b a c k g r o u n d & aim: quality-of-life (qol) among human immunodeficiency  virus (hiv)-infected people  has  been  the  center  of  focus  worldwide.  the  world  health  organization  qol  group (whoqol  group)  has developed  a 31-item qol questionnaire,  which  has been  translated  and used in many countries. this paper aimed at examining the reliability and validity of persian version ...

a guide to enhancing the safety and quality of services WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Male circumcision quality assurance: a guide to enhancing the safety and quality of services. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal ...

a guide to enhancing the safety and quality of services WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Male circumcision quality assurance: a guide to enhancing the safety and quality of services. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal ...

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Introduction:Blood-borne infectious agents are one of the main anxieties of Blood Transfusion Organization in all countries. According to WHO, the blood healthy and blood safety is included ensuring and monitoring of quality and efficiency for all patients requiring blood transfusion. We at the current study intend that survey prevalence HIV Ab, HCV Ab, HBS Ag Among blood donors refer to the Bl...

BACKGROUND Highly active antiretroviral therapy improves the longevity of patients living with HIV/AIDS. We conducted the study in order to assess health related quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients and the association of socio-demographic and disease related variables with health related quality of life. METHODS Health facility based cross-sectional study among 400 HIV/AIDS patients taking h...

introduction: increasing numbers of chronic patients who need permanent support and staff members who are exposed to daily psychological stress highlight the need for hospitals which consider health promotion programs as a key service. health promotion program was introduced by the world health organization (who) in 1990 and has ever since been implemented by many countries throughout the world...

OBJECTIVES To compare compliance with national paediatric HIV treatment guidelines between nurse prescribers and doctors at a paediatric referral centre in Gaborone, Botswana. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2009 at the Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence (COE), Gaborone, Botswana, comparing the performance of nurse prescribers and physicians caring for H...