Pakenham-Walsh, Neil and Bukachi, Frederick | 2009
- Author(s): Pakenham-Walsh, Neil and Bukachi, Frederick
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health personnel, health information, africa
The information and learning needs of family caregivers and primary and district health workers have been ignored for too long. Improving the availability and use of relevant, reliable health care information has enormous potential to radically improve health care worldwide.
Pantoja, Tomلs | 2008
- Author(s): Pantoja, Tomلs
- Publisher: Supporting policy relevant reviews and trials (SUPPORT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health insurance, health services, poverty, latin america
Over the past few years, several Latin American countries have introduced programmes that provide monetary transfers to households on the condition that they comply with certain health behaviours. Ten articles that reported the results from six studies were included.
Paphassarang, Chanthakath | 2002
- Author(s): Paphassarang, Chanthakath
- Publisher:
- Pages: 72--84
- Keywords: health care delivery, health services, health economics, laos
This study compares two neighbourhoods of different socioeconomic status comprising 10 households, representing urban districts in three provinces in Lao PDR. The study found that both socioeconomic groups utilized private health services as their first choice.
Pariyo, George W. | 2009
- Author(s): Pariyo, George W.
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health services, health care delivery, poverty, rural areas, uganda
Uganda implemented health sector reforms to make services more accessible to the population. This paper describes the changes in utilization of health services that occurred among the poor and those in rural areas between 2002/3 and 2005/6 and associated factors.
Park, Jung A. | 2006
- Author(s): Park, Jung A.
- Publisher: Seoul national university
- Pages: 70--83
- Keywords: health care delivery, health information, health services research, poverty
In sum, this study suggests that changes in health resources or socioeconomic variables alone may not reduce the state level infant mortality, and both categories of health indicators do influence other health outcome as well as influence to each other.