Background Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death among women in the
world. With prevention and examinations, including breast self-examination, the death rate …

Background Non-rational use of drugs is a common problem among people with chronic
disease. The Health Belief Model (HBM) can develop beliefs and behaviors related to …

Background: On examination of the literature in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in
particular Jamaica, no study could be found that investigated the health and health care …

Abstract Introduction: Four (4) in every five (5) people in the developing world die from
chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs); yet the literature has few studies on the health …

Background: Previous studies have examined age at first sexual intercourse and factors
which determine contraceptive use, but none have explored factors which determined …

Objective This study aims to assess whether leadership styles, particularly laissez-faire,
transactional, and transformational, influence the general health status of leaders serving a …

Introduction: In order to prevent medical errors, it is important to know why they occur and to
identify their causes. Healthcare failure modes and effects analysis (HFMEA) is a type of …

Introduction: Hypertension is a common and serious health problem in many developed and
developing countries; yet self-management practices of hypertensive have never been …