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Influenza and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Utilisation in Vulnerable Urban Youth in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This project explores influenza and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine utilisation among a multi‐ethnic group of youth (aged 11–23 years) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Method Using a cross‐sectional design and purposive sampling, influenza vaccine utilisation over 3 years was assessed via questionnaire.
Sarah Deck, Se Lim Jang, Rachel Harris, Fariba Kolahdooz, Moutasem Zakkar, Sangita Sharma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Parallel Provision to Health System Integration: Exploring the Trajectory and Contextual Drivers of the Healthcare Response for Refugees in Six Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising numbers of refugees, prolonged displacement and reduced funding have led to challenges in terms of how to address their healthcare needs, with different approaches taken, ranging from parallel mechanisms to arrangements that are integrated (to different extents) within the national health system. Increasingly, global frameworks call for
Maria Paola Bertone, Natasha Palmer, Amina Olabi, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ben Ngoye, Zahid Ali Memon, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Karin Diaconu, Alastair Ager, Sophie Witter   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Health Systems ‘Software’ Factors Affect Frontline Health Workers' Humanitarian Response Efforts During Infectious Disease Outbreaks in the Rohingya Refugee Camps, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Humanitarian settings face a growing healthcare workforce crisis marked by staff shortages, unsafe working conditions, and limited professional development. Despite being critical intermediaries in outbreak responses, demands on health workers come at a substantial cost to their health and wellbeing.
Georgia Venner, Jennifer Palmer, Tasmia Aksi, Mahima Das Mumu, Mohammed Mirza Nu, Gillian McKay, Mahbub Ur Rahman Ujjal, Bhargavi Rao, Ahmed Hossain, Susannah Mayhew   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Missed opportunities and caretaker constraints to childhood vaccination in rural areas of Uganda

, 2002
Background: Despite concerted support to vaccination programmes, coverage remains low. While health service reasons for this are known, there is little information on caretaker constraints to vaccination in Africa. Objective: To establish the prevalence
E. A. Mworoza, Tugumisirize, F., Mworoza, E. A., J. K.Tumwine, K.Tumwine, J., F. Tugumisirize   +5 more
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Longitudinal Associations Between Inflammation and Multi‐Dimensional Fatigue up to 2 Years After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Cancer‐related fatigue (CRF) is a common and debilitating symptom among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, but its underlying biological causes remain unclear, with inflammation emerging as a leading suspect. Here, researchers analyzed inflammatory biomarkers in blood samples and evaluated responses in fatigue assessments from CRC patients at and up to ...
Anouk E. C. Bruijnzeels, Floortje Mols, Katrijn Van Deun, Dounya Schoormans   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of the vaccination program in Guinea-Bissau:Coverage and missed opportunities for BCG at birth [PDF]

BackgroundThe Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is recommended at birth in Guinea-Bissau but often given with delay. Delays are not evident in routine coverage estimates since coverage is measured by 12 months of age.
Møller Jensen, Andreas, Furtado, Oides, Da Silva Borges, Igualdino, Odgaard Vedel, Julie; id_orcid, Bærent Fisker, Ane; id_orcid, Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, Wolf Meyrowitsch, Dan, Fisker, Ane Bærent, Jensen, Andreas Møller, Rasmussen, Clara Emilie Hartvig, Vedel, Julie Odgaard, Borges, Igualdino Da Silva, Emilie Hartvig Rasmussen, Clara   +12 more
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Trajectory of irritability in children and youth in Ontario, Canada, throughout the COVID‐19 pandemic

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
This study explored how irritability in children and youth changed during the COVID‐19 pandemic and its impact on mental health. Results showed a gradual decline in irritability, with factors like age, parental anxiety, and resilience influencing its trajectory.
Theodore C. K. Cheung, Katherine T. Cost, Ronda F. Lo, Evdokia Anagnostou, Catherine S. Birken, Alice Charach, Suneeta Monga, Elizabeth Kelley, Rob Nicolson, Paul D. Arnold, Christie Burton, Daphne J. Korczak, Jennifer Crosbie   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Under vaccination of children among Maasai nomadic pastoralists in Kenya: is the issue geographic mobility, social demographics or missed opportunities?

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Nomadic lifestyle has been shown to be a significant factor in low immunization coverage. However, other factors which might aggravate vaccination uptake in nomadic pastoralists are poorly understood.
Anne M. Pertet, Dan Kaseje, Careena F. Otieno-Odawa, Lydia Kirika, Caleb Wanjala, Jackline Ochieng, Millicent Jaoko, Winnie Otieno, Dan Odindo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Avoiding missed opportunities for immunization in the Central African Republic: Potential impact on vaccination coverage

, 1995
Quantified in the study are the extent of missed opportunities for immunization and the potential increases in vaccination coverage and timeliness that could be achieved by using all health centre visits to administer childhood vaccinations in the ...
Deming, M. S., Mokdad, A. H., Boby, A. M., Roungou, J. B., Kahn, J. G., Waldman, R. J., Excler, J. L.   +6 more
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Student Anxiety and Stress Related to Needlestick/Sharps Injuries in Dental Clinics

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose/Objective This study explored how the threat of needlestick/sharps injuries affects stress and anxiety among dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting students in accredited US programs. It also aimed to identify contributing factors and assess potential educational interventions.
Lindsey C. Billing, Marisa A. Cornewell
wiley   +1 more source