Social Experiences of Women with Obstetric Fistula Seeking Treatment in Kampala, Uganda
Conclusion Study participants experienced substantial changes in their social lives as a result of obstetric fistula, and there were a variety of beliefs regarding the cause. The complex social context is an important component to understanding how to prevent and treat obstetric fistula. Further elucidation of these factors may bolster current efforts in prevention and holistic treatment. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - August 4, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
On Essentiality and the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines
Conclusions The definition of essential medicines has shifted and now necessitates a new consensus on normative definitions and criteria. A more standardized and transparent set of procedures for choosing essential medicines is required. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 23, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Barriers to Smoking Cessation Among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in South Africa
Conclusions The findings reiterate the need for smoking cessation intervention to be incorporated as an integral component of DR-TB management in South Africa. Many patients expressed an interest in pharmacological aids and psychological support to help them to quit smoking. Additionally, offering extramural activities and enforcing smoke-free policies in hospital facilities will help to reduce patients' access to cigarettes while at the hospital. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Corrigendum to “There’s No App for That: Assessing the Impact of mHealth on the Supervision, Motivation, Engagement, and Satisfaction of Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone” [Annals of Global Health 82 (2016) 936–949]
Publication date: March–April 2017 Source:Annals of Global Health, Volume 83, Issue 2 Author(s): Frédérique Vallières, Eilish McAuliffe, Bianca van Bavel, PJ Wall, Augustine Trye (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Mass Gatherings and Public Health: Case Studies from the Hajj to Mecca
Conclusions From a global health and human security perspective, strengthening of core capacities in managing mass gatherings as well as researching risks posed by such gatherings are paramount to safeguard the public’s health. Attention of health professionals worldwide and adoption of strategic planning at custodian country and sending countries are obligatory. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
An International Collaboration for the Training of Medical Chief Residents in Rwanda
Conclusions A collaborative training program between developing and developed world academic institutions provides an efficient model for the development of a new chief residency program in the developing world. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Student Reflection Papers on a Global Clinical Experience: A Qualitative Study
Conclusions This study provided a method for understanding the student's experience that included student’s learning about culture, health disparities, and exposure and reaction to a range of diseases actually encountered. The broad diversity of themes among students indicated that the GCE provided a flexible, personalized experience. How we might design a curriculum to facilitate transformational learning experiences needs further research. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Treating Childhood Malnutrition in Rural Haiti: Program Outcomes and Obstacles
Conclusions Results from the study have been used to inform a restructuring of the clinic’s acute malnutrition program toward a more community-centered model of management, the context and implications of which are discussed in relation to the existing literature. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Prevalence of Pediatric Asthma Risk in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Conclusion If the prevalence of 25.7% is representative of the DR as a whole, the DR would have one of the highest national rates in Latin America. The study assessment tool was convenient to use, but tool validation is needed. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A Standard of Care
Publication date: March–April 2017 Source:Annals of Global Health, Volume 83, Issue 2 Author(s): Peter M. Bingham (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Global Burden of Disease of Mercury Used in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining
Conclusions This study presents the first global and country-based estimates of disease burden caused by mercury intoxication in ASGM. Data availability and quality limit the results, and the total disease burden is likely undercounted. Despite these limitations, the data clearly indicate that mercury intoxication in ASG miners is a major, largely neglected global health problem. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Global Health Values of a Multidirectional Near Peer Training Program in Surgery, Pathology, Anatomy, Research Methodology, and Medical Education for Haitian, Rwandan, and Canadian Medical Students
Conclusion The development of an integrated international program in surgery, pathology, anatomy, research methodology, and medical education provided medical students with an opportunity to learn about differences in health care and medical education between the 3 countries. This exchange demonstrated that a crosscultural near-peer teaching environment can be an effective and sustainable method of medical student-centered development in global health. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - May 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Physical Activity, Sleep, and BMI Percentile in Rural and Urban Ugandan Youth
Conclusions This study is one of the first to pilot test a survey assessing weight-related factors, particularly physical activity and sleep, in Ugandan schoolchildren. BMI percentile was related to several sociodemographic, sleep, and physical activity factors among primarily normal-weight school children in Uganda, providing a basis for understanding weight status in the context of the nutrition transition. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - May 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Should They Also Have Babies? Community Attitudes Toward Sexual and Reproductive Rights of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
Conclusions People living with HIV/AIDS face discriminatory attitudes to their reproductive rights in northern Nigeria. There is a need for effective, culturally appropriate information, education, and communication approaches to improving community perceptions of sexual and reproductive rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - May 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Visiting Trainees in Global Settings: Host and Partner Perspectives on Desirable Competencies
Conclusions This study found different levels of agreement between partners across economic regions of the world when compared with existing global health competencies. By gaining insight into host partners' perceptions of desired competencies, global health education programs in LMICs can be more collaboratively and ethically designed to meet the priorities, needs, and expectations of those stakeholders. This study begins to shift the paradigm of global health education program design by encouraging North–South/East–West shared agenda setting, mutual respect, empowerment, and true collaboration. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - May 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
