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Theoretical Framework vs Conceptual Framework

Theoretical and conceptual frameworks provide evidence of academic standards and procedure. They also offer an explanation of why the study is pertinent and how the researcher expects to fill the gap in the literature. Grant and Osanloo (2014) described theoretical framework as a foundational framework of which all information and understanding is formed for a […]

Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA)

Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) is very fascinating in its tenets for so many reasons and for beneficial factors. Its inception was very familiar from the beginning, since the model was initially focused on associating beliefs, behavior, actions and psychological reactions. Tremethick, Johnson & Carter (2011) explained quality end-of-life care, as subjective—was based on people’s […]

Qualitative Research Approach—Why Its Usage?

Consider the statement: Qualitative researchers study people in their natural settings, attempting to make sense of phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them.           Qualitative research approach is a study that uses narrative reporting to explain and analyses behaviors of people and the implications of their actions (Erickson, 2011). It is equally […]

Healthcare Ethics and Patient Confidentiality

The need to exert influence to safeguard the health of populations and, to avoid abuses of such power are at the heart of public health ethics (Thomas, Sage, Dillenberg & Guillorv, 2002).  More than any other industry, issues that deal with patients and their welfare are of utmost importance in the healthcare industry. This is […]

Working Environment in Healthcare Settings—Healthcare Leadership

Working in healthcare settings requires collaborative work environment where employees are safe to offer ideas for service efficiency. Secondly, those managers who can deliver professional presentations, process and transmit information, and engage in positive feedback are those with effective management skills. Individuals and leader(s) within team environment must understand and act in which trust is […]

Mission and Vision in Public Healthcare Organizations

The one thing public health mission and vision statements have in common is that most public health organizations aligned their mission statement to define the purpose of their organization’s existence. For example, The American Public Health Association’s (APHA) mission statement (n.d.) reads as, “improve the health of the public and achieve equity in health status.” […]

Theories in Qualitative Research

According to the research approach, Bradbury-Jones, et al. (2014) proposed a five-point typology on the levels of theoretical visibility, testing this against a range of published research from five key international health, medicine, and social science journals. The typology captures a range of visibility–from seemingly absent-through to highly visible and applied throughout. There was a […]

Transtheoretical Model versus the Health Belief Model

           In today’s society and looking at the community health intervention, community changes as a result of human behaviors can be seen as either a tool or need process. The earlier we understand the important of such a need process the faster we can tackle human behaviors in public health. Several health circumstances begun with […]

Application: Applying Theories to Global Occupational and Environmental Health—Tobacco Smoking

Abubakar Binji               Environmental hazard is an ingredient or episode, which has the possible to impend the neighboring natural location and /or adversely affect population’s health. Tobacco smoking is an example of health hazard, a part of an environmental hazards. The Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) is a convenient framework for assessing where a person is in the […]

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