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Gender context of sexual violence and HIV sexual risk behaviors among married women in Iringa Region, Tanzania
Tumaini M. Nyamhanga & Gasto Frumence
Article: 25346
Published online: 05 Dec 2014
AbstractforGender context of sexual violence and HIV sexual risk behaviors among married women in Iringa Region, Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (344.2 KB)
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From a weighing scale to a pole: a comparison of two different dosage strategies in mass treatment of Schistosomiasis haematobium
Per Nordin, Gabriele Poggensee, Sabina Mtweve & Ingela Krantz
Article: 25351
Published online: 03 Dec 2014
AbstractforFrom a weighing scale to a pole: a comparison of two different dosage strategies in mass treatment of Schistosomiasis haematobium | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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An assessment of the impact of the JSY cash transfer program on maternal mortality reduction in Madhya Pradesh, India
Marie Ng, Archana Misra, Vishal Diwan, Manohar Agnani, Alison Levin-Rector & Ayesha De Costa
Article: 24939
Published online: 03 Dec 2014
AbstractforAn assessment of the impact of the JSY cash transfer program on maternal mortality reduction in Madhya Pradesh, India | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Determinants of the risk of dying of HIV/AIDS in a rural South African community over the period of the decentralised roll-out of antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal study
Paul Mee, Mark A. Collinson, Sangeetha Madhavan, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen M. Tollman, James Hargreaves & Peter Byass
Article: 24826
Published online: 20 Nov 2014
AbstractforDeterminants of the risk of dying of HIV/AIDS in a rural South African community over the period of the decentralised roll-out of antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal study | Full Text | References | PDF (738.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Prevalence and correlates of disability among older Ugandans: evidence from the Uganda National Household Survey
Stephen O. Wandera, James Ntozi & Betty Kwagala
Article: 25686
Published online: 18 Nov 2014
AbstractforPrevalence and correlates of disability among older Ugandans: evidence from the Uganda National Household Survey | Full Text | References | PDF (558.3 KB)
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High parental monitoring prevents adolescents from engaging in risky sexual practices in Harar, Ethiopia
Yadeta Dessie, Yemane Berhane & Alemayehu Worku
Article: 25724
Published online: 12 Nov 2014
AbstractforHigh parental monitoring prevents adolescents from engaging in risky sexual practices in Harar, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (185.1 KB)
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Disease burden due to biomass cooking-fuel-related household air pollution among women in India
Meena Sehgal, Suliankatchi Abdulkader Rizwan & Anand Krishnan
Article: 25326
Published online: 04 Nov 2014
AbstractforDisease burden due to biomass cooking-fuel-related household air pollution among women in India | Full Text | References | PDF (218.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Occupational heat stress and associated productivity loss estimation using the PHS model (ISO 7933): a case study from workplaces in Chennai, India
Karin Lundgren, Kalev Kuklane & Vidhya Venugopal
Article: 25283
Published online: 04 Nov 2014
AbstractforOccupational heat stress and associated productivity loss estimation using the PHS model (ISO 7933): a case study from workplaces in Chennai, India | Full Text | References | PDF (927.9 KB)
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Universal health coverage in emerging economies: findings on health care utilization by older adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation, and South Africa
Karl Peltzer, Jennifer Stewart Williams, Paul Kowal, Joel Negin, James Josh Snodgrass, Alfred Yawson, Nadia Minicuci, Liz Thiele, Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Richard Berko Biritwum, Nirmala Naidoo, Somnath Chatterji & on behalf of the SAGE Collaboration
Article: 25314
Published online: 31 Oct 2014
AbstractforUniversal health coverage in emerging economies: findings on health care utilization by older adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation, and South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (190.7 KB)
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Health workers’ knowledge of and attitudes towards computer applications in rural African health facilities
Felix Sukums, Nathan Mensah, Rose Mpembeni, Jens Kaltschmidt, Walter E. Haefeli & Antje Blank
Article: 24534
Published online: 27 Oct 2014
AbstractforHealth workers’ knowledge of and attitudes towards computer applications in rural African health facilities | Full Text | References | PDF (192.8 KB)
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Is violence associated with increased risk behavior among MSM? Evidence from a population-based survey conducted across nine cities in Central America
Jennifer Wheeler, Katherine Anfinson, Dennis Valvert & Susana Lungo
Article: 24814
Published online: 23 Oct 2014
AbstractforIs violence associated with increased risk behavior among MSM? Evidence from a population-based survey conducted across nine cities in Central America | Full Text | References | PDF (220.9 KB)
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Effect of HIV status on fertility intention and contraceptive use among women in nine sub-Saharan African countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys
Joyce N. Mumah, Abdhalah K. Ziraba & Estelle M. Sidze
Article: 25579
Published online: 23 Oct 2014
AbstractforEffect of HIV status on fertility intention and contraceptive use among women in nine sub-Saharan African countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys | Full Text | References | PDF (194.3 KB)
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‘You sit in fear’: understanding perceptions of nodding syndrome in post-conflict northern Uganda
Kristine Buchmann
Article: 25069
Published online: 23 Oct 2014
Abstractfor‘You sit in fear’: understanding perceptions of nodding syndrome in post-conflict northern Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (334.7 KB)
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Integrating chronic care with primary care activities: enriching healthcare staff knowledge and skills and improving glycemic control of a cohort of people with diabetes through the First Line Diabetes Care Project in the Philippines
Grace Marie V. Ku & Guy Kegels
Article: 25286
Published online: 21 Oct 2014
AbstractforIntegrating chronic care with primary care activities: enriching healthcare staff knowledge and skills and improving glycemic control of a cohort of people with diabetes through the First Line Diabetes Care Project in the Philippines | Full Text | References | PDF (623.6 KB)
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The spatial distribution of health vulnerability to heat waves in Guangdong Province, China
Qi Zhu, Tao Liu, Hualiang Lin, Jianpeng Xiao, Yuan Luo, Weilin Zeng, Siqing Zeng, Yao Wei, Cordia Chu, Scott Baum, Yaodong Du & Wenjun Ma
Article: 25051
Published online: 21 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe spatial distribution of health vulnerability to heat waves in Guangdong Province, China | Full Text | References | PDF (781.6 KB)
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Understanding and living with glaucoma and non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes in the Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health Demographic Surveillance Site: a qualitative study from Nepal
Suraj Shakya-Vaidya, Lene Povlsen, Binjwala Shrestha, Andrej M. Grjibovski & Alexandra Krettek
Article: 25358
Published online: 20 Oct 2014
AbstractforUnderstanding and living with glaucoma and non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes in the Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health Demographic Surveillance Site: a qualitative study from Nepal | Full Text | References | PDF (217.4 KB)
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Hypertension: adherence to treatment in rural Bangladesh – findings from a population-based study
Masuma Akter Khanam, Wietze Lindeboom, Tracey Lynn Perez Koehlmoos, Dewan Shamsul Alam, Louis Niessen & Abul Hasnat Milton
Article: 25028
Published online: 20 Oct 2014
AbstractforHypertension: adherence to treatment in rural Bangladesh – findings from a population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (411.5 KB)
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Factors affecting the performance of community health workers in India: a multi-stakeholder perspective
Reetu Sharma, Premila Webster & Sanghita Bhattacharyya
Article: 25352
Published online: 13 Oct 2014
AbstractforFactors affecting the performance of community health workers in India: a multi-stakeholder perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (184.4 KB)
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The economic impact of the insured patients with severe chronic and acute illnesses: a qualitative approach
Budi Aji, Shelby Suzanne Yamamoto & Rainer Sauerborn
Article: 22526
Published online: 11 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe economic impact of the insured patients with severe chronic and acute illnesses: a qualitative approach | Full Text | References | PDF (223.1 KB)
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Moving data off the shelf and into action: an intervention to improve data-informed decision making in Côte d'Ivoire
Tara Nutley, Léontine Gnassou, Moussa Traore, Abitche Edwige Bosso & Stephanie Mullen
Article: 25035
Published online: 01 Oct 2014
AbstractforMoving data off the shelf and into action: an intervention to improve data-informed decision making in Côte d'Ivoire | Full Text | References | PDF (662.8 KB)
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Global mental health: perspectives from Ethiopia
Abebaw Fekadu & Graham Thornicroft
Article: 25447
Published online: 30 Sep 2014
AbstractforGlobal mental health: perspectives from Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (636 KB)
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Understanding reasons for treatment interruption amongst patients on antiretroviral therapy – A qualitative study at the Lighthouse Clinic, Lilongwe, Malawi
Julia Tabatabai, Ireen Namakhoma, Hannock Tweya, Sam Phiri, Paul Schnitzler & Florian Neuhann
Article: 24795
Published online: 30 Sep 2014
AbstractforUnderstanding reasons for treatment interruption amongst patients on antiretroviral therapy – A qualitative study at the Lighthouse Clinic, Lilongwe, Malawi | Full Text | References | PDF (380.6 KB)
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Factors associated with mortality in HIV-infected people in rural and urban South Africa
Kennedy N. Otwombe, Max Petzold, Tebogo Modisenyane, Neil A. Martinson & Tobias Chirwa
Article: 25488
Published online: 29 Sep 2014
AbstractforFactors associated with mortality in HIV-infected people in rural and urban South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (226.6 KB)
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Millennium Development Goals: how public health professionals perceive the achievement of MDGs
Marta Lomazzi, Ulrich Laaser, Mareike Theisling, Leticia Tapia & Bettina Borisch
Article: 24352
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
AbstractforMillennium Development Goals: how public health professionals perceive the achievement of MDGs | Full Text | References | PDF (216.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Fifteen-year trend in treatment outcomes among patients with pulmonary smear-positive tuberculosis and its determinants in Arsi Zone, Central Ethiopia
Shallo D. Hamusse, Meaza Demissie, Dejene Teshome & Bernt Lindtjørn
Article: 25382
Published online: 19 Sep 2014
AbstractforFifteen-year trend in treatment outcomes among patients with pulmonary smear-positive tuberculosis and its determinants in Arsi Zone, Central Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (363 KB)
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Central Asian Post-Soviet health systems in transition: has different aid engagement produced different outcomes?
Anar Ulikpan, Tolib Mirzoev, Eliana Jimenez, Asmat Malik & Peter S. Hill
Article: 24978
Published online: 16 Sep 2014
AbstractforCentral Asian Post-Soviet health systems in transition: has different aid engagement produced different outcomes? | Full Text | References | PDF (960.5 KB)
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Does rapid urbanization aggravate health disparities? Reflections on the epidemiological transition in Pune, India
Mareike Kroll, Erach Bharucha & Frauke Kraas
Article: 23447
Published online: 09 Sep 2014
AbstractforDoes rapid urbanization aggravate health disparities? Reflections on the epidemiological transition in Pune, India | Full Text | References | PDF (272.6 KB)
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Stillbirths at a hospital in Nablus, 2010: a cohort study
Tam Giao Cung, Anne Sofie Paus, Ammar Aghbar, Torvid Kiserud & Sven Gudmund Hinderaker
Article: 25222
Published online: 05 Sep 2014
AbstractforStillbirths at a hospital in Nablus, 2010: a cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (159.3 KB)
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Association between coverage of maternal and child health interventions, and under-5 mortality: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of 35 sub-Saharan African countries
Daniel J. Corsi & S. V. Subramanian
Article: 24765
Published online: 03 Sep 2014
AbstractforAssociation between coverage of maternal and child health interventions, and under-5 mortality: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of 35 sub-Saharan African countries | Full Text | References | PDF (428.6 KB)
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Acceptability of impregnated school uniforms for dengue control in Thailand: a mixed methods approach
Natasha Murray, Suphachai Jansarikij, Phanthip Olanratmanee, Pongsri Maskhao, Aurélia Souares, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Pattamaporn Kittayapong & Valérie R. Louis
Article: 24887
Published online: 01 Sep 2014
AbstractforAcceptability of impregnated school uniforms for dengue control in Thailand: a mixed methods approach | Full Text | References | PDF (447 KB)
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Partner testing, linkage to care, and HIV-free survival in a program to prevent parent-to-child transmission of HIV in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Andy Carmone, Korai Bomai, Wayaki Bongi, Tarua Dale Frank, Huleve Dalepa, Betty Loifa, Mobumo Kiromat, Sarthak Das & Molly F. Franke
Article: 24995
Published online: 27 Aug 2014
AbstractforPartner testing, linkage to care, and HIV-free survival in a program to prevent parent-to-child transmission of HIV in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea | Full Text | References | PDF (247.7 KB)
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Is the Alma Ata vision of comprehensive primary health care viable? Findings from an international project
Ronald Labonté, David Sanders, Corinne Packer & Nikki Schaay
Article: 24997
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforIs the Alma Ata vision of comprehensive primary health care viable? Findings from an international project | Full Text | References | PDF (241.8 KB)
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Diarrhoea prevalence in children under five years of age in rural Burundi: an assessment of social and behavioural factors at the household level
Katharina Diouf, Patrik Tabatabai, Jochen Rudolph & Michael Marx
Article: 24895
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforDiarrhoea prevalence in children under five years of age in rural Burundi: an assessment of social and behavioural factors at the household level | Full Text | References | PDF (473.5 KB)
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Low health-related quality of life in school-aged children in Tonga, a lower-middle income country in the South Pacific
Solveig Petersen, Boyd Swinburn, Helen Mavoa, Kalesita Fotu, Caroline Tupoulahi-Fusimalohi, Gavin Faeamani & Marjory Moodie
Article: 24896
Published online: 20 Aug 2014
AbstractforLow health-related quality of life in school-aged children in Tonga, a lower-middle income country in the South Pacific | Full Text | References | PDF (381.5 KB)
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Scenario planning for community development in Vietnam: a new tool for integrated health approaches?
Vi Nguyen, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham-Duc & Martin Wiese
Article: 24482
Published online: 18 Aug 2014
AbstractforScenario planning for community development in Vietnam: a new tool for integrated health approaches? | Full Text | References | PDF (804.7 KB)
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Interpretive focus groups: a participatory method for interpreting and extending secondary analysis of qualitative data
Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Jane Mills & Rachael Tommbe
Article: 25214
Published online: 18 Aug 2014
AbstractforInterpretive focus groups: a participatory method for interpreting and extending secondary analysis of qualitative data | Full Text | References | PDF (348 KB)
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Experiences in anti-tuberculosis treatment in patients with multiple previous treatments and its impact on drug resistant tuberculosis epidemics
Biao Xu, Qi Zhao, Yi Hu, Ying Shi, Weibing Wang & Vinod K. Diwan
Article: 24593
Published online: 18 Aug 2014
AbstractforExperiences in anti-tuberculosis treatment in patients with multiple previous treatments and its impact on drug resistant tuberculosis epidemics | Full Text | References | PDF (176.8 KB)
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Tropical influenza and weather variability among children in an urban low-income population in Bangladesh
Chisato Imai, W. Abdullah Brooks, Yeonseung Chung, Doli Goswami, Bilkis Ara Anjali, Ashraf Dewan, Ho Kim & Masahiro Hashizume
Article: 24413
Published online: 12 Aug 2014
AbstractforTropical influenza and weather variability among children in an urban low-income population in Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (575.7 KB)
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Perceptions of users and providers on barriers to utilizing skilled birth care in mid- and far-western Nepal: a qualitative study
Sharad Onta, Bishnu Choulagai, Binjwala Shrestha, Narayan Subedi, Gajananda P. Bhandari & Alexandra Krettek
Article: 24580
Published online: 11 Aug 2014
AbstractforPerceptions of users and providers on barriers to utilizing skilled birth care in mid- and far-western Nepal: a qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (191.5 KB)
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Impacts of floods on dysentery in Xinxiang city, China, during 2004–2010: a time-series Poisson analysis
Wei Ni, Guoyong Ding, Yifei Li, Hongkai Li & Baofa Jiang
Article: 23904
Published online: 05 Aug 2014
AbstractforImpacts of floods on dysentery in Xinxiang city, China, during 2004–2010: a time-series Poisson analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (527.7 KB)
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Before and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in Haiti
Nancy H. Puttkammer, Steven B. Zeliadt, Jean Gabriel Balan, Janet G. Baseman, Rodney Destiné, Jean Wysler Domerçant, Jean Marie Duvilaire, Nernst Atwood Raphael, Kenneth Sherr, Krista Yuhas & Scott Barnhart
Article: 24572
Published online: 05 Aug 2014
AbstractforBefore and after the earthquake: a case study of attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program in Haiti | Full Text | References | PDF (392.5 KB)
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The effect of meteorological factors on adolescent hand, foot, and mouth disease and associated effect modifiers
Haixia Wu, Hongchun Wang, Qingzhou Wang, Qinghua Xin & Hualiang Lin
Article: 24664
Published online: 05 Aug 2014
AbstractforThe effect of meteorological factors on adolescent hand, foot, and mouth disease and associated effect modifiers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Predictors of health care use by adults 50 years and over in a rural South African setting
Soter Ameh, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen M. Tollman & Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
Article: 24771
Published online: 01 Aug 2014
AbstractforPredictors of health care use by adults 50 years and over in a rural South African setting | Full Text | References | PDF (440 KB)
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Assessing the ability of health information systems in hospitals to support evidence-informed decisions in Kenya
Elesban Kihuba, David Gathara, Stephen Mwinga, Mercy Mulaku, Rose Kosgei, Wycliffe Mogoa, Rachel Nyamai & Mike English
Article: 24859
Published online: 31 Jul 2014
AbstractforAssessing the ability of health information systems in hospitals to support evidence-informed decisions in Kenya | Full Text | References | PDF (307.4 KB)
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Second-line failure and first experience with third-line antiretroviral therapy in Mumbai, India
Samsuddin Khan, Mrinalini Das, Aristomo Andries, Alaka Deshpande, Homa Mansoor, Peter Saranchuk & Petros Isaakidis
Article: 24861
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
AbstractforSecond-line failure and first experience with third-line antiretroviral therapy in Mumbai, India | Full Text | References | PDF (197 KB)
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‘We do not do any activity until there is an outbreak’: barriers to disease prevention and health promotion at the community level in Kongwa District, Tanzania
Tumaini Nyamhanga, Gasto Frumence, Mughwira Mwangu & Anna-Karin Hurtig
Article: 23878
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
Abstractfor‘We do not do any activity until there is an outbreak’: barriers to disease prevention and health promotion at the community level in Kongwa District, Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (480.3 KB)
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Reliability and validity of a Mental Health System Responsiveness Questionnaire in Iran
Ameneh S. Forouzan, Hassan Rafiey, Mojgan Padyab, Mehdi Ghazinour, Masoumeh Dejman & Miguel S. Sebastian
Article: 24748
Published online: 28 Jul 2014
AbstractforReliability and validity of a Mental Health System Responsiveness Questionnaire in Iran | Full Text | References | PDF (235.7 KB)
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Security and skills: the two key issues in health worker migration
Posy Bidwell, Pallavi Laxmikanth, Claire Blacklock, Gail Hayward, Merlin Willcox, Wim Peersman, Shabir Moosa & David Mant
Article: 24194
Published online: 28 Jul 2014
AbstractforSecurity and skills: the two key issues in health worker migration | Full Text | References | PDF (204.7 KB)
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Building core capacities at the designated points of entry according to the International Health Regulations 2005: a review of the progress and prospects in Taiwan
Hsiao-Hsuan Chiu, Jui-Wei Hsieh, Yi-Chun Wu, Jih-Haw Chou & Feng-Yee Chang
Article: 24516
Published online: 17 Jul 2014
AbstractforBuilding core capacities at the designated points of entry according to the International Health Regulations 2005: a review of the progress and prospects in Taiwan | Full Text | References | PDF (390.9 KB)
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Correlates of smoking susceptibility among adolescents in a peri-urban area of Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study in the Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health Demographic Surveillance Site
Umesh R. Aryal, Max Petzold, Göran Bondjers & Alexandra Krettek
Article: 24488
Published online: 16 Jul 2014
AbstractforCorrelates of smoking susceptibility among adolescents in a peri-urban area of Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study in the Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health Demographic Surveillance Site | Full Text | References | PDF (633.5 KB)
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Nesting doctoral students in collaborative North–South partnerships for health systems research
Svetla Loukanova, Helen Prytherch, Antje Blank, Els Duysburgh, Göran Tomson, Lars L. Gustafsson, Ali Sié, John Williams, Melkizedeck Leshabari, Walter E. Haefeli, Rainer Sauerborn & Sharon Fonn
Article: 24070
Published online: 15 Jul 2014
AbstractforNesting doctoral students in collaborative North–South partnerships for health systems research | Full Text | References | PDF (225 KB)
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Maternal health care utilization in Nairobi and Ouagadougou: evidence from HDSS
Clémentine Rossier, Kanyiva Muindi, Abdramane Soura, Blessing Mberu, Bruno Lankoande, Caroline Kabiru & Roch Millogo
Article: 24351
Published online: 09 Jul 2014
AbstractforMaternal health care utilization in Nairobi and Ouagadougou: evidence from HDSS | Full Text | References | PDF (185.4 KB)
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Prevalence and predictors for periodontitis among adults in China, 2010
Qi Zhang, Zhixin Li, Chunxiao Wang, Tao Shen, Yang Yang, Saipin Chotivichien & Linhong Wang
Article: 24503
Published online: 08 Jul 2014
AbstractforPrevalence and predictors for periodontitis among adults in China, 2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (294 KB)
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Do Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems benefit local populations? Maternal care utilisation in Butajira HDSS, Ethiopia
Mesganaw Fantahun Afework, Seifu Hagos Gebregiorgis, Meselech Assegid Roro, Alemayehu Mekonnen Lemma & Saifuddin Ahmed
Article: 24228
Published online: 04 Jul 2014
AbstractforDo Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems benefit local populations? Maternal care utilisation in Butajira HDSS, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (175.1 KB)
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Modelling heterogeneity in malaria transmission using large sparse spatio-temporal entomological data
Susan Fred Rumisha, Thomas Smith, Salim Abdulla, Honorath Masanja & Penelope Vounatsou
Article: 22682
Published online: 24 Jun 2014
AbstractforModelling heterogeneity in malaria transmission using large sparse spatio-temporal entomological data | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Is enough attention given to climate change in health service planning? An Australian perspective
Anthony J. Burton, Hilary J. Bambrick & Sharon Friel
Article: 23903
Published online: 18 Jun 2014
AbstractforIs enough attention given to climate change in health service planning? An Australian perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (178.8 KB)
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Exploration of ecological factors related to the spatial heterogeneity of tuberculosis prevalence in P. R. China
Xin-Xu Li, Li-Xia Wang, Juan Zhang, Yun-Xia Liu, Hui Zhang, Shi-Wen Jiang, Jia-Xu Chen & Xiao-Nong Zhou
Article: 23620
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforExploration of ecological factors related to the spatial heterogeneity of tuberculosis prevalence in P. R. China | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Improving adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Uganda with a low-resource facility-based intervention
Celestino Obua, Joshua Kayiwa, Paul Waako, Göran Tomson, Hudson Balidawa, John Chalker, Dennis Ross-Degnan & Rolf Wahlstrom
Article: 24198
Published online: 04 Jun 2014
AbstractforImproving adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Uganda with a low-resource facility-based intervention | Full Text | References | PDF (490.1 KB)
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Causes of death among undocumented migrants in Sweden, 1997–2010
Anna Wahlberg, Carina Källestål, AnnaCarin Lundgren & Birgitta Essén
Article: 24464
Published online: 03 Jun 2014
AbstractforCauses of death among undocumented migrants in Sweden, 1997–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (549.9 KB)
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The intergenerational transmission of intimate partner violence in Bangladesh
Towfiqua Mahfuza Islam, Md. Ismail Tareque, Andrew D. Tiedt & Nazrul Hoque
Article: 23591
Published online: 23 May 2014
AbstractforThe intergenerational transmission of intimate partner violence in Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (202.2 KB)
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Generalized psychological distress among HIV-infected patients enrolled in antiretroviral treatment in Dilla University Hospital, Gedeo zone, Ethiopia
Solomon H. Tesfaye & Girma T. Bune
Article: 23882
Published online: 20 May 2014
AbstractforGeneralized psychological distress among HIV-infected patients enrolled in antiretroviral treatment in Dilla University Hospital, Gedeo zone, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (190.8 KB)
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Is resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus? A register review in Beijing, China
Fengling Mi, Guanglu Jiang, Jian Du, Liang Li, Wentao Yue, Anthony D. Harries, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker & Yan Lin
Article: 24022
Published online: 19 May 2014
AbstractforIs resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus? A register review in Beijing, China | Full Text | References | PDF (172.5 KB)
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Article
Do medical students want to learn about global health?
Anya Göpfert, Hussein Mohamedbhai, Josko Mise, Anne Driessen, Ambreen Shakil, Ann Fitzmaurice & Wendy Graham
Article: 23943
Published online: 16 May 2014
AbstractforDo medical students want to learn about global health? | Full Text | References | PDF (227.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Accounting for health in climate change policies: a case study of Fiji
Georgina Morrow & Kathryn Bowen
Article: 23550
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforAccounting for health in climate change policies: a case study of Fiji | Full Text | References | PDF (222.7 KB)
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Sexual coercion and health-risk behaviors among urban Chinese high school students
Yi Song, Cheng-Ye Ji & Anette Agardh
Article: 24418
Published online: 14 May 2014
AbstractforSexual coercion and health-risk behaviors among urban Chinese high school students | Full Text | References | PDF (201.6 KB)
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Does the national health insurance scheme in Ghana reduce household cost of treating malaria in the Kassena-Nankana districts?
Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Patricia Akweongo, Raymond Aborigo, Timothy Awine, Daniel Kweku Azongo, Prosper Asaana, Frank Atuguba & Abraham Oduro
Article: 23848
Published online: 13 May 2014
AbstractforDoes the national health insurance scheme in Ghana reduce household cost of treating malaria in the Kassena-Nankana districts? | Full Text | References | PDF (177.4 KB)
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Why sub-Saharan African health workers migrate to European countries that do not actively recruit: a qualitative study post-migration
Annelien Poppe, Elena Jirovsky, Claire Blacklock, Pallavi Laxmikanth, Shabir Moosa, Jan De Maeseneer, Ruth Kutalek & Wim Peersman
Article: 24071
Published online: 13 May 2014
AbstractforWhy sub-Saharan African health workers migrate to European countries that do not actively recruit: a qualitative study post-migration | Full Text | References | PDF (183.2 KB)
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Gestational diabetes mellitus prevalence in Maela refugee camp on the Thai–Myanmar Border: a clinical report
Mary Ellen Gilder, Thet Wai Zin, Nan San Wai, Ma Ner, Paw Si Say, Myint Htoo, Say Say, Win Win Htay, Julie A Simpson, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Francois Nosten & Rose McGready
Article: 23887
Published online: 12 May 2014
AbstractforGestational diabetes mellitus prevalence in Maela refugee camp on the Thai–Myanmar Border: a clinical report | Full Text | References | PDF (173.6 KB)
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Cohorts and community: a case study of community engagement in the establishment of a health and demographic surveillance site in Malaysia
Pascale Allotey, Daniel D. Reidpath, Nirmala Devarajan, Kanason Rajagobal, Shajahan Yasin, Dharmalingam Arunachalam, Johanna Debora Imelda, Ireneous Soyiri, Tamzyn Davey, Nowrozy Jahan & The Seaco Team
Article: 23176
Published online: 06 May 2014
AbstractforCohorts and community: a case study of community engagement in the establishment of a health and demographic surveillance site in Malaysia | Full Text | References | PDF (261.2 KB)
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Experiences and perceptions about cause and prevention of cardiovascular disease among people with cardiometabolic conditions: findings of in-depth interviews from a peri-urban Nepalese community
Natalia Oli, Abhinav Vaidya, Madhusudan Subedi & Alexandra Krettek
Article: 24023
Published online: 30 Apr 2014
AbstractforExperiences and perceptions about cause and prevention of cardiovascular disease among people with cardiometabolic conditions: findings of in-depth interviews from a peri-urban Nepalese community | Full Text | References | PDF (200.6 KB)
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Sociodemographic and socioeconomic patterns of chronic non-communicable disease among the older adult population in Ghana
Nadia Minicuci, Richard B. Biritwum, George Mensah, Alfred E. Yawson, Nirmala Naidoo, Somnath Chatterji & Paul Kowal
Article: 21292
Published online: 15 Apr 2014
AbstractforSociodemographic and socioeconomic patterns of chronic non-communicable disease among the older adult population in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (211.6 KB)
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High attrition among HIV-infected patients with advanced disease treated in an intermediary referral center in Maputo, Mozambique
Lucas Molfino, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Petros Isaakidis, Rafael Van den Bergh, Mohamed Khogali, Sven G. Hinderaker, Alice Magaia, Sheila Lobo, Celeste Gracia Edwards & Jan Walter
Article: 23758
Published online: 08 Apr 2014
AbstractforHigh attrition among HIV-infected patients with advanced disease treated in an intermediary referral center in Maputo, Mozambique | Full Text | References | PDF (252.7 KB)
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Does duration on antiretroviral therapy determine health-related quality of life in people living with HIV? A cross-sectional study in a regional referral hospital in Kenya
Edwin Mûnene & Björn Ekman
Article: 23554
Published online: 07 Apr 2014
AbstractforDoes duration on antiretroviral therapy determine health-related quality of life in people living with HIV? A cross-sectional study in a regional referral hospital in Kenya | Full Text | References | PDF (201.9 KB)
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The INDEPTH standard population for low- and middle-income countries, 2013
Osman Sankoh, David Sharrow, Kobus Herbst, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Nurul Alam, Shashi Kant, Henrik Ravn, Abbas Bhuiya, Le Thi Vui, Timotheus Darikwa, Margaret Gyapong, Momodou Jasseh, Nguyen Chuc Thi Kim, Salim Abdullah, Amelia Crampin, John Ojal, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Frank Odhiambo, Mark Urassa, Kim Streatfield, Masaaki Shimada, Charfudin Sacoor, Donatien Beguy, Karim Derra, George Wak, Valerie Delaunay, Ali Sie, Abdramane Soura, Diadier Diallo, Siswanto Wilopo, Honorati Masanja, Bassirou Bonfoh, Suparat Phuanukoonnon & Samuel J. Clark
Article: 23286
Published online: 27 Mar 2014
AbstractforThe INDEPTH standard population for low- and middle-income countries, 2013 | Full Text | References | PDF (298.3 KB)
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Predictors of adherence to screening guidelines for chronic diseases of lifestyle, cancers, and HIV in a health-insured population in South Africa
Leegale Adonis, Debashis Basu & John Luiz
Article: 23807
Published online: 14 Mar 2014
AbstractforPredictors of adherence to screening guidelines for chronic diseases of lifestyle, cancers, and HIV in a health-insured population in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (189 KB)
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Barriers to accessing health care in Nigeria: implications for child survival
Sunday A. Adedini, Clifford Odimegwu, Olusina Bamiwuye, Opeyemi Fadeyibi & Nicole De Wet
Article: 23499
Published online: 14 Mar 2014
AbstractforBarriers to accessing health care in Nigeria: implications for child survival | Full Text | References | PDF (199.9 KB)
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Article
Susceptibility to mortality related to temperature and heat and cold wave duration in the population of Stockholm County, Sweden
Joacim Rocklöv, Bertil Forsberg, Kristie Ebi & Tom Bellander
Article: 22737
Published online: 12 Mar 2014
AbstractforSusceptibility to mortality related to temperature and heat and cold wave duration in the population of Stockholm County, Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (313.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Factors that influence the willingness of young adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in phase I/II HIV vaccine trials
Theodora Mbunda, Muhammad Bakari, Edith A. M. Tarimo, Eric Sandstrom & Asli Kulane
Article: 22853
Published online: 25 Feb 2014
AbstractforFactors that influence the willingness of young adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in phase I/II HIV vaccine trials | Full Text | References | PDF (183.1 KB)
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Factors influencing agency nursing and moonlighting among nurses in South Africa
Laetitia C. Rispel, Duane Blaauw, Tobias Chirwa & Katinka de Wet
Article: 23585
Published online: 18 Mar 2014
AbstractforFactors influencing agency nursing and moonlighting among nurses in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (376.9 KB)
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Collecting and analysing cost data for complex public health trials: reflections on practice
Neha Batura, Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström, Priya Agrawal, Archana Bagra, Hassan Haghparast- Bidgoli, Fiammetta Bozzani, Tim Colbourn, Giulia Greco, Tanvir Hossain, Rajesh Sinha, Bidur Thapa & Jolene Skordis-Worrall
Article: 23257
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
AbstractforCollecting and analysing cost data for complex public health trials: reflections on practice | Full Text | References | PDF (191.8 KB)
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Development of a clinical scoring system for assessment of immunosuppression in patients with tuberculosis and HIV infection without access to CD4 cell testing – results from a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia
Sten Skogmar, Taye T. Balcha, Zelalem H. Jemal, Jonas Björk, Wakgari Deressa, Thomas Schön & Per Björkman
Article: 23105
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforDevelopment of a clinical scoring system for assessment of immunosuppression in patients with tuberculosis and HIV infection without access to CD4 cell testing – results from a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (612.7 KB)
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Reducing visual deficits caused by refractive errors in school and preschool children: results of a pilot school program in the Andean region of Apurimac, Peru
Sergio Latorre-Arteaga, Diana Gil-González, Olga Enciso, Aoife Phelan, Ángel García-Muñoz & Johannes Kohler
Article: 22656
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforReducing visual deficits caused by refractive errors in school and preschool children: results of a pilot school program in the Andean region of Apurimac, Peru | Full Text | References | PDF (186.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Anemia and malnutrition in indigenous children and adolescents of the Peruvian Amazon in a context of lead exposure: a cross-sectional study
Cynthia Anticona & Miguel San Sebastian
Article: 22888
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforAnemia and malnutrition in indigenous children and adolescents of the Peruvian Amazon in a context of lead exposure: a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (582 KB)
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Article
The association between insurance status and in-hospital mortality on the public medical wards of a Kenyan referral hospital
Geren S. Stone, Titus Tarus, Mainard Shikanga, Benson Biwott, Thomas Ngetich, Thomas Andale, Betsy Cheriro & Wilson Aruasa
Article: 23137
Published online: 11 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe association between insurance status and in-hospital mortality on the public medical wards of a Kenyan referral hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (346 KB)
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Article
The use of mobile phones for demographic surveillance of mobile pastoralists and their animals in Chad: proof of principle
Vreni Jean-Richard, Lisa Crump, Doumagoum Moto Daugla, Jan Hattendorf, Esther Schelling & Jakob Zinsstag
Article: 23209
Published online: 04 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe use of mobile phones for demographic surveillance of mobile pastoralists and their animals in Chad: proof of principle | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Article
Clinical utility and impact of autopsies on clinical practice among doctors in a large teaching hospital in Ghana
Edem Tette, Alfred E. Yawson & Yao Tettey
Article: 23132
Published online: 03 Feb 2014
AbstractforClinical utility and impact of autopsies on clinical practice among doctors in a large teaching hospital in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (166.2 KB)
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Article
Effects of occupational heat exposure on female brick workers in West Bengal, India
Moumita Sett & Subhashis Sahu
Article: 21923
Published online: 03 Feb 2014
AbstractforEffects of occupational heat exposure on female brick workers in West Bengal, India | Full Text | References | PDF (456.7 KB)
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Factorial validation of the Attitudes toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA) in assessing sexual behaviour patterns in Bolivian and Ecuadorian adolescents
Lina Jaruseviciene, Sara De Meyer, Peter Decat, Apolinaras Zaborskis, Olivier Degomme, Mildrett Rojas, Salazar Arnold Hagens, Nancy Auquilla, Bernardo Vega, Anna C. Gorter, Miguel Orozco & Jeffrey V. Lazarus
Article: 23126
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforFactorial validation of the Attitudes toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA) in assessing sexual behaviour patterns in Bolivian and Ecuadorian adolescents | Full Text | References | PDF (554.1 KB)
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Assessing the technical efficiency of health posts in rural Guatemala: a data envelopment analysis
Alison R. Hernández & Miguel San Sebastián
Article: 23190
Published online: 20 Jan 2014
AbstractforAssessing the technical efficiency of health posts in rural Guatemala: a data envelopment analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (455.8 KB)
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Public and private maternal health service capacity and patient flows in southern Tanzania: using a geographic information system to link hospital and national census data
Patrik Tabatabai, Stefanie Henke, Katharina Sušac, Oberlin M. E. Kisanga, Inge Baumgarten, Gisela Kynast-Wolf, Heribert Ramroth & Michael Marx
Article: 22883
Published online: 09 Jan 2014
AbstractforPublic and private maternal health service capacity and patient flows in southern Tanzania: using a geographic information system to link hospital and national census data | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Adoption of routine telemedicine in Norway: the current picture
Paolo Zanaboni, Undine Knarvik & Richard Wootton
Article: 22801
Published online: 09 Jan 2014
AbstractforAdoption of routine telemedicine in Norway: the current picture | Full Text | References | PDF (262.5 KB)
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Associations between mass media exposure and birth preparedness among women in southwestern Uganda: a community-based survey
Gustav Asp, Karen Odberg Pettersson, Jacob Sandberg, Jerome Kabakyenga & Anette Agardh
Article: 22904
Published online: 09 Jan 2014
AbstractforAssociations between mass media exposure and birth preparedness among women in southwestern Uganda: a community-based survey | Full Text | References | PDF (183.3 KB)
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Development and community-based validation of the IDEA study Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IDEA-IADL) questionnaire
Cecilia Collingwood, Stella-Maria Paddick, Aloyce Kisoli, Catherine L. Dotchin, William K. Gray, Godfrey Mbowe, Sarah Mkenda, Sarah Urasa, Declare Mushi, Paul Chaote & Richard W. Walker
Article: 25988
Published online: 29 Dec 2014
AbstractforDevelopment and community-based validation of the IDEA study Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IDEA-IADL) questionnaire | Full Text | References | PDF (230.1 KB)
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Review Articles

Review Article
Assessing the impact of mHealth interventions in low- and middle-income countries – what has been shown to work?
Charles S. Hall, Edward Fottrell, Sophia Wilkinson & Peter Byass
Article: 25606
Published online: 27 Oct 2014
AbstractforAssessing the impact of mHealth interventions in low- and middle-income countries – what has been shown to work? | Full Text | References | PDF (306.8 KB)
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The interconnected and cross-border nature of risks posed by infectious diseases
Jonathan E. Suk, Thomas Van Cangh, Julien Beauté, Cornelius Bartels, Svetla Tsolova, Anastasia Pharris, Massimo Ciotti & Jan C. Semenza
Article: 25287
Published online: 10 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe interconnected and cross-border nature of risks posed by infectious diseases | Full Text | References | PDF (364.8 KB)
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Training and deployment of lay refugee/internally displaced persons to provide basic health services in camps: a systematic review
John E. Ehiri, Jayleen K.L. Gunn, Katherine E. Center, Ying Li, Mae Rouhani & Echezona E. Ezeanolue
Article: 23902
Published online: 01 Oct 2014
AbstractforTraining and deployment of lay refugee/internally displaced persons to provide basic health services in camps: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (246 KB)
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Progress and challenges of disaster health management in China: a scoping review
Shuang Zhong, Michele Clark, Xiang-Yu Hou, Yuli Zang & Gerard FitzGerald
Article: 24986
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforProgress and challenges of disaster health management in China: a scoping review | Full Text | References | PDF (192.6 KB)
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Association of climatic factors with infectious diseases in the Arctic and subarctic region – a systematic review
Christina Hedlund, Yulia Blomstedt & Barbara Schumann
Article: 24161
Published online: 01 Jul 2014
AbstractforAssociation of climatic factors with infectious diseases in the Arctic and subarctic region – a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (422.3 KB)
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Supervising community health workers in low-income countries – a review of impact and implementation issues
Zelee Hill, Mari Dumbaugh, Lorna Benton, Karin Källander, Daniel Strachan, Augustinus ten Asbroek, James Tibenderana, Betty Kirkwood & Sylvia Meek
Article: 24085
Published online: 08 May 2014
AbstractforSupervising community health workers in low-income countries – a review of impact and implementation issues | Full Text | References | PDF (204.1 KB)
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The right to traditional, complementary, and alternative health care
Maria Stuttaford, Sahar Al Makhamreh, Fons Coomans, John Harrington, Chuma Himonga & Gillian Lewando Hundt
Article: 24121
Published online: 25 Apr 2014
AbstractforThe right to traditional, complementary, and alternative health care | Full Text | References | PDF (176.6 KB)
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PhD Reviews

Review Article
Gender bias in clinical research, pharmaceutical marketing, and the prescription of drugs
Elisa Chilet-Rosell
Article: 25484
Published online: 09 Dec 2014
AbstractforGender bias in clinical research, pharmaceutical marketing, and the prescription of drugs | Full Text | References | PDF (350.2 KB)
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Review Article
Gender regimes in health systems
Carlos Alvarez-Dardet
Article: 26696
Published online: 09 Dec 2014
CitationforGender regimes in health systems | Full Text | References | PDF (139 KB)
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Review Article
‘Perspectives on healthcare, chronic non-communicable disease and healthworlds in an urban and rural setting’ by Daniel Lopes Ibanez-Gonzalez
Catherine E. Draper
Article: 25867
Published online: 24 Sep 2014
Citationfor‘Perspectives on healthcare, chronic non-communicable disease and healthworlds in an urban and rural setting’ by Daniel Lopes Ibanez-Gonzalez | Full Text | References | PDF (133.5 KB)
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Review Article
Perspectives on healthcare, chronic non-communicable disease, and healthworlds in an urban and rural setting
Daniel Lopes Ibanez-Gonzalez
Article: 25317
Published online: 24 Sep 2014
AbstractforPerspectives on healthcare, chronic non-communicable disease, and healthworlds in an urban and rural setting | Full Text | References | PDF (275.3 KB)
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The burden of diabetes mellitus during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Lovney Kanguru, Navya Bezawada, Julia Hussein & Jacqueline Bell
Article: 23987
Published online: 01 Jul 2014
AbstractforThe burden of diabetes mellitus during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (1,008.9 KB)
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Article
The Bandim TBscore – reliability, further development, and evaluation of potential uses
Frauke Rudolf
Article: 24303
Published online: 22 May 2014
AbstractforThe Bandim TBscore – reliability, further development, and evaluation of potential uses | Full Text | References | PDF (749.2 KB)
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Review Article
‘In general, how do you feel today?’ self-rated health in the context of aging in India
Siddhivinayak Hirve
Article: 23421
Published online: 22 Apr 2014
Abstractfor‘In general, how do you feel today?’ self-rated health in the context of aging in India | Full Text | References | PDF (818.5 KB)
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Invited commentary: nutrition during growth and reproduction: studies demonstrating possibilities and difficulties
Elisabet Forsum
Article: 23484
Published online: 03 Jan 2014
First Page PreviewforInvited commentary: nutrition during growth and reproduction: studies demonstrating possibilities and difficulties | Full Text | References | PDF (86.9 KB)
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Methods Forum

Article
Electronic data capture in a rural African setting: evaluating experiences with different systems in Malawi
Carina King, Jenny Hall, Masford Banda, James Beard, Jon Bird, Peter Kazembe & Ed Fottrell
Article: 25878
Published online: 30 Oct 2014
AbstractforElectronic data capture in a rural African setting: evaluating experiences with different systems in Malawi | Full Text | References | PDF (161.3 KB)
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Climate change and health modeling: horses for courses
Kristie L. Ebi & Joacim Rocklöv
Article: 24154
Published online: 23 May 2014
AbstractforClimate change and health modeling: horses for courses | Full Text | References | PDF (157.6 KB)
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Study Design Articles

Article
EMIRA: Ecologic Malaria Reduction for Africa – innovative tools for integrated malaria control
Peter Dambach, Issouf Traoré, Norbert Becker, Achim Kaiser, Ali Sié & Rainer Sauerborn
Article: 25908
Published online: 05 Nov 2014
AbstractforEMIRA: Ecologic Malaria Reduction for Africa – innovative tools for integrated malaria control | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Undertaking cause-specific mortality measurement in an unregistered population: an example from Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Hagos Godefay, Atakelti Abrha, John Kinsman, Anna Myléus & Peter Byass
Article: 25264
Published online: 11 Sep 2014
AbstractforUndertaking cause-specific mortality measurement in an unregistered population: an example from Tigray Region, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (350 KB)
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Lessons learned from setting up the Nahuche Health and Demographic Surveillance System in the resource-constrained context of northern Nigeria
Olatunji Alabi, Henry V. Doctor, Godwin Y. Afenyadu & Sally E. Findley
Article: 23368
Published online: 07 May 2014
AbstractforLessons learned from setting up the Nahuche Health and Demographic Surveillance System in the resource-constrained context of northern Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (311.4 KB)
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Considerations for preparing a randomized population health intervention trial: lessons from a South African–Canadian partnership to improve the health of health workers
Annalee Yassi, Lyndsay Michelle O'Hara, Michelle C. Engelbrecht, Kerry Uebel, Letshego Elizabeth Nophale, Elizabeth Ann Bryce , Jane A Buxton, Jacob Siegel & Jerry Malcolm Spiegel
Article: 23594
Published online: 02 May 2014
AbstractforConsiderations for preparing a randomized population health intervention trial: lessons from a South African–Canadian partnership to improve the health of health workers | Full Text | References | PDF (249.4 KB)
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UNAIDS ‘multiple sexual partners’ core indicator: promoting sexual networks to reduce potential biases
Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Jacques B.O. Emina & Osman Sankoh
Article: 23103
Published online: 11 Mar 2014
AbstractforUNAIDS ‘multiple sexual partners’ core indicator: promoting sexual networks to reduce potential biases | Full Text | References | PDF (233.6 KB)
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Article
Service, training, mentorship: first report of an innovative education-support program to revitalize primary care social service in Chiapas, Mexico
Andrew Van Wieren, Lindsay Palazuelos, Patrick F. Elliott, Jafet Arrieta, Hugo Flores & Daniel Palazuelos
Article: 25139
Published online: 03 Nov 2014
AbstractforService, training, mentorship: first report of an innovative education-support program to revitalize primary care social service in Chiapas, Mexico | Full Text | References | PDF (255.4 KB)
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Embedding operational research into national disease control programme: lessons from 10 years of experience in Indonesia
Yodi Mahendradhata, Ari Probandari, Bagoes Widjanarko, Pandu Riono, Dyah Mustikawati, Edine W. Tiemersma, Bachti Alisjahbana & on behalf of the Tuberculosis Operational Research Group (TORG)
Article: 25412
Published online: 23 Oct 2014
AbstractforEmbedding operational research into national disease control programme: lessons from 10 years of experience in Indonesia | Full Text | References | PDF (184.6 KB)
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Article
Sharing perspectives and experiences of doctoral fellows in the first cohort of Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa: 2011–2014
Babatunde Adedokun, Peter Nyasulu, Fresier Maseko, Sunday Adedini, Joshua Akinyemi, Sulaimon Afolabi, Nicole de Wet, Adedokun Sulaimon, Caroline Sambai, Wells Utembe, Rose Opiyo, Taofeek Awotidebe, Esnat Chirwa, Esther Nabakwe, François Niragire, Dieudonné Uwizeye, Celine Niwemahoro, Mphatso Kamndaya, Victoria Mwakalinga & Kennedy Otwombe
Article: 25127
Published online: 29 Sep 2014
AbstractforSharing perspectives and experiences of doctoral fellows in the first cohort of Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa: 2011–2014 | Full Text | References | PDF (175.3 KB)
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Article
A case study of global health at the university: implications for research and action
Andrew D. Pinto, Donald C. Cole, Aleida ter Kuile, Lisa Forman, Katherine Rouleau, Jane Philpott, Barry Pakes, Suzanne Jackson & Carles Muntaner
Article: 24526
Published online: 27 Aug 2014
AbstractforA case study of global health at the university: implications for research and action | Full Text | References | PDF (498.8 KB)
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Building public health capacity in Madhya Pradesh through academic partnership
Ritika Tiwari, Anjali Sharma, Himanshu Negandhi, Sanjay Zodpey, Nidhi Vyas & Manohar Agnani
Article: 24839
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
AbstractforBuilding public health capacity in Madhya Pradesh through academic partnership | Full Text | References | PDF (147 KB)
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Nutrition training in medical and other health professional schools in West Africa: the need to improve current approaches and enhance training effectiveness
Roger Sodjinou, William K. Bosu, Nadia Fanou, Lucie Déart, Roland Kupka, Félicité Tchibindat & Shawn Baker
Article: 24827
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
AbstractforNutrition training in medical and other health professional schools in West Africa: the need to improve current approaches and enhance training effectiveness | Full Text | References | PDF (606.4 KB)
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Article
Where theory and practice of global health intersect: the developmental history of a Canadian global health initiative
Ibrahim Daibes & Sanjeev Sridharan
Article: 23974
Published online: 24 Jul 2014
AbstractforWhere theory and practice of global health intersect: the developmental history of a Canadian global health initiative | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
A systematic assessment of the current capacity to act in nutrition in West Africa: cross-country similarities and differences
Roger Sodjinou, William K. Bosu, Nadia Fanou, Lucie Déart, Roland Kupka, Félicité Tchibindat & Shawn Baker
Article: 24763
Published online: 16 Jul 2014
AbstractforA systematic assessment of the current capacity to act in nutrition in West Africa: cross-country similarities and differences | Full Text | References | PDF (270.4 KB)
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Article
Making mapping matter: a case study for short project international partnerships by global public health students
Rosemary Wyber, James R. Potter & Jennifer B. Weaver
Article: 23593
Published online: 24 Jun 2014
AbstractforMaking mapping matter: a case study for short project international partnerships by global public health students | Full Text | References | PDF (156.3 KB)
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Article
Step-by-step guideline for disease-specific costing studies in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed methodology
Marleen E. Hendriks, Piyali Kundu, Alexander C. Boers, Oladimeji A. Bolarinwa, Mark J. te Pas, Tanimola M. Akande, Kayode Agbede, Gabriella B. Gomez, William K. Redekop, Constance Schultsz & Siok Swan Tan
Article: 23573
Published online: 28 Mar 2014
AbstractforStep-by-step guideline for disease-specific costing studies in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed methodology | Full Text | References | PDF (256.2 KB)
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Article
Region-wide assessment of the capacity for human nutrition training in West Africa: current situation, challenges, and way forward
Roger Sodjinou, Nadia Fanou, Lucie Deart, Félicité Tchibindat, Shawn Baker, William Bosu, Fré Pepping, Hélène Delisle & The Regional Nutrition Working Group
Article: 23247
Published online: 09 Jan 2014
AbstractforRegion-wide assessment of the capacity for human nutrition training in West Africa: current situation, challenges, and way forward | Full Text | References | PDF (709 KB)
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Current Debates

Article
Addressing Ebola-related Stigma: Lessons Learned from HIV/AIDS
Mariam Davtyan, Brandon Brown & Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan
Article: 26058
Published online: 07 Nov 2014
AbstractforAddressing Ebola-related Stigma: Lessons Learned from HIV/AIDS | Full Text | References | PDF (162.1 KB)
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Going beyond the disability-based morbidity definition in the compression of morbidity framework
Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, Fahad Razak & S. V. Subramanian
Article: 24766
Published online: 24 Sep 2014
AbstractforGoing beyond the disability-based morbidity definition in the compression of morbidity framework | Full Text | References | PDF (203.7 KB)
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Primary Health Care: a strategic framework for the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable disease
Alessandro R. Demaio, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl, Per Kallestrup & Dan W. Meyrowitsch
Article: 24504
Published online: 04 Aug 2014
AbstractforPrimary Health Care: a strategic framework for the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable disease | Full Text | References | PDF (163.5 KB)
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Article
The German government's global health strategy – a strategy also to support research and development for neglected diseases?
Angela Fehr & Oliver Razum
Article: 24565
Published online: 28 Jul 2014
AbstractforThe German government's global health strategy – a strategy also to support research and development for neglected diseases? | Full Text | References | PDF (137.9 KB)
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Declaration on mental health in Africa: moving to implementation
Abdallah S. Daar, Marian Jacobs, Stig Wall, Johann Groenewald, Julian Eaton, Vikram Patel, Palmira dos Santos, Ashraf Kagee, Anik Gevers, Charlene Sunkel, Gail Andrews, Ingrid Daniels & David Ndetei
Article: 24589
Published online: 16 Jun 2014
AbstractforDeclaration on mental health in Africa: moving to implementation | Full Text | References | PDF (137.2 KB)
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Article
How might global health master deadly sins and strive for greater virtues?
Catherine Panter-Brick, Mark Eggerman & Mark Tomlinson
Article: 23411
Published online: 28 Mar 2014
AbstractforHow might global health master deadly sins and strive for greater virtues? | Full Text | References | PDF (185.3 KB)
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Article
Language, culture, and task shifting – an emerging challenge for global mental health
Leslie Swartz, Sanja Kilian, Justus Twesigye, Dzifa Attah & Bonginkosi Chiliza
Article: 23433
Published online: 27 Feb 2014
AbstractforLanguage, culture, and task shifting – an emerging challenge for global mental health | Full Text | References | PDF (202.8 KB)
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Article
The global health concept of the German government: strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities
Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Walter Bruchhausen, Wolfgang Hein, Michael Knipper, Rolf Korte, Oliver Razum & Peter Tinnemann
Article: 23445
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe global health concept of the German government: strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities | Full Text | References | PDF (144.9 KB)
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Short Communications

Brief Report
Toward utilization of data for program management and evaluation: quality assessment of five years of health management information system data in Rwanda
Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Hari S. Iyer, Modeste Gashayija, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Cheryl Amoroso, Randy Wilson, Eric Rubyutsa, Eric Gaju, Paulin Basinga, Andrew Muhire, Agnès Binagwaho & Bethany Hedt-Gauthier
Article: 25829
Published online: 19 Nov 2014
AbstractforToward utilization of data for program management and evaluation: quality assessment of five years of health management information system data in Rwanda | Full Text | References | PDF (162.4 KB)
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HIV, multidrug-resistant TB and depressive symptoms: when three conditions collide
Mrinalini Das, Petros Isaakidis, Rafael Van den Bergh, Ajay MV Kumar, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Asmaa Valikayath, Santosh Jha, Bindoo Jadhav & Joanna Ladomirska
Article: 24912
Published online: 09 Sep 2014
AbstractforHIV, multidrug-resistant TB and depressive symptoms: when three conditions collide | Full Text | References | PDF (193.6 KB)
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Brief Report
Child Support Grant access and receipt among 12-week-old infants in an urban township setting in South Africa
Wanga Zembe-Mkabile, Tanya Doherty, David Sanders & Debra Jackson
Article: 25310
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
AbstractforChild Support Grant access and receipt among 12-week-old infants in an urban township setting in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (320.4 KB)
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Brief Report
Indigenous health and environmental risk factors: an Australian problem with global analogues?
Luke D. Knibbs & Peter D. Sly
Article: 23766
Published online: 29 Apr 2014
AbstractforIndigenous health and environmental risk factors: an Australian problem with global analogues? | Full Text | References | PDF (143.7 KB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Dengue fever: a new challenge for China?
Chengshen Jiang, John S. Schieffelin, Jian Li & Wenjie Sun
Article: 26421
Published online: 18 Dec 2014
CitationforDengue fever: a new challenge for China? | Full Text | References | PDF (120.6 KB)
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Letter
Black market blood transfusions for Ebola: potential for increases in other infections
Morenike O. Folayan, Brandon Brown & Aminu Yakubu
Article: 26356
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
CitationforBlack market blood transfusions for Ebola: potential for increases in other infections | Full Text | References | PDF (128.6 KB)
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Letter
Rape in Nigeria: a silent epidemic among adolescents with implications for HIV infection
Morenike O. Folayan, Morolake Odetoyinbo, Abigail Harrison & Brandon Brown
Article: 25583
Published online: 22 Aug 2014
CitationforRape in Nigeria: a silent epidemic among adolescents with implications for HIV infection | Full Text | References | PDF (126.5 KB)
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Learning from autopsies
Kieran Walsh
Article: 24053
Published online: 11 Mar 2014
CitationforLearning from autopsies | Full Text | References | PDF (112.4 KB)
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Global Health Action: surviving infancy and taking first steps – the window is open, new challenges for existing niche may enlighten global health
Kenzo Takahashi, Jun Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Kakimoto & Yasuhide Nakamura
Article: 23123
Published online: 31 Jan 2014
CitationforGlobal Health Action: surviving infancy and taking first steps – the window is open, new challenges for existing niche may enlighten global health | Full Text | References | PDF (125.4 KB)
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Corrigenda

Correction
Corrigendum
Article: 25010
Published online: 11 Jun 2014
CitationforCorrigendum | Full Text | PDF (110.3 KB)
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Retraction
Corrigendum
Article: 24079
Published online: 11 Mar 2014
CitationforCorrigendum | Full Text | PDF (119.3 KB)
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Retraction
Corrigendum
Article: 24080
Published online: 13 Mar 2014
CitationforCorrigendum | Full Text | PDF (115.4 KB)
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Special Issue: Gender and health

Article
Impact of HIV on and the constructions of masculinities among HIV-positive men in South Africa: implications for secondary prevention programs
Yandisa M. Sikweyiya, Rachel Jewkes & Kristin Dunkle
Article: 24631
Published online: 01 Oct 2014
AbstractforImpact of HIV on and the constructions of masculinities among HIV-positive men in South Africa: implications for secondary prevention programs | Full Text | References | PDF (219.7 KB)
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Article
Risk factors for unplanned and unwanted teenage pregnancies occurring over two years of follow-up among a cohort of young South African women
Nicola J. Christofides, Rachel K. Jewkes, Kristin L. Dunkle, Frances McCarty, Nwabisa Jama Shai, Mzikazi Nduna & Claire Sterk
Article: 23719
Published online: 21 Aug 2014
AbstractforRisk factors for unplanned and unwanted teenage pregnancies occurring over two years of follow-up among a cohort of young South African women | Full Text | References | PDF (178.2 KB)
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Article
Whose problem is it anyway? Crimes against women in India
B. L. Himabindu, Radhika Arora & N. S. Prashanth
Article: 23718
Published online: 21 Jul 2014
AbstractforWhose problem is it anyway? Crimes against women in India | Full Text | References | PDF (175.5 KB)
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Article
A cross-sectional study on attitudes toward gender equality, sexual behavior, positive sexual experiences, and communication about sex among sexually active and non-sexually active adolescents in Bolivia and Ecuador
Sara De Meyer, Lina Jaruseviciene, Apolinaras Zaborskis, Peter Decat, Bernardo Vega, Kathya Cordova, Marleen Temmerman, Olivier Degomme & Kristien Michielsen
Article: 24089
Published online: 11 Jul 2014
AbstractforA cross-sectional study on attitudes toward gender equality, sexual behavior, positive sexual experiences, and communication about sex among sexually active and non-sexually active adolescents in Bolivia and Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (197.2 KB)
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Article
Empowerment evaluation of a Swedish gender equity plan
Georgios Gavriilidis, Nivetha Natarajan Gavriilidou, Erika Pettersson, Eva Renhammar, Anna Balkfors & Per-Olof Östergren
Article: 23710
Published online: 02 Jul 2014
AbstractforEmpowerment evaluation of a Swedish gender equity plan | Full Text | References | PDF (319.5 KB)
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Article
Gender equity and sexual and reproductive health in Eastern and Southern Africa: a critical overview of the literature
Eleanor E. MacPherson, Esther Richards, Ireen Namakhoma & Sally Theobald
Article: 23717
Published online: 26 Jun 2014
AbstractforGender equity and sexual and reproductive health in Eastern and Southern Africa: a critical overview of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (278.8 KB)
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Article
The first 500 days of life: policies to support maternal nutrition
John B. Mason, Roger Shrimpton, Lisa S. Saldanha, Usha Ramakrishnan, Cesar G. Victora, Amy Webb Girard, Deborah A. McFarland & Reynaldo Martorell
Article: 23623
Published online: 06 Jun 2014
AbstractforThe first 500 days of life: policies to support maternal nutrition | Full Text | References | PDF (180.5 KB)
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Article
Intimate partner sexual and physical violence among women in Togo, West Africa: Prevalence, associated factors, and the specific role of HIV infection
Juan Burgos-Soto, Joanna Orne-Gliemann, Gaëlle Encrenaz, Akouda Patassi, Aurore Woronowski, Benjamin Kariyiare, Annette K. Lawson-Evi, Valériane Leroy, François Dabis, Didier K. Ekouevi & Renaud Becquet
Article: 23456
Published online: 26 May 2014
AbstractforIntimate partner sexual and physical violence among women in Togo, West Africa: Prevalence, associated factors, and the specific role of HIV infection | Full Text | References | PDF (208.7 KB)
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Article
Thai men's experiences of alcohol addiction and treatment
Kulnaree Hanpatchaiyakul, Henrik Eriksson, Jureerat Kijsompon & Gunnel Östlund
Article: 23712
Published online: 19 May 2014
AbstractforThai men's experiences of alcohol addiction and treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (186.3 KB)
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Article
Women and NCDs: Overcoming the neglect
Ruth Bonita & Robert Beaglehole
Article: 23742
Published online: 05 May 2014
AbstractforWomen and NCDs: Overcoming the neglect | Full Text | References | PDF (140.3 KB)
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Article
Inconsistent condom use among Ugandan university students from a gender perspective: a cross-sectional study
Devika Mehra, Per-Olof Östergren, Björn Ekman & Anette Agardh
Article: 22942
Published online: 10 Apr 2014
AbstractforInconsistent condom use among Ugandan university students from a gender perspective: a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (193 KB)
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Article
‘Men value their dignity’: securing respect and identity construction in urban informal settlements in South Africa
Andrew Gibbs, Yandisa Sikweyiya & Rachel Jewkes
Article: 23676
Published online: 08 Apr 2014
Abstractfor‘Men value their dignity’: securing respect and identity construction in urban informal settlements in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (196.9 KB)
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Article
Gender inequalities in health: exploring the contribution of living conditions in the intersection of social class
Davide Malmusi, Alejandra Vives, Joan Benach & Carme Borrell
Article: 23189
Published online: 14 Feb 2014
AbstractforGender inequalities in health: exploring the contribution of living conditions in the intersection of social class | Full Text | References | PDF (371 KB) | Supplemental
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Special Issue: INDEPTH Network Cause-Specific Mortality

Editorial
Moving towards better cause of death registration in Africa and Asia
Ties Boerma (Director)
Article: 25931
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
CitationforMoving towards better cause of death registration in Africa and Asia | Full Text | References | PDF (133 KB)
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Article
Cause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
P. Kim Streatfield, Wasif A. Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Syed M.A. Hanifi, Nurul Alam, Mamadou Ouattara, Aboubakary Sanou, Ali Sié, Bruno Lankoandé, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Fabienne Jaeger, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Juerg Utzinger, Loko Abreha, Yohannes A. Melaku, Berhe Weldearegawi, Akosua Ansah, Abraham Hodgson, Abraham Oduro, Paul Welaga, Margaret Gyapong, Clement T. Narh, Solomon A. Narh-Bana, Shashi Kant, Puneet Misra, Sanjay K. Rai, Evasius Bauni, George Mochamah, Carolyne Ndila, Thomas N. Williams, Mary J. Hamel, Emmanuel Ngulukyo, Frank O. Odhiambo, Maquins Sewe, Donatien Beguy, Alex Ezeh, Samuel Oti, Aldiouma Diallo, Laetitia Douillot, Cheikh Sokhna, Valérie Delaunay, Mark A. Collinson, Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula, Kathleen Kahn, Kobus Herbst, Joël Mossong, Nguyen T.K. Chuc, Martin Bangha, Osman A. Sankoh & Peter Byass
Article: 25363
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforCause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites | Full Text | References | PDF (977 KB)
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Article
Cause-specific mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
P. Kim Streatfield, Wasif A. Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Nurul Alam, Ali Sié, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Berhe Weldearegawi, Momodou Jasseh, Abraham Oduro, Margaret Gyapong, Shashi Kant, Sanjay Juvekar, Siswanto Wilopo, Thomas N. Williams, Frank O. Odhiambo, Donatien Beguy, Alex Ezeh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Amelia Crampin, Valérie Delaunay, Stephen M. Tollman, Kobus Herbst, Nguyen T.K. Chuc, Osman A. Sankoh, Marcel Tanner & Peter Byass
Article: 25362
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforCause-specific mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Article
Adult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites
P. Kim Streatfield, Wasif A. Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Syed M.A. Hanifi, Nurul Alam, Cheik H. Bagagnan, Ali Sié, Pascal Zabré, Bruno Lankoandé, Clementine Rossier, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Siaka Kone, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Juerg Utzinger, Fisaha Haile, Yohannes A. Melaku, Berhe Weldearegawi, Pierre Gomez, Momodou Jasseh, Patrick Ansah, Cornelius Debpuur, Abraham Oduro, George Wak, Alexander Adjei, Margaret Gyapong, Doris Sarpong, Shashi Kant, Puneet Misra, Sanjay K. Rai, Sanjay Juvekar, Pallavi Lele, Evasius Bauni, George Mochamah, Carolyne Ndila, Thomas N. Williams, Kayla F. Laserson, Amek Nyaguara, Frank O. Odhiambo, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Alex Ezeh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Samuel Oti, Amelia Crampin, Moffat Nyirenda, Alison Price, Valérie Delaunay, Aldiouma Diallo, Laetitia Douillot, Cheikh Sokhna, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen M. Tollman, Kobus Herbst, Joël Mossong, Nguyen T.K. Chuc, Martin Bangha, Osman A. Sankoh & Peter Byass
Article: 25365
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforAdult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites
P. Kim Streatfield, Wasif A. Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Syed M.A. Hanifi, Nurul Alam, Eric Diboulo, Louis Niamba, Ali Sié, Bruno Lankoandé, Roch Millogo, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Siaka Kone, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Juerg Utzinger, Yemane Ashebir, Yohannes A. Melaku, Berhe Weldearegawi, Pierre Gomez, Momodou Jasseh, Daniel Azongo, Abraham Oduro, George Wak, Peter Wontuo, Mary Attaa-Pomaa, Margaret Gyapong, Alfred K. Manyeh, Shashi Kant, Puneet Misra, Sanjay K. Rai, Sanjay Juvekar, Rutuja Patil, Abdul Wahab, Siswanto Wilopo, Evasius Bauni, George Mochamah, Carolyne Ndila, Thomas N. Williams, Christine Khaggayi, Amek Nyaguara, David Obor, Frank O. Odhiambo, Alex Ezeh, Samuel Oti, Marylene Wamukoya, Menard Chihana, Amelia Crampin, Mark A. Collinson, Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula, Ryan Wagner, Kobus Herbst, Joël Mossong, Jacques B.O. Emina, Osman A. Sankoh & Peter Byass
Article: 25366
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforMortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites | Full Text | References | PDF (739.1 KB)
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Article
Pregnancy-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites
P. Kim Streatfield, Nurul Alam, Yacouba Compaoré, Clementine Rossier, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Fabienne Jaeger, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Juerg Utzinger, Pierre Gomez, Momodou Jasseh, Akosua Ansah, Cornelius Debpuur, Abraham Oduro, John Williams, Sheila Addei, Margaret Gyapong, Vida A. Kukula, Evasius Bauni, George Mochamah, Carolyne Ndila, Thomas N. Williams, Meghna Desai, Hellen Moige, Frank O. Odhiambo, Sheila Ogwang, Donatien Beguy, Alex Ezeh, Samuel Oti, Menard Chihana, Amelia Crampin, Alison Price, Valérie Delaunay, Aldiouma Diallo, Laetitia Douillot, Cheikh Sokhna, Mark A. Collinson, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen M. Tollman, Kobus Herbst, Joël Mossong, Jacques B.O. Emina, Osman A. Sankoh & Peter Byass
Article: 25368
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforPregnancy-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Article
Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
P. Kim Streatfield, Wasif A. Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Syed M.A. Hanifi, Nurul Alam, Eric Diboulo, Ali Sié, Maurice Yé, Yacouba Compaoré, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Fabienne Jaeger, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Juerg Utzinger, Yohannes A. Melaku, Afework Mulugeta, Berhe Weldearegawi, Pierre Gomez, Momodou Jasseh, Abraham Hodgson, Abraham Oduro, Paul Welaga, John Williams, Elizabeth Awini, Fred N. Binka, Margaret Gyapong, Shashi Kant, Puneet Misra, Rahul Srivastava, Bharat Chaudhary, Sanjay Juvekar, Abdul Wahab, Siswanto Wilopo, Evasius Bauni, George Mochamah, Carolyne Ndila, Thomas N. Williams, Mary J. Hamel, Kim A. Lindblade, Frank O. Odhiambo, Laurence Slutsker, Alex Ezeh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Marylene Wamukoya, Valérie Delaunay, Aldiouma Diallo, Laetitia Douillot, Cheikh Sokhna, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula, Paul Mee, Kobus Herbst, Joël Mossong, Nguyen T.K. Chuc, Samuelina S. Arthur, Osman A. Sankoh, Marcel Tanner & Peter Byass
Article: 25369
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforMalaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites | Full Text | References | PDF (573.4 KB)
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HIV/AIDS-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
P. Kim Streatfield, Wasif A. Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Syed M.A. Hanifi, Nurul Alam, Ourohiré Millogo, Ali Sié, Pascal Zabré, Clementine Rossier, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Siaka Kone, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Juerg Utzinger, Semaw F. Abera, Yohannes A. Melaku, Berhe Weldearegawi, Pierre Gomez, Momodou Jasseh, Patrick Ansah, Daniel Azongo, Felix Kondayire, Abraham Oduro, Alberta Amu, Margaret Gyapong, Odette Kwarteng, Shashi Kant, Chandrakant S. Pandav, Sanjay K. Rai, Sanjay Juvekar, Veena Muralidharan, Abdul Wahab, Siswanto Wilopo, Evasius Bauni, George Mochamah, Carolyne Ndila, Thomas N. Williams, Sammy Khagayi, Kayla F. Laserson, Amek Nyaguara, Anna M. Van Eijk, Alex Ezeh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Marylene Wamukoya, Menard Chihana, Amelia Crampin, Alison Price, Valérie Delaunay, Aldiouma Diallo, Laetitia Douillot, Cheikh Sokhna, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Paul Mee, Stephen M. Tollman, Kobus Herbst, Joël Mossong, Nguyen T.K. Chuc, Samuelina S. Arthur, Osman A. Sankoh & Peter Byass
Article: 25370
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforHIV/AIDS-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites | Full Text | References | PDF (703.7 KB)
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Cause-specific mortality at INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites in Africa and Asia: concluding synthesis
Osman Sankoh & Peter Byass
Article: 25590
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforCause-specific mortality at INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites in Africa and Asia: concluding synthesis | Full Text | References | PDF (159.2 KB)
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Distribution of cause of death in rural Bangladesh during 2003–2010: evidence from two rural areas within Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance site
Nurul Alam, Hafizur R. Chowdhury, Ali Ahmed, Mahfuzur Rahman & P. Kim Streatfield
Article: 25510
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforDistribution of cause of death in rural Bangladesh during 2003–2010: evidence from two rural areas within Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance site | Full Text | References | PDF (961 KB)
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Cause-specific mortality and socioeconomic status in Chakaria, Bangladesh
Syed M. A. Hanifi, Shehrin S. Mahmood & Abbas Bhuiya
Article: 25473
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforCause-specific mortality and socioeconomic status in Chakaria, Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (912.2 KB)
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Causes of death in two rural demographic surveillance sites in Bangladesh, 2004–2010: automated coding of verbal autopsies using InterVA-4
Nurul Alam, Hafizur R. Chowdhury, Subhash C. Das, Ali Ashraf & P. Kim Streatfield
Article: 25511
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforCauses of death in two rural demographic surveillance sites in Bangladesh, 2004–2010: automated coding of verbal autopsies using InterVA-4 | Full Text | References | PDF (294.3 KB)
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Comparing causes of death between formal and informal neighborhoods in urban Africa: evidence from Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Abdramane Bassiahi Soura, Bruno Lankoande, Roch Millogo & Martin Bangha
Article: 25523
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforComparing causes of death between formal and informal neighborhoods in urban Africa: evidence from Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance System | Full Text | References | PDF (568.2 KB)
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Applying the InterVA-4 model to determine causes of death in rural Ethiopia
Berhe Weldearegawi, Yohannes Adama Melaku, Mark Spigt & Geert Jan Dinant
Article: 25550
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforApplying the InterVA-4 model to determine causes of death in rural Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (170.2 KB)
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Disease-specific mortality burdens in a rural Gambian population using verbal autopsy, 1998–2007
Momodou Jasseh, Stephen R. C. Howie, Pierre Gomez, Susana Scott, Anna Roca, Mamady Cham, Brian Greenwood, Tumani Corrah & Umberto D'Alessandro
Article: 25598
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforDisease-specific mortality burdens in a rural Gambian population using verbal autopsy, 1998–2007 | Full Text | References | PDF (690.5 KB)
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Estimating cause of adult (15+ years) death using InterVA-4 in a rural district of southern Ghana
Elizabeth Awini, Doris Sarpong, Alexander Adjei, Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Alberta Amu, Patricia Akweongo, Philip Adongo, Vida Kukula, Gabriel Odonkor, Solomon Narh & Margaret Gyapong
Article: 25543
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforEstimating cause of adult (15+ years) death using InterVA-4 in a rural district of southern Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (379.8 KB)
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Cause of death during 2009–2012, using a probabilistic model (InterVA-4): an experience from Ballabgarh Health and Demographic Surveillance System in India
Sanjay K. Rai, Shashi Kant, Puneet Misra, Rahul Srivastava & Chandrakant S. Pandav
Article: 25573
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforCause of death during 2009–2012, using a probabilistic model (InterVA-4): an experience from Ballabgarh Health and Demographic Surveillance System in India | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Causes of death among persons of all ages within the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Kenya, determined from verbal autopsies interpreted using the InterVA-4 model
Carolyne Ndila, Evasius Bauni, George Mochamah, Vysaul Nyirongo, Alex Makazi, Patrick Kosgei, Benjamin Tsofa, Gideon Nyutu, Anthony Etyang, Peter Byass & Thomas N. Williams
Article: 25593
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforCauses of death among persons of all ages within the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Kenya, determined from verbal autopsies interpreted using the InterVA-4 model | Full Text | References | PDF (228.6 KB)
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Childhood cause-specific mortality in rural Western Kenya: application of the InterVA-4 model
Nyaguara O. Amek, Frank O. Odhiambo, Sammy Khagayi, Hellen Moige, Gordon Orwa, Mary J. Hamel, Annemieke Van Eijk, John Vulule, Laurence Slutsker & Kayla F. Laserson
Article: 25581
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforChildhood cause-specific mortality in rural Western Kenya: application of the InterVA-4 model | Full Text | References | PDF (283.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Trends in non-communicable disease mortality among adult residents in Nairobi's slums, 2003–2011: applying InterVA-4 to verbal autopsy data
Samuel O. Oti, Steven van de Vijver & Catherine Kyobutungi
Article: 25533
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforTrends in non-communicable disease mortality among adult residents in Nairobi's slums, 2003–2011: applying InterVA-4 to verbal autopsy data | Full Text | References | PDF (757.5 KB)
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Two decades of mortality change in rural northeast South Africa
Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula, Stephen Tollman, Paul Mee, Sizzy Ngobeni, Bernard Silaule, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Mark Collinson, Kathleen Kahn & Peter Byass
Article: 25596
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforTwo decades of mortality change in rural northeast South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (319.4 KB)
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Who died of what in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cause of death analysis using InterVA-4
Joël Mossong, Peter Byass & Kobus Herbst
Article: 25496
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforWho died of what in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cause of death analysis using InterVA-4 | Full Text | References | PDF (180.4 KB)
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Special Issue: Epidemiological Transitions - Beyond Omran's Theory

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Beyond the ‘transition’ frameworks: the cross-continuum of health, disease and mortality framework
Barthélémy Kuate Defo
Article: 24804
Published online: 15 May 2014
First Page PreviewforBeyond the ‘transition’ frameworks: the cross-continuum of health, disease and mortality framework | Full Text | References | PDF (278.6 KB)
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Demographic, epidemiological, and health transitions: are they relevant to population health patterns in Africa?
Barthélémy Kuate Defo
Article: 22443
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforDemographic, epidemiological, and health transitions: are they relevant to population health patterns in Africa? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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The development and experience of epidemiological transition theory over four decades: a systematic review
Ailiana Santosa, Stig Wall, Edward Fottrell, Ulf Högberg & Peter Byass
Article: 23574
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforThe development and experience of epidemiological transition theory over four decades: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (288.2 KB)
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The evolution of disease: anthropological perspectives on epidemiologic transitions
Molly Zuckerman, Kristin Harper, Ronald Barrett & George Armelagos
Article: 23303
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforThe evolution of disease: anthropological perspectives on epidemiologic transitions | Full Text | References | PDF (661.3 KB)
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Understanding epidemiological transition in India
Suryakant Yadav & Perianayagam Arokiasamy
Article: 23248
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforUnderstanding epidemiological transition in India | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Changes in mortality and human longevity in Kerala: are they leading to the advanced stage?
Muttikkal B. Thomas & Kuriath S. James
Article: 22938
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforChanges in mortality and human longevity in Kerala: are they leading to the advanced stage? | Full Text | References | PDF (214.7 KB)
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The epidemiological transition in Antananarivo, Madagascar: an assessment based on death registers (1900–2012)
Bruno Masquelier, Dominique Waltisperger, Osée Ralijaona, Gilles Pison & Arsène Ravélo
Article: 23237
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforThe epidemiological transition in Antananarivo, Madagascar: an assessment based on death registers (1900–2012) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Migration and the epidemiological transition: insights from the Agincourt sub-district of northeast South Africa
Mark A. Collinson, Michael J. White, Philippe Bocquier, Stephen T. McGarvey, Sulaimon A. Afolabi, Samuel J. Clark, Kathleen Kahn & Stephen M. Tollman
Article: 23514
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforMigration and the epidemiological transition: insights from the Agincourt sub-district of northeast South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness
Helen Jack, Ryan G. Wagner, Inge Petersen, Rita Thom, Charles R Newton, Alan Stein, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman & Karen J Hofman
Article: 23431
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforClosing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness | Full Text | References | PDF (209.7 KB)
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Public policy, health system, and community actions against illness as platforms for response to NCDs in Tanzania: a narrative review
Emmy Metta, Beverly Msambichaka, Mary Mwangome, Daniel J. Nyato, Marjolein Dieleman, Hinke Haisma, Paul Klatser & Eveline Geubbels
Article: 23439
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforPublic policy, health system, and community actions against illness as platforms for response to NCDs in Tanzania: a narrative review | Full Text | References | PDF (240.2 KB)
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Essential evidence for guiding health system priorities and policies: anticipating epidemiological transition in Africa
Peter Byass, Don de Savigny & Alan D. Lopez
Article: 23359
Published online: 15 May 2014
AbstractforEssential evidence for guiding health system priorities and policies: anticipating epidemiological transition in Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (356 KB)
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Reorienting women's health in low- and middle-income countries: the case of depression and Type 2 diabetes
Emily Mendenhall & Lesley Jo Weaver
Article: 22803
Published online: 09 Jan 2014
AbstractforReorienting women's health in low- and middle-income countries: the case of depression and Type 2 diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (145.8 KB)
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Special Issue: Measuring HIV Associated Mortality in Africa

Editorial
Measuring HIV-related mortality in the first decade of anti-retroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa
Jim Todd, Emma Slaymaker, Basia Zaba, Mary Mahy & Peter Byass
Article: 24787
Published online: 21 May 2014
First Page PreviewforMeasuring HIV-related mortality in the first decade of anti-retroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (141.4 KB)
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Coming home to die? The association between migration and mortality in rural Tanzania before and after ART scale-up
Francis Levira, Jim Todd & Honorati Masanja
Article: 22956
Published online: 21 May 2014
AbstractforComing home to die? The association between migration and mortality in rural Tanzania before and after ART scale-up | Full Text | References | PDF (233 KB)
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Measuring causes of adult mortality in rural northern Malawi over a decade of change
Judith R. Glynn, Clara Calvert, Alison Price, Menard Chihana, Lackson Kachiwanda, Sebastian Mboma, Basia Zaba & Amelia C. Crampin
Article: 23621
Published online: 30 Apr 2014
AbstractforMeasuring causes of adult mortality in rural northern Malawi over a decade of change | Full Text | References | PDF (172.4 KB)
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How have ART treatment programmes changed the patterns of excess mortality in people living with HIV? Estimates from four countries in East and Southern Africa
Emma Slaymaker, Jim Todd, Milly Marston, Clara Calvert, Denna Michael, Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro, Amelia Crampin, Tom Lutalo, Kobus Herbst & Basia Zaba
Article: 22789
Published online: 22 Apr 2014
AbstractforHow have ART treatment programmes changed the patterns of excess mortality in people living with HIV? Estimates from four countries in East and Southern Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (346.8 KB)
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Using HIV-attributable mortality to assess the impact of antiretroviral therapy on adult mortality in rural Tanzania
Chifundo Kanjala, Denna Michael, Jim Todd, Emma Slaymaker, Clara Calvert, Raphael Isingo, Alison Wringe, Basia Zaba & Mark Urassa
Article: 21865
Published online: 20 Mar 2014
AbstractforUsing HIV-attributable mortality to assess the impact of antiretroviral therapy on adult mortality in rural Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (178 KB)
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Does the Spectrum model accurately predict trends in adult mortality? Evaluation of model estimates using empirical data from a rural HIV community cohort study in north-western Tanzania
Denna Michael, Chifundo Kanjala, Clara Calvert, Carel Pretorius, Alison Wringe, Jim Todd, Balthazar Mtenga, Raphael Isingo, Basia Zaba & Mark Urassa
Article: 21783
Published online: 16 Jan 2014
AbstractforDoes the Spectrum model accurately predict trends in adult mortality? Evaluation of model estimates using empirical data from a rural HIV community cohort study in north-western Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (798.1 KB)
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Mortality and its predictors among antiretroviral therapy naïve HIV-infected individuals with CD4 cell count ≥350 cells/mm3 compared to the general population: data from a population-based prospective HIV cohort in Uganda
Ben Masiira, Kathy Baisley, Billy N. Mayanja, Patrick Kazooba, Dermot Maher & Pontiano Kaleebu
Article: 21843
Published online: 15 Jan 2014
AbstractforMortality and its predictors among antiretroviral therapy naïve HIV-infected individuals with CD4 cell count ≥350 cells/mm3 compared to the general population: data from a population-based prospective HIV cohort in Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (346.2 KB)
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Special Issue: Climate Change and Health in Vietnam

Editorial
Local research evidence for public health interventions against climate change in Vietnam
Joacim Rocklöv, Kim Bao Giang, Hoang Van Minh, Kristie Ebi, Maria Nilsson, Klas-Göran Sahlen & Lars Weinehall
Article: 26552
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
First Page PreviewforLocal research evidence for public health interventions against climate change in Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (142.1 KB)
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Primary healthcare system capacities for responding to storm and flood-related health problems: a case study from a rural district in central Vietnam
Hoang Van Minh, Tran Tuan Anh, Joacim Rocklöv, Kim Bao Giang, Le Quynh Trang, Klas-Göran Sahlen, Maria Nilsson & Lars Weinehall
Article: 23007
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforPrimary healthcare system capacities for responding to storm and flood-related health problems: a case study from a rural district in central Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (207.6 KB)
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Epidemiology of dengue fever in Hanoi from 2002 to 2010 and its meteorological determinants
Dao Thi Minh An & Joacim Rocklöv
Article: 23074
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforEpidemiology of dengue fever in Hanoi from 2002 to 2010 and its meteorological determinants | Full Text | References | PDF (761.1 KB)
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Perceptions of climate change and its impact on human health: an integrated quantitative and qualitative approach
Do Thi Thanh Toan, Vu Duy Kien, Kim Bao Giang, Hoang Van Minh & Pamela Wright
Article: 23025
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforPerceptions of climate change and its impact on human health: an integrated quantitative and qualitative approach | Full Text | References | PDF (190.6 KB)
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Influenza-like illness in a Vietnamese province: epidemiology in correlation with weather factors and determinants from the surveillance system
Dao Thi Minh An, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc & Maria Nilsson
Article: 23073
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforInfluenza-like illness in a Vietnamese province: epidemiology in correlation with weather factors and determinants from the surveillance system | Full Text | References | PDF (912.8 KB)
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Estimates of meteorological variability in association with dengue cases in a coastal city in northern Vietnam: an ecological study
Le Thi Thanh Xuan, Pham Van Hau, Do Thi Thu & Do Thi Thanh Toan
Article: 23119
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforEstimates of meteorological variability in association with dengue cases in a coastal city in northern Vietnam: an ecological study | Full Text | References | PDF (447.7 KB)
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The effect of temperature on cardiovascular disease hospital admissions among elderly people in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam
Pham Ngan Giang, Do Van Dung, Kim Bao Giang, Hac Van Vinhc & Joacim Rocklöv
Article: 23649
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforThe effect of temperature on cardiovascular disease hospital admissions among elderly people in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (644 KB)
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Diet and nutritional status among children 24–59 months by seasons in a mountainous area of Northern Vietnam in 2012
Le Thi Huong, Le Thi Thanh Xuan, Le Hong Phuong, Doan Thi Thu Huyen & Joacim Rocklöv
Article: 23121
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforDiet and nutritional status among children 24–59 months by seasons in a mountainous area of Northern Vietnam in 2012 | Full Text | References | PDF (251.1 KB)
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Seasonality in mortality and its relationship to temperature among the older population in Hanoi, Vietnam
Le Thi Thanh Xuan, Thaddaeus Egondi, Le Tran Ngoan, Do Thi Thanh Toan & Le Thi Huong
Article: 23115
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforSeasonality in mortality and its relationship to temperature among the older population in Hanoi, Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (260 KB)
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Special Issue: Medicalization of Global Health

Article
Medicalization of global health 1: has the global health agenda become too medicalized?
Jocalyn Clark
Article: 23998
Published online: 16 May 2014
AbstractforMedicalization of global health 1: has the global health agenda become too medicalized? | Full Text | References | PDF (167.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Medicalization of global health 2: the medicalization of global mental health
Jocalyn Clark
Article: 24000
Published online: 16 May 2014
AbstractforMedicalization of global health 2: the medicalization of global mental health | Full Text | References | PDF (176.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Medicalization of global health 3: the medicalization of the non-communicable diseases agenda
Jocalyn Clark
Article: 24002
Published online: 16 May 2014
AbstractforMedicalization of global health 3: the medicalization of the non-communicable diseases agenda | Full Text | References | PDF (191.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Medicalization of global health 4: the universal health coverage campaign and the medicalization of global health
Jocalyn Clark
Article: 24004
Published online: 16 May 2014
AbstractforMedicalization of global health 4: the universal health coverage campaign and the medicalization of global health | Full Text | References | PDF (170.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Special Issue: Facets of Global Health: Globalisation, Equity, Impact, and Action

Special issue “Facets of Global Health: Globalisation, Equity, Impact and Action”
Article: 23696
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
CitationforSpecial issue “Facets of Global Health: Globalisation, Equity, Impact and Action” | Full Text | References | PDF (117.7 KB)
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Global health in the 21st century
Ulrich Laaser & Helmut Brand
Article: 23694
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforGlobal health in the 21st century | Full Text | References | PDF (566 KB)
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Review Article
A new governance space for health
Ilona Kickbusch & Martina Marianna Cassar Szabo
Article: 23507
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforA new governance space for health | Full Text | References | PDF (350.6 KB)
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Tracking aid flows for development assistance for health
Anna Vassall, John Shotton, Olena Klein Reshetnyk, Lindsey Hasanaj-Goossens, Olivier Weil, Jawaad Vohra, Notburga Timmermans, Lluis Vinyals & Françoise Andre
Article: 23510
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforTracking aid flows for development assistance for health | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Review Article
The Millennium Development Goals: experiences, achievements and what's next
Marta Lomazzi, Bettina Borisch & Ulrich Laaser
Article: 23695
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe Millennium Development Goals: experiences, achievements and what's next | Full Text | References | PDF (198.8 KB)
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Global health in the European Union – a review from an agenda-setting perspective
Christoph Aluttis, Thomas Krafft & Helmut Brand
Article: 23610
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforGlobal health in the European Union – a review from an agenda-setting perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (345.8 KB)
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Review Article
Health in global context; beyond the social determinants of health?
Anja Krumeich & Agnes Meershoek
Article: 23506
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforHealth in global context; beyond the social determinants of health? | Full Text | References | PDF (694.7 KB)
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Global health ethics: an introduction to prominent theories and relevant topics
Greg Stapleton, Peter Schröder-Bäck, Ulrich Laaser, Agnes Meershoek & Daniela Popa
Article: 23569
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforGlobal health ethics: an introduction to prominent theories and relevant topics | Full Text | References | PDF (166.5 KB)
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Article
Strengthening health systems by health sector reforms
Flavia Senkubuge, Moeketsi Modisenyane & Tewabech Bishaw
Article: 23568
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforStrengthening health systems by health sector reforms | Full Text | References | PDF (467.3 KB)
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Review Article
The missing link – the role of primary care in global health
Mala Rao & Eva Pilot
Article: 23693
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe missing link – the role of primary care in global health | Full Text | References | PDF (164.2 KB)
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Review Article
The workforce for health in a globalized context – global shortages and international migration
Christoph Aluttis, Tewabech Bishaw & Martina W. Frank
Article: 23611
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe workforce for health in a globalized context – global shortages and international migration | Full Text | References | PDF (177.3 KB)
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Review Article
Education for public health in Europe and its global outreach
Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic, Aleksandra Jovic-Vranes, Katarzyna Czabanowska & Robert Otok
Article: 23570
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
AbstractforEducation for public health in Europe and its global outreach | Full Text | References | PDF (984.2 KB)
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Special Issue: Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health

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Co-occurring intimate partner violence, mental health, and substance use problems: a scoping review
Robin Mason & Susan E. O'Rinn
Article: 24815
Published online: 20 Nov 2014
AbstractforCo-occurring intimate partner violence, mental health, and substance use problems: a scoping review | Full Text | References | PDF (614 KB)
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Intimate partner violence and mental health—Remarks from two Chief Editors on a joint publishing venture
Miranda Olff (Chief Editor) & Stig Wall (Chief Editor)
Article: 25711
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
First Page PreviewforIntimate partner violence and mental health—Remarks from two Chief Editors on a joint publishing venture | Full Text | References | PDF (313.8 KB)
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Editorial
Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health
Mary Ellsberg & Maria Emmelin
Article: 25658
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
First Page PreviewforIntimate Partner Violence and Mental Health | Full Text | References | PDF (138.4 KB)
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Intimate partner violence among African American and African Caribbean women: prevalence, risk factors, and the influence of cultural attitudes
Jamila K. Stockman, Marguerite B. Lucea, Richelle Bolyard, Desiree Bertand, Gloria B. Callwood, Phyllis W. Sharps, Doris W. Campbell & Jacquelyn C. Campbell
Article: 24772
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
AbstractforIntimate partner violence among African American and African Caribbean women: prevalence, risk factors, and the influence of cultural attitudes | Full Text | References | PDF (182.4 KB)
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Exposure to intimate partner violence reduces the protective effect that women’s high education has on children’s corporal punishment: a population-based study
Mariano Salazar, Kjerstin Dahlblom, Lucia Solórzano & Andrés Herrera
Article: 24774
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
AbstractforExposure to intimate partner violence reduces the protective effect that women’s high education has on children’s corporal punishment: a population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (190.2 KB)
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Intimate partner violence and its association with maternal depressive symptoms 6–8 months after childbirth in rural Bangladesh
Zarina N. Kabir, Hashima-E Nasreen & Maigun Edhborg
Article: 24725
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
AbstractforIntimate partner violence and its association with maternal depressive symptoms 6–8 months after childbirth in rural Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (180.8 KB)
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Perceptions of the mental health impact of intimate partner violence and health service responses in Malawi
Lignet Chepuka, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Genesis Chorwe-Sungani, Janet Mambulasa, Ellen Chirwa & Rachel Tolhurst
Article: 24816
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
AbstractforPerceptions of the mental health impact of intimate partner violence and health service responses in Malawi | Full Text | References | PDF (196.8 KB)
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The role of mental health in primary prevention of sexual and gender-based violence
Aník Gevers & Elizabeth Dartnall
Article: 24741
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
AbstractforThe role of mental health in primary prevention of sexual and gender-based violence | Full Text | References | PDF (149.2 KB)
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Implementing intimate partner violence care in a rural sub-district of South Africa: a qualitative evaluation
Kate Rees, Virginia Zweigenthal & Kate Joyner
Article: 24588
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
AbstractforImplementing intimate partner violence care in a rural sub-district of South Africa: a qualitative evaluation | Full Text | References | PDF (363.5 KB)
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‘SASA! is the medicine that treats violence’. Qualitative findings on how a community mobilisation intervention to prevent violence against women created change in Kampala, Uganda
Nambusi Kyegombe, Elizabeth Starmann, Karen M. Devries, Lori Michau, Janet Nakuti, Tina Musuya, Charlotte Watts & Lori Heise
Article: 25082
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
Abstractfor‘SASA! is the medicine that treats violence’. Qualitative findings on how a community mobilisation intervention to prevent violence against women created change in Kampala, Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (580.8 KB)
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Intimate partner violence and poor mental health among Thai women residing in Sweden
Cecilia Fernbrant, Maria Emmelin, Birgitta Essén, Per-Olof Östergren & Elizabeth Cantor-Graae
Article: 24991
Published online: 16 Sep 2014
AbstractforIntimate partner violence and poor mental health among Thai women residing in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (206.2 KB)
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Domestic violence and mental health: a cross-sectional survey of women seeking help from domestic violence support services
Giulia Ferrari, Roxane Agnew-Davies, Jayne Bailey, Louise Howard, Emma Howarth, Tim J. Peters, Lynnmarie Sardinha & Gene Feder
Article: 25519
Published online: 15 Oct 2014
AbstractforDomestic violence and mental health: a cross-sectional survey of women seeking help from domestic violence support services | Full Text | References | PDF (357.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Special Issue: ASEAN Integration and its Health Implications

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Progress toward universal health coverage in ASEAN
Hoang Van Minh, Nicola Suyin Pocock, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Chhea Chhorvann, Ha Anh Duc, Piya Hanvoravongchai, Jeremy Lim, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III, Nawi Ng, Natalie Phaholyothin, Alay Phonvisay, Kyaw Min Soe & Vanphanom Sychareun
Article: 25856
Published online: 03 Dec 2014
AbstractforProgress toward universal health coverage in ASEAN | Full Text | References | PDF (720.5 KB)
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Role of occupational health in managing non-communicable diseases in Brunei Darussalam
Pg Khalifah Pg Ismail & David Koh
Article: 25594
Published online: 06 Nov 2014
AbstractforRole of occupational health in managing non-communicable diseases in Brunei Darussalam | Full Text | References | PDF (134.2 KB)
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Human resources for health: task shifting to promote basic health service delivery among internally displaced people in ethnic health program service areas in eastern Burma/Myanmar
Sharon Low, Kyaw Thura Tun, Naw Pue Pue Mhote, Saw Nay Htoo, Cynthia Maung, Saw Win Kyaw, Saw Eh Kalu Shwe Oo & Nicola Suyin Pocock
Article: 24937
Published online: 29 Sep 2014
AbstractforHuman resources for health: task shifting to promote basic health service delivery among internally displaced people in ethnic health program service areas in eastern Burma/Myanmar | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Policy processes underpinning universal health insurance in Vietnam
Bui T. T. Ha, Scott Frizen, Le M. Thi, Doan T. T. Duong & Duong M. Duc
Article: 24928
Published online: 26 Sep 2014
AbstractforPolicy processes underpinning universal health insurance in Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (207.4 KB)
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Innovations in non-communicable diseases management in ASEAN: a case series
Jeremy Lim, Melissa M. H. Chan, Fatimah Z. Alsagoff & Duc Ha
Article: 25110
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
AbstractforInnovations in non-communicable diseases management in ASEAN: a case series | Full Text | References | PDF (191.6 KB)
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Disasters, resilience, and the ASEAN integration
Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
Article: 25134
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
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Medical tourism in Malaysia: how can we better identify and manage its advantages and disadvantages?
Meghann Ormond, Wong Kee Mun & Chan Chee Khoon
Article: 25201
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforMedical tourism in Malaysia: how can we better identify and manage its advantages and disadvantages? | Full Text | References | PDF (153.9 KB)
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The ASEAN economic community and medical qualification
Jathurong Kittrakulrat, Witthawin Jongjatuporn, Ravipol Jurjai, Nicha Jarupanich & Krit Pongpirul
Article: 24535
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforThe ASEAN economic community and medical qualification | Full Text | References | PDF (165.7 KB)
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Has decentralisation affected child immunisation status in Indonesia?
Asri Maharani & Gindo Tampubolon
Article: 24913
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
AbstractforHas decentralisation affected child immunisation status in Indonesia? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Obesogenic television food advertising to children in Malaysia: sociocultural variations
See H. Ng, Bridget Kelly, Chee H. Se, Karuthan Chinna, Mohd Jamil Sameeha, Shanthi Krishnasamy, Ismail MN & Tilakavati Karupaiah
Article: 25169
Published online: 19 Aug 2014
AbstractforObesogenic television food advertising to children in Malaysia: sociocultural variations | Full Text | References | PDF (494.5 KB)
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Article
Horizontal inequity in public health care service utilization for non-communicable diseases in urban Vietnam
Vu Duy Kien, Hoang Van Minh, Kim Bao Giang, Lars Weinehall & Nawi Ng
Article: 24919
Published online: 04 Aug 2014
AbstractforHorizontal inequity in public health care service utilization for non-communicable diseases in urban Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (203.8 KB)
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Special Issue: Transforming Nursing in South Africa

Article
Nursing education reform in South Africa – lessons from a policy analysis study
Duane Blaauw, Prudence Ditlopo & Laetitia C. Rispel
Article: 26401
Published online: 22 Dec 2014
AbstractforNursing education reform in South Africa – lessons from a policy analysis study | Full Text | References | PDF (503.6 KB)
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Contestations and complexities of nurses’ participation in policy-making in South Africa
Prudence Ditlopo, Duane Blaauw, Loveday Penn-Kekana & Laetitia C. Rispel
Article: 25327
Published online: 22 Dec 2014
AbstractforContestations and complexities of nurses’ participation in policy-making in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (230 KB)
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Using diaries to explore the work experiences of primary health care nursing managers in two South African provinces
Pascalia O. Munyewende & Laetitia C. Rispel
Article: 25323
Published online: 22 Dec 2014
AbstractforUsing diaries to explore the work experiences of primary health care nursing managers in two South African provinces | Full Text | References | PDF (196.8 KB)
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Does moonlighting influence South African nurses’ intention to leave their primary jobs?
Laetitia C. Rispel, Tobias Chirwa & Duane Blaauw
Article: 25754
Published online: 22 Dec 2014
AbstractforDoes moonlighting influence South African nurses’ intention to leave their primary jobs? | Full Text | References | PDF (190.4 KB)
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Utilisation and costs of nursing agencies in the South African public health sector, 2005–2010
Laetitia C. Rispel & George Angelides
Article: 25053
Published online: 22 Dec 2014
AbstractforUtilisation and costs of nursing agencies in the South African public health sector, 2005–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (307.1 KB)
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