Public health sciences
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In healthcare, regulation of professions is an important tool to protect the public. With increasing regulation however, professions fnd themselves under increasing scrutiny. Recently there has also been considerable concern with regulator performance, with high profile reports pointing to cases of ineficiency and bias.
14p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Pathogen whole genome sequencing (WGS) is being incorporated into public health surveillance and disease control systems worldwide and has the potential to make significant contributions to infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation and infection prevention and control.
11p vibransone 28-03-2024 3 2 Download
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Ebook "Environmental toxicology: Selected entries from the encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology" provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research. The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean.
733p lucchinguyen 28-12-2023 3 2 Download
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Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children under the age of five in developing countries. Ethiopia being one of these countries, malnutrition is an important public health problem.
6p viisac 23-09-2023 3 1 Download
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Anemia among reproductive age group women in Ethiopia is moderate public health problem. However, the prevalence of anemia among school going adolescent girls is not well documented yet. Objective: To determine the magnitude of anemia and associated factors among school going adolescent girls in Berahle district, Afar, northeast Ethiopia.
7p viisac 23-09-2023 3 1 Download
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Night blindness is significant public health problem among pregnant women in Ethiopia and estimated to be more severe in rural areas. However; there is insufficient information about the magnitude of night blindness among pregnant women’s of rural Ethiopia. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of night blindness among pregnant Women’s in Tahtay Koraro District, Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia.
7p viisac 23-09-2023 4 1 Download
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Breastfeeding is an important public health strategy for improving infant and child morbidity and mortality. It plays a great role in preventing morbidity and mortality in first six months. It is one of the six targets in global nutrition set to increase it practice by 50% by 2025.
6p viisac 23-09-2023 5 1 Download
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Increasing awareness of the role of vitamin A (VA) in human health has led to international efforts to eliminate VA deficiency (VAD) as a public health problem. This paper examined community awareness of existence, signs and symptoms, causes, control of VAD as well as attitudes, so as to identify knowledge gaps among health workers and caretakers/mothers.
10p viisac 23-09-2023 3 1 Download
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Malnutrition is one of the major public health challenges in developing countries especially those experiencing security instability. Not much is known of the nutritional status of displaced children in Iraq. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of internally displaced children in Dream city-Salaheddin-Iraq to provide a validated baseline information for further humanitarian responses to help those children.
9p viisac 23-09-2023 5 2 Download
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Micronutrient deficiency is a public health problem even though vegetable consumption could avert it. Vitamin C [Ascorbic acid (AA) and dehydroascorbate (DHAA)], β-carotene, lutein and vitamin B9 contents in seven traditional green leafy vegetables (raw and cooked) from Ghana were determined, to identify good sources and their potential contribution to Dietary Recommended Intakes.
9p viisac 23-09-2023 3 1 Download
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Iodine deficiency is a major public health problem throughout the world. Salt iodization is the commonest type of food fortification well exercised in many countries as the method of choice to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. This study aimed to assess adequately iodized salt and associated factors at the household level in Kolfe Keraniyo sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
7p viisac 23-09-2023 2 0 Download
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Malnutrition is a well-known public health problem in children under 5 in developing countries. It is in this sense that a study was carried out among children aged 0 to 24 months in households in the Ndjamena region. This study therefore sought to assess the relationships that could exist between the anthropometric status of children from 0 to 24 months and their feeding practices as well as the nutritional and health status of mothers.
14p viisac 23-09-2023 4 1 Download
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The world has already undergone several health-related upheavals that have drawn the attention among which obesity. It is an important public health problem as well in developed as in developing countries. In order to sustainably manage this disease and associated damages, medicinal plants could be an alternative solution to synthetic drugs which can present side effects.
14p viisac 23-09-2023 2 0 Download
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Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) is a low-cost high impact, acceptable, and clinically effective intervention recommended by the World Health Organization to combat the effects of the prevalent Vitamin A deficiency in children 6-59 months which remains a public health concern globally.
9p viisac 23-09-2023 5 1 Download
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Part 1 of ebook "Vietnam: The land and the people (Fourth update edition)" provides readers with content including: the Vietnamese nation; the economy; education, training, public health, science, technology, the press, sports, culture; the Vietnamese language; publishing houses, libraries, museums; culture and the masses; physical education and sports;...
225p lytamnguyet 04-08-2023 4 3 Download
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Fiscal space is commonly defined as the budgetary room that allows a government to provide resources for public purposes without undermining fiscal sustainability. The concept of fiscal space was used extensively in the health, education sectors in the context of the Millennium Development Goals. In particular, the study defined view and research oriented public expenditure for science and technology in agriculture is suitable for the development of fiscal space. This is the content which will be discussed in this article.
5p tethientran 27-07-2023 6 3 Download
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Part 1 book "First aid for the USMLE Step 1 2023" includes contents: Guide to efficient exam preparation, special situations, high yield general principles, high yield organ systems.
429p oursky01 17-07-2023 4 1 Download
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Childhood behavioural problems are the most common mental health disorder worldwide and represent a major public health concern, particularly in socially disadvantaged communities. Treatment barriers mean that up to 70% of children do not receive recommended parenting interventions.
10p viferrari 28-11-2022 9 2 Download
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There is a significant global lack of policy action on consumption of sustainable diets. Application of political science theories such as theories of the policy process can help in understanding policy inaction. Applying these theories could provide a more in-depth understanding of how various influence on the policy process shape decision making for consumption of sustainable diet policy.
13p viferrari 28-11-2022 11 2 Download
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Existing strategies appear to be insufficient. One proposed alternative strategy, Service Delivery Redesign for Maternal and Neonatal Health (SDR), centers on strengthening higher level health facilities to provide rapid, definitive care in case of delivery and post-natal complications, and then promoting delivery in these hospitals, rather than in primary care facilities.
11p viferrari 29-10-2022 7 2 Download