BMC Health Services Research (2024)

Treating childhood pneumonia in hard-to-reach areas: A model-based comparison of mobile clinics and community-based care

Where hard-to-access populations (such as those living in insecure areas) lack access to basic health services, relief agencies, donors, and ministries of health face a dilemma in selecting the most effective ...

Authors: Catherine Pitt, Bayard Roberts and Francesco Checchi

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:9

Content type: Research article Published on: 10 January 2012

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Racial variations in processes of care for patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Patients hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) have a substantial risk of death, but there is evidence that adherence to certain processes of care, including antibiotic administration within 8 h...

Authors: Eric M Mortensen, John Cornell and Jeff Whittle

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2004 4:20

Content type: Research article Published on: 10 August 2004

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The association between number of doctors per bed and readmission of elderly patients with pneumonia in South Korea

There is an urgent need to reduce readmission of patients with pneumonia and improve quality of care. To assess the association between hospital resources and quality of care, we examined the effect of number ...

Authors: Joo Eun Lee, Tae Hyun Kim, Kyoung Hee Cho, Kyu-Tae Han and Eun-Cheol Park

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:393

Content type: Research article Published on: 8 June 2017

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The quality of medical death certification of cause of death in hospitals in rural Bangladesh: impact of introducing the International Form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

The study included 4914 death certificates. 72.9% of medical records were of too poor quality to assign a cause of death, with little difference by age, hospital, and cause of death. 95.6% of death certificates d...

Authors: Riley H. Hazard, Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury, Tim Adair, Adnan Ansar, A. M. Quaiyum Rahman, Saidul Alam, Nurul Alam, Rasika Rampatige, Peter Kim Streatfield, Ian Douglas Riley and Alan D. Lopez

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:688

Content type: Research article Published on: 2 October 2017

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Decentralizing oxygen availability and use at primary care level for children under-five with severe pneumonia, at 12 Health Centers in Ethiopia: a pre-post non-experimental study

Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide, accounting for 15% of all deaths in children under the age of five. Hypoxemia is a major cause of death in patients suffering from pneumonia

Authors: Habtamu Seyoum Tolla, Dinkineh Bikila Woyessa, Rahel Belete Balkew, Yigeremu Abebe Asemere, Zinabie Feleke Fekadu, Alemayehu Berhanu Belete, Martha Gartley, Audrey Battu, Felix Lam and Alebel Yaregal Desale

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:676

Content type: Research Published on: 19 May 2022

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Application of verbal autopsy in routine civil registration in Lusaka District of Zambia

Opportunistic infections (OIs) associated with HIV/AIDS such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, and malaria were among leading causes of deaths among bodies “brought-in-dead”. Over 21.6 and 26.9% of deaths were attri...

Authors: C. Chabila Mapoma, Brian Munkombwe, Chomba Mwango, Bupe Bwalya Bwalya, Audrey Kalindi and N. Philimon Gona

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:408

Content type: Research article Published on: 1 May 2021

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Association between hospital case volume and mortality in non-elderly pneumonia patients stratified by severity: a retrospective cohort study

The characteristics and aetiology of pneumonia in the non-elderly population is distinct from that in the elderly population. While a few studies have reported an inverse association between hospital case volu...

Authors: Hiraku Kumamaru, Yusuke Tsugawa, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Kanako Kunishima Kumamaru, Hideki Hashimoto and Hideo Yasunaga

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:302

Content type: Research article Published on: 12 July 2014

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Trends in healthcare utilization and costs associated with pneumonia in the United States during 2008–2014

Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have reduced the burden of pneumonia, but data on the current burden of pneumonia and its impact on the heal...

Authors: Sabine Tong, Caroline Amand, Alexia Kieffer and Moe H. Kyaw

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:715

Content type: Research article Published on: 14 September 2018

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Burden of community-acquired pneumonia, predisposing factors and health-care related costs in patients with cancer

Data on the burden of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and health-care related costs in patients with cancer is scarce. We aimed to estimate the CAP incidence rate, mortality, and healthcare-related costs of...

Authors: Niklas Schmedt, Olivia Denise Heuer, Dennis Häckl, Reiko Sato and Christian Theilacker

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:30

Content type: Research article Published on: 14 January 2019

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Healthcare utilization and costs associated with S. aureus and P. aeruginosa pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a retrospective observational cohort study in a US claims database

Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are major causes of pneumonia in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Limited data exist regarding the health economic impact of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa pneumon...

Authors: Moe H. Kyaw, David M. Kern, Siting Zhou, Ozgur Tunceli, Hasan S. Jafri and Judith Falloon

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2015 15:241

Content type: Research article Published on: 21 June 2015

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Factors associated with caretakers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices in the management of pneumonia for children aged five years and below in rural Uganda

Efforts aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality associated with pneumonia in children aged five years and below largely depend on caretakers. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with knowledge,...

Authors: Dan Kajungu, Betty Nabukeera, Michael Muhoozi, Donald Bruce Ndyomugyenyi, Mercy Consolate Akello, Collins Gyezaho, James Waako and Ronnie Kasirye

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:700

Content type: Research Published on: 27 June 2023

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Delays in seeking and receiving health care services for pneumonia in children under five in the Peruvian Amazon: a mixed-methods study on caregivers’ perceptions

Delays in receiving adequate care for children suffering from pneumonia can be life threatening and have been described associated with parents’ limited education and their difficulties in recognizing the seve...

Authors: Mónica J. Pajuelo, Cynthia Anticona Huaynate, Malena Correa, Holger Mayta Malpartida, Cesar Ramal Asayag, Juan R. Seminario, Robert H. Gilman, Laura Murphy, Richard A. Oberhelman and Valerie A. Paz-Soldan

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:149

Content type: Research article Published on: 1 March 2018

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Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18(Suppl 2):684

Content type: Meeting abstracts Published on: 13 September 2018

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Association between caregivers’ knowledge and care seeking behaviour for children with symptoms of pneumonia in six sub-Saharan African Countries

Pneumonia is the main cause of child mortality world-wide and most of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Treatment with effective antibiotics is crucial to prevent these deaths; nevertheless only ...

Authors: Aaltje Camielle Noordam, Alyssa B. Sharkey, Paddy Hinssen, GeertJan Dinant and Jochen W. L. Cals

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:107

Content type: Research article Published on: 2 February 2017

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of CTZ/TAZ for the treatment of ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia in Japan

Resistant bacterial infections, particularly those caused by gram-negative pathogens, are associated with high mortality and economic burdens. Ceftolozane/tazobactam demonstrated efficacy comparable to meropen...

Authors: Risako Takaya, Nobuyoshi Mori, Eiko Saito and Sachiko Ohde

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:389

Content type: Research Published on: 28 March 2024

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Managing pneumonia through facility-based integrated management of childhood management (IMCI) services: an analysis of the service availability and readiness among public health facilities in Bangladesh

With an estimated 24,000 deaths per year, pneumonia is the single largest cause of death among young children in Bangladesh, accounting for 18% of all under-5 deaths. The Government of Bangladesh adopted the W...

Authors: Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Shema Mhajabin, David Dockrell, Harish Nair, Shams El Arifeen and Harry Campbell

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:667

Content type: Research Published on: 7 July 2021

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Understanding key drivers and barriers to implementation of the WHO recommendations for the case management of childhood pneumonia and possible serious bacterial infection with amoxicillin dispersible tablets (DT) in Bangladesh: a qualitative study

Pneumonia and possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) are leading causes of death among under-five children. The World Health ... ) issued global recommendations for the case management of childhood pneumonia

Authors: Mahfuzur Rahman, Jaclyn Delarosa, Sharmin Khan Luies, Kazi Robiul Alom, Manjari Quintanar-Solares, Ishrat Jabeen, Tahmeed Ahmed, Elizabeth Abu-Haydar and Haribondhu Sarma

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:142

Content type: Research article Published on: 24 February 2020

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Measurement and valuation of health providers’ time for the management of childhood pneumonia in rural Malawi: an empirical study

Human resources are a major cost driver in childhood pneumonia case management. Introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13) in Malawi can lead to savings on staff time and salaries due to...

Authors: Fiammetta Maria Bozzani, Matthias Arnold, Timothy Colbourn, Norman Lufesi, Bejoy Nambiar, Gibson Masache and Jolene Skordis-Worrall

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16:314

Content type: Research article Published on: 28 July 2016

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Modeling the impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Chinese infants: an economic analysis of a compulsory vaccination

The purpose of this study was to compare, from a Chinese societal perspective, the projected health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of adding pneumococcal conjugate heptavalent vaccine (PCV-7) to the r...

Authors: Datian Che, Hua Zhou, Jinchun He and Bin Wu

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:56

Content type: Research article Published on: 7 February 2014

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Leveraging the private sector for child health: a qualitative examination of caregiver and provider perspectives on private sector care for childhood pneumonia in Uttar Pradesh, India

The private health sector is a primary source of curative care for childhood illnesses in many low- and middle-income countries. Therefore ensuring appropriate private sector care is an important step towards ...

Authors: Aurélie Brunie, Rachel Lenzi, Anamika Lahiri and Rasa Izadnegahdar

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:159

Content type: Research article Published on: 22 February 2017

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Association of hospice utilization and publicly reported outcomes following hospitalization for pneumonia or heart failure: a retrospective cohort study

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Hospital Quality Alliance began collecting and reporting United States hospital performance in the treatment of pneumonia and heart failure in 2008. ...

Authors: Soowhan Lah, Emily L. Wilson, Sarah Beesley, Iftach Sagy, James Orme, Victor Novack and Samuel M. Brown

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:12

Content type: Research article Published on: 9 January 2018

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Inadequate management of pneumonia among children in South Ethiopia: findings from descriptive study

Health system support is crucial for quality child healthcare. Therefore, this baseline survey, which is part of the community-based management study of severe pneumonia, was conducted to assess the state of h...

Authors: Solomon Hailemariam, Yabibal Gebeyehu, Eskindir Loha, Kjell Arne Johansson and Bernt Lindtjørn

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:426

Content type: Research article Published on: 26 June 2019

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Improving quality of medical certification of causes of death in health facilities in Tanzania 2014–2019

Monitoring medically certified causes of death is essential to shape national health policies, track progress to Sustainable Development Goals, and gauge responses to epidemic and pandemic disease. The combina...

Authors: Trust Nyondo, Gisbert Msigwa, Daniel Cobos, Gregory Kabadi, Tumaniel Macha, Emilian Karugendo, Joyce Mugasa, Geofrey Semu, Francis Levira, Carmen Sant Fruchtman, James Mwanza, Isaac Lyatuu, Martin Bratschi, Claud J. Kumalija, Philip Setel and Don de Savigny

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21(Suppl 1):214

Content type: Case study Published on: 13 September 2021

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Health workers’ perspectives, knowledge and skills regarding community case management of childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia: a qualitative inquiry for an implementation research project “Nigraan” in District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan

Pakistan’s Lady Health Worker Programme aims to provide care to children sick with pneumonia and diarrhoea, which continues to cause 27% under-five mortality in Pakistan. The quality of supervision received b...

Authors: Fauziah Rabbani, Shagufta Perveen, Wafa Aftab, Aysha Zahidie, Kashif Sangrasi and Shamim Ahmad Qazi

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16:462

Content type: Research article Published on: 1 September 2016

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Assessment of pre-referral treatment for malaria, diarrhea, and pneumonia by rural community health workers in Southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Pre-referral treatment aims to stabilize the child’s condition before transferring them to a higher level of healthcare. This study explored pre-referral treatment for diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia in childr...

Authors: Michael Matte, Moses Ntaro, Jessica Kenney, Andrew Wesuta, Peter Chris Kawungezi, Shem Bwambale, David Ayebare, Stephen Baguma, Fred Bagenda, Geren Stone and Edgar Mulogo

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:95

Content type: Research Published on: 17 January 2024

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Exploring health care seeking knowledge, perceptions and practices for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia and their context in a rural Pakistani community

Where access to facilities for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia is inadequate, community case management (CCM) is an effective way of improving access to care. In Pakistan, utilization of CCM for these disease...

Authors: Wafa Aftab, Leah Shipton, Fauziah Rabbani, Kashif Sangrasi, Shagufta Perveen, Aysha Zahidie, Imran Naeem and Shamim Qazi

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:44

Content type: Research article Published on: 27 January 2018

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Evaluating an educational intervention to improve the accuracy of death certification among trainees from various specialties

The inaccuracy of death certification can lead to the misallocation of resources in health care programs and research. We evaluated the rate of errors in the completion of death certificates among medical resi...

Authors: Jesús Villar and Lina Pérez-Méndez

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:183

Content type: Research article Published on: 15 November 2007

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Long-term medical utilization following ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute stroke and traumatic brain injury patients: a case-control study

The economic burden of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) during the index hospitalization has been confirmed in previous studies. However, the long-term economic impact is still unclear. The aim of this st...

Authors: Chih-Chieh Yang, Nai-Ching Shih, Wen-Chiung Chang, San-Kuei Huang and Ching-Wen Chien

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:289

Content type: Research article Published on: 31 October 2011

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Healthcare use and costs in the last six months of life by level of care and cause of death

Existing knowledge on healthcare use and costs in the last months of life is often limited to one patient group (i.e., cancer patients) and one level of healthcare (i.e., secondary care). Consequently, decisio...

Authors: Yvonne Anne Michel, Eline Aas, Liv Ariane Augestad, Emily Burger, Lisbeth Thoresen and Gudrun Maria Waaler Bjørnelv

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:688

Content type: Research Published on: 30 May 2024

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End of life hospitalisations differ for older Australian women according to death trajectory: a longitudinal data linkage study

Hospitalisations are the prime contributor to healthcare expenditure, with older adults often identified as high hospital users. Despite the apparent high use of hospitals at the end of life, limited evidence ...

Authors: Melissa L. Harris, Xenia Dolja-Gore, Hal Kendig and Julie E. Byles

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16:484

Content type: Research article Published on: 9 September 2016

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Comorbidities as a driver of the excess costs of community-acquired pneumonia in U.S. commercially-insured working age adults

Adults with certain comorbid conditions have a higher risk of pneumonia than the overall population. If treatment of pneumonia is more costly in certain predictable situations, this would affect the value prop...

Authors: Daniel Polsky, Machaon Bonafede and Jose A Suaya

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:379

Content type: Research article Published on: 31 October 2012

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Bubble CPAP and oxygen for child pneumonia care in Malawi: a CPAP IMPACT time motion study

In some low-resource settings bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) is increasingly used to treat children with pneumonia. However, the time required for healthcare workers (HCWs) to administer bC...

Authors: Kristen L. Sessions, Tisungane Mvalo, Davie Kondowe, Donnie Makonokaya, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Alfred Chalira, Norman Lufesi, Michelle Eckerle, Andrew G. Smith and Eric D. McCollum

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:533

Content type: Research article Published on: 31 July 2019

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Impact on hospital ranking of basing readmission measures on a composite endpoint of death or readmission versus readmissions alone

Readmission penalties are central to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts to improve patient outcomes and reduce health care spending. However, many clinicians believe that readmission ...

Authors: Laurent G. Glance, Yue Li and Andrew W. Dick

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:327

Content type: Research article Published on: 5 May 2017

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Causes of maternal deaths and delays in care: comparison between routine maternal death surveillance and response system and an obstetrician expert panel in Tanzania

To reduce maternal mortality Tanzania introduced Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) system in 2015 as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO). All health facilities are to notify and review...

Authors: Ali Said, Mats Malqvist, Andrea B. Pembe, Siriel Massawe and Claudia Hanson

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:614

Content type: Research article Published on: 6 July 2020

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Mortality and causes of death among patients with opioid use disorder receiving opioid agonist treatment: a national register study

Mortality rates and causes of death among individuals in opioid agonist treatment (OAT) vary according to several factors such as geographical region, age, gender, subpopulations, drug culture and OAT status. ...

Authors: Anne Berit Bech, Thomas Clausen, Helge Waal, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth and Ivar Skeie

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:440

Content type: Research article Published on: 2 July 2019

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Adverse events and in-hospital mortality: an analysis of all deaths in a Norwegian health trust during 2011

The estimated number of in-hospitals deaths due to adverse events is often different when using data from deceased patients compared with that of a population experiencing adverse events.

Authors: Hans Flaatten, Guttorm Brattebø, Bjørn Alme, Kjersti Berge, Jan H. Rosland, Asgaut Viste, Bjørn Bertelsen, Stig Harthug and Sidsel Aardal

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:465

Content type: Research article Published on: 6 July 2017

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Cost-effectiveness of new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Turkey: a decision analytical model

Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, which place a considerable burden on healthcare resources, can be reduced in a cost-effective manner using a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7). We compare the c...

Authors: Mustafa Bakır, Özden Türel and Oleksandr Topachevskyi

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:386

Content type: Research article Published on: 9 November 2012

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The cost-effectiveness of food consistency modification with xanthan gum-based Nutilis Clear® in patients with post-stroke dysphagia in Poland

Dysphagia is a well-known stroke complication characterised by difficulty in swallowing. It may affect the majority of stroke patients and increases mortality and morbidity, due to aspiration pneumonia and mal...

Authors: Aleksandra Pelczarska, Michał Jakubczyk and Maciej Niewada

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:552

Content type: Research article Published on: 17 June 2020

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Predictors of mortality in HIV-associated hospitalizations in Portugal: a hierarchical survival model

The beneficial effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy, increasing survival and the prevention of AIDS defining illness development are well established. However, the annual Portuguese hospital mortali...

Authors: Sara S Dias, Valeska Andreozzi, Maria O Martins and Jorge Torgal

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2009 9:125

Content type: Research article Published on: 23 July 2009

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Assessment of integrated community case management of childhood illness (ICCM) practices by trained patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs) in Ebonyi and Kaduna states, Nigeria

An Integrated Community treatment of Childhood disease (ICCM)- focused intervention involving a large number of Patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs) was conducted by Society for Family Health Nigeri...

Authors: Akpu Blessing Oko, Anyanti Jennifer, Adizue Jane Chinyere, Nwankwo Jehosephat Nelson, Idogho Omokhudu, Onyezobi Chinedu Edward and Aizobu Dennis

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:57

Content type: Research Published on: 20 January 2023

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Evaluation of the routine implementation of pulse oximeters into integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) guidelines at primary health care level in West Africa: the AIRE mixed-methods research protocol

The AIRE operational project will evaluate the implementation of the routine Pulse Oximeter (PO) use in the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) strategy for children under-5 in primary health car...

Authors: Gildas Boris Hedible, Sarah Louart, Désiré Neboua, Laura Catala, Gildas Anago, Abdoul-Guaniyi Sawadogo, G. Désiré Kargougou, Bertrand Meda, Jacques Séraphin Kolié, Adama Hema, Sory Keita, Mactar Niome, Abdoul Salam Savadogo, Lucie Peters-Bokol, Honorat Agbeci, Zineb Zair…

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1579

Content type: Study protocol Published on: 24 December 2022

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Care-seeking behavior and out-of-pocket expenditure for sick newborns among urban poor in Lucknow, northern India: a prospective follow-up study

The state of Uttar Pradesh, India accounts for one-quarter of India's neonatal deaths and 8 percent of those worldwide. More than half (52%) of these deaths occur due to infections. In order to achieve Millenn...

Authors: Neeraj M Srivastava, Shally Awasthi and Girdhar G Agarwal

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2009 9:61

Content type: Research article Published on: 2 April 2009

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Health care utilisation among older people with Down syndrome compared to specific medical guidelines for health surveillance: a Swedish national register study

Specific medical guidelines for health surveillance exist for people with Down syndrome (DS) since 25 years but knowledge of adherence to the guidelines is lacking. The guidelines were developed to avoid unnec...

Authors: G. Ahlström, A. Axmon, M. Sandberg and E. Flygare Wallén

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:949

Content type: Research article Published on: 15 October 2020

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Learning from 2523 trauma deaths in India- opportunities to prevent in-hospital deaths

A systematic analysis of trauma deaths is a step towards trauma quality improvement in Indian hospitals. This study estimates the magnitude of preventable trauma deaths in five Indian hospitals, and uses a pee...

Authors: Nobhojit Roy, Deepa Kizhakke Veetil, Monty Uttam Khajanchi, Vineet Kumar, Harris Solomon, Jyoti Kamble, Debojit Basak, Göran Tomson and Johan von Schreeb

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:142

Content type: Research article Published on: 16 February 2017

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Clinical diagnosis in paediatric patients at urban primary health care facilities in southern Malawi: a longitudinal observational study

Despite health centres being the first point of contact of care, there are challenges faced in providing care to patients at this level. In Malawi, service provision barriers reported at this level included lo...

Authors: Mtisunge Joshua Gondwe, Marc Y. R. Henrion, Thomasena O’Byrne, Clemens Masesa, Norman Lufesi, Queen Dube, Maureen D. Majamanda, Martha Makwero, David G. Lalloo and Nicola Desmond

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:150

Content type: Research article Published on: 15 February 2021

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Seasonality of primary care utilization for respiratory diseases in Ontario: A time-series analysis

Respiratory diseases represent a significant burden in primary care. Determining the temporal variation of the overall burden of respiratory diseases on the health care system and their potential causes are ke...

Authors: Rahim Moineddin, Jason X Nie, Gabrielle Domb, Alan M Leong and Ross EG Upshur

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:160

Content type: Research article Published on: 28 July 2008

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Exploring relationships between in-hospital mortality and hospital case volume using random forest: results of a cohort study based on a nationwide sample of German hospitals, 2016–2018

Relationships between in-hospital mortality and case volume were investigated for various patient groups in many empirical studies with mixed results. Typically, those studies relied on (semi-)parametric stati...

Authors: Martin Roessler, Felix Walther, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Peter C. Scriba, Ralf Kuhlen, Jochen Schmitt and Olaf Schoffer

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1

Content type: Research Published on: 2 January 2022

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Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

S1 Health literacy and health education in adolescence

Authors: Catarina Cardoso Tomás, Emanuel Oliveira, D. Sousa, M. Uba-Chupel, G. Furtado, C. Rocha, A. Teixeira, P. Ferreira, Celeste Alves, Stefan Gisin, Elisabete Catarino, Nelma Carvalho, Tiago Coucelo, Luís Bonfim, Carina Silva, Débora Franco…

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16(Suppl 3):200

Content type: Meeting Abstracts Published on: 6 July 2016

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Hospitalizations during the last months of life of nursing home residents: a retrospective cohort study from Germany

To describe hospitalisations of nursing home (NH) residents in Germany during their last months of life.

Authors: Heribert Ramroth, Norbert Specht-Leible, Hans-Helmut König and Hermann Brenner

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:70

Content type: Research article Published on: 1 December 2006

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Equity and access to maternal and child health services in Ghana a cross-sectional study

Inequities in the distribution of and access to maternal and child health care services is pervasive in Ghana. Understanding the drivers of inequity in maternal and child health (MCH) is important to achieving...

Authors: Samuel George Anarwat, Mubarik Salifu and Margaret Atosina Akuriba

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:864

Content type: Research Published on: 24 August 2021

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