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Preventing malnutrition in children under two (PM2A): a case study in the food insecure context of South Sudan. 预防两岁以下儿童营养不良(PM2A):南苏丹粮食不安全背景下的案例研究。

World health & population Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.12927/whp.2013.23494

Shannon Doocy, Hannah Tappis, Amy Paul, Rolf Klemm, Sonya Funna

引用次数: 3

From the Editor-in-Chief. 来自总编辑。

World health & population Pub Date : 2013-01-01

John E Paul

引用次数: 0

Measuring progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and the missing millions. 衡量千年发展目标和数百万失踪人口的进展情况。

World health & population Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.12927/whp.2013.23270

Roy A Carr-Hill

引用次数: 5

From the Editor-in-Chief. 来自总编辑。

World health & population Pub Date : 2012-01-01

John E Paul

引用次数: 0

Engaging men in family planning services delivery: experiences introducing the Standard Days Method® in four countries. 让男性参与计划生育服务:在四个国家推行标准日方法的经验。

World health & population Pub Date : 2012-01-01 DOI: 10.12927/whp.2013.23097

Rebecka Lundgren, Jeannette Cachan, Victoria Jennings

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引用次数: 26

The association of metabolic syndrome with alcohol consumption among urban Chinese. 中国城市人群代谢综合征与饮酒的关系

World health & population Pub Date : 2012-01-01 DOI: 10.12927/whp.2012.22907

Mark Strand, Judy Perry, Ping Wang

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引用次数: 6

A qualitative assessment of the Iraqi primary healthcare system. 伊拉克初级卫生保健系统的定性评估。

World health & population Pub Date : 2012-01-01 DOI: 10.12927/whp.2012.22817

Nazar P Shabila, Namir G Al-Tawil, Tariq S Al-Hadithi, Egbert Sondorp

{"title":"A qualitative assessment of the Iraqi primary healthcare system.","authors":"Nazar P Shabila, Namir G Al-Tawil, Tariq S Al-Hadithi, Egbert Sondorp","doi":"10.12927/whp.2012.22817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2012.22817","url":null,"abstract":"With the limited availability of empirical and documented knowledge about the Iraqi primary healthcare (PHC) system, this study aimed to identify the main problems facing the Iraqi PHC system and the priorities for change. A qualitative study based on a self-administered questionnaire survey involving 46 primary care managers, public health professionals and academics was conducted in Erbil, Iraq. The questionnaire addressed participants' views on positive aspects, problems, priorities and barriers to change of the PHC system through seven open questions. The qualitative data analysis comprised thematic analysis. The survey revealed significant impediments to delivering PHC services, including problems in organization and management of the system, shortage of and poor quality of medications, and inadequate or uneven distribution of manpower and expertise. Priorities for improving the primary healthcare system included reorganization of the services and leadership involving adoption of family practice and regulation of public-private practice, placing emphasis on prevention and health education, and provision of continuing professional training and development. The enormous problems facing the system might signal the need for important and comprehensive improvements based on more in-depth assessment.","PeriodicalId":40038,"journal":{"name":"World health & population","volume":"13 3","pages":"18-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.12927/whp.2012.22817","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30590510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 15

Pro-alcohol-use social environment and alcohol use among female sex workers in China: beyond the effects of serving alcohol. 支持饮酒的社会环境与中国女性性工作者的饮酒行为:在提供酒精的影响之外。

World health & population Pub Date : 2012-01-01 DOI: 10.12927/whp.2012.22923

Chen Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Yan Hong, Bonita Stanton, Yiyun Chen, Yuejiao Zhou, Wei Liu

{"title":"Pro-alcohol-use social environment and alcohol use among female sex workers in China: beyond the effects of serving alcohol.","authors":"Chen Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Yan Hong, Bonita Stanton, Yiyun Chen, Yuejiao Zhou, Wei Liu","doi":"10.12927/whp.2012.22923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2012.22923","url":null,"abstract":"The current study was designed to fill the literature gap by examining the roles of the pro-alcohol social environment in alcohol use among female sex workers (FSWs) in China. In this study, a total of 1,022 FSWs were recruited through community outreach from both alcohol-serving and nonalcohol-serving commercial sex venues in Guangxi, China. The pro-alcohol social environment was measured in four areas: institutional norms, institutional practices, risk perceptions and peer norms. The measures of the pro-alcohol social environment were significantly associated with the venues' alcohol-serving practices, with FSWs from those venues reporting a more positive pro-alcohol social environment than their counterparts from nonalcohol-serving venues. However, these pro-alcohol social environment measures were independently predictive of alcohol use after controlling for venues' alcoholserving practices and other demographic characteristics. Public health interventions need to target environmental-structural factors through altering pro-alcohol-use social norms and practices at both institutional and individual levels among FSWs in China.","PeriodicalId":40038,"journal":{"name":"World health & population","volume":"13 4","pages":"15-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6698912/pdf/nihms-1044531.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30996565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7

From the editor-in-chief. 来自总编。

World health & population Pub Date : 2012-01-01

John E Paul

引用次数: 0

The Saudi health care system: a view from the minaret. 沙特的医疗保健系统:从尖塔上看。

World health & population Pub Date : 2012-01-01 DOI: 10.12927/whp.2012.22875

Amir A Khaliq

{"title":"The Saudi health care system: a view from the minaret.","authors":"Amir A Khaliq","doi":"10.12927/whp.2012.22875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2012.22875","url":null,"abstract":"This review article provides information about the origins, history, evolution and current status of the Saudi healthcare system, which is currently being transformed from a publicly financed and managed welfare system to a market-oriented, employment-based, insurance-driven system. Since its inception in the 1920s, the system has provided free healthcare to all Saudi nationals at publicly owned facilities run by government-employed administrators and healthcare providers. For millions of foreign workers in the country, healthcare at privately owned for-profit facilities has been paid for either by the employer or by the individual. At the completion of the three-stage transition, everyone in the country, whether employed in the public or private sector, is expected to have insurance coverage provided by the employer. All Ministry of Health-owned hospitals will be divested to the private sector, whereas primary health centres are likely to be retained by the government. Many of the operational details of the transition are unclear at this stage and will be worked out in the coming years. This paper provides a context for these changes and highlights some of the existing issues and weaknesses. The article also points to some of the future challenges and cautions against pitfalls involved in the complete transformation of the system.","PeriodicalId":40038,"journal":{"name":"World health & population","volume":"13 3","pages":"52-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.12927/whp.2012.22875","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30590512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 50