• Research capacity strengthening project for infectious diseases in Honduras : experience and lessons learned 

  Sanchez, Ana Lourdes; Canales, Maritza; Enriquez, Lourdes; Bottazzi, Maria Elena; Zelaya, Ada Argentina; Espinoza, Vilma Esther; Fontecha, Gustavo Adolfo (CoAction Publishers, 2013-08)

  Background: In Honduras, research capacity strengthening (RCS) has not received sufficient attention, but an increase in research competencies would enable local scientists to advance knowledge and contribute to national ...
• Sponsorship of physical activity programs by the sweetened beverages industry: public health or public relations? 

  Gómez, Luis; Jacoby, Enrique; Ibarra, Lorena; Lucumí, Diego; Hernandez, Alexandra (2011)

  The growing evidence on the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, obesity and other chronic diseases has highlighted the need to implement policy actions that go beyond programs exclusively ...
• Alimentación no saludable, inactividad física y obesidad en la población infantil colombiana: un llamado urgente al estado y la sociedad civil para emprender acciones efectivas 

  Gómez, Luis Fernando; Ibarra, Marian Lorena; Lucumí, Diego Iván; Arango, Carlos Mario; Parra, Angela (2012)

  Colombia, al igual que la mayoría de los países de América Latina, ha experimentado una rápida transición nutricional, la cual se ha dado en un contexto caracterizado por altos niveles de pobreza, inequidad y exclusión ...
• An Institutional Account of China's HIV/AIDS Policy Process from 1985 to 2010 

  Knusten, W (2012)

  China's HIV/AIDS policy progress displays a long-term stagnancy followed by a sudden revolution. This article utilizes multiple theoretical tools to interpret this policy progress. It identifies four phases of China's ...
• Training Clinicians in Cultural Psychiatry: A Canadian Perspective 

  Kirmayer, L J; Rousseau, C; Guzder, J; Jarvis, G E (2008)

  The authors summarize the pedagogical approaches and curriculum used in the training of clinicians in cultural psychiatry at the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University. We reviewed available ...
• Rethinking resilience from indigenous perspectives 

  Kirmayer, L J; Dandeneau, S; Marshall, E; Phillips, M; Williamson, K J (2011)

  The notions of resilience that have emerged in developmental psychology and psychiatry in recent years require systematic rethinking to address the distinctive cultures, geographic and social settings, and histories of ...
• Debating war-trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in an interdisciplinary arena 

  Kienzler, H (2008)

  Researchers have tried to determine and verify the effects of violent conflicts on the mental health of those affected by focusing on war trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other trauma-related disorders. ...
• Ressources financières des comités de gestion du Burkina Faso peuvent améliorer l'équité d'accès au sytstème de santé 

  Kafando, Y; Riddie, V (2010)

  Avec l’avènement du système de recouvrement des coûts dans les années 1990 au Burkina Faso, les patients contribuent au financement des centres de sante´ (CSPS) gérés par les comités de gestion (COGES). Mais en demandant ...
• Study on AIDS high risk sexual behavior and its sociological factors among MSM Pudong New Area [Chinese language] 

  Mao, J; Zhang, X; Li, P; Sun, Q; Xiao, S (2012)

  Objective To study the sociological characteristics about HIV/AIDS high risk behavior and its associated factors among men who sex with men, and to provide the suggestion for the intervention against MSM. Methods A ...
• Survey on KAP and impact factors of condom use among construction workers in Shanghai,China 

  Ren, J; Calzavara, L; Kang, L; Fang, H; Zhuang, M (2010)

  Objective To understand the level of knowledge,attitude and practice (KAP) related to condom use and relevant impact factors among construction workers in Shanghai so as to provide evidence base for further promotion of ...
• Situation and influencing factors of sexual behaviors among male construction workers in Shanghai,China 

  Ren, J; Calzavara, L; Fang, H; Pan, Q; Xu, L (2011)

  Objective To understand the situation and influencing factors of sexual behaviors among male construction workers in Shanghai and to supply the evidence for implementing AIDS/sexually transmitted disease(STD) prevention ...
• Action Research for the Health and Safety of Domestic Workers in Montreal: Using Numbers to Tell Stories and Effect Change 

  Hanley, J; Premji, S; Messing, K; Lippel, K (2010)

  In 2007, a Filipina organization in Quebec (PINAY) sought the help of university researchers to document the workplace health and safety experiences of domestic workers. Together, they surveyed 150 domestic workers and ...
• Evaluation of the Effects on KAP for AIDS Prevention among Construction Workers in Huangpu District after Intervention with Different Health Education Measures 

  Wang, H; Cao, Z; Xu, Y; Shu, W; Su, F (2011)

  [Objective] To explore the application of different levels of health education measures among construction workers,to study its intervention effect and to provide evidence for focused health education policy.[Methods] A ...
• Community Health Workers’ Perspectives on Their Contribution to Rural Health and Well-Being in Iran 

  Javanparast, S; Baum, F; Labonte, R; Sanders, D (2011)

  Objectives. The activities of community health workers (CHWs) have been identified as key to improvements in the health of Iran's rural population. We explored the perceptions of CHWs regarding their contribution to rural ...
• Policy review of the community health worker programme in Iran 

  Javanparast, S.; Baum, F.; Labonte, R.; Sanders, D.; Heidari, G. (2011)

  Iran's Community Health Worker (CHW) programme survived as an integral element of the health system during a period when many other nations’ CHW programmes collapsed and therefore warrants detailed analysis of the policies ...
• Investigation on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Condom Use among Female Entertainment Workers and its Main Obstacles 

  Ling, H; Fan, H; Song, Q; Wu, J; Yuan, J (2011)

  [Objective] To understand the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of condom use among the female entertainment workers (FEWs) and analyze its obstacles to provide the practice for spreading the usage of condom. [Methods] ...
• Inequities in access to health care in South Africa 

  Harris, B; Goudge, J; Ataguba, John; McIntyre, D; Nxumalo, N (2011)

  Achieving equitable universal health coverage requires the provision of accessible, necessary services for the entire population without imposing an unaffordable burden on individuals or households. In South Africa, little ...
• AIDS-Related Discrimination and its Effects on Prevention Service Adherence among Female Entertainment Workers 

  Shi, G; Yin, F; Wu, J; Guo, L; Remis, R S (2011)

  [Objective] To investigate AIDS-related discrimination among female entertainment workers (FEWs) and its effect on prevention service adherence. [Methods] A total of 126 FEWs were randomly selected from Juyuan New Area as ...
• Modernizing concepts of access and equity 

  Gulliford, M (2009)

  Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair once observed that ‘the purpose of the twentieth century welfare state was to treat citizens as equals; the purpose of the twenty-first century reforms must be to treat them as individuals ...
• Access to health care services - an English policy perspective 

  Goddard, M (2009)

  International trends highlight the confluence of economics, politics and legal considerations in the health policy process. Health Economics, Policy and Law serves as a forum for scholarship on health policy issues from ...

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