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Newest firstLow- and middle-income countries face critical shortages of healthcare workers (HCWs) and funding for human resources for health (HRH), while patients often receive less care time than expected. Understanding how the existing workforce capacity is used is therefore essential for improving health system performance in resource-constrained settings. We examined HCW time-use patterns in Malawi using data from a time-…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveHealthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of HBV exposure due to contact with blood and bodily fluids. In Kenya, HCWs are rarely fully vaccinated against HBV. During 2024, Kilifi County Referral Hospital (KCRH) on the Kenyan coast implemented HBV testing and vaccination for KCRH HCWs. MethodsA technical working group was formed at KCRH to implement and assess a new HBV HCW vaccination programme. Sensitis…
Open article record in new tab ↗Employment within healthcare settings can place a significant strain on the general wellbeing of staff, particularly during the winter. There is a link between health and wellbeing and the composition of the gut microbiota and daily supplementation with probiotics has been shown to stabilise/modulate the gut microbiota which may help support the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers. In this exploratory, sing…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundThe Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adapted to meet DSM-5 criteria. Establishing a validated online version for Spanish-speaking populations, particularly among healthcare professionals, is essential to ensure accurate assessment aligned with these updated criteria. AimThe purpose is to evaluate…
Cervical cancer screening has reduced cervical cancer-related mortality by over 70% in countries that have achieved high coverage. However, there are significant geographic disparities in access to screening. In Ghana, although cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women, there is no national-level cervical cancer screening program, and only 2 to 4% of eligible Ghanaian women have ever been screened…
BackgroundThe protection of fourth dose mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is relevant to current global policy decisions regarding ongoing booster roll-out. We estimate the effect of fourth dose vaccination, prior infection, and duration of PCR positivity in a highly-vaccinated and largely prior-COVID-19 infected cohort of UK healthcare workers. MethodsParticipants underwent fortnightly PCR and regular antibody…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundThe risk of infection among healthcare workers (HCW) is a looming public health problem worldwide. Developing countries are most affected. The present study aimed to identify knowledge gaps, risk perceptions, reporting patterns, and post-exposure management, following needle stick and sharp injuries and contact with other body fluids HCW. MethodsA cross sectional descriptive study was carried out from Ja…
BackgroundMoral injury occurs when negative distressing emotions appear and are suppressed. This could lead to several mental health problems such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and result in long-lasting emotional, behavioral, and social problems. Moral injury, a term more commonly used in war contexts, has come into the spotlight during COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the rate of moral…
IntroductionAccidental exposure to blood and body fluids (AEB) in the workplace account for 40 % of contamination by hepatis B virus (HBV) and 2 - 3 % by HIV among healthcare workers (HCW). Developing countries are most affected. The present study sought to determine the prevalence of percutaneous injury and hepatitis B vaccination coverage among HCW. MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out from January to…
BackgroundNatural and vaccine-induced immunity will play a key role in controlling the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 variants have the potential to evade natural and vaccine-induced immunity. MethodsIn a longitudinal cohort study of healthcare workers (HCWs) in Oxfordshire, UK, we investigated the protection from symptomatic and asymptomatic PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection conferred by vaccination (Pfizer-Bio…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundWorking under pandemic conditions exposes health care workers (HCWs) to infection risk and psychological strain. Protecting the physical and psychological health of HCWs is a key priority. This study assessed the perceptions of European hospital HCWs of local infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on their emotional wellbeing. MethodsWe performed two…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) are at particular risk during pandemics and epidemics of highly virulent diseases with significant morbidity and case fatality rate. These diseases include Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Ebola. With the current (SARS-CoV-2) global pandemic, it is critical to delineate appropriate contextu…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionEarly diagnosis and prompt and effective treatment is one of the pillars of malaria control Malaria case management guidelines recommend diagnostic testing before treatment using malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (mRDT) or microscopy and this was adopted in Nigeria in 2010. However, despite the deployment of mRDT, the use of mRDTs by health workers varies by settings. This study set out to assess factors i…
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