Results 31 to 40 of about 224,968 (311)

The combined effect of determinants on coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) at routine antenatal care (ANC) clinics is an important and efficacious intervention to reduce adverse health outcomes of malaria infections during pregnancy.
Sandra Alba, Brigit Obrist, Schellenberg, Joanna, Iddy Mayumana, Alba, Sandra, Mayumana, Iddy, Flora Kessy, Karin Gross, Joanna Schellenberg, Gross, Karin, Obrist, Brigit, Kessy, Flora   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving health and well-being through community health champions: a thematic evaluation of a programme in Yorkshire and Humber.

, 2013
AIMS: The contribution that lay people can make to the public health agenda is being increasingly recognised in research and policy literature. This paper examines the role of lay workers (referred to as 'community health champions') involved in ...
White, J, South, J, Woodall, J
core   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Histories, Cultural Contexts, Health Status, Wildlife Contact Characteristics, and Perception Towards COVID-19 of the Urak Lawoi Ethnic Group in Koh Lanta District, Krabi Province of Thailand: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Health Research
Background: The Urak Lawoi ethnic group is an indigenous community residing in the Andaman Sea of southern Thailand and are engaged in various activities related to wild animals. This qualitative study was conducted from November 2022 to February 2023 to
Kanokwan Suwannarong, Paisit Boonyakawee, Thanomsin Ponlap, Kannika Thammasutti, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Nisachon Bubpa, Chularat Boonyakawee, Vittaya Pulkird, Junsri Changnum   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the place of the female condom in India’s family planning program: A qualitative investigation of the attitudes and opinions of key stakeholders in Pune, India

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background With overpopulation contributing to the depletion of planetary resources, the high rates of unintended pregnancies in India are a cause for concern.
Medhavi Weerasinghe, Shubhangi Agawane, Neelima Karandikar, Jane Fisher, Jayagowri Sastry   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multimorbidity patterns and the relation to self-rated health among older Japanese people: a nationwide cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Classifying individuals into multimorbidity patterns can be useful to identify the target population with poorer clinical outcomes. Self-rated health (SRH) is one of the core outcomes in multimorbidity patients.
Toshiyuki Ojima, Takuya Aoki, Mieko Nakamura, Yuki Honda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low rates of prescribing alcohol relapse prevention medicines in Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

Drug and Alcohol Review, 2023
AbstractIntroductionAlcohol dependence is a chronic condition impacting millions of individuals worldwide. Safe and effective medicines to reduce relapse can be prescribed by general practitioners but are underutilised in the general Australian population.
Gemma Purcell‐Khodr, James H. Conigrave, K. S. Kylie Lee, Julia Vnuk, Katherine M. Conigrave   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Relationships between medical beliefs of superiority of Chinese or western medicine, medical behaviours and glycaemic control in diabetic outpatients in Taiwan

, 2011
[[abstract]]A considerable proportion of Taiwanese people believe that Chinese medicine is superior for treating the cause of disease (curative therapy) whereas western medicine is mostly concerned with treating symptoms (symptomatic therapy).
Hung, JY;Chiou, CJ;Chang, HY
core   +1 more source

Women's experiences and views about costs of seeking malaria chemoprevention and other antenatal services: a qualitative study from two districts in rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The Tanzanian government recommends women who attend antenatal care (ANC) clinics to accept receiving intermittent preventive treatment against malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) and vouchers for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) at subsidized ...
Hansen Kristian S, Bygbjerg Ib C, Bloch Paul, Magnussen Pascal, Magnussen, Pascal, Pascal Magnussen, Mubyazi, Godfrey M, Mubyazi Godfrey M, Byskov Jens, Jens Byskov, Olsen, Øystein Evjen, Olsen, Øystein E, Godfrey M Mubyazi, Øystein E Olsen, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Kristian S Hansen, Paul Bloch, Mubyazi, Godfrey M., Byskov, Jens, Ib C Bygbjerg, Olsen Øystein E, Hansen, Kristian S, Bloch, Paul, Hansen, Kristian Schultz, Bygbjerg, Ib C   +24 more
core   +1 more source