scholarly journals Assessment of functioning of Health and Wellness Centers in a district of Western Gujarat

Healthline ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Hetal Rathod ◽  
Pradeep Pithadia ◽  
Disha Patel ◽  
Mukeshgiri Goswami ◽  
Dipesh Parmar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Selective Approach ◽  
Comprehensive Primary Health Care ◽  
The Government

Introduction: Ayushman Bharat is an attempt to move from a selective approach to health care to deliver comprehensive range of services spanning preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative care. To ensure delivery of Comprehensive Primary Health Care services, existing Sub Health Centers and Primary Health Centers are converted to Health and Wellness Centers (HWC).Objective: The main objective of our study is to assess functionality of HWCs in various blocks of Jamnagar district and to determine prevalence of non-communicable diseases in the community. It is a cross sectional study conducted between August-December 2019. A semi-structured proforma containing questionnaires was used for data collection. Data were entered and analyzed in Microsoft Excel version 2007.There are 58 health and wellness centers in Jamnagar, of which, we randomly select 50% of centers from each taluka, so total of 29 HWCs selected, four among them could not be assessed, so our final sample size would be 25. Result: Our study observed satisfactory performance of health and wellness centres except barring a few indicators. Community health officers and multipurpose workers are available in about majority of centers. The study found that the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, oral Cancer, breast cancer, and cervical Cancer was 20.44%, 11.03%, 0.73% 0.45% and 1.02% respectively. Staff at the centers was in need of vital training like Techo, refresher training etc. Conclusion: Majority of health and wellness centers are functioning as per the guidelines laid down by the Government barring a few services like laughing club, music therapy, meditation etc.

scholarly journals Geographic Accessibility towards Primary Health Care in Karawang District

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabila Ramadina ◽  
Mulya Nurmansyah Ardisasmita ◽  
Budi Sujatmiko
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Transportation Cost ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
Geographic Accessibility ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health

Health accessibility refers to the availability of health care services accessible to the community as required. However, the convenience of accessing such services vary throughout regions due to geography. Hence differences in geographic accessibility can be an obstacle to accessing health care. This study characterized the influence of geographic accessibility on primary health care (PHC) in Karawang District. A cross-sectional study was conducted in November 2019 in five sub-districts of Karawang District. Respondents were interviewed using questionnaires to collect geographic (mileage and travel time from respondents’ house to nearest PHC) and transportation (mode of transportation and transportation cost) data. In total, the study involved 513 randomly selected households, of which 11% had far to travel to the PHC, 22% had a long traveling time, and 23% had expensive transportation costs, with motorcycles being the most common means of transport. Therefore, PHCs in several sub-districts in Karawang District are less accessible due to geographic barriers.

scholarly journals An analysis of the meaning of integrated Primary Health Care from the KwaZulu- Natal Primary Health Care context

Curationis ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.N. Sibiya ◽  
N.S. Gwele
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Comprehensive Health

In South Africa, integration o f services policy was enacted in 1996 with the aim of increasing health service utilization by increasing accessibility and availability of all health care services at Primary Health Care (PHC) level. Integration of PHC services continues to be seen as a pivotal strategy towards the achievement of the national goals of transformation of health services, and the attainment of a comprehensive and seamless public health system. Although the drive behind the integration of PHC services was to improve accessibility of services to the community, the problem however, arises in the implementation of integrated PHC (IPHC) as there is no agreed upon understanding of what this phenomenon means in the South African context. To date no research studies have been reported on the meaning of the integration of PHC services. Hence, there is a need for shared views on this phenomenon in order to facilitate an effective implementation of this approach. A cross-sectional study, using a qualitative approach was employed in this study in order to analyze the phenomenon, IPHC in KwaZulu-Natal and the meaning attached to it in different levels of the health system. A grounded theory was selected as it is a method known for its ability to make greatest contribution in areas where little research has been done and when new viewpoints are needed to describe the familiar phenomenon that is not clearly understood. Policy makers and co-ordinators of PHC at national, provincial and district levels as well as PHC nurses at functional level participated in the study. The data was collected by means of observations, interviews and document analysis. The sample size for interviews was comprised of 38 participants. Strauss and Corbin’s process of data analysis was used. It emerged that there were three core categories that were used by the participants as discriminatory dimensions of IPHC in South Africa. These core categories were (a) comprehensive health care, (b) supermarket approach and (c) one stop shop.

scholarly journals Availability of dental treatment is associated with satisfaction derived from Primary Health Care Services accessed by elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 344-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Blaya MARTINS ◽  
Creta SEIBT ◽  
Matheus NEVES ◽  
Juliana Balbinot HILGERT ◽  
Fernando Neves HUGO
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Primary Health

Abstract Objective This research evaluated whether having dental treatment available in the primary health care centers of the Brazilian Unified Health System was associated with greater satisfaction with the services accessed. The offering of dental care within the health service that elders usually access may improve their satisfaction with the services as a whole. Material and method In this cross-sectional study, 401 elders living in the districts of Lomba do Pinheiro and Partenon in Porto Alegre, Brazil were interviewed. Elders were selected using a cluster sampling design process from census tract drawings. Result Poisson Regression revealed that age and dental treatment supply were associated with outcome, and age, number of teeth, and the presence of dental treatment were associated with a higher prevalence of satisfaction with health services. Conclusion These results provide new contributions for health system qualification because this study demonstrated the importance of having dental treatment available to improve the satisfaction of older people with the Primary Health Care (PHC) services accessed.

scholarly journals Career commitment and career entrenchment among Primary Health Care workers

2022 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Garcia Lourenção ◽  
Jacqueline Flores de Oliveira ◽  
Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto ◽  
Carlos Leonardo Figueiredo Cunha ◽  
Sandra Verónica Valenzuela-Suazo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Career Commitment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Workers

ABSTRACT Objective: Assess levels of career commitment and career entrenchment among Primary Health Care workers. Methods: This Cross-sectional study addressed 393 workers using the Brazilian versions of the Career Commitment Measure (CCM) and Career Entrenchment Measure (CEM). Results: Levels of Career commitment [75.5-77.5] were higher (p<0.001) than Career Entrenchment [66.7-69.2]. Identity levels [82.7-85.5] were higher (p<0.001) than Investment levels [60.4-65.0]. Career resilience levels [75.1-79.2] were higher (p<0.001) than Emotional costs [69.0-72.1]. Planning levels [64.2-67.1] were lower (p<0.001) than levels of limitedness of career alternatives [68.1-71.0]. Conclusion: The highest scores were obtained in Career commitment, showing the workers’ identification and positive relationship with their careers, that is, these workers remain in Primary Health Care services because they identify themselves with their professions.

scholarly journals Scope of Ayurvedic Medicine in Pneumonia Patients Visiting Govt. Hospitals in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Nazmul Hasan ◽  
Shurab Hossain ◽  
M. Atiqul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
National Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Ayurveda is considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science and is often called the ‘Mother of all healing’. In this sub-continent, it is one of the ancient health care systems. Nowadays, it is practiced by millions of people in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Tibet, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. In response to the urge of public demand and to achieve the goals of primary health care, the Government of Bangladesh has appointed and posted numbers of Ayurvedic doctors all over Bangladesh. It was due to assay the impact of these recruitments in primary health care as well as in national health services. Aiming this a cross-sectional study was designed to conduct within randomly selected twenty-two centers, approximately covering 35% of each administrative division. This study revealed that roughly 12% of total visiting patients seeking Ayurvedic health service, and among them 7.26% of patients were <5 years old children. A calculative 14.20%, children were suffering from Respiratory Tract Infection (RTI), and of these RTI patients, 42.77% were diagnosed as pneumonia. Bashakarist, Chandramrita rasa, Shwas Kuthar rasa, and Talishadi Churna were prescribed invariably to manage RTIs and pneumonia. This study revealed with such limited manpower of Ayurvedic medical service, it is helping significantly in securing primary health care goals set by the government. The inclusion of more qualified manpower and engaging them in effective training may help the government to conquer the zenith of success in national health services. 

Longitudinality Assessment in Primary Health Care Services: a cross-sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Marciane Kessler ◽  
Suzinara Beatriz Soares de Lima ◽  
Teresinha Heck Weiller ◽  
Luis Felipe Dias Lopes ◽  
Thaís Dresch Eberhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Services

scholarly journals Assessment of clients 'satisfaction with primary health care services in Basra City, South of Iraq 2012

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 2558-2566
Author(s):  
Essam Mohammed Abd-Alsaid
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Directorate ◽  
South Of Iraq

Client satisfaction has been defined as the degree of congruency between a client’s expectation of ideal care and his/her perception of the real care receive. In Iraq, there has been a recent concern at the Ministry of Health (MOH) about improving the quality of Primary Health Care (PHC) services being considered the first health “gate” for the community. This study aimed to assess the level of clients’ satisfaction with PHC services in Basra, Iraq, 2012. A cross-sectional study was performed on 12 randomly selected PHC centers from the total eight PHC districts at Basra Health Directorate, where 1200 clients aged 18 years and above were selected systematically. Data was collected via a direct interview with clients using an Arabic language questionnaire. The satisfaction was rated at a scale of 1-5 points, and the data was analyzed using c.  The results of the current study revealed that the overall clients’ satisfaction was 90.8%. The highest score for clients’ satisfaction was for nurses’ staff domain of PHC services (91.9%), and the lowest was for waiting for the domain (74.5%). Old age, females, retired and illiterate clients showed significantly the highest overall satisfaction. Clients reported their main dissatisfaction for the availability of the medicines item (53.4%) and the waiting time to see medical staff item (59%). The present study concluded that overall clients’ satisfaction was relatively high, and socio-demographic characteristics played major roles in deciding the extent of clients’ satisfaction.

scholarly journals Is the management of obesity in primary health care appropriate in Brazil?

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Souza Lopes ◽  
Patrícia Pinheiro de Freitas ◽  
Maria Cecília Ramos de Carvalho ◽  
Nathália Luíza Ferreira ◽  
Mariana Carvalho de Menezes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Obesity Management ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health

Abstract: This study aims to describe the adequacy of basic health units (UBS) in Brazil regarding structure and work process for obesity management and to evaluate user satisfaction with primary health care services. This cross-sectional study was conducted with data from the 2013-2014 National Program for Improving Primary Care Access and Quality (PMAQ) - an initiative to assess primary health care teams’ performance. Data were collected between 2013 and 2014 through interviews with primary health care teams and users. All indicators of adequate care for obesity were defined within the article scope, based on data from the PMAQ. Of the 24,055 UBS analyzed, located in 4,845 different cities, only 7.6% had adequate structure for obesity management. Likewise, only 26.6% of the 114,615 users interviewed reported adequate access, and 27.8% of the UBS showed adequate service organization. Healthcare was considered as “good” or “very good” by 82.4% of users. These indicators varied according to geographic region, showing better results for the South and Southeast. Our results suggest that the country may still be at the initial stage of systematizing care with obesity, presenting significant disparities among regions.

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