How do you measure trust in the health system? A systematic review of the literature

S Ozawa, P Sripad - Social science & medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
People's trust in the health system plays a role in explaining one's access to and utilization
of medical care, adherence to medications, continuity of care, and even self-reported health …

Trust matters: a narrative literature review of the role of trust in health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa

LR Østergaard - Global Public Health, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This article makes a contribution to the debate about health service utilisation and the role of
trust in fostering demand for health services in sub-Saharan Africa. It is framed as a narrative …

Universal health coverage in Bangladesh: activities, challenges, and suggestions

T Joarder, TZ Chaudhury… - Advances in Public Health, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Catastrophic health expenditure forces 5.7 million Bangladeshis into poverty. Inequity is
present in most of health indicators across social, economic, and demographic parameters …

Doctor-patient communication skills: a survey on knowledge and practice of Iranian family physicians

R Shiraly, H Mahdaviazad, A Pakdin - BMC Family practice, 2021 - Springer
Background Communication skills are fundamental to successful medical practice and can
greatly impact patient satisfaction, compliance and outcomes. This study evaluated …

The effects of medicines availability and stock-outs on household's utilization of healthcare services in Dodoma region, Tanzania

A Kuwawenaruwa, K Wyss… - Health policy and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Low-and middle-income countries have been undertaking health finance reforms to address
shortages of medicines. However, data are lacking on how medicine availability and stock …

Community engagement for stakeholder and community trust in healthcare: Short-term evaluation findings from a nationwide initiative in Lao PDR

MJ Haenssgen, EM Elliott, S Phommachanh… - Social Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Trust remains a critical concept in healthcare provision, but little is known about
the ability of health policy and interventions to stimulate more trusting relationships between …

[HTML][HTML] Building patient trust in health systems: a qualitative study of facework in the context of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker role in …

SM Topp, J Tully, R Cummins, V Graham… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Healthcare services in Australia are the primary responsibility of state and territory
governments, which recruit and deploy health providers in hospital and primary-care …

[HTML][HTML] Overcoming distrust to deliver universal health coverage: lessons from Ebola

LR Woskie, MP Fallah - bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Overcoming distrust to deliver universal health coverage: lessons from Ebola | The BMJ
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Strategies to improve child immunization via antenatal care visits in India: a propensity score matching analysis

P Dixit, LK Dwivedi, F Ram - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Numerous studies have examined the empirical evidence concerning the influence of
demographic and socio-economic factors influencing child immunization, but no …

Perceptions of the quality of generic medicines: implications for trust in public services within the local health system in Tumkur, India

PK Aivalli, MA Elias, MK Pati, S Bhanuprakash… - BMJ Global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Generic medicines are an important policy option to reduce out-of-pocket
expenditure on medicines. However, negative perceptions of their quality affect utilisation …