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The Tuberculosis Register - An evaluation of its use and impact under epidemic conditions in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

South African Family Practice, 2000
Study objective: To evaluate whether the Tuberculosis Register, as part of the South African National Tuberculosis Control Programme, is achieving its objective of monitoring the programme and decentralising the use of information for planning and action
R.J. Mash, N. Coetzee, S. Patel, A. Heywood   +3 more
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Design of a FAIR digital data health infrastructure in Africa for COVID‐19 reporting and research

Advanced Genetics, 2021
The limited volume of COVID‐19 data from Africa raises concerns for global genome research, which requires a diversity of genotypes for accurate disease prediction, including on the provenance of the new SARS‐CoV‐2 mutations.
Mirjam vanReisen, Francisca Oladipo, Mia Stokmans, Mouhamed Mpezamihgo, Sakinat Folorunso, Erik Schultes, Mariam Basajja, Aliya Aktau, Samson Yohannes Amare, Getu Tadele Taye, Putu Hadi Purnama Jati, Kudakwashe Chindoza, Morgane Wirtz, Meriem Ghardallou, Gertjan vanStam, Wondimu Ayele, Reginald Nalugala, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Obinna Osigwe, John Graybeal, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Abdullahi Abubakar Kawu, Fenghong Liu, Katy Wolstencroft, Erik Flikkenschild, Yi Lin, Joëlle Stocker, Mark A. Musen   +27 more
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Current status of short video as a source of information on lung cancer: a cross-sectional content analysis study

Frontiers in Oncology
BackgroundThe morbidity and mortality rates of lung cancer continue to rise, leading to a significant disease burden. Health education on lung cancer serves as an effective approach for prevention and treatment.
Xinyu Zhao, Xinyi Yao, Binbin Sui, Yutao Zhou   +3 more
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Internalisasi Nilai Islam di era Post-truth: Instagram dr@zaidulakbar sebagai Media Literasi Informasi Kesehatan

Al-Izzah, 2020
Author explains Instagram account about Islamic and health information. In the current post-truth era, when a variety of health information that is spread is not necessarily true, it can be justified or assumed to be true, the account of dr@zaidulakbar ...
Ditha Prasanti
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Knowledge of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases in the Public of Guangzhou, Southern China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to get the overall picture about the knowledge of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases in public in Guangzhou and provide a scientific basis for developing health information strategies.MethodsWe used the ...
Xiaowei Ma, Jianyun Lu, Weisi Liu
doaj   +1 more source

How does searching for health information on the Internet affect individuals' demand for health care services? [PDF]

, 2012
The emergence of the Internet made health information, which previously was almost exclusively available to health professionals, accessible to the general public.
Suziedelyte, A.
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Assessment of videos related to lung nodules in China

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundWith the popularization of mobile phones and the development of the Internet, many patients use social media platforms to seek health information.
Jiajun Han, Yifan Shi, Haitao Ma, Haitao Ma   +3 more
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Consumers’ expected information search behavior for a pharmaceutical treatment

Frontiers in Pharmacology
ObjectiveThe Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking (CMIS) integrates multiple factors influencing information seeking. This study was to identify factors impacting consumers’ expected information search behavior for a pharmaceutical treatment.
Yifei Liu, Jack E. Fincham, Morgan L. Sperry   +2 more
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German and Italian Users of Web-Accessed Genetic Data: Attitudes on Personal Utility and Personal Sharing Preferences. Results of a Comparative Survey (n=192)

Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
Genetic information is increasingly provided outside of the traditional clinical setting, allowing users to access it directly via specialized online platforms. This development is possibly resulting in changing ethical and social challenges for users of
Sabine Wöhlke, Manuel Schaper, Serena Oliveri, Serena Oliveri, Ilaria Cutica, Ilaria Cutica, Francesca Spinella, Gabriella Pravettoni, Gabriella Pravettoni, Daniela Steinberger, Silke Schicktanz   +10 more
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Health Information Online [PDF]

, 2005
Presents findings from a survey conducted in November 2004. Looks at the growth in Internet use for finding health information; the specific health topics that are most frequently searched; and trends that are likely to influence online health ...
Susannah Fox
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