Maternal healthcare service utilisation and associated factors among mothers in a rural Wolaita, southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Wondimagegn Paulos Kumma, Abera Kuche

“…The frequency of maternal healthcare service utilisation increased with a favourable attitude towards maternal healthcare service utilisation, knowledge of mothers about maternal healthcare, short travel distance to healthcare facilities and joint decisions by mothers and their husbands on the place of delivery. …”
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Why do acute healthcare staff engage in unprofessional behaviours towards each other and how can these behaviours be reduced? A realist review protocol by Ruth Abrams, Aled Jones, Johanna Westbrook, Jill Maben, Russell Mannion, Judy M Wright, Mark Pearson, Justin Avery Aunger

“…These behaviours between healthcare staff are problematic; they affect people’s ability to work, to feel psychologically safe at work and speak up and to deliver safe care to patients. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of PHAROS, a perioperative pharmaceutical management intervention for older adults – a qualitative interview study from the perspective of healthcare providers by Moritz Sebastian Schönfeld, Julia Rinke, Claudia Langebrake, Levente Kriston, Cynthia Olotu, Rainer Kiefmann, Corinna Bergelt

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Exploring the perspectives of healthcare workers and Program managers on the use of Truenat as a new tool for TB and DR-TB diagnosis in Nigeria: A qualitative study by Nkiru Nwokoye, Austin Ihesie, Jamiu Olabamiji, Kingsley Ochei, Rupert Eneogu, Michael Umoren, Femi Odola, Debby Nongo, Aderonke Agbaje, Bethrand Odume, Omosalewa Oyelaran, Wayne van Germert, Lucy Mupfumi, Elom Emeka, Chukwuma Anyaike, Sarah Cook Scalise, Edmund Ndudi Ossai

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Evaluation of primary HPV-based cervical screening among older women: Long-term follow-up of a randomized healthcare policy trial in Sweden. by Qingyun Yao, Jiangrong Wang, K Miriam Elfström, Björn Strander, Joakim Dillner, Karin Sundström

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>The randomized healthcare policy trial of primary HPV-based cervical screening targeted women residing in Stockholm-Gotland region during 2012 to 2016, aged 30 to 64 years. …”
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Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Associated With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Conization: A Retrospective Study of German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data by Anna-Janina Stephan, Miriam Reuschenbach, Kunal Saxena, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Christian Jacob, Kim M. Schneider, Wolfgang Greiner, Regine Wölle, Monika Hampl

“…**Results:** For each group, 2749 women were identified. Mean total healthcare costs after 24 months were higher in study cohort 1 (€4446, _P_<.01) and study cohort 2 (€3754, _P_=.09) compared with the control group (€3426). …”
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From Acceptance to Dependence: Exploring Influences of Smart Healthcare on Continuous Use Intention of Mobile Health Services Among Older Adults with Chronic Illnesses in China by Jiacheng Luo, Kewei Zhang, Qianghong Huang, Shan Jiang, Younghwan Pan

“…With the acceleration of the aging process in China, chronic diseases have become one of the main health threats for older adults, creating significant pressure on society and the healthcare system. As information technology and artificial intelligence advance rapidly, smart health services have become readily accessible. …”
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Bioethics knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare professionals in Cameroon: a cross sectional analytical observational study of doctors and nurses in Cameroon’s Southwest Region by Kevin T. J. Dzi, Oscaline N. Ndong, Elisabeth Z. Menkem, Nicholas Tendongfor

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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Part I—Real-World Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Associated Costs in Later Lines of Therapy in the United States by Ehab L. Atallah, Rodrigo Maegawa, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Carmine Rossi, Annie Guérin, Eric Q. Wu, Pallavi Patwardhan

“…Treatment patterns were observed from CML diagnosis. HRU and direct healthcare costs (payer’s perspective, 2019 USD) were measured in a 3L+ setting. …”
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Factors affecting knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers towards basic life support in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan: a cross-sectional analysis by Umair Hayat, Ali Ahmad, Samar Hasnain, Jehan Hussan, Laiba Khan, Shabir Muhammad, Khkula Kamal, Sawaira, Areej Abbasi, Muhammad Akhlaq, Khizar Ahmad

“…Objective This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers towards basic life support (BLS) in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, and to investigate the factors affecting them.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting This study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan.Participants 201 healthcare professionals were recruited for this study through simple convenience sampling which included house officers (HOs), trained medical officers, postgraduate residents, professors, specialty registrars and nurses. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, motivations and expectations regarding antimicrobial use among community members seeking care at the primary healthcare level: a scoping review protocol by Stephen M Campbell, Brian Godman, Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Nishana Ramdas, Johanna C Meyer, Natalie Schellack

“…Introduction Inappropriate antibiotic use in (primary healthcare, PHC) settings fuels antimicrobial resistance (AMR), threatens patient safety and burdens healthcare systems. …”
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Trends in the utilisation of maternal and child healthcare services from the public and private health sectors in India, 2005–2021: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data by Niranjan Saggurti, Rajib Acharya, Abhishek Kumar, Anchal Purbey, Arupendra Mozumdar, Punit Mishra

“…Market sustainability of key MCH indicators was assessed by level of MCH services and subsidisation.Participants 36 850, 190 898 and 176 843 ever-married women aged 15–49 years, 4440, 22 500 and 15 334 children under 5 years of age with diarrhoea before the survey, and 2552, 6960 and 6117 children with symptoms of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in NFHS 2005–2006, 2015–2016 and 2019–2021, respectively.Outcome measures The study used three maternal healthcare indicators: women had four or more antenatal care (ANC) visits, had institutional delivery, and received postnatal care (PNC); and two child healthcare indicators: care seeking for ARI and diarrhoea.Results In India, utilisation of maternal healthcare services increased over the last 15 years: four or more ANC visits increased from 37% to 58% and PNC of mothers increased from 33% to 78% between 2005–2006 and 2019–2021. …”
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Exploring Key Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Robots in Home Healthcare Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process Method by Keng-Yu Lin, Kuei-Hu Chang, Yu-Wen Lin, Mei-Jin Wu

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Uncovering women’s healthcare access challenges in low- and middle-income countries using mixed effects modelling approach: Insights for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by Bewuketu Terefe, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Agazhe Aemro, Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Mulugeta Wassie, Mohammed Seid Ali

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Healthcare utilization and related costs among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: findings from the BACE-N cohort study by Danielle van der Windt, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Kjersti Storheim, Margreth Grotle, Zinajda Zolic-Karlsson, Ørjan Nesse Vigdal, Rikke Munk Killingmo, Lise Kretz

“…Objectives To describe healthcare utilization and estimate associated costs during 1 year of follow-up among older people seeking primary care due to a new episode back pain and to describe healthcare utilization across patients with different risk profiles stratified using the StarT Back Screening Tool (SBST).Design Prospective cohort study.Participants and setting A total of 452 people aged ≥55 years seeking Norwegian primary care with a new episode of back pain were included.Outcome measures The primary outcome of this study was total cost of healthcare utilization aggregated for 1 year of follow-up. …”
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Impact of telemedicine mobile units on health outcomes, healthcare system resilience, and disaster response in flood-affected areas: a case study of Sehat Kahani by Hamna Khuld

“…Sehat Kahani introduced a two-tier telehealth model combining physical camps, mobile units, and a telehealth app to enhance healthcare accessibility and delivery in crisis. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of Sehat Kahani's telemedicine model in improving healthcare outcomes and system resilience. …”
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Real-World Treatment Patterns, Outcomes, and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Evidence from a Medical Record Review in France by Huamao Mark Lin, Keith L. Davis, James A. Kaye, Katarina Luptakova, Saurabh P. Nagar, Mohamad Mohty

“…From first relapse, patients were assessed on second-/third-line treatments, progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and healthcare utilization. Results. Fifty-five high risk and 113 standard risk patients were identified. …”
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Chemical, biological and nerve gas attacks: need for education among healthcare personnel and medical students; a Swedish regional cross-sectional web-survey by Albert Gyllencreutz Castellheim, Gustav Persson, Juuso Kuikka, Karol Babinski, Yohan Robinson, Fabian Taube

“…This study investigated the educational needs as perceived by two groups, frontline healthcare workers and medical students, in relation to chemical, biological, and nerve gas events. …”
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Compliance of healthcare workers with the infection prevention and control guidance in tertiary care hospitals: quantitative findings from an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study in Bangladesh by Syed Shariful Islam, Syed Moniruzzaman, M Atiqul Haque, Sarmin Sultana, Marium Salwa, Mohammad Tanvir Islam, Md Maruf Haque Khan

“…Objectives To assess healthcare workers’ (HCWs) compliance with the infection prevention and control (IPC) practices and identify the factors influencing this compliance using the Health Belief Model as the theoretical framework.Design Quantitative data from an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study were employed in this research.Participants and settings From 17 May to 30 August 2020, 604 physicians and nurses working at six randomly selected tertiary care facilities in Dhaka City in Bangladesh took part in this study.Primary and secondary outcome measures Compliance with the WHO’s guidance on IPC measures, as well as the associated factors, was the primary outcome.Results A mean compliance score of 0.49 (±0.25) was observed on a 0–1 scale. …”
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Roles of Whole-Genome Sequencing in Determining Transmission and Risk Factors Associated with Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms at a Vietnam HealthCare Center of Orphan Children by Van Kim Nguyen, Pirom Noisumdaeng, Katiya Ivanovitch, Eugene Athan, Larry Croft, Phuong Toai Nguyen, Huu Phuc Pham Nguyen

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