scholarly journals The Role of Religious Leaders in Curbing the spread of HIV/Aids in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Olubayo Oluduro
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Real Difference ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Aids Pandemic ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hiv Aids

The tragic impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nigeria and its rate of escalation despite increasing access to health services have been alarming and terrifying. Nigerian people are very religious, yet the impact of the pandemic leaves nothing untouched. The article examines the response of the Nigerian religious leaders to the challenges of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It discusses some of the challenges facing religious leaders as they grapple with the consequences of this pandemic and explores ways in which they can make a real difference in halting its spread.

scholarly journals Polish Nurses’ Opinions on the Expansion of Their Competences—Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-310
Author(s):  
Kinga Harpula ◽  
Anna Bartosiewicz ◽  
Jerzy Krukowski
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Survey Technique

The development of medical science creates new challenges for nurses to acquire new skills. Thanks to legal changes in Poland, nurses have gained the opportunity to independently provide health services in many areas, including consultations for patients. The aim of the survey is to analyze nurses’ opinions on the expansion of competences in their profession. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted among 798 nurses using the survey technique. The majority (65.48%) of the respondents believed that they were adequately prepared to take up new competences. Most of the respondents believed that the new competence would improve the efficiency of the healthcare system in Poland (71.06%) and facilitate patients’ access to health services (65.29%). According to the nurses, the scope of nursing advice will mainly concern the promotion of health education, wound treatment and prescribing medications. Age, seniority and education level significantly influenced the nurses’ opinions on the scope of nursing advice. The Mann–Whitney test and the Kruskal–Wallis test were used. A correlation between two quantitative variables was assessed with the Spearman’s rho coefficient. The significance level of p < 0.05 was assumed. The extension of the professional competences of nurses will increase the prestige of the profession and is another step toward introducing the role of Advanced Practice Nurse in Poland.

scholarly journals Relationship between Financial Factors and Access to Health Care and Quality of Life for HIV / AIDS Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Laila Salma Iklama ◽  
Nursalam Nursalam ◽  
Ni Ketut Alit Armini
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Financial Factors ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Hiv Aids

Introduction:Patients with HIV-AIDS experience various problems, one of which is related to financial factors and access to health services, this will also affect the patient's quality of life. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between financial factors and access to health services.Method:This was a cross-sectional study with a sample size of 101 respondents who were selected using simple random sampling technique. The independent variable in this study is income and access to services, while the dependent variable in this study is quality of life. The instrument used was a demographic questionnaire and Health-Related Quality of Life, the data were analyzed using chi square with a significance level of p <0.05.Results:The results showed that there was a significant relationship between income (p = 0.044) and the availability of infrastructure (p = 0.003) with the quality of life of HIV-AIDS patients.Conclusion:The financial and access to healthcare factors  are related to the quality of life of clients with HIV-AIDS, so that patients with good quality of life will show that the level of fulfillment of needs and access to health services is also good.

scholarly journals Information, communication and equitable access to health care: a conceptual note

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1168-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Thiede ◽  
Di McIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Communicative Action ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Equitable Access ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Access To Health

This conceptual paper addresses the health policy goal of equitable access to health care from a perspective that highlights the role of choice. It sketches a framework around the three access dimensions availability, affordability, and acceptability. The "degree of fit" with respect to each of these dimensions between the health system and individuals or communities plays a role in determining the level of access to health services by outlining the existing choice set. Yet it is the degree of informedness about the choices that ultimately determines access to health services. Access is therefore defined as the freedom to utilize. The paper focuses on information and its properties, which cut across the dimensions of access. It is argued that equity-oriented health policy should stimulate communicative action in order to empower individuals and communities by expanding their subjective choice sets.

Access to healthcare services during incarceration among female inmates

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 204-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabia Ahmed ◽  
Cybele Angel ◽  
Rebecca Martel ◽  
Diane Pyne ◽  
Louanne Keenan
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Incarcerated Women ◽  
Female Inmates ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Correctional Health ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Incarcerated women have a disproportionate burden of infectious and chronic disease, in addition to substance use disorder and mental health illness, when compared to the general population (Binswanger et al., 2009; Fazel et al., 2006; Fuentes, 2013; Kouyoumdjian et al., 2012). Women often enter the correctional system in poor health, making incarceration an opportunity to address health issues. The purpose of this paper is to explore the barriers to accessing health services that female inmates face during incarceration, the consequences to their health, and implications for correctional health services delivery. Design/methodology/approach Focus groups were conducted in Canadian correctional center with female inmates. Focus groups explored women’s experiences with accessing health services while incarcerated; the impact of access to health services on health during incarceration and in the community; and recommendations for improving access to health services. Thematic analysis was completed using N-vivo 10. Findings The women described multiple barriers to accessing health services that resulted in negative consequences to their health: treatment interruption; health disempowerment; poor mental and physical health; and recidivism into addiction and crime upon release. Women made three important recommendations for correctional health service delivery: provision of comprehensive health entry and exit assessments; improvement of health literacy; and establishment of health support networks. The recommendations were organized into an “Accessing Health Services Resource Manual” for incarcerated women. Originality/value There is a paucity of existing literature examining provision of health services for female inmates. These findings have relevancy for correctional and community health care providers and organizations that provide health services for this vulnerable population.

scholarly journals The impact of social health insurance on rural populations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Green ◽  
Bruce Hollingsworth ◽  
Miaoqing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Rural Populations ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Impact

AbstractImproving health outcomes of rural populations in low- and middle-income countries represents a significant challenge. A key part of this is ensuring access to health services and protecting households from financial risk caused by unaffordable medical care. In 2003, China introduced a heavily subsidised voluntary social health insurance programme that aimed to provide 800 million rural residents with access to health services and curb medical impoverishment. This paper provides new evidence on the impact of the scheme on health care utilisation and medical expenditure. Given the voluntary nature of the insurance enrolment, we exploit the uneven roll-out of the programme across rural counties as a natural experiment to explore causal inference. We find little effect of the insurance on the use of formal medical care and out-of-pocket health payments. However, there is evidence that it directed people away from informal health care towards village clinics, especially among patients with lower income. The insurance has also led to a reduction in the use of city hospitals among the rich. The shift to village clinics from informal care and higher-level hospitals suggests that the NRCMS has the potential to improve efficiency within the health care system and help patients to obtain less costly primary care. However, the poor quality of primary care and insufficient insurance coverage for outpatient services remains a concern.

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