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Global Health Action, Volume 14, Issue 1 (2021)

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Current Debate

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Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty
Susumu Cato, Takashi Iida, Kenji Ishida, Asei Ito, Hiroto Katsumata, Kenneth Mori McElwain & Masahiro Shoji
Article: 1995958
Published online: 21 Nov 2021
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Paediatric Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) – preparedness for implementation at primary care facilities in Malawi
Carina King, Albert Dube, Beatiwel Zadutsa, Lumbani Banda, Josephine Langton, Nicola Desmond, Norman Lufesi, Charles Makwenda & Helena Hildenwall
Article: 1989807
Published online: 13 Nov 2021
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Capacity Building

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A collaborative learning approach to improving health worker performance in adolescent sexual and reproductive health service provision: a descriptive feasibility study in six health zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sylvie Olela Odimba, Frances Squires, Erin Ferenchick, Symplice Mbola Mbassi, Paul Chick, Marina Plesons & Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Article: 1985228
Published online: 31 Oct 2021
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Community-funded integrated care outreach clinics as a capacity building strategy to expand access to health care in remote areas of Uganda
Rebecca G. Kinney, Henry Zakumumpa, Joseph Rujumba, Kevin Gibbons, Anna Heard & Omar Galárraga
Article: 1988280
Published online: 31 Oct 2021
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Assessment of content validity for a Neonatal Near miss Scale in the context of Ethiopia
Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Yohannes Hailu Matebe, Helena Lindgren & Kerstin Erlandsson
Article: 1983121
Published online: 25 Oct 2021
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Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa
Amiya A. Ahmed, Megan Grammatico, Anthony P. Moll, Sipho Malinga, Philile Makhunga, Salome Charalambous, Joseph B. Ladines-Lim, Justin Jones, Koeun Choi & Sheela V. Shenoi
Article: 1979281
Published online: 15 Oct 2021
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Mental health problems and suicidal expressions among young male prisoners in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study
Puthy Pat, Linda Richter-Sundberg, Bhoomikumar Jegannathan, Kerstin Edin & Miguel San Sebastian
Article: 1985229
Published online: 13 Oct 2021
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Preparing for parenthood: developing a life-skills and socioemotional health program for young married couples in rural Pakistan
Najia Atif, Atif Rahman, Zill-e- Huma & Syed Usman Hamdani
Article: 1982485
Published online: 04 Oct 2021
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Effect of antiretroviral therapy initiation time and baseline CD4+ cell counts on AIDS-related mortality among former plasma donors in China: a 21-year retrospective cohort study
Yongli Yang, Yang Li, Xuening Zhang, Weiping Zhang, Yanmin Ma, Xiaocan Jia, Theodore Gondwe, Yuping Wang & Xuezhong Shi
Article: 1963527
Published online: 01 Oct 2021
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Adherence to the new policy framework of the World Cancer Research Fund International in developing a policy package for the prevention of gastrointestinal cancers in Iran: a Delphi study
Ali Janati, Rahim Khodayari-zarnaq, Ahmad Khanijahani, Manouchehr Khoshbaten, Alireza Ghamkhar & Neda Kabiri
Article: 1978661
Published online: 29 Sep 2021
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Short Communication

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Predictors of burnout: the role of agency among obstetric providers in Kumasi, Ghana
Emma R. Lawrence, Michael Yeboah, Johnny Arthur-Komeh, Anna Stabnick & Sarah D. Rominski
Article: 1978662
Published online: 29 Sep 2021
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Capacity Building

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Municipalities’ organisational capacity to support the implementation of the Multi-Sector Nutrition Plan in Burkina Faso
Dieudonne Diasso, Maimouna Halidou Doudou, Mohamed Cheikh Levrak, Holly Dente Sedutto & Aly Savadogo
Article: 1979279
Published online: 29 Sep 2021
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Facilitators and barriers for the delivery and uptake of cervical cancer screening in Indonesia: a scoping review
Gianna Maxi Leila Robbers, Linda Rae Bennett, Belinda Rina Marie Spagnoletti & Siswanto Agus Wilopo
Article: 1979280
Published online: 29 Sep 2021
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Forty years after Alma-Ata: primary health-care preparedness for chronic diseases in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru
Maria Kathia Cárdenas, Silvana Pérez-León, Suman Bahadur Singh, Tavares Madede, Savaiva Munguambe, Valério Govo, Nilambar Jha, Albertino Damasceno, J. Jaime Miranda & David Beran
Article: 1975920
Published online: 27 Sep 2021
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Developing stakeholder participation to address lack of safe water as a community health concern in a rural province in South Africa
Jennifer Hove, Lucia D’Ambruoso, Rhian Twine, Denny Mabetha, Maria van der Merwe, Ishmael Mtungwa, Sonto Khoza, Kathleen Kahn & Sophie Witter
Article: 1973715
Published online: 20 Sep 2021
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Expected years lived with intimate partner violence: a new approach for public health
Amalia Gomez-Casillas, Mariona Lozano & Elisenda Rentería
Article: 1976442
Published online: 20 Sep 2021
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Factors associated with non-utilization of postnatal care among newborns in the first 2 days after birth in Pakistan: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Amir Saira, Leigh A. Wilson, Kingsley O Ezeh, David Lim, Uchechukwu L Osuagwu & Kingsley E Agho
Article: 1973714
Published online: 17 Sep 2021
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Urban-rural differences in the impacts of multiple chronic disease on functional limitations and work productivity among Chinese adults
Yang Zhao, Li He, Chunlei Han, Brian Oldenburg, Grace Sum, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu & Xiaoyun Liu
Article: 1975921
Published online: 17 Sep 2021
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Study Design Article

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Economic evaluations of psychological treatments for common mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review
Vimbayi Mutyambizi-Mafunda, Bronwyn Myers, Katherine Sorsdahl, Esther Chanakira, Crick Lund & Susan Cleary
Article: 1972561
Published online: 12 Sep 2021
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Editorial

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Global Health Action at 15 – revisiting its rationale
Emeritus Professor, Founding Editor Stig Wall, Professor, Editor Maria Emmelin, Emeritus Professor, Post reviewer in the validation studyDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Ingela Krantz, Professor, Editor in ChiefDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Maria Nilsson, Associate Professor, Post reviewer in the validation studyDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Fredrik Norström, PhD, EditorDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Julia Schröders, PhD, Executive Editor Jennifer Stewart Williams & Professor, Post reviewer in the validation study Per-Olof Östergren
Article: 1965863
Published online: 09 Sep 2021
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A descriptive study of Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) presenting for care at public health sector hospitals in Bangladesh
Rumana Rashid, Abu Muhammad Shamsu Uddin, Pu Chaw Nu, Abdus Salam, Sumon Barua, Abdul Mannan, Mohammed Shahjahan, Misbah Uddin Ahmed, Ridwanur Rahman, Arjen Dondorp, Richard J Maude, Jaqueline Deen, Lorenz von Seidlein & Mohammad Abul Faiz
Article: 1968124
Published online: 08 Sep 2021
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Capacity Building

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Systematic approach towards establishing a National Inventory of Dangerous Pathogens
Iris M. Vennis, Diederik A. Bleijs, Sabrina Brizee, Harold H.J.L. Van Den Berg, Evelien Kampert, Saskia A. Rutjes & Mark W. J. Van Passel
Article: 1971866
Published online: 08 Sep 2021
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A qualitative study of the perspectives of health workers and policy makers on external support provided to low-level private health facilities in a Ugandan rural district, in management of childhood infections
Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Joan N. Kalyango, Karin Källander, Radhika Sundararajan, Judith Owokuhaisa, Joseph Rujumba, Celestino Obua, Tobias Alfvén & Grace Ndeezi
Article: 1961398
Published online: 06 Sep 2021
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Extreme temperatures and cardiovascular mortality: assessing effect modification by subgroups in Ganzhou, China
Wei Zhang, Gang Du, Liang Xiong, Tingting Liu, Zuobing Zheng, Qiong Yuan, Jiahui Yang, Yangna Wu, Rongfei Zhu & Gonghua Hu
Article: 1965305
Published online: 06 Sep 2021
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Editorial

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Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health
Lukoye Atwoli, Abdullah H. Baqui, Thomas Benfield, Raffaella Bosurgi, Fiona Godlee, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Ian Norman, Kirsten Patrick, Nigel Praities, Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Eric J. Rubin, Peush Sahni, Richard Smith, Nick Talley, Sue Turale & Damián Vázquez
Article: 1965745
Published online: 06 Sep 2021
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Adolescents’ understanding of obesity: a qualitative study from rural South Africa
Tshegofatso M. Seabi, Ryan G. Wagner, Shane A. Norris, Stephen M. Tollman, Rhian Twine, David B. Dunger & Kathleen Kahn
Article: 1968598
Published online: 06 Sep 2021
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Forced evictions and their social and health impacts in Southern Somalia: a qualitative study in Mogadishu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps
Mohamed Jelle, Joanna Morrison, Hani Mohamed, Raha Ali, Andrea Solomon & Andrew J Seal
Article: 1969117
Published online: 06 Sep 2021
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a national multisectoral action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Nepal: perspectives of stakeholders
Meghnath Dhimal, Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal, Sushma Dahal, Mahendra Prasad Shrestha, Pradip Gyanwali, Ruitai Shao, Bente Mikkelsen, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Robert Marten, Anjani Kumar Jha & Nick Townsend
Article: 1963069
Published online: 27 Aug 2021
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A qualitative study on the needs of cancer caregivers in Vietnam
Chris Jenkins, Hien Thi Ho, Hoa Phuong Le Nghiem, Gillian Prue, Lynne Lohfeld, Michael Donnelly, Minh Van Hoang & Olinda Santin
Article: 1961403
Published online: 26 Aug 2021
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Information asymmetry in the Kenyan medical laboratory sector
Felix Bahati, Mike English, Shahin Sayed, Susan Horton, Onyango Abel Odhiambo, Abdulatif A Samatar & Jacob McKnight
Article: 1964172
Published online: 26 Aug 2021
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High cellphone use associated with greater risk of depression among young women aged 15–24 years in Soweto and Durban, South Africa
Janan J. Dietrich, Kennedy Otwombe, Tatiana E. Pakhomova, Keith J. Horvath, Stefanie Hornschuh, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Kalysha Closson, Mamakiri Mulaudzi, Patricia Smith, Mags Beksinska, Glenda E. Gray, Mark Brockman, Jenni Smit & Angela Kaidaon behalf of the AYAZAZI team
Article: 1936792
Published online: 25 Aug 2021
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Review Article

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Knowledge, use (misuse) and perceptions of over-the-counter analgesics in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
Rachel Kawuma, Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche, Suzanna C Francis, Janet Seeley & Helen A Weiss
Article: 1955476
Published online: 23 Aug 2021
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Burden of cardiovascular disease from 1990 to 2017 in Henan Province, China
Yan-fang Zhao, Tai Zhang, Zhuo-qun Wang, Xiao-rong Chen, Chun-xiao Wang, Jin-lei Qi, Jing Yang, Jing Wu & Mai-geng Zhou
Article: 1959708
Published online: 23 Aug 2021
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Detection of Rift Valley Fever virus inter-epidemic activity in Kilimanjaro Region, North Eastern Tanzania
Medard S Kumalija, Jaffu O Chilongola, Rule M. Budodo, Pius G. Horumpende, Sixbert I. Mkumbaye, John-Mary Vianney, Richard S. Mwakapuja & Blandina T. Mmbaga
Article: 1957554
Published online: 20 Aug 2021
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Assessing eligibility for differentiated service delivery, HIV services utilization and virologic outcomes of adult HIV-infected patients in Sierra Leone: a pre-implementation analysis
Sulaiman Lakoh, Darlinda F. Jiba, Alren O. Vandy, Eva Poveda, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Mariama J.S. Murray, Gibrilla F. Deen, Foday Sahr, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Jeffrey M. Jacobson, Robert A. Salata & George A. Yendewa
Article: 1947566
Published online: 18 Aug 2021
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Review Article

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Evidence and gaps in the literature on HIV/STI prevention interventions targeting migrants in receiving countries: a scoping review
Faustine Kyungu Nkulu-Kalengayi, Robert Jonzon, Charlotte Deogan & Anna-Karin Hurtig
Article: 1962039
Published online: 18 Aug 2021
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Capacity Building

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Half-time evaluation of a new 4-year Ph.D. program in nursing and midwifery at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Kerstin Erlandsson, Helena Lindgren, Lena Wettergren, Alemayehu Mekuriaw, Marta Berta, Mengstu Melkamu, Tewodros Seyoum, Solomon Hailemeskel, Abebaw Jember, Mohammed Hassen, Mignote Gebrie, Biftu Geda, Kassahun Gelaye, Sewunet Habtamo Mekonnen, Salomon Mekonnen Abebe & Kyllike Christensson
Article: 1905304
Published online: 17 Aug 2021
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Disrespect and abuse during facility‐based childbirth in central Ethiopia
Yohannes Mehretie Adinew, Helen Hall, Amy Marshall & Janet Kelly
Article: 1923327
Published online: 17 Aug 2021
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How does HIV testing modality impact the cascade of care among persons diagnosed with HIV in Ethiopia?
Malin Johansson, Clara Penno, Niclas Winqvist, Fregenet Tesfaye & Per Björkman
Article: 1933788
Published online: 17 Aug 2021
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Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of implementation outcomes in an integrated mental healthcare trial in South Africa
André Janse van Rensburg, Tasneem Kathree, Erica Breuer, One Selohilwe, Ntokozo Mntambo, Ruwayda Petrus, Arvin Bhana, Crick Lund, Lara Fairall & Inge Petersen
Article: 1940761
Published online: 17 Aug 2021
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Study Design Article

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Ngutulu Kagwero (agents of change): study design of a participatory comic pilot study on sexual violence prevention and post-rape clinical care with refugee youth in a humanitarian setting in Uganda
Carmen H. Logie, Moses Okumu, Simon Odong Lukone, Miranda Loutet, Alyssa McAlpine, Maya Latif, Isha Berry, Nelson Kisubi, Simon Mwima, Peter Kyambadde, Stella Neema, Eusebius Small, Senkosi Moses Balyejjusa & Joshua Musinguzi
Article: 1940763
Published online: 17 Aug 2021
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Special issue: Financing Universal Health Coverage in low resource settings: lessons from the regional symposium of experts and policy practitioners in Uganda

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Research for universal health coverage: setting priorities for policy and systems research in Uganda
Freddie Ssengooba, Aloysius Ssennyonjo, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Timothy Musila, Suzanne Namusoke Kiwanuka, Enid Kemari & Milly Nattimba
Article: 1956752
Published online: 17 Aug 2021
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The relationship between time spent during the first ANC contact, home visits and adherence to ANC contacts in Ghana
Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Paschal Awingura Apanga, Eugene Osei Yeboah, Jonas Timbire Kolog & Baba Awuni
Article: 1956754
Published online: 17 Aug 2021
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Pregnant women’s experiences with a pelvic floor muscle training program in Nepal
Ann-Katrin Stensdotter, Anette Håland, Borgunn Ytterhus, Satya Shrestha & Britt Stuge
Article: 1940762
Published online: 12 Aug 2021
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Knowledge among patients with Hepatitis C initiating on direct-acting antiviral treatment in rural Rwanda: A prospective cohort study
Dale A Barnhart, Innocent Kamali, Francoise Nyirahabihirwe, Carol Mugabo, Jean de la Paix Gakuru, Mariam Uwase, Esdras Nizeyumuremyi, Tumusime Musafiri, Jean de Dieu Gatete, Jean Damascene Makuza, Fredrick Kateera, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier & Jean d’Amour Ndahimana
Article: 1953250
Published online: 04 Aug 2021
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The characteristics of stroke and its rehabilitation in Northern Tanzania
Egfrid Michael Mkoba, Gunnevi Sundelin, Klas-Göran Sahlen & Ann Sörlin
Article: 1927507
Published online: 03 Aug 2021
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Scaling up Business Plans in Tajikistan: a qualitative study of the history, barriers, facilitators and lessons learnt
Sarah S Werner, Gulara Afandiyeva, Gulzira Karimova, Sabine Kiefer, Nasrullo Abdujabborov, Muazamma Dzhamalova, Ilhom Bandaev & Helen Prytherch
Article: 1947552
Published online: 03 Aug 2021
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Spatial-temporal patterns of homicide in socioeconomically deprived settings: violence in Alagoas, Brazil, 2006‒2015
Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega Barbosa, Blake Byron Walker, Alessandra Vieira da Silva, Gessyca Luyze Procópio Gonzaga, Evanisa Helena Maio de Brum & Mara Cristina Ribeiro
Article: 1952752
Published online: 02 Aug 2021
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Community-led cross-sectional study of social and employment circumstances, HIV and associated factors amongst female sex workers in South Africa: study protocol
Minja Milovanovic, Rachel Jewkes, Kennedy Otwombe, Maya Jaffer, Kathryn Hopkins, Khuthadzo Hlongwane, Mokgadi Matuludi, Venice Mbowane, Glenda Gray, Kristin Dunkle, Gillian Hunt, Alex Welte, Reshma Kassanjee, Nevilene Slingers, Lieve Vanleeuw, Adrian Puren, Anthony Kinghorn, Neil Martinson, Fareed Abdullah & Jenny Coetzee
Article: 1953243
Published online: 02 Aug 2021
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Teachers’ perspective on implementation of menstrual hygiene management and puberty education in a pilot study in Bangladeshi schools
Mehjabin Tishan Mahfuz, Farhana Sultana, Erin C. Hunter, Farjana Jahan, Farhana Akand, Shifat Khan, Mosammat Mobashhara, Mahbubur Rahman, Mahbub-Ul Alam, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen P. Luby & Peter J. Winch
Article: 1955492
Published online: 02 Aug 2021
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Capacity Building

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Reforms in medical education: lessons learnt from Kyrgyzstan
Gulzat Orozalieva, Louis Loutan, Aigul Azimova, Anne Baroffio, Olivia Heller, Bruno Lab, Altynai Mambetova, Damira Mambetalieva, Elvira Muratalieva, Mathieu Nendaz, Georges Savoldelli, Nu V. Vu & David Beran
Article: 1944480
Published online: 30 Jul 2021
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Special issue: Financing Universal Health Coverage in low-resource settings: Lessons from the regional symposium of experts and policy practitioners in Uganda

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Momentum for policy change: alternative explanations for the increased interest in results-based financing in Uganda
Freddie Ssengooba, Aloysius Ssennyonjo, Timothy Musila & Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho
Article: 1948672
Published online: 30 Jul 2021
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Delays during emergency obstetric care and their determinants among mothers who gave birth in South Gondar zone hospitals, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study design
Gebrehiwot Ayalew Tiruneh, Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Abayneh Aklilu Solomon & Dawit Tiruneh Arega
Article: 1953242
Published online: 30 Jul 2021
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Attitudes to and experiences of intimate partner violence among Rohingya women who married before eighteen years of age
M. Mofizul Islam, Md Nuruzzaman Khan & Md Mashiur Rahman
Article: 1943852
Published online: 29 Jul 2021
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Revitalizing child health: lessons from the past
Kathleen L. Strong, Jennifer Requejo, Ambrose Agweyu, Sk Masum Billah, Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Sayaka Horiuchi, Zeina Jamaluddine, Marzia Lazzerini, Abdoulaye Maiga, Neil McKerrow, Melinda Munos, Joanna Schellenberg & Ralf Weigel
Article: 1947565
Published online: 29 Jul 2021
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Sexual health and wellbeing training with women in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: a scoping review
Nalisa Neuendorf, Karen Cheer, Rachael Tommbe, Clare Kokinai, Lalen Simeon, Kelwyn Browne, David MacLaren & Michelle Redman-MacLaren
Article: 1948673
Published online: 29 Jul 2021
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Yoga for hypertensive patients: a study on barriers and facilitators of its implementation in primary care
Raja Ram Dhungana, Shiva Ram Khatiwoda, Yadav Gurung, Željko Pedišić & Maximilian de Courten
Article: 1952753
Published online: 29 Jul 2021
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Monitoring Quality of Care in the WHO Africa Region-A study design for measurement and tracking, towards UHC attainment
Regina Titi-Ofei, Doris Osei-Afriyie & Humphrey Karamagi
Article: 1939493
Published online: 28 Jul 2021
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Neonatal mortality rates, characteristics, and risk factors for neonatal deaths in Ghana: analyses of data from two health and demographic surveillance systems
Shadrach Dare, Abraham R. Oduro, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Daniel F. Mackay, Laurence Gruer, Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Ernest Nettey, James F. Phillips, Kwaku Poku Asante, Paul Welaga & Jill P. Pell
Article: 1938871
Published online: 26 Jul 2021
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Syndemic contexts: findings from a review of research on non-communicable diseases and interviews with experts
Irene Pirrone, Marjolein Dieleman, Ria Reis & Christopher Pell
Article: 1927332
Published online: 25 Jul 2021
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What does a pandemic proof health system look like?
Janet Michel, Thomas C Sauter & Marcel Tanner
Article: 1927315
Published online: 11 Jul 2021
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Let all know: insights from a digital storytelling facilitator training in Uganda
Tingting Yan, Michael Lang, Teddy Kyomuhangi, Barbara Naggayi, Jerome Kabakyenga, Wasswa William, Scholastic Ashaba, Clementia Murembe Neema, Manasseh Tumuhimbise, Robens Mutatina, Deborah Natumanya & Jennifer L. Brenner
Article: 1933786
Published online: 06 Jul 2021
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis use among HIV serodiscordant couples: a qualitative study in Mozambique
Daniel E. Sack, Caroline De Schacht, Paula Paulo, Erin Graves, Almiro M. Emílio, Ariano Matino, Carlota L. Fonseca, Arifo U. Aboobacar, Sara Van Rompaey & Carolyn M. Audet
Article: 1940764
Published online: 06 Jul 2021
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How addressing menstrual health and hygiene may enable progress across the Sustainable Development Goals
Marni Sommer, Belen Torondel, Julie Hennegan, Penelope A. Phillips-Howard, Thérèse Mahon, Albert Motivans, Garazi Zulaika, Caitlin Gruer, Jacquelyn Haver, Bethany A. Caruso & Monitoring Menstrual Health and Hygiene Group
Article: 1920315
Published online: 30 Jun 2021
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Development of water insecurity scale for rural households in Cameroon- Central Africa
Carole Debora Nounkeu, Kenneth J. Gruber, Joseph Kamgno, Ismael Teta & Jigna Morarji Dharod
Article: 1927328
Published online: 24 Jun 2021
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‘My story is like a magic wand’: a qualitative study of personal storytelling and activism to stop violence against women in Turkey
Kasonde Mwaba, Gamze Senyurek, Yeşim Işıl Ulman, Nicole Minckas, Peter Hughes, Sharli Paphitis, Shazana Andrabi, Lobna Ben Salem, Lida Ahmad, Ayesha Ahmad & Jenevieve Mannell
Article: 1927331
Published online: 24 Jun 2021
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The role of evaluation in iterative learning and implementation of quality of care interventions
Nikhil Shah, Sharon Mathew, Amanda Pereira, April Nakaima & Sanjeev Sridharan
Article: 1882182
Published online: 20 Jun 2021
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Facilitators and barriers to effective supervision of maternal and newborn care: a qualitative study from Shinyanga region, Tanzania
Tumaini Mwita Nyamhanga, Gasto Frumence & Anna-Karin Hurtig
Article: 1927330
Published online: 20 Jun 2021
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Migrant health penalty: evidence of higher mortality risk among internal migrants in sub-Saharan Africa
Carren Ginsburg, Philippe Bocquier, Ashira Menashe-Oren & Mark A. Collinson
Article: 1930655
Published online: 16 Jun 2021
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Adaptation of a gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health intervention for adolescent boys in South Africa and Lesotho using intervention mapping
Áine Aventin, Stephan Rabie, Sarah Skeen, Mark Tomlinson, Moroesi Makhetha, Zanele Siqabatiso, Maria Lohan, Mike Clarke, Lynne Lohfeld, Allen Thurston & Jackie Stewart
Article: 1927329
Published online: 09 Jun 2021
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Comparative risk assessment of non-communicable diseases by evacuation scenario– a retrospective study in the 7 years following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident
Shuhei Nomura, Michio Murakami, Akihiko Ozaki, Toyoaki Sawano, Claire Leppold, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Hiroaki Saito, Tomoyoshi Oikawa & Masaharu Tsubokura
Article: 1918886
Published online: 01 Jun 2021
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The need to incorporate the impact of population ageing into the post-COVID-19 policy and planning reset in Low and Middle Income Countries
Geetesh Solanki, Gabrielle Kelly, Judith Cornell, Leon Geffen & Tanya Doherty
Article: 1921351
Published online: 20 May 2021
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Financing Universal Health Coverage in low resource settings: Lessons from the regional symposium of experts and policy practitioners in Uganda

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‘They say we are money minded’ exploring experiences of formal private for-profit health providers towards contribution to pro-poor access in post conflict Northern Uganda
Justine Namakula, Suzanne Fustukian, Barbara McPake & Freddie Ssengooba
Article: 1890929
Published online: 13 May 2021
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Undocumented immigrants’ and immigrant women’s access to healthcare services in the Basque Country (Spain)
Iratxe Pérez-Urdiales
Article: 1896659
Published online: 12 May 2021
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Fitting Health Financing Reforms to Context: Examining the Evolution of Results-Based Financing Models and the Slow National Scale-Up in Uganda (2003-2015)
Aloysius Ssennyonjo, Elizabeth Ekirapa–Kiracho, Timothy Musila & Freddie Ssengooba
Article: 1919393
Published online: 11 May 2021
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Availability and advertising of sugar sweetened beverages in South African public primary schools following a voluntary pledge by a major beverage company: a mixed methods study
Agnes Erzse, Nicola Christofides, Nicholas Stacey, Kelsey Lebard, Louise Foley & Karen Hofman
Article: 1898130
Published online: 29 Apr 2021
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Shifting the focus to functioning: essential for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3, inclusive Universal Health Coverage and supporting COVID-19 survivors
Dorothy Boggs, Sarah Polack, Hannah Kuper & Allen Foster
Article: 1903214
Published online: 27 Apr 2021
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The global role, impact, and limitations of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in breast cancer screening: a scoping review and recommendations to promote health equity for all
Taylor Hand, Natalie A. Rosseau, Christina E. Stiles, Tianna Sheih, Elizabeth Ghandakly, Mojisola Oluwasanu & Olufunmilayo I. Olopade
Article: 1883336
Published online: 26 Apr 2021
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Oral health conditions and correlates: a National Oral Health Survey of Rwanda
Donna M. Hackley, Shruti Jain, Sarah E. Pagni, Matthew Finkelman, Joseph Ntaganira & John P. Morgan
Article: 1904628
Published online: 26 Apr 2021
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Special issue: Readiness for Sugar Sweetened Beverage Taxation in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The data availability landscape in seven sub-Saharan African countries and its role in strengthening sugar-sweetened beverage taxation
Agnes Erzse, Safura Abdool Karim, Anne Marie Thow, Gemma Ahaibwe, Hans Justus Amukugo, Gershim Asiki, Lebogang Gaogane, Mulenga M. Mukanu, Twalib Ngoma, Charles Mulindabigwi Ruhara, Milkah N Wanjohi & Karen Hofman
Article: 1871189
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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Nutrition related non-communicable diseases and sugar sweetened beverage policies: a landscape analysis in Zambia
Mulenga M. Mukanu, Safura Abdool Karim, Karen Hofman, Agnes Erzse & Anne-Marie Thow
Article: 1872172
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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Strengthening prevention of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases through sugar-sweetened beverages tax in Rwanda: a policy landscape analysis
Charles Mulindabigwi Ruhara, Safura Abdool Karim, Agnes Erzse, Anne-Marie Thow, Sylvere Ntirampeba & Karen J Hofman
Article: 1883911
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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The legal feasibility of adopting a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in seven sub-Saharan African countries
Safura Abdool Karim, Agnes Erzse, Anne-Marie Thow, Hans Justus Amukugo, Charles Ruhara, Gemma Ahaibwe, Gershim Asiki, Mulenga M. Mukanu, Twalib Ngoma, Milka Wanjohi, Abel Karera & Karen Hofman
Article: 1884358
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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Barriers to, and facilitators of, the adoption of a sugar sweetened beverage tax to prevent non-communicable diseases in Uganda: a policy landscape analysis
Gemma Ahaibwe, Safura Abdool Karim, Anne-Marie Thow, Agnes Erzse & Karen Hofman
Article: 1892307
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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Nutrition-related non-communicable disease and sugar-sweetened beverage policies: a landscape analysis in Kenya
Milkah N Wanjohi, Ann Marie Thow, Safura Abdool Karim, Gershim Asiki, Agnes Erzse, Shukri F Mohamed, Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet, Pamela A Juma & Karen J Hofman
Article: 1902659
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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Barriers to, and facilitators of, the adoption of a sugar sweetened beverage tax to prevent non-communicable diseases in Namibia: a policy landscape analysis
Hans Justus Amukugo, Safura Abdool Karim, Anne Marie Thow, Agnes Erzse, Petronell Kruger, Abel Karera & Karen Hofman
Article: 1903213
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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The political economy of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation: an analysis from seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Anne Marie Thow, Safura Abdool Karim, Mulenga M. Mukanu, Gemma Ahaibwe, Milka Wanjohi, Lebogang Gaogane, Hans Justus Amukugo, Charles Mulindabigwi Ruhara, Twalib Ngoma, Gershim Asiki, Agnes Erzse & Karen Hofman
Article: 1909267
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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Readiness for sugar sweetened beverage taxation in sub-Saharan Africa
Ntombizodwa Ndlovu & Boyd Swinburn
Article: 1917801
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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introduction
Introduction to this Special Issue
Article: 1918913
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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The effectiveness of malaria camps as part of the Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran (DAMaN) program in Odisha, India: study protocol for a cluster-assigned quasi-experimental study
Danielle C. Ompad, Anne Kessler, Anna Maria Van Eijk, Timir K. Padhan, Mohammed A. Haque, Steven A. Sullivan, Yesim Tozan, Joacim Rocklöv, Sanjib Mohanty, Madan M. Pradhan, Praveen K. Sahu & Jane M. Carlton
Article: 1886458
Published online: 18 Apr 2021
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Climate change and health in urban informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries – a scoping review of health impacts and adaptation strategies
Frederikke Højgaard Borg, Johanne Greibe Andersen, Catherine Karekezi, Gerald Yonga, Peter Furu, Per Kallestrup & Christian Kraef
Article: 1908064
Published online: 13 Apr 2021
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Article
Two-year impact of an educational intervention in primary care on blood glucose control and diabetes knowledge among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a study in rural China
Shaofan Chen, Dongfu Qian & Bo Burström
Article: 1893502
Published online: 07 Apr 2021
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Tracking sectoral allocation of official development assistance: a comparative study of the 29 Development Assistance Committee countries, 2011–2018
Shuhei Nomura, Haruka Sakamoto, Aya Ishizuka, Kazuki Shimizu & Kenji Shibuya
Article: 1903222
Published online: 06 Apr 2021
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Healer-led vs. clinician-led training to improve personal protective equipment use among traditional healers in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial protocol
Carolyn M. Audet, Bryan E. Shepherd, Muktar H. Aliyu, Mosa Moshabela, Mariah J. Pettapiece-Phillips & Ryan G. Wagner
Article: 1898131
Published online: 02 Apr 2021
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Article
Strengthening routine health data analysis in Ethiopia: the Operational Research and Coaching for Analysts (ORCA) experience
Joanna Busza, Seblewengel Lemma, Annika Janson, Serawit Omar Adem, Della Berhanu, Atkure Defar, Lars-Åke Persson & Carina Källestål
Article: 1901390
Published online: 31 Mar 2021
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Last mile research: a conceptual map
Colleen M. Davison, Susan A Bartels, Eva Purkey, Abigail H Neely, Elijah Bisung, Amanda Collier, Sherri Dutton, Heather M Aldersey, Kendall Hoyt, Chelsey L Kivland, Jennifer Carpenter, Elizabeth A Talbot & Lisa V Adams
Article: 1893026
Published online: 18 Mar 2021
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review article
Informing ‘good’ global health research partnerships: A scoping review of guiding principles
Erynn M. Monette, David McHugh, Maxwell J. Smith, Eugenia Canas, Nicole Jabo, Phaedra Henley & Elysée Nouvet
Article: 1892308
Published online: 11 Mar 2021
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Article
‘There is no more future for me? Like really, are you kidding?’: agency and decision-making in early motherhood in an urban area in Johannesburg, South Africa
Nirvana Pillay
Article: 1886456
Published online: 03 Mar 2021
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Achieving equity in UHC interventions: who is left behind by neglected tropical disease programmes in Cameroon?
Makia Christine Masong, Kim Ozano, Marlene Siping Tagne, Marlene Ntchinda Tchoffo, Sharon Ngang, Rachael Thomson, Sally Theobald, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté & Estelle Kouokam
Article: 1886457
Published online: 28 Feb 2021
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Making a COVID-19 vaccine that works for everyone: ensuring equity and inclusivity in clinical trials
Toby Pepperrell, Florence Rodgers, Pranav Tandon, Kelly Sarsfield, Molly Pugh-Jones, Theo Rashid & Sarai Keestra
Article: 1892309
Published online: 24 Feb 2021
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Article
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness, attitudes and uptake willingness among young people: gender differences and associated factors in two South African districts
Simukai Shamu, Patience Shamu, Sikhulile Khupakonke, Thato Farirai, Thato Chidarikire, Geoffrey Guloba & Nkhensani Nkhwashu
Article: 1886455
Published online: 19 Feb 2021
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Article
Teacher Nomination of School-aged Children for Mental Health Services in a Low and Middle Income Country
Christina M. Cruz, Molly M. Lamb, Karen Hampanda, Priscilla Giri, Matthew Campbell, Bijita Chowdhury, Aileen A. Giardina, Bradley N. Gaynes & Michael Matergia
Article: 1861921
Published online: 16 Feb 2021
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Approaches, achievements, challenges, and lessons learned in setting up an urban-based Health and Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa
Sunday A. Adedini, Dineo Thaele, Matshidiso Sello, Portia Mutevedzi, Cleopas Hywinya, Nonhlanhla Ngwenya, Nellie Myburgh & Shabir A. Madhi
Article: 1874138
Published online: 03 Feb 2021
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Adaptation of WHO’s generic tuberculosis patient cost instrument for a longitudinal study in Africa
Denise Evans, Craig van Rensburg, Caroline Govathson, Olena Ivanova, Friedrich Rieß, Andrew Siroka, Abdou K. Sillah, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Ilesh Jani, Farzana Sathar, Sydney Rosen, Ian Sanne, Andrea Rachow & Knut Lönnrothon behalf of the TB Sequel Consortium
Article: 1865625
Published online: 25 Jan 2021
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Special issue: Readiness for Sugar Sweetened Beverage Taxation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Article
Study design: policy landscape analysis for sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in seven sub-Saharan African countries
Anne-Marie Thow, Agnes Erzse, Gershim Asiki, Charles Mulindabigwi Ruhara, Gemma Ahaibwe, Twalib Ngoma, Hans Justus Amukugo, Milka N. Wanjohi, Mulenga M. Mukanu, Lebogang Gaogane, Safura Abdool Karim & Karen Hofman
Article: 1856469
Published online: 21 Jan 2021
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Article
Antimicrobial resistance control efforts in Africa: a survey of the role of Civil Society Organisations
Jessica L. Fraser, Yewande H. Alimi, Jay K. Varma, Tracie Muraya, Tapiwanashe Kujinga, Vanessa K. Carter, Constance Schultsz & Victor J. Del Rio Vilas
Article: 1868055
Published online: 21 Jan 2021
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Learnings from the evaluation of HERrespect: a factory-based intervention to prevent intimate partner and workplace violence against female garment workers in Bangladesh
Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Mahfuz Al Mamun, Kausar Parvin, Samantha Willan, Andrew Gibbs & Rachel Jewkes
Article: 1868960
Published online: 21 Jan 2021
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Factors associated with low adherence to medication among patients with type 2 diabetes at different healthcare facilities in southern Bangladesh
Adnan Mannan, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Farhana Akter, Md. Mashud Rana, Nowshad Asgar Chowdhury, Lal B. Rawal & Tuhin Biswas
Article: 1872895
Published online: 21 Jan 2021
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review article
Demographic, regional and temporal trends of hyperuricemia epidemics in mainland China from 2000 to 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yang Li, Ziyan Shen, Bowen Zhu, Han Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang & Xiaoqiang Ding
Article: 1874652
Published online: 21 Jan 2021
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Strategies for financing social health insurance schemes for providing universal health care: a comparative analysis of five countries
Ama P. Fenny, Robert Yates & Rachel Thompson
Article: 1868054
Published online: 20 Jan 2021
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review article
COVID-19 in Germany and China: mitigation versus elimination strategy
Guangyu Lu, Oliver Razum, Albrecht Jahn, Yuying Zhang, Brett Sutton, Devi Sridhar, Koya Ariyoshi, Lorenz von Seidlein & Olaf Müller
Article: 1875601
Published online: 20 Jan 2021
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Macro-level mental health system indicators and cross-national suicide rates
Johnny Andoh-Arthur & Samuel Adjorlolo
Article: 1839999
Published online: 19 Jan 2021
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Association between Maternal Plasma Ferritin Level and Infants’ Size at Birth: A Prospective Cohort Study in Rural Bangladesh
Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Md. Shahjahan Siraj, Mohammad Redwanul Islam, Anisur Rahman & Eva-Charlotte Ekström
Article: 1870421
Published online: 19 Jan 2021
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Matching action to need: an analysis of Global Burden of Disease 2017 and population health data to focus adolescent health policy and actions in Myanmar
Karly I. Cini, Phone Myint Win, Zay Yar Swe, Kyu Kyu Than, Thin Mar Win, Ye Win Aung, Aye Aye Myint, Nisaa R. Wulan, Lia J. Burns, Elissa C. Kennedy, Kate L. Francis, Sanda, Su Mon Myat, Sithu Swe, Aung Ko Ko, Yadanar, Margaret Hellard, Chad L. Hughes, George C. Patton, Ali H. Mokdad & Peter S. Azzopardi
Article: 1844976
Published online: 15 Jan 2021
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Perinatal death in Northern Uganda: incidence and risk factors in a community-based prospective cohort study
Anna Agnes Ojok Arach, James K. Tumwine, Noeline Nakasujja, Grace Ndeezi, Juliet Kiguli, David Mukunya, Beatrice Odongkara, Vincentina Achora, Justin B. Tongun, Milton W. Musaba, Agnes Napyo, Thorkild Tylleskar & Victoria Nankabirwa
Article: 1859823
Published online: 15 Jan 2021
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Routine health management information system data in Ethiopia: consistency, trends, and challenges
Abyot Adane, Tewabe M. Adege, Mesoud M. Ahmed, Habtamu A. Anteneh, Emiamrew S. Ayalew, Della Berhanu, Netsanet Berhanu, Misrak G. Beyene, Antoinette Bhattacharya, Tesfahun Bishaw, Eshetu Cherinet, Mamo Dereje, Tsega H. Desta, Abera Dibabe, Heven S. Firew, Freweini Gebrehiwot, Etenesh Gebreyohannes, Zenebech Gella, Addis Girma, Zuriash Halefom, Sorsa F. Jama, Binyam Kemal, Abyi Kiflom, Carina Källestål, Seblewengel Lemma, Yidnekachew D. Mazengiya, Kalkidan Mekete, Magdelawit Mengesha, Meresha W. Nega, Israel A. Otoro, Joanna Schellenberg, Tefera Taddele, Gulilat Tefera, Admasu Teketel, Miraf Tesfaye, Tsion Tsegaye, Kidist Woldesenbet, Yakob Wondarad, Zemzem M. Yosuf, Kidist Zealiyas, Mebratom H. Zeweli, Lars Åke Persson & Annika Janson
Article: 1868961
Published online: 15 Jan 2021
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Can non-fatal burden estimates from the Global Burden of Disease study be used locally? An investigation using models of stroke and diabetes for South Africa
Victoria Pillay-van Wyk, Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Mweete Debra Nglazi, Oluwatoyin Folashade Awotiwon, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Tracy Glass, Janetta Debora Joubert & Debbie Bradshaw
Article: 1856471
Published online: 04 Jan 2021
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Associations between caregiver mental health and young children’s behaviour in a rural Kenyan sample
Christina A. Laurenzi, Xanthe Hunt, Sarah Skeen, Phillip Sundin, Robert E. Weiss, Victor Kosi, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus & Mark Tomlinson
Article: 1861909
Published online: 04 Jan 2021
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Could COVID-19 be contained in poor populations by herd immunity rather than by strategies designed for affluent societies or potential vaccine(s)?
Andreas Ruppel, Mohammad Ibrahim Halim, Rhondemo Kikon, Nouh S. Mohamed & Mohammad Reza Saebipour
Article: 1863129
Published online: 04 Jan 2021
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Is exclusive breastfeeding for six-months protective against pediatric tuberculosis?
Juan A. Flores, Julia Coit, Milagros Mendoza, Segundo R. Leon, Kelika Konda, Leonid Lecca & Molly F. Franke
Article: 1861922
Published online: 03 Jan 2021
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Characterizing ‘health equity’ as a national health sector priority for maternal, newborn, and child health in Ethiopia
Nicole Bergen, Arne Ruckert, Lakew Abebe, Shifera Asfaw, Getachew Kiros, Abebe Mamo, Sudhakar Morankar, Manisha A. Kulkarni & Ronald Labonté
Article: 1853386
Published online: 30 Dec 2020
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Keeping silent or running away. The voices of Vietnamese women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Raquel Herrero-Arias, Anh Ngoc Truong, Gaby Ortiz-Barreda & Erica Briones-Vozmediano
Article: 1863128
Published online: 30 Dec 2020
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Tanzanian women´s knowledge about Cervical Cancer and HPV and their prevalence of positive VIA cervical screening results. Data from a Prevention and Awareness Campaign in Northern Tanzania, 2017 – 2019
Antje Henke, Ulrike Kluge, Theda Borde, Bariki Mchome, Furaha Serventi & Oliver Henke
Article: 1852780
Published online: 28 Dec 2020
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A decade of Ecuador´s efforts to raise its health research output: a bibliometric analysis
Ivan Sisa, Andrea Abad, Isabel Espinosa, Isaac Martinez-Cornejo & Pablo Burbano-Santos
Article: 1855694
Published online: 27 Dec 2020
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Understanding non-communicable diseases: combining health surveillance with local knowledge to improve rural primary health care in South Africa
Eilidh Cowan, Lucia D’Ambruoso, Maria van der Merwe, Sophie Witter, Peter Byass, Soter Ameh, Ryan G. Wagner & Rhian Twine
Article: 1852781
Published online: 24 Dec 2020
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Surgical data strengthening in Ethiopia: results of a Kirkpatrick framework evaluation of a data quality intervention
Sehrish Bari, Joseph Incorvia, Katherine R. Iverson, Abebe Bekele, Kaya Garringer, Olivia Ahearn, Laura Drown, Amanu Aragaw Emiru, Daniel Burssa, Samson Workineh, Ephrem Daniel Sheferaw, John G. Meara & Andualem Beyene
Article: 1855808
Published online: 24 Dec 2020
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Peer victimization and experiences of violence at school and at home among school age children with disabilities in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Rozina Somani, Julienne Corboz, Rozina Karmaliani, Esnat D. Chirwa, Judith McFarlane, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, Nargis Asad, Yasmeen Somani, Ingrid Van Der Heijden & Rachel Jewkes
Article: 1857084
Published online: 24 Dec 2020
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