background: in order to extend hbv immunization to twenty-five-year old adolescents, ministry of health and medical education (moh & me) in iran has decided to implement hbv mass vaccination campaign for adolescents who were born from 1989 to 1992. the first three-round campaign covering 1989 born adolescents was implemented in 2007 in iran. this study was conducted for cost estimation and anal...

This paper investigates employee turnover, using data from a recent study of 352 NHS nurse leavers. We explore individual decisions to quit in a context characterised by change, and suggest a mechanism whereby organisational and contextual change can prompt individual leaving decisions. We develop and test hypotheses designed to shed light on the links between organisational change and individu...

BACKGROUND To perform out-of-hours primary care, Dutch general practitioners (GPs) have organised themselves in large-scale GP cooperatives. Roughly, two models of out-of-hours care can be distinguished; GP cooperatives working separate from the hospital emergency department (ED) and GP cooperatives integrated with the hospital ED. Research has shown differences in care utilisation between thes...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of overweight and obesity among active duty staff members at one the Navy's largest medical centers, in an effort to clarify the relationship between weight, physical fitness, health care utilization patterns, and health care costs. METHODS Data obtained from the Physical Readiness Information Management System were linked with...

BACKGROUND Several circumcision devices have been evaluated for a safe and simplified male circumcision among adults. The PrePex device was prequalified for voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) in May 2013 by the World Health Organization and is expected to simplify the procedure safely while reducing cost. South Africa is scaling up VMMC. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the overall unit cost of ...

DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF A THEORY OF APPLICANT REACTIONS TO BRANCHED SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT TESTS Craig Matthew Reddock Old Dominion University, 2017 Director: Dr. Richard N. Landers Branched situational judgment tests (BSJTs) are a recent innovation in personnel selection. Yet, there is little research supporting their use. Data from a qualitative pilot study indicated that BSJTs are expected to ...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether downsizing, the reduction of personnel in organisations, is a predictor of increased risk of disability retirement among employees who kept their jobs. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. Based on reductions of personnel in participants' occupation and workplace, employees were grouped into exposure categories of no downsizing (less than 8% reduction), minor downsizi...

BACKGROUND Accurate information on the facility costs of treatment is essential to enhance decision making and funding for malaria control. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to estimate the costs of providing treatment for uncomplicated malaria through a public health facility in Nigeria. METHODS Hospital costs were estimated from a provider perspective, applying a standard costing ...

Estimating manufacturing costs of a new product or process soon after research and development (R&D) has commenced can provide a good indication of the project’s economic viability. “Early” estimates can be used to direct research efforts to promising opportunities for cost reduction, and allow businesses to better assign resources to new products. Although potentially compromised because some ...

BACKGROUND Routine HIV screening in emergency department (ED) settings may require dedicated personnel. We evaluated the outcomes, costs and cost-effectiveness of HIV screening when offered by either a member of the ED staff or by an HIV counselor. METHODS We employed a mathematical model to extend data obtained from a randomized clinical trial of provider- vs. counselor-based HIV screening i...