Global Health Action, Volume 6, Issue 1 (2013)

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Editorials

Editorial
Global Health Action: surviving infancy and taking first steps
Nawi Ng (Managing Editor) , Peter Byass (Deputy Editor) & Stig Wall (Chief Editor)
Article: 22815
Published online: 20 Sep 2013
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Guest Editorials

Editorial
The world we want: focus on the most disadvantaged
Article: 20919
Published online: 10 Apr 2013
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Review Articles

Review Article
Is ‘legal empowerment of the poor’ relevant to people with disabilities in developing countries? An empirical and normative review
Johan Borg, Anna-Karin Bergman & Per-Olof Östergren
Article: 22854
Published online: 15 Nov 2013
AbstractforIs ‘legal empowerment of the poor’ relevant to people with disabilities in developing countries? An empirical and normative review | Full Text | References | PDF (177.9 KB)
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Too complicated for the field? Measuring quality of care in humanitarian aid settings
Roland Kersten, Götz Bosse, Frank Dörner, Andrej Slavuckij, Gustavo Fernandez & Michael Marx
Article: 20311
Published online: 16 May 2013
AbstractforToo complicated for the field? Measuring quality of care in humanitarian aid settings | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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A taxonomy for community-based care programs focused on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in resource-poor settings
Beth Rachlis, Sumeet Sodhi, Barry Burciul, James Orbinski, Amy H.Y. Cheng & Donald Cole
Article: 20548
Published online: 16 Apr 2013
AbstractforA taxonomy for community-based care programs focused on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in resource-poor settings | Full Text | References | PDF (207.3 KB)
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Climate change and the potential effects on maternal and pregnancy outcomes: an assessment of the most vulnerable – the mother, fetus, and newborn child
Charlotta Rylander, Jon Øyvind Odland & Torkjel Manning Sandanger
Article: 19538
Published online: 11 Mar 2013
AbstractforClimate change and the potential effects on maternal and pregnancy outcomes: an assessment of the most vulnerable – the mother, fetus, and newborn child | Full Text | References | PDF (136.2 KB)
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Original Articles

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Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases in Costa Rica: a feasibility study toward a national screening program
Catharina Wesseling, Norbel Román, Indiana Quirós, Laura Páez, Vilma García, Ana María Mora, Jorge L. Juncos & Kyle N. Steenland
Article: 23061
Published online: 27 Dec 2013
AbstractforParkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases in Costa Rica: a feasibility study toward a national screening program | Full Text | References | PDF (361.5 KB)
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Reduction in STIs in an empowerment intervention programme for female sex workers in Bangalore, India: the Pragati programme
Dennis Souverein, Sjoerd M. Euser, Rajendra Ramaiah, Pushpalatha Rama Narayana Gowda, Chandra Shekhar Gowda, Diana C. Grootendorst, Snehal Barot, Françoise Jenniskens, Sunil Kumar, Shiv Kumar & Jeroen W. Den Boer
Article: 22943
Published online: 27 Dec 2013
AbstractforReduction in STIs in an empowerment intervention programme for female sex workers in Bangalore, India: the Pragati programme | Full Text | References | PDF (549.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Mortality in women of reproductive age in rural South Africa
Dorean Nabukalu, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Kobus Herbst & Marie-Louise Newell
Article: 22834
Published online: 19 Dec 2013
AbstractforMortality in women of reproductive age in rural South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (491.5 KB)
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Assessment of strategies for male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
Alinane Linda Nyondo, Adamson Sinjani Muula & Angela Faith Chimwaza
Article: 22780
Published online: 16 Dec 2013
AbstractforAssessment of strategies for male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi | Full Text | References | PDF (135.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Effects of information, education, and communication campaign on a community-based health insurance scheme in Burkina Faso
Patience Cofie, Manuela De Allegri, Bocar Kouyaté & Rainer Sauerborn
Article: 20791
Published online: 06 Dec 2013
AbstractforEffects of information, education, and communication campaign on a community-based health insurance scheme in Burkina Faso | Full Text | References | PDF (416.9 KB)
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Public awareness and attitudes towards epilepsy in Tehran, Iran
Helia Ghanean, Marzieh Nojomi & Lars Jacobsson
Article: 21618
Published online: 05 Dec 2013
AbstractforPublic awareness and attitudes towards epilepsy in Tehran, Iran | Full Text | References | PDF (84.3 KB)
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Promoting community participation in priority setting in district health systems: experiences from Mbarali district, Tanzania
Peter Kamuzora, Stephen Maluka, Benedict Ndawi, Jens Byskov & Anna-Karin Hurtig
Article: 22669
Published online: 25 Nov 2013
AbstractforPromoting community participation in priority setting in district health systems: experiences from Mbarali district, Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (123.2 KB)
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Delivery should happen soon and my pain will be reduced: understanding women's perception of good delivery care in India
Sanghita Bhattacharyya, Aradhana Srivastava & Bilal Iqbal Avan
Article: 22635
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforDelivery should happen soon and my pain will be reduced: understanding women's perception of good delivery care in India | Full Text | References | PDF (102.9 KB)
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Decentralised paediatric HIV care in Ethiopia: a comparison between outcomes of patients managed in health centres and in a hospital clinic
Oskar Hagströmer, Lars Lundstedt, Taye Tolera Balcha & Per Björkman
Article: 22274
Published online: 11 Nov 2013
AbstractforDecentralised paediatric HIV care in Ethiopia: a comparison between outcomes of patients managed in health centres and in a hospital clinic | Full Text | References | PDF (242.1 KB)
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Do non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes associate with primary open-angle glaucoma? Insights from a case–control study in Nepal
Suraj Shakya-Vaidya, Umesh Raj Aryal, Madan Upadhyay & Alexandra Krettek
Article: 22636
Published online: 04 Nov 2013
AbstractforDo non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes associate with primary open-angle glaucoma? Insights from a case–control study in Nepal | Full Text | References | PDF (98.2 KB)
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Masculine attitudes of superiority deter men from accessing antiretroviral therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tumaini M. Nyamhanga, Eustace P.Y. Muhondwa & Rose Shayo
Article: 21812
Published online: 22 Oct 2013
AbstractforMasculine attitudes of superiority deter men from accessing antiretroviral therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (119.1 KB)
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Constraints faced by urban poor in managing diabetes care: patients’ perspectives from South India
Upendra Bhojani, Arima Mishra, Subramani Amruthavalli, Narayanan Devadasan, Patrick Kolsteren, Stefaan De Henauw & Bart Criel
Article: 22258
Published online: 03 Oct 2013
AbstractforConstraints faced by urban poor in managing diabetes care: patients’ perspectives from South India | Full Text | References | PDF (117.7 KB)
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Association between South African high-school learners’ knowledge about tuberculosis and their intention to seek healthcare
Saloshni Naidoo & Myra Taylor
Article: 21699
Published online: 03 Oct 2013
AbstractforAssociation between South African high-school learners’ knowledge about tuberculosis and their intention to seek healthcare | Full Text | References | PDF (104.2 KB)
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Implementation of national guidelines, incorporated within structured diabetes and hypertension records at primary level care in Cape Town, South Africa: a randomised controlled trial
Krisela Steyn, Carl Lombard, Nomonde Gwebushe, Jean M. Fourie, Katherine Everett-Murphy, Merrick Zwarenstein & Naomi S. Levitt
Article: 20796
Published online: 25 Sep 2013
AbstractforImplementation of national guidelines, incorporated within structured diabetes and hypertension records at primary level care in Cape Town, South Africa: a randomised controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (143.1 KB)
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Technical efficiency of public district hospitals in Madhya Pradesh, India: a data envelopment analysis
Tej Ram Jat & Miguel San Sebastian
Article: 21742
Published online: 24 Sep 2013
AbstractforTechnical efficiency of public district hospitals in Madhya Pradesh, India: a data envelopment analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (99.4 KB)
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A web-based telemedicine system for low-resource settings 13 years on: insights from referrers and specialists
Victor Patterson & Richard Wootton
Article: 21465
Published online: 23 Sep 2013
AbstractforA web-based telemedicine system for low-resource settings 13 years on: insights from referrers and specialists | Full Text | References | PDF (299.9 KB)
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Self-reported prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases and associated factors among older adults in South Africa
Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Karl Peltzer, Witness Chirinda, Alfred Musekiwa, Zamakayise Kose, Ebrahim Hoosain, Adlai Davids & Shandir Ramlagan
Article: 20936
Published online: 19 Sep 2013
AbstractforSelf-reported prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases and associated factors among older adults in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (95.8 KB)
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Cultural imperatives and the ethics of verbal autopsies in rural Ghana
Raymond A. Aborigo, Pascale Allotey, Paulina Tindana, Daniel Azongo & Cornelius Debpuur
Article: 18570
Published online: 19 Sep 2013
AbstractforCultural imperatives and the ethics of verbal autopsies in rural Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (165.3 KB)
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Sociodemographic predictors of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors among older adults in South Africa
Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Karl Peltzer, Witness Chirinda, Alfred Musekiwa & Zamakayise Kose
Article: 20680
Published online: 16 Sep 2013
AbstractforSociodemographic predictors of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors among older adults in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (106.5 KB)
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Revising the WHO verbal autopsy instrument to facilitate routine cause-of-death monitoring
Jordana Leitao, Daniel Chandramohan, Peter Byass, Robert Jakob, Kanitta Bundhamcharoen, Chanpen Choprapawon, Don de Savigny, Edward Fottrell, Elizabeth França, Frederik Frøen, Gihan Gewaifel, Abraham Hodgson, Sennen Hounton, Kathleen Kahn, Anand Krishnan, Vishwajeet Kumar, Honorati Masanja, Erin Nichols, Francis Notzon, Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly, Osman Sankoh, Paul Spiegel, Carla AbouZahr, Marc Amexo, Derege Kebede, William Soumbey Alley, Fatima Marinho, Mohamed Ali, Enrique Loyola, Jyotsna Chikersal, Jun Gao, Giuseppe Annunziata, Rajiv Bahl, Kidist Bartolomeus, Ties Boerma, Bedirhan Ustun, Doris Chou, Lulu Muhe & Matthews Mathai
Article: 21518
Published online: 13 Sep 2013
AbstractforRevising the WHO verbal autopsy instrument to facilitate routine cause-of-death monitoring | Full Text | References | PDF (627.8 KB)
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Factors associated with attrition, mortality, and loss to follow up after antiretroviral therapy initiation: data from an HIV cohort study in India
Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Praveen K. Naik, Raghavakalyan Pakam & Manoranjan Midde
Article: 21682
Published online: 12 Sep 2013
AbstractforFactors associated with attrition, mortality, and loss to follow up after antiretroviral therapy initiation: data from an HIV cohort study in India | Full Text | References | PDF (296.7 KB)
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A multi-layered governance framework for incorporating social science insights into adapting to the health impacts of climate change
Kathryn J. Bowen, Kristie Ebi, Sharon Friel & Anthony J. McMichael
Article: 21820
Published online: 10 Sep 2013
AbstractforA multi-layered governance framework for incorporating social science insights into adapting to the health impacts of climate change | Full Text | References | PDF (147.9 KB)
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Equity in maternal, newborn, and child health care coverage in India
Prashant Kumar Singh, Rajesh Kumar Rai & Chandan Kumar
Article: 22217
Published online: 10 Sep 2013
AbstractforEquity in maternal, newborn, and child health care coverage in India | Full Text | References | PDF (113.5 KB)
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Use of anchoring vignettes to evaluate health reporting behavior amongst adults aged 50 years and above in Africa and Asia – testing assumptions
Siddhivinayak Hirve, Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Samuel Oti, Cornelius Debpuur, Sanjay Juvekar, Stephen Tollman, Yulia Blomstedt, Stig Wall & Nawi Ng
Article: 21064
Published online: 05 Sep 2013
AbstractforUse of anchoring vignettes to evaluate health reporting behavior amongst adults aged 50 years and above in Africa and Asia – testing assumptions | Full Text | References | PDF (291.5 KB)
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Challenges to the implementation of health sector decentralization in Tanzania: experiences from Kongwa district council
Gasto Frumence, Tumaini Nyamhanga, Mughwira Mwangu & Anna-Karin Hurtig
Article: 20983
Published online: 29 Aug 2013
AbstractforChallenges to the implementation of health sector decentralization in Tanzania: experiences from Kongwa district council | Full Text | References | PDF (121.6 KB)
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Where is information quality lost at clinical level? A mixed-method study on information systems and data quality in three urban Kenyan ANC clinics
Daniel Hahn, Pepela Wanjala & Michael Marx
Article: 21424
Published online: 29 Aug 2013
AbstractforWhere is information quality lost at clinical level? A mixed-method study on information systems and data quality in three urban Kenyan ANC clinics | Full Text | References | PDF (257.6 KB)
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Challenges to the implementation of International Health Regulations (2005) on Preventing Infectious Diseases: experience from Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania
Edith Bakari & Gasto Frumence
Article: 20942
Published online: 16 Aug 2013
AbstractforChallenges to the implementation of International Health Regulations (2005) on Preventing Infectious Diseases: experience from Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (367.5 KB)
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Exploring the origin and potential for spread of the 2013 dengue outbreak in Luanda, Angola
October M. Sessions, Kamran Khan, Yan'an Hou, Eyal Meltzer, Mikkel Quam, Eli Schwartz, Duane J. Gubler & Annelies Wilder-Smith
Article: 21822
Published online: 02 Aug 2013
AbstractforExploring the origin and potential for spread of the 2013 dengue outbreak in Luanda, Angola | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Vulnerability to extreme heat and climate change: is ethnicity a factor?
Alana Hansen, Linda Bi, Arthur Saniotis & Monika Nitschke
Article: 21364
Published online: 29 Jul 2013
AbstractforVulnerability to extreme heat and climate change: is ethnicity a factor? | Full Text | References | PDF (115.9 KB)
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HIV voluntary testing and perceived risk among female sex workers in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam
Bach Xuan Tran, Long Thanh Nguyen, Nhung Phuong Nguyen & Huong Thu Thi Phan
Article: 20690
Published online: 17 Jul 2013
AbstractforHIV voluntary testing and perceived risk among female sex workers in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (93.9 KB)
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Insight into implementation of facility-based integrated management of childhood illness strategy in a rural district of Sindh, Pakistan
Nousheen Akber Pradhan, Narjis Rizvi, Neelofar Sami & Xaher Gul
Article: 20086
Published online: 05 Jul 2013
AbstractforInsight into implementation of facility-based integrated management of childhood illness strategy in a rural district of Sindh, Pakistan | Full Text | References | PDF (275.3 KB)
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New strategy toward dioxin risk reduction for local residents surrounding severe dioxin hotspots in Vietnam
Tuyet-Hanh Thi Tran, Ngoc-Bich Nguyen & Vu-Anh Le
Article: 21105
Published online: 20 Jun 2013
AbstractforNew strategy toward dioxin risk reduction for local residents surrounding severe dioxin hotspots in Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (601.5 KB)
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Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people
Tilman Jakob Gaber, Samira Bouyrakhen, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Ulrich Hagenah, Martin Holtmann, Christine Margarete Freitag, Lars Wöckel, Fritz Poustka & Florian Daniel Zepf
Article: 20187
Published online: 19 Jun 2013
AbstractforMigration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people | Full Text | References | PDF (998.2 KB)
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HIV-related travel restrictions: trends and country characteristics
Felicia Chang, Helen Prytherch, Robin C. Nesbitt & Annelies Wilder-Smith
Article: 20472
Published online: 03 Jun 2013
AbstractforHIV-related travel restrictions: trends and country characteristics | Full Text | References | PDF (646.1 KB)
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Women's knowledge and perceptions of malaria and use of malaria vector control interventions in Kersa, eastern Ethiopia
Tesfaye Gobena, Yemane Berhane & Alemayehu Worku
Article: 20461
Published online: 23 May 2013
AbstractforWomen's knowledge and perceptions of malaria and use of malaria vector control interventions in Kersa, eastern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (111.3 KB)
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Primary healthcare providers’ views on improving sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua
Lina Jaruseviciene, Miguel Orozco, Marcia Ibarra, Freddy Cordova Ossio, Bernardo Vega, Nancy Auquilla, Joel Medina, Anna C. Gorter, Peter Decat, Sara De Meyer, Marleen Temmerman, Alexander B. Edmonds, Leonas Valius & Jeffrey V. Lazarus
Article: 20444
Published online: 15 May 2013
AbstractforPrimary healthcare providers’ views on improving sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua | Full Text | References | PDF (357.7 KB)
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Correlates of physical activity in adolescence: a study from a developing country
Behjat Shokrvash, Fereshteh Majlessi, Ali Montazeri, Saharnaz Nedjat, Abbas Rahimi, Abolgasem Djazayeri & Davoud Shojaeezadeh
Article: 20327
Published online: 13 May 2013
AbstractforCorrelates of physical activity in adolescence: a study from a developing country | Full Text | References | PDF (122.2 KB)
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The role of home-based records in the establishment of a continuum of care for mothers, newborns, and children in Indonesia
Keiko Osaki, Tomoko Hattori & Soewarta Kosen
Article: 20429
Published online: 06 May 2013
AbstractforThe role of home-based records in the establishment of a continuum of care for mothers, newborns, and children in Indonesia | Full Text | References | PDF (133.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Utility of knowledge, attitude, and practice survey, and prevalence of dental caries among 11- to 13-year-old children in an urban community in India
Baranya Shrikrishna Suprabha, Arathi Rao, Ramya Shenoy & Sanskriti Khanal
Article: 20750
Published online: 30 Apr 2013
AbstractforUtility of knowledge, attitude, and practice survey, and prevalence of dental caries among 11- to 13-year-old children in an urban community in India | Full Text | References | PDF (104.1 KB)
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Routine vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries: further arguments for accelerating support to child vaccination services
Wenjing Tao, Max Petzold & Birger C. Forsberg
Article: 20343
Published online: 30 Apr 2013
AbstractforRoutine vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries: further arguments for accelerating support to child vaccination services | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Teaching handwashing with soap for schoolchildren in a multi-ethnic population in northern rural Vietnam
Le Thi Thanh Xuan, Thilde Rheinländer, Luu Ngoc Hoat, Anders Dalsgaard & Flemming Konradsen
Article: 20288
Published online: 24 Apr 2013
AbstractforTeaching handwashing with soap for schoolchildren in a multi-ethnic population in northern rural Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (679.7 KB)
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Implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: a qualitative evaluation
Joachim Osur, Traci L. Baird, Brooke A. Levandowski, Emily Jackson & Daniel Murokora
Article: 19649
Published online: 24 Apr 2013
AbstractforImplementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: a qualitative evaluation | Full Text | References | PDF (623.1 KB)
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Theoretical impact of insecticide-impregnated school uniforms on dengue incidence in Thai children
Eduardo Massad, Marcos Amaku, Francisco Antonio Bezerra Coutinho, Pattamaporn Kittayapong & Annelies Wilder-Smith
Article: 20473
Published online: 28 Mar 2013
AbstractforTheoretical impact of insecticide-impregnated school uniforms on dengue incidence in Thai children | Full Text | References | PDF (223.9 KB)
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Health system capacity: maternal health policy implementation in the state of Gujarat, India
Linda Sanneving, Asli Kulane, Aditi Iyer & Bengt Ahgren
Article: 19629
Published online: 22 Mar 2013
AbstractforHealth system capacity: maternal health policy implementation in the state of Gujarat, India | Full Text | References | PDF (208.4 KB)
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Determinants of antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV/AIDS patients: a multisite study
Bach Xuan Tran, Long Thanh Nguyen, Nga Hoang Nguyen & Quynh Van Hoang
Article: 19570
Published online: 15 Mar 2013
AbstractforDeterminants of antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV/AIDS patients: a multisite study | Full Text | References | PDF (111.1 KB)
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Inequity in maternal health care service utilization in Gujarat: analyses of district-level health survey data
Deepak Saxena, Ruchi Vangani, DileepV. Mavalankar & Sarah Thomsen
Article: 19652
Published online: 06 Mar 2013
AbstractforInequity in maternal health care service utilization in Gujarat: analyses of district-level health survey data | Full Text | References | PDF (771.2 KB)
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Ethnic minority health in Vietnam: a review exposing horizontal inequity
Mats Målqvist, Dinh Thi Phuong Hoa, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Anna Thorson & Sarah Thomsen
Article: 19803
Published online: 04 Mar 2013
AbstractforEthnic minority health in Vietnam: a review exposing horizontal inequity | Full Text | References | PDF (236.1 KB)
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Supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) in South Africa: comprehensive economic evaluation of an integrated child health delivery platform
Stéphane Verguet, Waasila Jassat, MelanieY. Bertram, StephenM. Tollman, ChristopherJ. L. Murray, DeanT. Jamison & KarenJ. Hofman
Article: 20056
Published online: 01 Mar 2013
AbstractforSupplementary immunization activities (SIAs) in South Africa: comprehensive economic evaluation of an integrated child health delivery platform | Full Text | References | PDF (214.1 KB)
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Improving the use of health data for health system strengthening
Tara Nutley & HeidiW. Reynolds
Article: 20001
Published online: 13 Feb 2013
AbstractforImproving the use of health data for health system strengthening | Full Text | References | PDF (182.8 KB)
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Prevention and control of major non-communicable diseases in China from 1990 to 2009: results of a two-round Delphi survey
Jun Lv, Miao Liu, Yu Jiang & Li-Ming Li
Article: 20004
Published online: 12 Feb 2013
AbstractforPrevention and control of major non-communicable diseases in China from 1990 to 2009: results of a two-round Delphi survey | Full Text | References | PDF (138.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Urban–rural and gender differences in tobacco and alcohol use, diet and physical activity among young black South Africans between 1998 and 2003
Nasheeta Peer, Debbie Bradshaw, Ria Laubscher, Nelia Steyn & Krisela Steyn
Article: 19216
Published online: 29 Jan 2013
AbstractforUrban–rural and gender differences in tobacco and alcohol use, diet and physical activity among young black South Africans between 1998 and 2003 | Full Text | References | PDF (995 KB)
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Medical causes of admissions to hospital among adults in Africa: a systematic review
Anthony O. Etyang & John Anthony Gerard Scott
Article: 19090
Published online: 08 Jan 2013
AbstractforMedical causes of admissions to hospital among adults in Africa: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (304.8 KB)
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‘Health is wealth and wealth is health’ – perceptions of health and ill-health among female sex workers in Savannakhet, Laos
Ketkesone Phrasisombath, Sarah Thomsen, Vanphanom Sychareun & Elisabeth Faxelid
Article: 19080
Published online: 02 Jan 2013
Abstractfor ‘Health is wealth and wealth is health’ – perceptions of health and ill-health among female sex workers in Savannakhet, Laos | Full Text | References | PDF (113 KB)
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Short Communications

Monitoring health interventions – who's afraid of LQAS?
Lorenzo Pezzoli & Sung Hye Kim
Article: 21921
Published online: 12 Nov 2013
AbstractforMonitoring health interventions – who's afraid of LQAS? | Full Text | References | PDF (162.4 KB)
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Current Debates

The mismatch between the health research and development (R&D) that is needed and the R&D that is undertaken: an overview of the problem, the causes, and solutions
Roderik F. Viergever
Article: 22450
Published online: 10 Oct 2013
AbstractforThe mismatch between the health research and development (R&D) that is needed and the R&D that is undertaken: an overview of the problem, the causes, and solutions | Full Text | References | PDF (600.6 KB)
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Article
Strengthening the health workforce and rolling out universal health coverage: the need for policy analysis
Adam D. Koon & Susannah H. Mayhew
Article: 21852
Published online: 24 Jul 2013
AbstractforStrengthening the health workforce and rolling out universal health coverage: the need for policy analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (57.8 KB)
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Article
Health professionals for global health: include dental personnel upfront!
Raman Preet
Article: 21398
Published online: 16 Jul 2013
AbstractforHealth professionals for global health: include dental personnel upfront! | Full Text | References | PDF (66.8 KB)
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Study Design Articles

Article
Introducing a model of cardiovascular prevention in Nairobi's slums by integrating a public health and private-sector approach: the SCALE-UP study
Steven van de Vijver, Samuel Oti, Thijs Cohen Tervaert, Catherine Hankins, Catherine Kyobutungi, Gabriela B. Gomez, Lizzy Brewster, Charles Agyemang & Joep Lange
Article: 22510
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
AbstractforIntroducing a model of cardiovascular prevention in Nairobi's slums by integrating a public health and private-sector approach: the SCALE-UP study | Full Text | References | PDF (288.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Design and methodology of a community-based cluster-randomized controlled trial for dietary behaviour change in rural Kerala
Meena Daivadanam, Rolf Wahlstrom, T.K. Sundari Ravindran, P.S. Sarma, S. Sivasankaran & K.R. Thankappan
Article: 20993
Published online: 17 Jul 2013
AbstractforDesign and methodology of a community-based cluster-randomized controlled trial for dietary behaviour change in rural Kerala | Full Text | References | PDF (322.2 KB)
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Article
Health and demographic surveillance systems: contributing to an understanding of the dynamics in migration and health
Annette Gerritsen, Philippe Bocquier, Michael White, Cheikh Mbacké, Nurul Alam, Donatien Beguy, Frank Odhiambo, Charfudin Sacoor, Ho Dang Phuc, Sureeporn Punpuing & Mark A. Collinson
Article: 21496
Published online: 11 Jul 2013
AbstractforHealth and demographic surveillance systems: contributing to an understanding of the dynamics in migration and health | Full Text | References | PDF (94 KB)
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Article
Bringing evidence to policy to achieve health-related MDGs for all: justification and design of the EPI-4 project in China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Sarah Thomsen, Nawi Ng, Xu Biao, Göran Bondjers, Hari Kusnanto, Nguyen Tanh Liem, Dileep Mavalankar, Mats Målqvist & Vinod Diwan
Article: 19650
Published online: 13 Mar 2013
AbstractforBringing evidence to policy to achieve health-related MDGs for all: justification and design of the EPI-4 project in China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (546.4 KB)
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Capacity Building

Building sustainable organizational capacity to deliver HIV programs in resource-constrained settings: stakeholder perspectives
Anjali Sharma, Philippe Chiliade, E. Michael Reyes, Kate K. Thomas, Stephen R. Collens & José Rafael Morales
Article: 22571
Published online: 13 Dec 2013
AbstractforBuilding sustainable organizational capacity to deliver HIV programs in resource-constrained settings: stakeholder perspectives | Full Text | References | PDF (110.6 KB)
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Article
Young professionals for health development: the Kenyan experience in combating non-communicable diseases
Duncan M. Matheka, Joseph Nderitu, Rajesh Vedanthan, Alessandro R. Demaio, Mellany Murgor, Kiti Kajana, Poonamjeet Loyal, Faraj O. Alkizim & Sandeep P. Kishore
Article: 22461
Published online: 20 Nov 2013
AbstractforYoung professionals for health development: the Kenyan experience in combating non-communicable diseases | Full Text | References | PDF (238.2 KB)
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Article
Global mental health: transformative capacity building in Nicaragua
Jaime C. Sapag, Andrés Herrera, Ruth Trainor, Trinidad Caldera & Akwatu Khenti
Article: 21328
Published online: 30 Sep 2013
AbstractforGlobal mental health: transformative capacity building in Nicaragua | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Article
A research capacity strengthening project for infectious diseases in Honduras: experience and lessons learned
Ana Lourdes Sanchez, Maritza Canales, Lourdes Enriquez, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Ada Argentina Zelaya, Vilma Esther Espinoza & Gustavo Adolfo Fontecha
Article: 21643
Published online: 07 Aug 2013
AbstractforA research capacity strengthening project for infectious diseases in Honduras: experience and lessons learned | Full Text | References | PDF (123.4 KB)
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Article
Global health education: a pilot in trans-disciplinary, digital instruction
Heather Wipfli, David J. Press & Virginia Kuhn
Article: 20747
Published online: 02 May 2013
AbstractforGlobal health education: a pilot in trans-disciplinary, digital instruction | Full Text | References | PDF (121.6 KB)
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Article
Restructuring brain drain: strengthening governance and financing for health worker migration
TimK. Mackey & BryanA. Liang
Article: 19923
Published online: 15 Jan 2013
AbstractforRestructuring brain drain: strengthening governance and financing for health worker migration | Full Text | References | PDF (107.5 KB)
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PhD Reviews

Review Article
Effects of pre- and postnatal nutrition interventions on child growth and body composition: the MINIMat trial in rural Bangladesh
Ashraful Islam Khan
Article: 22476
Published online: 13 Dec 2013
AbstractforEffects of pre- and postnatal nutrition interventions on child growth and body composition: the MINIMat trial in rural Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (240.7 KB)
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Review Article
The role of social participation in municipal-level health systems: the case of Palencia, Guatemala
Ana Lorena Ruano
Article: 20786
Published online: 10 Sep 2013
AbstractforThe role of social participation in municipal-level health systems: the case of Palencia, Guatemala | Full Text | References | PDF (307.1 KB)
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Review Article
Social inequalities in mental health and mortality among refugees and other immigrants to Sweden – epidemiological studies of register data
Anna-Clara Hollander
Article: 21059
Published online: 27 Jun 2013
AbstractforSocial inequalities in mental health and mortality among refugees and other immigrants to Sweden – epidemiological studies of register data | Full Text | References | PDF (140 KB)
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Review Article
Gender policies and advertising and marketing practices that affect women's health
Belén Cambronero-Saiz
Article: 20372
Published online: 26 Jun 2013
AbstractforGender policies and advertising and marketing practices that affect women's health | Full Text | References | PDF (116.4 KB)
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A step in the right direction, towards a feminist policy analysis
Carlos Alvarez-Dardet
Article: 22818
Published online: 20 Sep 2013
CitationforA step in the right direction, towards a feminist policy analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (94.3 KB)
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Article
A comparative study of two communication models in HIV/AIDS coverage in selected Nigerian newspapers
Onjefu Okidu
Article: 18993
Published online: 30 Jan 2013
AbstractforA comparative study of two communication models in HIV/AIDS coverage in selected Nigerian newspapers | Full Text | References | PDF (159.1 KB)
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Article
Modelling determinants, impact, and space–time risk of age-specific mortality in rural South Africa: integrating methods to enhance policy relevance
Benn Sartorius
Article: 19239
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforModelling determinants, impact, and space–time risk of age-specific mortality in rural South Africa: integrating methods to enhance policy relevance | Full Text | References | PDF (643.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Commentary on the paper ‘Modelling determinants, impact and space–time risk of age-specific mortality in rural South Africa: integrating methods to enhance policy relevance’
Elisabeth Dowling Root
Article: 19882
Published online: 25 Jan 2013
CitationforCommentary on the paper ‘Modelling determinants, impact and space–time risk of age-specific mortality in rural South Africa: integrating methods to enhance policy relevance’ | Full Text | References | PDF (156.8 KB)
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Article
Occupational respiratory diseases in the South African mining industry
Gill Nelson
Article: 19520
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforOccupational respiratory diseases in the South African mining industry | Full Text | References | PDF (919.6 KB)
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Article
Mining: South Africa's legacy and burden in the context of occupational respiratory diseases
Rajen N. Naidoo
Article: 20512
Published online: 21 Feb 2013
First Page PreviewforMining: South Africa's legacy and burden in the context of occupational respiratory diseases | Full Text | References | PDF (114.3 KB)
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Article
Exploring the paradox: double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa
Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage
Article: 19249
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforExploring the paradox: double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (570.8 KB)
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Article
Invited commentary on the paper 'Exploring the paradox: double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa'
Peter A. Cooper
Article: 19785
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
CitationforInvited commentary on the paper 'Exploring the paradox: double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa' | Full Text | References | PDF (124.2 KB)
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Special Issue: Gender and health

Article
Between desire and rape – narratives about being intimate partners and becoming pregnant in a violent relationship
Kerstin Edin & Bo Nilsson
Article: 20984
Published online: 05 Dec 2013
AbstractforBetween desire and rape – narratives about being intimate partners and becoming pregnant in a violent relationship | Full Text | References | PDF (126.4 KB)
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Article
Access to and use of sexual and reproductive health services provided by midwives among rural immigrant women in Spain: midwives’ perspectives
Laura Otero-Garcia, Isabel Goicolea, Montserrat Gea-Sánchez & Belen Sanz-Barbero
Article: 22645
Published online: 08 Nov 2013
AbstractforAccess to and use of sexual and reproductive health services provided by midwives among rural immigrant women in Spain: midwives’ perspectives | Full Text | References | PDF (112.6 KB)
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Article
Performing masculinity, influencing health: a qualitative mixed-methods study of young Spanish men
Jorge Marcos Marcos, Nuria Romo Avilés, María del Río Lozano, Juan Palomares Cuadros & María del Mar García Calvente
Article: 21134
Published online: 16 Sep 2013
AbstractforPerforming masculinity, influencing health: a qualitative mixed-methods study of young Spanish men | Full Text | References | PDF (167.7 KB)
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Article
‘Elastic band strategy’: women's lived experience of coping with domestic violence in rural Indonesia
Elli Nur Hayati, Malin Eriksson, Mohammad Hakimi, Ulf Högberg & Maria Emmelin
Article: 18894
Published online: 02 Jan 2013
Abstractfor‘Elastic band strategy’: women's lived experience of coping with domestic violence in rural Indonesia | Full Text | References | PDF (315.1 KB)
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Improving health and living conditions for elderly populations

Article
Self-reported health and health care use in an ageing population in the Agincourt sub-district of rural South Africa
Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Margaret Thorogood, Benjamin Clark, Kathleen Kahn & Stephen Tollman
Article: 19305
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforSelf-reported health and health care use in an ageing population in the Agincourt sub-district of rural South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (132.3 KB)
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Article
Household characteristics for older adults and study background from SAGE Ghana Wave 1
Richard B. Biritwum, George Mensah, Nadia Minicuci, Alfred E. Yawson, Nirmala Naidoo, Somnath Chatterji & Paul Kowal
Article: 20096
Published online: 11 Jun 2013
AbstractforHousehold characteristics for older adults and study background from SAGE Ghana Wave 1 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Article
Self-rated health and associated factors among older South Africans: evidence from the study on global ageing and adult health
Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Karl Peltzer, Witness Chirinda, Zamakayise Kose, Ebrahim Hoosain, Shandir Ramlagan, Cily Tabane & Adlai Davids
Article: 19880
Published online: 06 Feb 2013
AbstractforSelf-rated health and associated factors among older South Africans: evidence from the study on global ageing and adult health | Full Text | References | PDF (136.7 KB)
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Article
Health, wellbeing, and disability among older people infected or affected by HIV in Uganda and South Africa
Makandwe Nyirenda, Marie-Louise Newell, Joseph Mugisha, Portia C. Mutevedzi, Janet Seeley, Francien Scholten & Paul Kowal
Article: 19201
Published online: 23 Jan 2013
AbstractforHealth, wellbeing, and disability among older people infected or affected by HIV in Uganda and South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (184.3 KB)
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Article
Depression and associated factors in older adults in South Africa
Karl Peltzer & Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya
Article: 18871
Published online: 18 Jan 2013
AbstractforDepression and associated factors in older adults in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (123.2 KB)
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Article
Do unequal societies cause death among the elderly? A study of the health effects of inequality in Swedish municipalities in 2006
Sören Edvinsson, Erling Häggström Lundevaller & Gunnar Malmberg
Article: 19116
Published online: 16 Jan 2013
AbstractforDo unequal societies cause death among the elderly? A study of the health effects of inequality in Swedish municipalities in 2006 | Full Text | References | PDF (411.1 KB)
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Global Public Health - Integrated perspectives of global health

Editorial
Is global health really global?
Peter Byass
Article: 20671
Published online: 27 Mar 2013
First Page PreviewforIs global health really global? | Full Text | References | PDF (217.1 KB)
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Article
Including oral health training in a health system strengthening program in Rwanda
Brittany Seymour, Ibra Muhumuza, Chris Mumena, Moses Isyagi, Jane Barrow & Valli Meeks
Article: 20109
Published online: 08 Mar 2013
AbstractforIncluding oral health training in a health system strengthening program in Rwanda | Full Text | References | PDF (644.7 KB)
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Article
Addressing the social determinants of health through health system strengthening and inter-sectoral convergence: the case of the Indian National Rural Health Mission
Amit Mohan Prasad, Gautam Chakraborty, Sajjan Singh Yadav & Salima Bhatia
Article: 20135
Published online: 01 Mar 2013
AbstractforAddressing the social determinants of health through health system strengthening and inter-sectoral convergence: the case of the Indian National Rural Health Mission | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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Article
Comparative evaluation of the influence of television advertisements on children and caries prevalence
Neeta Ghimire & Arathi Rao
Article: 20066
Published online: 12 Feb 2013
AbstractforComparative evaluation of the influence of television advertisements on children and caries prevalence | Full Text | References | PDF (778.5 KB)
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Article
An analysis of the health status of the United Arab Emirates: the ‘Big 4’ public health issues
Tom Loney, Tar-Ching Aw, Daniel G. Handysides, Raghib Ali, Iain Blair, Michal Grivna, Syed M. Shah, Mohamud Sheek-Hussein, Mohamed El-Sadig, Amer A. Sharif & Yusra El-Obaid
Article: 20100
Published online: 05 Feb 2013
AbstractforAn analysis of the health status of the United Arab Emirates: the ‘Big 4’ public health issues | Full Text | References | PDF (156 KB) | Supplemental
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Global Health Beyond 2015

Beyond 2015: time to reposition Scandinavia in global health?
Article: 20903
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
First Page PreviewforBeyond 2015: time to reposition Scandinavia in global health? | Full Text | References | PDF (325.9 KB)
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Article
Global health post-2015: the case for universal health equity
Lucia D'Ambruoso
Article: 19661
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforGlobal health post-2015: the case for universal health equity | Full Text | References | PDF (733.3 KB)
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Article
Inequity in India: the case of maternal and reproductive health
Linda Sanneving, Nadja Trygg, Deepak Saxena, Dileep Mavalankar & Sarah Thomsen
Article: 19145
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforInequity in India: the case of maternal and reproductive health | Full Text | References | PDF (668.9 KB)
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Article
Addressing research capacity for health equity and the social determinants of health in three African countries: the INTREC programme
Karen Hofman, Yulia Blomstedt, Sheila Addei, Rose Kalage, Mandy Maredza, Osman Sankoh, Martin Bangha, Kathleen Kahn, Heiko Becher, Joke Haafkens & John Kinsman
Article: 19668
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforAddressing research capacity for health equity and the social determinants of health in three African countries: the INTREC programme | Full Text | References | PDF (126.8 KB)
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Article
Disadvantaged populations in maternal health in China who and why?
Beibei Yuan, Xu Qian & Sarah Thomsen
Article: 19542
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforDisadvantaged populations in maternal health in China who and why? | References | PDF (541 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Dementia prevalence estimates in sub-Saharan Africa: comparison of two diagnostic criteria
Stella-Maria Paddick, Anna R. Longdon, Aloyce Kisoli, Catherine Dotchin, William K. Gray, Felicity Dewhurst, Paul Chaote, Raj Kalaria, Ahmed M. Jusabani & Richard Walker
Article: 19646
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforDementia prevalence estimates in sub-Saharan Africa: comparison of two diagnostic criteria | Full Text | References | PDF (112.6 KB)
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Article
5-SPICE: the application of an original framework for community health worker program design, quality improvement and research agenda setting
Daniel Palazuelos, Kyla Ellis, Dana DaEun Im, Matthew Peckarsky, Dan Schwarz, Didi Bertrand Farmer, Ranu Dhillon, Ari Johnson, Claudia Orihuela, Jill Hackett, Junior Bazile, Leslie Berman, Madeleine Ballard, Raj Panjabi, Ralph Ternier, Sam Slavin, Scott Lee, Steve Selinsky & Carole Diane Mitnick
Article: 19658
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
Abstractfor5-SPICE: the application of an original framework for community health worker program design, quality improvement and research agenda setting | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB)
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Article
Critical realism: a practical ontology to explain the complexities of smoking and tobacco control in different resource settings
Dunsi Oladele, Alexander M. Clark, Solina Richter & Lory Laing
Article: 19303
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforCritical realism: a practical ontology to explain the complexities of smoking and tobacco control in different resource settings | Full Text | References | PDF (176.7 KB)
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Article
The influence of seasonal climate variability on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden
Barbara Schumann, Sören Edvinsson, Birgitta Evengård & Joacim Rocklöv
Article: 20153
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforThe influence of seasonal climate variability on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (450.8 KB)
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Article
Only an integrated approach across academia, enterprise, governments, and global agencies can tackle the public health impact of climate change
Gunhild A. Stordalen, Joacim Rocklöv, Maria Nilsson & Peter Byass
Article: 20513
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforOnly an integrated approach across academia, enterprise, governments, and global agencies can tackle the public health impact of climate change | Full Text | References | PDF (148.3 KB)
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Article
Climate change threats to population health and well-being: the imperative of protective solutions that will last
Tord Kjellstrom & Anthony J. McMichael
Article: 20816
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
AbstractforClimate change threats to population health and well-being: the imperative of protective solutions that will last | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Osur et al.'s Implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: a qualitative evaluation
Molly Moran, Joanna Ortega & Nuriye Nalan-Sahin Hodoglugil
Article: 21786
Published online: 18 Jul 2013
CitationforOsur et al.'s Implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: a qualitative evaluation | Full Text | References | PDF (50.6 KB)
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Letter
Response to Letter to the Editor by Moran et al
Joachim Osur MBChB, MPH, PhD, Traci L. Baird MPH, Brooke A. Levandowski PhD, MPA, Emily Jackson MD, MPH & Daniel Murokora MB ChB, MMed
Article: 21787
Published online: 18 Jul 2013
CitationforResponse to Letter to the Editor by Moran et al | Full Text | References | PDF (44.3 KB)
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Supplement 1, 2013

Article
Guest Editorial: Building new knowledge: Celebrating the Wits School of Public Health (WSPH)
Article: 20241
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
First Page PreviewforGuest Editorial: Building new knowledge: Celebrating the Wits School of Public Health (WSPH) | Full Text | References | PDF (87.6 KB)
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Article
Public health in South Africa 1975–89: reflections on a momentous past
John Gear
Article: 20095
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
First Page PreviewforPublic health in South Africa 1975–89: reflections on a momentous past | Full Text | PDF (154.1 KB)
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Article
Reflections on Public Health in South Africa, 1993–2002
William Pick
Article: 20094
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
CitationforReflections on Public Health in South Africa, 1993–2002 | Full Text | PDF (143.7 KB)
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Article
Estimating the extent of household contact misclassification with index cases of disease in longitudinal studies using a stochastic simulation model
Tobias Chirwa, Sian Floyd & Paul Fine
Article: 19614
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforEstimating the extent of household contact misclassification with index cases of disease in longitudinal studies using a stochastic simulation model | Full Text | References | PDF (198.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Convergence in fertility of South Africans and Mozambicans in rural South Africa, 1993–2009
Jill Williams, Latifat Ibisomi, Benn Sartorius, Kathleen Kahn, Mark Collinson, Stephen Tollman & Michel Garenne
Article: 19236
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforConvergence in fertility of South Africans and Mozambicans in rural South Africa, 1993–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (212.1 KB)
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Article
The contribution of spatial analysis to understanding HIV/TB mortality in children: a structural equation modelling approach
Eustasius Musenge, Penelope Vounatsou, Mark Collinson, Stephen Tollman & Kathleen Kahn
Article: 19266
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforThe contribution of spatial analysis to understanding HIV/TB mortality in children: a structural equation modelling approach | Full Text | References | PDF (879.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Relationship between household socio-economic status and under-five mortality in Rufiji DSS, Tanzania
Cornelius Nattey, Honorati Masanja & Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
Article: 19278
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforRelationship between household socio-economic status and under-five mortality in Rufiji DSS, Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (109.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Alcohol use in early and late adolescence among the Birth to Twenty cohort in Soweto, South Africa
Leane Ramsoomar, Neo K. Morojele & Shane A. Norris
Article: 19274
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforAlcohol use in early and late adolescence among the Birth to Twenty cohort in Soweto, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (121.2 KB)
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Article
A South African university-practitioner partnership to strengthen capacity in social and behaviour change communication
Nicola J. Christofides, Sara Nieuwoudt, Shereen Usdin, Susan Goldstein & Sharon Fonn
Article: 19300
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforA South African university-practitioner partnership to strengthen capacity in social and behaviour change communication | Full Text | References | PDF (460.5 KB)
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Article
Analysing post-apartheid gender and racial transformation in medical education in a South African province
Taskeen Khan, Leena S. Thomas & Shan Naidoo
Article: 19810
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforAnalysing post-apartheid gender and racial transformation in medical education in a South African province | Full Text | References | PDF (568.5 KB)
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Article
Compensation for environmental asbestos-related diseases in South Africa: a neglected issue
Ntombizodwa Ndlovu, Jim teWater Naude & Jill Murray
Article: 19410
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
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“Even if I were to consent, my family will never agree”: exploring autopsy services for posthumous occupational lung disease compensation among mineworkers in South Africa
Audrey V. Banyini, David Rees & Leah Gilbert
Article: 19518
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
Abstractfor“Even if I were to consent, my family will never agree”: exploring autopsy services for posthumous occupational lung disease compensation among mineworkers in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1,024 KB)
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Moving towards universal coverage in South Africa? Lessons from a voluntary government insurance scheme
Veloshnee Govender, Matthew F. Chersich, Bronwyn Harris, Olufunke Alaba, John E. Ataguba, Nonhlanhla Nxumalo & Jane Goudge
Article: 19253
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforMoving towards universal coverage in South Africa? Lessons from a voluntary government insurance scheme | Full Text | References | PDF (127.6 KB)
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Building consensus on key priorities for rural health care in South Africa using the Delphi technique
Marije Versteeg, Lilo du Toit & Ian Couper
Article: 19522
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforBuilding consensus on key priorities for rural health care in South Africa using the Delphi technique | Full Text | References | PDF (165.4 KB)
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Comparing the job satisfaction and intention to leave of different categories of health workers in Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa
Duane Blaauw, Prudence Ditlopo, Fresier Maseko, Maureen Chirwa, Aziza Mwisongo, Posy Bidwell, Steve Thomas & Charles Normand
Article: 19287
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforComparing the job satisfaction and intention to leave of different categories of health workers in Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (141.9 KB)
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Policy implementation and financial incentives for nurses in South Africa: a case study on the occupation-specific dispensation
Prudence Ditlopo, Duane Blaauw, LaetitiaC. Rispel, Steve Thomas & Posy Bidwell
Article: 19289
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforPolicy implementation and financial incentives for nurses in South Africa: a case study on the occupation-specific dispensation | Full Text | References | PDF (117.8 KB)
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Developing a new mid-level health worker: lessons from South Africa's experience with clinical associates
Jane Doherty, Daphney Conco, Ian Couper & Sharon Fonn
Article: 19282
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
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Administrative integration of vertical HIV monitoring and evaluation into health systems: a case study from South Africa
Mary Kawonga, Sharon Fonn & Duane Blaauw
Article: 19252
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
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Predictors of loss to follow-up among children in the first and second years of antiretroviral treatment in Johannesburg, South Africa
Mazvita Sengayi, Ntabozuko Dwane, Edmore Marinda, Nosisa Sipambo, Lee Fairlie & Harry Moultrie
Article: 19248
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforPredictors of loss to follow-up among children in the first and second years of antiretroviral treatment in Johannesburg, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (359.3 KB)
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Self-reported vision health status among older people in the Kassena-Nankana District, Ghana
Henrietta Akuamoah-Boateng
Article: 19012
Published online: 08 Jul 2013
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The non-fatal disease burden caused by type 2 diabetes in South Africa, 2009
Melanie Y. Bertram, Aneil V.S. Jaswal, Victoria Pillay Van Wyk, Naomi S. Levitt & Karen J. Hofman
Article: 19244
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforThe non-fatal disease burden caused by type 2 diabetes in South Africa, 2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (157.6 KB)
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A rapid assessment of a community health worker pilot programme to improve the management of hypertension and diabetes in Emfuleni sub-district of Gauteng Province, South Africa
Tshipfuralo Ndou, Greer van Zyl, Salamina Hlahane & Jane Goudge
Article: 19228
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
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Outreach services to improve access to health care in South Africa: lessons from three community health worker programmes
Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jane Goudge & Liz Thomas
Article: 19283
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforOutreach services to improve access to health care in South Africa: lessons from three community health worker programmes | Full Text | References | PDF (111.9 KB)
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Supplement 2, 2013

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Foreword
Lars Weinehall
Article: 20446
Published online: 25 Feb 2013
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Foreword
Nguyen Duc Hinh
Article: 20433
Published online: 25 Feb 2013
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Acknowledgment
Article: 20434
Published online: 25 Feb 2013
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Guest Editorial: Public health in Vietnam: scientific evidence for policy changes and interventions
Article: 20443
Published online: 25 Feb 2013
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Hot spot detection and spatio-temporal dispersion of dengue fever in Hanoi, Vietnam
Do Thi Thanh Toan, Wenbiao Hu, Pham Quang Thai, Luu Ngoc Hoat, Pamela Wright & Pim Martens
Article: 18632
Published online: 24 Jan 2013
AbstractforHot spot detection and spatio-temporal dispersion of dengue fever in Hanoi, Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (660.5 KB)
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Survival probability and prognostic factors for breast cancer patients in Vietnam
NguyenH. Lan, Wongsa Laohasiriwong & JohnF. Stewart
Article: 18860
Published online: 17 Jan 2013
AbstractforSurvival probability and prognostic factors for breast cancer patients in Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (360 KB)
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Cost of treatment for breast cancer in central Vietnam
Nguyen Hoang Lan, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, John Frederick Stewart, Nguyen Dinh Tung & Peter C. Coyte
Article: 18872
Published online: 04 Feb 2013
AbstractforCost of treatment for breast cancer in central Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (320.9 KB)
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Knowledge of the health consequences of tobacco smoking: a cross-sectional survey of Vietnamese adults
Dao Thi Minh An, Hoang Van Minh, Le Thi Huong, Kim Bao Giang, Le Thi Thanh Xuan, Phan Thi Hai, Pham Quynh Nga & Jason Hsia
Article: 18707
Published online: 31 Jan 2013
AbstractforKnowledge of the health consequences of tobacco smoking: a cross-sectional survey of Vietnamese adults | Full Text | References | PDF (117.3 KB)
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Alcohol consumption and household expenditure on alcohol in a rural district in Vietnam
Kim Bao Giang, Hoang Van Minh & Peter Allebeck
Article: 18937
Published online: 28 Jan 2013
AbstractforAlcohol consumption and household expenditure on alcohol in a rural district in Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (107.7 KB)
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Alcohol-related harm among university students in Hanoi, Vietnam
Pham Bich Diep, RonaldA. Knibbe, Kim Bao Giang & Nanne De Vries
Article: 18857
Published online: 01 Feb 2013
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Road traffic injury among young people in Vietnam: evidence from two rounds of national adolescent health surveys, 2004–2009
Linh Cu Le & Robert W. Blum
Article: 18757
Published online: 17 Jan 2013
AbstractforRoad traffic injury among young people in Vietnam: evidence from two rounds of national adolescent health surveys, 2004–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (700 KB)
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Factors associated with health risk behavior among school children in urban Vietnam
Tran Bich Phuong, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Truong Quang Tien, Hoang Khanh Chi & Michael P. Dunne
Article: 18876
Published online: 18 Jan 2013
AbstractforFactors associated with health risk behavior among school children in urban Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (122 KB)
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Social capital and mental health among mothers in Vietnam who have children with disabilities
Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy & Helen L. Berry
Article: 18886
Published online: 11 Feb 2013
AbstractforSocial capital and mental health among mothers in Vietnam who have children with disabilities | Full Text | References | PDF (333.2 KB)
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Handwashing among schoolchildren in an ethnically diverse population in northern rural Vietnam
Le Thi Thanh Xuan & Luu Ngoc Hoat
Article: 18869
Published online: 31 Jan 2013
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Factors associated with job satisfaction among commune health workers: implications for human resource policies
Bach Xuan Tran, Hoang Van Minh & Nguyen Duc Hinh
Article: 18619
Published online: 30 Jan 2013
AbstractforFactors associated with job satisfaction among commune health workers: implications for human resource policies | Full Text | References | PDF (108.4 KB)
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Supplement 3, 2013

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InterVA versus Spectrum: how comparable are they in estimating AIDS mortality patterns in Nairobi's informal settlements?
Samuel Oji Oti, Marilyn Wamukoya, Mary Mahy & Catherine Kyobutungi
Article: 21638
Published online: 24 Oct 2013
AbstractforInterVA versus Spectrum: how comparable are they in estimating AIDS mortality patterns in Nairobi's informal settlements? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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InterVA-4 as a public health tool for measuring HIV/AIDS mortality: a validation study from five African countries
Peter Byass, Clara Calvert, Jessica Miiro-Nakiyingi, Tom Lutalo, Denna Michael, Amelia Crampin, Simon Gregson, Albert Takaruza, Laura Robertson, Kobus Herbst, Jim Todd & Basia Zaba
Article: 22448
Published online: 18 Oct 2013
AbstractforInterVA-4 as a public health tool for measuring HIV/AIDS mortality: a validation study from five African countries | Full Text | References | PDF (481.7 KB)
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