Objective: To relate knowledge, practice and barriers of diabetic foot self-care among people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, according to gender education. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study 102 users 4 basic units in the inland state Piauí, Brazil. Socioeconomic clinical data were collected between December 2018 July 2019. Descriptive analysis was performed use Chi-square test. Results: ...

Background and Objectives: In continuous medical learning programs, selection of appropriate learning methods is important for streaming individuals by learning process. The goal of this study is to compare in-presence learning method with distance learning method and explore their effect on the knowledge of health workers (practical nurses) in terms of reduced expenses.   Methods: The study ...

It is well documented that individuals use their contacts to access the knowledge they require in order to get their job done. What is less studied is the variety of search strategies individuals follow when trying to access knowledge. For example, when do individuals turn to reference sources, such as the Internet or the library, when do they post queries en masse to a listserv, and when do th...

1 FCQeI-CIICAp-Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C.P. 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. 2 Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas, Reforma 113, Col. Palmira, C.P. 62490, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. 3 Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. Corrosión y Pr...

The editorial by Jeremy Shiffman, “Knowledge, moral claims and the exercise of power in global health”, highlights the influence on global health priority-setting of individuals and organizations that do not have a formal political mandate. This sheds light on the way key functions in global health depend on private funding, particularly from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.