Male partner's approval is a key determinant of contraceptive use for women living in Sub-Saharan Africa and improving men's support couple communication cornerstone family planning programs. However, often only measured through the women's perception their opinion.This study conducted Kinshasa compares variables from matched male female partners (n = 252 couples) to establish frequency (in)accurate perceptions by woman, then test association with modern use. Additional regressions estimate...

Depression and hypertension frequently present together in clinical practice. Evaluating the interaction between depression would help stakeholders better understand value of prevention primary care. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate excessive burden on overall health care utilization expenditure among hypertensive patients. A total 7019 patients (ICD-9-CM: 401) were identified from 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS 2012) data, which 936 had 311). Hypertension with was...

Abstract Background This study aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccine confidence among healthcare personnel in the safety net sector of United States and Puerto Rico. examine extent which increased knowledge positive attitudes toward efficacy were associated with workers’ vaccination status their recommendation all patients. Methods Online survey data collected from health care workers working Free Charitable Clinics across Federally Qualified Health Centers The consisted 62 questions covering...

The objectives were to assess acceptors' attitudes toward Sayana® Press as a method and the mechanism of community-based distribution by medical nursing (M/N) students, known locally "DBCs," in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo, evaluate experience these DBCs.In 2015, surveys conducted among (1) acceptors on day initial injection, (2) same 3 months later (3) DBCs providing services. analysis was descriptive involved no significance testing.Acceptors expressed high levels satisfaction with...

<h3>Background:</h3> Modern contraceptive prevalence was 14.1% in 2007 Kinshasa, the capital city of Democratic Republic Congo (DRC). Yet virtually nothing known about family planning supply environment. <h3>Methods:</h3> Three surveys health facilities were conducted 2012, 2013, and 2014 to determine number, spatial distribution, attributes sites providing services. The 2012 2013 aimed identify universe while obtaining a limited set data on "readiness" provide services (defined as having at...

Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 (PMA2020) is a population-based facility-based survey program conducted in 11 countries to track contraceptive use dynamics the supply environment. Annual data collection provides trend unavailable from any other source. Two-stage cluster sampling was used select 58 enumeration areas Kinshasa; were collected 2014, 2015 2016 three six service delivery points (SDPs) per EA. Of 228-248 SDPs surveyed each year, only two-thirds reported offer family...

Expanding access to family planning (FP) is a principal objective of global efforts and has been driving force national programs in recent years. Many country are working alongside with the international community expand modern contraceptives. However, there challenging need for measuring all aspects access. Measuring usually requires linking information from multiple sources (e.g., individual women facilities). To assess influence services on contraceptive use among women, we link four...

This article describes datasets for the FPwatch Project, a comprehensive facility-based family planning survey conducted by Population Services International in five countries Africa and Asia from 2015 to 2017. Contents cover research design background, methodology, sample selection, data collection, an overview of indicators, quality assurance measures taken. These Democratic Republic Congo, Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Nigeria complement other surveys are unique their large-scale,...

Background &amp; Objectives: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID -19 ) pandemic has posed a devastating global impact, with millions of cases which vary widely in the severity. Southeastern Iran been particularly hard hit, high number patients requiring hospitalization. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated mortality from COVID among hospitalized this region. Materials Methods: A case -control compared who succumbed (confirmed by death certificates and positive polymerase...

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in the world. The aim of present study was to determine incidence rate tuberculosis through modeling and predict disease using spatio-temporal Kriging method three endemic regions (Kashmar, Khalilabad Bardeskan) northeast Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional conducted during 2007-2012. diagnosis patients who had signs symptoms infection confirmed sputum smear test. According fitted variogram function method, we predicted for all...

Abstract Background: Spatial access has a direct effect on health service utilization in many settings. While, all elements of are usually affected by delivery points and client characteristics. Distance to facility proven affect family planning use Sub-Saharan countries. Studies show that women who reside closer facilities offering services more likely modern contraceptives. However, researchers often test the theory distance decay observe any association between an increased utilization....

<ns3:p><ns3:bold>Background:</ns3:bold> Spatial access has a direct effect on health service utilization in many settings. Distance to facility proven affect family planning (FP) use Sub-Saharan countries. Studies show that women who reside closer facilities offering services are more likely modern contraceptives. However, researchers often test the theory of distance decay. This study analyzed significance proximity services, availability, and quality contraceptive Kinshasa, Democratic...

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold> This study aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccine confidence among healthcare personnel in the safety net sector of United States and Puerto Rico. The examine extent which increased knowledge positive attitudes about efficacy were associated with workers' vaccination status their recommendation all patients. <bold>Methods:</bold> collected online survey data from workers working Free Charitable Clinics across Federally Qualified Health Centers...

Abstract Background: Spatial access has a direct effect on health service utilization in many settings. While, all elements of are usually affected by delivery points and client characteristics. Distance to facility proven affect family planning use Sub-Saharan countries. Studies show that women who reside closer facilities offering services more likely modern contraceptives. However, researchers often test the theory distance decay observe any association between an increased utilization....

Abstract Background: Male partner’s approval is a key determinant of contraceptive use for women living in Sub-Saharan Africa and improving men’s support couple communication cornerstone family planning programs. However, often only measured through the women’s perception their opinion. Methods: This study conducted Kinshasa compares variables from matched male female partners to establish frequency (in)accurate perceptions by woman, then test association with modern use. Additional...