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It’s all about the money? A qualitative study of healthcare worker motivation in urban China [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background China’s healthcare reform programme continues to receive much attention. Central to these discussions has been how the various financial incentives underpinning reform efforts are negatively impacting on the healthcare workforce.
Ross Millar, Yaru Chen, Meng Wang, Liang Fang, Jun Liu, Zhidong Xuan, Guohong Li   +6 more
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Beyond the pandemic: the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and healthcare worker shortages in the United States [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background While the COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly catalyzed healthcare workforce challenges, alone it does not explain ongoing workforce shortages. This study examines how broader economic trends and industry competition may influence worker movement in
Kyla F. Woodward, Janette Dill, LaTonya Trotter, Bianca K. Frogner   +3 more
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CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS IN RENDERING SERVICES TO NYAOPE SUBSTANCE USERS

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2022
Use of nyaope amongst South Africans has risen dramatically. Concerns have been expressed about the negative effects this illicit drug has on communities.
Vusi Khanyi, Kgashane Johannes Malesa
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Training, guideline access and knowledge of antiretroviral interactions: Is the South African private sector being left behind?

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. South Africa (SA) has the largest antiretroviral therapy programme in the world. While the majority of the country accesses healthcare in the public sector, 15.2% access private healthcare.
BS Chisholm, AM Swart, M Blockman
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Healthcare worker contact networks and the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
We present a comprehensive approach to using electronic medical records (EMR) for constructing contact networks of healthcare workers in a hospital. This approach is applied at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC)--a 3.2 million square ...
Donald E Curtis, Christopher S Hlady, Gaurav Kanade, Sriram V Pemmaraju, Philip M Polgreen, Alberto M Segre   +5 more
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Adjudicated myocarditis and multisystem illness trajectory in healthcare workers post-COVID-19

Open Heart, 2023
Background We investigated the associations of healthcare worker status with multisystem illness trajectory in hospitalised post-COVID-19 individuals.Methods and results One hundred and sixty-eight patients were evaluated 28–60 days after the last ...
Kevin G Blyth, Naveed Sattar, Colin Berry, David Corcoran, Kenneth Mangion, Alex McConnachie, David Carrick, Stuart Watkins, Paul Welsh, Sabrina Nordin, Ross McGeoch, Rhian Touyz, David J Lowe, Andrew J Morrow, Antonia Ho, Ryan Wereski, Alasdair McIntosh, Giles H Roditi, Peter MacFarlane, David B Stobo, Robert Sykes, Colin Church, Nicola Ryan, N N Lang, C Delles, Iain Findlay, Michael Briscoe, Gruschen Veldtman, Heeraj Bulluck, Patrick Mark, Vera Lennie, Alexander Payne, Keith E Robertson, Anna Kamdar, C Bagot, Hannah Bayes, Vivienne B Gibson, Lynsey Gillespie, Douglas Grieve, Pauline Hall Barrientos, Kaithlin J Mayne, Christopher McGinley, Connor Mckee, Alastair Rankin, Sarah Allwood-Spiers, Sarah Weeden   +45 more
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Health-care preparedness and health-care worker protection in COVID-19 pandemic

Lung India, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the nations and has created the institution of unprecedented measures globally toward its containment. Extraordinary measures may be needed for health-care preparedness, to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Devasahayam J Christopher, Barney TJ Isaac, Priscilla Rupali, Balamugesh Thangakunam   +3 more
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High-risk human papillomavirus detection in self-collected vaginal samples compared with healthcare worker collected cervical samples among women attending gynecology clinics at a tertiary hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

Virology Journal, 2021
Background In 2017, the South African National Department of Health (NDoH) Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Policy was revised. Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing on self-collected samples may offer improved screening uptake.
Teboho Amelia Tiiti, Tebogo Loraine Mashishi, Varsetile Varster Nkwinika, Ina Benoy, Selokela Gloria Selabe, Johannes Bogers, Ramokone Lisbeth Lebelo   +6 more
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The impact of U.S. policies to protect healthcare workers from bloodborne pathogens: The critical role of safety-engineered devices

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2008
Summary: In the United States (U.S.), federal legislation requiring the use of safety-engineered sharp devices, along with an array of other protective measures, has played a critical role in reducing healthcare workers’ (HCWs) risk of occupational ...
Janine Jagger, Jane Perry, Ahmed Gomaa, Elayne Kornblatt Phillips   +3 more
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Risk of bloodborne pathogen exposure among Zambian healthcare workers

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2012
Purpose: Understanding the risks of bloodborne pathogen transmission is fundamental to prioritizing interventions when resources are limited. This study investigated the risks to healthcare workers in Zambia. Design: A survey was completed anonymously by
Elayne Kornblatt Phillips, Owen J. Simwale, Matthew J. Chung, Ginger Parker, Jane Perry, Janine C. Jagger   +5 more
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