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‘You have a child who will call you “mama” ’: understanding adolescent pregnancy in South Sudan
Sumit Kane, Esther Miedema, Marjolein Dieleman & Jacqueline Broerse
Article: 1553282
Published online: 08 Jan 2019
Abstractfor‘You have a child who will call you “mama” ’: understanding adolescent pregnancy in South Sudan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Correlation between Google Trends on dengue fever and national surveillance report in Indonesia
Atina Husnayain, Anis Fuad & Lutfan Lazuardi
Article: 1552652
Published online: 08 Jan 2019
AbstractforCorrelation between Google Trends on dengue fever and national surveillance report in Indonesia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Capacity Building

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Building sustainable operational research capacity in Pakistan: starting with tuberculosis and expanding to other public health problems
Razia Fatima, Aashifa Yaqoob, Ejaz Qadeer, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker, Einar Heldal, Rony Zachariah, Anthony D. Harries & Ajay M. V. Kumar
Article: 1555215
Published online: 09 Jan 2019
AbstractforBuilding sustainable operational research capacity in Pakistan: starting with tuberculosis and expanding to other public health problems | Full Text | References | PDF (824 KB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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The correlation between local weather and leptospirosis incidence in Kandy district, Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2015
N. D. B. Ehelepola, Kusalika Ariyaratne & Wasantha P. Dissanayake
Article: 1553283
Published online: 09 Jan 2019
AbstractforThe correlation between local weather and leptospirosis incidence in Kandy district, Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2015 | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | EPUB
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Developing a theory-driven contextually relevant mHealth intervention
Hannah Maria Jennings, Joanna Morrison, Kohenour Akter, Abdul Kuddus, Naveed Ahmed, Sanjit Kumer Shaha, Tasmin Nahar, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, AK Azad Khan, Kishwar Azad & Edward Fottrell
Article: 1550736
Published online: 11 Jan 2019
AbstractforDeveloping a theory-driven contextually relevant mHealth intervention | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Development, feasibility and acceptability of a gamified cognitive DEvelopmental assessment on an E-Platform (DEEP) in rural Indian pre-schoolers – a pilot study
Supriya Bhavnani, Debarati Mukherjee, Jayashree Dasgupta, Deepali Verma, Dhanya Parameshwaran, Gauri Divan, Kamal Kant Sharma, Tara Thiagarajan & Vikram Patel
Article: 1548005
Published online: 11 Jan 2019
AbstractforDevelopment, feasibility and acceptability of a gamified cognitive DEvelopmental assessment on an E-Platform (DEEP) in rural Indian pre-schoolers – a pilot study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Nutrition-specific and sensitive drivers of poor child nutrition in Kilte Awlaelo-Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: implications for public health nutrition in resource-poor settings
Semaw Ferede Abera, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Afewrok Mulugeta Bezabih, Alemseged Aregay Gebru, Gebisa Ejeta, Judith Lauvai, Andreas Wienke & Veronika Scherbaum
Article: 1556572
Published online: 14 Jan 2019
AbstractforNutrition-specific and sensitive drivers of poor child nutrition in Kilte Awlaelo-Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: implications for public health nutrition in resource-poor settings | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Exploring affordability and healthcare-seeking behaviour for delivery and antenatal care among the poor and ethnic minorities in rural Northwestern Viet Nam
Chieko Matsubara, Tai Anh Nguyen & Hitoshi Murakami
Article: 1556573
Published online: 14 Jan 2019
AbstractforExploring affordability and healthcare-seeking behaviour for delivery and antenatal care among the poor and ethnic minorities in rural Northwestern Viet Nam | Full Text | References | PDF (1,023.3 KB) | EPUB
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Empowering sex workers? Critical reflections on peer-led risk-reduction workshops in Soweto, South Africa
Susann Huschke
Article: 1522149
Published online: 15 Jan 2019
AbstractforEmpowering sex workers? Critical reflections on peer-led risk-reduction workshops in Soweto, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Current Debate

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An invisible workforce: the neglected role of cleaners in patient safety on maternity units
Suzanne Cross, Giorgia Gon, Emma Morrison, Koasar Afsana, Said M. Ali, Tina Manjang, Lamin Manneh, Atiya Rahman, Deepak Saxena, Kranti Vora & Wendy J. Graham
Article: 1480085
Published online: 15 Jan 2019
AbstractforAn invisible workforce: the neglected role of cleaners in patient safety on maternity units | Full Text | References | PDF (901.4 KB) | EPUB
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Capacity Building

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Integrating capacity development during digital health research: a case study from global health
Adnan A. Hyder, Hannah Selig, Joseph Ali, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Khaleda Islam & George Pariyo
Article: 1559268
Published online: 16 Jan 2019
AbstractforIntegrating capacity development during digital health research: a case study from global health | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Short Communication

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The Healthy Baby Flipbook: piloting home-based counseling for refugee mothers to improve infant feeding and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices
Ahmar Hashmi, Verena I. Carrara, Paw Bay Nyein, Mu Chae Darakamon, Prakaykaew Charunwatthana & Rose McGready
Article: 1560115
Published online: 18 Jan 2019
AbstractforThe Healthy Baby Flipbook: piloting home-based counseling for refugee mothers to improve infant feeding and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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Decolonising research methodologies: lessons from a qualitative research project, Cape Town, South Africa
Mpoe Johannah Keikelame & Leslie Swartz
Article: 1561175
Published online: 21 Jan 2019
AbstractforDecolonising research methodologies: lessons from a qualitative research project, Cape Town, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (784.6 KB) | EPUB
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Capacity Building

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Context-led capacity building in time of crisis: fostering non-communicable diseases (NCD) research skills in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa
Peter Phillimore, Abla M. Sibai, Anthony Rizk, Wasim Maziak, Belgin Unal, Niveen Abu Rmeileh, Habiba Ben Romdhane, Fouad M. Fouad, Yousef Khader, Kathleen Bennett, Shahaduz Zaman, Awad Mataria, Rula Ghandour, Bülent Kılıç, Nadia Ben Mansour, Ibtihal Fadhil, Martin O’Flaherty, Simon Capewell & Julia A. Critchley
Article: 1569838
Published online: 05 Feb 2019
AbstractforContext-led capacity building in time of crisis: fostering non-communicable diseases (NCD) research skills in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Editorial

Editorial
Nurturing Global Health Action through its first decade
Peter Byass, Nawi Ng & Stig Wall
Article: 1569847
Published online: 07 Feb 2019
First Page PreviewforNurturing Global Health Action through its first decade | Full Text | References | PDF (505.7 KB) | EPUB
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Methods Forum

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Socio-anthropological methods to study the feasibility and acceptability of the minimally invasive autopsy from the perspective of local communities: lessons learnt from a large multi-centre study
Maria Maixenchs, Rui Anselmo, Guillermo Martínez Pérez, Kelvin Oruko, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Pamela Catherine Angoissa Minsoko, Kounandji Diarra, Mahamane Djiteye, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Shujaat Zaidi, Carla Carrilho, Ariadna Sanz, Jaume Ordi, Clara Menendez, Quique Bassat & Khatia Munguambe
Article: 1559496
Published online: 04 Feb 2019
AbstractforSocio-anthropological methods to study the feasibility and acceptability of the minimally invasive autopsy from the perspective of local communities: lessons learnt from a large multi-centre study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Original Article

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Outcomes and implementation challenges of using daily treatment regimens with an innovative adherence support tool among HIV-infected tuberculosis patients in Karnataka, India: a mixed-methods study
Pruthu Thekkur, Ajay MV Kumar, Palanivel Chinnakali, Sriram Selvaraju, Ramachandra Bairy, Akash Ranjan Singh, Abhay Nirgude, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Vinayagamoorthy Venugopal & Suresh Shastri
Article: 1568826
Published online: 04 Feb 2019
AbstractforOutcomes and implementation challenges of using daily treatment regimens with an innovative adherence support tool among HIV-infected tuberculosis patients in Karnataka, India: a mixed-methods study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Study Design Article

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Organization and implementation of an oral cholera vaccination campaign in an endemic urban setting in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Iqbal Ansary Khan, Ashraful Islam Khan, Anisur Rahman, Shah Alam Siddique, Md. Taufiqul Islam, Md. Amirul Islam Bhuiyan, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Nirod Chandra Saha, Prasanta Kumar Biswas, Amit Saha, Fahima Chowdhury, John D. Clemens & Firdausi Qadri
Article: 1574544
Published online: 15 Feb 2019
AbstractforOrganization and implementation of an oral cholera vaccination campaign in an endemic urban setting in Dhaka, Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Review article

Review Article
Factors shaping the implementation of the SAFE strategy for trachoma using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research: a systematic review
Patricia Maritim, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Choolwe Jacobs, Mumbi Chola, Gershom Chongwe, Jessy Zyambo, Hikabasa Halwindi & Charles Michelo
Article: 1570646
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
AbstractforFactors shaping the implementation of the SAFE strategy for trachoma using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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Perceptions on the sexual harassment of female nurses in a state hospital in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study
Emma A. Adams, Elisabeth Darj, Kumudu Wijewardene & Jennifer J. Infanti
Article: 1560587
Published online: 26 Feb 2019
AbstractforPerceptions on the sexual harassment of female nurses in a state hospital in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (740.6 KB) | EPUB
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Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?
Mathavaswami Vijayageetha, Ajay MV Kumar, Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan, Sonali Sarkar, Dasari Papa, Kedar Mehta, Noyal M Joseph, Manju Rajaram, Sathish Rajaa & Palanivel Chinnakali
Article: 1564488
Published online: 26 Feb 2019
AbstractforTuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Study Design Article

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Evaluation of the Safe Care, Saving Lives (SCSL) quality improvement collaborative for neonatal health in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India: a study protocol
Claudia Hanson, Karen Zamboni, Vikrant Prabhakar, Ajitkumar Sudke, Rajan Shukla, Mukta Tyagi, Samiksha Singh & Joanna Schellenberg
Article: 1581466
Published online: 08 Mar 2019
AbstractforEvaluation of the Safe Care, Saving Lives (SCSL) quality improvement collaborative for neonatal health in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India: a study protocol | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Original Article

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Costs and cost-effectiveness of three point-of-use water treatment technologies added to community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in Sindh Province, Pakistan
Eleanor Rogers, Hannah Tappis, Shannon Doocy, Karen Martínez, Nicolas Villeminot, Ann Suk, Deepak Kumar, Silke Pietzsch & Chloe Puett
Article: 1568827
Published online: 19 Mar 2019
AbstractforCosts and cost-effectiveness of three point-of-use water treatment technologies added to community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in Sindh Province, Pakistan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Review Article

Review Article
Child marriage of female Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon: a literature review
R. El Arab & M. Sagbakken
Article: 1585709
Published online: 25 Mar 2019
AbstractforChild marriage of female Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon: a literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1,017.5 KB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Cervical cancer screening decentralized policy adaptation: an African rural-context-specific systematic literature review
R. Rahman, M. D. Clark, Z. Collins, F. Traore, E. M. Dioukhane, H. Thiam, Y. Ndiaye, E. L. De Jesus, N. Danfakha, K. E. Peters, T. Komarek, A. M. Linn, P. E. Linn, K. E. Wallner, M. Charles, M. Hasnain, C. E. Peterson & J. A. Dykens
Article: 1587894
Published online: 02 Apr 2019
AbstractforCervical cancer screening decentralized policy adaptation: an African rural-context-specific systematic literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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Sex-specific associations between body mass index and death before life expectancy: a comparative study from the USA and Sweden
Melissa Scribani, Margareta Norberg, Kristina Lindvall, Lars Weinehall, Julie Sorensen & Paul Jenkins
Article: 1580973
Published online: 05 Apr 2019
AbstractforSex-specific associations between body mass index and death before life expectancy: a comparative study from the USA and Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Association between maternal literacy and child vaccination in Ethiopia and southeastern India and the moderating role of health workers: a multilevel regression analysis of the Young Lives study
Hwa-Young Lee, Juhwan Oh, Jongho Heo, Atakelti Abraha, Jessica M. Perkins, Jong-Koo Lee, Thi Giang Huong Tran & S. V. Subramanian
Article: 1581467
Published online: 08 Apr 2019
AbstractforAssociation between maternal literacy and child vaccination in Ethiopia and southeastern India and the moderating role of health workers: a multilevel regression analysis of the Young Lives study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Short communication

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A learning health systems approach to improving the quality of care for patients in South Asia
A. Beane, D. Wagstaff, A. Abayadeera, M. Wijeyaratne, G. Ranasinghe, S. Mirando, A. M. Dondorp, D. Walker & R. Haniffa
Article: 1587893
Published online: 05 Apr 2019
AbstractforA learning health systems approach to improving the quality of care for patients in South Asia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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Does the political will exist to bring quality-assured and affordable drugs to low- and middle-income countries?
Eduard J. Beck, Sundhiya Mandalia, Boniface DongmoNguimfack, Eloan Pinheiro, Ellen ‘t Hoen, Pascale Boulet, John Stover, Aashta Gupta, Sandeep Juneja, Vincent Habiyambere, Peter Ghys & Cesar Nunez
Article: 1586317
Published online: 15 Apr 2019
AbstractforDoes the political will exist to bring quality-assured and affordable drugs to low- and middle-income countries? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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Short Communication

Article
Health and disease among Somali primary school children in Hargeisa
Magnus Andreas Nordstrand, Daniel Stenberg Saxe, Mohammed Abdirizak Mohammed & Mary B. Adam
Article: 1598648
Published online: 23 Apr 2019
AbstractforHealth and disease among Somali primary school children in Hargeisa | Full Text | References | PDF (853.2 KB) | EPUB
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Original Article

Article
‘Tiny Iceland’ preparing for Ebola in a globalized world
Geir Gunnlaugsson, Íris Eva Hauksdóttir, Ib Christian Bygbjerg & Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl
Article: 1597451
Published online: 07 May 2019
Abstractfor‘Tiny Iceland’ preparing for Ebola in a globalized world | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Review Article

Review Article
A systematic review of vital events tracking by community health agents
Erin K. Nichols, Nina W. Ragunanthan, Braveen Ragunanthan, Hermon Gebrehiwet & Karim Kamara
Article: 1597452
Published online: 10 Jun 2019
AbstractforA systematic review of vital events tracking by community health agents | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Original Article

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The global surgery blood drought: frontline provider data on barriers and solutions in Bihar, India
Rachita Sood, Rachel R Yorlets, Nakul P Raykar, Remya Menon, Hemant Shah & Nobhojit Roy
Article: 1599541
Published online: 25 Apr 2019
AbstractforThe global surgery blood drought: frontline provider data on barriers and solutions in Bihar, India | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Research collaboration on community health worker programmes in low-income countries: an analysis of authorship teams and networks
Elma Nelisiwe Maleka, Paul Currie & Helen Schneider
Article: 1606570
Published online: 08 May 2019
AbstractforResearch collaboration on community health worker programmes in low-income countries: an analysis of authorship teams and networks | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | EPUB
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Inequalities in early childhood mortality in Myanmar - Association between parents’ socioeconomic status and early childhood mortality
Sai San Moon Lu, Jennifer Stewart Williams & Johan Nilsson Sommar
Article: 1603516
Published online: 08 May 2019
AbstractforInequalities in early childhood mortality in Myanmar - Association between parents’ socioeconomic status and early childhood mortality | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Current Debate

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What are the public health implications of the life course perspective?
Jens Aagaard-Hansen, Shane A. Norris, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Mark Hanson & Caroline Fall
Article: 1603491
Published online: 07 May 2019
AbstractforWhat are the public health implications of the life course perspective? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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Can health promotion videos ‘go viral’? A non-randomised, controlled, before-and-after pilot study to measure the spread and impact of local language mobile videos in Burkina Faso
Tessa Swigart, Jennifer Hollowell, Pieter Remes, Matthew Lavoie, Joanna Murray, Mireille Belem, Rita Lamoukri, Souleymane Salouka, Kethakie Lamahewa & Roy Head
Article: 1600858
Published online: 08 May 2019
AbstractforCan health promotion videos ‘go viral’? A non-randomised, controlled, before-and-after pilot study to measure the spread and impact of local language mobile videos in Burkina Faso | Full Text | References | PDF (841 KB) | EPUB
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Factors affecting low coverage of the vitamin A supplementation program among young children admitted in an urban diarrheal treatment facility in Bangladesh
Ishita Mostafa, Shamin Fatema Islam, Prasenjit Mondal, A.S.G. Faruque, Tahmeed Ahmed & Md Iqbal Hossain
Article: 1588513
Published online: 07 May 2019
AbstractforFactors affecting low coverage of the vitamin A supplementation program among young children admitted in an urban diarrheal treatment facility in Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (633 KB) | EPUB
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Review article

Review Article
Climate change, food security and health in Kiribati: a narrative review of the literature
John P. Cauchi, Ignacio Correa-Velez & Hilary Bambrick
Article: 1603683
Published online: 07 May 2019
AbstractforClimate change, food security and health in Kiribati: a narrative review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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A comparison of all-cause and cause-specific mortality by household socioeconomic status across seven INDEPTH network health and demographic surveillance systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Matthew M. Coates, Mamusu Kamanda, Alexander Kintu, Iwara Arikpo, Alberto Chauque, Melkamu Merid Mengesha, Alison J. Price, Peter Sifuna, Marylene Wamukoya, Charfudin N. Sacoor, Sheila Ogwang, Nega Assefa, Amelia C. Crampin, Eusebio V. Macete, Catherine Kyobutungi, Martin M. Meremikwu, Walter Otieno, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Andrew Marx, Peter Byass, Osman Sankoh & Gene Bukhman
Article: 1608013
Published online: 16 May 2019
AbstractforA comparison of all-cause and cause-specific mortality by household socioeconomic status across seven INDEPTH network health and demographic surveillance systems in sub-Saharan Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Adaptation of problem-solving therapy for primary care to prevent late-life depression in Goa, India: the ‘DIL’ intervention
Amit Dias, Fredric Azariah, Miriam Sequeira, Revathi Krishna, Jennifer Q. Morse, Alex Cohen, Pim Cuijpers, Stewart Anderson, Vikram Patel & Charles F. Reynolds III
Article: 1420300
Published online: 20 May 2019
AbstractforAdaptation of problem-solving therapy for primary care to prevent late-life depression in Goa, India: the ‘DIL’ intervention | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Effect of enhanced reminders on postnatal clinic attendance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Abraham Sahilemichael Kebede, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi & Ayodele O. Arowojolu
Article: 1609297
Published online: 24 May 2019
AbstractforEffect of enhanced reminders on postnatal clinic attendance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Innovating to increase access to diabetes care in Kenya: an evaluation of Novo Nordisk’s base of the pyramid project
Geordan D. Shannon, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Winnie Chelagat, Joseph Kibachio & Jolene Skordis-Worrall
Article: 1605704
Published online: 22 May 2019
AbstractforInnovating to increase access to diabetes care in Kenya: an evaluation of Novo Nordisk’s base of the pyramid project | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Community and stakeholders’ engagement in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study in socioeconomically disadvantaged suburbs in region Stockholm
F. Al-Murani, J. Aweko, I. Nordin, P. Delobelle, Fx. Kasujja, C.-G. Östenson, S. S. Peterson, M. Daivadanam & HM. Alvesson
Article: 1609313
Published online: 22 May 2019
AbstractforCommunity and stakeholders’ engagement in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study in socioeconomically disadvantaged suburbs in region Stockholm | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Capacity Building

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Uganda public health fellowship program’s contribution to building a resilient and sustainable public health system in Uganda
Alex Riolexus Ario, Lilian Bulage, Daniel Kadobera, Benon Kwesiga, Steven N. Kabwama, Patrick Tusiime & Rhoda K. Wanyenze
Article: 1609825
Published online: 23 May 2019
AbstractforUganda public health fellowship program’s contribution to building a resilient and sustainable public health system in Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (987.8 KB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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Challenges in policy reforms for non-communicable diseases: the case of diabetes in Kenya
Veronica Shiroya, Florian Neuhann, Olaf Müller & Andreas Deckert
Article: 1611243
Published online: 23 May 2019
AbstractforChallenges in policy reforms for non-communicable diseases: the case of diabetes in Kenya | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Mortality of neurological disorders in Tanzania: analysis of baseline data from sample vital registration with verbal autopsy (SAVVY)
Francis Levira, Charles R. Newton, Honorati Masanja & Peter Odermatt
Article: 1596378
Published online: 30 May 2019
AbstractforMortality of neurological disorders in Tanzania: analysis of baseline data from sample vital registration with verbal autopsy (SAVVY) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article

Review Article
Access to hypertension care and services in primary health-care settings in Vietnam: a systematic narrative review of existing literature
Lana Meiqari, Thi-Phuong-Lan Nguyen, Dirk Essink, Marjolein Zweekhorst, Pamela Wright & Fedde Scheele
Article: 1610253
Published online: 23 May 2019
AbstractforAccess to hypertension care and services in primary health-care settings in Vietnam: a systematic narrative review of existing literature | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Study Design Article

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Rural response system to prevent violence against women: methodology for a community randomised controlled trial in the central region of Ghana
Adolphina A. Addo-Lartey, Deda Ogum Alangea, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Esnat D. Chirwa, Dorcas Coker-Appiah, Rachel Jewkes & Richard M. K. Adanu
Article: 1612604
Published online: 28 May 2019
AbstractforRural response system to prevent violence against women: methodology for a community randomised controlled trial in the central region of Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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Article
European aid and health system strengthening: an analysis of donor approaches in the DRC, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique and the global fund
Lies Steurs
Article: 1614371
Published online: 28 May 2019
AbstractforEuropean aid and health system strengthening: an analysis of donor approaches in the DRC, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique and the global fund | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article

Review Article
Towards a framework for multisector and multilevel collaboration: case of HIV and AIDS governance in South Africa
Pinky Mahlangu, Jane Goudge & Jo Vearey
Article: 1617393
Published online: 03 Jun 2019
AbstractforTowards a framework for multisector and multilevel collaboration: case of HIV and AIDS governance in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Evaluating concordance between government administrative data and externally collected data among high-volume government health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
Beth S. Phillips, Shreya Singhal, Shambhavi Mishra, Fnu Kajal, Sun Yu Cotter & May Sudhinaraset
Article: 1619155
Published online: 04 Jun 2019
AbstractforEvaluating concordance between government administrative data and externally collected data among high-volume government health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Mobilizing community action to improve maternal health in a rural district in Tanzania: lessons learned from two years of community group activities
Andrea Solnes Miltenburg, Sandra van Pelt, Willemijn de Bruin & Laura Shields-Zeeman
Article: 1621590
Published online: 13 Jun 2019
AbstractforMobilizing community action to improve maternal health in a rural district in Tanzania: lessons learned from two years of community group activities | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Evaluation of a treatment protocol for anaemia in pregnancy nested in routine antenatal care in a limited-resource setting
Mary Ellen Gilder, Julie A. Simpson, Germana Bancone, Laura McFarlane, Neha Shah, Rob van Aalsburg, Moo Koh Paw, Mupawjay Pimanpanarak, Jacher Wiladphaingern, Aung Myat Min, Claudia Turner, Marcus J. Rijken, Machteld Boel, Gabie Hoogenboom, Nay Win Tun, Prakaykaew Charunwatthana, Verena I. Carrara, François Nosten & Rose McGready
Article: 1621589
Published online: 17 Jun 2019
AbstractforEvaluation of a treatment protocol for anaemia in pregnancy nested in routine antenatal care in a limited-resource setting | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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‘We are the advocates for the babies’ - understanding interactions between patients and health care providers during the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa: a qualitative study
Fiona Heerink, Anja Krumeich, Frans Feron & Ameena Goga
Article: 1630100
Published online: 10 Jul 2019
Abstractfor‘We are the advocates for the babies’ - understanding interactions between patients and health care providers during the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa: a qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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The effect of childhood stunting and wasting on adolescent cardiovascular diseases risk and educational achievement in rural Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Gershim Asiki, Robert Newton, Lena Marions, Anatoli Kamali & Lars Smedman
Article: 1626184
Published online: 24 Jun 2019
AbstractforThe effect of childhood stunting and wasting on adolescent cardiovascular diseases risk and educational achievement in rural Uganda: a retrospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (966.5 KB) | EPUB
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The association between cold extremes and neonatal mortality in Swedish Sápmi from 1800 to 1895
Lena Karlsson, Erling Lundevaller & Barbara Schumann
Article: 1623609
Published online: 24 Jun 2019
AbstractforThe association between cold extremes and neonatal mortality in Swedish Sápmi from 1800 to 1895 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article

Review Article
Is there a social justice variant of South–South health cooperation?: a scoping and critical literature review
Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Carles Muntaner, Zabia Afzal & Mariajosé Aguilera
Article: 1621007
Published online: 17 Jul 2019
AbstractforIs there a social justice variant of South–South health cooperation?: a scoping and critical literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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Article
The direct medical cost of type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africa: a cost of illness study
Agnes Erzse, Nicholas Stacey, Lumbwe Chola, Aviva Tugendhaft, Melvyn Freeman & Karen Hofman
Article: 1636611
Published online: 08 Jul 2019
AbstractforThe direct medical cost of type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africa: a cost of illness study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Short Communication

Article
Young witnesses of intimate partner violence: screening and intervention
Lise-Lott Rydström, Maigun Edhborg, Lisa Ring Jakobsson & Zarina Nahar Kabir
Article: 1638054
Published online: 10 Jul 2019
AbstractforYoung witnesses of intimate partner violence: screening and intervention | Full Text | References | PDF (518.4 KB) | EPUB
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Article
‘I am on treatment since 5 months but I have not received any money’: coverage, delays and implementation challenges of ‘Direct Benefit Transfer’ for tuberculosis patients – a mixed-methods study from South India
Abhay Subhashrao Nirgude, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Timire Collins, Poonam Ramesh Naik, Malik Parmar, Li Tao, Kibballi Madhukeshwar Akshaya, Pracheth Raghuveer, Santosh K. Yatnatti, Navya Nagendra, Sharath B. Nagaraja, Shaira Habeena, Badarudeen MN, Ramkrishna Rao & Suresh Shastri
Article: 1633725
Published online: 22 Jul 2019
Abstractfor‘I am on treatment since 5 months but I have not received any money’: coverage, delays and implementation challenges of ‘Direct Benefit Transfer’ for tuberculosis patients – a mixed-methods study from South India | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB
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Stunting and severe stunting among infants in India: the role of delayed introduction of complementary foods and community and household factors
Mansi Vijaybhai Dhami, Felix Akpojene Ogbo, Uchechukwu L. Osuagwu, Zino Ugboma & Kingsley E. Agho
Article: 1638020
Published online: 23 Jul 2019
AbstractforStunting and severe stunting among infants in India: the role of delayed introduction of complementary foods and community and household factors | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Reframing NCDs? An analysis of current debates
Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo & Megan Vaughan
Article: 1641043
Published online: 31 Jul 2019
AbstractforReframing NCDs? An analysis of current debates | Full Text | References | PDF (1,007.8 KB) | EPUB
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Article
‘It needs a complete overhaul…’ district manager perspectives on the capacity of the health system to support the delivery of emergency obstetric care in an urban South African district
Siphiwe Bridget Pearl Thwala, Duane Blaauw & Freddy Ssengooba
Article: 1642644
Published online: 31 Jul 2019
Abstractfor‘It needs a complete overhaul…’ district manager perspectives on the capacity of the health system to support the delivery of emergency obstetric care in an urban South African district | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Capacity Building

Article
Diaspora linkages benefit both sides: a single partnership experience
Beverley Kramer & Roy Zent
Article: 1645558
Published online: 31 Jul 2019
AbstractforDiaspora linkages benefit both sides: a single partnership experience | Full Text | References | PDF (874.7 KB) | EPUB
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PhD Review

Article
Do national human resources for health policy interventions impact successfully on local human resources for health systems: a case study of Epworth, Zimbabwe
Bernard Hope Taderera
Article: 1646037
Published online: 01 Aug 2019
AbstractforDo national human resources for health policy interventions impact successfully on local human resources for health systems: a case study of Epworth, Zimbabwe | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Original Article

Article
Measuring maternal near-miss in a middle-income country: assessing the use of WHO and sub-Saharan Africa maternal near-miss criteria in Namibia
Steffie Heemelaar, Leonard Kabongo, Taati Ithindi, Christian Luboya, Fidelis Munetsi, Ann-Kathrin Bauer, Amelie Dammann, Anna Drewes, Jelle Stekelenburg, Thomas van den Akker & Shonag Mackenzie
Article: 1646036
Published online: 13 Aug 2019
AbstractforMeasuring maternal near-miss in a middle-income country: assessing the use of WHO and sub-Saharan Africa maternal near-miss criteria in Namibia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Evaluating a model for the capacity building of midwifery educators in Bangladesh through a blended, web-based master’s programme
Kerstin Erlandsson, Ulrika Byrskog, Fatumo Osman, Christina Pedersen, Mathias Hatakka & Marie Klingberg-Allvin
Article: 1652022
Published online: 14 Aug 2019
AbstractforEvaluating a model for the capacity building of midwifery educators in Bangladesh through a blended, web-based master’s programme | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article

Review Article
A critical assessment of the ideological underpinnings of current practice in global health and their historical origins
Hani Kim, Uros Novakovic, Carles Muntaner & Michael T. Hawkes
Article: 1651017
Published online: 21 Aug 2019
AbstractforA critical assessment of the ideological underpinnings of current practice in global health and their historical origins | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Active versus passive case finding for tuberculosis in marginalised and vulnerable populations in India: comparison of treatment outcomes
Hemant Deepak Shewade, Vivek Gupta, Srinath Satyanarayana, 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, Priyanka Singh, Kamlesh Singh, Gurukartick Jayaraman, P. Rajeswaran, Moumita Biswas, Gayadhar Mallick, Ali Jafar Naqvi, Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj, K. Sathiyanarayanan, Aniruddha Pathak, Nisha Mohan, Raghuram Rao, Ajay M. V. Kumar & Sarabjit Singh Chadha
Article: 1656451
Published online: 02 Sep 2019
AbstractforActive versus passive case finding for tuberculosis in marginalised and vulnerable populations in India: comparison of treatment outcomes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
Performance of algorithms for tuberculosis active case finding in underserved high-prevalence settings in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study
Kimcheng Choun, Tom Decroo, Tan Eang Mao, Natalie Lorent, Lisanne Gerstel, Jacob Creswell, Andrew J. Codlin, Lutgarde Lynen & Sopheak Thai
Article: 1646024
Published online: 05 Sep 2019
AbstractforPerformance of algorithms for tuberculosis active case finding in underserved high-prevalence settings in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Article
The realities of HIV prevention. A closer look at facilitators and challenges faced by HIV prevention programmes in Sudan and Yemen
Fatima Bashir, Maha Ba Wazir, Barbara Schumann & Kristina Lindvall
Article: 1659098
Published online: 09 Sep 2019
AbstractforThe realities of HIV prevention. A closer look at facilitators and challenges faced by HIV prevention programmes in Sudan and Yemen | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Understanding the role of community resilience in addressing the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Liberia: a qualitative study (community resilience in Liberia)
O. Alonge, S. Sonkarlay, W. Gwaikolo, C. Fahim, J. L. Cooper & D. H. Peters
Article: 1662682
Published online: 11 Sep 2019
AbstractforUnderstanding the role of community resilience in addressing the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Liberia: a qualitative study (community resilience in Liberia) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Article
The introduction of a paediatric nutrition support program led by a clinical dietitian at a low-resource hospital setting in Malawi
Allison I. Daniel, Humphrey Chatenga, Bernadette Chimera, Emmie Mbale, Mphatso Chisala, Eric Borgstein, Josephine Langton, Carmen Gonzalez, Robert H. J. Bandsma & Laura Vresk
Article: 1656452
Published online: 12 Sep 2019
AbstractforThe introduction of a paediatric nutrition support program led by a clinical dietitian at a low-resource hospital setting in Malawi | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
The development and pilot testing of an adolescent bullying intervention in Indonesia – the ROOTS Indonesia program
Lucy Bowes, Farida Aryani, Faridah Ohan, Rina Herlina Haryanti, Sri Winarna, Yuli Arsianto, Hening Budiyawati, Evi Widowati, Rika Saraswati, Yuliana Kristianto, Yulinda Erma Suryani, Derry Fahrizal Ulum & Emilie Minnick
Article: 1656905
Published online: 12 Sep 2019
AbstractforThe development and pilot testing of an adolescent bullying intervention in Indonesia – the ROOTS Indonesia program | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Demographic change and HIV epidemic projections to 2050 for adolescents and young people aged 15-24
Aleya Khalifa, John Stover, Mary Mahy, Priscilla Idele, Tyler Porth & Chibwe Lwamba
Article: 1662685
Published online: 12 Sep 2019
AbstractforDemographic change and HIV epidemic projections to 2050 for adolescents and young people aged 15-24 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Article
The logic model for Uganda’s health sector preparedness for public health threats and emergencies
Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Lilian Bulage, Simon Kyazze, Joshua Kayiwa, Milton Makoba Wetaka, Juliet Namugga Kasule & Felix Ocom
Article: 1664103
Published online: 17 Sep 2019
AbstractforThe logic model for Uganda’s health sector preparedness for public health threats and emergencies | Full Text | References | PDF (906.2 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Targeting ethical considerations tied to image-based mobile health diagnostic support specific to clinicians in low-resource settings: the Brocher proposition
L. Laflamme, J. Chipps, H. Fangerau, N. Juth, F. Légaré, H. R. Sawe & L. Wallis
Article: 1666695
Published online: 18 Sep 2019
AbstractforTargeting ethical considerations tied to image-based mobile health diagnostic support specific to clinicians in low-resource settings: the Brocher proposition | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Articles

Article
Effect of global atmospheric aerosol emission change on PM2.5-related health impacts
Xerxes Seposo, Kayo Ueda, Sang Seo Park, Kengo Sudo, Toshihiko Takemura & Teruyuki Nakajima
Article: 1664130
Published online: 26 Sep 2019
AbstractforEffect of global atmospheric aerosol emission change on PM2.5-related health impacts | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Review Article

Review Article
The effects of decentralising antiretroviral therapy care delivery on health outcomes for adolescents and young adults in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Roxanna Haghighat, Janina Steinert & Lucie Cluver
Article: 1668596
Published online: 27 Sep 2019
AbstractforThe effects of decentralising antiretroviral therapy care delivery on health outcomes for adolescents and young adults in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Gender responsive multidisciplinary doctoral training program: the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) experience
Anne M. Khisa, Peter Ngure, Evelyn Gitau, Justus Musasiah, Eunice Kilonzo, Emmanuel Otukpa, Marta Vicente-Crespo, Catherine Kyobutungi, Alex Ezeh & Sharon Fonn
Article: 1670002
Published online: 01 Oct 2019
AbstractforGender responsive multidisciplinary doctoral training program: the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) experience | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Noncommunicable diseases, access to essential medicines and universal health coverage
David Beran, Hanne Bak Pedersen & Jane Robertson
Article: 1670014
Published online: 01 Oct 2019
AbstractforNoncommunicable diseases, access to essential medicines and universal health coverage | Full Text | References | PDF (747.2 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Effectiveness of health promotion regarding diet and physical activity among Nepalese mothers and their young children: The Heart-health Associated Research, Dissemination, and Intervention in the Community (HARDIC) trial
Natalia Oli, Abhinav Vaidya, Gabriele Eiben & Alexandra Krettek
Article: 1670033
Published online: 01 Oct 2019
AbstractforEffectiveness of health promotion regarding diet and physical activity among Nepalese mothers and their young children: The Heart-health Associated Research, Dissemination, and Intervention in the Community (HARDIC) trial | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Article
The pitfalls of scaling up evidence-based interventions in health
Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun, Ali Ben Charif, Adriana Freitas, Mirjam Marjolein Garvelink, Matthew Menear, Michèle Dugas, Rhéda Adekpedjou & France Légaré
Article: 1670449
Published online: 02 Oct 2019
AbstractforThe pitfalls of scaling up evidence-based interventions in health | Full Text | References | PDF (1,008.4 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Placing children and adolescents at the centre of the Sustainable Development Goals will deliver for current and future generations
Tobias Alfvén, Johan Dahlstrand, David Humphreys, Daniel Helldén, Sofia Hammarstrand, Anna-Clara Hollander, Mats Målqvist, Sahar Nejat, Peter Søgaard Jørgensen, Peter Friberg & Göran Tomson
Article: 1670015
Published online: 07 Oct 2019
AbstractforPlacing children and adolescents at the centre of the Sustainable Development Goals will deliver for current and future generations | Full Text | References | PDF (976.4 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Test-retest stability of self-reported violence against women measures: results from the stepping stones and creating futures pilot
Andrew Gibbs, Leandri Pretorius & Rachel Jewkes
Article: 1671663
Published online: 04 Oct 2019
AbstractforTest-retest stability of self-reported violence against women measures: results from the stepping stones and creating futures pilot | Full Text | References | PDF (1,005.3 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Loneliness of older black South African women subjected to forcible relocation
Vera Roos, Norah Keating & Carlien Kahl
Article: 1672329
Published online: 09 Oct 2019
AbstractforLoneliness of older black South African women subjected to forcible relocation | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Causes and contributing factors of maternal mortality in Bosaso District of Somalia. A retrospective study of 30 cases using a Verbal Autopsy approach
Jamila Ahmed Aden, Hinda Jama Ahmed & Per-Olof Östergren
Article: 1672314
Published online: 10 Oct 2019
AbstractforCauses and contributing factors of maternal mortality in Bosaso District of Somalia. A retrospective study of 30 cases using a Verbal Autopsy approach | Full Text | References | PDF (967.7 KB) | EPUB
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Article
ZikaPLAN: addressing the knowledge gaps and working towards a research preparedness network in the Americas
Annelies Wilder-Smith, Raman Preet, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Thália Velho Barreto de Araújo, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Maria Elisabeth Moreira, Marília Dalva Turchi, Tom Solomon, Bart C. Jacobs, Carlos Pardo Villamizar, Lyda Osorio, Ana Maria Bispo de Filipps, Johan Neyts, Suzanne Kaptein, Ralph Huits, Kevin K. Ariën, Hugh J. Willison, Julia M. Edgar, Susan C. Barnett, Rosanna Peeling, Debi Boeras, Maria G. Guzman, Aravinda M. de Silva, Andrew K. Falconar, Claudia Romero-Vivas, Michael W. Gaunt, Alessandro Sette, Daniela Weiskopf, Louis Lambrechts, Helen Dolk, Joan K. Morris, Ieda M. Orioli, Kathleen M. O’Reilly, Laith Yakob, Joacim Rocklöv, Cristiane Soares, Maria Lúcia Brito Ferreira, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira Franca, Alexander R. Precioso, James Logan, Trudie Lang, Nina Jamieson & Eduardo Massad
Article: 1666566
Published online: 23 Oct 2019
AbstractforZikaPLAN: addressing the knowledge gaps and working towards a research preparedness network in the Americas | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Feasibility of using Determine TB-LAM to diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients in programmatic conditions: a multisite study
Sekai Chenai Mathabire Rucker, Loide Cossa, Rebecca E. Harrison, James Mpunga, Sheila Lobo, Patrick Kisaka  Kimupelenge, Felix Mandar Kol’Ampwe, Isabel Amoros Quiles, Lucas Molfino, Elisabeth Szumilin, Oleksandr Telnov, Zibusiso Ndlovu & Helena Huerga
Article: 1672366
Published online: 15 Oct 2019
AbstractforFeasibility of using Determine TB-LAM to diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients in programmatic conditions: a multisite study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Methods Forum

Article
Enhancing the value of mortality data for health systems: adding Circumstances Of Mortality CATegories (COMCATs) to deaths investigated by verbal autopsy
Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Lucia D’Ambruoso, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, Maria Van Der Merwe, Rhian Twine, Linus Schiöler, Max Petzold & Peter Byass
Article: 1680068
Published online: 25 Oct 2019
AbstractforEnhancing the value of mortality data for health systems: adding Circumstances Of Mortality CATegories (COMCATs) to deaths investigated by verbal autopsy | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Publisher’s Note

Publisher’s Note
Article: 1686864
Published online: 07 Nov 2019
CitationforPublisher’s Note | Full Text | PDF (205 KB) | EPUB
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Review Article

Review Article
Institutionalization of integrated community case management into national health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the literature
Agnes Nanyonjo, Helen Counihan, Sam Gudoi Siduda, Kassahun Belay, Gloria Sebikaari & James Tibenderana
Article: 1678283
Published online: 07 Nov 2019
AbstractforInstitutionalization of integrated community case management into national health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Distribution of advanced HIV disease from three high HIV prevalence settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: a secondary analysis data from three population-based cross-sectional surveys in Eshowe (South Africa), Ndhiwa (Kenya) and Chiradzulu (Malawi)
Menard L. Chihana, Helena Huerga, Gilles Van Cutsem, Tom Ellman, Eric Goemaere, Stephen Wanjala, Charlie Masiku, Elisabeth Szumilin, Jean-Francois Etard, David Maman & Mary-Ann Davies
Article: 1679472
Published online: 04 Nov 2019
AbstractforDistribution of advanced HIV disease from three high HIV prevalence settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: a secondary analysis data from three population-based cross-sectional surveys in Eshowe (South Africa), Ndhiwa (Kenya) and Chiradzulu (Malawi) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Old age and depression in Ghana: assessing and addressing diagnosis and treatment gaps
Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Sutapa Agrawal, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Selasie Adom, Ebenezer Adjetey-Sorsey, Ilaria Rocco & Nadia Minicuci
Article: 1678282
Published online: 04 Nov 2019
AbstractforOld age and depression in Ghana: assessing and addressing diagnosis and treatment gaps | Full Text | References | PDF (1,003.6 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Content validation of Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) for primary health care workers in South Africa and Zambia ─ a heterogeneous expert panel method
Joonas Korhonen, Anna Axelin, Gerhard Grobler & Mari Lahti
Article: 1668215
Published online: 08 Nov 2019
AbstractforContent validation of Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) for primary health care workers in South Africa and Zambia ─ a heterogeneous expert panel method | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Short Communication

Article
The contribution of a ‘whole of government’ smoke-free policy on the island of St Helena
Angela Mary Jackson-Morris
Article: 1681756
Published online: 07 Nov 2019
AbstractforThe contribution of a ‘whole of government’ smoke-free policy on the island of St Helena | Full Text | References | PDF (584.7 KB) | EPUB
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Original Article

Article
Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization
Alyssa DeWyer, Amy Scheel, Isaac Omara Otim, Christopher T. Longenecker, Emmy Okello, Isaac Ssinabulya, Stephen Morris, Mark Okwir, William Oyang, Erine Joyce, Betty Nabongo, Craig Sable, Ben Alencherry, Alison Tompsett, Twalib Aliku & Andrea Beaton
Article: 1684070
Published online: 07 Nov 2019
AbstractforImproving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Magnitude and predictors of normal-weight central obesity– the AWI-Gen study findings
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