Science Journal of Public Health

Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2019

  • Malnutrition Among Under-five Children in Tawila Administrative Unit (TAU) at Tawila Locality in North Darfur State in Sudan, 2017

    Ibrahim Ismail Mohammed Abu, Kamil Mohammed Ahmed, Khalid Fadl Alla Khalid, Abdelbabgi El fadil, Ahmed Abdella Mohammed Osman, Malaz Elbashir Ahmed, Nada Mohamed Ali Alnair

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 31-37
    Received: Feb. 10, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 15, 2019
    Published: Apr. 08, 2019
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    Abstract: Malnutrition in all its forms is still a major public health problem in the world, especially in developing countries, including Sudan. It’s an underlying factor in over 50% of deaths in children under five years of age who die each year from preventable causes. Malnutrition prevents children from reaching their full physical and mental potential. ... Show More
  • Institutional Delivery Service Utilization and Associated Factors Among Women in West Central Ethiopia

    Meseret Ifa, Elias Teferi

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 38-43
    Received: Feb. 01, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 18, 2019
    Published: Apr. 12, 2019
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    Abstract: Pregnancy and child birth related complications are main causes of death and disability among women of childbearing age in developing countries. The Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than half of the global maternal deaths and most of these deaths occur during labor and following child birth from preventable causes that can be averted by profess... Show More
  • Design and Implementation of Herbal Therapy Knowledge Management System (HTKMS)

    Oladejo Bola Fausat, Theodorio Adedayo Olayinka

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 44-52
    Received: Feb. 21, 2019
    Accepted: Apr. 04, 2019
    Published: May 15, 2019
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    Abstract: The recent influx of herbal mixtures in Nigeria today is gradually becoming alarming. It remains a major concern in the society especially if the right approach is used. Experts believe that the knowledge on herbal therapy is usually obtained from an implicit knowledge of an expert which is transcribed to document-based for reusable purposes. Nowad... Show More
  • Using the Method of Medical Insurance Payment Reform to Promote the Path Selection of Large Hospital Development

    Pengyu Xu

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 53-58
    Received: Apr. 19, 2019
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    Published: May 23, 2019
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    Abstract: At the beginning of the establishment of the basic medical insurance system in China, the primary implementation was a single project-based payment. At present, it has gradually explored a single or mixed way to pay, mainly including payment by disease type, payment by the number of people, payment by medical service unit and payment by the DRGs (D... Show More
  • Experiences of Caretakers Seeking Care for Their Under-five Children Related to Public Primary Health Care in Sharg-Alneel Locality, 2015

    Malaz Elbashir Ahmed, Khalid Fadl Alla Khalid, Talal Elfadil Mahi, Nada Jafar Osman, Ibrahim Ismail Mohammed Abu, Nada Mohamed Ali Alnair, Rania Hassan Abdelgfour

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 59-65
    Received: Sep. 24, 2018
    Accepted: Apr. 08, 2019
    Published: May 27, 2019
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    Abstract: Sudan public sectors’ has three levels of services delivery: primary, secondary and tertiary care. Primary level intended for health facilities that provide the basic package of health services and supposed to be the first contact for seeking medical help, advices and referral to high specialized services. Therefore, coordination between these thre... Show More