Re-thinking breast and cervical cancer preventive campaigns in developing countries: the case for interventions at high schools.

Background: The negative impact of cervical and breast cancers in low and lower-middle income countries are worsening, and, along with other non-communicable diseases, occur disproportionately in these resource-limited economies. Most preventive approaches to these cancers require government funding, but few countries with the most at-risk population can afford government-sponsored universal vaccination, screening, diagnostic and treatment programmes, which, along with socioeconomic issues, contribute to the poor outcomes in these mostly developing countries. An urgent need exists, therefore, to find an effective, affordable, cost-effective, culturally-acceptable and sustainable way of reducing these cancers.

Online Medical Education for Doctors: Identifying Potential Gaps to the Traditional, Face-to-Face Modality.

Background: Online education options increasingly complement traditional face-to-face (F2F) approaches. Few studies have compared both formats on doctors, and little evidence exists to prove that the online approach is universally effective. This gap needs to be addressed to ensure that the quality of education and health care delivery is not compromised.

Sustainable and cost-effective teenage breast awareness campaigns: Insights from a Nigerian high school intervention study.

Background: With limited government-sponsored breast screening programmes in developing countries, breast awareness remains the only realistic survival hope for millions. Poor levels of knowledge and preventive practices remain in these countries, and early enlightenment to empower teenage high school girls has been advocated for, recently. This study evaluates ways to ensure sustainability for such an approach.

Targeting cervical cancer campaigns on teenage high schoolers in resource-limited economies: lessons from an intervention study of Nigerian senior secondary school girls.

Background: Given the dearth of government-sponsored programmes, preventive lifestyles and practices are the realistic hopes for millions of women in developing countries against cervical cancer. Early interventions for teenage high school girls have been advocated recently, but evidence-base for sustainable activities at this demographic is lacking. This article reduces this gap by determining the impact of two cervical cancer education techniques.

Knowledge and attitudes about cervical cancer and its prevention among female secondary school students in Nigeria.

Objective: To ascertain the level of awareness and attitudes towards cervical cancer among secondary school students in Nigeria.

Method: Cross-sectional survey of 432 female senior secondary school students in south-eastern Nigeria.

Results: A total of 321 (74.

Continuity of care in after-hours house call medical services: An exploration of follow-up patterns in an Australian context.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: This study explores the postconsultation follow-up behaviours of patients who used the Australian after-hours house-call (AHHC) medical services. These behaviours provide insights into the nature of the continuity of care (CoC) in the industry and are a measure quality in AHHC service delivery. Understanding the patterns of these CoCs and their predictors will enable stakeholders in the industry, both locally and globally, plan and implement higher quality services.

Insights into radiographic investigations for headaches in general practice.

Background/objective: Headaches present commonly in general practice, and doctors face uncertainties and pressures in dealing with them. This study identifies key characteristics of headaches investigated through head imaging, in the hope of strengthening existing guidelines.

Method: A 7-year retrospective analysis of head imaging scans ordered for investigating headaches among patients aged ≥18 in an Australian general practice setting.

Evaluation of aggression in Australian after-hours doctor home-visit services.

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: Minimizing the risks and distress arising from aggression in after-hours house call (AHHC) services will help improve service quality in the industry. Unfortunately, no national study has ever evaluated this in Australian AHHCs. Apart from reducing this gap, findings from this work will have global relevance given the rising popularity of the AHHC industry worldwide.

Patient-reported impact of after-hours house-call services on the utilization of emergency department services in Australia.

Objectives: This paper explores, from the patients' perspective, the likely impact of the Australian after-hours house-call (AHHC) medical services on emergency department (ED) presentations. This has become imperative given the significant cost difference between patient presentations to either the AHHC or ED and their practical implications for health care funding.

Design, Setting And Participants: A cross-sectional, self-reported survey of all 10 838 patients in Australia known to have patronized AHHC services over the last week of January 2016.

The determinants and engagement patterns of chaperones and chauffeurs by Australian doctors in after-hours house-call services.

Objectives: The use of escorts (chauffeurs and chaperones) while on duty in after-hours-house-call (AHHC) is one key protective option available to doctors in the service, and has been linked to low burnout and increased satisfaction in AHHC. This study aims to explore the patterns of engagement of escorts in Australian AHHC.

Method: This is a questionnaire-based, electronic survey of all 300 doctors involved in AHHC through the National Home Doctor Service (NHDS), Australia's largest providers of the service.

Levels and predictors of patient satisfaction with doctor home-visit services in Australia.

Background: The Australian after-hours house-call (AHHC) services has grown rapidly in the past few years. Even though recent studies have looked at aspects of the service as it concerns the medical personnel involved, no national study has explored patient satisfaction with the service.

Objective: This study aims to assess patient satisfaction with Australian AHHC services and its predictors, with the hope of improving quality and patient outcomes.

Quality in Australian after-hours doctor home visits: exploring the clinical, professional and security supports available to involved practitioners.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: The after-hours house call (AHHC) services in Australia has gained huge popularity in recent years, but it is not clear how well supported the involved doctors feel regarding the clinical, professional and security aspects of their work. It is important that this knowledge gap is filled given that appropriate support helps engender quality in health service delivery.

Methods: This is a questionnaire-based electronic survey involving a sample frame of all 300 doctors participating in AHHC through the National Home Doctor Service.

Burnout among after-hours home visit doctors in Australia.

Background: No previous study had ever looked at Burnout among medical practitioners involved in after-hours house calls (AHHC) in Australia. The growing popularity of AHHC and the high number of overseas-trained doctors involved in it make this a subject of both local and international significance. This study aims to assess the levels of burnout among Australian-based doctors involved in the service.

Assessing the satisfaction levels among doctors who embark on after-hours home visits in Australia.

Background: Despite the growing popularity of after-hours house calls (AHHCs) in Australia, no previous study had ever looked at satisfaction among the involved practitioners. The high number of overseas-trained doctors in Australia makes this a subject of international significance.

Objective: To determine the levels of satisfaction and its significant associations among doctors in AHHCs.