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HEALTH is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in human health. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for physicians, health researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in health related problems. All manuscripts mu…
Susanna Geidne, Ingela Fredriksson, Koustuv Dalal, Charli Eriksson
Objective: Leisure-time is an important part of young people’s lives. One way to reduce social differences in health is to improve adolescents’ living conditions, for example by enhancing the quality of after-school activities. Multicultural, socially deprive…
Kaliyaperumal Karunamoorthi, Buzuna Beyene, Argaw Ambelu
Over the past decade, a dramatic rise in bedbug resurgence has become one of the top potential public health hazards. This study was conducted to determine prevalence, knowledge and self-reported containment practices about bedbugs in the resource-limited set…
Ebirim Chikere Ifeanyi Casmir, Nwoke Eunice Anyalewechi, Ibe Sally Nkechi Onyeka, Amadi Chinasa Orie Agwu, Nwufo Chinyere Regina
Breast disease often presents as palpable masses (lumps), inflammatory lesions, nipple secretion, or mammography abnormalities; and this can be easily treated when discovered early. Breast Self-Examination (BSE) is the quickest and cheapest means of early bre…
Güvenç Koçkaya, Meral Demir, Pınar Daylan Kockaya, Mehtap Tatar, Ali Yağız Üresin
Introduction: Clinical research is a key component of drug development with a significant economic value. It has been reported that the development of a new molecule requires 10 - 15 years and costs almost $1.3 billion. Around 75% of the cost is spent on the…
Sayuri Kaneko, Masako Kanekawa
Objective: As stroke mortality rates decline in Japan, a large proportion of disabled stroke survivors living in their homes are supported by informal caregivers or formal healthcare services. To evaluate the impact of healthcare provision on outcome of strok…
Abdelgadir H. Osman, Zohair Elbagir Ali, Khalied Abdel Kareem, Nosiba Suleiman
It is a retrospective qualitative study of all patients that had received ECT treatment in Khartoum National Psychiatric Hospitals in the period between January 2010 and December 2010 with special reference to indications, side effects, and outcome using the…
Luciana Bronzi de Souza, Silvia Justina Papini, José Eduardo Corrente
Functional capacity is the condition of an individual living independently and the lack of it for preparing and eating food, which is a factor that can result in malnutrition and deserves the attention of professionals and his family members. Then, the aim of…
Alioune Badara Tall, Pape Gallo Sow, Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye, Ousseynou Ka
The Health Project—Community Health USAID is a community-based intervention that has been implemented by a group of NGOs, among which there is Africare, for a period of 5 years (2006-2011). It seeks to strengthen the community health system through a package…
Tainara Lôrena dos Santos Ferreira, Tiago José Barbosa de Andrade, Janio Gustavo Barbosa, Iris do Ceu Clara Costa, Fábia Barbosa de Andrade
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the quality care received by senior citizens in Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Unified Health System, with the objectives of contributing with the comprehensive implementation of humanized conduct and actions for this…
Lucas Booltink, Marieke van Genugten, Christiaan Lako
Public service deregulation is favoured for motivating providers to offer consumers better price-quality services. Consequently, consumers are enabled to make informed choices and choose for the best service provider. However, recent publications reveal that…
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HEALTH is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in human health. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for physicians, health researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in health related problems. All manuscripts mu… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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