Selecting an Abortion Clinic: The Role of Social Myths and Risk Perception in Seeking Abortion Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 002214652110444
Author(s):  
Orlaith Heymann ◽  
Tamika Odum ◽  
Alison H. Norris ◽  
Danielle Bessett
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Abortion Clinic

Recent shifts in the abortion provision landscape have generated increased concern about how people find abortion care as regulations make abortion less accessible and clinics close. Few studies examine the reasons that people select particular facilities in such constrained contexts. Drawing from interviews with 41 Ohio residents, we find that people’s clinic selections are influenced by the risks they associate with abortion care. Participants’ strategies for selecting an abortion clinic included: drawing on previous experience with clinics, consulting others online, discerning reputation through name recognition and clinic type, and considering location, especially perceptions about place (privacy, legality, safety). We argue that social myths inform the risks people anticipate when seeking health care facilities, shaping care seeking in ways that are both abortion-specific and more general. These findings can also inform research in other health care contexts where patients increasingly find their options constrained by rising costs, consolidation, and facility closure.

scholarly journals Promotion Of Primary Health Care In Pakistan: A Case Study Of The Role Of Non-Governmental Organizations In Promoting Primary Health Care In Karachi

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-74
Author(s):  
Fateh Muhmmad Burfat ◽  
Muhammad Yaqub ◽  
Naima Saeed ◽  
Misbah B. Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
The Masses

The present study “Promotion of Primary Health Care in Pakistan: A Case Study of the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Promoting Primary Health Care in Karachi” is aimed at determining the role of NGOs in the promotion of primary health Care sector in Pakistan with special reference to Karachi. The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the role and performance of relevant NGOs working in Karachi in the health sector. It is a quantitative research. A questionnaire based to obtain the opinions of respondents. The health care is the basic responsibility of the state. However, the NGOs play their role in promoting the health care facilities. It was noted that the primary health care system is still not working properly. NGO sector was given a wide room and finances but unfortunately they did not make the required contribution. Their lack of technical knowledge and accountability was a factor in their failure. The prevailing attitude towards health care among the masses has not changed despite the efforts of the NGO sector. Therefore the basic health conditions of the masses at the grass roots level continue to be poor. The stake holders in the health care sector should rethink about their strategies to improve health care facilities in Karachi.

The Impact of Management and Leadership Roles in Building Competitive Healthcare Units

2018 ◽  
pp. 13-30
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Rosiek-Kryszewska ◽  
Anna Rosiek
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
High Level ◽  
Innovative Culture ◽  
The Impact

This chapter discusses the leadership features that support the creation of an innovative culture of the organization, with particular emphasis on the attributes that are essential to building a competitive advantage in the medical services market. According to the concept of new management, managers are the initiators of change and development within the healthcare facility where they work. They require professionalism and a high level of competence which allows them to create and implement creative management solutions. Thus, the influence of management and the role of the leader in building competitive health care units is undisputed. Due to the specific nature of health care facilities, the ability to build trust, as well as the clear and precise communication of plans and visions, is gaining importance, in addition to knowledge and experience.

Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. S105-S110 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Weber ◽  
Deverick J. Anderson ◽  
Daniel J. Sexton ◽  
William A. Rutala
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Less Than One-Third of Caretakers Sought Formal Health Care Facilities for Common Childhood Illnesses in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achamyelesh Gebretsadik ◽  
Alemayehu Worku ◽  
Yemane Berhane
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Health Care Seeking ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Childhood Illnesses ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Health Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Formal Health Care

Background. Most of the childhood illnesses can be proven with effective interventions. However, countless children die needlessly in developing countries due to the failure of their guardians to seek care timely. The aim of this study was to assess health care seeking behavior of caretakers of children under the age of five years for treatment of common childhood illnesses. Methods. Further analysis of the Ethiopian 2011 demographic and health survey was done. All children under the age of five reported to have been ill from the three common childhood illnesses and their caretakers were included in the analysis. A complex sample logistic regression model was employed to determine factors associated with the health care seeking behavior of caretakers. Result. A total of 2,842 caregivers who reported that their index child had at least one of the three common childhood illnesses in the two weeks preceding the survey were captured, of which 849 (29.87%; 95% CI: 28, 32%) sought formal health care facilities. Conclusion and Recommendation. In Ethiopia health care seeking behavior of caretakers for common childhood illnesses is low. Increasing mass media exposure can possibly improve the health seeking behavior of caretakers.

The role of nurses in HIV screening in health care facilities: A systematic review

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 1495-1513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Leblanc ◽  
Espérie Burnet ◽  
Kayigan Wilson D’Almeida ◽  
France Lert ◽  
Tabassome Simon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Hiv Screening ◽  
Care Facilities

BURNOUT AS A MEDIATOR OF THE INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND STRESS COPING STRATEGIES IN NURSES

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-244
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Markiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Occupational Burnout ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

The research focuses on the questions of if nurses working in various health care facilities present different abilities for emotional adaptation to the work environment, if they differ in feeling job related burnout, and what stress coping strategies they tend to employ. The Questionnaire of Emotional Intelligence (INTE), Link Burnout Questionnaire (LBQ), and the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) were administered. The study comprised 104 nurses from various health care facilities located within 7 voivodships (Polish provincial administrative divisions). This included three groups of different types of work: general care, specialized medical care, and units providing care for patients at a high risk of dying. A statistical analysis was performed with IBM SPSS Statistic 24. A regression analysis of the interface between emotional intelligence and stress-coping strategies showed that a high degree of emotional intelligence fostered a strategy of task-avoidance coping, and diminished the tendency to concentrate on emotions during stressful situations, it also minimized the propensity of the individual to reduce stress by distracting themselves with other activities. However, the mediation analysis revealed that the impact of emotional intelligence decreased after the role of occupational burnout was taken into consideration. This finding suggests that it is rather the occupational burnout that limits the possibility to apply effective stress coping strategies and that stress management does not reduce the risk of burnout. The study indicated the significant role of emotional intelligence: as a higher level of this form of intelligence corresponded with a lower feeling of burnout in all its dimensions. The mediation analysis revealed that it is the occurrence of burnout that plays the most significant role in adjustment to the work environment. This finding suggests that the prevention of burnout is the most effective factor enabling productive work, and the maintenance of psychological wellbeing despite the many job stressors which may occur in the workplace. It creates the need to clarify its links with depression in order to concentrate on a really effective treatment.

PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND THE ROLE OF OPTOMETRY

1974 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 497-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis M. Levi ◽  
Maury Hollander ◽  
Warren Wacher
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals The Effective Role of Hospital Information System in Medicine and Healthcare

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S11) ◽  
pp. 4001-4004
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information System ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Hospital Information System ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Hospital Management ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Care Facilities

In the present day world of development it has become inevitable to supplement the growing population with adequate and proper health facilities and services. Though the hospitals are growing in size quality of service always remains a question mark for them due to the ever incrementing need for medical facilities. Integrating any service with technology always remains as the answer to these varying problems by these public utility services. Hospital information systems are one such variant of integrated technology that aids the hospitals in their everyday issues confronted with them. The multiple varieties of health-care facilities has demanded the creation of Health information technologies (HIT) to give solution for the troubles before they have identified; the increasing expenses and demand for the health- care facilities expecting a lot from the society. Via leveraging HIT with an integration of health center functions and approaches, health Hospital information services (HIS) are frequently followed among most fitness-care centers to fulfill administrative requisites. To fulfill the strategic aim of HIT, it targeted to improve the personal care facilities and cost reduction as a primary factor. The main aim of this paper is understand the basic concept of HIS and its implication on the hospital management. The study attempts to meet its objectives by preparing a questionnaire with regard to the hospital management and receive their opinion on the same for further analysis. Hospital information system (HIS) has the capacity in lowering healthcare expenditure and in enhancing fitness outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of HIS in healthcare in and its different regulatory and organizational settings. This paper targeted to examine the impact of clinic statistics structures in improving health care in hospital. Primary data figures became accumulated through distributing questionnaire to patients, doctors and the staff treating them. At the end of the study it was felt that the integration of technology with any public utility service would benefit the public at large and also give prompt output when needed. Since the technology is a comparatively new one it needs a bit of awareness among the general public to access it also knowledge is required on part of the doctors also to use it in a better and easy manner. One of the most significant elements in health center is to access the computer systems which emphasis the availability of computer and computer systems to facilitate direct and instantaneous information access at the point of care. The process of HIS has increased the time spent in hospital which results in the development of overall performance and responsiveness phases.

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