Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Vaccination Status of Hepatitis B among Nursing Training Students in Ho, Ghana.

abstract：Background:Researchers across the world are emphasising the importance of hand-washing and limited touching of face to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, access to safe water and hygiene is inadequate in many places around the globe; hence T-zone touching restriction is considered more worthwhile compared to other p...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Rahman J,Mumin J,Fakhruddin B

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Aim: Implementing guidelines in the practice of occupational health is a high-priority need, since their use can reduce the variability in practice and increase professional efficiency, resulting in higher quality of health care services. The aim of this report is to provide information regarding the develo...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Nena E,Koupidis S,Douna E,Kikemenis A,Dounias G

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:An in-depth analysis conducted on the historical background and current status of occupational medicine in Russia is presented. Scientific and practical bases of occupational medicine in the Russian Federation were based on 2 of the most important principles of health service: free medical care and its preventive orie...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Mazitova NN,Simonova NI,Onyebeke LC,Moskvichev AV,Adeninskaya EE,Kretov AS,Trofimova MV,Sabitova MM,Bushmanov AY

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence of a link between environmental pollution and preventable diseases in developing countries, including Thailand. Economic development has generated several types of pollution that can affect population health. While these environmental health effects can be observed throughout lif...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Sinitkul R,Wongrathanandha C,Sirirattanapruk S,Plitponkarnpim A,Maude RJ,Marczylo EL

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:More than one billion people worldwide live with a disability, yet rehabilitation professionals are scarce in low- and middle-income countries. Attempts to expand access to rehabilitation services have encountered barriers on multiple levels: limited resources on the systemic level, hierarchies on the profes...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： AlHeresh R,Cahn PS

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to heavy metals at contaminated industrial and mining sites, known also as hot spots, is a significant source of toxic exposure and adverse health outcomes in countries around the world. The Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP) developed by Pure Earth, a New York-based nongovernmental organizat...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Dowling R,Caravanos J,Grigsby P,Rivera A,Ericson B,Amoyaw-Osei Y,Akuffo B,Fuller R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An estimated 424,000 fatal falls occur globally each year, making falls the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths after road traffic injuries. More than 80% of fall-related fatalities occur in low- and middle-income countries. Data from low-income South Asian countries like Nepal are la...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Gupta S,Gupta SK,Devkota S,Ranjit A,Swaroop M,Kushner AL,Nwomeh BC,Victorino GP

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To identify and to measure entry level competencies (knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgements) for nurses to practice safely and effectively in the Kingdom of Eswatini. Introduction:Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is a small sub-Saharan country between South Africa and Mozambique. There are four nursi...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Msibi G,Nkwanyana N,Kuebel H

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mozambique is an emerging lower income country (LIC) on the southeast coast of Africa. There are significant workforce shortages in medical and health professions in the country. Mozambique was one of 12 countries in Africa that was awarded a grant through the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Noormahomed EV,Mocumbi AO,Ismail M,Carrilho C,Patel S,Nguenha A,Badaro R,Bickler S,Benson CA,Schooley RT

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Despite the growing interest in the development of emergency care systems and emergency medicine (EM) as a specialty globally, there still exists a significant gap between the need for and the provision of emergency care by specialty trained providers. Many efforts to date to expand the practice of EM have f...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Rybarczyk MM,Ludmer N,Broccoli MC,Kivlehan SM,Niescierenko M,Bisanzo M,Checkett KA,Rouhani SA,Tenner AG,Geduld H,Reynolds T

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sufficient knowledge of the disproportionate burden of undernutrition among vulnerable children is required for accelerating undernutrition reduction in low-income countries. Objectives:We aimed to assess the prevalence of stunting, underweight and wasting and associated factors among high-risk children bor...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Mutsindashyaka T,Nshimyiryo A,Beck K,Kirk CM,Wilson K,Mutaganzwa C,Bradford JD,Havugarurema S,Bihibindi V,Ngamije PK,Mubiligi JM,Miller AC

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The civil war between the indigenous Mayans and other Guatemalans lasted for 36 years, killed civilians, decimated villages, and resulted in many refugees. The Guatemalan Peace Agreement of 1996 aimed to alleviate the ongoing conflict. Studies of peace agreements more typically evaluate local political outco...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Green JC,Boakye EA,Schoening A,Vaughn MG

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1977 the World Health Organization created its first Model List of Essential Medicines-a list designed to aid countries in determining which medicines to prioritize on their National Essential Medicines Lists. In classifying drugs as "essential," the World Health Organization has historically stressed dru...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Marks VA,Latham SR,Kishore SP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Climate change has myriad implications for the health of humans, our ecosystems, and the ecological processes that sustain them. Projections of rising greenhouse gas emissions suggest increasing direct and indirect burden of infectious and noninfectious disease, effects on food and water security, and other ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Machalaba C,Romanelli C,Stoett P,Baum SE,Bouley TA,Daszak P,Karesh WB

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health professionals must be academically and experientially prepared regarding the social determinants of health to reduce health disparities at the global level. The emerging literature reflects a trend for incorporating global health competencies for health care. Specifically, recommendations from the Con...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Amerson R

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In Peru, anemia has been a persistent health problem that is known to lead to irreversible cognitive and developmental deficits in children. The Peruvian government has recently made anemia a primary health concern by passing legislation in 2017 that makes anemia an intersectoral priority. This new legislati...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Berky AJ,Robie E,Ortiz EJ,Meyer JN,Hsu-Kim H,Pan WK

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Obesity prevention and its associated co-morbidities such as diabetes require a multi-tiered, culturally sensitive, population-based approach. South Florida's tri-county area is home to approximately 75% of Florida's total Caribbean immigrant population. This project is the first Caribbean-focused interventi...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Haffizulla FS,Ramoutar A,Eason A,Hardigan P

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stunting, a form of malnutrition characterized by impaired linear growth in the first two years of life, affects one quarter of children globally. While nutritional status remains the key cause of stunting, there is evidence that environmental risk factors are associated with stunting. OBJECTIVE:The objecti...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Vilcins D,Sly PD,Jagals P

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is the leading global risk factor for mortality. Hypertension treatment and control rates are low worldwide, and insufficient human resource capacity is among the contributing factors. Thus, a critical component of hypertension management is to develop novel and effective solutions to the human ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Vedanthan R,Kamano JH,Horowitz CR,Ascheim D,Velazquez EJ,Kimaiyo S,Fuster V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Risk perception and recognition of danger signs are important cues for accessing obstetric care. These measures are not well documented in many resource-limited settings, including northern Nigeria, a region with poor maternal health indices. Objective:To assess community level obstetric risk perception, da...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Iliyasu Z,Galadanci HS,Abdurrahim A,Jibo A,Salihu HM,Aliyu MH

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence has accumulated that exposure to widespread environmental toxicants, such as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, and tobacco smoke adversely affect fetal development and organ maturation, even after birth. The developing immune and respiratory systems are more sensitive to environmental toxicants due...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Cao J,Xu X,Hylkema MN,Zeng EY,Sly PD,Suk WA,Bergman Å,Huo X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peers are people with lived experience of mental illness. Peer support is an established intervention in which peers offer support to others with mental illness. A large proportion of people living with severe mental illness receive no care. The care gap is largest in low- and middle-income countries, with d...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Puschner B,Repper J,Mahlke C,Nixdorf R,Basangwa D,Nakku J,Ryan G,Baillie D,Shamba D,Ramesh M,Moran G,Lachmann M,Kalha J,Pathare S,Müller-Stierlin A,Slade M

更新日期：2019-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethiopia has one of the lowest rates of facility delivery and is promoting birth preparedness among pregnant women through its community health services to increase the rate of institutional delivery and reduce maternal mortality. Observational studies of birth preparedness in Ethiopia have thus far only rep...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Rosado C,Callaghan-Koru JA,Estifanos AS,Sheferaw E,Shay T,De Graft-Johnson J,Rawlins B,Gibson H,Baqui AH,Nonyane BAS

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Healthcare equipment funded by international partners is often not properly utilized in many developing countries due to low levels of awareness and a lack of expertise. A long-term on-site training program for laparoscopic surgery was established at a regional hospital in Ghana upon request of the Ghana Hea...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Kang MJ,Apea-Kubi KB,Apea-Kubi KAK,Adoula NG,Odonkor JNN,Ogoe AK

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The research literature discusses two opposite hypotheses regarding the possible effects of healthcare quality on the willingness to pay more taxes to improve public healthcare. One hypothesis theorizes that a lower quality of public healthcare may weaken the willingness to pay more taxes towards improving it. Another...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Habibov N,Luo R,Auchynnikava A

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes has become a major health care problem in India with an estimated 66.8 million people suffering from the condition, representing the largest number of any country in the world. OBJECTIVE:The rising burden of diabetes has greatly affected the health care sector and economy in India. The goal of heal...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Joshi SR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proposed viewpoint seems important at this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the COVID-19 prevention strategies implemented in the population are based on medical paradigms that generate extremely deleterious social and environmental impacts. Using the occupational health and safety perspective - taking care ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Voirol C,Sader J,Audétat MC

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest levels of perinatal mortality globally. However, there are sub-regional and country-specific disparities in its distribution. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to undertake a meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys to quantify perinatal mortality rat...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Akombi BJ,Renzaho AM

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Asians have specific characteristics of hypertension (HTN) and its relationship with cardiovascular disease. The morning surge in blood pressure (BP) in Asians is more extended, and the association slope between higher BP and the risk for cardiovascular events is steeper in this population than in whites. Thus, 24-hou...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Kario K,Tomitani N,Matsumoto Y,Hamasaki H,Okawara Y,Kondo M,Nozue R,Yamagata H,Okura A,Hoshide S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Until recently, Colombia has been a country actively using asbestos. A major factory in Bogota manufactures friction products. Objective:To determine if the use of chrysotile asbestos in a friction products facility leads to workers developing disease. Methods:One hundred forty-eight factory workers, forme...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Frank AL,Villamizar G,Bustillo Pereira JG

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00