The Role of Social Capital in Enhancing Health Outcome in Yogyakarta [PDF]
Social capital is frequently indicated as a crucial determinant of population health, as it encompasses the networks of relationships, trust, and social norms that facilitate cooperation within or among groups.
Sultan Ra +3 more
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BackgroundThe medication regimen for critically ill patients is complex and dynamic, leading to a high incidence of drug-related problems. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and economic efficiency of pharmaceutical care for these patients ...
Chunyan Wei +8 more
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Risky Sexual Behavior and Associated Factors Among High School Students in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia [PDF]
According to World Health Organization (WHO), youth are young people within 15-24 years old. Studies reported that more than half of all new HIV infections occur among people between the ages of 15 and 24 years.
Girum, T. (Tadele) +3 more
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Outcome Versus Service Based Payment in Health Care: Lessons from African Traditional Healers [PDF]
We compare the more common physician compensation method of fee-for-service to the less common payment-for-outcomes method. This paper combines an investigation of the theoretical properties of both of these payment regimes with a unique data set from ...
Joshua Graff Zivin, Kenneth Leonard
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International low back pain guidelines: A comparison of two research based models of care for the management of acute low back pain. [PDF]
Evidence based guidelines for the management of acute low back pain (ALBP) have been formulated by numerous countries. There are discrepancies between guidelines regarding physiotherapy treatment.
Bird, C +4 more
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Equality of what in health? Distinguishing between outcome egalitarianism and gain egalitarianism [PDF]
When deciding how to weigh benefits to different groups, standard economic models assume that people focus on the final distribution of utility, health or whatever. Thus, an egalitarian is assumed to be egalitarian in the outcome space.
Dolan, P., Tsuchiya, A.
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An economic framework for analysing the social determinants of health and health inequalities [PDF]
Reducing health inequalities is an important part of health policy in most countries. This paper discusses from an economic perspective how government policy can influence health inequalities, particularly focusing on the outcome of performance targets ...
David Epstein +3 more
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Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh [PDF]
This paper examines the impact of micro health insurance on poverty reduction in rural areas of Bangladesh. The research is based on household level primary data collected from the operating areas of the Grameen Bank during 2006.
Hamid, S.A., Mosley, P., Roberts, J.
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Research progress on ultra-processed foods consumption and its association with health
With the rapid progress of industrialization and commercialization, the sales and population intake of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are constantly increasing globally. High UPFs intake is associated with various health issues.
Jiaqian ZHONG +4 more
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Background and Objective: Environmental burden of disease (EBD) studies are one of the most important needs for determining the current situation, increasing the effectiveness of health policies and programs and prioritizing environmental health ...
K Naddafi +4 more
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