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Utilisation of sexual health services by female sex workers in Nepal [PDF]

, 2011
Background The Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) in 2006 showed that more than half (56%) of the women with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in Nepal sought sexual health services. There is no such data for female sex workers (
B Vuylsteke, B Vuylsteke, CREHPA (Centre for Research on Environment, Health and Population Activities), Edwin R van Teijlingen, I Wolffers, J Busza, J Vandepitte, JR Busza, K Tandukar, L Ghimire, Laxmi Ghimire, M Cohen, M Malta, M Miles, M Rani, MG Van Veen, Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), New ERA, and Macro International Inc. 2007, ML Wong, N Kruse, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC)/New Era, NCASC, P Christian, R Andersen, S Day, SACTS, SACTS/FHI, Save the Children US and Development Resources Centre (SC/US), SP Kurtz, TK Logan, UNAIDS/HIV/AIDS and STI Control Board/NCASC, W Cairns S Smith   +30 more
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Associations between primary care continuity and acute care utilization among adult inpatients

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Many jurisdictions in Canada are exploring the role of primary health care in mitigating the challenges of increasing and unsustainable reliance on acute care services.
Shelly Vik, Colin Weaver, Ceara Cunningham, Robin Walker, Rob Skrypnek, Richard Lewanczuk, Judy Seidel   +6 more
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Barriers to Utilisation of Sexual Health Services by Female Sex Workers in Nepal [PDF]

, 2009
Sexual health services are relatively rare in Nepal. Female sex workers (FSWs) do not use health services as much as would be desirable. A study was conducted to identify barriers to access of sexual health services by FSWs in Nepal.
Ghimire, Laxmi, van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Access to health services in Western Newfoundland, Canada: Issues, barriers and recommendations emerging from a community-engaged research project [PDF]

, 2014
Research indicates that people living in rural and remote areas of Canada face challenges to accessing health services. This article reports on a community-engaged research project conducted by investigators at Memorial University of Newfoundland in ...
Heath, Sara, Hippe, Janelle, Jesso, Beulah, Maddalena, Victor, McCahon, Marion, Olson, Kim   +5 more
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Client Satisfaction Towards Quality of Health Services: an Assessment at Primary Healthcare of District Gujranwala [PDF]

, 2017
This survey designed to evaluate the satisfaction level and the factors that affect the patient satisfaction regarding health care delivery services with the aim to improve the services in the primary health care settings of Gujranwala. A Cross Sectional
Abbasi, M. M. (Mudassar), Gill, F. N. (Fouzia), Khan, K. A. (Kauser), Khan, M. A. (Moazzam), Khan, S. A. (Shahzad), Qureshi, Z. (Zubia)   +5 more
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Structured communication intervention to reduce anxiety of family members waiting for relatives undergoing surgical procedures

Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2017
Perioperative nurses recognise that family members experience increased levels of anxiety during the wait for a relative undergoing a surgical procedure.
Kate Kynoch, Linda Crowe, Annie McArdle, Judy Munday, CJ Cabilan, Sonia Hines   +5 more
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Bridging the gap: challenging attitudes towards smoking in pregnancy among healthcare professionals

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Clean Air for Babies is a Global Bridges project to reduce smoking in pregnancy in a healthcare organization, 'Meuhedet', with 1.2M members. One aim is empowering health professionals to provide brief smoking cessation interventions.
Maya Rodnay, Shosh Karni, Tzvia Kessel, Liora Valinsky, Fabienne Hershkovitz, Ahuva Birenbaum, Idit Vered, David Mossinson   +7 more
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Breast cancer care in Alberta: a Patients perspective

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction Each year in Alberta, over 2,300 women are affected by breast cancer. In Alberta, a multi-year Breast Health Initiative is underway to improve breast cancer care; reduce wait times, coordinate care, and enhance patient experience.
Alysha Crocker, Susan Anderes, Linda Verbeek, Janice Chobanuk, David W Olson, John Kortbeek, Adam Elwi, Stafford Dean, Angela Estey, May Lynn Quan   +9 more
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Parents’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding a Screening Test for and Subsequent Management of Students’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate parents’ perceptions and attitudes regarding a screening test for and subsequent management of students’ emotional and behavioral problems.
Myung-Hee Kim, Ji-Min Seo
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Tackling disinvestment in health care services [PDF]

, 2013
Rising levels of demand due to ageing populations and increases in long term conditions (White 2007), increased levels of expectation amongst patients and inflationary pressure caused by the rising cost of new technologies are amongst the explanations ...
Daniels, T., Robinson, Suzanne, Spence, K., Williams, Iestyn   +3 more
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