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User experience analysis of e-TB Manager, a nationwide electronic tuberculosis recording and reporting system in Ukraine

open access: yesERJ Open Research, 2017
Ukraine has successfully implemented e-TB Manager nationwide as its mandatory national tuberculosis registry after first introducing it in 2009.
Niranjan Konduri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost of access to health services in Zambia [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Policy and Planning, 2002
Equity is an important policy objective in the health care field. The importance of equity in health care provision can be argued from various points of view. As a result governments in all countries attempt to provide health care systems that enable equal access for everyone. Zambia is no exception.
C A, Hjortsberg, C N, Mwikisa
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Investigating geographical variation in the use of mental health services by area of England: a cross-sectional ecological study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background There is evidence of geographical variation in the use of mental health services in the UK and in international settings. It is important to understand whether this variation reflects differences in the prevalence of mental disorders, or if ...
Lucy Maconick   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with recent and regular non-use of dental services by students from a university in southeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2022
Background Lack of use of dental services can be a risk factor for oral health. In addition to recent visits to dental services, it is important to assess the regularity of use of these services, as well as the motivations for visiting the dentist. There
Rafaela de Oliveira Cunha   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health System Factors Constrain HIV Care Providers in Delivering High-Quality Care: Perceptions from a Qualitative Study of Providers in Western Kenya

open access: yesJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2019
The burden on health systems due to increased volume of patients with HIV continues to rapidly increase. The goal of this study was to examine the experiences of HIV care providers in a high patient volume HIV treatment and care program in eastern Africa.
Becky Genberg PhD, MPH   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accessibility of adolescent health services

open access: yesCurationis, 2000
Adolescents represent a large proportion of the population. As they mature and become sexually active, they face more serious health risks. Most face these risks with too little factual information, too little guidance about sexual responsibility and multiple barriers to accessing health care.
openaire   +5 more sources

Immigration Policy and Access to Health Services [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2013
Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), added in 1996, authorizes the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) to enter into agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration law during their regular, daily law-enforcement activity (www.ice.gov/287g). The original intent was to “target and
openaire   +2 more sources

Measuring adherence to antiretroviral therapy in children and adolescents in western Kenya

open access: yesJournal of the International AIDS Society, 2014
Introduction High levels of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) are central to HIV management. The objective of this study was to compare multiple measures of adherence and investigate factors associated with adherence among HIV‐infected children ...
Rachel C Vreeman   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Automated Detection of the Competency of Delivering Guided Self-Help for Anxiety via Speech and Language Processing

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Speech and language play an essential role in automatically assessing several psychotherapeutic qualities. These automation procedures require translating the manual rating qualities to speech and language features that accurately capture the assessed ...
Dalia Attas   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial distribution of specialized cardiac care units in the state of Santa Catarina

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2014
OBJECTIVE To analyze the methodology used for assessing the spatial distribution of specialized cardiac care units. METHODS A modeling and simulation method was adopted for the practical application of cardiac care service in the state of Santa Catarina,
Silviana Cirino   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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