Faculty of Health
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The maternal continuum of care (CoC) is comprehensive healthcare provided for women during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Equitable maternal CoC can reduce the risk of maternal and neonatal...
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Female sex workers face substantial barriers to accessing healthcare services. We examined factors influencing preference for government versus non-government healthcare servic...
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People of South Asian ancestry represent approximately 25% of the world's population, yet constitute less than 2% of global genomic databases, limiting our ability to provide equitable genomic heal...
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Objective: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are widely used for performance enhancement and body modification, yet the risks associated with these substances, particularly for women, remain under...
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OBJECTIVES: To estimate the cost effectiveness of local anaesthetic (LA) transperineal prostate biopsy (TPB) compared to general anaesthetic (GA) TPB, considering both hospital/health system and so...
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Psychological distress is widely recognized as a significant health concern that poses a potential risk to the overall mental wellbeing of individuals. This study investigated the psychological dis...
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PROBLEM: The aim of this review is to examine the international literature about pre-service education for registered nurses and identify how it prepares them for their role as mandatory reporters ...
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Background: Child maltreatment is an international public health issue that requires interprofessional collaboration across all sectors providing services for children and families. Effective colla...
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BACKGROUND: Servicing increasing healthcare demands requires a sufficient supply of general practitioners (GPs). However, heightened by pandemic conditions, critical and chronic shortages of GPs pe...
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BACKGROUND: Health insurance enrollment is a vital component of universal health coverage and access to essential healthcare services. However, in Sierra Leone, enrollment remains persistently low,...