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Determinants of utilisation rates of preventive health services: evidence from Chile
(BMC, 2018-07-06)
Background: Preventive health services play a vital role in population health. However, access to such services is not always equitably distributed. In this article, we examine the barriers affecting utilisation rates of ...
Assessment in the primary care of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil: incipient actions in sexual and reproductive health
(Revista De Saude Publica, 2017-01-01)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to assess performance in sexual and reproductive health of primary health care services of the Brazilian Unified Health System, in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: An ...
Human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer: Prioritizing preventive policies in males
(Elsevier, 2017)
The incidence of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) has increased inthe last two decades in spite of the global reduction in tobaccouse, the primary risk factor for this neoplasm. This fact has beenattributed to OPC’s association ...
La ficción de los servicios de salud.
(2012-11-23)
Lo que hoy conocemos como servicios de salud es una ficción creada, talvez involuntariamente, con hondas repercusiones, más negativas que positivas para la salud. Hace
unos 24 siglos, Esculapio dios de la medicina e Hygeia ...
Assessing essential service provision for prevention and management of violence against women in a remote indigenous community in Amantaní, Peru
(BioMed Central, 2023)
Background: Women living in indigenous communities in Peru currently experience extremely high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). Over the past 10 years, there has been a large multi-sectoral initiative to establish ...
Differentials by Socioeconomic Status and Institutional Characteristics in Preventive Service Utilization by Older Persons in Costa Rica
(Journal of Aging and Health August 2009 vol. 21 no. 5 730-758, 2009-08)
Objective: The goals of this article are to assess the level of preventive service
utilization by older persons in Costa Rica and to determine whether
there are differentials in utilization across socioeconomic status ...
Differentials by Socioeconomic Status and Institutional Characteristics in Preventive Service Utilization by Older Persons in Costa Rica
(Journal of Aging and Health August 2009 vol. 21 no. 5 730-758, 2009-08)
Objective: The goals of this article are to assess the level of preventive service
utilization by older persons in Costa Rica and to determine whether
there are differentials in utilization across socioeconomic status ...
Changing care and prevention needs for global public health: In pursuit of a comprehensive perspective
(Taylor and Francis, 2012)
An assessment of changing care and prevention needs in the framework of global public health should not be just a technical exercise of 'standard' demographic and epidemiological analysis; rather, it should also involve a ...
Use of m-Health Technology for Preventive Interventions to Tackle Cardiometabolic Conditions and Other Non-Communicable Diseases in Latin America- Challenges and Opportunities
(Elsevier, 2016)
In Latin America, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates will increase by an estimated 145% from 1990 to 2020. Several challenges related to social strains, inadequate public health infrastructure, and underfinanced ...
Inversión en capital humano: la percepción de los directivos de empresa
(Universidad ESAN. ESAN EdicionesPE, 1992-09-30)
Research dedicated to prevention in health matters, specifically that related to the worker in the company and that related to the care of the mother and the child in the framework of family planning. In-depth interviews ...