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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... -
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... -
Newborn hearing screening protocol in tuscany region
Abstract Background Newborn hearing screening has to be considered the first step of a program for the identification, diagnosis, treatment and habilitation/rehabilitation of... -
Measles case, immunization coverage and its determinant factors among 12–23 m...
Abstract Objective The aims of this study were: (1) to calculate measles vaccination coverage and characterize its determinants, and (2) to qualitatively explore factors... -
Effect of financial support on reducing the incidence of catastrophic costs a...
Abstract Background The World Health Organization’s End Tuberculosis Strategy states that no tuberculosis (TB)-affected households should endure catastrophic costs due to TB. To... -
Costs and cost-effectiveness of malaria reactive case detection using loop-me...
Abstract Background Reactive case detection (RACD) is an active case finding strategy where households and neighbours of a passively identified case (index case) are screened to... -
Vaccination ecosystem health check: achieving impact today and sustainability...
Abstract Background Vaccination is a complex ecosystem with several components that interact with one another and with the environment. Today’s vaccine ecosystem is defined by... -
Quantification and factors associated with HIV-related stigma among persons l...
Abstract Background The Human Immunodeficiency Virus /Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is not just a medical problem but its social impact is increasingly... -
Measuring financial protection against catastrophic health expenditures: meth...
Abstract Background Monitoring financial protection against catastrophic health expenditures is important to understand how health financing arrangements in a country protect...
