Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most common cause of non-
communicable disease mortality in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Gaps in …

Despite the vast literature on health care expenditures (HCE) and health care financing
strategies (HCFS) in low-and middle-income countries, there is limited evidence of gender …

Background Every day, at least 810 women die worldwide from the complications of
pregnancy and childbirth, 86% of which occurring in Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa …

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised new concerns about healthcare service availability,
accessibility, and affordability in complex humanitarian settings where heterogeneous …

Introduction Health Extension Program is a preventive, promotive, and basic curative service
targeting households to improve the health status of families with the effective …

This paper examines the healthcare seeking behavior of household members in Nigeria,
specifically focusing on the sources of healthcare services. Traditional and orthodox sources …

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent chronic disorder in the older population. While timely
management is important to minimize the consequences of knee OA, information on the …

Background: Health-care workers have the potential to acquire or transmit infections during
the course of their work. There is, therefore, a need to assess the pattern of their health …

Introduction: Health seeking behavior refers to activities undertaken by persons related to
diseases experience. The initiation and treatment need for sick women, children …

Abstract Background and Aims The crises of the last decades have provided more evidence
of the need for health literacy as a measure of resilience and preparedness. In this study the …