INTRODUCTION While factors associated with receipt of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination have been well characterized, less is known about the characteristics associated with parents' intent to have their adolescent children vaccinated. This study aimed to examine factors associated with parental intention toward HPV vaccination. METHODS We analyzed data on 10,354 adolescents aged 13 to 1...

background in early 2012, national health insurance scheme (nhis) members in ashanti region were allowed to choose their own primary healthcare providers. this paper investigates the factors that enrolees in the ashanti region considered in choosing preferred primary healthcare providers (ppps) and direction of association of such factors with the choice of ppp.   methods using a cross-sectiona...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This learner-paced study package is designated for 1.1 contact hours. APIC's California nursing provider number is CEP 7146. This continuing medical laboratory education activity is...

OBJECTIVE To determine the practice of anaesthesiologists in our institution for intraoperative transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) and to see whether provider education can reduce the incidence of inappropriate FFP transfusion. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective audit was done for 6 months in all patients who received intraoperative FFP transfusion. The result were compared with recom...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to develop a telehealth network to deliver postdiagnosis cancer care clinical services and education to American Indian and Alaska Native patients, their families, and their healthcare providers. We also sought to identify the challenges and opportunities of implementing such a telehealth-based application for this rural and underserved population. MATERIALS AND METHODS We ...

A touch screen-enabled "Personal Education Program" was modified to the "next generation" to capture self-medication behaviors of older adults with hypertension and assess related knowledge and self-efficacy. The program analyzes patient-entered information and delivers interactive educational content tailored to the reported behaviors. Summaries of self-reported symptoms, medication use (inclu...