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May 04, 2023Open Access
Introduction: Health professional students (HPS) tend to seek informal health care associated with self-medication (SM). Therefore, this study investigated the factors associated with healthcare-seeking behavior (HSB) among HPS. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design. Four hundred (400) HPS from two universities Bishop Stuart University (BSU) and Kampala International University Western Campus (KIU)] in southwestern Uganda were selected using a convenience sampling method. Data was...
Mar 09, 2023Open Access
Introduction: Due to the rapid development of information and communication technology in the past decades, mobile health had a significant impact on the development of healthcare systems as an innovative medical service model. Despite the popularity of mobile health worldwide, its continuance use has not been very high. Therefore, the factors that influence consumers’ continuance intention of mobile health deserve further study. Methods: From July to August 2022, data were collected via a cross...
Jan 18, 2023Open Access
The need for ubiquitous information and knowledge is currently described as an issue by African Governments. To this end, the Gabonese government has decided to set up a program called E-health. Admittedly, experiences and strategies in terms of data infrastructures and open data platforms exist; but the fact remains that their contents are still little known and sometimes unsuitable for exploitation within the framework of the country’s development policies. With this article, we are proposing ...
Nov 30, 2022Open Access
Background: Students have the tendency to delay or ignore preventive health-care measures until the illness escalates. The purpose of this study is to assess the health seeking behavior of these students and to identify the factors affecting this behavior. Methods: Data was collected from a sample of 422 students at the Dombo University on heath seeking behaviour in the past 12 months, using an anonymous questionnaire. We employed a two (2) level of data analysis. At the first level we adopted t...
May 19, 2022Open Access
Faith-based health facilities form a key pillar in the provision of health services, especially in the rural and marginalized areas of the country where public health service provision is low, failed or non-existent. However, these institutions are exposed to the risks of continued reliance on boards of management constituted by religious leaders, leading to weak governance structures. This review focused on the effect of corporate governance on the performance of faith-based hospitals. A system...
Mar 21, 2022Open Access
Aim: First aim is to measure the magnitude of stress due to COVID-19 among Healthcare workers (HCWs). Secondly, personal and professional factors associated to their psychological health will be explored. Thirdly, stress levels of front-line and second-line HCWs will be compared. Method: This cross-sectional, direct questionnaire-based survey was carried out in Portiuncula hospital between 18th May 2021 and 5th June 2021. From 184 HCWs doctors and nurses, 148 participated in the survey. HCWs wer...
Oct 22, 2021Open Access
Background: The Gender Based Violence (GBV) screening rate among health care providers is low despite the strategies to initiate GBV screening set by the Ministry of Health in Tanzania through implementation fidelity. This proposed study is an attempt to fill the gap by determining the GBV screening Implementation Fidelity, focusing on adherence to Protocols and Procedures in implementing GBV screening and factors affecting adherence to the implementation fidelity of GBV screening among the heal...
Sep 01, 2021Open Access
Introduction: Improving health conditions in poor countries should be a priority in development policies, not only because health problems are an integral dimension of poverty, but also because there is no access to development without work and no longer to a work without health. Method: We carried out a cross-section on accessibility to care in the Kisanga health zone with the aim of improving access to health care. Our data was collected based on a questionnaire as well as an interview. We use...
Jun 28, 2021Open Access
Good medical practice guidelines primarily highlight the obligations expected from medical practitioners, which are considered safe, effective and trustworthy by practitioners and the general community. Hence, the purpose of these guidelines is to serve as guidance for doctors to provide the best quality of care for their patients. While the core themes incorporated in these guidelines are often similar, there is nevertheless a need to review the existing good medical practice guidelines to dete...
May 19, 2021Open Access
The outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 has triggered adoption and diffusion of public and infection control measures. After numerous clinical trials, various brands of vaccines were developed to attenuate further spread of the virus. The vaccines come at a time when misinformation is scuttling synergies to fight the flu-like disease. Uncertainty surrounding the safety of the vaccines translates to fear of health outcomes among users yet hesitancy in vaccine uptake ha...
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