Global Journal of Health Science

Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected livestock, or close contact with their secretions. Knowledge and practices regarding brucellosis are essential for the implementation of control measures and consequently prevention of brucellosis. The study was designed to estimate knowledge and determine practice…

Digital health technologies are increasingly promoted as scalable strategies for addressing persistent disparities in chronic disease prevention and management. Yet limited research has examined how historically underserved populations interpret and evaluate culturally tailored digital environments. This study examined how African American women engaged with and assessed a culturally tailored nut…

Church leaders have used scripture to encourage congregants to reflect on their health choices. Still, this study focuses on Black pastors who used other approaches to prompt awareness about COVID-19 and vaccination. The purpose of the study is to explore how Black posters use medical information and scripture to discuss COVID-19 vaccination within the communities they serve. This study uses a ph…

Background: Hemophilia is a rare X-linked bleeding disorder that commonly presents with hemarthrosis. Although the joints bleed easily, exercise is encouraged to support joint function. Unfortunately, some patients avoid exercise due to perceived barriers and a lack of motivation. Objective: This quality improvement study was conducted over 6 months to promote exercise among hemophiliacs through …

Burnout is classified as an occupational phenomenon rather than a medical condition. It is manifested by a triad that includes emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and diminished feelings of personal accomplishment (PA). The study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of burnout among nurses at the Cardiac Center in Madinah. This cross-sectional study was held at …

Obstetric Fistula is widely debated in the literature, but little is known about pregnant women's perceptions of the condition. This paper was aimed at identifying the level of enlightenment of pregnant women in a medical institution in Ilesha, Nigeria, regarding the risk factors and causes of obstetric fistula This was a facility-based cross-sectional study conducted among 570 pregnant w…

The purpose of this article is to analyze the determinants of demand for street medicines in the Republic of Congo. Based on a statistical analysis of survey data, the following variables—the occupation of the purchasers of these medicines, their income, their level of education, and their assessment of the effectiveness of medicines imported from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)&…

PURPOSE: To compare communication-training components at Fukushima Medical University (FMU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) and identify practices that could strengthen communication education at FMU. METHODS: During a four-week FMU–NUS exchange (two weeks at NUS’s Centre for Medical Education and two weeks in a clinical rotation), the first author observed curr…

BACKGROUND: Health educators play a crucial role in promoting student well-being and fostering healthy behaviors. Despite increasing health concerns among adolescents in Saudi Arabia, such as obesity and mental health disorders, public perceptions of health educators in schools remain underexplored. OBJECTIVES: This study assesses Riyadh residents’ knowledge, perceptions, and support fo…

India experiences high rates of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, with tribal communities disproportionately affected. Tribal populations frequently live in unfavorable socio-economic conditions and deficient social health indicators, culminating in adverse health consequences. Using a life course perspective, this qualitative study explored risks over the life course that contribute t…

This study aims to examine the relationship between job satisfaction, pay, affective commitment, and turnover intentions of public hospitals-based Registered Nurses in Ondo State, Nigeria. Using the quantitative, cross-sectional survey design, data from 220 Registered Nurses were analysed. Results indicate that pay and job satisfaction have significant positive relationship with nurses’…

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Smartphone use is almost universally relied on among college students. Whether smartphone addiction among college students has a negative predictive effect on academic performance is hardly studied. Previous research found an apparent association between smartphone use and academic achievement partly explained by the nature of the task the student is engaged in when us…

Globally, nearly 37 million people are living with HIV with about 70 percent of these living in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Stigma and discrimination remain one of the major barriers to preventing new infections in the country. However, misconceptions about HIV/AIDS have been indicated as one of the key drivers of the disease. Efforts to prevent new infections have not been entirely successful. The…

<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Healthcare data are very sensitive records that should not be made available to unauthorized people in order for protecting patient's information security. However, in progressed technologies as cloud computing which are vulnerable to cyber gaps that pose an adverse impact on the security and privacy of patients’ electronic health records and in t…

The purpose of this review was to determine whether mHealth interventions were effective in low- and middle-income countries in order to create a baseline for the evidence to support mHealth in developing countries. Studies were identified by searching Medline on 02 October 2014 for articles published in the English language between January 2000 and September 2014. Inclusion criteria were: 1) wri…

Communication, as a key element in providing high-quality health care services, leads to patient satisfaction and health. The present Cross sectional, descriptive analytic study was conducted on 70 nurses and 50 patients in two hospitals affiliated to Alborz University of Medical Sciences, in 2012. Two separate questionnaires were used for nurses and patients, and the reliability and validity of …

The prevalence of primary infertility in Iran was higher than the worldwide trends of infertility, indicating that understanding such risks help healthcare providers and policy makers to design and implement interventions to slow down this trend.

The students' views and experiences of nursing education quality (theoretical, clinical, and the gap between theoretical education and clinical skills) demonstrated a need to pay careful attention to the selection and recruitment of clinical teachers, and the assessment and control of their educational performance and clinical skills, as well as to determination of standards and validation of edu…

(1) The internet-addiction rate of urban left-behind children in China reached 10.8%-a relatively high figure, with the rate among males higher than that among females. In terms of internet-addition salience, the figure of urban left-behind children was obviously higher than that of non-left-behind children. (2) In China, the personality deviation rate of the overall left-behind children was 15.3…

Using the Adolescent Coping Scale, ACS (Frydenberg & Lewis, 1993) we surveyed 45 randomly selected foreign adolescents in Australian schools. The coping strategies used most by the participants were: focus on solving the problem; seeking relaxing diversions; focusing on the positive; seeking social support; worry; seeking to belong; investing in close friends; wishful thinking; and keep to self (…