Nottinghamshire family health services authority serves a population of around a million people and so far eight of the 52 eligible practices have become budget holders. A further eight practices have joined the scheme this April, bringing the percentage of people in budget holding practices to 17% of the Nottinghamshire population. The Calverton practice was one of the first budget holding pra...

background: despite the success of developed countries in preventing the spread of hiv/aids, the disease is expanding in developing countries where an unfavorable attitude exists among people, health professionals and employees. this study aimed to assess the stigmatized attitude among health care providers toward people living with hiv (plwha). methods: the study is a cross-sectional survey. t...

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) is one of the most important agents producing nosocomial diseases in hospitalized children. then, screening of health care providers who are in direct contact with patients in hospital is necessary. the objective of this study was to investigate mrsa collected isolates for mlsb phenotypes, in particular inducible clindamycin resistance (mlsbi)....

conclusions carrier samples screening is considered inferior to clinical samples. treatment of a variety of infectious diseases is difficult due to resistant bacteria. consequently, annual screening of these individuals, detecting the carriers and decolonizing them to reduce transmission of s. aureus in the hospital are necessary. background methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) is...

Background & aim: Prenatal care is a key strategy for achieving public health goals, primary healthcare objectives, and the Millennium Development Goals. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the use of prenatal care services in order to design suitable interventions and promote the use of these services. Methods:In this systematic quantitative literature review, stud...

abstract background: delivery is one of the most important crises with mental, social, and deep emotional dimensions in women’s life. health providers’ respect to pregnant women’s bill of rights, as an important component of providing humanistic and ethical care, is of utmost importance. this study aimed to determine health providers’ compliance with the pregnant women’s bill of rights in labor...

Introduction: Health care providers play a central role as the main members of the health care service providers team for the elderly and their knowledge and attitudes towards the aging phenomenon can play an important role in the quality of health care services provision for the elderly. Therefore, the present study aims to comparatively investigate knowledge and attitude of health care provid...

Public dialogue and debate about the health care overhaul in the United States is centered on one contentious question: Is there a moral obligation to ensure that all people (including undocumented immigrants) within its borders have access to affordable health care? For academic health centers (AHCs), which often provide safety-net care to the uninsured, this question has moral and social impl...