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A Public Health Approach to Landmine Injury and Death (Cambodia)
Landmine research in General has focused so far mainly on identification of affected areas, determination of square meters of land cleared and collection of casualty data......
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Manila, Philippines: effect of treatment interruptions on treatment outcomes: factors leading to treatment interruptions and default
Adherence to and completion of the full course of MDR-TB treatment under direct observation are important to enhance successful treatment outcomes as well as to avoid amplification and spread of...
Knowledge, perceptions of and attitudes towards cardiovascular disease risk factors among multi-ethnic urban Malaysians
The objective of this study is to understand patients' health beliefs, knowledge and perception of -in particular modifiable- cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors to help in the planning of CVD...
Promotion of point-of-use water treatment at primary school level by use of flocculant disinfectant
According to KDHS 2008, less than 45% Kenyan households use at least 1 water treatment method for their drinking water. Preferred water treatment methods by many households is boiling in 29%...
An evaluation of the community-based health promotion programme of the Swiss Red Cross in Shigatse (Tibet)
In November 2006, the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) conducted a survey on the health knowledge,attitudes and practice (KAP) among village women in The Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet/China. The aim of the survey...
Quality assessment of the safe motherhood programme in rural Tanzania : the case of Rufiji District
The reduction of maternal mortality ratio by three quarter by 2015 is formulated in the fifth millennium development Goal. In spite of the safe motherhood initiative that goal shows the least...
Filovirus haemorrhagic fever : a comparison between supportive treatment regims provided in Western medical settings and resource-poor outbreak settings in sub-Saharan Africa
Marburg and Ebola viruses cause severe haemorrhagic fever with a case fatality rate reaching 90%. Usually outbreaks occur in sub-Saharan countries, but occasionally import cases to Western countries...
Participatory appraisal of the illness experiences and health needs of families affected by sickle cell disorders in Benin
Participatory appraisal of the illness experiences and health needs of families affected by Sickle cell Disorders in binin: Qualitative interview study.
HIV/AIDS vulnerability in most at risk populations in Sylhet City, Bangladesh
Bangladesh is still assessed a low prevalence country for HIV/AIDS with the potential of a rapid spread of the disease as the infection rate is rising rapidly among IDU, implicating the danger of an...
Community based health insurance and health equity fund a comparative analysis of approaches to reach universal health coverage for the poor and the informal sector in Cambodia with focus on Kampot, Oddar Meanchey and Banteay Meanchey provinces
This study is to achieve universal access to health care is the aim of many low income countries. Ensuring access to needed health services for all requires the development of pre-payment and risk...
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