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Childhood sexual abuse experiences and its associated factors among adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town, Gammo Goffa zone, Southern Ethiopia: a mixed method study
Conclusion: This study revealed high levels of childhood sexual abuse among the adolescent female high school students in Arbaminch town. Ever having a discussion about sexuality and reproductive health with parents, living arrangement of the student, and father’s educational status had statistically significant association with childhood sexual abuse. Unwanted pregnancy and abortion were the most common reproductive outcomes of rape. Comprehensive school based reproductive health education, community based awareness creation, open discussions about sexuality and reproductive health matters with students at family level ...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Aleme MekuriaAderajew NigussieMuluemebet Abera Source Type: research

The impact of migration on the health status of Iranians: an integrative literature review
Conclusion: Findings of this review have contributed to development of a conceptual framework that delineates the impact of migration on Iranian immigrants’ health. This conceptualization may also help in addressing the needs of other vulnerable groups during the transition phase of migration. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sara ShishehgarLeila GholizadehMichelle DiGiacomoPatricia Davidson Source Type: research

Willingness to administer mouth-to-mouth ventilation in a first response program in rural Bangladesh
Conclusion: Adults express more willingness to resuscitate a broader range of drowning victims than adolescents. However in rural Bangladesh, adolescents are more likely to be in close proximity to a drowning in progress. Further efforts are needed to increase willingness of adolescents to provide resuscitation to drowning victims. However, despite potential cultural limitations, trained responders appear to be willing to give mouth-to-mouth ventilation to various recipients. Final determination will require evidence on response outcomes which is being collected. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tom MecrowAminur RahmanSaidur MashrekyFazlur RahmanNahida NusratJustin ScarrMichael Linnan Source Type: research

Universal health coverage from multiple perspectives: a synthesis of conceptual literature and global debates
DiscussionThe literature presents UHC as a multi-dimensional concept, operationalized in terms of universal population coverage, universal financial protection, and universal access to quality health care, anchored on the basis of health care as an international legal obligation grounded in international human rights laws. As a legal concept, UHC implies the existence of a legal framework that mandates national governments to provide health care to all residents while compelling the international community to support poor nations in implementing this right. As a humanitarian social concept, UHC aims at achieving universal ...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - July 4, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gilbert AbiiroManuela De Allegri Source Type: research

Cross-sectional analysis of self-efficacy and social capital in a community-based healthy village project in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Conclusion: The findings suggest that people in the healthy village project site have higher self-efficacy, especially those with active participation in the health committee activities. To recruit more participants in future healthy village projects, we should consider the gender and level of education, and match the perceived benefits of participants accordingly. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - June 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Motoyuki YuasaYoshihisa ShirayamaKeiichi OsatoCesar MirandaJulia CondoreRoxana Siles Source Type: research

Migration-related detention centers: the challenges of an ecological perspective with a focus on justice
DiscussionDrawing upon advances in community psychology, we illustrate an ecological framework for the study of migration-related detention contexts, and their effects on the lives of detained migrants and all people exposed to them. Making use of existing literature, Kelly’s four principles (interdependence, cycling of resources, adaptation, succession) are analyzed at multiple ecological levels (personal, interpersonal, organizational, communal), highlighting implications for future research in this field. A focus on justice, as a key-dimension of analysis, is also discussed. Wellbeing is acknowledged as a multilevel, ...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - June 6, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Francesca EspositoJosé OrnelasCaterina Arcidiacono Source Type: research

Health and human rights: a statistical measurement framework using household survey data in Uganda
Background: Health is intertwined with human rights as is clearly reflected in the right to life. Promotion of health practices in the context of human rights can be accomplished if there is a better understanding of the level of human rights observance. In this paper, we evaluate and present an appraisal for a possibility of applying household survey to study the determinants of health and human rights and also derive the probability that human rights are observed; an important ingredient into the national planning framework. Methods: Data from the Uganda National Governance Baseline Survey were used. A conceptual framewo...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - May 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ronald WesongaAbraham OwinoAgnes SsekibooboLeonard AtuhairePeter Jehopio Source Type: research

Why Muslim women in Northern Ghana do not use skilled maternal healthcare services at health facilities: a qualitative study
Conclusion: Maternal healthcare services designed to meet the needs of mainstream non-Muslim Ghanaian women might lack the flexibility and responsiveness to meet the unique maternity care needs of Muslim women. Recommendations for change include cultural competence training for healthcare providers and cultural/religious matching to meet Muslim women’s care needs and to enhance their care experience. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - April 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: John Ganle Source Type: research

War trauma and torture experiences reported during public health screening of newly resettled Karen refugees: a qualitative study
Conclusion: Karen refugees were able to report traumatic experiences in the context of a brief health screening. The findings confirm existing reports of human rights violations against Karen people and suggest that additional codes be added to the HURIDOCS Micro-thesauri system that is used by torture treatment centers. Understanding the nature of traumatic experiences of this group is important for health providers working with resettled Karen refugees in their countries of resettlement. Health providers may need specialized training to understand the traumatic histories of this new refugee group, learn how to initiate c...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - April 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tonya CookPatricia ShannonGregory VinsonJames LettsEhtaw Dwee Source Type: research

Perceptions of the effects of armed conflict on maternal and reproductive health services and outcomes in Burundi and Northern Uganda: a qualitative study
Conclusions: The effects of armed conflict on MRH services and outcomes are substantial. The mechanisms through which armed conflict leads to poor access and quality of MRH services vary from one setting to another. All these issues need to be considered in the design and implementation of interventions to improve MRH in these settings. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - April 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Primus ChiPatience BulageHenrik UrdalJohanne Sundby Source Type: research

Awareness of human papillomavirus and factors associated with intention to obtain HPV vaccination among Korean youth: quasi experimental study
Conclusions: Increased HPV knowledge could positively influence the intention to obtain the HPV vaccination among youth. Thus, HPV education at elementary school would be helpful to make students aware of HPV and the importance of HPV prevention. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hae Kim Source Type: research

`Disrespectful men, disrespectable women¿: Men¿s perceptions on heterosexual relationships and premarital sex in a Sri Lankan Free Trade Zone - a qualitative interview study
Conclusion: The `disrespectful? masculinity revealed in the FTZ is reflective of the patriarchal Sri Lankan society that enables men?s entitlement and sexual domination over women. Deterioration of men?s economic power and increase of women?s economic and social independence may also be important aspects contributing to men?s antagonistic attitudes towards women. The promotion of negative attitudes towards women is normalized through masculine peer pressure. This and ambivalence towards women?s premarital sex are undermining the SRHR and well-being of women, but also men, in the FTZ. Awareness and counteraction of destruct...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Malin JordalKumudu WijewardenaAnn ÖhmanBirgitta EssénPia Olsson Source Type: research

Health inequalities: an analysis of hospitalizations with respect to migrant status, gender and geographical area
Conclusions: The results of this study may reflect inequalities in the quality of health care, in particular in primary and secondary prevention, access to specialized care and inappropriateness, due to migrant status and gender. Also, differences between macro-areas suggest heterogeneities in the integration policies and the promotion of immigrants’ health. Research should be endorsed in this field in order to further describe inequalities and their reasons and in the light of supporting policies development. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Chiara de WaureStefania BrunoGiuseppe FuriaLuca Di SciulloSerena CarovillanoMaria SpecchiaSalvatore GeraciWalter Ricciardi Source Type: research

Steps on a journey to TB control in Solomon Islands: a cross-sectional, mixed methods pre-post evaluation of a local language DVD
Conclusions: The local DVD resource was developed within local cultural understandings and oral traditions of Kwaio people. Using modern but accessible DVD technology generated a lot of interest about the disease and the stories.The project evaluation indicates that current delays in seeking treatment may be more due to socio-cultural and health service factors than awareness of the disease. Therefore the development of TB services, including TB education, which are culturally sensitive, remains important. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Peter MasseyRowena AsugeniJohn WakageniEsau KekeubataJohn Maena¿aadiJohn Laete¿esafiJackson WaneageaVunivesi AsugeniDavid MacLarenRichard Speare Source Type: research

Assessment of a couples HIV counseling and testing program for pregnant women and their partners in antenatal care (ANC) in 7 provinces, Thailand
Conclusions: CHTC implemented in ANC settings helps identify more HIV-positive men whose partners were negative than previous practice, with high acceptability among hospital staff. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rangsima LolekhaNareeluck KullerkMitchell WolfeKanyarat KlumthanomThapanaporn SinghagowinSarika PattanasinPotjaman SombatThananda NaiwatanakulChailai LeartvanangkulNipunporn Voramongkol Source Type: research