema District,...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Kouyoumdjian FG,Seisay AL,Kargbo B,Khan SH

更新日期：2010-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biopiracy - the use of a people's long-established medical knowledge without acknowledgement or compensation - has been a disturbing historical reality and exacerbates the global rich-poor divide. Bioprospecting, however, describes the commercialization of indigenous medicines in a manner acceptable to the l...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Puri M,Masum H,Heys J,Singer PA

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Costa Rica, like other developing countries, is experiencing an increasing burden of chronic conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM), especially among its elderly population. This article has two goals: (1) to assess the level of metabolic control among the diabetic population age >or= 60 years old in Cost...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Brenes-Camacho G,Rosero-Bixby L

更新日期：2008-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Indian Ocean region, including Mauritius. National records suggest a prevalence of HIV in Mauritius of < 1% in the general population, which is one of the lowest prevalence rates in southern Africa. However, HIV-positive cases have been increasing recently i...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Nishimura YH,Ono-Kihara M,Mohith JC,Ngmansun R,Homma T,Diclemente RJ,Lang DL,Kihara M

更新日期：2007-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vietnam is shifting toward integrating HIV services into the public health system using social health insurance (SHI), and the HIV service delivery system is becoming decentralized. The study aim was to investigate current SHI coverage and patients' perspectives on this transition. METHODS:A survey of 1348 ...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Matsumoto S,Nguyen HDT,Nguyen DT,Van Tran G,Tanuma J,Mizushima D,Van Nguyen K,Oka S

更新日期：2020-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a significant aspect of adolescents' growth, safeguarded by SRH rights (SRHR). Despite various global efforts to promote adolescents SRHR (ASRHR), the majority of adolescents still lack awareness and autonomy to access SRH related information and services. This researc...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Iqbal S,Zakar R,Zakar MZ,Fischer F

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the main treatment procedures is through medicine prescription. Considering the rising burden of drug costs, we conducted this study to estimate the impoverishing effects of medicine on Iranian households. METHOD:We carried out calculations based on the Iranian National Household Survey for the year ...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Amiresmaili M,Emrani Z

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The health status and lifestyle of migrants is often poorer than that of the general population of their host countries. The Nepalese represent a relatively small, but growing, immigrant community in the UK, about whom very little is known in term of public health. Therefore, our study examined the health an...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Adhikary P,Simkhada PP,van Teijlingen ER,Raja AE

更新日期：2008-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Maternal, perinatal and neonatal mortality rates remain high in rural areas of developing countries. Most deliveries take place at home and care-seeking behaviour is often delayed. We report on a combined quantitative and qualitative study of care seeking obstacles and practices relating to perinatal illne...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Mesko N,Osrin D,Tamang S,Shrestha BP,Manandhar DS,Manandhar M,Standing H,Costello AM

更新日期：2003-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimation of the size of populations at risk of HIV is a key activity in the surveillance of the HIV epidemic. The existing framework for considering future research needs may provide decision-makers with a basis for a fair process of deciding on the methods of the estimation of the size of key populations ...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Safarnejad A,Groot W,Pavlova M

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. There is therefore need to identify relevant factors associated with smoking among adolescents in order to better tailor public health interventions aimed at preventing smoking. METHODS:We used data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) c...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Siziya S,Muula AS,Rudatsikira E

更新日期：2008-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The issue of child marriage is a form of human rights violation among young women mainly in resource-constrained countries. Over the past decades, child marriage has gained attention as a threat to women's health and autonomy. This study explores the prevalence of child marriage among women aged 20-24 years ...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Yaya S,Odusina EK,Bishwajit G

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the field of vaccines for diseases such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which take a heavy toll in developing countries has faced major failures. This has led to a call for more basic science research, and development as well as evaluation of new vaccine candidates. Human-animal chimer...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Bhan A,Singer PA,Daar AS

更新日期：2010-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An estimated 863 million people-a third of the world's urban population-live in slums, yet there is little information on the disease burden in these settings, particularly regarding chronic preventable diseases. METHODS:From March to May 2012, we conducted a cluster randomized survey to estimate the preval...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Heitzinger K,Montano SM,Hawes SE,Alarcón JO,Zunt JR

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women, especially those who marry as children, experience various forms and degrees of exclusion and discrimination. Early marriage is a harmful traditional practice that continues to affect millions around the world. Though it has declined over the years, it is still pervasive in developing countries. In Et...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Abera M,Nega A,Tefera Y,Gelagay AA

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines have made a major contribution to public health, including the eradication of one deadly disease, small pox, and the near eradication of another, poliomyelitis.Through the introduction of new vaccines, such as those against rotavirus and pneumococcal diseases, and with further improvements in coverage, vaccin...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Duclos P,Okwo-Bele JM,Gacic-Dobo M,Cherian T

更新日期：2009-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Given that many low income countries are heavily reliant on external assistance to fund their health sectors the acceptance of obligations of international assistance and cooperation with regard to the right to health (global health obligations) is insufficiently understood and studied by intern...

journal_title：BMC international health and human rights

authors： Hammonds R,Ooms G,Vandenhole W

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00