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Correlates of Receiving Reproductive Health Care Services Among U.S. Men Aged 15 to 44 Years

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Men's Health, 2011
Men have a significant role in reproductive health decision making and behavior, including family planning and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).Yet studies on reproductive health care of men are scarce.
Marina J. Chabot MSc   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lower barriers to primary care after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in the United States of America

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2018
Objective. To examine short-term changes in perceived barriers to access to primary care before and after implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) among adults in the United States of America. Methods. The ACA was approved in 2010.
Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Jie Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Negotiating Change: An Analysis of the Origins of Ghana\u27s National Health Insurance Act [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Given the neo-liberal ideologies of the majority party and global trends toward market-based approaches to social services, the passage of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme, which provides coverage for all, seems anomalous. To answer the questions
Singleton, Jennifer L
core   +1 more source

Characterizing the Healthcare Utilization and Costs of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is the second‐most common inherited bleeding disorder worldwide, afflicting one in 4000–5000 people, and is the most morbid inherited bleeding disorder of women. HHT causes recurrent severe epistaxis, chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, heavy menstrual bleeding, and arteriovenous malformations in the ...
Hanny Al‐Samkari   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Do Health and Social Insurance Programs Affect the Land and Labor Allocations of Farm Households? Evidence from Taiwan [PDF]

open access: yes
Using a unique dataset of 703,287 farm operators from the Taiwanese Census of Agriculture merged to administrative records from the National Farmers' Health Insurance (FHI) program, we examine the effects of the enrollment in the FHI program on farmers ...
Chang, Hung-Hao   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Platform‐Mediated Gig Work and Health: A Scoping Review

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We sought to assess the size, depth, and rigor of empirical literature on platform‐mediated gig work and health. Methods We conducted a scoping review of peer‐reviewed studies from January 1, 2000, through May 29, 2024, that examined platform‐mediated gig work and any measure of physical or mental health.
Claire E. Margerison   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Risk: Mapping Single and Multiple Chronic Conditions in the United States

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2019
Prevalence of single and multiple chronic conditions continues to increase in the United States. Chronic conditions predict significant morbidity and health care costs, especially when complicated by additional conditions.
Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variations in ambulance use in the United States: the role of health insurance.

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, 2011
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe the associations between individual health insurance and ambulance utilization using a national sample of patients who receive emergency department (ED) care. METHODS The data source was the National
Zachary F. Meisel   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cow‐Related Injuries in Wisconsin During 2017−2023

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The dairy industry–a key industry for the economy–remains a potentially hazardous industry across the nation. The literature on animal‐related injuries in the agriculture industry is sparse. This analysis aimed to describe cow‐related injuries, the utilization of workers' compensation, and the circumstances of the injuries ...
Komi K. S. Modji   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caring Futures: Australian Attitudes About the Desirability of Care Work

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing public and policy attention on the care and support sector, which millions of Australians rely upon for essential services, care workers continue to advocate for better pay and fairer conditions. This article draws on the concepts of recognition, value and social distribution from feminist ethics of care scholarship to explore ...
Laura Davy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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