Adolescents' Right to Participate: Opportunities and Challenges for Health Care Professionals
Conclusions Health care providers and organizations have numerous opportunities to cultivate adolescent's participation rights and in doing so improve health care delivery and outcomes. Health care providers and organizations should further develop structures and processes to ensure opportunities for children and adolescents to be heard on matters relevant to their health care and health status. Creating opportunities for adolescents to realize their right to participate means engaging youth at every stage in the process, beginning with the design of such opportunities. It also means addressing all aspects of health care, ...
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Urban-Rural Disparity in Helicobacter Pylori Infection –Related Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer in China and the Decreasing Trend in Parallel with Socioeconomic Development and Urbanization in an Endemic Area
Conclusions Urban-rural disparity in UGIC is related to inequity in socioeconomic development. Economic growth and urbanization is effective for prevention in endemic regions in China and should be a policy priority. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Estimating Effects of Temperature on Dengue Transmission in Colombian Cities
Conclusion Climatic variables related to temperature affect dengue epidemiology in different way. According to the temperature of each city, transmission might be positively or negatively affected. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Health Care Use and Status Among Abused Young People
Conclusions In contrast to studies conducted among youth in nonclinic settings, in this study childhood abuse was not associated with health care usage patterns or with poorer perception of health. Further research is needed regarding the impact receiving health care has on perceived health and health care use in abused youth. Annals of Global Health 2017;0:000-000 (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Ability to Pay for Future National Health Financing Scheme among Malaysian Households
Conclusions Sociodemographic and socioeconomic statuses are important eligibility factors to be considered in planning the proposed national health care financing scheme to shield the needed group from catastrophic health expenditures. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Applying a Global Perspective to School-Based Health Centers in New York City
Conclusions School-based health centers in the United States have helped to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to many children who would otherwise not be able to access care, but community engagement is critical to their success. Applying the WHO Community Health Worker Model to utilize school students for outreach to their school community is an effective way to increase utilization. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Community Health Workers in Diabetes Prevention and Management in Developing Countries
Conclusions CHWs have the potential to improve knowledge, health behavior, and health outcomes related to prevention and management of T2DM in LMICs. Given the limited number of studies included in this review, robust conclusions cannot be drawn at the present time. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The Importance of Research and Clinical Care for Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Well-Being
Publication date: Available online 17 November 2017 Source:Annals of Global Health Author(s): Anthony Salandy, Angela Diaz (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Comparison of Modes of Administration of Screens to Identify a History of Childhood Physical Abuse in an Adolescent and Young Adult Population
Conclusions Although the unstructured interview was the most effective mode for screening for childhood physical abuse, additional research is needed to confirm whether this holds true in other health care settings. Further research should examine how a health provider's training, experience, and comfort level might influence the identification of physical abuse disclosure in primary care settings using face-to-face unstructured interview. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Exploration of Global Health Careers Across the Medical Fields
Conclusion Despite diverse perspectives on the meaning and sustainability of GH work, this analysis provides a nascent framework that may inform curricular development for GH trainees. Suggestions are offered for elaborating this framework to fully exploit the transformative potential of GH training in medical education. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Leishmaniasis: Who Uses Personal Protection among Military Personnel in Colombia?
Conclusions Improving knowledge about leishmaniasis is one measure to increase use of personal protection, thereby diminishing the risk of infection. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Strengthening Global Health Outreach Programs Through Pharmacy Services
Publication date: Available online 13 November 2017 Source:Annals of Global Health Author(s): Vidya Nair, Anthony J. Haberstroh, Marilyn Berko, Wayne Rapp, Brittany Fowler, Kirsten Redborg (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India
Conclusions Optimal breastfeeding practices were influenced by a multitude of factors, including maternal age, education, number of antenatal checkups, receiving assistance with breastfeeding, and satisfaction with the infant's gender. Health promotion efforts should focus on encouraging mothers to attend antenatal care visits. Early antenatal education and counseling should include breastfeeding education in early antenatal visits. Further research should examine how to mitigate the effect of gender preference on initiation of breastfeeding. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Life Expectancy, Causes of Death, Risk Factors in China and the U.S.
Publication date: Available online 13 November 2017 Source:Annals of Global Health Author(s): Zhengjun Li, Yaoyao Bian, Li Zeng, Wenlin Li, Lili Yang (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Peer-Reviewed Veterinary Journals From Arabic-Speaking Countries: A Systematic Review
Conclusion Electronic access is lacking compared with English-speaking countries, and there is a lack of journals with an Arabic-language option. The reasons associated with language options in veterinary publications are not immediately apparent, yet may highlight differences among public health, health education, and zoonotic professionals and the populations they serve. Veterinary journals in Arabic-speaking countries do not adequately represent the overall region and are limited in access. Further evaluation of regional culture and publisher preferences is indicated to identify new collaboration opportunities among hea...
Source: Annals of Global Health - November 10, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
