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{"title":"Building Real-World Evidence Infrastructure to Improve Health and Healthcare in the United States: Part II-How Coordinated Registry Networks Operate Like Systemic Coordinated Inter-Organizational Networks.","authors":"Osman Nuri Yogurtcu, Laura E Gressler, Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, Kashif Haqqi, Colin Shepard, Orestis A Panagiotou, Santiago J Molina, Philip P Goodney, Ali B Abbasi, Brian S Anderson, Wilbur C Hadden, James E Tcheng, Julia Skapik, Gregory Pappas","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_75_2024","DOIUrl":"10.25259/ijtmrph_75_2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Coordinated Registry Networks (CRNs) are networks of healthcare partners that create and utilize information from clinical society registries and other sources to drive evidence-based improvements in healthcare. In Part I of this three-part series, we introduced the systemic coordinated inter-organizational networks (SCIONs) theory, which is proposed as a unique mode of societal coordination that fosters trust, cooperation, and adaptability among partner organizations to address complex societal problems, including healthcare. In this article, we analyze how CRNs function like SCIONs to better understand how CRNs can promote innovation to improve outcomes, quality, and efficiency.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The SCIONs theory is used to describe the structure and functions of CRNs and to consider how they might be optimized in practice. We apply the SCIONs theory to an extended case study of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) to describe the structure and functions of this CRN.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The criteria to identify SCIONs-characteristics, modes of coordination, and performance evaluation-are applied to the VQI as CRN (and to the VQI as an extended case study). CRNs may drive radical innovation in quality improvement, research, regulatory decision-making, and medical product development. The consequences of these innovations in vascular surgery have been measured by reduced patient stays, reduced barriers in care access, and improved care quality metrics. A partnership between the SVS VQI and the Medical Device Epidemiology Network further expanded VQI's capabilities and integrated Medicare data for a robust evaluation of patient outcomes. Key factors making innovation possible include regional sub-networks, collaborative stakeholder relationships, and a dedicated network-coordinating organization that provides technical expertise, leadership, and data quality assurance for effective collaboration.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and implications for translation: </strong>The description of the VQI as a SCION offers a generalizable model for the CRN as real-world data collection and analysis that has transformed healthcare delivery and improved patient outcomes at scale. The CRN model is proposed for development broadly across medical and surgical specialties in the US as well as primary care.</p>","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"9 Suppl 1","pages":"S26-S36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12848663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146088353","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}

{"title":"Building Real-World Evidence Infrastructure to Improve Health and Healthcare in the United States: Part I-Coordinated Registry Networks and Systemic Coordinated Inter-Organizational Networks.","authors":"Osman Nuri Yogurtcu, Laura E Gressler, Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, Kashif Haqqi, Colin Shepard, Orestis A Panagiotou, Santiago J Molina, Philip P Goodney, Ali B Abbasi, Brian S Anderson, Wilbur C Hadden, James E Tcheng, Julia Skapik, Gregory Pappas","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_74_2024","DOIUrl":"10.25259/ijtmrph_74_2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Over the past decade substantial government and market-driven efforts focused on the use of real-world evidence (RWE) to improve healthcare decision-making. A successful strategy has been mounted by specialty societies and their registries that have created RWE through a model known as the Coordinated Registry Network (CRN), which has accelerated innovation, improved care quality, addressed the safety and efficacy of medical products, and supported medical research. This three-part manuscript works to understand how the CRNs have succeeded by applying organizational sociology and the theory of Systemic Coordinated Inter-Organizational Networks (SCIONs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We describe CRNs as organizations that evolved from the traditional registries of clinical specialty societies. We present the SCIONs theory, a network of organizations that deploy a coordination strategy based on trust and cooperation to solve complex problems. By applying sociological concepts, we identified key characteristics and functions that can inform the development of CRNs, providing practical guidance for their implementation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our analysis reveals that CRNs offer a unique mode of coordination that can address complex healthcare challenges, leveraging traditional market and government efforts. CRNs can support the vision of a learning health system and evidence-based medicine by harnessing the power of RWE, transforming, and improving healthcare delivery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and implications for translation: </strong>CRNs have the potential to transform evidence generation in healthcare by curating and integrating multiple data sources that can address the data needs of multiple CRN partners. This American solution to the provision of evidence for supporting decision-making in healthcare builds on professional society relationships; the CRN model has demonstrated success in large national registries and warrants expansion to other specialty areas. By understanding the organizational sociology of CRNs, we can unlock their full potential to drive innovation, efficiency, and quality improvement in healthcare.</p>","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"9 Suppl 1","pages":"S15-S25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12828708/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146055462","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}

{"title":"Building Real-World Evidence Infrastructure to Improve Health and Healthcare in the United States: Part III-Questions for Translational Science and Action Theory.","authors":"Osman Nuri Yogurtcu, Laura E Gressler, Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, Kashif Haqqi, Colin Shepard, Orestis A Panagiotou, Santiago J Molina, Philip P Goodney, Ali B Abbasi, Brian S Anderson, Wilbur C Hadden, James E Tcheng, Julia Skapik, Gregory Pappas","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_76_2024","DOIUrl":"10.25259/ijtmrph_76_2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Previous work in this series has introduced real-world evidence (RWE), coordinated registry networks (CRNs), and systemic, coordinated, inter-organizational networks (SCIONs) theory. The application of SCIONs theory to CRNs illuminates how their structure and function foster trust and cooperation in a network of organizations to successfully address complex problems in healthcare. This third part in the series asks questions about how SCIONs theory can benefit CRNs and how the experience of CRNs can further develop the SCIONs theory.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This manuscript analyzes reciprocal relationships related to SCIONs theory and CRN practice, examining how each can be used to benefit the other. While SCIONs theory has not yet formally been used to direct the development of a CRN, future application is proposed. Conversely, we explored how the practical experiences of CRNs can inform and refine our understanding of SCIONs, including identifying areas for theoretical development and through an exploration of the current limitations of CRNs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The SCIONs theory may usefully direct CRN development in key leadership areas, including increasing human capital, encouraging organizational adaptiveness, expanding institutional capacity, mobilizing political engagement, and generating cooperative behavior. CRNs, guided by SCIONs theory, can offer a pathway towards a more efficient, equitable, and learning-oriented healthcare system. A comprehensive approach proposed for CRNs may facilitate the expansion of the evaluation component in SCIONs theory.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and implications for translation: </strong>CRN program managers should prioritize strategic approaches that foster human capital, organizational adaptability, and institutional capacity. Government agencies may consider investments in CRN as a way to build RWE infrastructure that improves quality and efficiency of healthcare broadly. Public discourse may benefit from a clearer understanding of the role of cooperation in society to address issues that government and markets are not well suited to address. The literature on SCIONs can support the non-profit literature in the way the business literature supports the for-profit sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"9 Suppl 1","pages":"S37-S45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12954874/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147358042","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}

{"title":"Predictors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Acquisition among children 0-14 Years in Nigeria.","authors":"Aisha A Abdullahi, Hassan A Murtala, Amina Aminu, Muhammad A Abbas, Abubakar L Yusuf, Muktar H Aliyu, Sani H Aliyu, Ololade D Adeyemi, Deepa Dongarwar, Jordi B Torrelles, Gambo Aliyu, Hamisu M Salihu","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_45_2025","DOIUrl":"10.25259/ijtmrph_45_2025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Children under the age of 15 represent 3% of the global population living with HIV, 9% of new HIV infections, and 12% of all deaths related to AIDS. This study describes the predictors of HIV among children aged 0-14 years in Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from a weighted sample of 84 130 443 children aged 0-14 years, collected as part of the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), the largest in the world. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and the Kruskal Wallis Test were employed to assess the differences between HIV-positive children in urban versus rural areas. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) from logistic regression models were used to delineate predictors of pediatric HIV.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Weighted data on a total of over 84 million children was analyzed, with a slightly higher median age and school enrollment observed among urban residents. HIV prevalence was low overall, at 0.1% in urban areas and 0.2% in rural areas. Among HIV-positive children, maternal awareness of HIV status was a key determinant: children whose mothers were aware of their HIV-positive status had significantly lower likelihood of HIV infection (AOR: 0.02; CI: 0.01-0.06; p <0.001). Conversely, having a living mother (AOR: 6.57; CI: 1.75-24.7; p = 0.005) and younger maternal age were associated with increased likelihood of pediatric HIV. Other sociodemographic and contextual factors, including child's age, sex, residence, school enrollment, and conflict zone status were not significantly associated with pediatric HIV acquisition.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings showed that maternal health significantly influences pediatric HIV outcomes. Children of HIV-positive mothers were less likely to acquire HIV, likely due to ART and PMTCT programs. These findings emphasize the need for strengthened targeted interventions focusing on maternal care, HIV prevention, and healthcare access among vulnerable populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"9 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12685017/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145716995","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}

{"title":"Ocular Health Complications Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: Leveraging Doppler Ultrasonography to Identify and Manage Risk Factors.","authors":"Ahmad Bashir Umar, Mohammed Kabir Saleh, Yahuza Mansur Adamu, Sadiq Hassan, Muktar Hassan Aliyu, Anas Ismail","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_69_2024","DOIUrl":"10.25259/ijtmrph_69_2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>HIV-associated retinopathy and other ocular complications remain conditions of concern despite the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART). Evaluating people living with HIV (PLWH) to determine the hemodynamic changes in ophthalmic arteries early using Doppler ultrasonography is crucial to modifying care and preventing potential retinal damage.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This case-control study was carried out on 150 eligible adults on ART and an equal number of age and sex-matched apparently healthy seronegative controls. We performed a comprehensive ocular examination and determined Doppler velocimetric indices (Resistive and Pulsatility index) in both ophthalmic arteries using a 7.5 MHz transducer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 150 participants were included out of which 48% were males and 52% were females. The overall mean age (±standard deviation, SD) of participants was 41 ± 10 years. The prevalence of ocular abnormalities on fundoscopy among PLWH was 13% and 2% among controls. The mean ophthalmic artery Resistive indices (± SD) for HIV-positive participants were 0.73 (± 0.05) and 0.73 (± 0.04) on the right and left eye respectively which was higher than that of the apparently healthy controls at 0.68 (± 0.05) and 0.67 (± 0.05) in the right and left eyes, respectively. Similarly, the mean right and left ophthalmic artery pulsatility indices were higher among PLWH than controls (1.59 ± 0.35 and 1.60 ± 0.33 vs. 1.36 ± 0.33 and 1.44 ± 0.98, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ocular abnormalities are common among PLWH. Ophthalmic artery Doppler indices were significantly higher among PLWH than in their age- and sex-matched healthy controls, indicating some form of ocular vascular resistance. We recommend regular ocular examinations for PLWH in similar settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"9 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12685014/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145716923","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}

{"title":"Can the Internal Nasal Valves Method Be a Game Changer for Preventing Respiratory Tract Infections?","authors":"Ashok B. Varma","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_12_2024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/ijtmrph_12_2024","url":null,"abstract":"An anaphylactic reaction to the influenza vaccine prompted a search for a non-pharmacological way to prevent respiratory tract infections (RTIs) using the internal nasal valves and the innate immune system. The anatomy and physics of the internal nasal valves, using Bernoulli’s principle, can produce a Venturi effect and suction out the pathogen-laden secretions of the nasal cavities, sinuses, nasolacrimal ducts, and Eustachian tubes. The very effective innate immune system could then neutralize these pathogens.\u0000This self-experimentation describes The Internal Nasal Valves (INVals) Method developed by the author for RTIs’ prevention in 1979 and its regular practice since with full compliance and discipline. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provided him with an opportunity for self-experimentation to perform a trial of The INVals Method on himself despite his age of 73 years and the possibility of highly adverse outcomes.\u0000The author observed, enjoyed, and was impressed with the benefits of The INVals Method during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of this writing, he has not suffered from any RTIs since using The INVals Method in 1979.\u0000The author’s experiment is a real-world experiment and suggests that The INVals Method may help prevent RTIs and be an ally and complement to the vaccines. Further investigations to test, retest, and test more of the author’s experiment with rigorous randomized controlled trials (RCTs)/cohort RCTs/cluster randomized trials are warranted to support his results. If future research proves that the author’s results are correct and meaningful, it may have a broader clinical impact across medicine as an ally of vaccines, especially in the developing countries where there can be lag period in acquisition and administration of vaccines.","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"7 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141804497","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}

{"title":"Maternal History of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Subsequent Infant Paternal Involvement","authors":"Linxi Liu, K. Thevenet-Morrison, Peter Viazie, Hugh F. Crean, Christopher L Seplaki, Ann M. Dozier, Amina P. Alio","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_4_2024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/ijtmrph_4_2024","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with unfavorable pregnancy outcomes. Fathers’ involvement during pregnancy positively impacts maternal behaviors and birth outcomes. Lack of voluntary paternity acknowledgment (PA) at birth implies potential limited paternal involvement. This study explores the association between mothers with a history of ACEs and PA status for their infants.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Using secondary data from the Monroe County Mothers and Babies Health Survey and logistic regression modeling, we assessed the odds of court-mandated paternity affidavit (CM-PA) associated with maternal ACEs. Univariate analyses were conducted first, with additional variables included subsequently.\u0000\u0000\u0000Of the 1,556 mothers with legal paternity established for their infants, 279 (18%) had a CM-PA for their infants, and 1,277 (82%) had a PA established voluntarily (vPA). Mothers of infants with CM-PA were more likely to be Black or Hispanic, had lower income and education, had higher substance use and traumatic stress, and had lower social support. A one-point increase in maternal ACE total score was associated with 14% higher odds of CM-PA (OR = 1.14; 95% CI, 1.03–1.27). Maternal experience of household dysfunction was linked to 83% higher odds of CM-PA (OR = 1.83; 95% CI, 1.23–2.71) while living with a problem drinker or drug user during childhood was associated with 70% higher odds of CM-PA (OR = 1.70; 95% CI, 1.09–2.65).\u0000\u0000\u0000This study suggests a potential link between maternal ACEs and CM-PA, implying possible lower father involvement for the infants whose mothers experienced adverse events in childhood. To address this, future research is warranted to confirm this association and explore interventions like prenatal ACE screening in pregnancy, providing psychological support and resources for mothers to promote infant paternal involvement.\u0000","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"306 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141386599","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}

{"title":"On Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Impact Healthcare in Low-Income Countries","authors":"Marilyn Murrillo","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/ijtmrph_512","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the society with incredible innovations across the globe, as evidenced by recent media coverage. Integrating AI into healthcare holds promise for improving outcomes in low-income nations. Addressing the reliability, validity, and fairness of algorithms is essential to reduce bias. Global organizations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the European Union promote ethical AI use, guiding its application in healthcare. Philanthropic investment in research is crucial to help develop guidelines that consider the unique needs of marginalized populations. Collaboration between governments, international bodies, researchers, and industry leaders is vital to ensure responsible AI adoption. By prioritizing the welfare of all populations, we can harness AI’s potential to enhance healthcare in low-income countries while mitigating risks.","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140226684","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}

{"title":"Cancer Registry in Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities","authors":"Md. Matiur Rahman, Md. Kaoser Bin Siddique, Mohammad Mahbub ur Rahim","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/ijtmrph_522","url":null,"abstract":"The Cancer Registry is a database created for collecting, managing, and storing information about people with cancer. Collaborative research, preventive, and treatment initiatives benefit nations with cancer registries. Several Asian countries have recently made their cancer registries. It is done by a designated Organization, such as the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) in India and National Cancer Registry (CNCR) in China. Both countries decentralized their programs in different parts of their country. Bangladesh’s National Cancer Registry has not yet been established due to a lack of government policy, fund allocation, trained manpower, workforce, awareness, and readiness among health professionals.","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140232315","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}

{"title":"Knowledge and Risk Assessment of Hepatitis B Infection among Barbers and Beauty Salon Workers in Mwanza, Tanzania","authors":"Semvua Kilonzo, Hyasinta Jaka, Sylvanus Mapunda","doi":"10.25259/ijtmrph_476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/ijtmrph_476","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Community-acquired hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is increasing in developing countries. In Tanzania, there is an exponential increase in barbershops and beauty salons, which are potential sites of transmission of HBV. Occupational exposure rates and HBV vaccination rates among salon workers are unknown; their level of knowledge about infection prevention and control (IPC) is also unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of infection and the knowledge of barbers and beauty salon workers about HBV transmission and prevention.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sample of 200 barbers and beauty salon workers from 13 barber shops and 13 beauty salons in the urban district of Mwanza, Tanzania. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, entered into EpiData version 3.1, and analyzed with Stata version 13. Categorical variables were expressed as frequencies, and association levels were compared using Fisher’s exact test.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Fifty-four percent of the study participants were female, and the mean age was 25 (21.0–29.5) years. A total of 126 (63%) participants were aware of the existence of HBV infection, of which only 22% had general good knowledge of HBV transmission and prevention. Both HBV awareness (P < 0.001) and good knowledge of its transmission and prevention (P = 0.03) were positively associated with higher levels of education. Seventy-three (36.5%) participants reported a history of occupational injuries. Merely 27.8% of participants were familiar with the correct methods of decontamination beauty tools, and only 14.3% understood the correct procedures for post-exposure wound care. Vaccination coverage was low with only (2%) of barbers and beauty salon workers having received vaccines.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The frequent occupational injuries and inadequate vaccination among barbers and beauty salon workers amplify their risk of HBV infection. They also lack basic knowledge about HBV transmission and prevention, placing the clients they serve at high risk for infection. We recommend that training on HBV Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) should focus on this specific group, and the implementation of these measures should be closely monitored in barbershops and beauty salons. Moreover, this vulnerable group should be considered for a global vaccination program.\u0000","PeriodicalId":93768,"journal":{"name":"International journal of translational medical research and public health","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140234566","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}