Global Health Action, Volume 11, Issue 1 (2018)

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Original Article

Article
Management training in global health education: a Health Innovation Fellowship training program to bring healthcare to low-income communities in Central America
Andrea M. Prado, Andy A. Pearson & Nathan S. Bertelsen
Article: 1408359
Published online: 11 Jan 2018
AbstractforManagement training in global health education: a Health Innovation Fellowship training program to bring healthcare to low-income communities in Central America | Full Text | References | PDF (899.9 KB)
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Commentary

Article Commentary
From global-to-local: rural mental health in South Africa
Richard Vergunst
Article: 1413916
Published online: 11 Jan 2018
AbstractforFrom global-to-local: rural mental health in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (616.3 KB)
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Original Article

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Implementing voluntary medical male circumcision using an innovative, integrated, health systems approach: experiences from 21 districts in Zimbabwe
Caryl Feldacker, Batsirai Makunike-Chikwinya, Marrianne Holec, Aaron F. Bochner, Abby Stepaniak, Robert Nyanga, Sinokuthemba Xaba, Peter H. Kilmarx, Amy Herman-Roloff, Taurayi Tafuma, Mufuta Tshimanga, Vuyelwa T. Sidile-Chitimbire & Scott Barnhart
Article: 1414997
Published online: 11 Jan 2018
AbstractforImplementing voluntary medical male circumcision using an innovative, integrated, health systems approach: experiences from 21 districts in Zimbabwe | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Are people at high risk for diabetes visiting health facility for confirmation of diagnosis? A population-based study from rural India
Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, Kathirvel Soundappan, Balaji Gummidi, Malipeddi Bhaskara Rao, Nikhil Tandon, K. Srinath Reddy, Dorairaj Prabhakaran & Sailesh Mohan
Article: 1416744
Published online: 15 Jan 2018
AbstractforAre people at high risk for diabetes visiting health facility for confirmation of diagnosis? A population-based study from rural India | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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The rite of passage of becoming a humanitarian health worker: experiences of retention in Sweden
Sara Albuquerque, Anneli Eriksson & Helle M. Alvesson
Article: 1417522
Published online: 15 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe rite of passage of becoming a humanitarian health worker: experiences of retention in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (839.5 KB)
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Capacity Building

Implementation of genomics research in Africa: challenges and recommendations
Sally N. Adebamowo, Veronica Francis, Ernest Tambo, Seybou H. Diallo, Guida Landouré, Victoria Nembaware, Eileen Dareng, Babu Muhamed, Michael Odutola, Teniola Akeredolu, Barbara Nerima, Petronilla J. Ozumba, Slee Mbhele, Anita Ghanash, Ablo P. Wachinou & Nicholas Ngomi of the H3Africa Study Coordinators Working Group as members of the H3A Consortium
Article: 1419033
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforImplementation of genomics research in Africa: challenges and recommendations | Full Text | References | PDF (823.1 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Social-ecological factors associated with selling sex among men who have sex with men in Jamaica: results from a cross-sectional tablet-based survey
Carmen H. Logie, Ashley Lacombe-Duncan, Kathleen S. Kenny, Kandasi Levermore, Nicolette Jones, Stefan D. Baral, Ying Wang, Annecka Marshall & Peter A. Newman
Article: 1424614
Published online: 17 Jan 2018
AbstractforSocial-ecological factors associated with selling sex among men who have sex with men in Jamaica: results from a cross-sectional tablet-based survey | Full Text | References | PDF (990.8 KB)
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The community is just a small circle: citizen participation in the free maternal and child healthcare programme of Enugu State, Nigeria
Daniel C. Ogbuabor & Obinna E. Onwujekwe
Article: 1421002
Published online: 18 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe community is just a small circle: citizen participation in the free maternal and child healthcare programme of Enugu State, Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Factors affecting effective ventilation during newborn resuscitation: a qualitative study among midwives in rural Tanzania
R. Moshiro, H. L. Ersdal, P. Mdoe, H. L. Kidanto & C. Mbekenga
Article: 1423862
Published online: 18 Jan 2018
AbstractforFactors affecting effective ventilation during newborn resuscitation: a qualitative study among midwives in rural Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (970 KB)
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Capacity Building

Dark clouds in co-creation, and their silver linings
Practical challenges we faced in a participatory project in a resource-constrained community in India, and how we overcame (some of) them
Preeti Sushama, Cristian Ghergu, Agnes Meershoek, Luc P. de Witte, Onno C. P. van Schayck & Anja Krumeich
Article: 1421342
Published online: 22 Jan 2018
AbstractforDark clouds in co-creation, and their silver linings | Full Text | References | PDF (685.4 KB)
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Foreword

Introduction
Special Issue: Monitoring Health Determinants with an Equity Focus
Joy St. John
Article: 1410049
Published online: 25 Jan 2018
CitationforSpecial Issue: Monitoring Health Determinants with an Equity Focus | Full Text | PDF (363.4 KB)
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Study Design Article

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Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial on information technology-enabled nutrition intervention among urban adults in Chandigarh (India): SMART eating trial
Jasvir Kaur, Manmeet Kaur, Jacqui Webster & Rajesh Kumar
Article: 1419738
Published online: 26 Jan 2018
AbstractforProtocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial on information technology-enabled nutrition intervention among urban adults in Chandigarh (India): SMART eating trial | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Capacity Building

Closing the barrier between disease and health outcomes in Africa through research and capacity development
Beverley Kramer & Elena Libhaber
Article: 1425597
Published online: 26 Jan 2018
AbstractforClosing the barrier between disease and health outcomes in Africa through research and capacity development | Full Text | References | PDF (969.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Original Article

Article
An assessment of financial catastrophe and impoverishment from out-of-pocket health care payments in Swaziland
Cebisile Ngcamphalala & John E. Ataguba
Article: 1428473
Published online: 31 Jan 2018
AbstractforAn assessment of financial catastrophe and impoverishment from out-of-pocket health care payments in Swaziland | Full Text | References | PDF (916 KB)
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Study Design Article

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Setting up a clinical trial for a novel disease: a case study of the Doxycycline for the Treatment of Nodding Syndrome Trial – challenges, enablers and lessons learned
Ronald Anguzu, Pamela R Akun, Rodney Ogwang, Abdul Rahman Shour, Rogers Sekibira, Albert Ningwa, Phellister Nakamya, Catherine Abbo, Amos D Mwaka, Bernard Opar & Richard Idro
Article: 1431362
Published online: 31 Jan 2018
AbstractforSetting up a clinical trial for a novel disease: a case study of the Doxycycline for the Treatment of Nodding Syndrome Trial – challenges, enablers and lessons learned | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Air pollution as a risk factor in health impact assessments of a travel mode shift towards cycling
Wasif Raza, Bertil Forsberg, Christer Johansson & Johan Nilsson Sommar
Article: 1429081
Published online: 05 Feb 2018
AbstractforAir pollution as a risk factor in health impact assessments of a travel mode shift towards cycling | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Original Article

Article
The demographic impact and development benefits of meeting demand for family planning with modern contraceptive methods
Daniel Goodkind, Lisa Lollock, Yoonjoung Choi, Thomas McDevitt & Loraine West
Article: 1423861
Published online: 08 Feb 2018
AbstractforThe demographic impact and development benefits of meeting demand for family planning with modern contraceptive methods | Full Text | References | PDF (1,016.9 KB)
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Adherence and perceived barriers to oral antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B
Kerui Xu, Li-Ming Liu, Paraskevi A. Farazi, Hongmei Wang, Fedja A Rochling, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway & Jian-Jun Zhang
Article: 1433987
Published online: 15 Feb 2018
AbstractforAdherence and perceived barriers to oral antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Corrigendum

Correction
Child anthropometry data quality from Demographic and Health Surveys, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, and National Nutrition Surveys in the West Central Africa region: are we comparing apples and oranges?
Daniel J. Corsi, Jessica M. Perkins & S. V. Subramanian
Article: 1444115
Published online: 06 Mar 2018
CitationforChild anthropometry data quality from Demographic and Health Surveys, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, and National Nutrition Surveys in the West Central Africa region: are we comparing apples and oranges? | Full Text | PDF (216.1 KB)
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Original Article

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Injury-related gaining momentum as external causes of deaths in Ethiopian health and demographic surveillance sites: evidence from verbal autopsy study
Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Fasil Tessema, Befikadu Tariku, Semaw Ferede Abera, Alemseged Aregay Gebru, Nega Assefa, Desalew Zelalem, Melkamu Dedefo, Mekdes Kondal, Mesfin Kote, Mitike Molla Sisay, Wubegzier Mekonnen, Mamo Wubshet Terefe, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Firehywot Eshetu, Mulumebet Abera, Yoseph Fekadu, Gessessew Bugssa Hailu, Etsehiwot Tilahun & Yihunie Lakew
Article: 1430669
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
AbstractforInjury-related gaining momentum as external causes of deaths in Ethiopian health and demographic surveillance sites: evidence from verbal autopsy study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Breast cancer services in Vietnam: a scoping review
Chris Jenkins, Luu Ngoc Minh, Tran Tuan Anh, Tran Thu Ngan, Ngo Tri Tuan, Kim Bao Giang, Luu Ngoc Hoat, Lynne Lohfeld, Michael Donnelly, Hoang Van Minh & Liam Murray
Article: 1435344
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
AbstractforBreast cancer services in Vietnam: a scoping review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Original Article

Article
Effects of high ambient temperature on ambulance dispatches in different age groups in Fukuoka, Japan
Kazuya Kotani, Kayo Ueda, Xerxes Seposo, Shusuke Yasukochi, Hiroko Matsumoto, Masaji Ono, Akiko Honda & Hirohisa Takano
Article: 1437882
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
AbstractforEffects of high ambient temperature on ambulance dispatches in different age groups in Fukuoka, Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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‘M-TRACK’ (mobile phone reminders and electronic tracking tool) cuts the risk of pre-treatment loss to follow-up by 80% among people living with HIV under programme settings: a mixed-methods study from Gujarat, India
Kedar Mehta, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Sudhir Chawla, Paragkumar Chavda, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Kalpita S. Shringarpure, Dipak M. Solanki, Pramod B. Verma & B. B. Rewari
Article: 1438239
Published online: 27 Feb 2018
Abstractfor‘M-TRACK’ (mobile phone reminders and electronic tracking tool) cuts the risk of pre-treatment loss to follow-up by 80% among people living with HIV under programme settings: a mixed-methods study from Gujarat, India | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Improving access to medicines via the Health Impact Fund in India: a stakeholder analysis
Patrick McMullan, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Ravi Srinivas, Sandeep Bhalla, Dorairaj Prabhakaran & Amitava Banerjee
Article: 1434935
Published online: 02 Mar 2018
AbstractforImproving access to medicines via the Health Impact Fund in India: a stakeholder analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB)
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Lifestyle counseling in primary care in the United States and Sweden: a comparison of patients’ expectations and experiences
Lars Jerdén, James Dalton, Helene Johansson, Julie Sorensen, Paul Jenkins & Lars Weinehall
Article: 1438238
Published online: 02 Mar 2018
AbstractforLifestyle counseling in primary care in the United States and Sweden: a comparison of patients’ expectations and experiences | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Current Debate

Developing and implementing national health identifiers in resource limited countries: why, what, who, when and how?
Eduard J. Beck, J. Mark Shields, Gaurang Tanna, Gerrit Henning, Ian de Vega, Gail Andrews, Philippe Boucher, Lionel Benting, Jesus Maria Garcia-Calleja, John Cutler, Whitney Ewing, Boonchai Kijsanayotin, Tapiwanashe Kujinga, Mary Mahy, Keletso Makofane, Kim Marsh, Chujit Nacheeva, Noma Rangana, Mary Felissa Reyes Vega, Keith Sabin, Olga Varetska, Steven Macharia Wanyee, Stephen Watiti, Brian Williams, Jinkou Zhao, Cesar Nunez, Peter Ghys & Daniel Low-Beer
Article: 1440782
Published online: 05 Mar 2018
AbstractforDeveloping and implementing national health identifiers in resource limited countries: why, what, who, when and how? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Original Article

Article
Harmful alcohol drinking among HIV-positive people in Nepal: an overlooked threat to anti-retroviral therapy adherence and health-related quality of life
Khem Narayan Pokhrel, Kalpana Gaulee Pokhrel, Sanjeev Raj Neupane & Vidya Dev Sharma
Article: 1441783
Published online: 02 Mar 2018
AbstractforHarmful alcohol drinking among HIV-positive people in Nepal: an overlooked threat to anti-retroviral therapy adherence and health-related quality of life | Full Text | References | PDF (750.3 KB)
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Article
Regional contextual influences on short sleep duration: a 50 universities population-based multilevel study in China
Tingzhong Yang, Sihui Peng, Ross Barnett & Chichen Zhang
Article: 1442684
Published online: 02 Mar 2018
AbstractforRegional contextual influences on short sleep duration: a 50 universities population-based multilevel study in China | Full Text | References | PDF (947.4 KB)
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Article
Cause-specific mortality in the Kombewa health and demographic surveillance systems site, rural Western Kenya from 2011–2015
Peter Sifuna, Lucas Otieno, Sheila Ogwang, Bernhards Ogutu, Ben Andagalu, John Owuoth, Valentine Singoei, Jessica Cowden & Walter Otieno
Article: 1442959
Published online: 05 Mar 2018
AbstractforCause-specific mortality in the Kombewa health and demographic surveillance systems site, rural Western Kenya from 2011–2015 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Article
Implications of healing power and positioning for collaboration between formal mental health services and traditional/alternative medicine: the case of Ghana
Lily Kpobi & Leslie Swartz
Article: 1445333
Published online: 13 Mar 2018
AbstractforImplications of healing power and positioning for collaboration between formal mental health services and traditional/alternative medicine: the case of Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (887.4 KB)
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Article
Development and validation of the ExPRESS instrument for primary health care providers’ evaluation of external supervision
Michael Schriver, Vincent Kalumire Cubaka, Peter Vedsted, Innocent Besigye & Per Kallestrup
Article: 1445466
Published online: 16 Mar 2018
AbstractforDevelopment and validation of the ExPRESS instrument for primary health care providers’ evaluation of external supervision | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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Capacity Building

Operational research within a Global Fund supported tuberculosis project in India: why, how and its contribution towards change in policy and practice
Karuna D Sagili, Srinath Satyanarayana, Sarabjit S Chadha, Nevin C Wilson, Ajay M V Kumar, Patrick K Moonan, John E Oeltmann, Vineet K Chadha, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Smita Ghosh, Terrence Q Lo, Tyson Volkmann, Matthew Willis, Kalpita Shringarpure, Ravichandra Chinnappa Reddy, Prahlad Kumar, Sreenivas A Nair, Raghuram Rao, Mohammed Yassin, Perry Mwangala, Rony Zachariah, Jamhoih Tonsing, Anthony D Harries & Sunil Khaparde
Article: 1445467
Published online: 19 Mar 2018
AbstractforOperational research within a Global Fund supported tuberculosis project in India: why, how and its contribution towards change in policy and practice | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Original Article

Article
Health disparities in Europe’s ageing population: the role of social network
Jenny Olofsson, Mojgan Padyab & Gunnar Malmberg
Article: 1445498
Published online: 19 Mar 2018
AbstractforHealth disparities in Europe’s ageing population: the role of social network | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Review Article

Review Article
On what basis are medical cost-effectiveness thresholds set? Clashing opinions and an absence of data: a systematic review
David Cameron, Jasper Ubels & Fredrik Norström
Article: 1447828
Published online: 22 Mar 2018
AbstractforOn what basis are medical cost-effectiveness thresholds set? Clashing opinions and an absence of data: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Original Article

Article
‘Unless you come with your partner you will be sent back home’: strategies used to promote male involvement in antenatal care in Southern Tanzania
Apollonia Kasege Peneza & Stephen Oswald Maluka
Article: 1449724
Published online: 27 Apr 2018
Abstractfor‘Unless you come with your partner you will be sent back home’: strategies used to promote male involvement in antenatal care in Southern Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (742.7 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Non-communicable diseases in Indian slums: re-framing the Social Determinants of Health
Lily Beth Lumagbas, Harry Laurence Selby Coleman, Joske Bunders, Antoine Pariente, Anne Belonje & Tjard de Cock Buning
Article: 1438840
Published online: 28 Mar 2018
AbstractforNon-communicable diseases in Indian slums: re-framing the Social Determinants of Health | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Original Article

Article
Wealth gradient-based divergence in the prevalence of underweight among women by marital status in Quoc Oai district, Vietnam
Jongho Heo, Soo-Young Yu, Jinseon Yi, You-Seon Nam, Dinh Thai Son, Juhwan Oh & Jong-Koo Lee
Article: 1449430
Published online: 28 Mar 2018
AbstractforWealth gradient-based divergence in the prevalence of underweight among women by marital status in Quoc Oai district, Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Article
Comparison of patient flow and provider efficiency of two delivery strategies for HPV-based cervical cancer screening in Western Kenya: a time and motion study
Easter Olwanda, Jennifer Shen, James G. Kahn, Katelyn Bryant-Comstock & Megan J. Huchko
Article: 1451455
Published online: 28 Mar 2018
AbstractforComparison of patient flow and provider efficiency of two delivery strategies for HPV-based cervical cancer screening in Western Kenya: a time and motion study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Article
Child malnutrition in Ifanadiana district, Madagascar: associated factors and timing of growth faltering ahead of a health system strengthening intervention
Sarah McCuskee, Andres Garchitorena, Ann C. Miller, Lara Hall, Mohammed Ali Ouenzar, Victor R. Rabeza, Ranto H. Ramananjato, Hery-Tiana Rahaniraka Razanadrakato, Marius Randriamanambintsoa, Michele Barry & Matthew H. Bonds
Article: 1452357
Published online: 29 Mar 2018
AbstractforChild malnutrition in Ifanadiana district, Madagascar: associated factors and timing of growth faltering ahead of a health system strengthening intervention | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Challenges in day-to-day midwifery practice; a qualitative study from a regional referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Hanna Strømholt Bremnes, Åsil Kjøl Wiig, Muzdalifat Abeid & Elisabeth Darj
Article: 1453333
Published online: 06 Apr 2018
AbstractforChallenges in day-to-day midwifery practice; a qualitative study from a regional referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (908.3 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Key strategies to improve systems for managing patient complaints within health facilities – what can we learn from the existing literature?
Tolib Mirzoev & Sumit Kane
Article: 1458938
Published online: 16 Apr 2018
AbstractforKey strategies to improve systems for managing patient complaints within health facilities – what can we learn from the existing literature? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Original Article

Article
Using information communication technology to identify deficits in rural health care: a mixed-methods evaluation from Guatemala
Katharina Wahedi, Walter Flores, Claudia Beiersmann, Kayvan Bozorgmehr & Albrecht Jahn
Article: 1455347
Published online: 17 Apr 2018
AbstractforUsing information communication technology to identify deficits in rural health care: a mixed-methods evaluation from Guatemala | Full Text | References | PDF (887.1 KB)
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Article
What is there to learn about violence and masculinity from a genderqueer man?
Rebecca Helman & Kopano Ratele
Article: 1458937
Published online: 25 Apr 2018
AbstractforWhat is there to learn about violence and masculinity from a genderqueer man? | Full Text | References | PDF (959.8 KB)
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Diabetes in South African older adults: prevalence and impact on quality of life and functional disability – as assessed using SAGE Wave 1 data
Mahmoud Werfalli, Reshma Kassanjee, Sebastiana Kalula, Paul Kowal, Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya & Naomi S. Levitt
Article: 1449924
Published online: 27 Apr 2018
AbstractforDiabetes in South African older adults: prevalence and impact on quality of life and functional disability – as assessed using SAGE Wave 1 data | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Review Article

Review Article
Influence of organisational culture on the implementation of health sector reforms in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative interpretive review
Rahab Mbau & Lucy Gilson
Article: 1462579
Published online: 11 May 2018
AbstractforInfluence of organisational culture on the implementation of health sector reforms in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative interpretive review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Short Communication

Rapid Communication
Blended SORT-IT for operational research capacity building: the model, its successes and challenges
Tom Decroo, Rafael Van den Bergh, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Rony Zachariah, Erin Schillberg, Philip Owiti, Wilma van den Boogaard, Guido Benedetti, Safieh Shah, Engy Ali, Anthony D. Harries & Anthony J. Reid
Article: 1469215
Published online: 10 May 2018
AbstractforBlended SORT-IT for operational research capacity building: the model, its successes and challenges | Full Text | References | PDF (1,010.3 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Barriers to and facilitators of employment for people with psychiatric disabilities in Africa: a scoping review
I. D. Ebuenyi, E. V. Syurina, J. F. G. Bunders & B. J. Regeer
Article: 1463658
Published online: 15 May 2018
AbstractforBarriers to and facilitators of employment for people with psychiatric disabilities in Africa: a scoping review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Original Article

Article
Community-based hearing screening for young children using an mHealth service-delivery model
Shouneez Yousuf Hussein, De Wet Swanepoel, Faheema Mahomed & Leigh Biagio de Jager
Article: 1467077
Published online: 15 May 2018
AbstractforCommunity-based hearing screening for young children using an mHealth service-delivery model | Full Text | References | PDF (891.6 KB)
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Does expanding fiscal space lead to improved funding of the health sector in developing countries?: lessons from Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa
Jane Doherty, Doris Kirigia, Chijioke Okoli, Jane Chuma, N Ezumah, Hyacinth Ichoku, Kara Hanson & Diane McIntyre
Article: 1461338
Published online: 16 May 2018
AbstractforDoes expanding fiscal space lead to improved funding of the health sector in developing countries?: lessons from Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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‘Because the baby asks for it’: a mixed-methods study on local perceptions toward nutrition during pregnancy among marginalised migrant women along the Myanmar–Thailand border
Ahmar H. Hashmi, Moo Kho Paw, Suphak Nosten, Mu Chae Darakamon, Mary Ellen Gilder, Prakaykaew Charunwatthana, Verena I Carrara, Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Emma Plugge & Rose McGready
Article: 1473104
Published online: 22 May 2018
Abstractfor‘Because the baby asks for it’: a mixed-methods study on local perceptions toward nutrition during pregnancy among marginalised migrant women along the Myanmar–Thailand border | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Motivations of South African physicians specialising in public health
Virginia Elizabeth Melvill Zweigenthal, William M. Pick & Leslie London
Article: 1475039
Published online: 29 May 2018
AbstractforMotivations of South African physicians specialising in public health | Full Text | References | PDF (1,005.4 KB)
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Returning home to die or leaving home to seek health care? Location of death of urban and rural residents in Burkina Faso and Senegal
Bruno Lankoandé, Géraldine Duthé, Abdramane Soura & Gilles Pison
Article: 1475040
Published online: 05 Jun 2018
AbstractforReturning home to die or leaving home to seek health care? Location of death of urban and rural residents in Burkina Faso and Senegal | Full Text | References | PDF (860.7 KB)
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Building oral health research infrastructure: the first national oral health survey of Rwanda
John P. Morgan, Moses Isyagi, Joseph Ntaganira, Agnes Gatarayiha, Sarah E. Pagni, Tamar C. Roomian, Matthew Finkelman, Jane E. M. Steffensen, Jane R. Barrow, Chrispinus H. Mumena & Donna M. Hackley
Article: 1477249
Published online: 04 Jun 2018
AbstractforBuilding oral health research infrastructure: the first national oral health survey of Rwanda | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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How different contexts of social capital are associated with self-rated health among Lithuanian high-school students
Dario Novak, Arunas Emeljanovas, Brigita Mieziene, Lovro Štefan & Ichiro Kawachi
Article: 1477470
Published online: 06 Jun 2018
AbstractforHow different contexts of social capital are associated with self-rated health among Lithuanian high-school students | Full Text | References | PDF (726.4 KB)
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Review Article
Impact of competitive foods in public schools on child nutrition: effects on adolescent obesity in the United States an integrative systematic literature review
Kirsten E. Sildén
Article: 1477492
Published online: 12 Jun 2018
AbstractforImpact of competitive foods in public schools on child nutrition: effects on adolescent obesity in the United States an integrative systematic literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Article
Catastrophic costs of tuberculosis care: a mixed methods study from Puducherry, India
Thirunavukkarasu Prasanna, Kathiresan Jeyashree, Palanivel Chinnakali, Yogesh Bahurupi, Kavita Vasudevan & Mrinalini Das
Article: 1477493
Published online: 14 Jun 2018
AbstractforCatastrophic costs of tuberculosis care: a mixed methods study from Puducherry, India | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Short Communication

Article
Future directions for monitoring and human health research for the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
B. Adlard, S. G. Donaldson, J.O. Odland, P. Weihe, J. Berner, A. Carlsen, E. C. Bonefeld-Jorgensen, A. A. Dudarev, J.C. Gibson, E.M. Krümmel, K. Olafsdottir, K. Abass, A. Rautio, I.A. Bergdahl & G. Mulvad
Article: 1480084
Published online: 26 Jun 2018
AbstractforFuture directions for monitoring and human health research for the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme | Full Text | References | PDF (970.2 KB)
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Article
The association between local meteorological changes and exacerbation of acute wheezing in Kandy, Sri Lanka
N. D. B. Ehelepola, Kusalika Ariyaratne & Amithe Jayaratne
Article: 1482998
Published online: 18 Jun 2018
AbstractforThe association between local meteorological changes and exacerbation of acute wheezing in Kandy, Sri Lanka | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Article
Antimicrobial resistance in South East Asia: time to ask the right questions
Manish Kakkar, Pranab Chatterjee, Abhimanyu Singh Chauhan, Delia Grace, Johanna Lindahl, Arlyne Beeche, Fang Jing & Suwit Chotinan
Article: 1483637
Published online: 20 Jun 2018
AbstractforAntimicrobial resistance in South East Asia: time to ask the right questions | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article
The role of national health insurance for achieving UHC in the Philippines: a mixed methods analysis
Konrad Obermann, Matthew Jowett & Soonman Kwon
Article: 1483638
Published online: 19 Jun 2018
AbstractforThe role of national health insurance for achieving UHC in the Philippines: a mixed methods analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Article
The development of a global Midwifery Education Accreditation Programme
Andrea Nove, Sally Pairman, Leah F. Bohle, Shantanu Garg, Nester T. Moyo, Michaela Michel-Schuldt, Axel Hoffmann & Gonçalo Castro
Article: 1489604
Published online: 04 Jul 2018
AbstractforThe development of a global Midwifery Education Accreditation Programme | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article
Co-creation to scale up provision of simplified high-quality comprehensive abortion care in East Central and Southern Africa
M. Klingberg-Allvin, S. Atuhairwe, A. Cleeve, J. K. Byamugisha, E. C. Larsson, M. Makenzius, M. Oguttu & K. Gemzell-Danielsson
Article: 1490106
Published online: 04 Jul 2018
AbstractforCo-creation to scale up provision of simplified high-quality comprehensive abortion care in East Central and Southern Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1,009.5 KB)
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Article
Mothers’ experience of disrespect and abuse during maternity care in northern Ethiopia
Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Alemayehu Worku, Araya Abrha Medhanyie & Yemane Berhane
Article: 1465215
Published online: 04 Jun 2018
AbstractforMothers’ experience of disrespect and abuse during maternity care in northern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (915.8 KB)
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PhD Review

‘“For a better life …“ A study on migration and health in Nicaragua’
Cecilia Gustafsson
Article: 1428467
Published online: 05 Jul 2018
Abstractfor‘“For a better life …“ A study on migration and health in Nicaragua’ | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Article
‘We just dilute sugar and give’ health workers’ reports of management of paediatric hypoglycaemia in a referral hospital in Malawi
Cecilia Lindsjö, Chawanangwa Mahebere Chirambo, Josephine Langton, Queen Dube, Tim Baker & Helena Hildenwall
Article: 1491670
Published online: 17 Jul 2018
Abstractfor‘We just dilute sugar and give’ health workers’ reports of management of paediatric hypoglycaemia in a referral hospital in Malawi | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Currrent Debate

Health systems readiness for adopting mhealth interventions for addressing non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a current debate
Anam Feroz, Muhammad Masood Kadir & Sarah Saleem
Article: 1496887
Published online: 24 Jul 2018
AbstractforHealth systems readiness for adopting mhealth interventions for addressing non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a current debate | Full Text | References | PDF (593.9 KB)
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The future of health in Zimbabwe
Khameer K. Kidia
Article: 1496888
Published online: 30 Jul 2018
AbstractforThe future of health in Zimbabwe | Full Text | References | PDF (474.2 KB)
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Article
Exploring multiple job holding practices of academics in public health training institutions from three sub-Saharan Africa countries: drivers, impact, and regulation
Woldekidan Kifle Amde, David Sanders, Baltazar Chilundo, Etienne Rugigana, Damen Haile Mariam & Uta Lehmann
Article: 1491119
Published online: 01 Aug 2018
AbstractforExploring multiple job holding practices of academics in public health training institutions from three sub-Saharan Africa countries: drivers, impact, and regulation | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Article
Weight management during pregnancy: a qualitative thematic analysis on knowledge, perceptions and experiences of overweight and obese women in Singapore
Alvona Zi Hui Loh, Kellynn Qi Xuan Oen, Ischelle Jing Yuan Koo, Ying Woo Ng & Jason Chin Huat Yap
Article: 1499199
Published online: 06 Aug 2018
AbstractforWeight management during pregnancy: a qualitative thematic analysis on knowledge, perceptions and experiences of overweight and obese women in Singapore | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Broken dreams of a better life in Sweden: Thai women’s lived experiences of intimate partner violence by Swedish men in international marriages
Weerati Pongthippat, Mehrdad Darvishpour, Jureerat Kijsomporn & Gunnel Östlund
Article: 1496889
Published online: 03 Aug 2018
AbstractforBroken dreams of a better life in Sweden: Thai women’s lived experiences of intimate partner violence by Swedish men in international marriages | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Article
Does the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice?
Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Ajay MV Kumar, Nathalie Guillerm, Selma Dar Berger, Karen Bissell, Anthony Reid, Rony Zachariah, Andrew Ramsay & Anthony D Harries
Article: 1500762
Published online: 06 Aug 2018
AbstractforDoes the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice? | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Short Communication

Rapid Communication
Experience: developing an inpatient malnutrition checklist for children 6 to 59 months to improve WHO protocol adherence and facilitate quality improvement in a low-resource setting
Kathryn Beck, Angelique Mukantaganda, Scheilla Bayitondere, Richard Ndikuriyo, Almaque Dushimirimana, Vianney Bihibindi, Souzane Nyiranganji, Michel Habiyaremye & Jennifer Werdenberg
Article: 1503785
Published online: 09 Aug 2018
AbstractforExperience: developing an inpatient malnutrition checklist for children 6 to 59 months to improve WHO protocol adherence and facilitate quality improvement in a low-resource setting | Full Text | References | PDF (912.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
‘If I had not taken it [HIVST kit] home, my husband would not have come to the facility to test for HIV’: HIV self-testing perceptions, delivery strategies, and post-test experiences among pregnant women and their male partners in Central Uganda
Joseph K. B. Matovu, Rose Kisa, Esther Buregyeya, Harriet Chemusto, Shaban Mugerwa, William Musoke, Caroline J. Vrana, Angela M. Malek, Jeffrey E. Korte & Rhoda K. Wanyenze
Article: 1503784
Published online: 09 Aug 2018
Abstractfor‘If I had not taken it [HIVST kit] home, my husband would not have come to the facility to test for HIV’: HIV self-testing perceptions, delivery strategies, and post-test experiences among pregnant women and their male partners in Central Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article
Ten-years trend of dengue research in Indonesia and South-east Asian countries: a bibliometric analysis
Ahmad Watsiq Maula, Anis Fuad & Adi Utarini
Article: 1504398
Published online: 09 Aug 2018
AbstractforTen-years trend of dengue research in Indonesia and South-east Asian countries: a bibliometric analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Article
Experiences of advanced dementia care in seven European countries: implications for educating the workforce
Manuel Lillo-Crespo, Jorge Riquelme, Rhoda Macrae, Wilson De Abreu, Elizabeth Hanson, Iva Holmerova, Mª José Cabañero, Rosario Ferrer & Debbie Tolson
Article: 1478686
Published online: 13 Aug 2018
AbstractforExperiences of advanced dementia care in seven European countries: implications for educating the workforce | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Article
Active case finding among marginalised and vulnerable populations reduces catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis diagnosis
Hemant Deepak Shewade, Vivek Gupta, Srinath Satyanarayana, Atul Kharate, K.N. Sahai, Lakshmi Murali, Sanjeev Kamble, Madhav Deshpande, Naresh Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Prabhat Pandey, U.N. Bajpai, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Soundappan Kathirvel, Sripriya Pandurangan, Subrat Mohanty, Vaibhav Haribhau Ghule, Karuna D. Sagili, Banuru Muralidhara Prasad, Sudhi Nath, Priyanka Singh, Kamlesh Singh, Ramesh Singh, Gurukartick Jayaraman, P. Rajeswaran, Binod Kumar Srivastava, Moumita Biswas, Gayadhar Mallick, Om Prakash Bera, A. James Jeyakumar Jaisingh, Ali Jafar Naqvi, Prafulla Verma, Mohammed Salauddin Ansari, Prafulla C. Mishra, G. Sumesh, Sanjeeb Barik, Vijesh Mathew, Manas Ranjan Singh Lohar, Chandrashekhar S. Gaurkhede, Ganesh Parate, Sharifa Yasin Bale, Ishwar Koli, Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj, G. Venkatraman, K. Sathiyanarayanan, Jinesh Lal, Ashwini Kumar Sharma, Raghuram Rao, Ajay M.V. Kumar, Sarabjit Singh Chadha & as members of the Axshya SAMVAD study group
Article: 1494897
Published online: 03 Sep 2018
AbstractforActive case finding among marginalised and vulnerable populations reduces catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis diagnosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Article
To establish a talent pool for global health in China: from political will to action
Jiye Fu, Chu Jiang, Juguang Wang & Yan Xing
Article: 1489603
Published online: 14 Aug 2018
AbstractforTo establish a talent pool for global health in China: from political will to action | Full Text | References | PDF (469.6 KB)
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Article
Antibiotic misuse among university students in developed and less developed regions of China: a cross-sectional survey
Dandan Peng, Xiaomin Wang, Yannan Xu, Chenhui Sun & Xudong Zhou
Article: 1496973
Published online: 22 Aug 2018
AbstractforAntibiotic misuse among university students in developed and less developed regions of China: a cross-sectional survey | Full Text | References | PDF (761.6 KB)
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Article
Forensic psychiatry in Rwanda
Ariel Eytan, Alfred Ngirababyeyi, Charles Nkubili & Paul Nkubamugisha Mahoro
Article: 1509933
Published online: 29 Aug 2018
AbstractforForensic psychiatry in Rwanda | Full Text | References | PDF (474.1 KB)
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Article
Factors associated with non-adherence during tuberculosis treatment among patients treated with DOTS strategy in Jayapura, Papua Province, Indonesia
Yacob Ruru, Mariana Matasik, Antonius Oktavian, Rosliana Senyorita, Yunita Mirino, Lukman Hakim Tarigan, Marieke J. van der Werf, Edine Tiemersma & Bachti Alisjahbana
Article: 1510592
Published online: 05 Nov 2018
AbstractforFactors associated with non-adherence during tuberculosis treatment among patients treated with DOTS strategy in Jayapura, Papua Province, Indonesia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Article
High-risk screening and detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in two prefectures of China: a drug susceptibility surveillance-based secondary data analysis
Zhiqi Yang, Changming Zhou, Zhu Ning, Wei Lu, Qi Zhao, Yi Hu, Vinod K. Diwan & Biao Xu
Article: 1500763
Published online: 11 Sep 2018
AbstractforHigh-risk screening and detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in two prefectures of China: a drug susceptibility surveillance-based secondary data analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article
Attrition among HIV positive children enrolled under integrated HIV care programme in Myanmar: 12 years cohort analysis
Aung Chan Minn, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Thet Ko Aung, Ohn Mar Mon, Thurain Htun, Myo Minn Oo, July Moe, Aye Aye Mon, Srinath Satyanarayana & Htun Nyunt Oo
Article: 1510593
Published online: 07 Sep 2018
AbstractforAttrition among HIV positive children enrolled under integrated HIV care programme in Myanmar: 12 years cohort analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Article
Access to digital and social media among Romanian HIV/AIDS clinical providers
Carmen Manciuc, Brooke A. Levandowski, Erin Muir, Amanda Radulescu, Monica Barbosu & Timothy D. Dye
Article: 1513445
Published online: 06 Sep 2018
AbstractforAccess to digital and social media among Romanian HIV/AIDS clinical providers | Full Text | References | PDF (661.7 KB)
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Article
Overweight, stunting, and concurrent overweight and stunting observed over 3 years in Vietnamese children
Loan Minh Do, Lauren Lissner & Henry Ascher
Article: 1517932
Published online: 26 Sep 2018
AbstractforOverweight, stunting, and concurrent overweight and stunting observed over 3 years in Vietnamese children | Full Text | References | PDF (592.2 KB)
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Article
Development of mWellcare: an mHealth intervention for integrated management of hypertension and diabetes in low-resource settings
Devraj Jindal, Priti Gupta, Dilip Jha, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Shifalika Goenka, Pramod Jacob, Kriti Mehrotra, Pablo Perel, Jonathan Nyong, Ambuj Roy, Nikhil Tandon, Dorairaj Prabhakaran & Vikram Patel
Article: 1517930
Published online: 26 Sep 2018
AbstractforDevelopment of mWellcare: an mHealth intervention for integrated management of hypertension and diabetes in low-resource settings | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Article
Health system reforms in five sub-Saharan African countries that experienced major armed conflicts (wars) during 1990–2015: a literature review
Chol Chol, Joel Negin, Alberto Garcia-Basteiro, Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwot, Berhane Debru, Maria Chimpolo, Kingsley Agho, Robert G Cumming & Seye Abimbola
Article: 1517931
Published online: 01 Oct 2018
AbstractforHealth system reforms in five sub-Saharan African countries that experienced major armed conflicts (wars) during 1990–2015: a literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Article
Cost-benefit analysis of water source improvements through borehole drilling or rehabilitation: an empirical study based on a cluster randomized controlled trial in the Volta Region, Ghana
Seungman Cha, Yinseo Cho, Sharon Jiae Kim, YongJoo Lee, Soonyoung Choi, Patrick Asuming, Yongwhan Kim & Yan Jin
Article: 1523303
Published online: 01 Oct 2018
AbstractforCost-benefit analysis of water source improvements through borehole drilling or rehabilitation: an empirical study based on a cluster randomized controlled trial in the Volta Region, Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article
Impact of community-based adherence support on treatment outcomes for tuberculosis, leprosy and HIV/AIDS-infected individuals in post-Ebola Liberia
Julia H. Rogers, Lassana Jabateh, Jason Beste, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Ryan McBain, Daniel Palazuelos, Eugene Wickett, Catherine Oswald, Harriet G. Napier & Julia Toomey-Garbo
Article: 1522150
Published online: 01 Oct 2018
AbstractforImpact of community-based adherence support on treatment outcomes for tuberculosis, leprosy and HIV/AIDS-infected individuals in post-Ebola Liberia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Article
Sexism, attitudes, and behaviors towards violence against women in medical emergency services workers in Erzurum, Turkey
Elif Okşan Çalıkoglu, Aysun Aras, Maysa Hamza, Ayşegül Aydin, Onur Nacakgedigi & Patrick Marius Koga
Article: 1524541
Published online: 01 Oct 2018
AbstractforSexism, attitudes, and behaviors towards violence against women in medical emergency services workers in Erzurum, Turkey | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Article
Assessing the level of institutionalization of donor-funded anti-retroviral therapy (ART) programs in health facilities in Uganda: implications for program sustainability
Henry Zakumumpa, Japheth Kwiringira, Joseph Rujumba & Freddie Ssengooba
Article: 1523302
Published online: 08 Oct 2018
AbstractforAssessing the level of institutionalization of donor-funded anti-retroviral therapy (ART) programs in health facilities in Uganda: implications for program sustainability | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article
Who enrols in voluntary micro health insurance schemes in low-resource settings? Experience from a rural area in Bangladesh
Shehrin Shaila Mahmood, Syed Manjoor Ahmed Hanifi, Mohammad Nahid Mia, Asiful Haidar Chowdhury, Mahabubur Rahman, Mohammad Iqbal & Abbas Bhuiya
Article: 1525039
Published online: 05 Oct 2018
AbstractforWho enrols in voluntary micro health insurance schemes in low-resource settings? Experience from a rural area in Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (851.1 KB)
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Article
Do women’s perspectives of quality of care during childbirth match with those of providers? A qualitative study in Uttar Pradesh, India
Sanghita Bhattacharyya, Aradhana Srivastava, Malvika Saxena, Mousumi Gogoi, Pravesh Dwivedi & Katie Giessler
Article: 1527971
Published online: 08 Oct 2018
AbstractforDo women’s perspectives of quality of care during childbirth match with those of providers? A qualitative study in Uttar Pradesh, India | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Article
Prevalence and determinants of pre-lacteal feeding in South Sudan: a community-based survey
Justin Bruno Tongun, Mohamedi Boy Sebit, Grace Ndeezi, David Mukunya, Thorkild Tylleskar & James K. Tumwine
Article: 1523304
Published online: 08 Oct 2018
AbstractforPrevalence and determinants of pre-lacteal feeding in South Sudan: a community-based survey | Full Text | References | PDF (995 KB)
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Article
Benefits of health reform for households in rural South Africa following implementation of ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams: a qualitative inquiry
Landiwe Khuzwayo & Mosa Moshabela
Article: 1527666
Published online: 17 Oct 2018
AbstractforBenefits of health reform for households in rural South Africa following implementation of ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams: a qualitative inquiry | Full Text | References | PDF (787.6 KB)
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Article
Strengthening health technology assessment systems in the global south: a comparative analysis of the HTA journeys of China, India and South Africa
Kim MacQuilkan, Peter Baker, Laura Downey, Francis Ruiz, Kalipso Chalkidou, Shankar Prinja, Kun Zhao, Thomas Wilkinson, Amanda Glassman & Karen Hofman
Article: 1527556
Published online: 17 Oct 2018
AbstractforStrengthening health technology assessment systems in the global south: a comparative analysis of the HTA journeys of China, India and South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Article
Implementation of free maternal and child healthcare policies: assessment of influence of context and institutional capacity of health facilities in South-east Nigeria
Daniel C. Ogbuabor & Obinna E. Onwujekwe
Article: 1535031
Published online: 24 Oct 2018
AbstractforImplementation of free maternal and child healthcare policies: assessment of influence of context and institutional capacity of health facilities in South-east Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Ready to deliver maternal and newborn care? Health providers’ perceptions of their work context in rural Mozambique
Sibone Mocumbi, Kevin McKee, Khátia Munguambe, Rogério Chiau, Ulf Högberg, Claudia Hanson, Lars Wallin, Esperança Sevene & Anna Bergström
Article: 1532631
Published online: 02 Nov 2018
AbstractforReady to deliver maternal and newborn care? Health providers’ perceptions of their work context in rural Mozambique | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
The development of national multisectoral action plans for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: experiences of national-level stakeholders in four countries
Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Elizabeth Wilkins, Charlie Foster, Ibtihal Fadhil, Asmus Hammerich, Slim Slama, Hicham El Berri, Manal Elimam, Salim Adib, Mona Al-Mudwahi & Nick Townsend
Article: 1532632
Published online: 13 Nov 2018
AbstractforThe development of national multisectoral action plans for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: experiences of national-level stakeholders in four countries | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Article
Heterogeneities in utilization of antenatal care in Uttar Pradesh, India: the need to contextualize interventions to individual contexts
Sanjeev Sridharan, Amanda Pereira, Katherine Hay, Arnab Dey, Dharmendra Chandurkar, Scott Veldhuizen & April Nakaima
Article: 1517929
Published online: 13 Nov 2018
AbstractforHeterogeneities in utilization of antenatal care in Uttar Pradesh, India: the need to contextualize interventions to individual contexts | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Article
Addressing transport safety and accessibility for people with a disability in developing countries: a formative evaluation of the Journey Access Tool in Cambodia
Julie A. King, Mark J. King, Niki Edwards, Sara A. Hair, Sarim Cheang, Anita Pearson & Sophie Coelho
Article: 1538658
Published online: 13 Nov 2018
AbstractforAddressing transport safety and accessibility for people with a disability in developing countries: a formative evaluation of the Journey Access Tool in Cambodia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Article
Assessing geographical inequity in availability of hospital services under the state-funded universal health insurance scheme in Chhattisgarh state, India, using a composite vulnerability index
Sulakshana Nandi, Helen Schneider & Samir Garg
Article: 1541220
Published online: 14 Nov 2018
AbstractforAssessing geographical inequity in availability of hospital services under the state-funded universal health insurance scheme in Chhattisgarh state, India, using a composite vulnerability index | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Review Article
A systematic review of the use of adolescent mystery clients in assessing the adolescent friendliness of health services in high, middle, and low-income countries
Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Cosima Lenz, Emmanuel Adebayo, Iliana Lang Lundgren, Lucia Gomez Garbero & Subidita Chatteriee
Article: 1536412
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
AbstractforA systematic review of the use of adolescent mystery clients in assessing the adolescent friendliness of health services in high, middle, and low-income countries | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Article
Transforming the workplace environment to prevent non-communicable chronic diseases: participatory action research in a South African power plant
Darcelle Schouw, Robert Mash & Tracy Kolbe-Alexander
Article: 1544336
Published online: 26 Nov 2018
AbstractforTransforming the workplace environment to prevent non-communicable chronic diseases: participatory action research in a South African power plant | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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