Joses M Kirigia,Hama B Sambo,Luis G Sambo et al.
Joses M Kirigia et al.
Background: In 2000, the prevalence of diabetes among the 46 countries of the WHO African Region was estimated at 7.02 million people. Evidence from North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean indicates t...
Stakeholder perceptions of mental health stigma and poverty in Uganda [0.03%]
乌干达精神健康状况与贫困的利害关系人感知状况
Joshua Ssebunnya,Fred Kigozi,Crick Lund et al.
Joshua Ssebunnya et al.
Background: World wide, there is plentiful evidence regarding the role of stigma in mental illness, as well as the association between poverty and mental illness. The experiences of stigma catalyzed by poverty revolve aro...
Impact of the introduction of ultrasound services in a limited resource setting: rural Rwanda 2008 [0.03%]
超声波服务在资源有限环境中的影响——以卢旺达农村地区(2008年)为例
Sachita P Shah,Henry Epino,Gene Bukhman et al.
Sachita P Shah et al.
Background: Over the last decade, utilization of ultrasound technology by non-radiologist physicians has grown. Recent advances in affordability, durability, and portability have brought ultrasound to the forefront as a s...
Nora Jacobson
Nora Jacobson
Background: This paper has its origins in Jonathan Mann's insight that the experience of dignity may explain the reciprocal relationships between health and human rights. It follows his call for a taxonomy of dignity: "a ...
Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease (CASHD) among a sample in India [0.03%]
印度一项针对冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病(CASHD)可改变危险因素的知识调查研究
Omar Saeed,Vineet Gupta,Naveen Dhawan et al.
Omar Saeed et al.
Background: The prevalence of Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease (CASHD) is increasing in India. Several modifiable risk factors contribute directly to this disease burden. Public knowledge of such risk factors among ...
Measuring the health impact of human rights violations related to Australian asylum policies and practices: a mixed methods study [0.03%]
与澳大利亚难民政策和措施相关的人权侵犯对健康影响的评估:一种混合研究方法
Vanessa Johnston,Pascale Allotey,Kim Mulholland et al.
Vanessa Johnston et al.
Background: Human rights violations have adverse consequences for health. However, to date, there remains little empirical evidence documenting this association, beyond the obvious physical and psychological effects of to...
HIV/AIDS awareness and risk behavior among students in Semey, Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional survey [0.03%]
哈萨克斯坦塞梅市大学生艾滋病认知与高危行为调查
Marit Hansson,Leo Stockfelt,Marat Urazalin et al.
Marit Hansson et al.
Background: Until recently, young people in Kazakhstan have been only moderately affected by the global HIV epidemic. Today, however, the HIV epidemic in Central Asia is one of the most rapidly increasing epidemics in the...
"One country, two systems": Sociopolitical implications for female migrant sex workers in Hong Kong [0.03%]
“一国两制”下香港女性外来性工作者的社会政治意涵
William C W Wong,Eleanor Holroyd,Emily Y Chan et al.
William C W Wong et al.
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 ...
"I never had the money for blood testing" - caretakers' experiences of care-seeking for fatal childhood fevers in rural Uganda - a mixed methods study [0.03%]
“我从来没有钱去做血检”——乌干达农村地区关于照护者对致命儿童发热型病例求医行为的经验——一种混合方法研究
Helena Hildenwall,Göran Tomson,Judith Kaija et al.
Helena Hildenwall et al.
Background: The main killer diseases of children all manifest as acute febrile illness, yet are curable with timely and adequate management. To avoid a fatal outcome, three essential steps must be completed: caretakers mu...
Using data envelopment analysis to measure the extent of technical efficiency of public health centres in Ghana [0.03%]
采用数据包络分析法衡量加纳公共卫生中心技术效率的程度
James Akazili,Martin Adjuik,Caroline Jehu-Appiah et al.
James Akazili et al.
Background: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been used to analyze the efficiency of the health sector in the developed world for sometime now. However, in developing economies and particularly in Africa only a few stud...