Background In early 1990s, Tanzania like other African countries, adopted health sector reform (HSR). The most strongly held centralisation system that informed the nature of services provision including health was, thus, disintegrated giving rise to decentralisation system. It was within the realm of HSR process, user fees were introduced in the health sector. Along with user fees, various typ...

the effect of postpartum home care on maternal practices in infant care     mirmolaei st [1] , amelvalizadeh m [2] , mahmoodi m [3] , tavakol z * [4]     received: 10 apr, 2012 accepted: 30may, 2012     abstract   background & aims: mothers are the firstattentive for infants, any factor may have impact on mother health, will affect wellbeing of infantandconsequently community health. the aim of...

BACKGROUND Most work sites engage in some form of health promotion programming designed to improve worker health and reduce health care costs. Although these programs have typically been delivered through combinations of seminars and print materials, workplace health promotion programs are increasingly being delivered through the Internet. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research was to evaluat...

Background and purpose: Inappropriate complementary feeding practices are one of the causes of malnutrition worldwide. This study was aimed to determine the complementary feeding practices according to World Health Organization recommendation in Sari, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study on complementary feeding practices assayed the different aspect of infant feeding based o...

BACKGROUND Dental caries among preschool children is highly prevalent in many less-developed countries. METHODS A model which explored the factors related to children's dental caries was tested in this study using structural equation modeling. Caregivers of children aged 5 years were surveyed on their socioeconomic status, and their oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices. In addition,...

OBJECTIVE To study the health and health practices of Canadian physicians, which can often influence patient health. DESIGN Mailed survey. SETTING Canada. PARTICIPANTS A random sample of 8100 Canadian physicians; 7934 were found to be eligible and 3213 responded (40.5% response rate). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Factors that influence health, such as consumption of fruits and vegetables, amou...

gress on Alcohol and Heaith shows declines in per capita alcohol consumption and liver cirrnosis deaths, as well as increased abstention and decreased heavy drinking across a broad range of age, sex, and demographic groups in the United States. The report, prepared by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), details recent scientific progress in understanding, preventing,...

Inappropriate handling and disposal practices of healthcare waste (HCW) at healthcare centers are significantly increasing health and environmental hazards. This paper summarizes the existing situation of HCW handling and management practices at healthcare facilities in Kodagu district (India). This study was conducted for a period of six months using well-designed checklists along with field o...