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

BMC 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, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite   +1 more
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Access to health care in contexts of livelihood insecurity: a framework for analysis and action. [PDF]

, 2007
Access to health care is a major health and development issue. Most governments declare that their citizens should enjoy universal and equitable access to good quality care. However, even within the developed world, this goal is difficult to achieve, and
Alexander Schulze, Nathan Rose, Makemba, Ahmed, Dillip Angel, Hetzel, Manuel W, Christian Lengeler, Mayumana Iddy, Dillip, Angel, Manuel W Hetzel, Nathan, Rose, Hassan Mshinda, Lengeler Christian, Brigit Obrist, Mshinda Hassan, Iddy Mayumana, Alba, Sandra, Mayumana, Iddy, Iteba Nelly, Makemba Ahmed, Rose Nathan, Mshana Christopher, Iteba, Nelly, Christopher Mshana, Angel Dillip, Mshinda, Hassan, Ahmed Makemba, Lengeler, Christian, Hetzel Manuel W, Obrist Brigit, Alba Sandra, Obrist, Brigit, Sandra Alba, Nelly Iteba, Schulze, Alexander, Schulze Alexander, Hetzel, Manuel W., Mshana, Christopher   +36 more
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Accessibility of adolescent health services

Curationis, 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

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

Journal 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, Juddy Wachira PhD, Catherine Kafu MSc, Ira Wilson MD, MSc, Beatrice Koech, Regina Kamene, Jacqueline Akinyi, Jennifer Knight MPH, Paula Braitstein PhD, Norma Ware PhD   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Journal 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, Winstone M Nyandiko, Hai Liu, Wanzhu Tu, Michael L Scanlon, James E Slaven, Samuel O Ayaya, Thomas S Inui   +7 more
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Spatial distribution of specialized cardiac care units in the state of Santa Catarina

Revista 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, Fabiana Santos Lima, Mirian Buss Gonçalves   +2 more
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Automated Detection of the Competency of Delivering Guided Self-Help for Anxiety via Speech and Language Processing

Applied 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, Niall Power, Jessica Smithies, Charlotte Bee, Vikki Aadahl, Stephen Kellett, Chris Blackmore, Heidi Christensen   +7 more
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Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Arabic-speaking refugees are the largest group of refugees arriving in the United States since 2008, yet little is known about their rates of healthcare access, utilization, and satisfaction after the end of the Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)
Ali Elreichouni, Sarah Aly, Kaitlin Maciejewski, Islam Salem, Noah Ghossein, M. Salah Mankash, James Dziura, Hani Mowafi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to health services by Australians with disability 2012 [PDF]

, 2015
This bulletin examines the level of access to a range of health services by Australians with disability living in the community (excluding people living in institutions), and the experiences these people face in accessing health services.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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