The impact of existing diabetes self-management education interventions on knowledge, attitudes and practices in public health care institutions in Harare, Zimbabwe

Due to the limitations in the verifiability of individual identity, migrant workers have encountered some obstacles in access to public health care services. Residence permits issued by the Chinese government are a solution to address the health care access inequality faced by migrant workers. In principle, migrant workers with residence permits have similar rights as urban locals. However, the validity of residence permits is still controversial. This study aimed to examine the impact of residence permits on public health care services. Data were taken from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS). Our results showed that the utilization of health care services of migrant workers with residence permits was significantly better than others. However, although statistically significant, the substantive significance is modest. In addition, megacities had significant negative moderating effects between residence permits and health care services utilization. Our research results emphasized that reforms of the household registration system, taking the residence permit system as a breakthrough, cannot wholly address the health care access inequality in China. For developing countries with uneven regional development, the health care access inequality faced by migrant workers is a structural issue.

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The Impact of a Private Supplement to Public Health Care: The Mexico Diabetes Experiment

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3866346 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ari Bronsoler ◽

Jonathan Gruber ◽

Enrique Seira

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Public Health Care ◽

The Impact

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Facilities technology management framework for public health-care institutions in a developing country

Journal of Facilities Management ◽

10.1108/jfm-12-2020-0094 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Ramiro Z. Dela Cruz ◽

Ruth A. Ortega-Dela Cruz

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Technology Management ◽

Developing Country ◽

The Philippines ◽

Public Health Care ◽

Content Type ◽

Management Framework ◽

The Public ◽

Health Care Institutions

Purpose This study aims to develop a Facilities technology management framework for public health-care institutions in a developing country. Design/methodology/approach The study used descriptive research design to identify the specifications of the framework via strategic initiatives anchored on efficiency, sustainability, ecological-friendliness and technological innovation. These measures are wrapped into a facilities TM framework which incorporates concepts and practices on risk management, facility management (FM) and TM. Findings Results of the survey of the public HCIs in the Philippines, show high levels of acceptability of proposed measures which identify the technologies, innovations and materials which are in the viable context of public hospital circumstances in the country. Research limitations/implications The findings of this study are limited to the public HCIs in a developing country, and thus cannot be generalized to other HCIs particularly the private institutions. Practical implications The framework seeks to help improve the operational efficiency and sustainability of public HCIs in a developing country like the Philippines. The discussions on TM revolve around the application of TM approaches. Also, the study incorporates discussions on sustainability, technology innovation and the conformity of these with HCI standards, best practices and government requirements. Social implications The study takes into consideration the identification of FM principles and practices that are deemed suitable and applicable for public HCIs in a developing country. This study is intended to develop a TM framework for FM services which is cost-effective but not sacrificing safety, security, employees and the environment. Then the foremost consideration is the perceived suitability of the framework in the public HCI environment. Originality/value This is an original study. It has as its scope the fusion of FM and TM approaches that would help in the identification of challenges, requirements for manpower, processes and technologies (especially, information and communications technolog-based technologies), and a corresponding TM system framework for public HCI facilities in a developing country.

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Using Art to Engage the Public in Hygiene and Sanitation Research

Utafiti ◽

10.1163/26836408-14010005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 92-110

Author(s):

Kiagho Kilonzo

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Cultural Practices ◽

Health Care Research ◽

Public Health Care ◽

Health Records ◽

The Public ◽

Research Outcomes ◽

The Arts ◽

The Impact

Abstract The twentieth century saw a huge increase worldwide in the presence of the arts in organisations and institutions involved in healthcare activities, including public health care research conducting in various countries. This article shows the impact of using art to engage literate and non-literate people in the pro-active translation of research outcomes into their own cultural practices and their personal decisions affecting their health status. The study demonstrates that art can be of use changing social behaviour and therefore to improve public health records in statistically significant ways. This work also demonstrates that the term ‘art’ refers to more than a means of entertainment and passive appreciation of aesthetics; the effectiveness of art is tangible and its impact is measurable as a mode of education, and as providing a deeply needed instructive incentive for hygienic and sanitation transformation.

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Knowledge and Attitude toward Medication Error among Pharmacists

Hospital Pharmacy ◽

10.1177/0018578720965414 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 001857872096541

Author(s):

Ruzmayuddin Mamat ◽

Siti Asarida Awang ◽

Siti Azlina Mohd Ariffin ◽

Zahida Zakaria ◽

Mastura Hanim Che Zam ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Medication Error ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Health Care ◽

Favorable Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Survey Knowledge ◽

Health Care Institutions ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate knowledge and attitude toward medication error (ME) among pharmacists working in public health care institutions. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among pharmacists working in public health care institutions. Respondents were randomly recruited from 5 hospitals and 25 primary healthcare clinics in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. A set of self-administered questionnaires was used to assess their knowledge and attitude, distributed as a web-based survey. Knowledge and attitude toward ME reporting were assessed using five-point Likert-scale. This study was conducted between May and July 2019. Results: A total of 186 respondents participated in the study. A majority of respondents were female (n = 144). About 90% of the respondents had good score on knowledge on ME. Only 25.4% of the respondents had favorable attitude toward ME reporting. Female pharmacists ( P = .001), more experienced pharmacists ( P = .012) and those working in primary health clinics ( P = .014) were associated with more favorable attitude. Knowledge did not correlate well with attitude toward ME reporting (r = 0.08, P = .29). Conclusion: Despite having good knowledge on ME, the attitude toward ME reporting was still very poor among the pharmacists.

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Moving equilibria in the public health care sector: A low-quality trap and a resolution

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society ◽

10.1155/ddns/2006/91818 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 2006 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmet Kara

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Policy Option ◽

Health Care Sector ◽

Public Health Care ◽

High Quality ◽

The Public ◽

Health Care Institutions ◽

High Welfare ◽

Over Time

This paper demonstrates the existence, in a particular subset of the Turkish public health care sector, of equilibria moving towards a low-quality trap over time. The dynamics of the movement in question hinges, in part, on the socially necessary but demographically asymmetric burden, on some public health care institutions, of providing affordable health care to certain sections of the population. The paper formulates a policy option that could help the sector to escape the trap, moving the sector towards high quality-high welfare equilibria.

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