OBJECTIVE To estimate effective coverage of maternal and newborn health interventions and to identify bottlenecks in their implementation in rural districts of the United Republic of Tanzania. METHODS Cross-sectional data from households and health facilities in Tandahimba and Newala districts were used in the analysis. We adapted Tanahashi's model to estimate intervention coverage in conditi...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate neonatal screening coverage using data routinely collected on the laboratory computer. SUBJECTS 90 850 births in 14 North East Thames community provider districts over a 21 month period. METHODS Births notified to local child health computers are electronically copied to the neonatal laboratory computer system, and incoming Guthrie cards are matched against these birt...

BACKGROUND Family and community involvement in schools is linked strongly to improvements in the academic achievement of students, better school attendance, and improved school programs and quality. METHODS The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts the School Health Policies and Programs Study every 6 years. In 2006, computer-assisted telephone interviews or self-administered ma...

Political districting has been one of the most contentious issues within American politics over the last two centuries. Since the landmark case of Baker v. Carr, in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the constitutionality of a state’s legislated districting is within the jurisdiction of a federal court, many within academia have attempted to produce a rigorous system for determini...

The southern districts of Odisha State in east-central India have been highly endemic for falciparum malaria for many decades. However, there is no adequate information on the abundance of the vector species or their bionomics in relation to space and time in these districts. Therefore, a study was carried out on the entomological aspects of malaria transmission to generate such information. Co...

BACKGROUND Botswana has a shortage of health care workers, especially in primary healthcare. Retention and high performance of employees are closely linked to job satisfaction and motivation, which are both highest where employees' personal values and goals are realised. AIM The aim of the study was to evaluate employees' personal values, and the current and desired organisational culture of ...

BACKGROUND Large-scale regeneration programmes to improve the personal conditions and living circumstances in deprived areas may affect health and the lifestyle of the residents. Previous evaluations concluded that a large-scale urban regeneration programme in the Netherlands had some positive effects within 3.5 years. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects at the longer run. ...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the effect of cards and of vitamin A supplementation on coverage for National Immunisation Days (NIDs). DESIGN A retrospective ecological study. SETTING A countrywide NIDs coverage before and after introduction of the NIDs cards and vitamin A supplementation in all districts of Uganda. METHODS NIDs for polio eradication commenced in Uganda in 1996. Two rounds, one mon...

BACKGROUND Despite advance in science and technology for prevention, detection and treatment of cholera, this infectious disease remains a major public health problem in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda inclusive. The aim of this study was to identify cholera hotspots in Uganda to guide the development of a roadmap for prevention, control and elimination of cholera in the country. ...