The prevailing trend of consanguinity in the Arab society of Israel: is it still a challenge?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Rajech Sharkia ◽  
Mohammad Khatib ◽  
Ahmad Sheikh-Muhammad ◽  
Muhammad Mahajnah ◽  
Abdelnaser Zalan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Consanguineous Marriage ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Arab Population ◽  
Arab Societies ◽  
National Health Surveys

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the trend of consanguineous marriage among the Arab population in Israel. Socio-demographic data for the Arab population were extracted from national health surveys conducted in Israel in 2007 and 2017. The prevalence of consanguineous marriage among the Arab population in Israel increased significantly from 36.3% to 41.6% in the decade from 2007 to 2017. First-cousin and closer marriages constituted about 50% of total consanguineous marriages in the two periods surveyed. Consanguinity was found to be significantly related to religion and place of residence. Thus, the prevalence of consanguineous marriage remains high among the Arab population in Israel, similar to other Arab societies. These findings affect the health of future generations and impose a challenge for health care professionals.

The Prevalence of Dysphagia among Adults in the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 151 (5) ◽  
pp. 765-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Bhattacharyya
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Seek Health Care ◽  
Swallowing Problems ◽  
Care Survey

Objective To determine the prevalence of dysphagia, reported etiologies, and impact among adults in the United States. Study Design Cross-sectional analysis of a national health care survey. Subjects and Methods The 2012 National Health Interview Survey was analyzed, identifying adult cases reporting a swallowing problem in the preceding 12 months. In addition to demographic data, specific data regarding visits to health care professionals for swallowing problems, diagnoses given, and severity of the swallowing problem were analyzed. The relationship between swallowing problems and lost workdays was assessed. Results An estimated 9.44 ± 0.33 million adults (raw N = 1554; mean age, 52.1 years; 60.2% ± 1.6% female) reported a swallowing problem (4.0% ± 0.1%). Overall, 22.7% ± 1.7% saw a health care professional for their swallowing problem, and 36.9% ± 0.1.7% were given a diagnosis. Women were more likely than men to report a swallowing problem (4.7% ± 0.2% versus 3.3% ± 0.2%, P < .001). Of the patients, 31.7% and 24.8% reported their swallowing problem to be a moderate or a big/very big problem, respectively. Stroke was the most commonly reported etiology (422,000 ± 77,000; 11.2% ± 1.9%), followed by other neurologic cause (269,000 ± 57,000; 7.2% ± 1.5%) and head and neck cancer (185,000 ± 40,000; 4.9% ± 1.1%). The mean number of days affected by the swallowing problem was 139 ± 7. Respondents with a swallowing problem reported 11.6 ± 2.0 lost workdays in the past year versus 3.4 ± 0.1 lost workdays for those without a swallowing problem (contrast, +8.1 lost workdays, P < .001). Conclusion Swallowing problems affect 1 in 25 adults, annually. A relative minority seek health care for their swallowing problem, even though the subjective impact and associated workdays lost with the swallowing problem are significant.

scholarly journals Primary health care and national household random sampling surveys: contributions from Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
L F Pinto ◽  
M R Gonçalves ◽  
N Katz ◽  
R S Silva ◽  
C A A Schmitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The World ◽  
National Health Surveys

Abstract Primary health care has been considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the most efficient way of organizing health systems in order to achieve universal health coverage, preserving its attributes and focusing on people. Several countries in the world have developed instruments to measure access, use of services and lifestyles of their populations. In Europe, European Union members have validated the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS / Eurostat), which is in its third wave of application. Brazil, for over 20 years, has developed, through the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) - the Brazilian Federal Statistics Bureau - in partnership with the Ministry of Health, a national household health survey throughout its territory, the so-called National Health Survey (PNS). PNS-2019 questionnaire innovated by including a module of questions that allows assessing the scores of the attributes proposed by Shi and Starfield in the 2000s. The Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) was included in its brazilian statistically validated version for adult users and applied in more than 100,000 households in all five regions and 27 states in Brazil. Over a six-month period, a sample of approximately 10,000 adults was registered, according to the inclusion criteria of the PCAT considered (being 18 years old or older, having had more than one medical appointment in the last six months, having performed this appointment in a public primary health care facility). We consider it essential to use statistically validated instruments that allow cross-country comparisons and we encourage Governments all over the world to follow Brazilian example in incorporating in their national health surveys a module containing the validated version of the PCAT. This instrument has already been validated and used in the evaluation of primary care in regions of all five continents of the world, demonstrating, therefore, its capacity for cultural adaptation to each reality. Key messages PCAT's set of instruments remains current for the evaluation of primary health care services from the users' perspective nationwide. The importance of using National Health Surveys in each country, with random household sampling to assess health systems and conditions.

Influenza vaccination coverages among high risk subjects and health care workers in Spain. Results of two consecutive National Health Surveys (2011–2014)

Vaccine ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (41) ◽  
pp. 4898-4904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenaro Astray-Mochales ◽  
Ana López de Andres ◽  
Valentín Hernandez-Barrera ◽  
Cristina Rodríguez-Rieiro ◽  
Pilar Carrasco Garrido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
National Health Surveys

scholarly journals Innovation Pathways in the NHS: An Introductory Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anmol Arora ◽  
Andrew Wright ◽  
Mark Cheng ◽  
Zahra Khwaja ◽  
Matthew Seah
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Care Models ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Introductory Review

AbstractHealthcare as an industry is recognised as one of the most innovative. Despite heavy regulation, there is substantial scope for new technologies and care models to not only boost patient outcomes but to do so at reduced cost to healthcare systems and consumers. Promoting innovation within national health systems such as the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK) has been set as a key target for health care professionals and policy makers. However, while the UK has a world-class biomedical research industry, several reports in the last twenty years have highlighted the difficulties faced by the NHS in encouraging and adopting innovations, with the journey from idea to implementation of health technology often taking years and being very expensive, with a high failure rate. This has led to the establishment of several innovation pathways within and around the NHS, to encourage the invention, development and implementation of cost-effective technologies that improve health care delivery. These pathways span local, regional and national health infrastructure. They operate at different stages of the innovation pipeline, with their scope and work defined by location, technology area or industry sector, based on the specific problem identified when they were set up. In this introductory review, we outline each of the major innovation pathways operating at local, regional and national levels across the NHS, including their history, governance, operating procedures and areas of expertise. The extent to which innovation pathways address current challenges faced by innovators is discussed, as well as areas for improvement and future study.

Renewing the National Health Service: Labour's Agenda for a Healthier Britain

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rae Barrantes
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Labour Government ◽  
Point Of Use ◽  
Tier System

In this report the Labour Party gives its view of the current status of the British National Health Service (NHS), and outlines its plans for the NHS under a Labour government. The values underlying the NHS—comprehensive health care, free at the point of use, based on need rather than ability to pay—have been betrayed. The truly national health service, created by a Labour government in 1948, has been replaced by a market-based service led by accountants. Patients are suffering, health care professionals are dissatisfied, some of the nation's finest hospitals are closing, community care is in chaos, and NHS dentistry has all but been privatized. Under the Tories, the NHS faces a future of privatization, competition, and markets, money wasted on bureaucracy, and the unfairness of a two-tier system. Under Labour, the NHS faces modernization, planned progress, money spent on frontline services, and excellence for all. Labour will follow a model of health care that is patient centered and community led, a properly coordinated and efficient public service.

scholarly journals Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusColonization among Medical Residents

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. e39-e41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascale Trépanier ◽  
Claude Tremblay ◽  
Annie Ruest
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Colonization Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quebec City ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Mrsa Colonization

BACKGROUND: Medical residents may be at risk of becoming colonized by methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) during their training. The occupational risk of this specific population is unknown. Furthermore, there are no data regarding MRSA colonization among health care professionals in Quebec.OBJECTIVE: To determine the MRSA colonization rate in Laval University (Quebec City, Quebec) medical residents and compare it with the MRSA colonization rate of a control group.METHODS: A controlled cross-sectional study of MRSA prevalence among medical residents of Laval University was performed. The control group consisted of Laval University undergraduate medical students without previous clinical rotations in their curriculum. After informed consent was obtained, participants were screened for MRSA with a nasal swab in both anterior nares. They also completed a questionnaire regarding relevant risk factors and demographic data.RESULTS: A total of 250 residents of all residency levels from medical and surgical specialties and 247 controls were recruited between February and April 2010. One case of MRSA colonization was detected among the residents and none in the control group (prevalence of 0.4% versus 0.0%; P=1.00).DISCUSSION: MRSA nasal carriage was very low among Laval University residents. This may reflect the decreasing rate of health care-associated MRSA in Quebec City. Young age and good health may also explain this low risk. The strict infection control policies for MRSA patients (including cohorting, use of gloves, gown and patient-dedicated equipment) may also contribute to prevent MRSA transmission.CONCLUSIONS: Medical residents in Quebec City appeared to be at very low risk of contracting MRSA through professional activities.

Is the prevalence of mental illness increasing in Australia? Evidence from national health surveys and administrative data, 2001–2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 206 (11) ◽  
pp. 490-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel B Harvey ◽  
Mark Deady ◽  
Min‐Jung Wang ◽  
Arnstein Mykletun ◽  
Peter Butterworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
National Health Surveys
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