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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Health seeking behavior"”.
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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN GHANA
Health can be described as both a product and a process of life, and is necessary for human wellbeing, overall quality of life and productivity. While health is generally desirable, many factors affect health and health outcomes of individuals and populations the world over. Virtually all …
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Impact of National Health Insurance on health seeking behavior in the Kassena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in Ghana in 2003 with the aim of mobilizing additional funds for health care, promoting equal access to reasonable health care, pool health risks, prevent impoverishment, and improve the efficiency and quality of health care. The success of …
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An educational intervention to increase awareness of weight bias in nursing students
… on negative stereotypes has been reported in healthcare professionals. This can affect the treatment and health seeking behavior of overweight patients. Recommendations from research include developing nursing curriculum to include information about weight bias and the specific needs of …
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Service Seeking Behaviors among Service Members and Spouses of Service Members: Facilitating and Inhibitory Factors
… relationship between combat exposure and mental health disorders, the effects of mental health disorders on attrition rates of Service members, the discrepancy between mental health counseling services available and utilized by Service members, and barriers to seeking mental health counseling …
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Reducing Suicide and Enhancing Mental Health Engagement in Adult Men: A Systematic Review of the Literature [paper]
… of suicide rates, men underutilize mental health services. Understanding interventions that enhance men’s mental health engagement is crucial. This systematic review, guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), assessed interventions promoting men’s mental health-seeking behavior, thus …
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Cyberchondria and COVID-19 Health Threats Related to Attentional Bias and Safety Behaviors
… is described as excessively searching online for health information that ultimately increases worry and anxiety about one’s health (Starcevic et al., 2019). Research has demonstrated an increased attentional bias in anxious individuals for threat-related stimuli. Attentional bias for health …
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Assessing Socio-stigmatizing Factors Affecting College Students' STI Testing Decisions
<p>While it is known that healthy sexual behaviors should begin early, it is evident that among some populations (minorities and marginalized populations) it is more challenging to achieve optimal sexual health due to the stigma and class status (Barth, Cook, Downs, Switzer, & Fischoff, 2002). …
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Pristine Places and Passive People? Responses to Neoliberal Development and Maoist Conflict in Nepal's Northwest Himalayas
… of these novelties had better food security and health outcomes and less divisive experiences of the conflict than villagers more engaged with development. Based on over a year of fieldwork (participant observation, surveys, interviews, and focus groups), statistical and ArcGIS analyses represent …
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Pristine Places and Passive People? Responses to Neoliberal Development and Maoist Conflict in Nepal's Northwest Himalayas
… of these novelties had better food security and health outcomes and less divisive experiences of the conflict than villagers more engaged with development. Based on over a year of fieldwork (participant observation, surveys, interviews, and focus groups), statistical and ArcGIS analyses represent …
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Assessment of Youth-Friendly Health Services and Quality from Users' Perspectives
Background:Youth-Friendly Health Services (YFHS) are one of those services recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to address adolescent and young people's sexual health needs. YFHS are sexual and reproductive health services that are accessible, acceptable, appropriate, effective, and …
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A Phenomenological Study of Women's Lived Experiences of Disrespect and Abuse in Maternal and Child Health Services (MCH) in Lusaka District, Zambia
Disrespect and abuse during maternal and child health (MCH) service provision remain persistent challenges that undermine women's dignity, trust and utilization of healthcare services. This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of women receiving MCH care in Lusaka District, Zambia and …
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Three Essays on the Economics of Health in Developing Countries
… consists of three chapters that address health issues in developing countries. The first two chapters study Ghana's social health insurance program, the National Health Insurance Scheme. Many developing countries have recently instituted social health insurance schemes (SHIs) to ease …