International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Scarlett Mia S. Tabunar
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of the Philippines-College of Medicine/ Philippine General Hospital, PhilippinesPublications
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Research
Health Education and Promotion Practices of Emergency Medicine Residents of Accredited Training Programs in the Philippines
Author(s): Scarlett Mia S. Tabunar*
Objective: The Emergency Department (ED) is in a strategic position to recognize the major public health problems, identify underlying causes of diseases, and initiate targeted strategies to address the health-related behaviors that put individuals and communities at risk of adverse health outcomes. The objectives of this study were to describe the Health Promotion and Education (HPE) beliefs and practices of Emergency Medicine (EM) residents from accredited training programs in the Philippines. Methods: Survey questionnaires were distributed to all the trainees as total enumeration was employed. Associations between qualitative variables were analyzed using Chi-square and Fischer’s exact test at a 95% level of confidence. Results: Among the 203 residents, who answered the survey, mean age=31... Read More»
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