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High Tobacco Use among Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients, South India; Time to Integrate Control of Two Epidemics
Tobacco is an important risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) infection and tuberculosis disease. Identifying tobacco users and providing tobacco cessation services is expected to reduce burden of TB. We assessed tobacco use among presumptive tuberculosis patients attending a tertiary hospital and their willingness to attend tobacco cessation services. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - June 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kunal Pradip Kanakia, Marie Gilbert Majella, Pruthu Thekkur, Gomathi Ramaswamy, Divya Nair, Palanivel Chinnakali Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Does Skipping Breakfast and Being Overweight Influence Academic Achievement Among Korean Adolescents?
Academic achievement of students in Korea is an issue of great interest for both students and parents, in part because academic achievement is directly related to university entrance and future employment opportunities. Recently, the relationship of being overweight and health-related behaviors to academic achievement has drawn much attention. Previous studies [1 –6] have reported that health-related behaviors of adolescents—including diet, physical activity, smoking, and drinking alcohol—are related to academic achievement of school-age children and adolescents. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Yang Wha Kang, Jong-Hyock Park Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Does skipping breakfast and being overweight influence academic achievement among Korean adolescents?
Academic achievement of students in Korea is an issue of great interest for both students and parents, in part because academic achievement is directly related to university entrance and future employment opportunities. Recently, the relationship of being overweight and health-related behaviors to academic achievement has drawn much attention. Previous studies [1,2,3,4,5,6] have reported that health-related behaviors of adolescents—including diet, physical activity, smoking and drinking alcohol—are related to academic achievement of school-age children and adolescents. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Yang Wha Kang, Jong-Hyock Park Source Type: research

Association between Pollen Risk Indexes, Air Pollutants, and Allergic Diseases in Korea
This study, different from the past researches, has been conducted in all age groups to understand the association between air pollutants, pollen risk indexes, and outpatients with allergic rhinitis (AR), asthma, and atopic dermatitis (AD). (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hoseob Kim, Yoonhyung Park, Kwanjun Park, Byoungin Yoo Tags: Original article Source Type: research

The association among Pollen risk indexes, Air Pollutants and Allergic Diseases in Korea
This study, discriminated from the past researches, has been conducted with all age groups to understand the association among air pollutants, pollen risk indexes and outpatients for allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hoseob Kim, Yoonhyung Park, Kwanjun Park, Byoungin Yoo Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

What Would Be a Better Strategy for National University Hospital Management?
National university hospitals are not different from private hospitals as the public role played by the former is not clearly defined in Korea. They have to compete with other general hospitals in the same region [1]. The introduction of the nationwide Korea Express Train has increased accessibility to medical institutions in the metropolitan area since 2003. This has resulted in an increased number of patients in big hospitals in Seoul from other regions. As national university hospitals in these regions strive to prevent the loss of local patients, the competition among regions to secure patients is becoming more intense...
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

What would be a better strategy for national university hospital management?
National university hospitals are not different from private ones as the public role played by the former is not clearly defined in Korea. They have to compete with other general hospitals in the same region [1]. The introduction of nation-wide Korea Express Train (KTX) has made accessibility to medical institutions in the metropolitan area increased since 2003. This has resulted in increased patients in big hospitals in Seoul from other regions. As national university hospitals in these regions strive to prevent the loss of local patients, the competition among regions to secure patients is becoming more intense [1]. (Sou...
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu Source Type: research

Evaluating Service Quality from Patients' Perceptions: Application of Importance –performance Analysis Method
Providing high service quality is one of the main functions of health systems. Measuring service quality is the basic prerequisite for improving quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of service in teaching hospitals using importance –performance analysis matrix. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rafat Mohebifar, Hana Hasani, Ameneh Barikani, Sima Rafiei Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Assessment of Service Quality in Teaching Hospitals of Yazd University of Medical Sciences: Using Multi-criteria Decision Making Techniques
This study aimed to assess the service quality of teaching hospitals of Yazd University of Medical Sciences using Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Milad Shafii, Sima Rafiei, Fatemeh Abooee, Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Mojtaba Nouhi, Farhad Lotfi, Khatere Khanjankhani Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Evaluating Service Quality from Patients' Perceptions: Application of Importance–performance Analysis Method
Providing high service quality is one of the main functions of health systems. Measuring service quality is the basic prerequisite for improving quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of service in teaching hospitals using importance–performance analysis matrix. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rafat Mohebifar, Hana Hasani, Ameneh Barikani, Sima Rafiei Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Evaluating Service Quality from Patients’ Perceptions: Application of Importance Performance Analysis Method
Providing high service quality is one of the main functions of health system. Measuring service quality is the basic prerequisite for improving quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of service in the teaching hospitals by using importance-performance analysis matrix. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rafat Mohebifar, Hana Hasani, Ameneh Barikani, Sima Rafiei Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

One-Step Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction for Ebola and Marburg Viruses
Ebola and Marburg viruses (EBOVs and MARVs, respectively) are causative agents of severe hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in humans and nonhuman primates. In 2014, there was a major Ebola outbreak in various countries in West Africa, including Guinea, Liberia, Republic of Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. EBOV and MARV are clinically difficult to diagnose and distinguish from other African epidemic diseases. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to develop a method for rapid identification of the virus to prevent the spread of infection. (Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives)
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - May 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sun-Whan Park, Ye-Ji Lee, Won-Ja Lee, Youngmee Jee, WooYoung Choi Tags: Original article Source Type: research