Global Health PromotionPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-05-22DOI: 10.1177/17579759241248171
Ana Lilia Lozada-Tequeanes, Cynthia Rosas Magallanes, Kathryn L Spielman, Anabelle Bonvecchio Arenas
{"title":"Massive open online course on breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.","authors":"Ana Lilia Lozada-Tequeanes, Cynthia Rosas Magallanes, Kathryn L Spielman, Anabelle Bonvecchio Arenas","doi":"10.1177/17579759241248171","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579759241248171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>COVID-19 virus was reported to be transmitted through breastfeeding (BF), creating the need for rapidly available, standardized information and training for health personnel and the community about BF as an urgent action to reduce misinformation and unethical promotion of breast milk substitutes (BMS). In Mexico, a massive open online course (MOOC) was designed and implemented to protect, promote and support BF in emergency contexts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>MOOC registration consisted of collection of quantitative data regarding participant characteristics, MOOC coverage, scores achieved and completion rates. A multiple linear regression analysis was performed to relate the absolute and relative skills earned in the MOOC to participant characteristics. In addition, factors associated with completion rate and dissemination of information from the MOOC were analyzed using multiple logistic regression and presented as odds ratios.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During a period of 19 months, 52,426 participants across the country, including health personnel and general population, entered the Cursos en Linea del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (CLIMSS) platform, of which 50.5% completed the MOOC. The level of participation was maintained from January 2021 to early 2022 when the perception of the risk of getting sick from COVID-19 and quarantining decreased. In adjusted analysis, completion rate was associated with being older or belonging to a health institution; furthermore, residing in the north of the country doubled the odds of completing the MOOC (odds ratio 2.24; 95% confidence interval 1.95-2.56).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A MOOC can be a useful training strategy to disseminate information, especially in emergencies where physical distancing is important and reaching the largest possible population is required.</p>","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":" ","pages":"131-141"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141076754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Health PromotionPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-05-27DOI: 10.1177/17579759241242113
Magda Guimarães de Araujo Faria, Alex Simões de Mello, Carine Silvestrini Sena Lima da Silva, Cristiane H Gallasch, Helena M Scherlowski Leal David, José R Martinez-Riera
{"title":"Health Promoting Universities and the salutogenic theory: contemporary challenges in the Latin American reality.","authors":"Magda Guimarães de Araujo Faria, Alex Simões de Mello, Carine Silvestrini Sena Lima da Silva, Cristiane H Gallasch, Helena M Scherlowski Leal David, José R Martinez-Riera","doi":"10.1177/17579759241242113","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579759241242113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective is to reflect on the existing articulation between Aaron Antonovsky's salutogenic theory and Health Promoting Universities, highlighting the challenges for the operationalization of health promotion actions in the Latin American university scenario in the contemporary world. The visible adherence of the ideas of the salutogenic theory to the guiding components of the Health Promoting Universities movement was identified, which has contributed to successful experiences around the world. Practices in the light of salutogenic theory can be considered effective strategies for improving the quality of life in the university setting; however, it is necessary for those involved to detach themselves so that the logic of acting based on a pathogenic process is broken. Furthermore, regional challenges in the Latin American reality must be understood and overcome with the support of public policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":" ","pages":"20-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141155568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Health PromotionPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-03-22DOI: 10.1177/17579759231206379
André Wamba, Ange Maïn-Ndeiang Laoungang, Gustave Soh
{"title":"Le comportement alimentaire des étudiants de l'Université de Yaoundé I, Cameroun : entre la littératie alimentaire, la littératie en santé et l'e-littératie alimentaire.","authors":"André Wamba, Ange Maïn-Ndeiang Laoungang, Gustave Soh","doi":"10.1177/17579759231206379","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579759231206379","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Contexte: </strong>Il est connu que les maladies non transmissibles s'originent dans les habitudes et les choix alimentaires, et la littératie en santé est le meilleur déterminant de la santé d'un individu au 21e siècle. Or, cet aspect reste peu exploré en contexte camerounais. Dès lors, cette étude examine la relation entre la littératie en santé, la littératie alimentaire, la littératie alimentaire numérique et le comportement alimentaire des étudiants de l'Université de Yaoundé I.</p><p><strong>Méthodes: </strong>Un total de 240 étudiants âgés de 18 à 48 ans (<i>M</i> = 21,97 ans, ET = 7,03), dont 149 (62,1 %) femmes, sélectionnés par commodité, ont rempli un questionnaire composite comprenant des échelles de mesure de la littératie en santé (Health Literacy Survey European Union Questionnaire Short Form), de la littératie alimentaire (Short Food Literacy Questionnaire), de la littératie alimentaire numérique (eHealth Literacy Scale) et du comportement alimentaire (General Dietary Behavior Inventory). Les données ont été analysées grâce au logiciel SPSS, v.20, en utilisant des tests de Mann-Whitney, de Kruskal-Wallis, de Spearman et des modèles linéaires généralisés.</p><p><strong>Résultats: </strong>Les résultats ont montré que le comportement alimentaire n'est pas associé aux caractéristiques sociodémographiques des étudiants. L'analyse des modèles linéaires généralisés a démontré que le comportement alimentaire des étudiants est influencé par la littératie alimentaire (β = 1,503, <i>p</i> < 0,001), la littératie en santé (β = 1,191, <i>p</i> < 0,05) et la littératie alimentaire numérique (β = 1,263, <i>p</i> < 0,001). De même, prises ensemble, elles entrainent une variation de 6,929 sur le comportement alimentaire (χ²(3) = 63,070, β = 6,929, <i>p</i> < 0,001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>L'étude suggère que plus de recherches sur d'autres sous-groupes de population sont nécessaires afin de fournir des données pour des interventions en faveur d'une alimentation saine.</p>","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":" ","pages":"122-130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140185988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Health PromotionPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-03-26DOI: 10.1177/17579759241232984
Rajiv Yeravdekar, Sanjay Zodpey
{"title":"Health promotion at higher educational institutions: a clarion call for action in India.","authors":"Rajiv Yeravdekar, Sanjay Zodpey","doi":"10.1177/17579759241232984","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579759241232984","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article introduces the concept of a health-promoting university (HPU) in an Indian context. The importance of health promotion through a 'settings-based' approach that focuses on India's needs is outlined. We highlight the aims and objectives of a HPU and the mechanisms to evaluate its impact. We call for action by stakeholders to develop a HPU project consistent with public health issues, including health development and sustainability. Furthermore, this settings-based approach provides a template that can be replicated in other low- and middle-income countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":" ","pages":"12-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Health PromotionPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-03-23DOI: 10.1177/17579759241232391
Koffi N'Tcha, David Houeto, N'koué Emmanuel Sambieni
{"title":"Prévalence et facteurs associés à la co-consommation d'alcool et de tabac dans la commune de Natitingou, Bénin.","authors":"Koffi N'Tcha, David Houeto, N'koué Emmanuel Sambieni","doi":"10.1177/17579759241232391","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579759241232391","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>La consommation d'alcool et la consommation de tabac entraînent chacune des risques importants pour la santé. L'objectif de cette étude était d'étudier la prévalence de la co-consommation d'alcool et de tabac ainsi que les facteurs associés dans la commune de Natitingou en 2016.</p><p><strong>Méthodes: </strong>Il s'agissait d'une étude transversale à caractère analytique. L'enquête s'est déroulée en octobre 2016 et a porté sur un échantillon de 270 sujets. Elle a été menée selon une technique de sondage aléatoire à plusieurs degrés. Les données collectées ont été analysées avec le logiciel <i>R</i>.</p><p><strong>Résultats: </strong>Sur les 270 sujets interrogés, 72,2 % étaient des hommes. L'âge moyen était de 30,7 ± 9,2 ans. La prévalence de la co-consommation était de 33,7 % [IC<sub>95%</sub> : 28,1 %-39,7 %]). Les facteurs associés à la co-consommation d'alcool et de tabac étaient : le sexe masculin (OR<sub>a</sub> = 2,1 ; <i>p</i> = 0,023), la dipsomanie (OR<sub>a</sub> = 1,4 ; <i>p</i> = 0,032), le fait d'avoir des amis buveurs ou fumeurs (OR<sub>a</sub> = 2,8 ; <i>p</i> = 0,004), le fait de suivre les publicités des médias sur les boissons alcoolisées (OR<sub>a</sub> = 1,9 ; <i>p</i> = 0,029) et le faible coût /accessibilité des deux substances (OR<sub>a</sub> = 2,1 ; <i>p</i> = 0,011).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cette étude a montré qu'il est important de dépasser la prévention centrée sur la personne qui consiste à sensibiliser et à prendre en charge pour adopter des mesures de prévention structurelle (notamment législatives).</p>","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":" ","pages":"112-121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140195426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Health PromotionPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1177/17579759241230061
Sebastián Saez, Margarita Bernales
{"title":"Representaciones de masculinidades en las políticas públicas de salud en Chile.","authors":"Sebastián Saez, Margarita Bernales","doi":"10.1177/17579759241230061","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579759241230061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objetivo: </strong>comprender las representaciones de las masculinidades en las políticas públicas de salud en Chile.</p><p><strong>Método: </strong>desde un diseño metodológico cualitativo, se realizó una revisión documental de programas y políticas del área de la salud sexual y reproductiva, salud mental, violencia y ciclo vital, incluyendo adicionalmente el análisis de 10 entrevistas realizadas a trabajadores de la salud, actores claves y expertos. Se realizó un análisis de contenido temático, utilizando software NVivo.</p><p><strong>Resultados: </strong>los principales resultados constatan que la presencia masculina es menor que la femenina en las políticas públicas de salud, y que las representaciones de los varones suelen tener una perspectiva socio-comportamental donde se concibe que la masculinidad es perjudicial para la salud.</p><p><strong>Conclusión: </strong>los hallazgos instan a incluir una mirada inclusiva de hombres y masculinidades, su contexto social y capacidad de cambio a fin de poder abordar vulnerabilidades y necesidades específicas de la salud de hombres en Chile.</p>","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":" ","pages":"142-151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140307322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Health PromotionPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-05-06DOI: 10.1177/17579759241246778
Melissa Stoneham, Lee Coller, Jacqueline Napolitano, Megan M Scolyer, Christina Pollard
{"title":"Filling gaps - a case study in building advocacy capacity in the health promotion workforce.","authors":"Melissa Stoneham, Lee Coller, Jacqueline Napolitano, Megan M Scolyer, Christina Pollard","doi":"10.1177/17579759241246778","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579759241246778","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Public health advocacy is a fundamental part of public health and health promotion practice. However, gaps exist in the provision of public health advocacy knowledge and skill acquisition both in the tertiary environment and within ongoing professional development programmes. The Goulburn Valley Public Health Unit partnered with the Public Health Advocacy Institute to build the skills of 49 public health and promotion professionals in their regions, to enable them to lead an advocacy project that aimed to promote state-wide initiatives. This involved a series of face-to-face skills-based public health advocacy workshops and post workshop e-mentoring. Results included the creation of locally relevant public health advocacy projects and a community of practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":" ","pages":"37-43"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11636026/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140854136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"La promoción de la salud debe convertirse en promoción de la igualdad.","authors":"Ted Schrecker","doi":"10.1177/17579759241297506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579759241297506","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":"31 4","pages":"9-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142814554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Health PromotionPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1177/17579759241245858
Francis A Adzei, Richard O Agblom, Valda Commey, Mawusi A Alornu
{"title":"Health promotion as the nexus of public health and clinical care: the case of a district hospital in southern Ghana.","authors":"Francis A Adzei, Richard O Agblom, Valda Commey, Mawusi A Alornu","doi":"10.1177/17579759241245858","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579759241245858","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored the extent to which health promotion techniques and activities are incorporated into public health and clinical care at a District Hospital in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, as well as the challenges that this process faces. Information was obtained at the hospital facility through direct observation, interviews and open-ended questionnaires. Findings showed that the process of incorporating health promotion activities into public health and clinical care at the hospital was underdeveloped. The challenges this process faces based on the research findings include structural challenges, inadequate logistics, increased workload, insufficient human resource capacity, lack of motivation for staff, lack of cooperation, teamwork and consultation, inadequate management and enforcement support, prolonged hospital hours for healthcare workers and patients, and inadequate knowledge of health promotion and training. To address these challenges, suggested measures include promoting teamwork and collaboration among healthcare professionals, training and continuous education, government involvement and enforcement of health promotion integration at the hospital, hospital management involvement, media sensitization and advocacy, provision of financial, material and human resources, motivation and encouragement of the process of health promotion integration, and patient involvement. Further research is also recommended to broaden the scope of this study by involving other health practitioner categories and health promotion stakeholders.</p>","PeriodicalId":46805,"journal":{"name":"Global Health Promotion","volume":" ","pages":"66-74"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140877641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}