Reporting on Health Care and Social Service Provider Approaches to Promoting Alcohol Abstinence During Pregnancy
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 May 7:1-12. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2323136. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDespite the known detrimental health effects of alcohol use during pregnancy, there are still health care (HCP) and social service providers (SSP) who do not promote complete abstinence. The purpose of this study was to explore the current practices of HCPs and SSPs when discussing alcohol use during pregnancy, and to understand their rationale for their specific recommendations. An online survey was completed by 1123 HCPs (n = 588) and SSPs (n = 535) that asked them to identify their approach to discussing alcohol an...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Courtney R Green Kelly D Harding Kathy Unsworth Kyla Kaminsky Nicole Roberts Taniya S Nagpal Jocelynn L Cook Source Type: research

Social Work Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: Current Practices and Future Considerations
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 30:1-12. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2346119. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper examines the findings of a small qualitative study focusing on two virtual discussions facilitated by the Social Workers' Association Nepal (SWAN) in May and June 2020 and follow-up interviews conducted with the participants during June 2020. The aim of these discussions and follow-up interviews was to examine the role of social workers in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Seven social work practitioners (including Master's of Social Work graduates (n = 3), PhD student (n = 1), and social work ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rajesh Bhusal Stephen Larmar Source Type: research

COVID-19 Vaccine Intention Among Iranian Health Workers: Application of the HBM Model
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 23:1-10. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2325553. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study aimed to determine the application of the health belief model (HBM) in the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among health workers in 2021. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 3600 health workers from February to March 2021. Data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that included the intention to receive vaccines based on the health belief model constructs. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics indicators, Chi-square, ANOVA test, and logistic regression model at a 95% confide...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Azam Maleki Seyed Mohsen Zahraei Sousan Mahmoudi Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Koorosh Kamali Zarrintaj Hoseinzade Mahya Farsadeghi Khadijeh Hajimiri Zahra Heidari Soraya Mohamadi Zohreh Bigdeli Alireza Shoghli Source Type: research

'We Were an Afterthought': Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities in New South Wales, Australia
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 23:1-13. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2343390. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper investigates the impact on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Australia of government and community responses to the coronavirus pandemic of 2019 in the domains of education, employment, housing, social connectedness, and public health communication. Most of the examples are drawn from the state of New South Wales. In Australia, CALD refers to people from countries not classified as main English speaking. Most CALD communities reported in this article are from refugee backgrounds, ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rugare Mugumbate Vinod Gopaldasani Paul Kidson Jioji Ravulo Source Type: research

COVID-19 Vaccine Intention Among Iranian Health Workers: Application of the HBM Model
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 23:1-10. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2325553. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study aimed to determine the application of the health belief model (HBM) in the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among health workers in 2021. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 3600 health workers from February to March 2021. Data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that included the intention to receive vaccines based on the health belief model constructs. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics indicators, Chi-square, ANOVA test, and logistic regression model at a 95% confide...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Azam Maleki Seyed Mohsen Zahraei Sousan Mahmoudi Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Koorosh Kamali Zarrintaj Hoseinzade Mahya Farsadeghi Khadijeh Hajimiri Zahra Heidari Soraya Mohamadi Zohreh Bigdeli Alireza Shoghli Source Type: research

'We Were an Afterthought': Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities in New South Wales, Australia
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 23:1-13. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2343390. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper investigates the impact on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Australia of government and community responses to the coronavirus pandemic of 2019 in the domains of education, employment, housing, social connectedness, and public health communication. Most of the examples are drawn from the state of New South Wales. In Australia, CALD refers to people from countries not classified as main English speaking. Most CALD communities reported in this article are from refugee backgrounds, ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rugare Mugumbate Vinod Gopaldasani Paul Kidson Jioji Ravulo Source Type: research

COVID-19 Vaccine Intention Among Iranian Health Workers: Application of the HBM Model
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 23:1-10. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2325553. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study aimed to determine the application of the health belief model (HBM) in the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among health workers in 2021. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 3600 health workers from February to March 2021. Data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that included the intention to receive vaccines based on the health belief model constructs. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics indicators, Chi-square, ANOVA test, and logistic regression model at a 95% confide...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Azam Maleki Seyed Mohsen Zahraei Sousan Mahmoudi Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Koorosh Kamali Zarrintaj Hoseinzade Mahya Farsadeghi Khadijeh Hajimiri Zahra Heidari Soraya Mohamadi Zohreh Bigdeli Alireza Shoghli Source Type: research

'We Were an Afterthought': Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities in New South Wales, Australia
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 23:1-13. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2343390. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper investigates the impact on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Australia of government and community responses to the coronavirus pandemic of 2019 in the domains of education, employment, housing, social connectedness, and public health communication. Most of the examples are drawn from the state of New South Wales. In Australia, CALD refers to people from countries not classified as main English speaking. Most CALD communities reported in this article are from refugee backgrounds, ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rugare Mugumbate Vinod Gopaldasani Paul Kidson Jioji Ravulo Source Type: research

COVID-19 Vaccine Intention Among Iranian Health Workers: Application of the HBM Model
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 23:1-10. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2325553. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study aimed to determine the application of the health belief model (HBM) in the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among health workers in 2021. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 3600 health workers from February to March 2021. Data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that included the intention to receive vaccines based on the health belief model constructs. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics indicators, Chi-square, ANOVA test, and logistic regression model at a 95% confide...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Azam Maleki Seyed Mohsen Zahraei Sousan Mahmoudi Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Koorosh Kamali Zarrintaj Hoseinzade Mahya Farsadeghi Khadijeh Hajimiri Zahra Heidari Soraya Mohamadi Zohreh Bigdeli Alireza Shoghli Source Type: research

'We Were an Afterthought': Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities in New South Wales, Australia
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 23:1-13. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2343390. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper investigates the impact on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Australia of government and community responses to the coronavirus pandemic of 2019 in the domains of education, employment, housing, social connectedness, and public health communication. Most of the examples are drawn from the state of New South Wales. In Australia, CALD refers to people from countries not classified as main English speaking. Most CALD communities reported in this article are from refugee backgrounds, ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rugare Mugumbate Vinod Gopaldasani Paul Kidson Jioji Ravulo Source Type: research