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Lifesaving emergency obstetric services are inadequate in south-west Ethiopia: a formidable challenge to reducing maternal mortality in Ethiopia
(BioMed Central, 2013-11-04)
Background:
Most maternal deaths take place during labour and within a few weeks after delivery. The availability
and utilization of emergency obstetric care facilities is a key factor in reducing maternal mortality; ...
Immigrants’ use of emergency primary health care in Norway: a registry-based observational study
(BioMed Central, 2012-09-07)
Background: Emigrants are often a selected sample and in good health, but migration can have deleterious effects on health. Many immigrant groups report poor health and increased use of health services, and it is often ...
Acute hospital admissions among nursing home residents: a population-based observational study
(BioMed Central, 2011-05-26)
Background: Nursing home residents are prone to acute illness due to their high age, underlying illnesses and
immobility. We examined the incidence of acute hospital admissions among nursing home residents versus ...
The burden of knowing: balancing benefits and barriers in HIV testing decisions. a qualitative study from Zambia
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2012-01-05)
Background
Client-initiated HIV counselling and testing has been scaled up in many African countries, in the form of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). Test rates have remained low, with HIV-related stigma being ...
Patient safety in surgical environments: Cross-countries comparison of psychometric properties and results of the Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
(BioMed Central, 2010-09-22)
Background:
How hospital health care personnel perceive safety climate has been assessed in several countries by using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (HSOPS). Few studies have examined safety climate factors in ...
Checklists in the operating room: Help or hurdle? A qualitative study on health workers' experiences
(BioMed Central, 2010-12-20)
Background:
Checklists have been used extensively as a cognitive aid in aviation; now, they are being introduced in many areas of medicine. Although few would dispute the positive effects of checklists, little is known ...
Why caretakers bypass Primary Health Care facilities for child care - a case from rural Tanzania
(BioMed Central, 2011-11-17)
Background: Research on health care utilization in low income countries suggests that patients frequently bypass PHC facilities in favour of higher-level hospitals - despite substantial additional time and financial costs. ...
Immigrants' use of primary health care services for mental health problems
(BioMed Central, 2014-08-13)
Background: Equity in health care across all social groups is a major goal in health care policy. Immigrants may experience more mental health problems than natives, but we do not know the extent to which they seek help ...
Reducing hospital admissions from nursing homes: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2014-01-24)
Background: The geriatric nursing home population is vulnerable to acute and deteriorating illness due to
advanced age, multiple chronic illnesses and high levels of dependency. Although the detriments of hospitalising
the ...
Increased fairness in priority setting processes within the health sector: the case of Kapiri-Mposhi District, Zambia
(BioMed Central, 2014-02-18)
Background: The challenge of priority setting (PS) in health care within contexts of severe resource limitations has continued to receive attention. Accountability for Reasonableness (AFR) has emerged as a useful framework ...