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Social Security and Public Welfare [PDF]

, 1983
This inaugural Survey Article recognizes the substantial and increasing importance of Indiana law and of the relationship between state and federal law in the frequently litigated area of social security and public welfare.
R. George Wright
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Inequality in Private Health Care Expenditures: A 36-Year Trend Study of Iranian Households [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2022
Objectives Throughout history, societies have been impacted by inequality. Many studies have been conducted on the topic more broadly, but only a few have investigated inequalities in out-of-pocket health payments (OHP).
Ehsan Aghapour, Mehdi Basakha, Seyed Hossein Mohaqeqi Kamal, Abolghasem Pourreza   +3 more
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Motivators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination of healthcare workers in Latvia

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
This study aims to identify motivators and barriers regarding Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among Latvian healthcare workers (HCWs). Data were collected from March to May 2021 using an online survey.
Sintija Lielsvagere-Endele, Jelena Kolesnikova, Elina Puzanova, Svetlana Timofejeva, Inga Millere   +4 more
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TOWARDS THE CREATION OF A DEVELOPMENTAL WELFARE STATE IN ZIMBABWE: AN INSIDE PERSPECTIVE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2022
In June 2020 the government of Zimbabwe issued a statement of intent towards embracing a developmental social welfare approach by changing the name of the Department of Social Welfare to the Department of Social Development.
Wilberforce Kurevakwesu, Fanuel Dzoma, Mulwayini Mundau, John Chiwanza Magocha, University of Zimbabwe, Mary Takangovada   +5 more
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Acceptability and adoption of clinical practice guidelines and treatment protocols on preeclampsia/eclampsia in the Dominican Republic

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objective. Estimate the acceptability and adoption by health care workers of clinical practice guidelines and treatment protocols for women with preeclampsia/eclampsia and identify the facilitating factors and barriers to their implementation. Methods. A
Andelys De la Rosa, José Mordan, Indiana Barinas, Mayra Toribio, Diana Mancebo, Alexandra Rodríguez, Mar Pacheco-Herrero   +6 more
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Association of travel time with mental health service use in primary health care according to contact type — a register-based study in Kainuu, Finland

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background The study aim was to analyse how mental health services are used in different parts of the Kainuu region in Finland and whether travel time to primary health care services is associated with the use of different contact types (in-person visits,
Tiina Lankila, Tiina Laatikainen, Katja Wikström, Miika Linna, Harri Antikainen   +4 more
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Non-participation in mammographic screening – experiences of women from a region in Sweden

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Understanding women’s life conditions regarding their non-participation in different health-promoting and disease-preventing activities is important as it may draw attention to potential areas for improvement in the healthcare sector ...
Maria Norfjord van Zyl, Sharareh Akhavan, Per Tillgren, Margareta Asp   +3 more
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Health may be compromised by social interactions depending on culture among postpartum Arab and Jewish Israeli women

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Social support is generally perceived to facilitate health in postpartum women; however, previous research shows that this is not always true.
Sadie Puddister, Ola Ali-Saleh, Michal Cohen-Dar, Orna Baron-Epel   +3 more
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The politicians’ perspectives on participation in mammographic screening: an interview-based study from a region in Sweden

Archives of Public Health, 2021
Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer type among women globally. To facilitate early detection, all 40–74-year-old female residents of Sweden are invited to participate in a population-based mammographic screening programme. Approximately 20%
Maria Norfjord van Zyl, Per Tillgren, Margareta Asp   +2 more
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Economic Value of Life in Iran: The Human Capital Approach

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: The human life value is among the most important challenges of the health economic evaluation. This limitation has reduced the feasibility of applying the cost-benefit method in evaluations of health interventions and policies.
Mehdi BASAKHA, Neda SOLEIMANVANDIAZAR, Fateh TAVANGAR, Shabnam DANESHI   +3 more
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