Natural disasters and COVID-19: health worker preparedness and response

The purpose of this study was to determine the preparedness of health workers individually and in the workplace to deal with natural disasters during COVID-19. Data collection was carried out by distributing online questionnaires through social media with a total number of respondents, namely 68 health workers. The research questionnaire was adapted from the COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist for Rural Primary Health Care and Community Settings. During the COVID-19 pandemic, health workers' personal readiness to deal with natural disasters is still lacking. Primary health care and hospitals do not yet have adequate health facilities to deal with COVID-19, and in the case of a natural disaster, the situation will worsen.

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Health Workers Readiness for Implementation of a Mobile Pregnancy Monitoring System in Primary Health Care: A Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.27203 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sandra Hakiem Afrizal ◽

Achmad Nizar Hidayanto ◽

Putu Wuri Handayani ◽

Besral Besral ◽

Adang Suhendra ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Social Media ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Monitoring System ◽

Health Workers ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

Care Process ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

It Implementation ◽

Primary Health

BACKGROUND It is necessary to assess readiness amongst health workers as an approach to successful IT implementation. However, little attention has been paid to assess demographic and associate factors related to such readiness. OBJECTIVE The study aims to describe factors related to the readiness of health workers with respect to implementation of a mobile Pregnancy Monitoring System in Primary Health Care (PHC) sites of the South Tangerang District in Banten Province, Indonesia using a socio-technical approach. METHODS A cross-sectional survey design was used among respondents who were involved during the antenatal care process. The participants (n=210) completed the questionnaire that measured information needs regarding the socio-technical aspect of readiness and factors affecting the readiness. The data was analysed using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The findings of this study showed that the majority of the health workers who were involved in the antenatal care process were ready to implement the mobile pregnancy monitoring system. Having social media and willingness to be involved in IT implementation are associated with IT readiness, while there is no significant association between demographic factors to the readiness of the health workers. CONCLUSIONS Since there is no connectivity between the demographic factors to readiness, thus the supportive factors such as having a social media and willingness are easier to resolve than inferring from the demographic factors CLINICALTRIAL 783/UN2.F10/PPM.00.02/2018

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INTERAKSI IBU HAMIL DENGAN TENAGA KESEHATAN DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP KEPATUHAN IBU HAMIL MENGONSUMSI TABLET BESI (Fe) DAN ANEMIA DI PUSKESMAS KOTA WILAYAH SELATAN KOTA KEDIRI

Buletin Penelitian Sistem Kesehatan ◽

10.22435/hsr.v21i2.346 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 92-89

Author(s):

Dina Dewi Anggraini ◽

Windhu Purnomo ◽

Bambang Trijanto

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Health Worker ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Health Workers ◽

Pregnant Mother ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Primary Health ◽

Target Program

Anemia is a major cause of bleeding. And iron defi ciency is a major cause of anemia. Pregnant women have a high risk of iron defi ciency anemia. The prevention of iron defi ciency anemia is done through an iron supplementation program with a daily dosing of 1 consecutive tablet for at least 90 days during pregnancy. Fe1 and Fe3 coverage at Primary Health Care of Kediri City South Region is 69.81% and 66.29%. This coverage is still below the target program 95% of 2014. This study to analyze the infl uence of interaction of pregnant mother with health worker on compliance to consume iron tablet (Fe) and anemia in pregnant mother at Primary health Care of Kediri City South Region. Analytical observation with cross sectional design. The population consists of 63 trimester pregnant women III. With a simple random sampling technique, a sample of 34 trimester pregnant women III who have received 90 iron tablets (Fe). Data were obtained from questionnaires, Maternal and Child Health books, and in-depth interviews. Data analysis using ordinal regression and binarylogistic regression. Hypothesis of research that there is infl uence of interaction of pregnant woman with health worker to compliance consume iron tablet (Fe) at pregnant mother at Primary Health Care of Kediri City South Region. There was an effect of interaction of pregnant women with health workers with good category and suffi cient compared to the less category of compliance of pregnant women consuming iron tablet (Fe) (p = 0.000 < 0.05), and there was considerable compliance effect compared with non compliance iron tablet (Fe) to anemia in pregnant mother (p = 0.012 < 0.05). The better the interaction of pregnant women with health workers, the more likely the pregnant women to obediently consume iron tablets (Fe) to prevent anemia during pregnancy. Abstrak Anemia merupakan penyebab utama terjadinya perdarahan. Dan kekurangan zat besi merupakan penyebab utama terjadinya anemia. Ibu hamil mempunyai risiko yang tinggi untuk mengalami anemia defi siensi besi. Penanggulangan anemia defi siensi besi dilakukan melalui program pemberian suplemen zat besi dengan dosis pemberian sehari sebanyak 1 tablet berturut-turut minimal selama 90 hari selama kehamilan. Cakupan Fe1 dan Fe3 di Puskesmas Kota Wilayah Selatan Kota Kediri yaitu sebesar 69,81% dan 66,29%. Cakupan ini masih berada di bawah target program tahun 2014 yaitu sebesar 95%. Penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh interaksi ibu hamil dengan tenaga kesehatan terhadap kepatuhan mengonsumsi tablet besi (Fe) dananemia pada ibu hamil di Puskesmas Kota Wilayah Selatan Kota Kediri. Observasi analitik dengan rancang bangun cross sectional. Populasi terdiri dari 63 ibu hamil trimester III. Dengan teknik simpel random sampling, sampel sebanyak 34 ibu hamil trimester III yang telah mendapatkan 90 tablet besi (Fe). Data diperoleh dari kuesioner, buku Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak, dan wawancara yang mendalam. Analisis data dengan menggunakan regresi ordinal dan regresi logistik biner. Hipotesis penelitian yaitu ada pengaruh interaksi ibu hamil dengantenaga kesehatan terhadap kepatuhan mengonsumsi tablet besi (Fe) pada ibu hamil di Puskesmas Kota Wilayah Selatan Kota Kediri. Hasil penelitian ini ada pengaruh interaksi ibu hamil dengan tenaga kesehatan dengan kategori baik dan cukup dibandingkan dengan kategori kurang terhadap kepatuhan ibu hamil mengonsumsi tablet besi (Fe) (p = 0,000 < 0,05),dan ada pengaruh kepatuhan yang cukup dibandingkan dengan tidak patuh mengonsumsi tablet besi (Fe) terhadap anemia pada ibu hamil (p = 0,012 < 0,05). Semakin baik interaksi ibu hamil dengan tenaga kesehatan, maka semakin cenderung ibu hamil untuk patuh mengonsumsi tablet besi (Fe) untuk mencegah anemia pada masa kehamilan.

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Faktor yang Menentukan Pengetahuan Akhir Pasien tentang Obat di Puskesmas

Jurnal Pharmascience ◽

10.20527/jps.v6i2.7355 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 91

Author(s):

Diesty Anita Nugraheni ◽

Prisca Widiyanti ◽

Chaifah Salim Assaidi ◽

Cendana Handayani Hariyadi ◽

Kristina Dewi Pratiwi

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Health Center ◽

Health Worker ◽

Health Workers ◽

Primary Data ◽

Systematic Sampling ◽

Primary Health Center ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Primary Health

ABSTRAK Proses pemberian informasi yang memuaskan antara pasien dan apoteker merupakan hal yang penting dalam penggunaan obat secara rasional oleh pasien dan sangat dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor baik dispensing time, karakteristik pasien dan petugas kesehatan. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang menentukan pengetahuan akhir pasien tentang obat di Puskesmas. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian observasional yang dilakukan dengan metode cross-sectional. Populasi adalah pasien atau keluarga pasien yang mendapatkan obat di Unit Farmasi empat Puskesmas Kabupaten Sleman. Sampel dipilih menggunakan teknik systematic sampling. Sumber data primer yaitu menghitung dispensing time dan wawancara terstruktur. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji regresi linier dan crosstab. Faktor-faktor yang diteliti sebagai penentu pengetahuan akhir pasien tentang obat di Puskesmas yaitu waktu penyerahan obat (dispensing time), jenis petugas kesehatan yang menyerahkan obat, jenis kelamin, usia, pendidikan, suku bangsa, status pernikahan, pekerjaan, pendapatan, bahasa sehari-hari, dan area tinggal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan faktor yang menentukan tingkat pengetahuan akhir pasien adalah jenis petugas kesehatan, usia, pendidikan, pendapatan, bahasa sehari-hari, dan area tinggal pasien yaitu dengan nilai p<0,1 pada analisis regresi linier. Kesimpulan penelitian yaitu tingkat pengetahuan pasien terkait obat di Puskesmas dapat digambarkan dengan persamaan regresi Y= 2,236 + 0,223 jenis petugas kesehatan - 0,338 usia + 0,231 pendidikan – 0,103 pendapatan – 0,115 bahasa – 0,403 area tinggal. Kata kunci: dispensing time, faktor, pengetahuan obat, puskesmas, sosiodemografi. ABSTRACT The process of providing satisfactory information between patients and pharmacists was important in rational of drugs use and greatly influenced by many factors such as dispensing time, patient characteristics and health care workers. The objective of the study was to analyze the factors related to the patient's medication exit knowledge at primary health care. This research was an observational study conducted with cross-sectional method. The population werw patients or their families who get medication at pharmacy unit of four primary health care in the Sleman district. Samples were selected using systematic sampling techniques. The primary data source were observe dispensing time and structured interviews. Data were analyzed using linear regression and crosstab tests. The factors studied as determinants of the patient's medication exit knowledge at the primary health center were dispensing time, the health worker who dispensing drugs, sex, age, education, ethnicity, marital status, occupation, income, language, and area of residence. The factors that determine patient’s medication exit knowledge were the type of health worker, age, education, income, language, and area of residence. The conclusion of the study is the patient’s medication exit knowledge at primary health center can be described by the regression equation Y = 2.236 + 0.223 types of health workers - 0.338 ages + 0.231 education - 0.103 income - 0.115 languages - 0.403 residence area. Keywords: dispensing time, factor, medication knowledge, primary health care, sociodemographic

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Evaluation of the performance, knowledge among IMCI Trained Health Workers in Primary Health Care Centers in Baquba City

Diyala Journal of Medicine ◽

10.26505/djm.13013340405 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 37-45

Author(s):

Mazin Khalid Abdullah ◽

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Basim Hussein Bahir

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Health Workers ◽

Primary Health ◽

Primary Health Care Centers ◽

Health Care Centers

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Brazilian National Household Health Survey and PCAT: the case of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.511 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

L F Pinto ◽

D Soranz ◽

L J Santos ◽

M S Paranhos ◽

L S Malta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Data Collection ◽

Health Survey ◽

Household Surveys ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Primary Health ◽

The World ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

Abstract Brazil is divided into five administrative regions, 27 federation units and 5,570 municipalities. Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states located in the Midwest region and has 1.6 million km2 and a resident population of 2.8 million inhabitants, that is, it has an even lower demographic density than its region - only 7.8 inhabitants/km2. Mato Grosso do Sul has part of the Pantanal, a biome considered the largest continuous floodplain in the world, rich in biodiversity. For this reason, displacements for data collection in household surveys combine roads and rivers. In 2019, the Brazilian National Institute of Geography and Statistics (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica del Brasile) in partnership with the Ministry of Health launched the world's largest household sample survey, the National Health Survey (PNS-2019), in which part of its questions included the use of Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT, adult version), created by professors Barbara Starfield and Leiyu Shi in the 2000s. IBGE interviewers visited more than 100,000 households across the country. In Mato Grosso do Sul, more than 3,000 households were surveyed. In this work, we present the data collection instrument used by IBGE and its multiple analysis possibilities in the scope of primary health care, crossing the variables from other questionnaire modules in order to compare the results from Brazil with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and its capital, Campo Grande. Developing a baseline and measuring the attributes of primary health care in each of the Brazilian states is another step towards giving health policy accountability, towards strong primary care. IBGE's experience in household surveys and innovation in data collection in primary care is an example for the world that yes, it is possible to develop statistically representative national sample surveys and make them perennial in their regular household surveys, by the time World Health Organization (WHO) discusses universal health coverage. Key messages Evaluation of primary care using an internationally validated instrument is possible on national bases with random household sample surveys. A questionnaire elaborated academically can be used as an instrument of public policy to evaluate nationwide health services.

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Preparing nurses for primary health care futures: how well do Australian nursing courses perform?

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py09064 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 211 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Helen Keleher ◽

Rhian Parker ◽

Karen Francis

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Chronic Disease ◽

Curriculum Reform ◽

Community Settings ◽

Educational Preparation ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

Primary Health ◽

Prevention And Health Promotion

Health reform is increasingly targeted towards strengthening and expansion of primary health systems as care is shifted from hospitals to communities. The renewed emphasis on prevention and health promotion is intended to curb the tide of chronic disease and sustain effective chronic disease management, as well as address health inequities and increase affordable access to services. Given the scope of nurses’ practice, the success of Australia’s health system reforms are dependent on a nursing workforce that is appropriately educated and prepared for practice in community settings. This article reports on the results of an Australian national audit of all undergraduate nursing curricula to examine the extent of professional socialisation and educational preparation of nurses for primary health care. The results of the audit are compared with Australian nursing standards associated with competency in primary health care. The findings indicate that Australian nursing competencies are general in their approach to skills and knowledge, not specifying any particular competencies for primary health care, while undergraduate student preparation for practice in primary health and community settings is patchy and not keeping pace with reform agendas that promote expanded roles for nurses in primary health care, prevention and health promotion. The implication for nursing curriculum reform is that attention to achieving nursing graduate capacity for primary health care and health promotion is a priority.

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Childhood Mental Disorders in Primary Health Care: Results of Observations in Four Developing Countries

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.68.5.677 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 68 (5) ◽

pp. 677-683

Author(s):

R. Giel ◽

M. V. de Arango ◽

C. E. Climent ◽

T. W. Harding ◽

H. H. A. Ibrahim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Health Workers ◽

Health Care Facilities ◽

Primary Health ◽

Care Facilities ◽

Research Procedure ◽

Primary Health Care Facilities

To ascertain the frequency of mental disorders in Sudan, Philippines, India, and Colombia, 925 children attending primary health care facilities were studied. Rates of between 12% and 29% were found in the four study areas. The range of mental disorders diagnosed was similar to that encountered in industrialized countries. The research procedure involved a two-stage screening in which a ten-item "reporting questionnaire" constituted the first stage. The study has shown that mental disorders are common among children attending primary health care facilities in four developing countries and that accompanying adults (usually the mothers) readily recognize and report common psychologic and behavioral symptoms when these are solicited by means of a simple set of questions. Despite this, the primary health workers themselves recognized only between 10% and 22% of the cases of mental disorder. The results have been used to design appropriate brief training courses in childhood mental disorders for primary health workers in the countries participating in the study.

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