567 publication(s) trouvée(s)
Article scientifique
Delay along the care-seeking journey of patients with ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya
BACKGROUND: In Africa, accessing eye health services is a major challenge. Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is a substantial ocular …
Article scientifique
Strengthening close to community provision of maternal health services in fragile settings: an exploration of the changing roles of TBAs in Sierra Leone and Somaliland
BACKGROUND: Efforts to take forward universal health coverage require innovative approaches in fragile settings, which experience particularly acute human resource …
Article scientifique
The Association of Health Insurance with institutional delivery and access to skilled birth attendants: evidence from the Kenya Demographic and health survey 2008–09
BACKGROUND: Healthcare financing through health insurance is gaining traction as developing countries strive to achieve universal health coverage and address …
Article scientifique
Unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes with a focus on HIV co-infected cases: a cross-sectional retrospective record review in a high-burdened province of South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa did not meet the MDG targets to reduce TB prevalence and mortality by 50% by 2015, and …
Article scientifique
“We and the nurses are now working with one voice”: How community leaders and health committee members describe their role in Sierra Leone’s Ebola response
BACKGROUND: Across low-income settings, community volunteers and health committee members support the formal health system - both routinely and amid …
Article scientifique
Assessing the impact of health research on health policies: a study of the Dodowa Health Research Centre, Ghana
BACKGROUND: The importance of assessing research impact is increasingly recognised. Ghana has a long tradition of research dating from the …
Article scientifique
Greater involvement of HIV-infected peer-mothers in provision of reproductive health services as “family planning champions” increases referrals and uptake of family planning among HIV-infected mothers
In 2012, Makerere University Johns - Hopkins University, and Mulago National Referral Hospital, with support from the National Institute of …
Article scientifique
Parents’ and guardians’ perceptions on availability and pricing of medicines and healthcare for children in eThekwini, South Africa – a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Inadequate access to affordable essential medicines poses a challenge to achieving Universal Health Coverage. Access to essential medicines for …
Article scientifique
Explaining time elapsed prior to cancer diagnosis: patients’ perspectives
BACKGROUND: Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada. Early cancer diagnosis could improve patients' prognosis and quality of …
Article scientifique
Perceptions of quality across the maternal care continuum in the context of a health financing intervention: Evidence from a mixed methods study in rural Malawi
BACKGROUND: In 2013, Malawi with its development partners introduced a Results-Based Financing for Maternal and Newborn Health (RBF4MNH) intervention to …
Article scientifique
Building freeways: piloting communication skills in additional languages to health service personnel in Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: This study reflects on the development and teaching of communication skills courses in additional national languages to health care …
Article scientifique
Can formalizing links among community health workers, accredited drug dispensing outlet dispensers, and health facility staff increase their collaboration to improve prompt access to maternal and child care? A qualitative study in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, progress toward achieving the 2015 Millennium Development Goals for maternal and newborn health was slow. An intervention …
Article scientifique
Quality of anticoagulation management with warfarin among outpatients in a tertiary hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Warfarin is the most widely used anticoagulant in the world. The difficulty of managing warfarin contributes to great potential …
Article scientifique
Making HIV testing work at the point of care in South Africa: a qualitative study of diagnostic practices
BACKGROUND: Point of care testing promises to reduce delays in diagnosing and initiating treatment for infectious diseases such as Human …
Article scientifique
Patients’ satisfaction towards radiological service and associated factors in Hawassa University Teaching and referral hospital, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction, one of the main components of quality of care, is a crucial phenomenon for the overall health …
Article scientifique
Unplanned pregnancy-risks and use of emergency contraception: a survey of two Nigerian Universities
BACKGROUND: The vulnerabilities of young women of low socio-economic status and those with little or no formal education tend to …
Article scientifique
Early postnatal care use by postpartum mothers in Mundri East County, South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Globally, most maternal and newborn deaths are within the first week of delivery. Early postnatal-care (EPNC) visits between 2 …
Article scientifique
Impact of free delivery policy on utilization of maternal health services in county referral hospitals in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Kenya has a high maternal mortality rate. Provision of skilled delivery plays a major role in reducing maternal mortality. …
Article scientifique
Improving primary health care facility performance in Ghana: efficiency analysis and fiscal space implications
BACKGROUND: Health centers in Ghana play an important role in health care delivery especially in deprived communities. They usually serve …
Article scientifique
Social accountability in primary health care in West and Central Africa: exploring the role of health facility committees
BACKGROUND: Social accountability has been emphasised as an important strategy to increase the quality, equity, and responsiveness of health services. …