Health effects of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS): A study among federal civil servants in Bayelsa State, Nigeria by Endurance Uzobo, Aboluwaji D Ayinmoro

Subjects: “…Bayelsa State; Federal Republic of Nigeria; health; health care system; national health policy; National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS); quality of health care; satisfaction.…”
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Exploring the rise and diversity of health and societal issues that use a public health approach: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Alison Hurst, Nick Shaw, Daniele Carrieri, Ken Stein, Katrina Wyatt

“…PLOS Global Public Health…”
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The Herd Health Handbook for Goat Producers: Food Safety at the Farm Gate: A Holistic Approach to Food Safety and Herd Health by Ray Mobley, Carmen Lyttle-N’guessan

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WHO public health laboratories webinar series – an online platform to disseminate testing recommendations and best practices during health emergencies by Céline Barnadas, Lisa Stevens, Natacha Milhano, Ana Carolina Barbosa de Lima, Bruce Struminger, Lauren Burke, Sébastien Cognat

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Indoor Air Quality and Indoor Environmental Quality: The role of occupational health surveillance and the cooperation between public and occupational health stakeholders by Francesco Chirico, Gaetano Settimo, Nicola Magnavita

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention in Health Centers of Bushenyi District. by Byamukama, Julius

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A Call-To-Action: Integrate A Learning Health System Framework into Longitudinal Population Studies to Improve Health Response in Africa. by Kadengye, Damazo T., Kiragga, Agnes N.

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Impact of community‑based health insurance on utilisation of preventive health services in rural Uganda: a propensity score matching approach by Emmanuel, Nshakira-Rukundo, Essa, Mussa Chanie, Nathan, Nshakira, Joachim, von Braun

Subjects: “…Community-based health insurance · Enrolment · Preventive health · Inverse probability weighting · Rural Uganda…”
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Does a complex intervention targeting communities, health facilities and district health managers increase the utilisation of community-based child health services?... by Joanna Schellenberg, Della Berhanu, Lars Åke Persson, Muluemebet Abera Wordofa, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Fisseha Ashebir Gebregizabher, Habtamu Beyene, Ephrem Tekle Lemango, Abebe Bekele, Theodros Getachew, Mezgebu Yitayal, Yemisrach Behailu Okwaraji, Atkure Defar, Fitsum W/Gebriel, Alem Desta, Dawit Wolde Daka, Alemayehu Hunduma, Tigist Getahun, Amare Tariku Woldemariam, Desta Wolassa

“…Introduction Ethiopia successfully reduced mortality in children below 5 years of age during the past few decades, but the utilisation of child health services was still low. Optimising the Health Extension Programme was a 2-year intervention in 26 districts, focusing on community engagement, capacity strengthening of primary care workers and reinforcement of district accountability of child health services. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Oral Health on Quality of Life and Oral-Health Indicators among ESRD Patients in Southwest Florida: A Pilot Study by Payal Kahar, Carol Chapman, Jayanta Gupta

“…To determine and compare OHRQoL (oral-health-related quality of life) using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-12) and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) among patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). …”
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Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022) by Handan Wand, Jayajothi Moodley, Tarylee Reddy, Sarita Naidoo

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Effects of the Oral Health Promotion Program on oral health and oral microbiota changes in diabetic elderly individuals: a quasi-experimental study by Fan Liu, Siping Song, Shuqi Huang, Jing He, Xin Ye, Liwei Hu, Xin Zeng, Sicheng Deng, Xiuying Hu

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The influence of health literacy on how preschool educators and parents perceive the continuous development of health competencies within the framework of sustainability: Lithuanian case by Laura Daniuseviciute-Brazaite, Lina Draudviliene

Subjects: “…health literacy…”
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Digital health data security practices among health professionals in low-resource settings: cross-sectional study in Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Ayenew Sisay Gebeyew, Wondwossen Zemene, Binyam Chaklu Tilahun, Nebyu Demeke Mengestie, Berhanu Fikade Endehabtu, Zegeye Regasa Wordofa, Mitiku Kassaw Takillo, Gedefaw Belete Ashagrie, Melaku Molla Sisay

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Community health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda by Raymond Tweheyo, Diana Atwine, Richard Kabanda, Ronald Miria Ocaatre, Bounggui Kim, Simon Erisa Waiswa, Prichard Denzel Kavuma, Yeni Lee, Loretah Mutoni, Solyi Kim, Yein Park, Monica Okuga

“…Objectives Empowering communities through identifying and unlocking community capacities and capabilities is vital for improving community health systems. This study assessed the community health system’s status quo and readiness for implementing a government-led, partner-supported community health worker project.Design A mixed methods cross-sectional study.Setting Two districts and one city in central Uganda.Participants 21 key informants (KIIs) with district leaders, 4 focus group discussions (FGDs) with community health workers (CHWs) termed as village health teams in the Ugandan setting and a survey of 487 CHWs and 419 pregnant women who had childbirth 12 months before.Study measures KIIs and FGDs explored community health system resources using the WHO health systems building blocks and the UNICEF health system strengthening maturation model. …”
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Strengthening the Resilience of Objective-Oriented Health System Reforms. Analysis of the Left-Turn in the Health Reform Proposals in Mexico (2019) and Colombia (2023) by Laura Flamand, Octavio Gómez-Dantés, Natalia Losada-Trujillo, Diana Pinto, Edson Serván-Mori, Diego Cerecero-García, Thomas Hone, Sumit Mazumdar

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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review. by Kathrin Schmitz, Tariro Jayson Basera, Bonaventure Egbujie, Preethi Mistri, Nireshni Naidoo, Witness Mapanga, Jane Goudge, Majorie Mbule, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…<h4>Background</h4>Increased demand for healthcare services in countries experiencing high HIV disease burden and often coupled with a shortage of health workers, has necessitated task shifting from professional health workers to Lay Health Workers (LHWs) in order to improve healthcare delivery. …”
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Internal Facilitation by Health Assistants for the &ldquo;WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care&rdquo; in Rural Uganda: A Formative Evaluation by Wakida EK, Obua C, Rukundo GZ, Samantha M, Maling S, Karungi CK, Talib ZM, Haberer J, Bartels SJ

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Promotion of physical activity-related health competence using digital workplace-based health promotion: a pilot study for office workers by Leonard Oppermann, Marie-Luise Dierks

Subjects: “…physical activity-related health competence…”
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Health Services Availability and Readiness for Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in Primary Care Health Facilities in Ghana: a Cardiovascular Risk Management project by Thomas Hinneh, Bernard Mensah, Hosea Boakye, Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

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