The attitudes of primary healthcare providers towards web-based training on public health services in rural China: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Many developing countries such as Oman are marred with the rising tide of children with autism and the lack of specialized services for these children. Within existing compartmentalized and centralized health care organizations, the general practitioners (GPs) are likely to serve as the first level of contact relevant for diagnosis and referral for remedial services. This study aims to explore the awareness of autism among GPs in Oman on issue pertinent to etiology, signs and symptoms, perceived correlates, as well as the consequence of having autism. Related to this is to examine whether years of medical practice would invariably influence GPs’ awareness. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among GPs (n=113) working at primary healthcare centers (PHC) during September 2013 to February 2014 in Muscat, the capital of Oman.RESULTS: The GPs appear to have suboptimal awareness of etiological factors relevant for the development of autism, its common signs and symptoms, perceived correlates, as well as the social dimension. Number of years in practice has little bearing on awareness.CONCLUSION: Empirical evidence has unequivocally indicated that although there is no known ‘cure’ for autism, early identification and early intervention tend to better the quality of life for children with autism. This means GPs in Oman should be fitted with adequate awareness of such population.

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Who did not appear? First dental visit absences in secondary care in a major Brazilian city: a cross-sectional study

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva ◽

10.1590/1413-81232014201.01012014 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 289-298 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alessandra Trindade Machado ◽

Marcos Azeredo Furquim Werneck ◽

Simone Dutra Lucas ◽

Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Secondary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Waiting List ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Public Health Services ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public ◽

Independent Variables

The study sought to identify possible factors associated with non-attendance at first dental appointments scheduled in 2011 of users living in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, who were referred from primary care to different dental specialties in secondary care within the public health services of the city. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on research in secondary data bases of the public health regulatory system. The dependent variable was "no shows" for scheduled appointments, and the independent variables were age, time on the waiting list, gender, health district, and the specialty to which the individual was referred. Among the 6,428 first dental visits scheduled for 2011 in the specialties selected for analysis, 32.9 % were not performed due to the absence of the user. Bivariate analysis revealed a statistically significant association between non-attendance of the user and the five independent variables. Young adults, male, and resident in given districts who were referred to the specialties of surgery and endodontics and who waited longer on the waiting list exhibited a higher frequency of no-shows.

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Investigating the job satisfaction of healthcare providers at primary healthcare centres in Lebanon: A national cross-sectional study

Health & Social Care in the Community ◽

10.1111/hsc.12454 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 1805-1816 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mohamad Alameddine ◽

Maysa Baroud ◽

Samer Kharroubi ◽

Randa Hamadeh ◽

Walid Ammar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Voluntary Blood Donation Practice and Its Associated Factors among HealthCare Providers, at Axum Town Public Health Facilities, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study

Current Research in Complementary & Alternative Medicine ◽

10.29011/2577-2201/100007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tigist Seid ◽

Balem Dimtsu ◽

Ayalnesh Zemene ◽

Getachew Arage ◽

Maru Mossisa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Facilities ◽

Northern Ethiopia ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public Health Facilities

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Mental and Emotional Health Outcomes among Africans during the COVID-19 Lockdown Period—A Web-based Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18030899 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 899

Author(s):

Raymond Langsi ◽

Uchechukwu L Osuagwu ◽

Piwuna Christopher Goson ◽

Emmanuel Kwasi Abu ◽

Khathutshelo P Mashige ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Emotional Symptoms ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Web Based ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Ssa Countries

Mental health and emotional responses to the effects of COVID-19 lockdown in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are of serious public health concern and may negatively affect the mental health status of people. Hence, this study assessed the prevalence of mental health symptoms as well as emotional reactions among sub-Saharan Africans (SSAs) and associated factors among SSAs during the COVID-19 lockdown period. This was a web-based cross-sectional study on mental health and emotional features from 2005 respondents in seven SSA countries. This study was conducted between 17 April and 17 May 2020 corresponding to the lockdown period in most SSA countries. Respondents aged 18 years and above and the self-reported symptoms were feeling anxious, being worried, angry, bored and frustrated. These were the main outcomes and were treated as dichotomous variables. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the factors associated with these symptoms. We found that over half (52.2%) of the participants reported any of the mental health symptoms and the prevalence of feeling bored was 70.5% followed by feeling anxious (59.1%), being worried (57.5%), frustrated (51.5%) and angry (22.3%) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multivariate analysis revealed that males, those aged >28 years, those who lived in Central and Southern Africa, those who were not married, the unemployed, those living with more than six persons in a household, had higher odds of mental health and emotional symptoms. Similarly, people who perceived low risk of contracting the infection, and those who thought the pandemic would not continue after the lockdown had higher odds of mental health and emotional symptoms. Health care workers had lower odds for feeling angry than non-healthcare workers. During the COVID-19 lockdown periods in SSA, about one in two participants reported mental health and emotional symptoms. Public health measures can be effectively used to identify target groups for prevention and treatment of mental health and emotional symptoms. Such interventions should be an integral component of SSA governments’ response and recovery strategies of any future pandemic.

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