Showing Results for
- Academic Journals (39)
Search Results
- 39
Academic Journals
- 39
- Search Terms:
- 1From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Much of the unskilled and semi-skilled workforce in Thailand comprises migrant workers from neighbouring countries. While, in principle, healthcare facilities in the host country are open to those migrants...
- 2From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground In Uganda, despite a significant public health burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the context of high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, little is known about community knowledge of TB. The purpose...
- 3From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Falanga torture (beatings on the foot soles) produces local chronic pain and severe walking difficulties. We have previously reported signs of neuropathic pain in the feet of falanga victims. The objective...
- 4From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction Most HIV/AIDS infections in women occur at a younger age, during the first few years after sexual debut. This study was therefore designed to assess factors associated with the knowledge and utilization...
- 5From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground An understanding of the perception of paediatricians as key stakeholders in child healthcare delivery and the degree of congruence with current investment priorities is crucial in accelerating progress...
- 6From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Although leprosy was eliminated globally in 2000, the disease continues to be the significant cause of peripheral neuropathy, disability and disfigurement in some developing countries. However, recent...
- 7From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground There are minimal data available on critical care case-mix, care processes and outcomes in lower and middle income countries (LMICs). The objectives of this paper were to gather data in the Solomon Islands...
- 8From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Child cash transfers are increasingly recognised for their potential to reduce poverty and improve health outcomes. South Africa's child support grant (CSG) constitutes the largest cash transfer in the...
- 9From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Globally, injuries cause approximately as many deaths per year as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, and 90% of injury deaths occur in low- and middle- income countries. Given not all injuries...
- 10From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground As part of a comprehensive study on the primary health care system in Iraq, we sought to explore primary care providers' perspectives about the main problems influencing the provision of primary care...
- 11From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce vaginal transmission of HIV to men. While community acceptability is important in a countries preparedness to introduce MC, it is equally important to map...
- 12From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Whether scale-up of HIV prevention and care will reduce negative attitudes and discriminatory practices towards persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) is uncertain. An HIV knowledge and attitude survey was...
- 13From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedCorruption is a serious threat to global health outcomes, leading to financial waste and adverse health consequences. Yet, forms of corruption impacting global health are endemic worldwide in public and private sectors,...
- 14From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground It was long speculated that there could be under-immunized pockets in the war affected Northern part of Sri Lanka relative to other areas. With the cessation of hostilities following the military...
- 15From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Globally, extending financial protection and equitable access to health services to those outside the formal sector employment is a major challenge for achieving universal coverage. While some favour...
- 16From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed
A comparative study of Taiwan's short-term medical missions to the South Pacific and Central America
Background Taiwan has been dispatching an increasing number of short-term medical missions (STMMs) to its allied nations to provide humanitarian health care; however, overall evaluations to help policy makers... - 17From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis research assesses informal markets that dominate pharmaceutical systems in severely disrupted countries and identifies areas for further investigation. Findings are based on recent academic papers, policy and grey...
- 18From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThere has been increasing focus on the role of health systems in low and middle-income countries. Despite this, very little evidence exists on how best to build health systems program and research capacity in...
- 19From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground An evaluation of progress with participatory approaches for improvement of health knowledge and health experiences of disadvantaged people in eight Districts of Eastern Nepal has been undertaken....
- 20From: BMC International Health and Human Rights. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Nepal has experienced sporadic reports of human rights violations among sexual and gender minorities. Our objective was to identify a range of human rights that are enshrined in international law and/or...