INTRODUCTION Currently, Tanzania's HIV prevalence is 5.7%. Gender inequality and Gender Based Violence (GBV) are among factors fuelling the spread of HIV in Tanzania. This study was conducted to assess universal access to HIV prevention services among GBV survivors in Iringa and Dar-es-Salaam where HIV prevalence is as high as 14.7% and 9% respectively compared to a national average of 5.7%. ...

With the recent developments in information and communication technology, healthcare is constantly undergoing changes, with new medical technologies, business models and research findings. It has evolved as a new data-centric, more precise, productive, accurate and timely system which can make the difference of life and death in acute situations known as Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The re...

OBJECTIVE To assess the level of patients' satisfaction with primary health care PHC services in health centers affiliated to Riyadh Military Hospital RMH, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 PHC centers, affiliated to Riyadh Military Hospital RMH, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over 2 months period in 2006, data was collected using a self-adm...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with general satisfaction among clients attending outpatient clinics in a referral hospital in Uganda. DESIGN Cross-sectional exit survey of patients and care-givers in selected outpatient clinics. SETTING Seven outpatients' clinics at Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mean score of clients' general satisfaction ...

This cross-sectional, household survey was conducted in four municipalities in the state of Ceará, Brazil to assess the utilization and satisfaction with maternal health care services among pregnant women. We identified a total of 207 women who had given birth within the first six months of 2000 (January-June). Study findings suggest that government efforts to further improve women’s health wit...

in fact, health strategists and policymakers contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of planning, providing and evaluating health care, and the use of various capabilities of itc. the evidence for this claim includes: e-government, e-development, e-commerce, e-assurance and the same issues which are pursued in high levels of govemment’s legislative and executive bodies. e-health is consi...

BACKGROUND The prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus has become a concern in Inuit communities across Canada. Although Inuit living with diabetes in remote Canadian Arctic communities could help guide the development of health services, their voices have not been heard. The experiences and perceptions of Inuit themselves are often overlooked in research. In this study, Inuit liv...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, Cervical Cancer (CC) is the fourth most common type of cancer and cause of death in women. It is a significant public health problem, especially in low and middle-income/Gross Domestic Product (GDP) countries. In the past decade, several studies of CC have been published, that identify the main modifiable and non-modifiable CC risk factors for Mexican women. However, there...