Search Results - "Zakus, David"

Covid-19 pandemic impact on maternal and child health services access in Nampula, Mozambique: a mixed methods research by das Neves Martins Pires, Paulo Henrique, Macaringue, Cynthia, Abdirazak, Ahmed, Mucufo, Jaibo Rassul, Mupueleque, Martins Abudo, Zakus, David, Siemens, Ronald, Belo, Celso Fernando

“…Background The Covid-19 pandemic has so far infected more than 30 million people in the world, having major impact on global health with collateral damage. In…”
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Barriers and facilitators to Electronic Medical Record (EMR) use in an urban slum by Jawhari, Badeia, Keenan, Louanne, Zakus, David, Ludwick, Dave, Isaac, Abraam, Saleh, Abdullah, Hayward, Robert

“…Highlights • Lack of systems (interoperability) hinder successful adoption causing resistance to change. • Social factors outweigh system and software factors…”
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Physician experiences and barriers to addressing the social determinants of health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a qualitative research study by Girgis, Labib, Van Gurp, Gerald, Zakus, David, Andermann, Anne

“…While it is increasingly recognized that social determinants influence the health of patients and populations, little is known about how doctors in the Eastern…”
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Community of practice: an effective mechanism to strengthen capacity in climate change and health by El Amiri, Nisrine, Abernethy, Paivi, Spence, Nicole, Zakus, David, Kara, Tasha-Aliya, Schuster-Wallace, Corinne

“…Setting Climate change is one of the greatest threats to global health in the twenty-first century and has recently been declared a health emergency. The lack…”
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A framework for equitable virtual rehabilitation in the metaverse era: challenges and opportunities by Veras, Mirella, Labbé, David R., Furlano, Joyla, Zakus, David, Rutherford, Derek, Pendergast, Barry, Kairy, Dahlia

“…IntroductionMetaverse technology is spurring a transformation in healthcare and has the potential to cause a disruptive shift in rehabilitation interventions…”
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Antenatal Doppler ultrasound implementation in a rural sub-Saharan African setting: exploring the perspectives of women and healthcare providers by Ali, Sam, Kabajaasi, Olive, Kawooya, Michael G, Byamugisha, Josaphat, Zakus, David, Papageorghiou, Aris T, Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin, Rijken, Marcus J

“…Background The World Health Organization recommends research to evaluate the effects of a single third trimester Doppler ultrasound examination on preventable…”
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Healthy China 2030: “Without national health, there will be no comprehensive well-being” by Wang, Wei, Zakus, David

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Factors associated with the utilization of institutional and home birth services among women in Ethiopia: A scoping review by Lapp, Bronwyn, Zakus, David

“…ObjectiveTo examine the factors associated with the use of institutional delivery and home birth services among women in Ethiopia.MethodsFifteen peer-reviewed,…”
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‘Feeling of despair’ as the leading cluster theme of conceptual descriptive analyses in participatory assessment: Russia Oxfam GB case study by Zakirova, Venera, Zakus, David

“…This article provides a case study on participatory assessment based on experience gained from an EU–Oxfam GB project entitled “Empowering Municipalities to…”
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The impact of different benefit packages of Medical Financial Assistance Scheme on health service utilization of poor population in rural China by Hao, Yanhua, Wu, Qunhong, Zhang, Zhenzhong, Gao, Lijun, Ning, Ning, Jiao, Mingli, Zakus, David

“…Since 2003 and 2005, National Pilot Medical Financial Assistance Scheme (MFA) has been implemented in rural and urban areas of China to improve the poorest…”
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Long-term care for aged ethnic minority people in Yunnan, China: Understanding the situation by Zhang, Kaining, Zakus, David, Gao, Chuqun

“…Chinese governmental sectors have been investing lots of money in setting up new institutions for long-term care (LTC) in rural China to respond to the…”
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Quality assessment in primary health care: Adolescent and Youth Friendly Service, a Mozambican case study by Bomfim, Emiliana, Mupueleque, Martins Abudo, Dos Santos, Delmar Mário Mutereda, Abdirazak, Ahmed, Bernardo, Regina de Arminda, Zakus, David, Pires, Paulo Henrique das Neves Martins, Siemens, Ron, Belo, Celso Fernando

“…despite the Mozambican Ministry of Health's efforts to deliver family planning to all girls of childbearing age, the adolescent pregnancy rate remains high…”
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Performing arts as a social technology for community health promotion in northern Ghana by Frishkopf, Michael, Hamze, Hasan, Alhassan, Mubarak, Ibrahim Abukari Zukpeni, Sulemana Abu, Zakus, David

“…ObjectiveWe present first-phase results of a performing arts public health intervention, ‘Singing and Dancing for Health,’ aiming to promote healthier…”
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Analysis of the status of Chinese clinical practice guidelines development by Zheng, Zhi-hong, Cui, Shu-qi, Lu, Xiao-qin, Zakus, David, Liang, Wan-nian, Huang, Fang, Cao, Xiao-na, Zhao, Ya-li, Peng, Xiao-xia, Rao, Ke-qin, Wu, Jing

“…The work of developing clinical practice guidelines began just a little more than ten years ago in China. Up to now, there have been few studies about them. To…”
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Unregulated health care workers in the care of aging populations: Similarities and differences between Brazil and Canada by Veras, Mirella, Paquet, Nicole, Oliveira, Eliany N, Zakus, David, Deonandan, Raywat, Pottie, Kevin

“…IntroductionThe world’s population is rapidly aging. Unregulated health care workers (UHCWs) are emerging as a potentially important workforce in the care of…”
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Benefits and challenges of EMR implementations in low resource settings: a state-of-the-art review by Jawhari, Badeia, Ludwick, Dave, Keenan, Louanne, Zakus, David, Hayward, Robert

“…The intent of this review is to discover the types of inquiry and range of objectives and outcomes addressed in studies of the impacts of Electronic Medical…”
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The obstetric pathology of poverty: maternal mortality in Kep province, Cambodia by Kalaichandran, Amitha, Zakus, David

“…To conduct a baseline assessment study of maternal mortality in the province of Kep, Cambodia. We evaluated maternal mortality in Kep using a structured…”
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Editorial by Zakus, David

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From HIV prevention to non-communicable disease health promotion efforts in sub-Saharan Africa: A Narrative Review by Juma, Kenneth, Reid, Michael, Roy, Monika, Vorkoper, Susan, Temu, Tecla M, Levitt, Naomi S, Oladepo, Oladimeji, Zakus, David, Yonga, Gerald

“…OBJECTIVE:To synthesize published literature on noncommunicable disease (NCD) behavior change communication (BCC) interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)…”
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Editor-in-Chief & Guest Editor by Wang, Wei, Zakus, David

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