BACKGROUND Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is a corner stone for successful implementation of prevention, care and support services among HIV negative and positive individuals. VCT is also perceived to be an effective strategy in risk reduction among sexually active young people.. This study aimed to assess the acceptability of VCT and its actual uptake among young health care profession...

1. FOREMAN GE. Journal coverage in the nursing indexes: International Nursing Index and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Med Ref Serv Q 1983 spring; 2(l):1-6. 2. CALDWELL J, ELLINGSON C. A comparison of overlap: ERIC and Psychological Abstracts. Database 1979 Jun;2(2):62-7. 3. BRANDON AN, HILL DR. Selected list of books and journals in allied health sciences. Bull Med L...

OBJECTIVE: to estimate and discuss selected indicators of Primary Health Care (PHC) structure in Brazil in 2012. METHODS: a descriptive ecological study was carried out using Primary Health Care Centre census data from the National Program for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care (PMAQ-AB); potential coverage indicators were estimated for infrastructure, health team composition and ...

to estimate the prevalence and analyze factors associated with both public and private health services utilization in women population in a western district of iran.a cross-sectional study with 1200 individuals aged 18-49 years carried out in different districts of sanandaj city, western iran, in 2012. the main outcome variable was use of health service in the previous 12 months. the in-depende...

Background Leprosy is a potentially debilitating disease of the skin and nerves that requires a complex management approach consisting of laboratory monitoring, screening for factors that will adversely affect outcome with corticosteroids, engagement of allied health services, and prolonged follow-up. Given the complexities of leprosy management, a safety tool was developed and implemented in t...

Kinesiology departments have recently started to offer allied health education programs to attract additional students to teacher education units (9). Although allied health professions offer increased work opportunities, insufficient enrollment and training of minority students in these academic fields contribute to underrepresentation in the workforce (3). To improve workforce diversity, kine...