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Willingness to pay for a 4% chlorhexidine (7.1% chlorhexidine digluconate) product for umbilical cord care in rural Bangladesh: a contingency valuation study
Conclusions: A unit price of Bangladeshi taka 15--25 (US$0.21--0.35) for multi-dose 7.1% chlorhexidine digluconate liquid would be affordable to the primary target population in Bangladesh. Although a large market demand could be generated if the product were available at this price point, subsidization may be required to achieve optimal coverage, especially among poorer families. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Patricia CoffeyMutsumi MetzlerZiaul IslamTracey Koehlmoos Source Type: research

Determinants of child and forced marriage in Morocco: stakeholder perspectives on health, policies and human rights
Conclusion: The study provided a comprehensive understanding of the factors that compound the problem of child and forced marriage in Morocco. From the viewpoint of professionals, who are closely involved in tackling the issue, policy measures and the law have the greatest potential to bring child and forced marriage to a halt. However, the implementation of new legal tools is facing barriers and resistance. Additionally, the legal and policy framework should go hand in hand with both education and increased economic opportunities. Education and awareness-raising of all ages is considered essential, seeing that parents and...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 16, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Alexia SabbeHalima OulamiWahiba ZekraouiHalima HikmatMarleen TemmermanEls Leye Source Type: research

Improvement in health and empowerment of families as a result of watershed management in a tribal area in India - a qualitative study
Conclusions: Tribal people perceived that water scarcity is the main reason for their physical, mental and social health problems and a major obstacle for their overall development. The perceptions of tribal participants indicate that infectious diseases, migration, alcoholism, intimate partner violence and drudgery of women are end results of water scarcity and efforts to increase water availability through watershed management may help them to achieve their right to health which is embedded in their right to access to water. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sandeep NerkarAshok TamhankarEva JohanssonCecilia Lundborg Source Type: research

The transition of childbirth practices among tribal women in Gujarat, India - a grounded theory approach
Conclusion: In resource poor settings where choices are limited and mortality is high, hospital births are perceived as increasing the choices for women, saving lives of mothers and babies, , though there is a need for region specific strategies. Modern obstetric technology is utilised and given meanings based on socio-cultural conceptualisations of birth, which need to be considered while designing policies for maternal health. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bharati SharmaGayatri GiriKyllike ChristenssonRamani KVEva Johansson Source Type: research

Adolescents and parents¿ perceptions of best time for sex and sexual communications from two communities in the Eastern and Volta Regions of Ghana: implications for HIV and AIDS education
Conclusion: Parents in both communities reported significant barriers to parents-adolescents sexual communication. Parents in both communities should be educated to discuss the broader issues on sexuality that affects adolescents and their reproductive health needs. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 26, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Emmanuel AsampongJoseph OsafoJeffrey BingenheimerClement Ahiadeke Source Type: research

Contribution of the Japan International Cooperation Agency health-related projects to health system strengthening
Conclusions: Our study confirmed that JICA projects met the goals of bilateral cooperation by developing workforce capacity and governance. Nevertheless, our findings suggest that JICA assistance could be used to support financial aspects of healthcare systems, which is an area of increasing concern. We also showed that the analytical matrix methodology is an effective means of examining the component of health system strengthening to which the activity and output of a project contributes. This may help policy makers and practitioners focus future projects on priority areas. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Motoyuki YuasaYoshie YamaguchiMihoko Imada Source Type: research

Correction: ¿Communicate to vaccinate¿: the development of a taxonomy of communication interventions to improve routine childhood vaccination
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Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Natalie WillisSophie HillJessica KaufmanSimon LewinJohn Kis-RigoSara De Castro FreireXavier Bosch-CapblanchClaire GlentonVivian LinPriscilla RobinsonCharles Wiysonge Source Type: research

Myths and misconceptions about tuberculosis transmission in Ghana
Conclusions: That spatial and other socioeconomic difference exists in myths and misconceptions suggest the need for spatial, socioeconomic and demographic segmentations in IEC on TB. This holds potentials for reaching out to those who are in critical need of information and education on the transmission processes of TB. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Joshua Amo-AdjeiAkwasi Kumi-Kyereme Source Type: research

Unintended pregnancies and the use of maternal health services in southwestern Ethiopia
Conclusions: Women with unintended pregnancies were less likely to access or receive adequate antenatal care. Interventions are needed to reduce unintended pregnancy such as improving access to family planning information and services. Moreover, improving access to maternal health services and understanding women's pregnancy intention at the time of first antenatal care visit is important to encourage women with unintended pregnancies to complete antenatal care. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Yohannes WadoMesganaw AfeworkMichelle Hindin Source Type: research

Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme: a national level investigation of members' perceptions of service provision
Conclusions: Findings of this study suggest there is an important difference between originally enrolling in the NHIS because one believes it is potentially beneficial, and using the NHIS and perceiving it to be of benefit. We conclude that understanding the nature of this relationship is essential for Ghana's NHIS to ensure its longevity and meet its pro-poor mandate. As national health insurance systems are a relatively new phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa little is known about their long term viability; understanding user perceptions of service provision is an important piece of that puzzle. (Source: BMC International H...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jenna DixonEric TenkorangIsaac Luginaah Source Type: research

Correction: Social factors associated with centenarian rate (CR) in 32 OECD countries
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Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jong In Kim Source Type: research

Measuring governance at health facility level: developing and validation of simple governance tool in Zambia
Conclusions: The study successfully validated and applied the new tool for evaluating health system governance at health facility level. The results have shown that it is feasible to measure governance practices at health facility level and that the adapted tool is fairly reliable with the 95% one-sided confidence interval for Cronbach's alpha laying between 0.69 and 0.74 for the 16 items. Caution should be taken when interpreting overall scores as they tended to mask domain specific variations. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Wilbroad MutaleMargaret MwanamwengeDina BalabanovaNeil SpicerHelen Ayles Source Type: research

Social disorganization and history of child sexual abuse against girls in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis
Conclusion: We found that exposure to CSA was associated with high community level of family disruption, thus suggesting that neighbourhoods may indeed have significant important effects on exposure to CSA. Further studies are needed to explore pathways that connect the individual and neighbourhood levels, that is, means through which deleterious neighbourhood effects are transmitted to individuals. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ismail YahayaOlalekan UthmanJoaquim SoaresGloria Macassa Source Type: research

Understanding orphan and non-orphan adolescents' sexual risks in the context of poverty: a qualitative study in Nyanza Province, Kenya
Conclusion: Poverty was perceived to contribute to increasing sexual risks among orphan and non-orphan adolescents through survival strategies adopted to be able to meet their basic needs. Policies for prevention and intervention that target adolescents in a generalized poverty and HIV epidemic should integrate economic empowerment for caregivers and life skills for adolescents to reduce vulnerabilities of orphan and non-orphan adolescents to sexual risk behaviour. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - July 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Milka JumaJane AlaiiKay BartholomewIan AskewBart Van den Borne Source Type: research

Illegal yet developmentally normative: a descriptive analysis of young, urban adolescents¿ dating and sexual behaviour in Cape Town, South Africa
Conclusions: Many young adolescents are engaging in a variety of sexual behaviours ranging from kissing and touching to intercourse. Of particular concern are those engaging in risky sexual behaviour. These findings indicate that adolescents need to be prepared for sexual negotiation and decision-making from an early age through comprehensive and accessible education and health services; sections of current legislation may be a barrier to adopting such policies and practices. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - July 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Aník GeversCathy MathewsPam CuppMarcia RussellRachel Jewkes Source Type: research