Christian Journal for Global Health  

H Elliott Larson

editorial

Sara Melillo, Rebecca Strachan, Carolyn J O'Brien, Chizoba Wonodi, Mona Bormet, Doug Fountain

Introduction: Religious leaders are universally recognized as having an influence on immunization uptake and coverage in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite this, there is limited understanding of three questions: 1) how do religious leaders... see more

Nathan John Grills, Prerana Singh, Pamela Anderson

Physical triggers of multisite pain (MSP) have typically been the focus if treatment regimens for MSP in low and middle income countries (LMICS). We explored the non-physical dimension of MSP, particularly the presence of mental ill health and other possi... see more

Parvin Aziznejadroshan, Soghra Goliroshan , Mojtaba Qanbari Qalehsari , Seyed Javad Hosseini , Zahra Geraili , Fatemeh Shaker Zavardehi

 Objective: Resilience and clinical competence are two important components of providing nursing care to patients. The goal was to determine the correlation between clinical competence and resilience in the nurses at Babol University of Medical Scien... see more

Jason Paltzer, Keyanna Taylor, Janak Patel

Background: Integral mission health models are often employed by faith-based organizations to address social, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. Given the use of these models like Community Health Evangelism (CHE), the evidence regarding their effectivene... see more

Carlan Wendler, Doug Lindberg, Greg Sund

Introduction: Research as a focus of healthcare missions is an important component of the evolving role of healthcare missionaries and sending organizations in LMICs.  There is a lack of data and understanding on what appetite exists to expand and in... see more

Litha Mary Mathew, Leejia Mathew, Verghese Cherian, Alice David

Background and Aims: Managing the intense pain after a Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is essential for early mobilization and physiotherapy which plays a crucial role for better clinical outcomes. Epidural infusion of local anesthetic and opioids provides ... see more

Danielle Ellis, Tamara Fitzgerald

Both faith-based organizations (FBOs) and non-faith-based organizations (NFBOs) make significant contributions to healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, particularly for patients with fewer economic resources.  The perception that FBO and NF... see more

Morgan Braganza, Jacob Oliveira

As in other parts of the world, Canada’s citizens are confronted with biological, mental, and social crises. Despite the fact that these issues can be interrelated, they are regularly studied and addressed separately. The bio-psycho-social (BPS) framework... see more

Ferdy Royland Marpaung, Aryati, Sidarti Soehita

Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is a rare clinical entity that must be treated immediately because of its morbidity, especially swelling in the thyroid area accompanied by fever. AST is often preceded by infection at another site; therefore, it is imp... see more

Amanda Martinez

With an unfortunate number of underserved communities throughout the world, it would be remiss to overlook the prevalence of ones located right in the backyards of America. Most residents of these communities suffer disproportionately from health disparit... see more

James V Ritchie, Patricia Woods

This field report derives major and minor themes from exit interviews for cross-cultural healthcare workers who are leaving their work earlier than anticipated.  Recommendations are suggested to address this problem of attrition.

Diane McCroskey

Nursing is truly an ever-evolving profession. It is one of the most versatile occupations within the health care arena. It is not the same profession today as it was years ago. Nurses need direction to create order out of chaos in today’s complex multifac... see more

Emily H. Garmon