Eswatini Nursing Council Regulatory Reforms: Process towards Entry to Practice Examination.

abstract：BACKGROUND:European asbestos manufacturers and their expert witnesses have advanced the claim that recent exposures to asbestos are not of significance in the causation of malignant mesothelioma. They argue that in cases of prolonged exposure to asbestos only the earliest exposures contribute to mesothelioma induction....

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Landrigan PJ,Collegium Ramazzini.

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：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:Western Asia comprises a large proportion of the world population with different ethnicities and religions inhabiting areas of diverse geographic features. The countries of this region have experienced rapid economic growth over the latter half of the 20th century, which continues to this day, resulting in m...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Roshandel G,Boreiri M,Sadjadi A,Malekzadeh R

更新日期：2014-09-01 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: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:Viral hepatitis B is a disease condition of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus, and it leads to complications such as cancer and cirrhosis. This poses an occupational hazard because about 66,000 health care workers get infected with the virus annually. Adequate knowledge and right attitude of health w...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Aniaku JK,Amedonu EK,Fusheini A

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Piece rate pay remains a common form of compensation in developing-world industries. While the piece rate may boost productivity, it has been shown to have unintended consequences for occupational safety and health, including increased accident and injury risk. OBJECTIVES:This paper explores the relationshi...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Davis ME

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 80% of individuals with disability reside in low- and middle-income countries where community-based rehabilitation (CBR) has been used as a strategy to improve disability. However, data relating to disability severity among CBR beneficiaries in low-income countries like Uganda remain scarce, pa...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Hamid LN,Kobusingye O,Baine SO,Mayora C,Bentley JA

更新日期：2017-01-01 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: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: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：Background:Sierra Leone faces among the highest maternal mortality rates worldwide. Despite this burden, the role of life-saving critical care interventions in low-resource settings remains scarcely explored. A value-based approach may be used to question whether it is sustainable and useful to start and run an obstetr...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Marotta C,Di Gennaro F,Pisani L,Pisani V,Senesie J,Bah S,Koroma MM,Caracciolo C,Putoto G,Amatucci F,Borgonovi E

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2012, the Rio+20 meeting initiated the concept of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a continuation of the Millennium Development Goals. The resulting document "The Future We Want" is best conceived as a roadmap toward poverty eradication and sustainable development. Although the SDGs were develo...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Plum A,Kaljee L

更新日期：2016-01-01 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:Ultrasound education has been provided to students in medical schools within and beyond the United States. A formal experiment with use of personal handheld ultrasound equipment by all first-year medical students has not been reported. Employing insonation (an application of ultrasound) at the personal leisu...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Ireson M,Warring S,Medina-Inojosa JR,O'Malley MT,Pawlina W,Lachman N,Narula J,Bhagra A

更新日期：2019-10-15 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:There is consensus among many medical school deans that exposure to human rights is a necessary component of physician training [78], however little is known about the impact of engagement in human rights programs on students' personal and professional development [1516171819202122232425262728]. Objective:T...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Schonholz SM,Edens MC,Epié AY,Kligler SK,Baranowski KA,Singer EK

更新日期：2020-10-08 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: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：: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:Exposure to contaminant mixtures in developing countries is an important public health issue. Children are identified as the most susceptible group to adverse health effects due to the exposure. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to conduct a screening for mixture pollutants in Mexican children in urban ma...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Flores-Ramírez R,Pérez-Vázquez FJ,Medellín-Garibay SE,Camacho Aldrete A,Vallejo-Pérez M,Díaz de León-Martínez L,Carrizales Yáñez L,Díaz-Barriga F

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the World Health Organization, >200 million children in low- and middle-income countries experience developmental delays. However, household structure and parenting practices have been minimally explored as potential correlates of developmental delay in low- and middle-income countries, despite ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Uwemedimo OT,Howlader A,Pierret G

更新日期：2017-01-01 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: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:The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery includes obstetrics and gynecology as an area needing international strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. Despite interest, a majority of participants in US residency programs graduate with little exposure to global health or preparation to work abroad. O...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Pope R,Shaker M,Ganesh P,Larkins-Pettigrew M,Pickett SD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urogenital fistula is a debilitating condition that women can develop following obstructed labor. The primary objective of this study was to reveal illness narratives of Rwandan women with urogenital fistula to appreciate their unique experiences. The secondary aim was to identify common themes that emerged ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Kay A,Nishimwe A,Hampton BS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haiti has a chronic physician shortage, and the country has been facing an increased disease burden since the 2010 earthquake and the subsequent introduction of cholera. In such resource-challenged settings, access to postgraduate medical education often is limited due to inadequate financial, structural, an...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Nádas M,Bedenbaugh R,Morse M,McMahon GT,Curry CL

更新日期：2015-03-01 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:Racial or ethnic health disparities have been evidently apparent during the apartheid era in South Africa. This study aims to assess ethnic health disparities in four elderly population groups. METHODS:Data for this study emanated from the 2008 study of "Global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) wave 1" (N = 32...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Phaswana-Mafuya N,Peltzer K

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00