2020
Evaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Hauc SC, Tshering D, Feliciano J, Atayde AMP, Aboukhater LM, Dorjee K, Dukpa T, Rinchen P, Yoezer N, Luc CM, Adhikari RN, Lhamo K, Khoshnood K. Evaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 1277. PMID: 32838794, PMCID: PMC7445904, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09347-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesHealth workersHealth centersAdmission ratesHealthcare costsDisease casesMultivariate logistic regression modelBhutanese healthcare systemVillage health workersDepression/anxietyNon-significant increaseLogistic regression modelsOne-unit increaseClinic admissionHospital admissionInpatient visitsOutpatient visitsDental cariesSkin infectionsWound careVHWsAdmissionTotal cost savingsHealthcare systemDisease of interest
2019
Cancer Awareness and Barriers to Medical Treatment Among Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Citizens in Lebanon
Alawa J, Hamade O, Alayleh A, Fayad L, Khoshnood K. Cancer Awareness and Barriers to Medical Treatment Among Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Citizens in Lebanon. Journal Of Cancer Education 2019, 35: 709-717. PMID: 30924080, DOI: 10.1007/s13187-019-01516-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer awarenessEarly diagnosisMedical treatmentCancer Awareness MeasureCost of treatmentLebanese healthcare systemKnowledge of cancerDescriptive cross-sectional survey designMean ageCancer symptomsRisk factorsImmense burdenMedical careCancer treatmentCross-sectional survey designVulnerable populationsMedical insuranceHealthcare systemTreatmentCancerAdequate accessDiagnosisSyrian refugeesHealthcareLow number