Allergic rhinitis is a disease that can be seen in almost one third of societies and affect the quality life. It has various symptoms also combined with other diseases. Although treatment method vary based on patient's characteristics, generally, avoiding allergen, which considered to source allergy, pharmacotherapy are sufficient. The for allergic performed primary healthcare services adopts h...

background access to appropriate and affordable healthcare is needed to achieve better health outcomes in africa. however, access to healthcare remains low, especially among the poor. in zambia, poor access exists despite the policy by the government to remove user fees in all primary healthcare facilities in the public sector. the paper has two main objectives: (i) to examine the factors assoc...

Primary care is the foundation of a nation’s healthcare system – it is well documented that countries with a strong primary care system have better population health and lower healthcare costs. Despite initiatives such as Health Canada’s $800 million Primary Healthcare Transition Fund (Health Canada 2007), the development and performance of Canada’s primary healthcare sector have lagged in comp...

background the mammograms and papanicolaou (pap) test of women aged 25 to 64 years are iran’s national strategy for breast and cervical cancer screening, respectively. widespread primary care services are supplied through a network of primary health centers; nonetheless, little is known about breast and cervical cancer screening-related practices among healthcare workers in hospitals. objective...

the main asset of farmers is their labour and the utilization of healthcare services will help to improve their health and thus productivity. some of the problems inhibiting proper utilization of healthcare services in nigeria include non-availability, inaccessibility and high cost of medical care. the aim of this paper is to examine the determinants of the utilization of healthcare services am...

Background Access to appropriate and affordable healthcare is needed to achieve better health outcomes in Africa. However, access to healthcare remains low, especially among the poor. In Zambia, poor access exists despite the policy by the government to remove user fees in all primary healthcare facilities in the public sector. The paper has two main objectives: (i) to examine the factors assoc...

Research has shown that a strong primary healthcare system results in better health outcomes and lower costs (Starfield 1994). A key characteristic of a strong primary healthcare system is access to care. Two elements of a strong healthcare system are accessibility and short wait times for service. In Canada, a shortage of primary healthcare providers is the biggest obstacle to reducing wait ti...

Background Training courses in integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) have been conducted for health workers for nearly one and half decades in Afghanistan. The objective of the training courses is to improve quality of care in terms of health workers communication skills and clinical performance when they provide health services for under-5 children in public healthcare facili...