An address is a common reference for a multitude of information. In South Africa, multiple address datasets are developed and maintained by various public and private organizations with little or no cooperation on data sharing. We identified motivators and barriers for address data sharing in South Africa through case studies of three typical organizations, which prepare, distribute and use add...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the motivators and barriers to the use of the combined oral contraceptive pill among Hong Kong women. METHODS The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong commissioned the ESDlife to launch an online survey and invited its female members aged 18 to 45 years who had used contraceptives in the past 12 months to participate in this survey. The online survey was posted on th...

Background It is believed that women of all ages do less physical activities compared to men. The development of interventional projects for increasing the women's participation in physical activity needs the recognition of resources and exploration of women's perspectives on exercise in their lives in the Iranian culture and context. Methods This qualitative study was conducted in an urban a...

BACKGROUND Primary care medical practices increasingly are asked by payers, employers, and government agencies to report quality data, but the process of doing so is not well delineated. METHODS Providers and office staff in a diverse sample of eight primary care practices in North Carolina comprised this study population. Interviews were conducted and self-administered questionnaires were di...

BACKGROUND Obesity and other lifestyle-related chronic diseases impact urban West African women at high rates. Physical activity (PA) can improve these health outcomes but there is little published data on the associated psychosocial predictors in this population. OBJECTIVES We aimed to explore preliminary associations between perceptions of PA, PA behaviours, and health in a group of Ghanaia...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine information about Filipino American women's perceptions of breast cancer, the most frequently diagnosed cancer and number-one killer of Asian American women, and their experiences with screening. DESIGN A qualitative, exploratory approach with focus groups. SETTING Suburban Filipino American communities in the midwestern United States. SAMPLE 11 Filipino Am...