background: screening of students ´ health problems could lead to timely prevention and control of many health disorders. this study aimed to determine the nationwide prevalence of common disorders through school health screening program in iran methods: this cross-sectional national screening program was conducted in 2007-2008 among first- and third-grade- stu­dents in primary schools, first- ...

BACKGROUND Maternal health care provision remains a major challenge in developing countries. There is agreement that the provision of quality clinical services is essential if high rates of maternal death are to be reduced. However, despite efforts to improve access to these services, a high number of women in Tanzania do not access them. The aim of this study is to explore women's views about ...

Private healthcare services in Vietnam are seen as a major part of the solution to the rapid increase in need and demand for healthcare services. Formally recognized over 20 years ago, the private health services coexist with public services and are available all over the country. However, the scale and size of private sector is still small compared to the public sector and public acceptance an...

Using a representative cross-section of health care providers in Indonesia, we describe variations in prenatal, child, and adult care quality. Quality is measured as knowledge about clinical guidelines. Public health centers offer above-average-quality prenatal care, and private physicians provide high-quality curative care. Private nurses offer below-average care, as do most providers in the m...

introduction: one of the most important factors affecting the future survival of organizations is identifying and meeting the increasing needs and demands of patients in order to provide high quality health care services. the aim of this study was to identify factors affecting the selection of milad hospital, iran, by patients based on combined marketing factors. methods: the present analytical...

introduction: outsourcing in health care sector is a cost-effective strategy that can lead to increased quality of services provided to patients. the aim of this study was to determine the types of outsourced services in educational hospitals in isfahan and to investigate the viewpoints of managers about the impact of outsourcing. methods: this descriptive survey was carried out in 2010. resear...

introduction: to promote the processes of providing medical services, patient's rights and establishing uniformity in treatment policy, the evaluation quality indexes were communicated to all general hospitals in 2002. this study evaluates the implementation of managed care guideline before their communication as evaluation quality indexes of hospitals and their relationship with communication ...