background: family planning is a lifestyle that is selected voluntarily and is based on the knowledge, attitude and responsible decision making by couples in order to promote the health and welfare of the family and the advancement of the society. in this regard, family planning counseling plays an important role in making informed decisions if used properly and in a responsible way. detection ...

Developing and implementing a set of personal health device interoperability standards is key to cultivating a healthy global industry ecosystem. The standardization organizations, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 11073 Personal Health Device Workgroup (IEEE 11073-PHD WG) and Continua Health Alliance, are striving for this purpose. However, factors like the medial...

BACKGROUND Physical inactivity has been acknowledged as a public health issue and has received increasing attention in recent years. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the barriers to physical activity among Malaysian men. These barriers were analyzed with regards to sociodemographic factors, physical activity level, BMI and waist circumference. METHODS Subjects in this stu...

OBJECTIVE To explore the main barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities. DESIGN Qualitative study using focus groups. PARTICIPANTS Sixteen persons (12 men and 4 women) aged 22.4 (standard deviation 3.4) years, of whom 50% were wheelchair-dependent, participated in the study. Eight were diagnosed with myelomeningocele, 4 with...

Research suggests that community reintegration (CR) after injury and rehabilitation is difficult for many injured servicemembers. However, little is known about the influence of the contextual factors, both personal and environmental, that influence CR. Framed within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Social Cognitive Theory, the quantitative portion of a...

In the present work various barriers in the way to attain WCM has been identified through extreme literature review and discussion with the personal from industry. Some of the factors are qualitative and some are quantitative. Therefore, Graph theoretic approach (GTA) is used assess the impact of different barriers. GTA is selected because it is capable of taking in account the inheritance and ...

Although African American families are at particular risk for obesity and its associated health comorbidities, few interventions have directly targeted low-income members of this group living in subsidized public housing. Using a consensual qualitative research approach, we conducted 11 interviews with African American mothers living in two public housing communities to enhance understanding of...

nowadays, the application of information technology is associated with barriers and challenges. so to prioritize barriers to information technology application in sports organizations, the viewpoints of 71 experts and managers of these organizations were collected by answering a researcher-made questionnaire. validity (face, content) of this questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its reliab...

BACKGROUND Prompt entry into HIV care is often hindered by personal and structural barriers. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of self-perceived barriers to health care on 1-year mortality among newly diagnosed HIV-infected individuals in Durban, South Africa. METHODS Before HIV testing at 4 outpatient sites, adults (≥18 years) were surveyed regarding perceived barriers to care includi...