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Using health administrative data to model associations and predict hospital admissions and length of stay for people with eating disorders
BackgroundEating disorders are serious mental illnesses requiring a whole of health approach. Routinely collected health administrative data has...
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Diagnostic accuracy of linked administrative data for dementia diagnosis in community-dwelling older men in Australia
BackgroundRoutinely collected health administrative data can be used to estimate the prevalence or incidence of dementia at a population level but...
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Implementation of elementary school physical education quantity and quality law through school district audit, feedback, and coaching
BackgroundTo address low state physical education (PE) quantity and quality law implementation in elementary schools, the New York City Department of...
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Can administrative data replace patient survey data in the monitoring of waiting time for community-based specialist care?
BackgroundWaiting time (WT) is commonly measured via both computerized systems and patient surveys. Comparison between these types of data can reveal...
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Experiences of membership in munno mubulwadde (your friend indeed) - a novel community-based health insurance scheme in Luwero district in rural central Uganda
BackgroundCommunity-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) schemes are recognized as an important health financing pathway to achieving universal health...
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Barriers to community participation in primary health care of district health: a qualitative study
IntroductionCommunity participation is one of the principles of primary health care (PHC). However, it has not been adequately institutionalized due...
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Inter-district and Wealth-related Inequalities in Maternal and Child Health Service Coverage and Child Mortality within Addis Ababa City
In sub-Saharan Africa, urban areas generally have better access to and use of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services than rural areas,...
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Asagirt District, Northeastern Ethiopia
BackgroundThe people in Ethiopia have developed their own specific knowledge to use, manage and conserve plant resources, giving traditional medicine...
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District division administrative disaggregation data framework for monitoring leaving no one behind in the National Health Insurance Fund of Sudan: achieving sustainable development goals in 2030
BackgroundThe aim of this study is to monitor the concept of ‘leaving no one behind’ in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to track the...
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Power sources among district health managers in Ghana: a qualitative study
BackgroundIn Ghana district directors of health services and district hospital medical superintendents provide leadership and management within...
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The role of provincial health administration in supporting district health management teams in the Democratic Republic of Congo: eliciting an initial programme theory of a realist evaluation
BackgroundIn 2006, the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo designed a strategy to strengthen the health system by develo**...
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Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: practice and progress in Baoan, a national pilot district of China
BackgroundWhile mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a significant challenge in China, research investigating the...
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Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia
BackgroundEthiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa, which combines richness in plant resources and cultures of human plant use. The people...
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Tuberculosis screening characteristics amongst freshmen in Chang** District, Bei**g, China
BackgroundScreening for Tuberculosis (TB) is a critical tactic for minimizing the prevalence of illness within schools. Tuberculosis Preventive...
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Emergency department visits by nursing home residents. A retrospective Italian study of administrative databases from 2015 to 2019
BackgroundVisits to Emergency Departments (ED) can be traumatic for Nursing Home (NH) residents. In Italy, the rate of ED visits by NH residents was...
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Older adults’ perceptions about meat consumption: a qualitative study in Gasabo district, Kigali, Rwanda
BackgroundThe global population is increasingly aging, imposing a substantial burden on social and healthcare systems as aging is associated with...
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Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Dibatie district, Metekel zone, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, western Ethiopia
BackgroundPlants deliver livelihood and food for millions of people in the world. Indeed, wild edible plants support rural communities in develo**...
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Knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders towards HIV prevention among young people in Lira district, Northern Uganda: a qualitative study
BackgroundCurrently, 410,000 new HIV infections among youth occur worldwide, which is a significant public health issue. Members of the clergy can be...
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Determinants of implanon discontinuation among women who ever used implanon in Shashemene district, west Arsi zone, Southern Ethiopia: unmatched case control study
BackgroundDespite tremendous work has been done on demand creation, capacity building and ensuring the logistics of Implanon; its discontinuation...
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Implementation of a clinical breast exam and referral program in a rural district of Pakistan
BackgroundThe role of clinical breast examination (CBE) for early detection of breast cancer is extremely important in lower-middle-income countries...
