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Follow-up care after treatment for prostate cancer: protocol for an evaluatio...
Abstract Background As more men survive a diagnosis of prostate cancer, alternative models of follow-up care that address menâ s enduring unmet needs and are economical to... -
The use of home-based HIV testing and counseling in low-and-middle income cou...
Abstract Background Knowledge of HIV status is crucial for both prevention and treatment of HIV infection. However, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS... -
Enablers and barriers to success among mothers planning to exclusively breast...
Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life is the most important determinant of child health and development, and is the recommended... -
Methods to increase response rates to a population-based maternity survey: a ...
Abstract Background Surveys are established methods for collecting population data that are unavailable from other sources; however, response rates to surveys are declining. A... -
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of Internet-based selective eating disorder p...
Abstract Background The development of efficacious, cost-effective, and widely accessible programs for the prevention of eating disorders (EDs) is crucial in order to reduce the... -
Impact of birthweight on health-care utilization during early childhood – a b...
Abstract Background Comprehensive data are needed to evaluate the burden of low birthweight. Analysis of routine data on health-care utilization during early childhood were used... -
The financing need for expanded maternity protection in Indonesia
Abstract Background Almost half of all Indonesian children under 6 months of age were not exclusive breastfed in 2017. Optimizing maternity protection programs may result in... -
Utilization due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its predictors: ...
Abstract Background Previous studies of healthcare utilization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have focused on time-trends in COPD visits or COPD treatments, or... -
The Contribution of Dr. Charles West to the Development of Contemporary Healt...
Professors Festini and Glasper discuss the significant contribution of Dr Charles West to the development of paediatrics and children’s nursing during the 19th century and... -
Low uptake of malaria testing within 24 h of fever despite appropriate health...
Abstract Background There is limited information on uptake of malaria testing among migrants who are a ‘high-risk’ population for malaria. This was an explanatory mixed-methods... -
Efficacy and acceptability of a home-based, family-inclusive intervention for...
Objective: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often undermines community re-integration, impairs functioning and produces other symptoms. This study tested an innovative programme for... -
Implementation of a community-based intervention in the most rural and remote...
Abstract Background A community-based intervention known as Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs) was implemented to increase coverage of maternal and neonatal health (MNH)... -
The Effects of Ethnic Chinese Minority on Vietnam’s Regional Economic Develop...
This paper examines the impact of the Hoa, an ethnically Chinese, economically dominant minority, on regional economic development in Vietnam. To address the endogeneity of the... -
Economic globalization, nutrition and health: a review of quantitative evidence
Abstract Background Unhealthy dietary patterns have in recent decades contributed to an endemic-level burden from non-communicable disease (NCDs) in high-income countries. In... -
Use of financial incentives and text message feedback to increase healthy foo...
Abstract Background The HealthyFood (HF) program offers members up to 25% cash back monthly on healthy food purchases. In this randomized controlled trial, we tested the... -
Affordable and equitable access to subsidised outpatient medicines? Analysis ...
Abstract Background Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments can constitute a major barrier for affordable and equitable access to essential medicines. Household surveys in Kyrgyzstan... -
What is driving global obesity trends? Globalization or "modernization"?
Abstract Background Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980. Researchers have attributed rising obesity rates to factors related to globalization processes, which are... -
The impact of governance in primary health care delivery: a systems thinking ...
Abstract Background Enhancing primary health care (PHC) is considered a policy priority for health systems strengthening due to PHC’s ability to provide accessible and... -
‘Mankind owes to the child the best that it has to give’: prison conditions a...
Abstract Background In recent times, sub-Saharan African (SSA) prisons have seen a substantial increase in women prisoners, including those incarcerated with children. Methods A... -
Impact, economic evaluation, and sustainability of integrated vector manageme...
Abstract Background The control of vector-borne diseases (VBD) is one of the greatest challenges on the global health agenda. Rapid and uncontrolled urbanization has heightened...
