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Perceived causes of cancer in a rural community of Ethiopia: a qualitative study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Abigiya Wondimagegnehu, Muluken Gizaw, Lidya Genene Abebe, Brhanu Teka, Andreas M. Kaufmann, Tamrat Abebe, Shannon A. McMahon, Adamu Addissie, Eva J. Kantelhardt
Although cancer incidence and mortality are rising in Ethiopia, lay and health professional perceptions of the disease remain limited.To explore perceptions of cancer, including its causes, signs a...
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Neonatal resuscitation in Eastern Africa: health care providers' level of knowledge and its determinants. A systematic review and meta-analysis Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Addis Eyeberu, Elias Yadeta, Deribe Bekele Dechasa, Ahmedin Aliyi Usso, Faysal Mohammed, Adera Debella
Even though effective neonatal resuscitation prevents the consequences of neonatal death related to birth asphyxia, a significant portion of healthcare personnel lacked understanding or performed i...
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Can verbal autopsies be used on a national scale? Key findings and lessons from South Africa's national cause-of-death validation study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Monique Maqungo, Nadine Nannan, Beatrice Nojilana, Erin Nichols, Diane Morof, Mireille Cheyip, Chalapati Rao, Carl Lombard, Jessica Price, Kathleen Kahn, Lorna J. Martin, Francois Bezuidenhout, Ria Laubscher, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Tracy Glass, Oluwatoyin Awotiwon, Nesbert Zinyakatira, Noluntu Funani, Jané Joubert, Debbie Bradshaw, Pamela Groenewald
Verbal autopsy (VA), though imperfect, serves as a vital tool to determine cause-of-death, particularly for out-of-facility deaths, but challenges persist in integrating VA into Civil Registration ...
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Healthy lifestyle factors and male perpetration of intimate partner violence: a cross-sectional study in Mwanza, Tanzania. Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Anna E Jacob,Gerry Mshana,Neema Mosha,Ramadhan Hashim,Simon Sichalwe,Donati Malibwa,Saidi Kapiga,Philip Ayieko,Heidi Stöckl
BACKGROUND In Tanzania, nearly half of ever-married women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence (IPV), yet little knowledge of IPV from the male perspective exists. OBJECTIVE To explore the role of essential healthy lifestyle factors, diet, sleep, and exercise, and their potential role in IPV perpetration. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 1,002 young men (ages 18-24)
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Awareness and utilization of Swedish youth clinics among migrants enrolled in Swedish language programmes: a cross-sectional study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Amanda Lundberg, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Faustine Kyungu Nkulu-Kalengayi
Previous research has highlighted inequalities in access to Swedish youth clinics (YCs). These inequalities exist not only between non-migrant and young migrant populations but also within various ...
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Unmasking the complexities of healthcare access in low-resource settings: a health systems approach to obstetric and under-5 healthcare in rural settings of Eastern Uganda Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Rornald Muhumuza Kananura
Access to appropriate obstetric and under-5 healthcare services in low-resource settings is a challenge in countries with high mortality rates. However, the interplay of multiple factors within an ...
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Prevalence and factors of physical punishment and psychological aggression toward children under five in Mongolia: an analysis of the 2018 Social Indicator Survey. Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Anujin Enkhbat,Seungman Cha,Ermias Tadesse Beyene,Yan Jin
BACKGROUND The global prevalence of violence against children is alarmingly high, with millions facing violent discipline and physical punishment. In Mongolia, domestic violence-related criminal offenses have sharply increased, with a 46.92% surge in the first quarter of 2020 compared to 2019. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of and identify factors associated with physical punishment
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Strategies to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in First Nations peoples: a systematic review Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Adeline Tinessia, Katrina Clark, Madeleine Randell, Julie Leask, Catherine King
First Nations peoples face disproportionate vaccine-preventable risks due to social, economic, and healthcare disparities. Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was also mistrust and he...
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Disease burden comparison and associated risk factors of early- and late-onset neonatal sepsis in China and the USA, 1990–2019 Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Chengyue Zhang, Lianfang Yu, Xiaoming Pan, Yuwei Lu, Kaiyu Pan
The morbidity and mortality rates of neonatal sepsis are high, with significant differences in risk factors and disease burden observed between developing and developed countries.To provide evidenc...
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Development and validation of a prognosis risk score model for neonatal mortality in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. A prospective cohort study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-30 Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Yohannes Hailu Matebe, Helena Lindgren, Kerstin Erlandsson, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye
A neonatal mortality prediction score can assist clinicians in making timely clinical decisions to save neonates’ lives by facilitating earlier admissions where needed. It can also help reduce unne...
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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu, Wada Zechariah Ojima, Sayomi Bukola Adetutu, Adetoye Mayowa Mary, Ashaolu Joseph Oluwakayode, Olowolafe Tubosun Alex
Neonatal mortality remains a critical public health issue, with Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experiencing disproportionately high rates compared to other global regions. Notably, SSA and South Asia are...
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Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) rollout, most cases of tuberculosis among people with HIV in Adama, Ethiopia, occur before ART initiation Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Patrik Bristedt, Meseker Fentie, Per Björkman, Anton Reepalu
Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) leads to reduced tuberculosis (TB) incidence in people with HIV (PWH), ART recipients remain at higher risk of TB compared to HIV-seronegative people. With acc...
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Association between maternal haemoglobin status during pregnancy and children’s mental and psychomotor development at 18 months of age: Evidence from rural Bangladesh Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Sayedur Rahman, Lina Wallberg, Anisur Rahman, Eva-Charlotte Ekström, Maria Kippler, Jena D Hamadani, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman
Anaemia is commonly caused by iron deficiency and screened by haemoglobin (Hb) concentration in blood. There is a scarcity of longitudinal data on the relationship between maternal Hb levels during...
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Correction Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-29
Published in Global Health Action (Vol. 17, No. 1, 2024)
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Do cash or digital payment modalities affect community health worker performance? – a case study of a remote refugee settlement in Western Uganda Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Michael T Wagaba, David Musoke, Charles Opio, Arthur Bagonza, Juliet Aweko, Hajarah Nakitende, Alex Mulyowa, Michael Ediau, Peter Waiswa, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho
There is inadequate evidence about the influence of digital and cash payment modalities on the performance of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in underserved communities, such as refugee settlements...
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‘Health Camp’ model: a unique approach for child vaccination in non-state armed actor controlled, inaccessible geographies in Somalia Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Mohamed Hussein Kahow, Salad Ahmed Halane, Asma Ali, Rashed Shah
Decades of conflict, political instability, and limited infrastructure left Somalia facing significant challenges to offer consistent and equitable health services, especially for child vaccination...
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The maternal and newborn health eCohort to track longitudinal care quality: study protocol and survey development Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Catherine Arsenault, Katherine Wright, Tefera Taddele, Ashenif Tadele, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Firew Tiruneh Tiyare, Rose J. Kosgei, Jacinta Nzinga, Bethany Holt, Irene Mugenya, Emma Clarke-Deelder, Adiam Nega, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Sailesh Mohan, Nompumelelo Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde, Londiwe Mthethwa, Damen Haile Mariam, Gebeyaw Molla, Theodros Getachew, Prashant Jarhyan, Monica Chaudhry, Munir Kassa
The MNH eCohort was developed to fill gaps in maternal and newborn health (MNH) care quality measurement. In this paper, we describe the survey development process, recruitment strategy, data colle...
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Quality of care for chronic conditions: identifying specificities of quality aims based on scoping review and Delphi survey Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-16 Grace Marie V. Ku, Willem van de Put, Deogratias Katsuva, Mohamad Ali Ag Ahmed, Megumi Rosenberg, Bruno Meessen
There is a growing need to implement high quality chronic care to address the global burden of chronic conditions. However, to our knowledge, there have been no systematic attempts to define and sp...
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Injury mortality in South Africa: a 2009 and 2017 comparison to track progress to meeting sustainable development goal targets Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-15 Megan Prinsloo, Shibe Mhlongo, Rifqah A. Roomaney, Lea Marineau, Thakadu A. Mamashela, Bianca Dekel, Debbie Bradshaw, Lorna J. Martin, Carl Lombard, Rachel Jewkes, Naeemah Abrahams, Richard Matzopoulos
Injuries, often preventable, prompted urgent action within the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to improve global health. South Africa (SA) has high rates of inj...
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Comparison of the efficacy of COVID-19 responses in South Korea and the United States Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Oliver Choi, Sunjoo Kim
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated many countries worldwide by causing large numbers of fatalities. In our research, we wanted to answer the question: Why was there such a large difference in the mor...
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Challenges and possible improvements for healthcare teams at outreach clinics in Nepal – a qualitative study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Ingrid Eriksen, Eirin Helene Rasmussen, Biraj Karmacharya, Seema Das, Elisabeth Darj, Maria Lisa Odland
All Nepalese citizens have the right to high-quality healthcare services free of charge. To achieve this, healthcare services for the rural population in Nepal need to be improved in terms of perso...
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Does mistreatment during institutional childbirth increase the likelihood of experiencing postpartum depressive symptoms? A prospective cohort study in Nepal Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Rejina Gurung, Miia Bask
Postpartum depression is associated with low socioeconomic status, adverse birthing processes, and life stress. Increasing evidence of mistreatment during childbirth, negative birth experiences, an...
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Design and pilot evaluation of a brief intervention to reduce transphobia and improve attitudes of government officials to address legal gender affirmation needs of transgender people in Peru Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-22 Sari L. Reisner, Amaya Perez-Brumer, Ximena Salazar, Alfonso Silva-Santisteban
Legal gender affirmation – legal name and gender marker change – is an important health-promoting health determinant for transgender people. In Peru, the state's failure to universally recognize tr...
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Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana: receipt and utilization among persons with TB notified under the National TB Elimination Program in India, 2022 Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-22 Kathiresan Jeyashree, Jeromie W V Thangaraj, Devika Shanmugasundaram, G Sri Lakshmi Priya, Sumit Pandey, Venkateshprabhu Janagaraj, Prema Shanmugasundaram, Sumitha Ts, Sabarinathan Ramasamy, Joshua Chadwick, Sivavallinathan Arunachalam, Rahul Sharma, Vaibhav Shah, Aniket Chowdhury, Swati Iyer, Raghuram Rao, Sanjay K Mattoo, Manoj V Murhekar, NPY Evaluation Group
Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), a direct benefit transfer scheme under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in India, provides a monthly benefit of INR500 for nutritional support of p...
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Contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) of diabetes in poor urban communities in Ghana: the CARE diabetes project qualitative study protocol Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-16 Leonard Baatiema, Daniel Llywelyn Strachan, Lydia Osetohamhen Okoibhole, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Mawuli Kushitor, Raphael Baffour Awuah, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Ernestina Korleki Danyki, Samuel Amon, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Haim Yacobi, Megan Vaughan, Ann Blandford, Publa Antwi, Hannah Maria Jennings, Daniel Kojo Arhinful, Ama de-Graft Aikins, Edward Fottrell, the CARE Diabetes Team
Diabetes remains a major, global clinical and public health threat with consistent rises in prevalence around the world over the past four decades. Two-thirds of the projected increases in global d...
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Fathers’ involvement in pregnancy and childbirth in Africa: an integrative systematic review Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Samuel Nambile Cumber, Anna Williams, Helen Elden, Malin Bogren
As notions of masculinity evolve globally, it is important to understand their dimensions within geographic regions and life contexts. African men’s involvement in their partners’pregnancy and chil...
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Analysis of Iranian health workforce emigration based on a system dynamics approach: a study protocol Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Hamideh Keyvani, Reza Majdzadeh, Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae, Leila Doshmangir
Emigration of health workers has emerged as a significant obstacle in Iran, compelling policymakers to implement a diverse range of interventions and reforms to enhance healthcare services. It is i...
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Factors affecting private sector engagement in achieving universal health coverage: a scoping review Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Naser Derakhshani, Ramin Rezapour, Saber Azami-Aghdash, Hamideh Nafar, Samira Soleimanpour, Emir Tahmazi Aghdam, Mohammadreza Maleki
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is one of the most important strategies adopted by countries in achieving goals of sustainable development. To achieve UHC, the governments need the engagement of th...
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Maternal betel quid use during pregnancy and child growth: a cohort study from rural Bangladesh Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Mohammad Redwanul Islam, Shaki Aktar, Jesmin Pervin, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Monjur Rahman, Anisur Rahman, Eva-Charlotte Ekström
Chewing betel quid (BQ) – a preparation commonly containing areca nut and slaked lime wrapped in betel leaf – is entrenched in South Asia. Although BQ consumption during pregnancy has been linked t...
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Global Financing Facility investments for vulnerable populations: content analysis regarding maternal and newborn health and stillbirths in 11 African countries, 2015 to 2019 Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Mary Kinney, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Issa Kaboré, Joël Kiendrébéogo, Peter Waiswa, Joy E. Lawn
The Global Financing Facility (GFF) was launched in 2015 to catalyse increased domestic and external financing for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health, and nutrition. Half of ...
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Did the COVID-19 quarantine policies applied in Cochabamba, Bolivia mitigated cases successfully? an interrupted time series analysis Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Rodrigo K. Arce Cardozo, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Yercin Mamani Ortiz, Miguel San Sebastian, Frida Jonsson
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted varied policy responses globally, with Latin America facing unique challenges. A detailed examination of these policies’ impacts on health systems is crucial, particu...
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The evolution, facilitators, barriers, and additional activities of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance platform in polio eradication programme Bangladesh: a mixed-method study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Humayra Binte Anwar, Yameen Mazumder, Sanjana Nujhat, Bushra Zarin Islam, Anna Kalbarczyk, Olakunle Alonge, Malabika Sarker
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) helped develop the standard acute flaccid paralysis surveillance (AFP) system worldwide, including, knowledge, expertise, technical assistance, and tr...
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The perception of air pollution and its health risk: a scoping review of measures and methods Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Zeinab Bahrami, Satomi Sato, Zhesi Yang, Monali Maiti, Paoin Kanawat, Tomohiro Umemura, Kazunari Onishi, Hiroaki Terasaki, Tomoki Nakayama, Yutaka Matsumi, Kayo Ueda
Although there is increasing awareness of the health risks of air pollution as a global issue, few studies have focused on the methods for assessing individuals’ perceptions of these risks. This sc...
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Ten years of ear, nose and throat (ENT) services in Southern Africa: a scoping review Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Lufunda Lukama, Colleen Aldous, Warren Kuhn, Charles Michelo, Chester Kalinda
While ear, nose, and throat (ENT) diseases are a substantial threat to global health, comprehensive reviews of ENT services in Southern Africa remain scarce.This scoping review provides a decade-lo...
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Evaluating the implementation of person-centred care and simulation-based learning in a midwifery education programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a study protocol Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Frida Temple, Ewa Carlsson Lalloo, Marie Berg, Urban Berg, Alumeti Munyali Désiré, Olivier Nyakio, Aline Mulunda, Malin Bogren
Investing in midwives educated according to international standards is crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals in maternal and newborn health. Applying a person-centred care approach an...
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Form and functioning: contextualising the start of the global financing facility policy processes in Burkina Faso Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-24 Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Orokia Sory, Issa Kaboré, Yamba Kafando, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Asha S. George
Burkina Faso joined the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) in 2017 to address persistent gaps in funding for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent ...
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Spiritual intelligence: a scoping review on the gateway to mental health Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Cristina Teixeira Pinto, Lúcia Guedes, Sara Pinto, Rui Nunes
Spiritual Intelligence (SI) is an independent concept from spirituality, a unifying and integrative intelligence that can be trained and developed, allowing people to make use of spirituality to en...
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Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Miguel San Sebastián, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Stefan Söderberg, Paul Zimmet, Bhushan Ori, Jaysing Heecharan, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Sudhirsen Kowlessur
Mauritius has implemented a range of stringent policies to control smoking and promote public health. Regular monitoring focuses on the prevalence of tobacco use, yet there is a gap in understandin...
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Policy analysis of the global financing facility in Uganda Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Phillip Wanduru, Doris Kwesiga, Mary Kinney, Asha George, Peter Waiswa
In 2015, Uganda joined the Global Financing Facility (GFF), a Global Health Initiative for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH). Similar initiatives have been foun...
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Any better? A follow-up content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health inclusion in global financing facility country planning documents Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Ulla Walmisley, Mary V. Kinney, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Yamba Kafando, Asha S. George
The Global Financing Facility (GFF) supports national reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health, and nutrition needs. Previous analysis examined how adolescent sexual and reproducti...
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Overweight and obesity trends and associated factors among reproductive women in Ethiopia Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Ermias Tadesse Beyene, Seungman Cha, Yan Jin
In low- and middle-income countries, the double burden of malnutrition is prevalent. Many countries in Africa are currently confronted with overweight and obesity, particularly among women, coupled...
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Lessons from community engagement to improve COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment in Cochabamba, Bolivia Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Elizabeth Posada, Nilce Mendoza, Cristina Alonso-Vega, Claire Billot, Beatriz Mallén Muñoz, Leonardo de la Torre, Adalid Paiva, Luis Villarroel, Regina Rabinovich
Community engagement is recognized as a vital component of health-related research and programs, particularly during infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics. Despite the importance of engaging c...
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Starting then stopping: a nationwide register-based study on the magnitude, predictors, and urban-rural patterns of under-vaccination variation across health centers in The Gambia Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Alieu Sowe, Fredinah Namatovu, Bai Cham, Per E. Gustafsson
Six million children were under-vaccinated in 2022. Our study aimed to 1) quantify the magnitude of under-vaccination variation between health facilities, 2) assess to which extent individual and h...
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Action against birth defects: if not now, when? Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Kathleen Strong, Judith Robb-McCord, Salimah Walani, Cecilia Mellado, Lorenzo D. Botto, Guillermo Lay-Son, Theresa Diaz, Tahmina Banu, Kokila Lakhoo, Anshu Banerjee
More children are surviving through interventions to address the infectious causes of under-5 mortality; subsequently, the proportion of deaths caused by birth defects is increasing. Prevention, di...
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Barriers and pathways to environmental surveillance of antibiotic resistance in middle- and low-income settings: a qualitative exploratory key expert study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Ann-Christin Peters, D. G. Joakim Larsson, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Christian Munthe
Local and global surveillance of antibiotic resistance (ABR) has proven a challenge to implement effectively in low- and middleincome (LMI) settings. Environmental surveillance solutions are increa...
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Adaptive adjustment to the needs of families caring for children and adolescents with physical disabilities in north-eastern Tanzania: a grounded-theory study Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Elia Asanterabi Swai, Haleluya Imanueli Moshi, Sia Emmanueli Msuya, Marie Lindkvist, Ann Sörlin, Klas Göran Sahlen
Family interactions, which are always multi-faceted, are complicated further by family members with disabilities. In resource-poor settings, policies and programmes that address the needs of and ch...
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Organizational culture and turnover intention among primary care providers: a multilevel study in four large cities in China Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Mengyao Li, Wenhua Wang, Jinnan Zhang, Ruixue Zhao, Katya Loban, Huiyun Yang, Rebecca Mitchell
Primary health care plays an important role in providing populations with access to health care. However, it is currently facing unprecedented workforce shortages and high turnover worldwide.This s...
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Quality and resilience of clinical laboratories in Rwanda: a need for sustainable strategies Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Vincent Rusanganwa, Innocent Nzabahimana, Magnus Evander
Quality healthcare is a global priority, reliant on robust health systems for evidence-based medicine. Clinical laboratories are the backbone of quality healthcare facilitating diagnostics, treatme...
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Distances to emergency departments and non-urgent utilization of medical services: a systematic review Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Uma Kelekar, Debasree Das Gupta, Nicole Theis-Mahon, Emily Fashingbauer, Boyen Huang
The use of Emergency Departments (EDs) for non-urgent medical conditions is a global public health concern.A systematic review, guided by a registered protocol (PROSPERO: CRD42023398674), was condu...
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Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Caroline Frisendahl, Emelie Looft-Trägårdh, Amanda Cleeve, Susan Atuhairwe, Elin C. Larsson, Othman Kakaire, Herbert Kayiga, Annette Aronsson, Anne Kihara, Marleen Temmerman, Marie Klingberg Allvin, Josaphat Byamugisha, Kristina Gemzell Danielsson
As the world is facing challenges such as pandemics, climate change, conflicts, and changing political landscapes, the need to secure access to safe and high-quality abortion care is more urgent th...
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Awareness of postpartum depression among midwives and pregnant women in Arkhangelsk, Arctic Russia Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Elena Nechaeva, Olga Kharkova, Vitaly Postoev, Andrej M. Grjibovski, Elisabeth Darj, Jon Øyvind Odland
Postpartum depression (PPD) affects approximately 17% of the women worldwide with nearly half of all cases going undetected. More research on maternal mental health, particularly among healthcare p...
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on type 2 diabetes care and factors associated with care disruption in Kenya and Tanzania Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Richard E. Sanya, Caroline H. Karugu, Peter Binyaruka, Shukri F. Mohamed, Lyagamula Kisia, Peter Kibe, Irene Mashasi, Grace Mhalu, Christopher Bunn, Manuela Deidda, Frances S. Mair, Eleanor Grieve, Cindy M. Gray, Sally Mtenga, Gershim Asiki
The COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare delivery globally, impacting care access and delivery of essential services.We investigated the pandemic’s impact on care for patients with type 2 diabetes...
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Financial inclusion for people with disability: a scoping review Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Louise Puli, Natasha Layton, Diane Bell, Abu Zafar Shahriar
Financial exclusion is a human rights issue affecting health equity. Evidence demonstrates that financial exclusion is exacerbated for people with disability and those in low- to middle-income coun...
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Methodology for adapting a co-created early childhood development intervention and implementation strategies for use by frontline workers in India and Guatemala: a systematic application of the FRAME-IS framework Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Amruta Bandal, Sara Hernández, Revan Mustafa, Karyn Choy, Namrata Edwards, Magdalena Guarchaj, Marinés Mejía Alvarez, Anushree Sane, Scott Tschida, Chetna Maliye, Ann Miller, Abhishek Raut, Roopa Srinivasan, Morgan Turner, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Ilgi Ertem, Maria del Pilar Grazioso, Subodh S. Gupta, Vibha Krishnamurthy, Peter Rohloff
There is little evidence on optimizing the effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based early childhood development (ECD) interventions when task-shifted to frontline workers. In this Methods...
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China’s policies: post-COVID-19 challenges for the older population Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Xuezhi Wei, Guoqing Han, Quansheng Wang
On 7 December 2022, the State Council of China released ‘Measures to Further Optimize the Implementation of the Prevention and Control of the New Coronavirus Epidemic’. The previous three-year dyna...
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Co-creation of a toolkit to assist risk communication and clinical decision-making in severe preeclampsia: SPOT-Impact study design Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Bregje C. De Kok, Linda Lucy Yevoo, Klaartje M. Olde Loohuis, Emmanuel K. Srofenyoh, Daniel K. Arhinful, Koiwah Koi-Larbi, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L. Browne
Globally, the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, especially preeclampsia, remains high, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The burden of adverse maternal and perinatal...
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Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019 Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Dorean Nabukalu, Júlia Almeida Calazans, Milly Marston, Clara Calvert, Hadijja Nakawooya, Brendah Nansereko, Robert Sekubugu, Gertrude Nakigozi, David Serwadda, Nelson Sewankambo, Godfrey Kigozi, Ronald H Gray, Fred Nalugoda, Fredrick Makumbi, Tom Lutalo, Jim Todd
There are scant data on the causes of adult deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. We estimated the level and trends in adult mortality, overall and by different causes, in rural Rakai, Uganda, by age, sex,...
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A global review of the impact on women from men’s alcohol drinking: the need for responding with a gendered lens Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Ingrid M. Wilson, Bree Willoughby, Amany Tanyos, Kathryn Graham, Mary Walker, Anne-Marie Laslett, Leane Ramsoomar
Global evidence shows that men’s harmful alcohol use contributes to intimate partner violence (IPV) and other harms. Yet, interventions that target alcohol-related harms to women are scarce. Quanti...
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The pioneers of Vietnam’s epidemiological transition: an ethnographic study of pregnant women’s experiences of gestational diabetes Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Tine M. Gammeltoft, Thi Ai Nguyen, Thi Kim Dung, Ngoc-Anh Thi Dang, Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen, Van Tien Nguyen, Ib C. Bygbjerg
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an abnormal glucose metabolism diagnosed during pregnancy that can have serious adverse consequences for mother and child. GDM is an exceptional health condit...
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The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms Glob. Health Action (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Fenella Beynon, Hélène Langet, Leah F. Bohle, Shally Awasthi, Ousmane Ndiaye, James Machoki M’Imunya, Honorati Masanja, Susan Horton, Maymouna Ba, Silvia Cicconi, Mira Emmanuel-Fabula, Papa Moctar Faye, Tracy R. Glass, Kristina Keitel, Divas Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Gillian A. Levine, Lena Matata, Grace Mhalu, Andolo Miheso, Deusdedit Mjungu, Francis Njiri, Elisabeth Reus, Michael Ruffo, Fabian Schär,
Effective and sustainable strategies are needed to address the burden of preventable deaths among children under-five in resource-constrained settings. The Tools for Integrated Management of Childh...