Decision Making among Women Seeking Induced Abortion Services in Ranchi District, Jharkhand, India
This study explored the decision making process among 107 married women who have experienced induced abortion in the tribal state of Jharkhand in India. The study is based on a secondary analysis of...

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Perception of climate impact on public health by health workers: a case study in Abuja, Nigeria
Nigeria is located within the tropics with an average temperature of about 27oc and precipitation of 11.5mm. It frequently experiences direct and indirect climate change extreme events such as...

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Essential information needed for a comprehensive prison health assessment
This thesis provides an analysis of prison health systems and gives a prospective methodology for prison health assessments. The thesis draws attention to the fact that prison populations worldwide...

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An assessment of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) regarding tuberculosis among residents of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), FCT, Nigeria.
This purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of the residents of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The sample population of 200 respondents was drawn from five...

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Identifying Barriers Affecting Health Care Seeking Behavior of Mothers in Oecusse district, Timor-Leste
This study aims to investigate the factors which affect the health care seeking behaviour of mothers in Oecusse District, Timor-Leste, in terms of maternal health and obstetric care, focusing on...

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Evaluation of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Preventive Intervention for Youth in Rural Zambia: a Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Bumi Bwesu Youth Centre
Sub-Saharan Africa bears the highest burden of HIV worldwide. Youth aged 15 to 24 are a unique and vulnerable group, at high risk of acquiring HIV/STI’s. Girls face the additional danger of...

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Anaesthesia in Complex Emergencies
Providing patients with safe, timely, and adequate anaesthesia care during emergency-­and disaster relief operations is challenging for medical personnel. Many of the skills needed are not part of a...

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Focus on staff care Assessing safety and security support of expatriate field staff in Switzerland based humanitarian organizations
The aim of this descriptive study is to identify the current practices of staff care for expatriate field staff in humanitarian organisations based in Switzerland and to propose improvement...

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Prevalence of Helminth Infection in the Kilombero Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort (KIULARCO), Ifakara, Tanzania
Helminth co-infection with HIV is very common in areas of epidemiological overlap, such as in Sub-Saharan Africa. Co-infection with helminths might lead to faster progression of HIV. We aimed to...

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Lessons learned: The implementation of Syphilis and HIV Screening with Rapid Tests in Special Indigenous Health District of Alto Solimões in the Brazilian Amazon
This study is to describe the approach and difficulties of Health Professionals (HP) implementing Syphilis and HIV screening with RTs in DSEI Alto Solimões. Data on demographics and existing...

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