background: spouse abuse so called intimate partner violence (ipv) is a common problem in the world. this survey was conducted to identify ipv prevalence and related factors in district health centers in hamadan, western iran, in hope that, by identifying risk factors, preventive guidelines could be understood. methods: in this descriptive analytic cross sectional study, 600 married women from ...

BACKGROUND Performance-based financing (PBF) has demonstrated a range of successes and failures in improving health outcomes across low- and middle-income countries. Evidence indicates that the success of PBF depends, in large part, on the model selected, in relation to a variety of contextual factors. OBJECTIVE Partners In Health∣Inshuti Mu Buzima aimed to evaluate health outcomes associated...

BACKGROUND Vietnam has achieved great improvements in maternal healthcare outcomes, but there is evidence of increasing inequity. Disadvantaged groups, predominantly ethnic minorities and people living in remote mountainous areas, do not gain access to maternal health improvements despite targeted efforts from policymakers. OBJECTIVE This study identifies underlying structural barriers to equ...

INTRODUCTION The potency of oral polio vaccine (OPV), a heat-labile vaccine, is preserved by the cold chain. The Vaccine Vial Monitor, a heat-sensitive label, is critical to the monitoring and maintenance of the cold chain. This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the adequacy of cold chain infrastructure and the proper use of Vaccine Vial Monitor in a rural district of Ind...

BACKGROUND Human resources (HR) are one of the most important components determining performance of public health system. The aim of this study was to assess adequacy of HR of local public health agencies to meet the needs emerging from health care reforms in Georgia. METHODS We used the Human Resources for Health Action Framework, which includes six components: HR management, policy, finance...

BACKGROUND Nepal is an underdeveloped country in which half of the total health expenditure is from out-of-pocket payments. Thus, the Government of Nepal introduced universal free health-care services up to the level of district hospitals, and targeted these services to poor and marginalized people in regional and subregional hospitals. The aim of this descriptive study was to explore the imple...

Background Infertility is a neglected service component in the public health-care system in India. Objectives This study aims to assess the availability and practices on prevention and management services for infertility in the district health system. Methodology A cross-sectional survey of selected health facilities and the staff from 12 district hospitals (DHs), 24 community health center...

OBJECTIVE To investigate in the South African public health sector where the best services for rape survivors were provided, who provided them, what the providers' attitudes were towards women who had been raped and whether there were problems in delivering care for rape survivors. METHODS A cross-sectional study of facilities was carried out. Two district hospitals, a regional hospital and a...

In this study we assessed the existing communicable disease surveillance system in health centers of a province in northeastern Thailand. The first part of the study was an examination of medical records from 11 local health centers: 649 were examined for sensitivity, positive predictive value, and representativeness; and 433 were examined for timeliness and data quality. The second part of the...