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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"access to health services"”.
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Open source geographic information systems: promoting access to health services information through a local and participatory development methodology
The challenges associated with the provision of health services in South Africa are immense. The South African Government aims to address some of these challenges through the decentralisation of health services management. Information sharing and dissemination is seen as a critical factor in the …
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The Attitude of Police Force in Facilitating Access to Health Services to People who use Narcotic Drugs in Tanzania
The study aimed to examine the role of police force in facilitating access the health services to people who use Narcotic drugs in Tanzania. Specifically, the study aimed to identify health related services available to drug abusers in Tanzania, examine the attitude of Police towards people who …
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The impact of health reforms on access to health services and facilities : a comparative case study of Lusaka and Kafue Districts Health Boards
Zambia's health policy and strategies can be said to have evolved through four significant phases. First, was the pre-independence period whose health policies were influenced by the colour-segregation ideology. Secondly, immediately after independence health policies and strategies were formulated …
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The impact of health reforms on access to health services and facilities : a comparative case study of Lusaka and Kafue Districts Health Boards
Zambia's health policy and strategies can be said to have evolved through four significant phases. First, was the pre-independence period whose health policies were influenced by the colour-segregation ideology. Secondly, immediately after independence health policies and strategies were formulated …
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The historical and current roles of Street Committees in strengthening health services in Gugulethu
Communities are an important part of health systems as they assist in the monitoring of health service quality and providing the end users with a voice. This is particularly important in South Africa where there is a quadruple burden of disease, and a history of social injustice which continues to …
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Assessing eHealth knowledge diffusion within the public health sector in Kenya using social network analysis
High disease morbidity coupled with limited healthcare personnel places the health sector in Kenya under strain, leaving parts of the population with limited access to health services. Electronic health (eHealth), the utilisation of information and communication technologies in healthcare, is an …
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The journey of a lifetime : conceptualising mental health in community-based asylum-seekers negotiating the refugee determination process
There is a paucity of research on the mental health of asylum-seekers, particularly in comparison with refugee and migrant populations. Yet asylum-seekers occupy a vulnerable place in our community. After applying for a protection visa upon arrival in the host country, asylum-seekers frequently …
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Ensuring Gender Equality Education through Awareness Creation among Community Members.” A case of Igwamanoni Village,Kahama District
… water, Ignorance, Gender segregation and lack of health centers. The identified needs included need for the improvement of the infrastructures, improved access to health services, improvement of water supply and ensuring gender equality in education which was also identified as the most pressing …
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Determining the Impact of Telehealth on Rural and Remote Health Care Service Delivery in Canada
There are disparities in health status and outcomes between rural and remote residents and their urban counterparts, and these disparities are caused in part by inequitable access to health services. For decades provincial and territorial decision makers have implemented numerous health human …
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An investigation of older Korean immigrants' perspectives on accessing primary health care
Accessibility is a key tenet of the Canadian health care system. As many older persons, age 60 years and older, are managing ongoing chronic health conditions as part of their everyday lives, issues of access to health services are particularly important. Vancouver has a substantial number of older …
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The Role of Rural Roads Construction in Reducing Rural Poverty in Tanzania : The Case Study of Mwandiga- Manyovu Road Network in Kigoma Region
… Manyovu road network was selected as the case to analyze the role of rural roads construction in reducing poverty in rural areas in Tanzania. Descriptive Qualitative and Quantitative analysis were conducted taking into account experience of the people along Mwandiga Manyovu road network, in …
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Evaluating the Felony Mental Health Court of Harris County, Texas
Mental health is one of the most critical yet complicated areas for public health researchers. The dynamic characteristics of contemporary clinical notions of mental illness and the accompanying landscape of ever-changing health policies can create unique challenges for research efforts. In spite …
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Possibilities for health-conscious assisted housing mobility
… urban neighborhoods are rife with risks to health, which contributes to stark racial and geographic disparities in health. Fighting health disparities requires buy-in from non-health professionals whose work directly impacts the way cities are designed and governed. This thesis provides a …
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Internally displaced children and HIV in situations of armed conflict in the DRC : a study of the obligations of the government and selected non-state actors
… law obligations of the government and nonstate actors regarding the protection of internally displaced children living with HIV in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The war and armed conflicts in the Eastern DRC have exacerbated the vulnerability of children, causing them to be separated from …
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Assessing Adolescents Awareness of Youth Friendly Reproductive Health Service Available in Public Health facilities Intended to Promote Reproductive Health and Access
The study sought to assess adolescents‘ awareness of youth friendly reproductive health services in Public Health facilities. To identify various reproductive health services available in the centre, to determine youths awareness of reproductive health services, to assess youths knowledge to …
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Prevalence of anemia among Indigenous children in Latin America: a systematic review
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence pattern of anemia among Indigenous children in Latin America. METHODS: PRISMA guidelines were followed. Records were identified from the databases PubMed, Google Scholar, and Lilacs by two independent researchers between May and June 2021. Studies were included …
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Reaching Out to Children in Poverty: The Nurse Practitioner-Managed School-Based Health Center
<h1>Abstract</h1> <p>The School-based health center (SBHC) has become a means to improve access to health care among school-aged children. These health centers offer on-campus support to students suffering from minor, chronic, and acute health problems. Historically, the SBHC has provided access to …
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Assessing access barriers to Tuberculosis (TB) and Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town South Africa
Access to health care is a very important concept which has equally important implications to the health status of individuals. However, there have been a lot of debates among researchers and policy makers on what constitutes access, and how it can be made less conceptual and more operational. The …
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Asset Holdings and Undernutrition of Young Children: Evidence from China Health and Nutrition Survey
… deaths annually, resulting in 3.1 million deaths to children less than five years globally (Black et al., 2013). The adverse effects of undernutrition, especially chronic undernutrition, could cause impaired physical growth, mental development retardation, low productivity and poverty during …
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Factors associated with nutritional status of children aged six to fifty-nine months in Livingstone, Zambia
A matched case-control study was carried out to identify the factors associated with the nutritional status of children in Livingstone district, Zambia. A trained field researcher collected data on demographic, feeding practices and socio-economic factors in matched groups of underweight children …
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