Prevalence, determinants and impact of unawareness about the health consequences of tobacco use among 17,929 school personnel in 29 African countries. [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives: To assess prevalence, determinants and impact of unawareness about the health consequences of tobacco use among school personnel in Africa. Design: Cross-sectional surveys. Setting: Twenty-nine African countries.
Agaku, IT, Filippidis, FT
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Annals of Intensive Care, 2021 Background Intensive care workers are known for their stressful work environment and for a high prevalence of mental health outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mental health, well-being and changes in lifestyle among intensive care unit ...
Hannah Wozniak +12 more
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Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Task Shifting in Underserved Remote Settings: The Case of Kongwa District, Central Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2012 Tanzania is experiencing acute shortages of Health Workers (HWs), a situation which has forced health managers, especially in the underserved districts, to hastily cope with health workers' shortages by adopting task shifting.
AD Harries +25 more
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“It falls on all our shoulders”: Overcoming Barriers to Delivering Sex Education in West Texas Schools [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Many racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities exist in rates of teen birth and sexually transmitted infections. Increasing access to comprehensive sex education is one risk reduction strategy for these outcomes, yet access to and ...
Leos, Cristina, Wiley, David
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An Analysis of Reported Dangerous Incidents, Exposures, and Near Misses amongst Army Soldiers [PDF]
, 2018 Occupational health and safety incidents occurring in the military context are of great concern to personnel and commanders. Incidents such as “dangerous incidents”, “exposures”, and “near misses” (as distinct from ...
Orr, Rob Marc +3 more
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Journal of Epidemiology, 2016 The purpose of this health workforce plan is to provide guidance for the staffing of the Bolikhamxay. Province health services and the training of health service personnel to the year 2020.
Khampasong Theppanya
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Increasing the use of skilled health personnel where traditional birth attendants were providers of childbirth care: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Improved access to skilled health personnel for childbirth is a priority strategy to improve maternal health. This study investigates interventions to achieve this where traditional birth attendants were providers of childbirth care and asks:
Coast, Ernestina +5 more
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Psychologica Belgica, 2019 Visibility management (VM) refers to the regulation of disclosure of one’s sexual orientation for the purposes of maintaining privacy as well as minimizing stigma, harm, or marginalization.
Alexis Dewaele +5 more
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Exploration of the Association Between Professional Interactions and Emotional Distress of Intensive Care Unit Nursing Personnel [PDF]
, 2012 Several studies provide evidence for the association between the quality of collaboration among intensive care unit (ICU) professionals and patients' outcomes, as well as nurses' moral distress and professional satisfaction.
Kalafati, Maria +2 more
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Health hazards among health care personnel
Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2016 While providing health services, (preventive, curative, rehabilitative), health care personnel (HCP) face hazards. Developments in medical science provide some safety, still modern technology has made health care very complex with many hazards ...
Shakuntala Amirchand Chhabra
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