Background & Aim: Despite the importance of screening for early diagnosis of breast cancer, few women do it. Existence an indigenous educational model to promote health literacy is essential. This study attempted to determine the effect of breast cancer screening education based on SHEP model to Healthy volunteers on women's knowledge covered by Mashhad health centers  Methods & Materials: This...

Institutional care is a growing component of health care costs in low- and middle-income countries, but local health planners in these countries have inadequate knowledge of the costs of different medical services. In India, greater utilisation of hospital services is driven both by rising incomes and by government insurance programmes that cover the cost of inpatient services; however, there i...

Toward a Systems Approach to Health Literacy Research Howard K. Koh a , Cynthia Baur b , Cindy Brach c , Linda M. Harris d & Jessica N. Rowden d a Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, District of Columbia, USA b Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Geor...

This study aims to examine the inter-district and inter-village variation of utilization of health services for institutional births in EAG states in presence of rural health program and availability of infrastructures. District Level Household Survey-III (2007-08) data on delivery care and facility information was used for the purpose. Bivariate results examined the utilization pattern by stat...

BACKGROUND Smear microscopy lacks sensitivity especially in HIV co-infection, resulting in undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) and high mortality. The loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) assay can be staged with minimal infrastructure, is rapid, low cost and detection can be with the naked eye. We assessed feasibility and performance of Eiken TB-LAMP test at point-of-need in TB diagnosis...

The re-engineering of primary healthcare (PHC) is regarded as an essential precursor to the implementation of National Health Insurance in South Africa, but improvements in the provision of PHC services have been patchy. The authors contend that the role of well- functioning rural district hospitals as a hub from which PHC services can be most efficiently managed has been underestimated, and th...

An arts project was initiated at the newly rebuilt district hospital in the city of Exeter in south west England. This paper describes an independent research evaluation project covering the period from its inception in 1992. The findings include both qualitative and economic aspects and were compared with the authors' wider experience of similar projects. For the first time the responses of cl...

BACKGROUND Teamwork is important in early palliative home care, and interprofessional education is required to achieve teamwork. It is thus crucial to ensure that interprofessional education works well for the members of all participating professions because levels of knowledge and educational needs may vary. AIM To evaluate, by profession, the effectiveness of an interprofessional educationa...