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Giang B, Matsubara C, Okamoto T, Hoan H, Yonehiro Y, Nguyen D, et al.
Healthcare (Basel) . 2025 Mar; 13(5). PMID: 40077006
We developed a 10-item VAP care bundle to address the high incidence of VAP in Vietnamese intensive care units (ICUs), comprising (i) hand hygiene, (ii) head elevation (gatch up 30-45°),...
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Hoang H, Dao C, Huy Ngo H, Okamoto T, Matsubara C, Do S, et al.
SAGE Open Med . 2024 Jan; 12:20503121231223467. PMID: 38249955
Introduction: To decrease the risk of complications from ventilator-associated pneumonia, it is essential to implement preventative measures in all ICU patients. Since 2018, with the help of Japanese experts, we...
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Matsubara C, Dalaba M, Danchaka L, Welaga P
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2023 Aug; 20(16). PMID: 37623178
A free maternal health policy started in Ghana in 2008, however, health facility utilization is still low, and out-of-pocket payments (OOPPs) are putting households at risk of catastrophic expenditure. To...
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Sekihara K, Okamoto T, Shibasaki T, Matsuda W, Funai K, Yonehiro Y, et al.
Glob Health Med . 2023 Mar; 5(1):33-39. PMID: 36865901
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as pneumonia occurring after the first 48 hours of intubation and mechanical ventilation and is the most frequent hospital-acquired infection associated with intensive care unit...
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Thandar M, Rahman M, Haruyama R, Matsuoka S, Okawa S, Moriyama J, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2022 Dec; 19(24). PMID: 36554953
The infection control team (ICT) ensures the implementation of infection control guidelines in healthcare facilities. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ICT, with or without an infection...
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Dalaba M, Welaga P, Immurana M, Ayanore M, Ane J, Danchaka L, et al.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth . 2022 Aug; 22(1):613. PMID: 35927635
Background: Out-of-pocket payment (OOPP) is reported to be a major barrier to seeking maternal health care especially among the poor and can expose households to a risk of catastrophic expenditure...
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Matsubara C, Sakisaka K, Sychareun V, Phensavanh A, Ali M
Ind Health . 2020 Feb; 58(4):388-396. PMID: 32074514
Occupational needle stick and sharp injuries (NSSIs) affect healthcare workers' (HCWs') mental health, however, limited evidence is available on the psychological impact of NSSIs, especially in developing countries where most...
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Matsubara C, Nguyen T, Murakami H
Glob Health Action . 2019 Jun; 12(1):1556573. PMID: 31154990
: Health insurance (HI) has been introduced to achieve universal health coverage. In Viet Nam, mandatory HI for the poor and the minorities has been strengthened since 2012. : The...
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Dalaba M, Welaga P, Oduro A, Danchaka L, Matsubara C
PLoS One . 2018 Apr; 13(4):e0195533. PMID: 29652938
Background: There is limited knowledge on cost of treating malaria in children under-five years in northern Ghana which poses a challenge in determining whether interventions such as the National Health...
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Dalaba M, Welaga P, Matsubara C
BMC Health Serv Res . 2017 Nov; 17(1):742. PMID: 29149853
Background: There is limited knowledge on the cost of delivering health services at primary health care facilities in Ghana which is posing a challenge in resource allocations. This study therefore...