2022
Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA
Elreichouni A, Aly S, Maciejewski K, Salem I, Ghossein N, Mankash M, Dziura J, Mowafi H. Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 1337. PMID: 36369007, PMCID: PMC9652044, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08733-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionHealth servicesCross-sectional observational studyMedian patient satisfactionPatient satisfaction questionnaireChronic medical conditionsHealth service accessHealth seeking behaviourDaily medicationInsurance statusPSQ-18Chronic conditionsObservational studyMedical conditionsMethodsThis studyHealthcare accessSatisfaction questionnaireSeeking behaviourWide variationMedicationsMedical assistanceHigh satisfactionDescriptive statisticsService accessNeed of improvement
2021
Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries
Javed A, Lee C, Zakaria H, Buenaventura R, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Duailibi K, Ng B, Ramy H, Saha G, Arifeen S, Elorza P, Ratnasingham P, Azeem M. Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 58: 102601. PMID: 33611083, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health disordersMental health servicesHealth disordersHealth servicesMental healthMiddle-income countriesMental health disease burdenGlobal public health challengePathways of careHealth seeking behaviourPublic health challengeMental health careMental health workforceMental health systemPopulation mental healthMental health policyPerception of healthComorbidity burdenPhysical comorbiditiesPoor outcomeSuboptimal treatmentDisease burdenNoncommunicable diseasesPrimary healthcareMental health results
2019
The Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework: a global, crosscutting framework to inform research, intervention development, and policy on health-related stigmas
Stangl A, Earnshaw V, Logie C, van Brakel W, C. Simbayi L, Barré I, Dovidio J. The Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework: a global, crosscutting framework to inform research, intervention development, and policy on health-related stigmas. BMC Medicine 2019, 17: 31. PMID: 30764826, PMCID: PMC6376797, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1271-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique
Ciampa PJ, Vaz LM, Blevins M, Sidat M, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Vergara AE. The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e39391. PMID: 22745747, PMCID: PMC3382184, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow HIV knowledgeHIV knowledgeLiteracy/numeracyHIV testingMean agePrenatal careSelf-reported HIV testingHealth seeking behaviourWorse health behaviorsMultivariable regression modelsImproved health outcomesRespondents' mean ageSurvey of womenLimited literacy skillsHealth behaviorsHealth outcomesLimited literacyMozambican womenWomenFurther studiesAssociationCareNumeracy subscaleRural MozambiqueRegression models
2008
Adolescents perception of reproductive health care services in Sri Lanka
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, UKD P. Adolescents perception of reproductive health care services in Sri Lanka. BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8: 98. PMID: 18454869, PMCID: PMC2386785, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent Health ServicesAdultAttitude to HealthConfidentialityFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleMasturbationMenstrual CyclePsychology, AdolescentQualitative ResearchReproductive Health ServicesSri LankaStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationConceptsHealth care servicesCare servicesHealth problemsHealth servicesRoutine health care servicesReproductive health care servicesYouth-friendly service provisionReproductive health service deliveryCommonest health problemReproductive health problemsYouth-friendly servicesHealth seeking behaviourReproductive health knowledgeYouth health serviceHealth care providersYears of ageHealth service deliveryPublic health systemMethodsThis qualitative studyHealth care programsReproductive health mattersSemi-urban settingFocus group guideLack of confidentialityMenstrual cycle
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