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A Study Of User Perspectives On The Diaphragm In An Urban Indian Setting, T.K. Sundari Ravindran

Reproductive Health

This study attempted to examine user perspectives regarding the desirability of the diaphragm as a contraceptive method when included among other methods distributed freely through a family planning (FP) clinic. It sought to introduce on an experimental basis, the diaphragm into an ongoing and well-established FP clinic to increase contraceptive choice. This was primarily a qualitative study aimed at understanding women's perceptions about the risks and benefits, the reasons for use of the diaphragm, and the practical difficulties of using it effectively. It also studied the influence of service delivery factors in acceptance of this method. The study was part …

Follow-Up Study Among Iud Acceptors Of Java, R. Hasan M. Hoesni, M. Hasan, Anthony Tan, Jayanti Tuladhar, Jusuf S. Effendi, Bantuk Hadijanto, Pudjo Hartono

Reproductive Health

As of April 1993, an estimated 5.3 million women in Indonesia were using IUDs. In 1991, the IUD was the second most commonly used family planning method in Indonesia (13.4 percent). According to the Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey, in 1994 it became the third most commonly used method among currently married women (10.3 percent), primarily on the islands of Java and Bali. The National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN), in collaboration with the Faculties of Medicine, Diponegoro University in Semarang, Airlangga University in Surabaya, and BKS-Penfin in Bandung, conducted a "Follow-up Study Among IUD Acceptors of Java,” from November …

Knowledge, Attitudes And Practice Of The Dmpa Injectable Contraceptive: Data From Focus Group Discussions, Maria Carmela Patron, Marilou P. Costello

Reproductive Health

This report is based on data from 12 focus group discussions conducted throughout the Philippines as part of the DMPA Monitoring and Follow-up Studies. The DMPA Monitoring and Follow-up Studies are part of a technical assistance project undertaken by the Population Council in support of the Department of Health’s DMPA Reintroduction Program. The project provides data on DMPA (depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate) acceptance and continuation rates as well profiles of DMPA users and dropouts to serve as bases for decisions and policies that will ensure quality services. The project draws information from several sources including a 15-month monitoring of DMPA acceptors; surveys …

Operations Research For Program Planning And Management, Alejandro N. Herrin

Reproductive Health

The Family Planning Operations Research and Training Program of the Philippines was established in 1992 to strengthen the nation's capacity to carry out and utilize operations research (OR) for program planning and management. It has sponsored training workshops and funded OR studies on issues of priority to both national and local program managers. The program’s recent activities, culminated in the National Research Utilization Conference held in September 1994, were designed to assist in the institutionalization processes. However, more needs to be done to determine how these processes will actually work in specific national and local government agencies and academic and …

Current Experiences With Community-Based Distribution Of Family Planning In Kenya: A Review Prepared For Usaid/Kenya, Population Council

Reproductive Health

Kenya has been one of the leading countries worldwide in developing and implementing community-based distribution (CBD) programs as part of the national family planning (FP) program. CBD activities in Kenya are coordinated by the National Council for Population and Development, with support from USAID and other donor agencies. Kenya’s CBD program has been widely publicized because of its success in improving access to FP information and services, and its diversity of organizational structures. USAID would like to review the current situation and possible future directions before designing its CBD strategy for the next five-year bilateral project. The Africa OR/TA II …

Quality Of Care In Family Planning Service Delivery In Kenya: Clients' And Providers' Perspectives, Lewis Ndhlovu

Reproductive Health

In recent years, the increasing number of organizations that have studied quality of care in international family planning (FP) programs demonstrates the importance the topic has acquired. To define quality of care in FP, the Bruce–Jain framework of six elements of care (choice of methods, information given to clients, technical competence, interpersonal relations, continuity and follow up, and appropriate constellation of services) have been used as the standard. However, what has been overlooked in this approach is the clients' perspectives of service quality. This study sought to narrow the gap in knowledge about the comparability and consistency in views between …

Day Of Dialogue On Contraceptive Methods For Today And Tomorrow: Developments, Prospects, And Issues, Population Council

Reproductive Health

This “aide-memoire” records the substance of the presentations and discussions of a Day of Dialogue—spanning two half-days on June 20–21, 1994—among representatives of the European donor community and the Population Council on “Contraceptive Methods for Today and Tomorrow: Developments, Prospects, and Issues.” The discussion covered how contraceptives are developed, prospects for new technology, areas of controversy surrounding current and potential methods, and ways to improve the process. This is the third Day of Dialogue the Population Council has been instrumental in organizing. The format for these meetings is simple and informal: Population Council staff and invited experts from other organizations …

Évaluation Clinique Expérimentale De La Validité D'Instruments Utilisés Pour Le Diagnostic De Lombalgies : Spinoscopie, Dynamométrie Triaxiale (B-200) Et Thermographie, En Regard De L'Examen Clinique, Richard Leclaire, John M. Esdaile, James Hanley, Michel Rossignol, Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Jean-Claude Jéquier, Karim Hajian-Tilaki

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Objectif général

Évaluer la validité de trois technologies, soit la spinoscopie, lа dynamométrie triaxiale (B-200) et la thermographie, pour diagnostiquer une lombalgie récente chez des travailleurs.

Objectifs spécifiques

Déterminer les caractéristiques diagnostiques de chacune des trois technologies avec et sans les données cliniques, comparer les technologies entre elles, évaluer l'influence de la motivation des sujets sur la précision diagnostique chacune et déterminer la reproductibilité des résultats selon chacun des utilisateurs des technologies.

Méthode

Dans un premier temps, une étude portant sur les valeurs normales de sujets sains (phase I) a été réalisée afin de permettre à chaque technologie de se …

Étude Des Paramètres Affectant L'Efficacité D'Atténuation Des Vibrations Par Un Siège Suspendu, Paul-Émile Boileau, Subhash Rakheja

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les sièges à suspension comportent des caractéristiques de conception et d'ajustements variées établies en fonction de l'environnement vibratoire à atténuer et permettant aux sièges d'être adaptés à des conducteurs dont le poids et la taille sont différents. Or, il est bien connu que dans la pratique, les sièges ne sont que rarement ajustés par les conducteurs. Certains de ces ajustements, dont le réglage du poids, de la hauteur de l'assise, de l'angle d'inclinaison du dossier et du degré d'amortissement pourraient avoir une influence importante sur le degré d'atténuation réalisable dans des environnements vibratoires précis. De même, la façon d'évaluer le …

Évaluation De La Résistance Des Gants De Protection À La Coupure Suivant La Méthode Du Projet De Norme Pren 388, Jaime Lara, Renaud Daigle

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les données de la CSST démontrent que sur les accidents indemnisés chaque année, près de 30% concernent des lésions aux membres supérieurs, dont 80% aux mains^[1]. Ces lésions sont principalement des coupures et des piqûres causés par la manipulation des pièces métalliques et des outils.

L'utilisation des gants de protection adaptés au type de travail réalisé et au type de risque mécanique pourrait diminuer le nombre ou la gravité des lésions.

Lors du choix d'un gant de protection, il faut tenir compte du niveau de protection offert par le matériau. La norme AFNOR NF S 75-001, sur les …

Analyse Des Accidents Survenus Durant Une Année Dans Trois Centres Hospitaliers, Marie St-Vincent, Chantal Tellier, Thierry Petitjean-Roget

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Le but du projet présenté est de mieux documenter et comprendre les mécanismes d'accidents du personnel soignant en milieu hospitalier, surtout les accidents de manutention. L'originalité de l'étude réside dans la nature des données recueillies pour décrire le processus accidentel. Au contraire de plusieurs études antérieures, les accidents ont été décrits non pas sur la base des rapports d'accidents usuels mais à partir d'un questionnaire spécialement développé pour enrichir la description des circonstances d'accidents. Ce projet fait suite à une première étude où l'on a développé et validé un logiciel de recueil et d'analyse de données d'accidents (du personnel soignant) …

Évaluation Des Programmes De Sécurité Du Travail Dans Des Petites Et Moyennes Entreprises, Diane Berthelette, Frédéric Planché

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Notre étude porte sur les programmes de sécurité du travail, implantés par des petites et moyennes entreprises (P. M. E.) du secteur du caoutchouc et des produits en matière plastique. Il s'agit d'une recherche évaluative dont l'objectif principal est d'expliquer la variation du taux d'incidence des accidents de travail, en fonction des caractéristiques 1) des activités et 2) des ressources humaines consacrées aux programmes de sécurité du travail, par les entreprises. Nous tentons également de mesurer l'effet des dimensions de l'organisation de travail sur le taux d'incidence des accidents de travail. Il importe de préciser que le taux d'incidence des …

Expérimentation D'Un Dispositif Limiteur De Portée Pour Grues Mobiles Et Évaluation Des Distances Aux Lignes Électriques, Joseph-Jean Paques, Réal Bourbonnière, Daniel Imbeau, Sylvie Bergeron

Rapports de recherche scientifique

En continuation avec le projet de développement d'un limiteur de portée pour grue mobile, cette expérimentation a été faite afin, d'une part, d'évaluer la précision de grutiers d'expérience à juger de distance séparant des éléments de leur grue d'une ligne électrique et d'autre part, de vérifier l'adaptation de certains paramètres fonctionnels du dispositif limiteur de portée à la façon dont les opérateurs utilisent la grue et au comportement de la grue elle-même.

Deux méthodes d'évaluation des distances ont été comparées, une libre et l'autre imposée. Les résultats montrent que les grutiers sont généralement peu précis lorsqu'ils évaluent à vue d'œil …

La Résistance Des Gants À La Coupure : Développement D'Une Méthode D'Essai, Jaime Lara, Denis Turcot, Renaud Daigle, Jérôme Boutin

Rapports de recherche scientifique

No abstract provided.

Breast Self Examination: A Healthy Approach: Teaching Manual, Margaret Imeson, Molly Mccartney

Research outputs pre 2011

The theme of this health teaching package is breast care with an emphasis on step-by-step instruction f0r breast self examination. The package has been designed to guide health professionals in the facilitation of workshops and discussion groups promoting breast care for women. Materials included in the manual may be adapted to suit audience requirements...

District Level Baseline Survey Of Family Planning Program In Uttar Pradesh: Rampur, S.K.G. Dastidar, Tausif Alam Khan, B.P. Thiagrajan, R.B. Gupta, Bella C. Patel, M.E. Khan, John Townsend

Reproductive Health

The Government of India and the United States Agency for International Development began the Innovations in Family Planning Services Project (IFPS) in Uttar Pradesh under the management of the State Innovations in Family Planning Services Agency (SIFPSA). The goal was to reduce the fertility rate in Uttar Pradesh by accelerating family planning (FP) services at the district level through innovative approaches. IFPS’s main objectives were to increase access to FP services, improve the quality of FP services, and promote contraceptive use. Initially 15 districts were selected for the Baseline Survey in Uttar Pradesh (BSUP). The baseline information collected will be …

Domestic Violence & Partner Notification: Implications For Treatment And Counseling Of Women With Hiv, Karen H. Rothenberg, Stephen Paskey, Melissa M. Reuland, Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman, Richard L. North

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

The Risk Of Domestic Violence And Women With Hiv Infection: Implications For Partner Notification, Public Policy, And The Law, Karen H. Rothenberg, Stephen Paskey

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Cluster Analysis Of The Coprolites From Antelope House: Implications For Anasazi Diet And Cuisine, Mark Q. Sutton, Karl Reinhard

Karl Reinhard Publications

This paper reports on a cluster analysis of 155 coprolites from Antelope House, a prehistoric Anasazi site in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. The analysis revealed three primary clusters; whole kernel maize, milled maize, and nonmaize, which we believe to represent seasonal- and preference-related cuisine. Protein residue analysis on a subsample of the specimens added depth to the analysis.

Substitution Des Solvants En Milieu De Travail : Élaboration D'Un Outil Pour L'Intervention, Michel Gérin, Denis Bégin, Josée Goupil, René Garneau, Steven Sacks

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les solvants sont parmi les substances toxiques que l'on retrouve le plus fréquemment en milieu de travail. La substitution peut servir à remplacer un solvant toxique ou inflammable par un produit moins dangereux. Elle peut aussi consister en un changement de procédé éliminant l'utilisation de la substance. Ce sont maintenant de plus en plus des considérations environnementales qui motivent la substitution (depletion de la couche d'ozone, smog photochimique). L'objectif de cette étude était de produire un bilan de connaissances sur la substitution des solvants. Une enquête dans le milieu industriel québécois a permis d'identifier les besoins prioritaires de substitution (peinture, …

Effectiveness Of An Interdisciplinary Chronic Low Back Pain Program Based On Return To Work Outcome, John R. Bromfield, Deborah A. Knowles, Stacie M. Schoenberg

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a Midwestern Hospital's Interdisciplinary Outpatient Chronic Low Back Pain program. Rate of return to work was selected as the outcome measure for effectiveness. For purposes of discussion, the percentage of patients who were compliant with home exercise, who were involved in a vocational rehabilitation program, and who consulted a physician since discharge were analyzed. There were 118 male and female subjects, average age of 43; who successfully completed the 8 week chronic low back pain program between 1992 and 1994. Subjects were then sent questionnaires at 1, 3, 6, …

The Resurgent Tuberculosis Epidemic In The Era Of Aids: Reflections On Public Health, Law, And Society, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The resurgence of tuberculosis and the rise in drug-resistant cases is neither inexplicable nor unexpected, but rather is the predictable outcome of a complex configuration of biological, social, and behavioral factors that have converged in America over the past decade. This article examines the biological, social, and behavioral causes of the epidemic, and suggests a comprehensive public health strategy for curtailing tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. When thoughtfully conceived, public health strategies can be implemented that are consistent with the limitations that both constitutional law and disability law place on the authority of the state. While traditional concepts of public …

Does Changing Physician Behaviors Alter Physician Attitudes? An Exploration Of Innovation Diffusion Within A Mandated Situation., Phyllis Jane Johnson

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Does The Alcohol Behavior Of Charleston High School Students Vary According To Their Source Of Information On Alcohol?, Christy J. Rawlins

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Visual Problems Between Video Display Terminal Operators In A Developed And A Developing Country, Blessing F. Adeoye

Masters Theses

The work presented in this research study examined the visual problems between Video Display Terminal (VDT) operators in a developed and a developing country. Specifically, this study compared the responses of a group of 67 VDT operators in Nigeria and the United States of America. The study addressed the following questions that have remained unanswered for many years: 1. What are the most common VDT visual hazards? 2. Are these problems the same in the USA and Nigeria? 3. Are these visual problems work related? To accomplish this research study, a survey eliciting opinions of computer operators about the visual …

Student Evaluations Of Teaching Effectiveness: The Interpretation Of Observational Data And The Principle Of Faute De Mieux, B. Burt Gerstman

Faculty Publications

Student opinion surveys are important but widely misunderstood tools for evaluating teaching effectiveness. In this brief review, an analogy is drawn between the use and interpretation of observational data for public health and biomedical research and the use of student opinion data in evaluating teach ing effectiveness. Sources of systematic error in the form of selection bias, information bias, and confounding are defined and illustrated. Original data concerning intermittent "quid pro quo" confounding (i.e., the effect of expected grades on student evaluations of teaching) are presented. Finally, the principle of faute de mieux ("lack of anything better") and the interpretation …

Life, Death And Public Policy, Larry I. Palmer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Implementation Of A Needleless Iv System And Its Impact In Needlestick Injuries, Renée Gadilhe Childers

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

No abstract provided.

The Supply Of Needles And Syringes To Injecting Drug Users : Attitudes And Practices Of Pharmacists In Western Australia, Heather June Newbey

Theses : Honours

Since 1986 in Western Australia many pharmacists have been supplying needles and syringes to injecting drug users as part of the governments's harm minimisation policy to prevent the spread of HIVI AIDS and other blood-borne viruses, particularly the more recently recognised hepatitis C. This practice was technically illegal, although officially condoned, until May 1994. Adequate baseline data not was available concerning needle and syringe supply or the attitudes of pharmacists concerning this issue. In this study a mail survey of Western Australian community pharmacists was conducted to determine the proportion of pharmacists currently supplying needles and syringes to injecting drug …

Practice Nurses And Hepatitis B : Preventative Actions And Their Relationship To Health Beliefs, Helen Le Sueur

Theses : Honours

Hepatitis B is a major, largely undiagnosed disease in the community and nurses working in doctors' surgeries (practice nurses) undertake many clinical tasks which may expose them to the Hepatitis B virus. Using the Health Belief Model as the theoretical framework, the purpose of this correlational-descriptive study was to determine what actions are taken, by practice nurses in Western Australia to protect themselves against Hepatitis B, and to what extent their health beliefs contribute to those actions. A response rate of 59% (118) was obtained from an anonymous, confidential questionnaire sent to a random sample of 200 practice nurses in …