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Showing 1 to 20 of 134 for “"primary healthcare"”.
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Falling Between the Cracks: Compound Identity Discrimination Within Primary Healthcare
Canadian primary care physicians (PCPs) are ill-equipped to support transgender and/or gender non-conforming (TGNC) people and also racialized people, with the majority of these professionals reporting little or no education about the nuances of either TGNC or racialized peoples’ health. As a …
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Registered nurse engagement with youth about sexual health in primary healthcare
… 12 – 24 years. Youth prefer to access sexual healthcare from a primary healthcare provider. However, registered nurses practising in primary healthcare settings lack confidence engaging with youth about sexual health issues. AIM The aim of the study is to identify what would facilitate primary …
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City of waiting : a primary healthcare center for Laguna Beach, California
… into the alienating spatial qualities of healthcare facilities. The spatial tissue of the modern hospital and clinic was found to correspond tightly with Michel Foucault's definition of an institutional "disciplinary environment." As market-driven healthcare systems compete for patients, …
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Workplace violence among primary healthcare nurses in Molemole Sub-District, South Africa
… study was to determine workplace violence among primary healthcare nurses in the Molemole subdistrict, South Africa. A quantitative approach using a cross-sectional descriptive design was used in this study. The total population sampling was used to select 150 PHCWs from a total of eight (8) PHC …
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Patient participation in the context of chronic diseases in primary healthcare nursing
… problems with regard to receiving targeted healthcare and face challenges in their social lives. In the context of chronic diseases, strong primary healthcare (PHC) is crucial for supporting patient participation. It is regarded as a means of providing continuous, lowthreshold care. PHC …
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Intimate Partner Physical Violence Against Women in Saudi Arabian Primary Healthcare Clinics
… the real cause of IPPVAW-related injuries to healthcare professionals. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>factors related to husband's gender attitude require further elucidation. PHC services may benefit from screening women for IPPVAW for better management of cases.</p>
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Creating an integrated nursing team within primary healthcare: an action enquiry approach
… journey towards developing team working within a primary healthcare setting which enabled the NHS agenda for primary care service delivery to keep pace with the government modernisation agenda. (Department of Health, 1997). Initially the focus was on the development of an integrated nursing team …
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An evaluation of mhGAP training for primary healthcare workers in Mulanje, Malawi
… (WHO) to integrate mental health into primary health care as the most effective way of reducing this treatment gap. This study aimed to investigate the impact of WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) training and supervision on primary health workers' knowledge, attitudes, …
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Barrier to Utilization of Primary Healthcare Resources in Children Two Years of Age and Under
… factors associated with under-utilization of primary care services using Aday's model. The proportion of children who met the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for the number of preventive care visits was identified.</p> <p>As a group, half of the children in the first year-of-life …
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A case study of factors influencing primary healthcare Continuity of Care for persons with disabilities
… in the delivery of high-quality person-centred healthcare. In South Africa (SA), persons with disabilities experience a range of structural barriers to health services and even when access to health services is realised, poorly integrated health systems and services, limited human resources and …
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Prioritization of critically unwell children in low resource primary healthcare centres in Cape Town, South Africa
… Due to an inadequate number of trained healthcare workers and high volumes of children presenting to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC), waiting times remain high and often result in significant delays for critically ill children. Delays in the recognition of critically unwell children are …
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Integrating HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment screening and health services within primary healthcare facilities in South Africa
… adherence counsellors provide most HIV related healthcare services at a primary healthcare level in South Africa. However, awareness of the clinical presentation of H-NCI, and their current screening practices among these cadres, is unclear. To address these knowledge gaps this thesis set out to …
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GIS-based analysis of spatial accessibility : an approach to determine public primary healthcare demand in metropolitan areas
… living environments. The provision of adequate healthcare services, particularly in metropolitan areas, is becoming more difficult because of three developments: slow economic growth; the rapid growth of metropolitan areas and their subsequent increases in population. It is thus a challenge to …
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Designing and testing a solution to fill ART knowledge gaps at primary healthcare level: WhatsApp-based microlearning
… of the guidelines and ongoing training of healthcare workers (HCWs) are vital, to ensure optimal patient care. Human, financial and infrastructural challenges make ongoing training difficult. Innovative solutions are needed. In the first study, South African HCWs' knowledge of …
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Lived experiences of nurses regarding shortage of medical equipment and supplies in primary healthcare facilities in Makhado Municipality
… shortage of medical equipment and supplies in Primary Health Care facilities in Makhado Municipality of the Vhembe District. Methods: A qualitative, phenomenological design was used. The population was composed of all registered professional nurses working in primary health care facilities in …
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Exploring the case of adopting Lean to potentially enhance the flow of patients with diabetes in Primary Healthcare Centres in Kuwait. Exploring the case of adopting Lean to potentially enhance the flow of patients with diabetes in Primary Healthcare Centres in Kuwait
Similar to other healthcare systems worldwide, Kuwait faces challenges of increased demand and cost while trying to operate with constrained resources. There are some data suggesting that Lean methodology, first used by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota, could improve system efficiency or flow by …
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Access to healthcare for undocumented migrants: a qualitative study into the practices of healthcare professionals in Norwegian primary healthcare services
… and negotiation of undocumented migrants' (UDM) healthcare access to the Norwegian primary healthcare system.
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Factors associated with health information systems that influence continuity of TB care between a District hospital and Primary Healthcare facilities
… continuing a patient's TB treatment at primary healthcare level after discharge from a district hospital. Methods: The study was conducted through two phases. Phase 1, secondary data analysis of process maps previously created to understand the TB care pathways and the associated gaps in …
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Promoting equity in primary healthcare expenditure across districts in the North West Province, using a needs-based resource allocation approach
… on ways of addressing the inequity in district Primary Healthcare (PHC) spending. Literature has shown that using a needs- based approach to allocate resources may have a positive effect on equity across geographic areas. This study aimed to examine inequity in current district PHC expenditure, …
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