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The role of tinnitus distress in the development of somatization symptoms among patients: implications for health care in Pakistan
This study aims to investigate the role of tinnitus distress between tinnitus magnitude, cognitions and functional difficulties in the development of somatization symptoms among male and female patients experiencing ear-related problems due to lack of proper access to health care. This study was based on a purposive sampling technique and sample consisted on 159 patients (97 male, 62 female) having tinnitus complaints, with age range 18–87 (M = 47.94, SD = 17.47) years, recruited from various clinics and hospitals of Islamabad, Pakistan, from December 2020 to July 2021. The findings of this study showed that ti...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - January 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ammar Ahmed Naeem Aslam Source Type: research

Eliciting preference for private health services among patients in Iran: evidence from a discrete choice experiment
Fahimeh Ansari, Sima Rafiei, Edris Kakemam, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Bahman Ahadinezhad International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The provision of private health-care services by public hospitals is common in Iran. Examining factors associated with patients’ preferences to use private health services and using this knowledge in health planning and policymaking can help expand the use of such services. Thus, this study aims to investigate patients’ preferences for private health services delivered in public hospitals. Based on a discre...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - January 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fahimeh Ansari Sima Rafiei Edris Kakemam Mohammad Amerzadeh Bahman Ahadinezhad Source Type: research

Russian and UK Dementia Action Plans: a comparative analysis
This study aims to compare two national dementia plans and analyse the approach of each state to the issue. Comparative analysis, legal analysis, policy analysis Although research is central to both plans, the practical implementation of the Russian and UK plans differs. The Russian action plan on dementia is advisory in nature and does not propose specific programmes for research funding. Two plans have different approach to the role of education and risk factors. Lack of information on Russian regional strategies does not allow to compare regional differences between two countries. This study illustra...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - December 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nadezhda Koberskaya Bogdan Kobierskij Source Type: research

Psychometric development and validation of personal growth initiative scale across male and female in early adulthood population in Pakistan: a comparative study
This study aims to assess how gender influences PGI, to validate the psychometric properties of the PGI scale and to evaluate the relationship of PGI with mental well-being, career orientation and to examine whether this factor dominates in men or women and to critically validate at what age an individual starts initiating personal growth. The other main objective of the study is to work on the limitations and gaps left in previous studies on PGI by establishing a psychometrically reliable and valid scale/instrument. To develop a scale, first, focus group discussions were conducted with six groups. Through random samp...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - December 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bisma Zahid Saima Ehsan Mehreen Ashraf Nimra Shoukat Aaisha Rafi Hina Naukhaiz Zoia Nawaz Source Type: research

Organizational health between theory and practice field research in the General Company for Petroleum Products
This study aims to measure the basic foundations of organizational health in the General Company for Food Products and to indicate the extent of its presence or not within the company under investigation. This research was completed using a descriptive and analytical approach using a sample of 97 employees from the General Company for Petroleum Products. Calculating the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and confirmatory factor analysis are all part of the data processing process. The basic components of organization health are present in the General Company for Petroleum Products, but...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - December 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Majeed Hameed Taher Namariq Abdulkareem Muhsen Luma Majid Hameed Source Type: research

Policies and initiatives/programs that promote health and self-care in asylum seekers living in high income countries: a narrative review
Gloria Nkhoma, Chiao Xin Lim, Gerard Kennedy, Ieva Stupans International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to identify health-care entitlements that exist for asylum seekers with chronic non-communicable disease (CNCD) that promote their health and self-care, and to explore health policies, initiatives and programmes with the potential to foster self-care in this populace. Narrative review of literature conducted by searching EMBASE, CINAHL, WEB OF SCIENCE and PSYCINFO databases for articles published from 2010 to 2021. Inc...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - December 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gloria Nkhoma Chiao Xin Lim Gerard Kennedy Ieva Stupans Source Type: research

Psychometric development and validation of victim gaslighting questionnaire (VGQ): across female sample from Pakistan
Mahnoor Mahmood Bhatti, Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Muhammad Aqeel, Zainab Bokhari, Syeda Nasreen Gulzar, Tabassum Fatima, Manahil Sama International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Gaslighting a form of abusive manipulation both emotional and psychological is a growing phenomenon in recent times. However, as of yet, there is a scarcity of a valid and reliable instrument which can measure the severity of gaslighting in victims of interpersonal relationships abuse. The purpose of this study is the development of an instrument which can effectively mea...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - December 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mahnoor Mahmood Bhatti Kanwar Hamza Shuja Muhammad Aqeel Zainab Bokhari Syeda Nasreen Gulzar Tabassum Fatima Manahil Sama Source Type: research

Family level drivers of access to healthcare among persons with disabilities in the Bosomtwe district of Ghana
This study had some limitations, and one of such is the non-inclusion of disabled people who had not been registered by the department of social welfare but resided in the district who could have provided rich information to the study. However, their exclusion did not affect the quality of data obtained, as those who were registered and selected for the study gave adequate information about the issues that were considered during the study. Family members of persons with disabilities play key roles in promoting their access to health care; therefore, there is the need for stakeholders to put in measures that will limit...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - December 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Enoch Acheampong Alberta Nadutey Peter Bredu-Darkwa Peter Agyei-Baffuor Anthony Kwaku Edusei Source Type: research

Women ’s health concern in Jordan: knowledge, practice and barriers toward cervical cancer screening
This study applied a cross sectional design by collecting data from a convenient sample of 200 women between 20 and 70 years of age in health and public centers in Jordan. Data was then analyzed using the descriptive statistical tools of SPSS, version 21. The findings revealed that 55.5% of the participants had no information about the Pap smear, and 75% did not know the risk factors. Moreover, 50% of the sample did not know where to take the test, and 50% reported a lack of encouragement from the husband to undertake the test. More than half of the participants (56.5%) expressed fear that cervical screening would b...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - November 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Roqia Saleem Maabreh Raya Yousef Al-Husban Hekmat Yousef Al-Akash Noha Al-Shdayfat Source Type: research

Editorial
Theo Gavrielides International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp.401-402 (Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare)
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - November 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Theo Gavrielides Source Type: research

The impact of the European court of human rights on the development of rights in health care
Oleg M. Yaroshenko, Volodymyr M. Steshenko, Hanna V. Anisimova, Galina O. Yakovleva, Mariia S. Nabrusko International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to examine the international regional system of the preservation of the right to health in the European human rights system through the work of the ECtHR, to analyse the case law of the ECHR based on the human right to health. This purpose determines the following tasks: to identify the features of the realization of the right to health in the European mechanism of h...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - October 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Oleg M. Yaroshenko Volodymyr M. Steshenko Hanna V. Anisimova Galina O. Yakovleva Mariia S. Nabrusko Source Type: research

Self-compassion: the influences on the university students ’ life satisfaction during the COVID-19 outbreak
This study investigates the relationship between self-compassion and life satisfaction, and there is a significant statistical correlation between some dimensions of the self-compassion scale (family, self-kindness, common human feelings and mental alertness). The researcher used the Self-Compassion scale prepared by Neff (2003) translated by the researchers, in a sample of 150 students in Egypt, and Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale, developed by Huebner et al. (1998) translated by the researchers. The results of the study showed that self-compassion is high in university students. The study a...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - October 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hani Abdel Hafeez Abdel Azeem Mohammed Hasan Ali Al-Abyadh Source Type: research

Guest editorial
Ritu Mahendru International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp.293-295 (Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare)
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - October 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ritu Mahendru Source Type: research

Modern chromatographic method for estimating Loratadine and affections on healthcare
H.N.K. Al-Salman, Qutaiba A. Qasim, Rajaa Hussein Fayadh, Hussein H. Hussein International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to establish Loratadine [LRD] quantification in purified and capsule formulations using a precise and specific Reversal Phase with a very high-performance liquid Chromatographic [RP-HPLC] technique. The approach was evaluated in agreement with the principles of the International Conference on Harmonization [ICH]. Arcus EP-C18 Ion Pac column, 5 m, 4.6 mm, 250 mm, mobile phase Methanol: Ac...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - October 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: H.N.K. Al-Salman Qutaiba A. Qasim Rajaa Hussein Fayadh Hussein H. Hussein Source Type: research

Menstrual knowledge and perceptions of schoolgirls in Bangladesh: do socio-economic factors really matter?
This study aims to explore whether socio-economic factors determine the level of menstrual knowledge and perceptions of schoolgirls in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to understand how knowledge and perceptions vary with variations in the different socio-economic factors in a schoolgirl’s life such as place of residence, religion, age, grade, parents’ education, parents’ occupation, family income and even family size. Data were collected from four schools (two in urban areas and two in rural areas). A total of 450 schoolgirls from grades V–X were interviewed to examine how knowledge and perceptions varied...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - October 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gulsan Ara Parvin Nina Takashino Md. Shahidul Islam Md. Habibur Rahman Md. Anwarul Abedin Mrittika Basu Source Type: research