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Volume 5, issue 11, 2025

Compliance to food safety standards: Determining the barriers within the hotel industry pp. 1-11

Cynthia Esinam Segbedzi, Edward Wilson Ansah and Daniel Apaak

Implementation of basic package of care improved socio-economic conditions of lymphedema patients in rural Mali after two years follow-up pp. 1-11

Housseini Dolo, Diadje Tanapo, Sekou Oumarou Thera, Moussa Sangaré, Abdoul Fatao Diabaté, Lamine Diarra, Salif Sériba Doumbia, Siaka Yamoussa Coulibaly, Ilo Dicko, Oumar Coulibaly, Ousmane Faye, Hamadoun Sangho, Seydou Doumbia, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly and Thomas B Nutman

The shadow of violence: How intimate partner violence shapes contraceptive and maternal health service use across 25 African countries pp. 1-16

Alex Bawuah, Linus Baatiema, Michael Sarfo, Francis Appiah and Sanni Yaya

Reimagining open science for global health: Epistemic power and the pursuit of health equity pp. 1-9

Alice Rangel Teixeira, Ricardo Kleinlein, Nai Lee Kalema, Gift Osei Agyemang, Charles Senteio, Leo Anthony Celi, Seth Agyemang and Meskerem Aleka Kebede

Beyond emergency relief: The role of U.S. foreign health assistance amid growing displacement and climate change pp. 1-5

Timothy H Holtz, Lisa Hilmi, Maya M Rao, John Borrazzo, Dennis Cherian, Colleen K GallagherThomas, Mark Hetfield, Dennis J King, Barry S Levy, Jed Meline, Marie D Price, John P Quattrochi, Adam K Richards, Lynn R Goldman and Steven J Hansch

Changes in early abortion access among out-of-state abortion patients in Illinois, following public insurance coverage through state Medicaid: A brief research report pp. 1-8

Carmela Zuniga, Terri-Ann Thompson, Danielle Young, Hanz Dismer, Lee Hasselbacher and Debra Stulberg

Leveraging public engagement to improve healthcare quality: The role of community and stakeholder engagement in Colombia’s National Quality of Care Strategy pp. 1-13

Kayla A Benjamin, Breanna K Wodnik, Emily Cordeaux, Laleh Rashidian, María Isabel Riachi, Lauren E Smith, Mariana Morales Vazquez, Jeremy Veillard and Beverley M Essue

Integrated health checks as a person-centred approach to systematic screening of household tuberculosis contacts: A realist-informed mixed-methods study pp. 1-22

Claire Jacqueline Calderwood, Edson Tawanda Marambire, Modester Ngwerume, Maureen Tshuma, Mikaela Coleman, Trevor Musunzuru, Sibusiwe Sibanda, Evelyn Muringi, Karlos Madziva, Tinashe Bhaudi, Fredrick Mbiba, Lovemore Chupa, Fungai Kavenga, Collins Timire, Junior Mutsvangwa, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Katherine Fielding, Justin Dixon and Katharina Kranzer

Measuring the strength of maternal, newborn and child health care implementation and its association with childhood mortality risk in three rural districts of Tanzania pp. 1-22

Colin Baynes, Almamy Malick Kanté, Amon Exavery, Tani Kassimu, Gloria Sikustahili, Hildegalda Mushi, Kate Ramsey, Kenneth Sherr, Bryan Weiner and James F Phillips

Risk factors and co-occurring patterns of low birth weight in Bangladesh: Insights from logistic regression and association rule mining pp. 1-15

Md A Salam, Md Merajul Islam and Md Rezaul Karim

Experiences and care trajectories of persons living with Hepatitis B in Senegal: A qualitative study pp. 1-15

Mariama Diédhiou, Albert Gautier Ndione, Judicaël Tine, Amady Ndiaye, Oumy Camara, Kiné Ndiaye, Hélène Kane, Louise Fortes Deguenonvo, Ndeye Fatou Ngom, Gilles Wandeler, Moussa Seydi, Adrià Ramírez Mena and For Sen-B

Educational attainment and self-reported environmental exposures of pregnant women living in Nairobi, Kenya pp. 1-15

Christopher Zuidema, Priscillah Wanini Edemba, Anne M Riederer, Vincent K Kipter, Allison R Sherris, Lewis Olweywe, Judith Adhiambo, Brendah Isavwa, Erica A Wetzler, Barbra A Richardson, John Kinuthia, Michael J Gatari, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Edmund Seto, Catherine J Karr, Sarah Benki-Nugent and Faridah H Were

Using a World Health Assembly simulation to explore undergraduate students’ perceptions and confidence in analyzing complex global health challenges: A mixed-methods evaluation pp. 1-12

Ahmad Firas Khalid, Megan A George, Clarissa Eggen, Aaranee Sritharan, Faiza Wali and A M Viens

Determinants of caesarean section use in Ghana: A trend analysis of 2003–2022 DHS data pp. 1-12

Johnson Sam and Christian Kasu

Association of socioeconomic and demographic determinants with clinical outcomes in Iraqi patients with diabetes: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-12

Samer Imad Mohammed, Ahmad kadhim Al-Jalehawi, Mohammed Yawuz Jamal and Shahbaa Mohammed Ati

Female migrant domestic worker experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: A qualitative study pp. 1-18

Timothy S Sumerlin, Jean H Kim and Roger Y Chung

Identifying determinants and predicting cesarean section delivery among Bangladeshi women using machine learning: Insight from BDHS 2022 Data pp. 1-18

Shamsuz Zoha, Shahin Alam, Isteaq Kabir Sifat, Nourin Sultana and Md Kaderi Kibria

Volume 5, issue 10, 2025

Self-management of chronic conditions including multimorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic and meta-synthesis review with focus on diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and HIV pp. 1-16

Sangwani Nkhana Salimu, Melissa Taylor, Stephen A. Spencer, Nicola Desmond, Deborah Nyirenda and Ben Morton

Sexual and reproductive health rights: A cross-sectional study of knowledge and practice among the married women of reproductive age residing in Besishahar Municipality, Nepal pp. 1-16

Laxmi Gautam, Sirjana Adhikari, Amrit Bist and Sujan Gautam

More work for ASHAs? Exploring the role of whatsapp messaging and community health work in urban slum areas of Varanasi, India pp. 1-16

Amelia Jamison, Rohini Ganjoo, Saraniya N Tharmarajah, Bikash Kumar Panda, Manoj Parida, Shruti Pandey, Madhushree Pandey, Satyanarayan Mohanty and Rajiv N Rimal

Contraceptive discontinuation, switching, abandonment and their reproductive consequences: An analysis of 1,539,071 episodes of reversible method use contributed from 61 countries that participated in DHS: Population base-analysis pp. 1-16

Mohamed M Ali and John Cleland

Hybrid models combining trend and seasonality components with machine learning algorithms provide accurate forecasting of malaria incidence pp. 1-14

Syed Shah Areeb Hussain, Sanchit Bedi, Chander Prakash Yadav, Ajeet Kumar Mohanty, Kalpana Mahatme, Suchi Tyagi, N M Anoop Krishnan, Sri Harsha Kota and Amit Sharma

Contextual constraints and dilemmas influencing health providers’ prescription practices in a conflict-affected area: Qualitative insights from Mopti, Mali pp. 1-14

Issa Coulibaly, Yacouba Diarra, Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Raffaella Ravinetto, Seydou Doumbia and Karina Kielmann

Caregivers’ practices and factors associated with malaria vaccine uptake among under-five children in the Tiko Health District, Cameroon: A community based cross-sectional study pp. 1-14

Idang Maureen Abiache, Divine Nsobinenyui, Chrisantus Eweh Ukah, Yunika Larissa Kumenyuy, Ngu Claudia Ngeha, Randolf Wefuan, Syveline Zuh Dang, Ndip Esther Ndip, Mirabelle Pandong Feguem and Dickson S Nsagha

Impact of COVID-19 on unmet needs for healthcare in Peru: an interrupted time series analysis pp. 1-14

Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández, Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Shanquan Chen, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Pamela Smith, Xanthe Hunt and Lena Morgon Banks

How does a recent gender norms scale perform? Exploratory factor analyses among adolescents in Ethiopia and Bangladesh pp. 1-19

Anita Alaze, John Grosser, Oliver Razum and Céline Miani

Trends in global glucose lowering medication consumption: Insights from pharmaceutical sales data (2010–2021) pp. 1-19

Myo Myo Swe Oo, Sahan Jayawardana, Allen Campbell, Murray Aitken, Kershaw V Patel, Khuram Nasir, Mandeep Mehra and Elias Mossialos

Mentorship—A critical metric for career development and advancing global health pp. 1-8

Jessica E Haberer, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Monica Gandhi, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Moses Kamya and Yap Boum

A generic model of life satisfaction: The case study of parkrun pp. 1-21

Steve Haake, Andy Hext and Charlotte Benkowitz

Early warning signals do not predict a warming-induced experimental epidemic pp. 1-21

Madeline Jarvis-Cross, Devin Kirk, Leila Krichel, Pepijn Luijckx, Péter K Molnár and Martin Krkošek

Evaluating the effects of air cushions on body pressure distribution and thermal insulation in evacuation shelters: A randomized controlled crossover study pp. 1-10

Seiji Hamanishi and Shinsuke Sasaki

Implementation and effects of social protection programs for children, older adults, and people with disabilities in Brazil and Ecuador: A scoping review pp. 1-22

Julia M Pescarini, Ana L Moncayo, Joanna M N Guimarães, Francine S Dias, Ronald Ruiz, Samuel A G da Silva, Gustavo Casais, Michal Shimonovich, Valerie Wells, Mhairi Campbell, Mauricio L Barreto, S Vittal Katikireddi, Gustavo Matta, Peter Craig and on behalf of the Global Health Research Unit on the Social and, Environmental Determinants of Health Inequalities (SEDHI)

Prevalence of stroke in young adults in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-15

Salma Hegazi, Roaa Aly, Duaa Yousif, Salma Al-Nuaimi, Amgad Mohammed Elshoeibi, Elhassan Mahmoud, Abdalla Moustafa Elsayed and Tawanda Chivese

Intersectional disparities in mental healthcare utilization by sex and race/ethnicity among US adults: An NHANES study pp. 1-15

Lotenna Olisaeloka, Esteban J Valencia, Gentille Musengimana, Daniel Vigo and Ehsan Karim

Assessing the availability and scope of routine data on post-pregnancy family planning: A cross-sectional review of registers and reporting tools in 18 low- and middle-income countries pp. 1-15

Deborah Sitrin, Aurélie Brunie, Rebecca Rosenberg, Lucy Wilson, Elena Lebetkin, Rogers Kagimu and Fredrick Makumbi

Leaving the health workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study among Filipino healthcare workers pp. 1-12

Christl Jan S Tiu, Nicole Rose I Alberto, Maria Beatriz C Baron, Michael Vincent V Mercado and Ronnie E Baticulon

Impact of fluoroquinolone resistance on the cost-effectiveness of empiric treatment for multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis pp. 1-12

Chaelin Kim, Sedona Sweeney, Hojoon Sohn, Gwenan M Knight and C Finn McQuaid

Early cost-effectiveness analysis of a novel rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis in rural Philippine settings pp. 1-13

Aren Sargood, Abigail Ortal-Cruz, Rusheng Chew and Chris Painter

Health related quality of life among the below poverty line population in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-17

Md Zahid Hasan, Khadija Islam Tisha, Kamrun Nahar, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed and Sayem Ahmed

Reflections on mental health research in post-disaster settings pp. 1-4

Ahlke Kip, Gülşah Kurt, Ceren Acartürk, Philip Hyland, Dana Churbaji and Lasse B Sander

People with lived experience of chronic conditions are key epistemic authorities in global health pp. 1-4

Lavanya Vijayasingham, Mansi Chopra, Edith Mukantwari, Benny Prawira, Eman Shannan, Joab Wako, Maria Divina O'Brien and Mark Barone

Strengthening vaccine effectiveness research to rebuild public trust: A call for global participation pp. 1-4

Giorgia Sulis and Melissa Brouwers

Volume 5, issue 9, 2025

The Trump Administration’s ‘earthquake’ is why we need the New Public Health Order pp. 1-4

Peg Murray-Evans, Sophie Harman, Maria Birungi Kakinda, Augustina Koduah, Moses Mulumba and Sharifah Sekalala

How maternal morbidities impact women’s quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A qualitative study pp. 1-18

Martha Ali Abdulai, Priyanka Adhikary, Sasha G Baumann, Muslima Ejaz, Jenifer Oviya Priya, M Bridget Spelke, Victor Akelo, Kwaku Poku Asante, Bitanya M Berhane, Shruti Bisht, Ellen Boamah-Kaali, Gabriela Diaz-Guzman, Anne George Cherian, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Margaret P Kasaro, Amna Khan, Janae Kuttamperoor, Dorothy Lall, Gifta Priya Manohari, Sarmila Mazumder, Karen McDonnell, Mahya Mehrihajmir, Wilbroad Mutale, Winnie K Mwebia, Imran Nisar, Kennedy Ochola, Peter Otieno, Gregory Ouma, Piya Patel, Winifreda Phiri, Neeraj Sharma, Emily R Smith, Charlotte Tawiah, Natalie J Vallone and Allison C Sylvetsky

Left behind in primary healthcare: A qualitative exploration of healthcare experiences of people with disabilities in Ethiopia pp. 1-18

Desta Debalkie Atnafu, Hannah Kuper and Femke Bannink Mbazzi

Pathways between intimate partner violence and HIV care and treatment during pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study in southwestern Kenya pp. 1-17

Leah Schrubbe, Catherine Makokha, Liza Kimbo, Anna Helova, Zachary Kwena, Lynae Darbes, Moses Okombo, Evelyne Owengah, Clara Calvert, Heidi Stöckl, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Janet M Turan and Abigail M Hatcher

Prevalence and risk factors for severe food insecurity and poor food consumption during a drought emergency in Ethiopia pp. 1-17

Noah Baker, Yunhee Kang, Gregory Makabila, Seifu Tadesse and Shannon Doocy

Associations between maternal capabilities for care and nurturing care behaviours among mother-child dyads in Malawi and South Africa pp. 1-17

Taryn J Smith, Emmie Mbale, Michal R Zieff, Chikondi Mchazime, Chloë A Jacobs, Pious Makaka, Sadeeka Williams, Giulia Ghillia, Donna Herr, Marlie Miles, Thandeka Mazubane, Zayaan Goolam Nabi, Kirsten A Donald and Melissa J Gladstone

Potential impact, costs, and benefits of population-wide screening interventions for tuberculosis in Viet Nam: A mathematical modelling study pp. 1-17

Alvaro Schwalb, Katherine C Horton, Jon C Emery, Martin J Harker, Lara Goscé, Lara D Veeken, Frances L Garden, Hai Viet Nguyen, Thu-Anh Nguyen, Khanh Luu Boi, Frank Cobelens, Greg J Fox, Dinh Van Luong, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Guy B Marks and Rein M G J Houben

The utility of infectious disease modelling in informing decisions for outbreak response: A scoping review pp. 1-17

Duaa Rao, Aleena Tanveer, Emil Nafis Iftekhar, Sophie Alice Müller, Katharine Sherratt, Klara Röbl, Paola Carrillo-Bustamante, Katharina Heldt, Julia Fitzner, Johanna Hanefeld and Sebastian Funk

Machine learning based prediction of low birth weight and its associated risk factors: Insights from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022 pp. 1-17

Nourin Sultana, Zeba Afia, Isteaq Kabir Sifat, Shamsuz Zoha, Tajin Ahmed Jisa and Md Kaderi Kibria

Sexual and reproductive health service delivery innovations and adaptations during COVID-19: A systematic review and crowdsourcing open call pp. 1-13

Eneyi E Kpokiri, Megan L Srinivas, Tigest Tamrat, Hayley Conyers, Heather L Shams, Hannah Kerr, Nihal Said, Yusha Tao, Jennifer Bissram, Doruk Sahin, Roxanne Oroxom, Ulrika Rehnstrom Loi, Caron R Kim, Bela Ganatra, Lale Say and Joseph D Tucker

Women’s self-help group participation and discussion of reproductive coercion: Associations with past experiences of violence among family planning clients in Kenya pp. 1-13

Jasmine Uysal, Nicole E Johns, Chi-Chi Undie, Wilson Liambila, Erin Pearson, Elizabeth Reed and Jay G Silverman

Disparities in chronic ischemic heart disease-related mortality across sex, race, and urbanization status in the United States, 1999–2019 pp. 1-13

Patrick A Kwaah, Samuel A Mensah, Abraham Carboo, Grace Appah, Hamza A Rashid, Stephen N Djanie, Ama O Kwakye, Emmanuel A Agyemang, Joseph S Kekrebesi, Webster Donaldy, Patrick Nti and Christopher B Sarpong

Seroprevalence of spotted fever rickettsiosis and ehrlichiosis among food processing workers and their families in Latino communities in North Carolina pp. 1-13

Melissa K Cutshaw, Michael Sciaudone, Brenda Vasquez-Martinez, Colleen M McClean, Oksana Kharabora, Katherine Murray, Stephen Strohminger, Miriana Moreno Zivanovich, Rachel Gurnett, Emperatriz Morales Salgado, Ross M Boyce and Natalie M Bowman

Exploring barriers and associated factors in the preparedness for cholera outbreak response in Public Health Centres of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia pp. 1-12

Tadios Niguss Derese, Zekirub Fanta Koyra, Lidia Dagne Mario, Hiwot Soboksa Mideksa, Sisaynesh Angota Dessie and Abiye Assefa Berihun

Diabetes Mellitus screening and associated factors in Peru: A cross-sectional analysis of a national health survey pp. 1-12

Einer Carlos Eduardo Arevalo-Rios, Jennifer Layza-Reyes and Victor Hugo Noriega-Ruiz

Tackling public health data gaps through Bayesian high-resolution population estimation: A case study of Kasaï-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo pp. 1-15

Gianluca Boo, Edith Darin, Heather R Chamberlain, Roland Hosner, Pierre K Akilimali, Henri Marie Kazadi, Chibuzor C Nnanatu, Attila N Lázár and Andrew J Tatem

Evaluating spatial access to primary care and health disparities in a rural district of Sri Lanka: Implications for strategic health policy interventions pp. 1-15

Parami Abeyrathna, Manjula Weerasinghe, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi, Shyamalee Samaranayake and Pahala Hangidi Gedara Janaka Pushpakumara

Patterns of utilization and determinants of maternal health services among women residing in low-income communities in Lagos State, Nigeria pp. 1-22

Tope Olubodun, Onikepe Owolabi, Oluseun Adejugbe, Olufunke Iroko, Chiamaka Uwalaka and Bosede Afolabi

Advancing the safe motherhood initiative: A qualitative and sentiment analysis of local physician’s perspectives on antibiotic self-medication during pregnancy in a low- and middle-income country pp. 1-21

K Umeh, S Adaji, M Sacks, Eleje Gu, Umeh Eo, S Ushie, Okafor Cg, Oguejiofor Cb, U Bawa, S Bature, N H Madugu, R Singh and H Karuppuchamy

A broader lens on tuberculosis cost-effectiveness analysis: How patient-incurred costs and post-tuberculosis outcomes reshape estimates in a multi-country study pp. 1-21

Ewan M Tomeny, Phuong Bich Tran, Joseph Kazibwe, Laura Rosu, Georgios F Nikolaidis, Rebecca Nightingale, Tom Wingfield, Jamilah Meghji, S Bertel Squire and Eve Worrall

Evaluating the effect of interactive two-way texting on 6-month antiretroviral therapy outcomes: Findings from a randomized controlled trial in Lilongwe, Malawi pp. 1-11

Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia, Robin E Klabbers, Hannock Tweya, Jacqueline Huwa, Agness Thawani, Pachawo Bisani, Joseph Chintedza, Geldert Chiwaya, Aubrey G Kudzala, Dumisani Ndhlovu, Johnnie Seyani, Wim Groot, Milena Pavlova and Caryl Feldacker

A deadly equation: The global toll of US TB funding cuts pp. 1-8

Sandip Mandal, Sreenivas Nair, Suvanand Sahu, Lucica Ditiu and Carel Pretorius

Motherhood and mental health of adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review pp. 1-24

Amber Hussain, Yared Asmare Aynalem, Tanya Park and Salima Meherali

A realist perspective on optimizing community health workers’ roles and functions to deliver integrated people-centred care pp. 1-26

Usangiphile E Buthelezi, André J van Rensburg, Mosa Moshabela, Sanah Bucibo, Noxolisa Radebe, Zamasomi Luvuno, Tasneem Kathree, Arvin Bhana and Inge Petersen

“You can’t see what you’ve never had to live”—Cultivating imagination and solution spaces in global health and development pp. 1-5

Safieh Shah, Shruti Bora, Esme Supriya Gupta Longley, Erika Valtierra and Madhukar Pai

Barriers and enablers of community-based health insurance enrollment in the Sidama national regional state, Southern Ethiopia, 2024: A qualitative study pp. 1-19

Kare Chawicha Debessa, Keneni Gutema Negeri and Mesay Hailu Dangisso

Status and prospects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children in Sahelian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-19

Medard Djedanem, Noura Mamane Salé, Elhadji Yacoudima Yacoubou Mahaman Aminou, Jean Testa and Ronan Jambou

Invisible inequities in type I diabetes care in India: A multi-stakeholder qualitative study from Karnataka pp. 1-19

Veruschka Pandey, Satyanarayana Ramanaik, Lalitha Krishnappa, Patel Swathe, Suresh Shastri, Santhosh Olety Sathyanarayana and Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu

Institutionalising community participation in decision-making in maternal and newborn health services in low-and middle-income countries: An analysis from 102 national health ministries pp. 1-19

Olive Cocoman, Debra Jackson, Harriet Ruysen and Brynne Gilmore

Reliance on migrant healthcare workers in the United Kingdom: A critical discourse analysis pp. 1-9

Zakia Arfeen, Eleanor Nash and Mohammed Ahmed Rashid

Low-dose calcium supplementation during pregnancy in low and middle-income countries: A cost-effectiveness analysis pp. 1-14

Happiness P Saronga, Pratibha Dwarkanath, Hening Cui, Alfa Muhihi, Anura V Kurpad, V Sri Poornima, Mary M Sando, R Poornima, Cara Yelverton, Honorati M Masanja, Christopher R Sudfeld, Andrea B Pembe, Wafaie W Fawzi and Nicolas A Menzies

Understanding systemic barriers to blood donation for people of South Asian ancestry: A qualitative study pp. 1-14

Poojan Joshi and Kelly Holloway

Reporting the first minimally invasive spine surgery series in Nigeria: a descriptive single-center retrospective cohort study pp. 1-16

Oluwafemi F Owagbemi, Temitayo O Ayantayo and Olawale A R Sulaiman

Short-term ambient heat exposure and low APGAR score in newborns: A time-stratified case-crossover analysis in São Paulo state, Brazil (2013–2019) pp. 1-16

Michelle Del Carretto, Audrey Godin, Danielson Neves, Enny S Paixão, Kai Wan, Julia Pescarini, Andrêa Ferreira, Taísa R Cortes, Liam Smeeth, Maurício L Barreto, Elizabeth B Brickley and Chérie Part

Adaptation and pilot testing of the Early Learning Outcome Measure (ELOM) (4&5) Years Assessment tool in South African Sign Language pp. 1-16

Alys Young, Claudine Storbeck, Katherine Rogers, Robyn Swannack, Andrew Dawes and Elizabeth Girdwood

Stochastic treatment regimes in climate-health research: Reassessing malaria risk under warming scenarios in Colombia pp. 1-16

Juan David Gutiérrez

Volume 5, issue 8, 2025

Disparities in antiretroviral therapy adherence among selected adult subpopulations with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: Analysis of a population-based survey, 2022/23 pp. 1-11

Dayani Adam and Ramkumar T Balan

Impact of COVID-19 on emergency department visits for individuals with psychotic disorders in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: A longitudinal study pp. 1-11

Zachary E M Giovannini-Green, Gerald Mugford and Zhiwei Gao

Is health, growth and development impaired in children who are Hepatitis B-exposed but uninfected? pp. 1-20

Sheila F Lumley, Elaine Parker, Andrew J Prendergast and Philippa C Matthews

Prevalence and predictors of unintended pregnancy among antenatal women in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-10

Alieu Kanu, Abdul Karim Bah, Michele Orsi, Iye Pateh Jalloh, Fatmata Yeanoh Turay, Sulaiman Kanu, Edgardo Somigliana, Fatima Jalloh, Michael Ezeanochie and Mohamed B Jalloh

Institutional delivery and its determinants among reproductive-age women in Mozambique: A geographic weighted regression pp. 1-21

Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Habtu Kifle Negash, Alemu Teshale, Mequanint Kassa, Woretaw Endalew, Belete Assefa, Araya Mesfin Nigatu and Solomon Gedlu Nigatu

Tracking the financial flows of Indonesia’s COVID-19 vaccination program pp. 1-21

Olivia Herlinda, Ayudina Larasanti, Sinta Amalia Kusumastuti Sumulyo, Sayyid Muhammad Jundullah and Indra Yudha Mambea

Concurrent use of low complexity automated NAATs for TB diagnosis and detection of resistance: A cost-effectiveness analysis pp. 1-16

Suvesh Kumar Shrestha, Funeka Bango, Pushpita Samina, Alexei Korobitsyn, Nazir Ismail and Alice Zwerling

“Resilience amidst challenges”: Healthcare users’ experiences of access and utilisation of primary healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic in southwestern Uganda pp. 1-16

Rachel Kawuma, Joseph Katongole, Abdmagidu Menya, Winnie Eoju, Jonathan Kitonsa, Katherine Gallagher, Deborah Watson-Jones and Eugene Ruzagira

Evaluating the impact of structured training programs for village health workers on healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings: Evidence from The Gambia pp. 1-9

Ebrima Bah and Saroj Adhikari

A results to action framework for community verification: A case study from a performance based financing program in Zimbabwe pp. 1-14

Trina Gorman, Bernardo Hernandez, Geoff Garnett, Loida Erhard, Taurai Kambeu, Malvern Munjoma, Brian Maponga, Sinokuthemba Xaba, Getrude Ncube, Jabulani Mavudze and Gabrielle O’Malley

Breastfeeding and workplace support in Nepal pp. 1-14

Mallika Shrestha, Saroj Adhikari, Nishant Shrestha, Gayatri Budha Magar and Babu Ram Pokhrel

Towards inclusive authorship: Analyzing author representation in PLOS Global Public Health front matter content pp. 1-13

Esme Supriya Gupta Longley and Shashika Bandara

Perceived accuracy and utilisation of DHIS2 data for health decision making and advocacy in Kenya: A Qualitative Study pp. 1-22

Phoene Mesa Oware, Gregory Omondi, Celestine Adipo, Mohamed Adow, Conrad Wanyama, Dan Odallo, Nelly Bosire, Lawrence Okong’o, Michuki Maina, Jalemba Aluvaala, Peter Ngwatu, David Githanga, Doris Kinuthia, Irene Amadi, Grace Rukwaro, Linet Kerubo, Cynthia Amisi, Allan Govoga, Janette Karimi, Ali Kahtra, Andrew Mulwa, Patrick Amoth, Ambrose Agweyu and Fred Were

The role of financial stress, food insecurity, and COVID-19-related illness concerns shaping mental health in five South Asian countries during the pandemic (2020–2022): A secondary analysis of the online COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (CTIS) data pp. 1-22

Youqi Yang, Lauren Zimmermann, Santanu Pramanik, Brian Wahl and Bhramar Mukherjee

Learning from failure: Simulating pandemic agreement negotiations in a global health classroom pp. 1-15

Julia Smith, Ellie Gooderham and Julianne Piper

Factors affecting antenatal corticosteroid use in low- and middle-income countries: Facility characteristics, structural readiness, and past performance of CEmONC signal functions pp. 1-12

Wen-Chien Yang, Catherine Arsenault, Victoria Y Fan, Nazia Binte Ali, Fadhlun Mohamed Alwy Al-beity and Emily R Smith

Intergenerational educational mobility and mental health: Evidence from a Filipino birth cohort pp. 1-12

Lucy Barrass, Maria Theresa Redaniel, Lucy Riglin, Nanette R Lee, Laura D Howe and Duleeka Knipe

Trends in adverse perinatal outcomes and associated hospitalisations, emergency department presentations, and healthcare costs from birth to early childhood in the Northern Territory, Australia: A two-decade population-based study pp. 1-25

Tsegaye G Haile, Gavin Pereira, Richard Norman and Gizachew A Tessema

Regional variations in child health deprivation and its associated factors in Nigeria pp. 1-17

Victor Chima, Funmilola F Oyinlola, Joseph A Kupoluyi, Segun Tekun and Ifeyinwa U Anyanyo

Urban community health workers in Punjab, India: A qualitative study of ASHAs’ roles in the health system pp. 1-17

Baldeep K Dhaliwal, Madhu Gupta, Anuradha Nadda, Shalini Singh, Anita Shet, Kerry Scott, Aakanksha Dutta and Svea Closser

Volume 5, issue 7, 2025

What slows the progress of health systems strengthening at subnational level? A political economy analysis of three districts in Uganda pp. 1-17

Justine Namakula, Xavier Nsabagasani, Ligia Paina, Abigail Neel, Chimwemwe Msukwa, Daniela C Rodriguez and Freddie Ssengooba

Validation of a risk-prediction model for pediatric post-discharge mortality after hospital admission for infection in Rwanda: A prospective cohort study pp. 1-17

Anneka Hooft, Christian Umuhoza, Jessica Trawin, Cynthia Mfuranziza, Emmanuel Uwiragiye, Cherri Zhang, Vuong Nguyen, Aaron Kornblith, Nathan Kenya Mugisha, J Mark Ansermino and Matthew O Wiens

Prevalence of aspiration pneumonia among stroke patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-17

Assefa Andargie Kassa, Getahun Gebre Bogale, Mekuanint Taddele, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Abebaw Molla, Wolde Melese and Segenet Zewdie

Understanding how digital mental health interventions can be optimised to improve longer term sustainability: Findings from a causal mediation analysis of the CONEMO trials pp. 1-13

Nadine Seward, Wen Wei Loh, Jaime Miranda, Franciso Diez-Canseco, Heloisa Garcia Claro, Paulo Rossi Menezes, Ivan Filipe de Almeida Lopes Fernandes and Ricardo Araya

Legal status disparities in preventive care usage among Latino immigrants in California: A cross-sectional analysis pp. 1-13

Tianjian Lai, Brian Tuohy and Roger Waldinger

Direct medical costs of congenital heart surgery for isolated lesions in Rwanda pp. 1-12

Yayehyirad Ejigu, Vongai C Mlambo, Kara L Neil, Yihan Lin, Augustin Sendegeya, Stella M Umuhoza, Josue Murengezi and Corneille Ntihabose

Hepatitis C virus cascade of care among adults in Sindh province, Pakistan: Findings from 2019–2020 household sero-survey pp. 1-12

Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh, Josephine G Walker, Aaron G Lim, Ejaz Alam, Saeed Hamid, Graham R Foster, Naheed Choudhry, M Azim Ansari, Huma Qureshi and Peter Vickerman

Bending the curve: Modeling the impact of reducing risk factors for noncommunicable diseases to control future health expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean pp. 1-12

Andres I Vecino-Ortiz, Timothy Roberton, Angelica López-Hernández, Caitlin M Noonan, Angela P Vega Landaeta, Daniel Maceira, Yvonne N Flores, Claudio Mora-García, Paulina Giusti, T Alafia Samuels, Natalia Palacio-Martínez, Andrea Prado, Carla Machado, Charmaine Metivier, Christine Laptiste, Althea La Foucade, Vyjanti Beharry and Krishna D Rao

Vulnerabilities of Rohingya and host community children in Bangladesh: A qualitative study on child labor, well-being, and the impact of COVID-19 pp. 1-12

Ahmed Hossain, Mohammad Ali, Heba Hijazi and Mohamad Alameddine

Stakeholders’ awareness and perception towards graphic health warning, opportunities and challenges for tobacco control policy in Nepal: A qualitative study pp. 1-12

Netra Lal Aryal, Binita Kumari Paudel, Babu Ram Pokhrel, Sushila Acharya, Saraswati Bhandari, Sheetal Bhandari, Manish Rajbanshi and Shalik Ram Dhital

The impact of photovoice on mental health and stigma: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-22

Adeniyi Adeboye, Ugochukwu Aghalu, Whitney Onuorah, Chizor Samuel-Nwokeji, Chimaobi Nwanguma, Adekunle Akerele and Judy Wasige

Costs of testing sick children in primary care with pulse oximetry: Evidence from four countries, both with and without electronic clinical decision support pp. 1-15

Susan Horton, Ulrich Adombi, Fenella Beynon, Mira Emmanuel-Fabula, Tara Herrick, Sandeep Kumar, Suzan Makawia, Mercy Mugo, Michael Onah, Michael Ruffo, Shally Awasthi, Maymouna Ba, Leah F Bohle, Silvia Cicconi, Hélène Langet, Papa Moctar Faye, Honorati Masanja, Andolo Miheso, Deusdedit Mjungu, James Machoki M’Imunya, Ousmane Ndiaye, Kovid Sharma, Valérie D’Acremont, Kaspar Wyss and Collaborator Group Timci

Teenage mothers report poor health and economic functioning in Western Kenya: A call to action pp. 1-15

Aleksandra Jakubowski, Elizabeth Nakiyingi, Jane Wamae, Samuel Oyugi, Joseph R Starnes, Sandra Mudhune, Benson Nyawade, Willys Ochieng, Erick Kelvin, Tom Odhong, Ash Rogers and Richard Wamai

The role of restrictive abortion laws on modern contraceptive use in Sub Saharan Africa pp. 1-15

Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Marit L Bovbjerg, S Marie Harvey, Chunhuei Chi and Jeff Luck

Health crisis within a crisis: Effect of COVID-19 on STI services for young adults in Lusaka, Zambia pp. 1-15

Ganizani Mwale and Mpundu Makasa

Dynamic modeling of mortality risk factors in Ebola virus disease using logistic regression on unbalanced panel data from a randomized controlled trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo pp. 1-15

Leader Lawanga Ontshick, Jepsy Yango, Ange Mubiala Yaya, Olivier Tshiani Mbaya, Joule Madinga Twan, Jean-Michel Nsengi Ntamabyaliro, Rosine Ali, Patrick Mutombo Lupola, Joseph-Desiré Bukweli, Sifa Marie-joelle Muchanga, Gaston Tona Lutete, Placide Mbala Kiangebeni, Sabue Mulangu and Rostin Mabela Makengo Matendo

Sociodemographic determinants of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lesotho: A case-control study pp. 1-10

Jerry Yakubu Yahaya

Workability among migrant diabetic workers: An occupational health-clinic-based study, Kuwait pp. 1-10

Sarah A Bolbol, Shaikhah M Al-Fajjam, Al-Anoud E Al-Ateeq, Shaikha S Al-Hajeri and Salwa F El-Saka

Experiences of Ghanaian frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare leadership recommendations pp. 1-10

Kimesha Grant, Holly Sims, Alexis Carbine, Jessica Walczak, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Thomas Hinneh, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Lisa A Cooper and Carmen Alvarez

Generating opposition to universal health care policies in the United States: An analysis of private health industry advertising on Meta platforms pp. 1-21

Kendra Chow, Marco Zenone, Nora Kenworthy, Beza Merid and Nason Maani

Socioeconomic inequality for hypertension among reproductive age women aged 15–49 from five Sub-Saharan Africa countries: A decomposition analysis of DHS Data pp. 1-11

Daniel Bekele Ketema, Desalegn Markos Shifti, Teketo Kassaw Tegegne, Daniel Bogale Odo, Subash Thapa, Abel Dadi, Tahir Ahmed Hassen, Getiye Dejenu Kibret, Zemen Y Kassa, Erkihun Amsalu, Yonatan M Mesfin, Habtamu Mellie Bizuayehu, Sewunet Admasu Belachew, Meless Gebrie Bore, Abdulbasit Seid and Kedir Y Ahmed

Correlation between structural determinants and universal health coverage in 2010 and 2019: An analysis of the global burden of disease study pp. 1-11

Orlando Luiz do Amaral Junior, Maria Laura Braccini Fagundes, Fernando Neves Hugo, Nicholas J Kassebaum and Jessye Melgarejo do Amaral Giordani

Effect of climate change on the health and nutritional status of children and their families in Africa: Scoping review pp. 1-11

Mutshidzi Mulondo, Adam Hege, Joyce Tsoka-Gwegweni and James Ndirangu

Integration of a vertical voluntary medical male circumcision program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: A solution for sustainable HIV prevention pp. 1-20

Amanda Marr Chung, Joseph Murungu, Precious Chitapi, Rudo Chikodzore, Peter Case, Jonathan Gosling, Roly Gosling, Sinokuthemba Xaba, Getrude Ncube, Owen Mugurungi, Patience Kunaka, Stefano M Bertozzi and Caryl Feldacker

Trends and factors contributing to changes in childhood stunting in Bangladesh from 2012 to 2019: A multivariate decomposition modelling pp. 1-20

Satyajit Kundu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Syed Sharaf Ahmed Chowdhury, Md Hasan Al Banna, Md Ashfikur Rahman, Rakhi Dey and Faruk Ahmed

Addressing the challenges of estimating the target population in calculation of routine infant immunization coverage in Kenya pp. 1-8

Christine Karanja-Chege, Ambrose Agweyu, Fred Were, Michael Boele van Hensbroek and William Ogallo

Wealth-based inequalities in early childhood development (ECD) outcomes in Bangladesh: A decomposition analysis using MICS 2019 pp. 1-19

Tasfia Tasneem Ahmed and Nafis Sadik

Management capacity of primary healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review pp. 1-16

Harrison Ochieng, Anita Musiega, Benjamin Tsofa, Jacinta Nzinga and Edwine Barasa

What factors shape an individual’s probability to be enrolled in a professionally-managed community-based health insurance? Results from a cross-sectional case-control study in two districts in Mali pp. 1-16

Hamidou Niangaly, Manuella De Allegri, Laurence Touré, Dansiné Diarra and Valéry Ridde

Strengthening anal cancer prevention in Abuja, Nigeria: Identifying barriers and potential strategies to improve training pp. 1-14

Connor R Volpi, John Chama, Megan E Mansfield, Ruxton Adebiyi, Andrew Mitchell, Jumoke A Aigoro, Yerima Jibrin Bawa, Kazeem E Kolawole, Uchenna Ononaku, Paul Jibrin, Oluwole Olaomi, Francis Agbo, Soren M Bentzen, Stephen E Goldstone, Patrick Dakum, Joel M Palefsky, Cheryl Knott, Sylvia Adebajo and Rebecca G Nowak

Volume 5, issue 6, 2025

Impact of a multilevel HIV prevention programme on adolescent girls and young women’s empowerment for risk reduction: A mixed methods evaluation in Kenya pp. 1-20

Elizabeth Kemigisha, Jane Osindo, Vivienne Kamire, Venetia Baker, Annabelle Gourlay, Stephen Gakuo, Sarah Mulwa, Faith Magut, Thomas Gachie, Moses Otieno, Sammy Khagayi, Daniel Kwaro, Sian Floyd, Abdhalah Ziraba and Isolde Birdthistle

The quest for equity in global health is underpinned by neocolonial discourses: A critical discourse analysis pp. 1-11

Michelle Amri, Jan Filart and Jesse B Bump

Who pays for surgical care in the global south? A narrative review pp. 1-11

Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Aman Bakhsh and Dhananjaya Sharma

Transforming trade for vaccine equity: Policy gaps and barriers pp. 1-21

Toby Pepperrell, Meri Koivusalo, Liz Grant and Alison McCallum

Evaluating InferVision’s Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) algorithm for Tuberculosis (TB) screening, Lusaka, Zambia pp. 1-10

Paul Somwe, Minyoi Maimbolwa, Kanema Chiyenu, Mwansa Lumpa, Mary Kagujje and Monde Muyoyeta

Predictors of metabolic syndrome among teachers in under-resourced schools in South Africa: Baseline findings from the KaziHealth workplace health intervention pp. 1-19

Nandi Joubert, Larissa Adams, Jan Hattendorf, Jan Degen, Danielle Dolley, Annelie Gresse, Ivan Müller, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Harald Seelig, Peter Steinmann, Rosa du Randt, Uwe Pühse, Jürg Utzinger, Markus Gerber and Cheryl Walter

The economic impacts of COVID-19 hospitalizations, intensive care unit admissions, and deaths related to overweight and obesity pp. 1-14

Adeyemi Okunogbe, Donal Bisanzio, Garrison Spencer, Shradha Chhabria, Jaynaide Powis and Rachel Nugent

Advertising ultra-processed foods around urban and rural schools in Kenya pp. 1-14

Caroline H Karugu, Gershim Asiki, Milkah N Wanjohi, Veronica Ojiambo, Sharon Mugo, Peter M Kaberia, Richard E Sanya, Amos Laar, Michelle Holdsworth, Stefanie Vandevijvere and Charles Agyemang

Evaluating the health impact, health-system costs and cost-effectiveness of using TrueNat on stool samples compared to usual care for the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis in primary care settings: A modelling analysis pp. 1-14

Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Olugbenga Kayode Daniel, Olabamiji Jamiu Olayinka, Kingsley Chinedum Ochei, Eveline Klinkenberg, Austin Ihesie, Debby Nongo, Rupert Amanze Eneogu, Andwele Mwansasu, Emeka Uga Elom, Agbaje Vivian Aderonke, Patrick Sunday Dakum, Charles Olalekan Mensah, Oluwafemi Christopher Odola, Abiola Oladotun Olayemi, Emily Yemisi Faleye, Adekunle Omotoso Makinde and Peter J Dodd

Evolution of the nutritional status and factors associated with undernutrition in children under five of age between 2014 and 2017 in 24 health districts of Burkina Faso pp. 1-14

T Bernadette Picbougoum, Serge Somda Ma, Isidore T Traoré, Julia Lohmann, Manuela De Allegri, Hervé Hien, Nicolas Méda and Annie Robert

Economic evaluation of caregiver interventions for children with developmental disabilities: A scoping review pp. 1-16

Angela Kairu, Edwin Dzoro, Vibian Angwenyi, Charles Newton, Charlotte Hanlon, Rosa A Hoekstra, Amina Abubakar and Edwine Barasa

Cofactors of earlier uptake of modern postpartum family planning methods in Kenya pp. 1-16

Nancy M Ngumbau, Damaris Kimonge, Julia C Dettinger, Felix Abuna, Ben Odhiambo, Laurén Gómez, Anjuli D Wagner, Mary M Marwa, Salphine Watoyi, Emmaculate Nzove, Jillian Pintye, Jared M Baeten, John Kinuthia, Grace John-Stewart and Cyrus Mugo

Harnessing HIV clinics to deliver integrated hypertension care for People living with HIV in Uganda: A formative mixed methods study pp. 1-16

Fred C Semitala, Florence Ayebare, John Baptist Kiggundu, Christine Kiwala, Joel Senfuma, Gerald N Mutungi, Isaac Ssinabulya, James Kayima, Martin Muddu, Donna Spiegelman, Jeremy I Schwartz, Chris T Longenecker and Anne R Katahoire

Factors associated with infant and young child feeding practices in Kaduna and Lagos States, Nigeria pp. 1-16

Valerie L Flax, Mariam Fagbemi, Carrie Ngongo, Susan Edwards, Jigna M Dharod and Victor Ogbodo

Association of clinical laboratory parameters with latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers of primary health centers―A cross-sectional observational study pp. 1-16

Sivaprakasam T Selvavinayagam, Ganga Sankar, Yean K Yong, Sathish Sankar, Ying Zhang, Hong Y Tan, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, Amudhan Murugesan, Manivannan Rajeshkumar, Asha Frederick, Masilamani Senthil Kumar, Paulkanraj PriyaRaj, Jesudoss Prabhakaran, Pattusamy Sangeetha, Pasupathy Arunpathy, Rajamani Charu, Nagarajan Muruganandam, Deepak M Sakate, Deepak Jayakumar, Prabu Dhandapani, Parthiban Rudrapathy, Vijayakumar Velu, Marc Emmenegger, Marie Larsson, Esaki M Shankar and Sivadoss Raju

Prevalence and associated factors of mental and substance use problems among adults in Kenya: A community-based cross-sectional study pp. 1-24

Patrick Nzivo Mwangala, Anita Kerubo, Millicent Makandi, Rachael Odhiambo and Amina Abubakar

Thinking through abrupt closure in humanitarian assistance: Key ethical considerations in seemingly impossible conditions pp. 1-5

Lisa Eckenwiler, Isabel Munoz-Beaulieu, Revka Perez, Mayfourth Luneta, Shelley Rose Hyppolite, Lisa Schwartz and Matthew Hunt

Fostering better science by releasing biomedical research and innovation from the grip of rich nations pp. 1-5

Nathalie J Arhel

Gaps and opportunities for data systems and economics to support priority setting for climate-sensitive infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid scoping review pp. 1-23

Ellie A Delight, Ariel A Brunn, Francis Ruiz, Jessica Gerard, Jane Falconer, Yang Liu, Bubacarr Bah, Bernard Bett, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Oladeji K Oloko, Esther Njuguna and Kris A Murray

AI-driven solutions to improve safety and health: Application of the REDECA framework for agricultural tractor drivers pp. 1-13

Negin Ashrafi, Sahar Yousefi, Guy Roger Aby, Salah F Issa, Houshang Darabi, Kamiar Alaei, Greg Placencia and Maryam Pishgar

Education-related inequality in overweight and obesity among Mongolian adults pp. 1-13

Munkhjargal Dorjravdan, Javkhlanbayar Dorjdagva, Katsuyasu Kouda, Enkhjargal Batbaatar, Naranzul Dambaa, Tsolmon Boldoo, Bolor-Erdene Ganbold, Kumiko Ohara, Chikako Nakama and Toshimasa Nishiyama

The illicit cigarette market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Findings from a cross-sectional study of empty cigarette packs pp. 1-15

Noreen Dadirai Mdege, Christelle Tchoupé, Retselisitsoe Pokothoane, Didier Munguakonkwa Mirindi, Christus Cito Miderho, Kelley Sams, Patrick Bakengela Shamba, Emmanuel Kandate, Patrice Milambo and Hana Ross

Safety of RTS,S/AS01E vaccine for malaria in African children aged 5 to 17 months: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials pp. 1-15

Joseph Alexis Zoa, Rahi-metou Njemguie Linjouom, Martin Nyangono Ndongo and Jan Rene Nkeck

Association between urinary tract infections and anemia among the elderly in India: Insights from the longitudinal aging study pp. 1-15

Dilwar Hussain and Jenica Barnwal

Factors associated with antenatal care utilization among women with disabilities in Ethiopia: Using Andersen’s Behaviour Model of Health Service Use pp. 1-15

Abebe Alemu Anshebo, Yilma Markos, Sujit Behera and Natarajan Gopalan

Beyond the pill: Understanding barriers and enablers to oral and long-acting injectable PrEP among women in sex work in Zambia pp. 1-22

Ramya Kumar, Chisomo Mwale, Patricia Maritim, Jamia Phiri, Wendy Barrington, Ruth Zyambo, Martin Zimba, Kenneth Mugwanya, Michael Herce, Maurice Musheke, Deepa Rao and Anjali Sharma

Patient and health system delays in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Gandaki, Nepal pp. 1-22

Bikram Singh Dhami, Damaru Prasad Paneru, Sagar Parajuli, Aarati Kc and Dhirendra Nath

Predicting mobile health clinic utilization for COVID-19 vaccination in South Carolina: A statistical framework for strategic resource allocation pp. 1-12

Fatih Gezer, Kerry A Howard, Kevin J Bennett, Alain H Litwin, Kerry K Sease and Lior Rennert

Building models, building capacity: A review of participatory machine learning for HIV prevention pp. 1-12

Mark Sendak, Meg Young, Jee Young Kim, Alifia Hasan, Clare Kelsey, Catherine O’Neal, Tonya Jagneaux, Wayne Wilbright, John Couk, Stephen Lim, Tamachia Davenport, Shirley Lolis, Jennifer Thomas, Shannon Widman, Suresh Balu, Meredith Clement and Lance Okeke

Determinants of practice location choices among physicians and medical students in Mali: Insights into addressing medical deserts through evidence-based strategies pp. 1-12

Issa Kalossi, Dielika Coulibaly, Kassoum Alou N’Diaye, Modibo Salia Drame, Djibril Sissoko, Thiery Almont and Kassoum Kayentao

Extreme drought and sexual violence against adolescent girls and young women: A multi-country population-based study pp. 1-12

Lucas Hertzog, Marshall Makate, David Chipanta, Boladé Banougnin, Martina Mchenga, Gavin Pereira, Sylvester Dodzi Nyadanu, Jennifer Dunne, Paula S Tallman, Shalean Collins, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Pauline Rousseau-Gueutin, Astghik Mavisakalyan and Ivan C Hanigan

Association between social determinants of health and hearing loss in South African children: A secondary data analysis pp. 1-12

Mukovhe Phanguphangu, Andrew John Ross and Tracey Smythe

How does policy modelling work in practice? A global analysis on the use of epidemiological modelling in health crises pp. 1-18

Liza Hadley, Caylyn Rich, Alex Tasker, Olivier Restif and Sebastian Funk

Association of remittances with skilled delivery in Uganda, 2019/2020 pp. 1-18

Chelsea Ducille, Richard Bilsborrow, Kavita Singh, Jon Hussey and Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson

Healthcare providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions from using targeted sequencing to diagnose and manage drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Eswatini pp. 1-17

Maia Madison, Debrah Vambe, Sein Sein Thi, Mangaliso Ziyane, Nosisa Shiba, Babongile Blisset Nkala, Tara Ness, Agostinho Viana Lima, Sindisiwe Dlamini, Siphiwe Ngwenya, Anna Mandalakas and Alexander Kay

Gender pay gaps and inequity at science publishers pp. 1-4

Jocalyn Clark and Elizabeth Zuccala

Volume 5, issue 5, 2025

Pandemics, populism and bioethics: A critical approach pp. 1-7

Gabriela Arguedas-Ramírez, Ewen Speed, Zackary D Berger and Russell Mannion

The politics of health justice: Power, precarity and the fight for gender equality and SRHR pp. 1-4

Rajat Khosla and Pascale Allotey

Advancing Early Warning Systems for Malaria: Progress, challenges, and future directions - A scoping review pp. 1-18

Donnie Mategula, Judy Gichuki, Karen I Barnes, Emanuele Giorgi and Dianne Janette Terlouw

Long-term outcomes of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth: An overview of systematic reviews pp. 1-18

Saima Sultana, Fiona Bruinsma, Zeshi Fisher, Caroline S E Homer and Joshua P Vogel

Barriers and facilitators of primary care management of type II diabetes mellitus in the West African sub-region: A scoping review pp. 1-28

Abdul-Basit Abdul-Samed, Yasmin Jahan, Veronika Reichenberger, Ellen Barnie Peprah, Mary Pomaa Agyekum, Henry Lawson, Dina Balabanova, Tolib Mirzoev and Irene Akua Agyepong

Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker programs focussed on HIV, TB and malaria infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024): A scoping literature review pp. 1-27

James O’Donovan, Cleo Baskin, Linnea Stansert Katzen, Madeleine Ballard, Maryse Kok, Ariwame Jimenez, Matias Iberico, Jessica Cook, Angele Bienvenue Ishimwe, Lily Martin, Patrick Kawooya, Zeus Aranda, Molly Mantus, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Karen E Finnegan, Sandra Mudhune, Mardieh Dennis, Daniel Palazuelos, Dickson Mbewe, Michee Nshimayesu and Kelsey Vaughan

Study on health seeking behaviour and determinants of undiagnosed hypertension in poor households in the Philippines, part of the RESPOND study (SHARP-RESPOND) pp. 1-17

Hau Man Harmony To, Benjamin Palafox, Dina Balabanova, Lia Palileo-Villanueva and Martin McKee

COVID-19 vaccination implementation in six lower- and middle-income countries: Successes, challenges, and lessons for pandemic preparedness pp. 1-13

Cara Tupps, Dora Curry, Amanda Edwards, Eva Bazant, Ann Moen, Anthony W Mounts and Joseph Bresee

Mental health-related help-seeking and the role of HIV care providers: A qualitative study with people with HIV in Cameroon pp. 1-13

Angela M Parcesepe, Kathryn E L Grimes, Peter Vanes Ebasone, Anastase Dzudie, Milton L Wainberg, Eric Pefura, Marcel Yotebieng, Kathryn Anastos, Denis Nsame, Annereke Nyenti and Denis Nash

Are we ready? Emergency unit capacity at selected district level hospitals in Lusaka Province, Zambia: Barriers and facilitators for improving trauma care: a mixed methods approach pp. 1-23

Penelope Kantu Machona, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Mpundu Makasa, Eivind Meland and Thomas Mildestvedt

Decentralized TB diagnostic testing with Truenat MTB Plus and MTB-RIF Dx vs. hub-and-spoke GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Mozambique and Tanzania: a cost and cost-effectiveness analysis pp. 1-12

Akash Malhotra, Délio Elísio, Antonio Machiana, Anange Lwilla, Jerry Hella, Neenah Young, Celso Khosa, Marta Cossa, Dinis Nguenha, Regino Mgaya, Dionisia Balate, Mikaela Watson, Vinzeigh Leukes, Lelisa Fekadu, Saima Bashir, Adam Penn-Nicholson, Morten Ruhwald, Leyla Larsson, Monisha Sharma, Katharina Kranzer, Claudia M Denkinger, David Dowdy and on behalf of the T.B. CAPT Consortium

Death of backcountry winter-sports practitioners in avalanches – A systematic review and meta-analysis of proportion of causes of avalanche death pp. 1-43

Guang Rong, Lauri Ahonen, Gerit Pfuhl and Benjamin Ultan Cowley

Healthcare managers’ perspectives on direct health facility financing in Tanzania pp. 1-22

Kassimu Tani, Sally Mtenga, Günther Fink and Fabrizio Tediosi

Potential of citizen science to advance urban planetary health research in low and middle-income countries: A scoping review pp. 1-22

Amollo Ambole, Christer Anditi and Tolu Oni

Sources of evidence, pathways, and processes to support disability-inclusive decision-making in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review pp. 1-22

Ebruphiyo Ruth Useh, Zara Trafford, Prince Changole and Xanthe Hunt

Acceptability of human papillomavirus self-sampling among women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-22

Olunike Rebecca Abodunrin, Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Oluwabukola Mary Ola, Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju, Vivienne Ferife, Akim Tafadzwa Lukwa, Ishak Kayode Lawal, George Uchenna Eleje and Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi

Factors influencing vaccination of dogs against rabies in South Mugirango Sub-County-Kisii County; Kenya pp. 1-15

Fanice Kerubo Obara, Eric Omori Omwenga, Japheth Mativo Nzioki and Lameck Ondieki Agasa

Integrating community health workers to sustain malaria services in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Findings from implementer case studies pp. 1-15

Laura Buback, Kyle Daniels, Tiese Etim-Inyang, Monnaphat Jongdeepaisal, Massaya Sirimatayanant, Panarasri Khonputsa, Naomi Beyeler and Richard J Maude

Prevalence of low birth weight and associated factors in Ethiopia: An umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analyses pp. 1-15

Neway Ejigu, Negussie Sarbecha, Kenbon Seyoum, Degefa Gomora, Girma Geta, Chala Kene, Sheleme Mengistu, Derese Eshetu, Yaregal Admasu, Telila Mesfin, Daniel Atlaw and Girma Beressa

Prevalence, patterns, and determinants of multimorbidity in South Africa: Insights from a nationally representative survey pp. 1-15

Matthew Hazell, Andre Pascal Kengne, Paramjit Gill, Dylan Taylor and Olalekan Uthman

Physical activity levels and its associated factors among adults in Vihiga county, Kenya pp. 1-15

Miriam Bosire, Doreen Mitaru, Joanna Olale, Schiller Mbuka, Melvine Obuya, Rodgers Ochieng, Boniface Oyugi, Erastus Muniu, Joseph Mutai, Divya Parmar, Lydia Kaduka and Seeromanie Harding

“Where does my menstruation come from?” Experiences and costs of menstrual hygiene management among Rwandese school girls pp. 1-20

Kirsten Beata Dodroe, Lilian Nantume Wampande, Arlene Nishimwe, Mutesi Mukinisha and Janna M Schurer

Tools and methods for cataract recognition in low-resource settings: A narrative review pp. 1-11

Paulina N Truong, Elizabeth A Merlinsky, Nicholas C Maamari, Christina Y Weng and Andrew G Lee

Exploring the pattern of mental health support-seeking behaviour and related barriers among women experiencing intimate partner violence in urban slums of Bangladesh: perspectives from multiple level stakeholders pp. 1-29

Kamrun Nahar Koly, Jobaida Saba, Trisha Mallick, Fahmida Rashid, Juliet Watson and Barbara Barbosa Neves

Critical review of healthcare financing and a survey of system quality perception among healthcare users in Nigeria (2010–2023) pp. 1-29

Blessing Osagumwendia Josiah, Emmanuel Chukwunwike Enebeli, Brontie Albertha Duncan, Prisca Olabisi Adejumo, Chinelo Cleopatra Josiah, Lordsfavour Anukam, Muhammad Baqir Shittu, France Ncube, Kelechi Eric Alimele, Mercy Emmanuel, Oyinye Prosper Martins-Ifeanyi, Fawole Israel Opeyemi, Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Abosede Peace Adebayo, Busiroh Mobolape Ibraheem, Ubiebo Ataisi Ekenekot, Mudiaga Sidney Edafiejire, Solomon Oluwaseun Olukoya, Ufuomaoghene Jemima Mukoro, Siyouneh Baghdasarian, Joy Chioma Obialor, Gloria Oluwakorede Alao, Blessing Onyinye Obialor, Ndidi Louis Otoboyor, Oghosa Gabriel Josiah, Joshua Okonkwo, Precious Ebinehita Imoyera, Ajao Adewale Gbolabo, Blessing Chiamaka Nganwuchu, Olukayode Joseph Oladimeji, Timothy Wale Olaosebikan and Marios Kantaris

Co-developing a comprehensive disease policy model with stakeholders: The case of malaria during pregnancy pp. 1-14

Silke Fernandes, Andrew Briggs and Kara Hanson

Tertiary institutions’ social health insurance program (TISHIP) in Southwestern Nigeria: How knowledgeable are the end-users? pp. 1-16

Iretioluwa Mary Bamtefa, Ibukunoluwa E Okunade, Oluranti Babalola, Temitope Ilori, Folashayo IP Adeniji, Akinbode S Fafiolu and Taiwo A Obembe

Soft money, hard power: Mapping the material contingencies of change in global health academic structures pp. 1-16

Daniel W Krugman and Alice Bayingana

Married women’s autonomy in modern contraceptive utilization in Kutaber district, Northeast Ethiopia pp. 1-16

Getachew Amanu Bogale, Mastewal Arefaynie Temesgen, Kemal Ahmed Seid and Bantalem Amanu Bogale

Using a cash transfer plus SMS nudge package to improve the wellbeing among caregivers of adolescents living with HIV during the COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa: A pilot randomised controlled trial pp. 1-19

Stanley Carries, Zibuyisile Mkhwanazi, Nokwanda Sithole, Lovemore Sigwadhi, Mosa Moshabela, Makandwe Nyirenda, Jane Goudge, Eugene Lee Davids and Darshini Govindasamy

Attitudes and practices for antibiotic prescription and antimicrobial resistance among general physicians -Findings from a multi-country survey pp. 1-19

Nitin Maksane, Karen Langfeld, Bhaskar Jp, Sanchayita Sadhu and James van Hasselt

Volume 5, issue 4, 2025

Strengthening primary health care in Ethiopia: A scoping review of successes, challenges, and pathways towards universal health coverage using the WHO monitoring framework pp. 1-27

Tesfaye S Mengistu, Aklilu Endalamaw, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka and Yibeltal Assefa

Experiences and effect of implementing social health insurance (SHI) program in Nepal-A mixed method study pp. 1-17

Rajani Bharati, Diana Romero, Alexis Pozen, James Sherry, Bhuwan Paudel, Mukesh Adhikari and Prakash Acharya

Exploring the contribution of self-help groups to sexual and reproductive health and HIV outcomes for female sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review pp. 1-17

Gracious Madimutsa, Fortunate Machingura, Owen Nyamwanza, Frances M Cowan and Webster Mavhu

Association between national action and trends in antibiotic resistance: an analysis of 73 countries from 2000 to 2023 pp. 1-17

Peter Søgaard Jørgensen, Luong Nguyen Thanh, Ege Pehlivanoğlu, Franziska Klein, Didier Wernli, Dusan Jasovsky, Athena Aktipis, Robert R Dunn, Yrjö Gröhn, Guillaume Lhermie, H Morgan Scott and Eili Y Klein

Cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative infant and neonatal rotavirus vaccination schedules in Malawi pp. 1-17

Catherine Wenger, Ernest O Asare, Jiye Kwon, Xiao Li, Edson Mwinjiwa, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Khuzwayo C Jere, Daniel Hungerford, Nigel A Cunliffe, A David Paltiel and Virginia E Pitzer

Cost-effectiveness of wastewater-based environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Blantyre, Malawi and Kathmandu, Nepal: A model-based study pp. 1-17

Mercy Mvundura, Lucky G Ngwira, Kabita Bade Shrestha, Reshma Tuladhar, Jillian Gauld, Cliff Kerr, Kayla Barnes, Catherine Anscombe, Bhawana Sharma and Nicholas Feasey

Time to control of anthrax outbreaks in Africa, 2014–2023: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-17

Alex R Ario, Esther Buregyeya, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Abel W Walekhwa, Rebecca Akunzirwe, Irene B Kyamwine, Ronald Olum, Fred Nuwaha, David Serwadda and Rhoda K Wanyenze

Feasibility and effectiveness of tailored interventions for two populations at high-risk of malaria in Senegal: Koranic school children and gold miners pp. 1-17

Sarah Gallalee, Demba Kande, Tidiane Thiam, Henry Ntuku, Caterina Guinovart, Laura Merriman, Abiboulaye Sall, Moustapha Cissé, Aichatou Barry Diouf, Mamadou Diop, Baba Camara, Niene Seck, Faith De Amaral, Roly Gosling, Bryan Greenhouse, Yakou Dieye, Jennifer Smith and Adam Bennett

Healthy homes: Stakeholder perspectives on housing interventions to reduce environmentally mediated infections pp. 1-18

Matthias Acklin, Jay P Graham and Jade Benjamin-Chung

Socio-structural and direct health challenges related to illness management among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative inquiry pp. 1-18

Sally Mmanyi Mtenga, Irene Mashasi, Lyagamula Kisia, Peter Binyaruka, Honorati Masanja, Shukri F Mohamed, Richard E Sanya, Grace Mhalu, Grace Magembe, Kaushik Ramaiya, Gershim Asiki, Frances Mair, Christopher Bunn and Cindy M Gray

Qualitative study of acceptability, benefits, and feasibility of a food-based intervention among participants and stakeholders of the RATIONS trial pp. 1-18

Sunita Sheel Bandewar, Madhavi Bhargava, Hema Pisal, Sharanya Sreekumar, Anant Bhan, Ajay Meher and Anurag Bhargava

Lifetime homelessness among young transgender women in Lima, Peru is associated with HIV vulnerability: Results from a cross-sectional survey pp. 1-18

Dorothy Apedaile, Alfonso Silva-Santisteban, Sari L Reisner, Leyla Huerta, Segundo R León and Amaya Perez-Brumer

Diagnostic yield of nine user-friendly bioinformatics tools for predicting Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance: A systematic review and network meta-analysis pp. 1-18

Ya-Li Chen, Yu He, Victor Naestholt Dahl, Kan Yu, Yan-An Zhang, Cui-Ping Guan and Mao-Shui Wang

A scoping review examining measurement of anti-transgender stigma in low- and middle-income countries pp. 1-18

Tamar Goldenberg, Amanda E Tanner, Mohammed Sheikh Eldin Jibriel, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Sulianie Mertus, Keenan A Phillips, Grayson K Rodgers and Clare Barrington

Universal access to surgical care—A global public health priority pp. 1-4

Salome Maswime, Sudha Jayaraman, Olufunke Alaba and Magda Robalo

The future at risk: Tackling newborn and child mortality amidst a global health crisis pp. 1-4

Etienne V Langlois, Giulia Gasparri and Rajat Khosla

The catastrophic cost of TB care: Understanding costs incurred by individuals undergoing TB care in low-, middle-, and high-income settings – A systematic review pp. 1-50

Olivia Alise D’Silva, Samantha Lancione, Oviya Ananthakrishnan, Angelina Addae, Suvesh Shrestha, Hannah Alsdurf, Kednapa Thavorn, Nompumelelo Mzizi, Anca Vasilu, Alexander Kay, Anna Maria Mandalakas and Alice Anne Zwerling

Nurturing care as a critical buffer against climate change impacts on child development pp. 1-5

Jorge Cuartas and Francis Vergunst

What it takes to become a physician scientist in a low- and middle-income country pp. 1-9

Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Simon C Mendelsohn, Elsa Du Bruyn and Bruno B Andrade

Understanding Women’s Pregnancy Intentions, Decision-Making, and Factors Influencing Reproductive Choices After Genital Fistula Repair in Uganda: A Qualitative Study pp. 1-16

Mekaleya Tilahun, Hadija Nalubwama, Monica Getahun, Justus K Barageine and Alison M El Ayadi

Bridging the gap in pneumonia prevention: Qualitative insights on vaccine implementation from health leaders in middle-income countries pp. 1-16

Rose Weeks, Baldeep K Dhaliwal, Jasmine Huber, Sarah Nabia, Ala’a F Al-Shaikh, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, LaKKumar Fernando, Ehssan Baghagho and Anita Shet

Care-seeking for diarrheal illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-16

Kirsten E Wiens, Marissa H Miller, Daniel J Costello, Ashlynn P Solomon, Skye M Hilbert, Andrea G Shipper, Elizabeth C Lee and Andrew S Azman

Extended breastfeeding for over one year is associated with a higher likelihood of underweight and stunting among children under 3 years of age in Ethiopia, EDHS from 2000–2019 pp. 1-14

Maleda Tefera and Haymanot Mezmur

Use of machine learning in predicting continuity of HIV treatment in selected Nigerian States pp. 1-14

Mukhtar Ijaiya, Erica Troncoso, Marang Mutloatse, Duruanyanwu Ifeanyi, Benjamin Obasa, Franklin Emerenini, Lucien De Voux, Thobeka Mnguni, Shantelle Parrott, Ejike Okwor, Babafemi Dare, Oluwayemisi Ogundare, Emmanuel Atuma, Molly Strachan, Ruby Fayorsey and Kelly Curran

Examining national health insurance fund members’ preferences and trade-offs for the attributes of contracted outpatient facilities in Kenya: A discrete choice experiment pp. 1-19

Jacob Kazungu, Edwine Barasa, Justice Nonvignon and Matthew Quaife

Household economic burden of managing people living with HIV and comorbidities of hypertension and diabetes in La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality, Ghana pp. 1-21

Richmond Owusu, Esther Esi Degbor, Desmond Dzidzornu Otoo and Ruby A M Annan

Prevalence of occupational injuries among construction workers in Karachi, Pakistan pp. 1-10

Asad Allana, Aamir Ali Khan, Muhammad Yousuf, Paul Cullinan and Asaad Ahmed Nafees

Bridging the gap: Enhancing HIV care pathways for young key populations in Chad pp. 1-20

Esias Bedingar, Sabrina Ebengho, Ferdinan Paningar, Ngarossorang Bedingar, Eric Mbaidoum, Naortangar Ngaradoum and Aisha K Yousafzai

What are the factors associated with rural-urban inequality in under-5 deaths in low- and middle-income countries? A Fairlie decomposition analysis pp. 1-20

Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Taiwo Akinyode Obembe and Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo

Exploring supportive roles for global north investigators in global health research pp. 1-11

Jade Pearce, Deepa Rao, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Keshet Ronen, James Pfeiffer, Kearsley A Stewart, Joao Vissoci, Bryan J Weiner, L Gayani Tillekeratne and Jenell Stewart

The determinants of female genital mutilation among daughters in Nigeria pp. 1-11

Charles Echezona Nzelu, Uche Maureen Nzelu, Amara Rita Ugwunze and Ngozi Azodoh

A Critical juncture in global health: Leveraging historical institutionalism to examine PEPFAR dependency and inform the development of self-reliant public health systems pp. 1-11

Alison Wiyeh, Patience Komba, Samuel Akombeng Ojong, Charles S Wiysonge, Bih Moki-Suh, Patricia Sadate-Ngatchou and Ferdinand C Mukumbang

Prevalence of hypertension among Patients Seeking Care in selected health facilities in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone pp. 1-12

Samuel Maxwell Tom Williams, Sahr Foday, Richard Wadsworth, Ibrahim K Foday, Esther Marie Williams, George Mayeh Fefegula and Mohamed S P Koker

Expanding two-way texting for post-operative follow-up: A cost analysis of the implementation and scale-up in routine voluntary medical male circumcision settings in South Africa pp. 1-15

Molly Unsworth, Isabella Fabens, Geoffrey Setswe, Khumbulani Moyo, Jacqueline Pienaar, Calsile Makhele, Motshana Phohole, Nelson Igaba, Sizwe Hlongwane, Maria Sardini, Tracy Dong, Monisha Sharma, Hannock Tweya, Felex Ndebele, Marrianne Holec and Caryl Feldacker

Influence of women’s legal status on pregnancy outcomes and quality of care: Findings from the Pregnancy of Migrants in Switzerland (PROMISES) program pp. 1-15

Eugénie de Weck, Clara Noble, Jessica Sormani, Monique Lamuela Naulin, Cyril Jaksic, Sara Arsever, Begoña Martinez de Tejada, Nicole C Schmidt, Anya Levy Guyer and Anne-Caroline Benski

Dynamics in ownership, access and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Togo: Evidence from three population-based surveys pp. 1-15

Gountante Kombate, M’belou Mazimna, Kamba Andre-Marie Soubeiga, Diederick E Grobbee and Marianne AB van der Sande

The effect of deforestation on COVID-19 transmission to Indigenous peoples in Brazil: A panel fixed-effects analysis before and after vaccination pp. 1-15

Humberto Laudares, Carolina Batista, Pedro Henrique Gagliardi, Rudi Rocha and Nicolas Ray

Field validation and application of the luminex triplex HIV assay to estimate HIV prevalence and HIV-1 incidence in Nigeria pp. 1-13

Ernest L Yufenyuy, Olusola A Akanbi, Vedapuri Shanmugam, Kelsie Decker-Pulice, Jeni Vuong, Mervi Detorio, Amy Zheng, Orji Bassey, Ado G Abubakar, Oluwaseun Akinmulero, Mudiaga Esiekpe, Andrew Thomas, Iliyasu Abubakar Bichi, Israel Tamunonengiyeofori, Chinwe Ugwu, Evbuomwan Erasogie, William Nwachukwu, Nwando Mba, Ndidi Agala, Megan Bronson, Hetal K Patel, Nnaemeka C Iriemenem, Stacie Greby, McPaul I Okoye, Mahesh Swaminathan, Bharat S Parekh and Chikwe Ihekweazu

Structural factors shaping health-seeking behaviour among breast cancer survivors in the Gaza Strip: A qualitative study utilising the right to health framework pp. 1-13

Walaa Ammar-Shehada, Benjamin Bouquet, Piet Bracke and Melissa Ceuterick

The Accuracy of the Uganda National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program diagnostic algorithm and the World Health Organisation treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis: A retrospective analysis pp. 1-13

Peter J Kitonsa, Bernard Kikaire, Peter Wambi, Annet Nalutaaya, Jascent Nakafeero, Gertrude Nanyonga, Emma Kiconco, Deus Atwiine, Robert Castro, Ernest A Oumo, Hellen T Aanyu, Mary N Mudiope, Ezekiel Mupere, Moorine P Sekadde, Swomitra Mohanty, Adithya Cattamanchi, Eric Wobudeya and Devan Jaganath

Text message reminders for visit adherence among non-communicable disease patients in Haiti: A pilot study pp. 1-13

Calixte Dawson, Sarah M Morris, Evyrna Toussaint, Darius Léopold Fénelon, Bolanle Banigbe and Gene F Kwan

Facility readiness for decentralized Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions-Plus (PEN-Plus) care in nine lower-income countries pp. 1-13

Laura Drown, Alma J Adler, Devashri Salvi, Chantelle Boudreaux, Neil Gupta, Zipporah Ali, Neusa Bay, Mukobe Chisunka, Bavin Mulenga, Bhagawan Koirala, Bishwash Maharjan, Giacomo Marro, Zelalem Mengistu, Esther Mtumbuka, Martha Nabadda, Laura Ruckstuhl, Ian Wurie, Ada Thapa, Ana Mocumbi, Gene Bukhman, Emily B Wroe and On Behalf of the PEN-Plus Working Group

Cost and cost-effectiveness of pediatric home-based versus facility-based TB Preventive Treatment in Ethiopia (CHIP-TB) pp. 1-13

Akash Malhotra, Ahmed Bedru, Fiseha Mulatu, Bareng AS Nonyane, Silvia Cohn, Christiaan Mulder, Samuel Bayu, Stephanie Borsboom, Gidea Conradie, Jonathan E Golub, Richard E Chaisson, Gavin Churchyard, David W Dowdy, Hojoon Sohn and Nicole Salazar-Austin

Quantifying national burdens of foodborne disease—Four imperatives for global impact pp. 1-23

Karen H Keddy, Sandra Hoffmann, Luria Leslie Founou, Teresa Estrada-Garcia, Tesfaye Gobena, Arie H Havelaar, Lea Sletting Jakobsen, Kunihiro Kubota, Charlee Law, Rob Lake, Yuki Minato, Fadi Nasr Radwan Al-Natour, Sara M Pires, Tety Rachmawati, Banchob Sripa, Paul Torgerson and Elaine Scallan Walter

The cost-effectiveness of interventions used for the screening, diagnosis and management of anaemia in pregnancy: A systematic review pp. 1-23

Connor Luke Allen, Katherine Eddy, Joshua F Ginnane, Sarah Cheang, Renae Nguyen, Nick Scott, Joshua P Vogel and Annie McDougall

Volume 5, issue 3, 2025

Universal health coverage—Exploring the what, how, and why using realist review pp. 1-22

Aklilu Endalamaw, Tesfaye Setegn Mengistu, Resham B Khatri, Eskinder Wolka, Daniel Erku, Anteneh Zewdie and Yibeltal Assefa

Exploring the experiences of leprosy stigma among patients and healthcare workers in Norte de Santander, Colombia pp. 1-22

Carlos Mayoral-García, Anil Fastenau and Cristian Ghergu

Engaging community groups to enhance healthcare access for persons with disabilities in rural Uganda: A qualitative exploration pp. 1-15

Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Tracey Smythe, Slivesteri Sande, Abdmagidu Menya, Shaffa Hameed, Peter Waiswa, Femke Bannink Mbazzi and Hannah Kuper

Impact of workforce characteristics and monetary incentives on uptake of health and wellbeing initiatives in the United Kingdom pp. 1-12

Adejoke Edet, Laura Kudrna and Laura Quinn

Prevent with Pleasure: A systematic review of HIV public communication campaigns incorporating a pleasure-based approach Prevent with Pleasure: A systematic review of HIV public communication campaigns incorporating a pleasure-based approach pp. 1-23

Luke Muschialli, Jessie V Ford, Lianne Gonsalves and Robert Pralat

Who benefits from the donor-supported malaria programme in Enugu State, Nigeria? A benefit incidence analysis pp. 1-13

Eric Obikeze, Wenhui Mao, Uchenna Ezenwaka, Ifeyinwa Arize, Osondu Ogbuoji and Obinna Onwujekwe

Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among essential workers in long term care and retirement homes in Ontario, Canada: A descriptive cross-sectional study pp. 1-13

Christine Fahim, Siyi Wang, Nimitha Paul, Karen Colwill, Roya Dayam, Jamie M Boyd, Huiting Ma, Vincenza Gruppuso, Ana Mrazovac, Jessica Firman, Anjali Patel, Vanessa Bach, Keelia Quinn de Launay, Alyson Takaoka, Vanja Grubac, Anne-Claude Gingras, Sharon E Straus and Sharmistha Mishra

The effectiveness of interventions used to improve general health check uptake by the older adult population: a systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-19

Wing Yan Lau, Jinxiao Lian and Maurice Yap

Barriers to implementation of domestic violence prevention policies and programs in northwestern Ethiopia: A qualitative implementation research pp. 1-14

Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Adom Manu, Nega Assefa, Naana Akyiamaa Agyeman and Augustine Ankomah

Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings pp. 1-14

Edson Tawanda Marambire, Claire J Calderwood, Leyla Larsson, Kathrin Held, Palwasha Khan, Denise Banze, Celina Nhamuave, Lillian T Minja, Alfred Mfinanga, Rishi K Gupta, Celso Khosa, Junior Mutsvangwa, Norbert Heinrich and Katharina Kranzer

How do high-level African directors of policy and planning operationalize health equity? Findings from a regional survey pp. 1-16

Michelle Amri, Anna Socha, Elisabeth Huang, Daniel Steel, Danielle Jacobson and Jesse B Bump

Unravelling the conundrums of social autopsy for maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries pp. 1-5

Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Adedoyin Ogunyemi, Adeyemi Okunowo, Ololade Wright, Celso Monjane, Fatimat M Akinlusi, Brenda Isikekpei, Phillip Wanduru, Rachel A Thompson, Ndubuisi Ezumezu and Bosede B Afolabi

Profit shifting from Nigeria to Europe: The impact on human rights pp. 1-29

Rachel Etter-Phoya, Stuart Murray, Stephen Hall, Michael Masiya and Bernadette O’Hare

Use of antenatal care services among extremely marginalized indigenous population (Chepang Community) of Nepal pp. 1-11

Manita Bartaula, Manish Bartaula and Nishchal Devkota

Barriers and facilitators of adherence to long-term antiretroviral treatment in Kampala, Uganda pp. 1-11

Stephen Okoboi, Andrew Mujugira, Nicolate Nekesa, Barbara Castelnuovo, Sheri A Lippman and Rachel King

Understanding fatherhood and its implications on the lives of male youth in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationwide mixed methods sexual and reproductive health study pp. 1-20

Sameen Nasar, Abdul Jabbar, Syed Hassan Imtiaz, Subas Biswas, Mahmodul Hasan Shesheir, Sabina Faiz Rashid and Farzana Misha

Understanding the expectations, positions and ambitions of LMICs during pandemic treaty negotiations, and the factors contributing to them pp. 1-20

Greta Cranston

Fourth UNHLM on noncommunicable diseases 2025: An opportunity to bridge the transcending priorities for impact in global south pp. 1-4

Cherian Varghese, Anirudh Prem, Baridalyne Nongkynrih, Vijay Kumar Chattu and Bente Mikkelsen

Cholera vaccines for the rich, cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs pp. 1-4

Adam R Houston and Stan Houston

Factors associated with total cholesterol and blood glucose levels among Afghan people aged 18–69 years old: Evidence from a national survey pp. 1-18

Giti Azim, Hosna Hamidi, Mohammad Shafi Azim, Bahara Rasoly, Mohammad Hasher Azim, Sultan Ahmad Halimi, Mohamed Mostafa Tahoun and Jamshed Tanoli

Contributing and mitigating factors of brain drain among healthcare workers from cardiac care facilities in Nepal - A qualitative case study pp. 1-18

Niharika Jha, Rashmi Maharjan, Swornim Bajracharya, Soniya Shrestha, Bobby Thapa, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Sushmita Mali, Biraj Man Karmacharya and Archana Shrestha

Volume 5, issue 2, 2025

Can we unplug global health education from The Matrix? pp. 1-4

Shashika Bandara, Ananya Tina Banerjee and Madhukar Pai

Comparing apples with apples: A proposed taxonomy for “Community Health Workers” and other front-line health workers for international comparisons pp. 1-18

Stephen Hodgins, Uta Lehmann, Henry Perry, Nicholas Leydon, Kerry Scott, Smisha Agarwal, Hannah Marcus, Rajani Ved, Elijah Olivas, Madeleine Ballard, Dickson Mbewe, Margaret Odera, Sherlie Petit Homme, Benard Otieno, Pasipano Wutete, Angeline Chikumba, Prossy Muyingo, John Kyakuha, Emmanuel Harcourt, Morseda Chowdhury, David Musoke, Thadee Niyoyitungira, Abimbola Olaniran, John Koku-Awoonor Williams, Lívia Milena Barbosa de Deus e Méllo, Romário Correia dos Santos, Isabela Cardoso de Matos Pinto, Ram Shrestha, Salim Sadruddin, Melanie Morrow, Eric Sarriot, Maryse Kok and Bhanu Pratap

Overcoming structural violence through community-based safe-spaces: Qualitative insights from young women on oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Kisumu, Kenya pp. 1-18

Patrick Mbullo Owuor, Silvia Achieng Odhiambo, Wicklife Odhiambo Orero, Judith Atieno Owuor and Elizabeth Opiyo Onyango

Intersectional HIV stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean: Insights and pathways forward – A scoping review pp. 1-28

Nipher Malika, Laura M Bogart, Joseph K B Matovu, Nthabiseng Phaladze, Kuraish Mubiru, Maria Leon Rhandomy, Yeycy Donastorg, Javier Valencia Huamani, Onalethata Mpebe, Nixon Chisonga, Emelda Fonki, Lejeune Y Lockett and David Lee

Gender beliefs and norms underlying intimate partner violence stigma among women living in Botswana: Results of an exploratory factor analysis pp. 1-22

Ari Ho-Foster, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Lorato Ruth Moalusi and Nicola Christofides

Preventing suicide by restricting access to Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs): A systematic review of international evidence since 2017 pp. 1-15

Bruna Rubbo, Chao-Ying Tu, Lucy Barrass, Shu-Sen Chang, Flemming Konradsen, David Gunnell, Michael Eddleston, Chris Metcalfe and Duleeka Knipe

Initiation, cessation and relapse of tobacco smoking over a 3-year period among participants aged ≥15 years in a large longitudinal cohort in rural South Africa pp. 1-15

Ronel Sewpaul, Stephen Olivier, Hloniphile Ngubane, Thando Zulu, Mareca Sithole, Vukuzazi Team, Willem A Hanekom, Gina Kruse, Nancy A Rigotti, Mark J Siedner, Emily B Wong and Krishna P Reddy

Global availability of medications and health technologies for kidney care: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA pp. 1-15

Dearbhla M Kelly, Erika S W Jones, Zibya Barday, Silvia Arruebo, Fergus J Caskey, Sandrine Damster, Jo-Ann Donner, Vivekanand Jha, Adeera Levin, Masaomi Nangaku, Syed Saad, Marcello Tonelli, Feng Ye, Ikechi G Okpechi, Aminu K Bello and David W Johnson

The Impact of integrated management of childhood illness training on knowledge levels of healthcare workers in Botswana pp. 1-13

Kebayaone P Gare, Keatlaretse Siamisang, Keemenao Ramogalana, Omphemetse Mafala, Orontshamang Salepito, Marinah Seobakeng, Lesego Kuate-Lere and John T Tlhakanelo

Pathways and processes to adopting or switching to a single-dose HPV vaccination schedule in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative study pp. 1-13

Sunny Roy, Megan D Wysong, Erica N Rosser, Ishani Sheth, Casey Geddes, Rupali J Limaye and Joseph G Rosen

Examining the flavor descriptors of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches in the Philippines: Regulatory challenges and opportunities pp. 1-26

Samantha J Ackary, Patrik James DL Cabrera, Alen Josef A Santiago and Gianna Gayle H Amul

Risk factors associated with high altitude sickness among travelers: A case control study in Himalaya district of Nepal pp. 1-8

Sishir Poudel, Laxman Wagle, Mukhiya Ghale, Tara Prasad Aryal, Sushan Pokharel and Binay Adhikari

Building a Sustainable Future: Lessons from the evaluation of the Quality of Care Network for improving maternal, newborn and child health pp. 1-5

Blerta Maliqi, Olive Cocoman, Martin Dohlsten, Nuhu Yaqub and Anshu Banerjee

“A man never cries”: A mixed-methods analysis of gender differences in depression and alcohol use in Moshi, Tanzania pp. 1-19

Alena Pauley, Mia Buono, Madeline Metcalf, Kirstin West, Sharla Rent, William Nkenguye, Yvonne Sawe, Mariana Mikindo, Joseph Kilasara, Judith Boshe, Brandon A Knettel, Blandina T Mmbaga and Catherine A Staton

Using the ADAPT guidance to culturally adapt a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use among injury patients in Tanzania pp. 1-19

Catherine A Staton, Armand Zimmerman, Msafiri Pesambili, Ashley J Phillips, Anna Tupetz, Joao Vitor Perez de Souza, Judith Boshe, Michael H Pantalon, Monica Swahn, Blandina T Mmbaga and Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

The good, the bad, and the ugly: Compliance of e-pharmacies serving India and Kenya with regulatory requirements and best practices pp. 1-19

Gautam Satheesh, Sammy Masibo, Sasi Kumar Tiruttani, Irene Khayoni, Benjamin Palafox, Devaki Nambiar, Jaison Joseph, Emmanuel Kweyu, Abdul Salam, Francis Wafula and Catherine Goodman

A case for subnational nutrition financing: The development and use of county-level investment cases in Kenya pp. 1-16

Sakshi Jain, Sameen Ahsan, Dylan David Walters, Geoffrey Kinyua, Johniere Smith, Martha Nyagaya, Alison Greig and Mandana Arabi

Acceptability of a community health worker-led health literacy intervention on lifestyle modification among hypertensive and diabetes patients in the City of Harare, Zimbabwe pp. 1-14

Nyaradzai Arster Katena, Shepherd Shamu, Golden Tafadzwa Fana, Evans Dewa, Admire Dombojena and Simbarashe Rusakaniko

Coverage and contextual factors associated with insecticide-treated net use among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: evidence from the 2021 malaria indicator survey data pp. 1-14

Amadou Barrow, Oluwakemi Christie Ogidan, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam and Michael Ekholuenetale

Game theory and weight loss: Harmonic evidence from randomized controlled trials in Appalachia, KY and Jordan pp. 1-10

Daniel E Zoughbie, Dillon Huddleston and Eric L Ding

Factors influencing emergency dental care utilization among resettled Syrian refugee parents in Ontario: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-10

Rhea Baba, Noara AlHusseini, Safoura Zangiabadi and Hala Tamim

Characterization of environmental and clinical surveillance inputs to support prospective integrated modeling of the polio endgame pp. 1-21

Kamran Badizadegan and Kimberly M Thompson

Anti-racist and anti-colonial content within US global health curricula pp. 1-11

Sanemba Aya Fanny, Amy Rule, Heather L Crouse, James C Hudspeth, Bethany Hodge, Marideth Rus and Heather Haq

Progress in providing legal abortion services after law reform: A quantitative study in three provinces of Argentina pp. 1-20

Sarah C Keogh, Georgina Binstock, Mailén Pérez Tort and Susheela Singh

Volume 5, issue 1, 2025

Moving toward universal health coverage with a national health insurance program: A scoping review and narrative synthesis of experiences in eleven low- and lower-middle income countries pp. 1-20

Marine Flourence, Eva Jarawan, Mara Boiangiu and Fatima El Kadiri El Yamani

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of One Health and zoonotic diseases among multisectoral collaborators in Bhutan: Results from a nationwide survey pp. 1-20

Bir Doj Rai, Tenzin Tenzin, Dorji Tshering, Narapati Dahal, Gizachew A Tessema, Lin Fritschi, Sylvester Nyadanu Dodzi and Gavin Pereira

Educational interventions to improve pediatric emergency care: A qualitative assessment of the perspectives of African healthcare workers pp. 1-11

Emily A Hartford, Chris A Rees, Isaac Kihurani, Syeda Ra’ana Hussain, Elena Seifert, Alexis Schmid, Tigist Bacha, Carol C Chen and Megan L Schultz

Rebooting artificial intelligence for health pp. 1-3

William Greig Mitchell, Judy Gichoya Wawira and Leo Anthony Celi

Modelling the health labour market outlook in Kenya: Supply, needs and investment requirements for health workers, 2021–2035 pp. 1-21

James Avoka Asamani, Brendan Kwesiga, Sunny C Okoroafor, Evalyne Chagina, Joel Gondi, Zeinab Gura, Francis Motiri, Nakato Jumba, Teresa Ogumbo, Nkatha Mutungi, Stephen Muleshe, Yusuf Suraw, Hanah Gitungo, Kiogora Gatimbu, Mutile Wanyee, Amos Oyoko, Angela Nyakundi, Stephen Kaboro, Mary Wanjiru Njogu, Maureen Monyoncho, Njoroge Nyoike, Wesley Ogera Ooga, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem, Julius Korir, Paul Marsden, Mona Almudhwahi Ahmed, Julius Ogato, Pascal Zurn and Annah Wamae

Acceptability of improved cook stoves-a scoping review of the literature pp. 1-21

Bipin Adhikari, Sophie Suh Young Kang, Aaryan Dahal, Salum Mshamu, Jacqueline Deen, Christopher Pell, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jakob Knudsen and Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup

Individual and organizational factors associated with public health workforce competencies to advance health equity pp. 1-19

Paula M Kett, Shahida Shahrir, Betty Bekemeier, Kay Schaffer, Danielle J Zemmel and Davis G Patterson

Repeatability of RRate measurements in children during triage in two Ugandan hospitals pp. 1-9

Ahmad Asdo, Alishah Mawji, Isaac Omara, Ivan Aine Aye Ishebukara, Clare Komugisha, Stefanie K Novakowski, Yashodani Pillay, Matthew O Wiens, Samuel Akech, Florence Oyella, Abner Tagoola, Niranjan Kissoon, John Mark Ansermino and Dustin Dunsmuir

Intergovernmental or fully independent? Designing a scientific panel on evidence for action against antimicrobial resistance pp. 1-9

Arne Ruckert, Steven J Hoffman, Julia Bishop, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, Patrick Fafard and Mathieu J P Poirier

The 30-year evolution of oral cholera vaccines: A case study of a collaborative network alternative innovation model pp. 1-26

Kaitlin Large, Adrian Alonso Ruiz, Iulia Slovenski, Marcela Vieira and Suerie Moon

ASEAN’s response to mpox: Advancing regional and inter-regional cooperation to manage public health emergencies pp. 1-5

Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, Ahmed Razavi, Ifedayo Adetifa, Ngozi Erondu, Soawapak Hinjoy, Zheng Jie Marc Ho, Irvin Miranda, Ebere Okereke, Oyeronke Oyebanji, Justin Wong and Ferdinal Fernando

Mortality among 5 to 19-year-olds in rural Mali pp. 1-13

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