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Quality of care in family planning services in Senegal and their outcomes

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background High quality of care in family planning (FP) services has been found to be associated with increased and continued use of contraceptive methods. The interpersonal skills and technical competence of the provider is one of the main components of
Shireen Assaf   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

National Health Surveys and Health Policy: Impact of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Surveys and the Reproductive Health Surveys

open access: yesWest Indian Medical Journal, 2012
Over the last six decades, comprehensive national health surveys have become important data-gathering mechanisms to inform countries on their health status and provide information for health policy and programme planning. Developing countries have only recently begun such surveys and Jamaica has been at the forefront of this effort.
T S, Ferguson   +4 more
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Health Surveys

open access: yes, 2021
Abstract Surveys are used to collect data on the population distribution and frequency of health behaviours and use of services, health risks and diseases, as well as for the monitoring the implementation of health interventions, services, and programmes. Cross-sectional surveys collect prevalence data and longitudinal surveys collect
J Patrick Vaughan   +2 more
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Physical activity and sedentary behavior in Belgium (BNFCS2014): design, methods and expected outcomes

open access: yesArchives of Public Health, 2016
Background There is strong evidence to indicate that regular moderate intensity physical activity is associated with health benefits. Furthermore, sedentary behavior has been related with an increased risk for all-cause mortality.
Thérésa Lebacq   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Survey of Women [PDF]

open access: yesMedical Journal Armed Forces India, 2003
Dear Editor, At this small base world women's day was celebrated by carrying out medical examination of women. It is prudent to note that in Armed Forces we are mostly concerned with the medical examination of the service personnel, whereas families of service personnel are never screened for common diseases unless they have complaints.
openaire   +2 more sources

OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Institutions Sample, 1994

open access: yes, 1996
copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys (APMS) (formerly known as the Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity) are a series of surveys which provide data on the prevalence of both treated and ...
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division
core   +4 more sources

Examination of malaria service utilization and service provision: an analysis of DHS and SPA data from Malawi, Senegal, and Tanzania

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2019
Background Ensuring universal access to malaria diagnosis and treatment is a key component of Pillar 1 of the World Health Organization Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030.
Cameron Taylor   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary patterns and sleep disorders in Mexican adults from a National Health and Nutrition Survey

open access: yesJournal of Nutritional Science, 2021
Given the high prevalence of multiple non-communicable chronic diseases in Mexico, the aim of the present study was to assess the association between dietary patterns and sleep disorders in a national representative sample of 5076 Mexican adults (20–59 ...
Elsa B. Gaona-Pineda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in behavioural non-communicable disease risk factors: analysis of repeated cross-sectional health surveys in England between 2003 and 2019

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Previous studies have shown that those in lower socioeconomic positions (SEPs) generally have higher levels of behavioural non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors. However, there are limited studies examining recent trends in inequalities.
Fatai Ogunlayi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction and pilot test of a set of indicators to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the who safe childbirth checklist

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) Collaboration” in 2012. The SCC is designed to contribute to quality care by providing reminders of evidence-based practices for the prevention and management of
Pedro J. Saturno-Hernández   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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