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Volume 18, issue 12, 2021

Assessing the relationship between agency and peer violence among adolescents aged 10 to 14 years in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Blantyre, Malawi: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-19

Astha Ramaiya, Linnea Zimmerman, Eric Mafuta, Aimee Lulebo, Effie Chipeta, William Stones and Caroline Moreau

Volume 18, issue 11, 2021

COVID-19 in Africa: Catalyzing change for sustainable development pp. 1-4

Salim S Abdool Karim, Segenet Kelemu and Cheryl Baxter

Integrating HIV services and other health services: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-31

Caroline A Bulstra, Jan A C Hontelez, Moritz Otto, Anna Stepanova, Erik Lamontagne, Anna Yakusik, Wafaa M El-Sadr, Tsitsi Apollo, Miriam Rabkin, Expert Group on Integration Unaids, Rifat Atun and Till Bärnighausen

Disease-related income and economic productivity loss in New Zealand: A longitudinal analysis of linked individual-level data pp. 1-19

Tony Blakely, Finn Sigglekow, Muhammad Irfan, Anja Mizdrak, Joseph Dieleman, Laxman Bablani, Philip Clarke and Nick Wilson

Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with diabetes-related microvascular disease and risks of disease progression in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-19

Sophie Relph, Trusha Patel, Louisa Delaney, Soha Sobhy and Shakila Thangaratinam

Drug-induced orthostatic hypotension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials pp. 1-14

Cini Bhanu, Danielle Nimmons, Irene Petersen, Mine Orlu, Daniel Davis, Hajra Hussain, Sanuri Magammanage and Kate Walters

Volume 18, issue 10, 2021

Evaluation of progress toward universal health coverage in Myanmar: A national and subnational analysis pp. 1-18

Zlatko Nikoloski, Alistair McGuire and Elias Mossialos

Association of race and health insurance in treatment disparities of colon cancer: A retrospective analysis utilizing a national population database in the United States pp. 1-18

Scarlett Hao, Rebecca A Snyder, William Irish and Alexander A Parikh

COVID-19 vaccination in Sindh Province, Pakistan: A modelling study of health impact and cost-effectiveness pp. 1-19

Carl A B Pearson, Fiammetta Bozzani, Simon R Procter, Nicholas G Davies, Maryam Huda, Henning Tarp Jensen, Marcus Keogh-Brown, Muhammad Khalid, Sedona Sweeney, Sergio Torres-Rueda, CHiL COVID-19 Working Group, COVID-19 Working Group Cmmid, Rosalind M Eggo, Anna Vassall and Mark Jit

Health and economic benefits of achieving hepatitis C virus elimination in Pakistan: A modelling study and economic analysis pp. 1-19

Aaron G Lim, Nick Scott, Josephine G Walker, Saeed Hamid, Margaret Hellard and Peter Vickerman

Unmet need for hypercholesterolemia care in 35 low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative surveys pp. 1-20

Maja E Marcus, Cara Ebert, Pascal Geldsetzer, Michaela Theilmann, Brice Wilfried Bicaba, Glennis Andall-Brereton, Pascal Bovet, Farshad Farzadfar, Mongal Singh Gurung, Corine Houehanou, Mohammad-Reza Malekpour, Joao S Martins, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Esmaeil Mohammadi, Bolormaa Norov, Sarah Quesnel-Crooks, Roy Wong-McClure, Justine I Davies, Mark A Hlatky, Rifat Atun, Till W Bärnighausen, Lindsay M Jaacks, Jennifer Manne-Goehler and Sebastian Vollmer

Impact of color-coded and warning nutrition labelling schemes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis pp. 1-28

Jing Song, Mhairi K Brown, Monique Tan, Graham A MacGregor, Jacqui Webster, Norm R C Campbell, Kathy Trieu, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Laura K Cobb and Feng J He

Recommended reporting items for epidemic forecasting and prediction research: The EPIFORGE 2020 guidelines pp. 1-12

Simon Pollett, Michael A Johansson, Nicholas G Reich, David Brett-Major, Sara Y Del Valle, Srinivasan Venkatramanan, Rachel Lowe, Travis Porco, Irina Maljkovic Berry, Alina Deshpande, Moritz U G Kraemer, David L Blazes, Wirichada Pan-ngum, Alessandro Vespigiani, Suzanne E Mate, Sheetal P Silal, Sasikiran Kandula, Rachel Sippy, Talia M Quandelacy, Jeffrey J Morgan, Jacob Ball, Lindsay C Morton, Benjamin M Althouse, Julie Pavlin, Wilbert van Panhuis, Steven Riley, Matthew Biggerstaff, Cecile Viboud, Oliver Brady and Caitlin Rivers

Volume 18, issue 9, 2021

Effectiveness of cash-plus programmes on early childhood outcomes compared to cash transfers alone: A systematic review and meta-analysis in low- and middle-income countries pp. 1-24

Madison Little, Keetie Roelen, Brittany C L Lange, Janina I Steinert, Alexa R Yakubovich, Lucie Cluver and David K Humphreys

Economic and modeling evidence for tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-24

Aashna Uppal, Samiha Rahman, Jonathon R Campbell, Olivia Oxlade and Dick Menzies

Associations between women’s empowerment and child development, growth, and nurturing care practices in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data pp. 1-30

Lilia Bliznashka, Ifeyinwa E Udo, Christopher R Sudfeld, Wafaie W Fawzi and Aisha K Yousafzai

Evaluation of portable devices for medicine quality screening: Lessons learnt, recommendations for implementation, and future priorities pp. 1-12

Céline Caillet, Serena Vickers, Vayouly Vidhamaly, Kem Boutsamay, Phonepasith Boupha, Stephen Zambrzycki, Nantasit Luangasanatip, Yoel Lubell, Facundo M Fernández and Paul N Newton

Derivation and external validation of a risk score for predicting HIV-associated tuberculosis to support case finding and preventive therapy scale-up: A cohort study pp. 1-27

Andrew F Auld, Andrew D Kerkhoff, Yasmeen Hanifa, Robin Wood, Salome Charalambous, Yuliang Liu, Tefera Agizew, Anikie Mathoma, Rosanna Boyd, Anand Date, Ray W Shiraishi, George Bicego, Unami Mathebula-Modongo, Heather Alexander, Christopher Serumola, Goabaone Rankgoane-Pono, Pontsho Pono, Alyssa Finlay, James C Shepherd, Tedd V Ellerbrock, Alison D Grant and Katherine Fielding

Severe bacterial neonatal infections in Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia: A multicentric community-based cohort study pp. 1-19

Bich-Tram Huynh, Elsa Kermorvant-Duchemin, Rattanak Chheang, Frederique Randrianirina, Abdoulaye Seck, Elisoa Hariniaina Ratsima, Zafitsara Zo Andrianirina, Jean-Baptiste Diouf, Armya Youssouf Abdou, Sophie Goyet, Véronique Ngo, Siyin Lach, Long Pring, Touch Sok, Michael Padget, Fatoumata Diene Sarr, Laurence Borand, Benoit Garin, Jean-Marc Collard, Perlinot Herindrainy, Agathe de Lauzanne, Muriel Vray, Elisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau, Didier Guillemot and On behalf of the BIRDY study Group

Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) treatments when SMC is implemented at scale: Case–control studies in 5 countries pp. 1-19

Matthew Cairns, Serign Jawo Ceesay, Issaka Sagara, Issaka Zongo, Hamit Kessely, Kadidja Gamougam, Abdoulaye Diallo, Johnbull Sonny Ogboi, Diego Moroso, Suzanne Van Hulle, Tony Eloike, Paul Snell, Susana Scott, Corinne Merle, Kalifa Bojang, Jean Bosco Ouedraogo, Alassane Dicko, Jean-Louis Ndiaye and Paul Milligan

Biomarkers of dairy fat intake, incident cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality: A cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysis pp. 1-19

Kathy Trieu, Saiuj Bhat, Zhaoli Dai, Karin Leander, Bruna Gigante, Frank Qian, Andres V Ardisson Korat, Qi Sun, Xiong-Fei Pan, Federica Laguzzi, Tommy Cederholm, Ulf de Faire, Mai-Lis Hellénius, Jason H Y Wu, Ulf Risérus and Matti Marklund

Socioeconomic inequalities in prevalence and development of multimorbidity across adulthood: A longitudinal analysis of the MRC 1946 National Survey of Health and Development in the UK pp. 1-19

Amal R Khanolkar, Nishi Chaturvedi, Valerie Kuan, Daniel Davis, Alun Hughes, Marcus Richards, David Bann and Praveetha Patalay

Impact of decreasing the proportion of higher energy foods and reducing portion sizes on food purchased in worksite cafeterias: A stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial pp. 1-18

James P Reynolds, Minna Ventsel, Daina Kosīte, Brier Rigby Dames, Laura Brocklebank, Sarah Masterton, Emily Pechey, Mark Pilling, Rachel Pechey, Gareth J Hollands and Theresa M Marteau

Examining the relationships between early childhood experiences and adolescent and young adult health status in a resource-limited population: A cohort study pp. 1-18

Zeba A Rasmussen, Wasiat H Shah, Chelsea L Hansen, Syed Iqbal Azam, Ejaz Hussain, Barbara A Schaefer, Nicole Zhong, Alexandra F Jamison, Khalil Ahmed, Benjamin J J McCormick and for the Oshikhandass Water, Sanitation, Health and Hygiene Interventions Project

Association of physical activity intensity and bout length with mortality: An observational study of 79,503 UK Biobank participants pp. 1-18

Louise A C Millard, Kate Tilling, Tom R Gaunt, David Carslake and Deborah A Lawlor

Regional differences in short stature in England between 2006 and 2019: A cross-sectional analysis from the National Child Measurement Programme pp. 1-18

Joanna Orr, Joseph Freer, Joan K Morris, Caroline Hancock, Robert Walton, Leo Dunkel, Helen L Storr and Andrew J Prendergast

Differences in outcomes of mandatory motorcycle helmet legislation by country income level: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-18

Jacob R Lepard, Riccardo Spagiari, Jacquelyn Corley, Ernest J Barthélemy, Eliana Kim, Rolvix Patterson, Sara Venturini, Megan E H Still, Yu Tung Lo, Gail Rosseau, Rania A Mekary and Kee B Park

Implications of armed conflict for maternal and child health: A regression analysis of data from 181 countries for 2000–2019 pp. 1-18

Mohammed Jawad, Thomas Hone, Eszter P Vamos, Valeria Cetorelli and Christopher Millett

Tuberculosis preventive treatment in people living with HIV—Is the glass half empty or half full? pp. 1-4

Olivia Oxlade, Hannah Rochon, Jonathon R Campbell and Dick Menzies

Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health pp. 1-4

Lukoye Atwoli, Abdullah H Baqui, Thomas Benfield, Raffaella Bosurgi, Fiona Godlee, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Ian Norman, Kirsten Patrick, Nigel Praities, Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Eric J Rubin, Peush Sahni, Richard Smith, Nick Talley, Sue Turale and Damián Vázquez

Closing the health equity gap: A role for implementation science? pp. 1-4

Beryne Odeny

Achieving global equity for COVID-19 vaccines: Stronger international partnerships and greater advocacy and solidarity are needed pp. 1-5

J Peter Figueroa, Peter J Hotez, Carolina Batista, Yanis Ben Amor, Onder Ergonul, Sarah Gilbert, Mayda Gursel, Mazen Hassanain, Gagandeep Kang, David C Kaslow, Jerome H Kim, Bhavna Lall, Heidi Larson, Denise Naniche, Timothy Sheahan, Shmuel Shoham, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Samba O Sow, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Prashant Yadav and Maria Elena Bottazzi

Sustainable Developmental Goals interrupted: Overcoming challenges to global child and adolescent health pp. 1-5

Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Kathryn M Yount, Quique Bassat and Caitlin E Moyer

Corporate political activity in the context of unhealthy food advertising restrictions across Transport for London: A qualitative case study pp. 1-29

Kathrin Lauber, Daniel Hunt, Anna B Gilmore and Harry Rutter

Computer-aided X-ray screening for tuberculosis and HIV testing among adults with cough in Malawi (the PROSPECT study): A randomised trial and cost-effectiveness analysis pp. 1-17

Peter MacPherson, Emily L Webb, Wala Kamchedzera, Elizabeth Joekes, Gugu Mjoli, David G Lalloo, Titus H Divala, Augustine T Choko, Rachael M Burke, Hendramoorthy Maheswaran, Madhukar Pai, S Bertel Squire, Marriott Nliwasa and Elizabeth L Corbett

Conditional cash transfer program and child mortality: A cross-sectional analysis nested within the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort pp. 1-20

Dandara Ramos, Nívea B da Silva, Maria Yury Ichihara, Rosemeire L Fiaccone, Daniela Almeida, Samila Sena, Poliana Rebouças, Elzo Pereira Pinto Júnior, Enny S Paixão, Sanni Ali, Laura C Rodrigues and Maurício L Barreto

Cost-effectiveness and economic returns of group-based parenting interventions to promote early childhood development: Results from a randomized controlled trial in rural Kenya pp. 1-20

Italo Lopez Garcia, Uzaib Y Saya and Jill E Luoto

Gram-negative neonatal sepsis in low- and lower-middle-income countries and WHO empirical antibiotic recommendations: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-20

Sophie C H Wen, Yukiko Ezure, Lauren Rolley, Geoff Spurling, Colleen L Lau, Saba Riaz, David L Paterson and Adam D Irwin

Understanding how unhealthy food companies influence advertising restrictions pp. 1-3

Stanton A Glantz

Social Innovation For Health Research: Development of the SIFHR Checklist pp. 1-14

Eneyi E Kpokiri, Elizabeth Chen, Jingjing Li, Sarah Payne, Priyanka Shrestha, Kaosar Afsana, Uche Amazigo, Phyllis Awor, Jean-Francois de Lavison, Saqif Khan, Jana Mier-Alpaño, Alberto Ong, Shivani Subhedar, Isabelle Wachmuth, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Kala M Mehta, Beatrice Halpaap and Joseph D Tucker

Relative risks of adverse events among older adults receiving opioids versus NSAIDs after hospital discharge: A nationwide cohort study pp. 1-14

Shoshana J Herzig, Timothy S Anderson, Yoojin Jung, Long Ngo, Dae H Kim and Ellen P McCarthy

Tuberculosis preventive therapy for people living with HIV: A systematic review and network meta-analysis pp. 1-23

Mercedes Yanes-Lane, Edgar Ortiz-Brizuela, Jonathon R Campbell, Andrea Benedetti, Gavin Churchyard, Olivia Oxlade and Dick Menzies

The latent tuberculosis cascade-of-care among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-22

Mayara Lisboa Bastos, Luca Melnychuk, Jonathon R Campbell, Olivia Oxlade and Dick Menzies

Volume 18, issue 8, 2021

The prevalence of mental disorders among homeless people in high-income countries: An updated systematic review and meta-regression analysis pp. 1-22

Stefan Gutwinski, Stefanie Schreiter, Karl Deutscher and Seena Fazel

An open science pathway for drug marketing authorization—Registered drug approval pp. 1-5

Florian Naudet, Maximilian Siebert, Rémy Boussageon, Ioana A Cristea and Erick H Turner

Development and validation of the Durham Risk Score for estimating suicide attempt risk: A prospective cohort analysis pp. 1-31

Nathan A Kimbrel, Jean C Beckham, Patrick S Calhoun, Bryann B DeBeer, Terence M Keane, Daniel J Lee, Brian P Marx, Eric C Meyer, Sandra B Morissette and Eric B Elbogen

Risk of a permanent work-related disability pension after incident venous thromboembolism in Denmark: A population-based cohort study pp. 1-16

Helle Jørgensen, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó, Kristina Laugesen, Sigrid Brækkan, John-Bjarne Hansen and Henrik Toft Sørensen

Menopausal hormone therapy and women’s health: An umbrella review pp. 1-27

Guo-Qiang Zhang, Jin-Liang Chen, Ying Luo, Maya B Mathur, Panagiotis Anagnostis, Ulugbek Nurmatov, Madar Talibov, Jing Zhang, Catherine M Hawrylowicz, Mary Ann Lumsden, Hilary Critchley, Aziz Sheikh, Bo Lundbäck, Cecilia Lässer, Hannu Kankaanranta, Siew Hwa Lee and Bright I Nwaru

Accuracy of novel antigen rapid diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: A living systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-41

Lukas E Brümmer, Stephan Katzenschlager, Mary Gaeddert, Christian Erdmann, Stephani Schmitz, Marc Bota, Maurizio Grilli, Jan Larmann, Markus A Weigand, Nira R Pollock, Aurélien Macé, Sergio Carmona, Stefano Ongarello, Jilian A Sacks and Claudia M Denkinger

Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in adults aged 45 years and over and their spouses in India: A nationally representative cross-sectional study pp. 1-20

Sanjay K Mohanty, Sarang P Pedgaonkar, Ashish Kumar Upadhyay, Fabrice Kampfen, Prashant Shekhar, Radhe Shyam Mishra, Jürgen Maurer and Owen O’Donnell

Utility of ctDNA in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and prognosis assessment in locally advanced rectal cancer: A prospective cohort study pp. 1-20

Yaqi Wang, Lifeng Yang, Hua Bao, Xiaojun Fan, Fan Xia, Juefeng Wan, Lijun Shen, Yun Guan, Hairong Bao, Xue Wu, Yang Xu, Yang Shao, Yiqun Sun, Tong Tong, Xinxiang Li, Ye Xu, Sanjun Cai, Ji Zhu and Zhen Zhang

Cardiac risk stratification in cancer patients: A longitudinal patient–patient network analysis pp. 1-25

Yuan Hou, Yadi Zhou, Muzna Hussain, G Thomas Budd, Wai Hong Wilson Tang, James Abraham, Bo Xu, Chirag Shah, Rohit Moudgil, Zoran Popovic, Chris Watson, Leslie Cho, Mina Chung, Mohamed Kanj, Samir Kapadia, Brian Griffin, Lars Svensson, Patrick Collier and Feixiong Cheng

Global surgery, obstetric, and anaesthesia indicator definitions and reporting: An Utstein consensus report pp. 1-13

Justine I Davies, Adrian W Gelb, Julian Gore-Booth, Janet Martin, Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, Christina Åkerman, Emmanuel A Ameh, Bruce M Biccard, Geir Sverre Braut, Kathryn M Chu, Miliard Derbew, Hege Langli Ersdal, Jose Miguel Guzman, Lars Hagander, Carolina Haylock-Loor, Hampus Holmer, Walter Johnson, Sabrina Juran, Nicolas J Kassebaum, Tore Laerdal, Andrew J M Leather, Michael S Lipnick, David Ljungman, Emmanuel M Makasa, John G Meara, Mark W Newton, Doris Østergaard, Teri Reynolds, Lauri J Romanzi, Vatshalan Santhirapala, Mark G Shrime, Kjetil Søreide, Margit Steinholt, Emi Suzuki, John E Varallo, Gerard H A Visser, David Watters and Thomas G Weiser

Long-term cost-effectiveness of interventions for obesity: A mendelian randomisation study pp. 1-24

Sean Harrison, Padraig Dixon, Hayley E Jones, Alisha R Davies, Laura D Howe and Neil M Davies

Volume 18, issue 7, 2021

Investigating associations between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health and socioeconomic indicators in the United States: A modeling study pp. 1-17

Sasikiran Kandula and Jeffrey Shaman

Mortality and concurrent use of opioids and hypnotics in older patients: A retrospective cohort study pp. 1-17

Wayne A Ray, Cecilia P Chung, Katherine T Murray, Beth A Malow, James R Daugherty and C Michael Stein

Evaluating the impact of the nationwide public–private mix (PPM) program for tuberculosis under National Health Insurance in South Korea: A difference in differences analysis pp. 1-17

Sarah Yu, Hojoon Sohn, Hae-Young Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Kyung-Hyun Oh, Hee-Jin Kim, Haejoo Chung and Hongjo Choi

Sales of antibiotics and hydroxychloroquine in India during the COVID-19 epidemic: An interrupted time series analysis pp. 1-18

Giorgia Sulis, Brice Batomen, Anita Kotwani, Madhukar Pai and Sumanth Gandra

Psychological distress, resettlement stress, and lower school engagement among Arabic-speaking refugee parents in Sydney, Australia: A cross-sectional cohort study pp. 1-22

Jess R Baker, Derrick Silove, Deserae Horswood, Afaf Al-Shammari, Mohammed Mohsin, Susan Rees and Valsamma Eapen

Development and validation of a risk prediction model of preterm birth for women with preterm labour symptoms (the QUIDS study): A prospective cohort study and individual participant data meta-analysis pp. 1-22

Sarah J Stock, Margaret Horne, Merel Bruijn, Helen White, Kathleen A Boyd, Robert Heggie, Lisa Wotherspoon, Lorna Aucott, Rachel K Morris, Jon Dorling, Lesley Jackson, Manju Chandiramani, Anna L David, Asma Khalil, Andrew Shennan, Gert-Jan van Baaren, Victoria Hodgetts-Morton, Tina Lavender, Ewoud Schuit, Susan Harper-Clarke, Ben W Mol, Richard D Riley, Jane E Norman and John Norrie

Conflict violence reduction and pregnancy outcomes: A regression discontinuity design in Colombia pp. 1-19

Giancarlo Buitrago and Rodrigo Moreno-Serra

Estimating the effect of moving meat-free products to the meat aisle on sales of meat and meat-free products: A non-randomised controlled intervention study in a large UK supermarket chain pp. 1-15

Carmen Piernas, Brian Cook, Richard Stevens, Cristina Stewart, Jennifer Hollowell, Peter Scarborough and Susan A Jebb

Correlates of attendance at community engagement meetings held in advance of bio-behavioral research studies: A longitudinal, sociocentric social network study in rural Uganda pp. 1-23

Bernard Kakuhikire, Emily N Satinsky, Charles Baguma, Justin D Rasmussen, Jessica M Perkins, Patrick Gumisiriza, Mercy Juliet, Patience Ayebare, Rumbidzai C Mushavi, Bridget F O Burns, Claire Q Evans, Mark J Siedner, David R Bangsberg and Alexander C Tsai

Volume 18, issue 6, 2021

Hypertension and atrial fibrillation: Closing a virtuous circle pp. 1-3

Ying X Gue and Gregory Y H Lip

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors for anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and stress disorders: A 3-level network meta-analysis pp. 1-20

Natan Pereira Gosmann, Marianna de Abreu Costa, Marianna de Barros Jaeger, Luis Souza Motta, Júlia Frozi, Lucas Spanemberg, Gisele Gus Manfro, Pim Cuijpers, Daniel Samuel Pine and Giovanni Abrahão Salum

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth: A Dutch population-based cohort study with 45,259 pregnancy outcomes pp. 1-20

Diede L Loopik, Joris van Drongelen, Ruud L M Bekkers, Quirinus J M Voorham, Willem J G Melchers, Leon F A G Massuger, Folkert J van Kemenade and Albert G Siebers

Achieving global mortality reduction targets and universal health coverage: The impact of COVID-19 pp. 1-17

Wenhui Mao, Osondu Ogbuoji, David Watkins, Ipchita Bharali, Eric Nsiah-Boateng, Mohamed Mustafa Diab, Duah Dwomoh, Dean T Jamison, Preeti Kumar, Kaci Kennedy McDade, Justice Nonvignon, Yewande Ogundeji, Fan-Gang Zeng, Armand Zimmerman and Gavin Yamey

Optimal protamine dosing after cardiopulmonary bypass: The PRODOSE adaptive randomised controlled trial pp. 1-16

Lachlan F Miles, Christiana Burt, Joseph Arrowsmith, Mikel A McKie, Sofia S Villar, Pooveshnie Govender, Ruth Shaylor, Zihui Tan, Ravi De Silva and Florian Falter

Vitamin D and COVID-19 susceptibility and severity in the COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative: A Mendelian randomization study pp. 1-14

Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Tomoko Nakanishi, Vincent Mooser, David R Morrison, Tala Abdullah, Olumide Adeleye, Noor Mamlouk, Nofar Kimchi, Zaman Afrasiabi, Nardin Rezk, Annarita Giliberti, Alessandra Renieri, Yiheng Chen, Sirui Zhou, Vincenzo Forgetta and J Brent Richards

Association between industry payments and prescriptions of long-acting insulin: An observational study with propensity score matching pp. 1-14

Kosuke Inoue, Yusuke Tsugawa, Carol M Mangione and O Kenrik Duru

Blood pressure-lowering treatment for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation: An individual participant data meta-analysis pp. 1-19

Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, Luis Azevedo, Emma Copland, Dexter Canoy, Milad Nazarzadeh, Rema Ramakrishnan, Eivind Berge, Johan Sundström, Dipak Kotecha, Mark Woodward, Koon Teo, Barry R Davis, John Chalmers, Carl J Pepine, Kazem Rahimi and on behalf of the Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration

Volume 18, issue 5, 2021

A framework for prospective, adaptive meta-analysis (FAME) of aggregate data from randomised trials pp. 1-13

Jayne F Tierney, David J Fisher, Claire L Vale, Sarah Burdett, Larysa H Rydzewska, Ewelina Rogozińska, Peter J Godolphin, Ian White and Mahesh K B Parmar

Financial incentives and deposit contracts to promote HIV retesting in Uganda: A randomized trial pp. 1-13

Gabriel Chamie, Dalsone Kwarisiima, Alex Ndyabakira, Kara Marson, Carol S Camlin, Diane V Havlir, Moses R Kamya and Harsha Thirumurthy

Effects of psychosocial support interventions on survival in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings: A meta-analysis of 106 randomized controlled trials pp. 1-25

Timothy B Smith, Connor Workman, Caleb Andrews, Bonnie Barton, Matthew Cook, Ryan Layton, Alexandra Morrey, Devin Petersen and Julianne Holt-Lunstad

Taxed and untaxed beverage intake by South African young adults after a national sugar-sweetened beverage tax: A before-and-after study pp. 1-17

Michael Essman, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Tamryn Frank, Shu Wen Ng, Barry M Popkin and Elizabeth C Swart

COVID-19 and excess mortality in the United States: A county-level analysis pp. 1-18

Andrew C Stokes, Dielle J Lundberg, Irma T Elo, Katherine Hempstead, Jacob Bor and Samuel H Preston

California and federal school nutrition policies and obesity among children of Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Filipino origins: Interrupted time series analysis pp. 1-19

Mika Matsuzaki, Brisa N Sánchez, R David Rebanal, Joel Gittelsohn and Emma V Sanchez-Vaznaugh

Adverse childhood experiences, adult depression, and suicidal ideation in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional, population-based study pp. 1-19

Emily N Satinsky, Bernard Kakuhikire, Charles Baguma, Justin D Rasmussen, Scholastic Ashaba, Christine E Cooper-Vince, Jessica M Perkins, Allen Kiconco, Elizabeth B Namara, David R Bangsberg and Alexander C Tsai

Adherence at 2 years with distribution of essential medicines at no charge: The CLEAN Meds randomized clinical trial pp. 1-14

Nav Persaud, Michael Bedard, Andrew Boozary, Richard H Glazier, Tara Gomes, Stephen W Hwang, Peter Juni, Michael R Law, Muhammad Mamdani, Braden Manns, Danielle Martin, Steven G Morgan, Paul Oh, Andrew D Pinto, Baiju R Shah, Frank Sullivan, Norman Umali, Kevin E Thorpe, Karen Tu, Andreas Laupacis and for the Carefully seLected and Easily Accessible at No Charge Medications (CLEAN Meds) study team

Cost-effectiveness evidence of mental health prevention and promotion interventions: A systematic review of economic evaluations pp. 1-27

Long Khanh-Dao Le, Adrian Cuevas Esturas, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Oxana Chiotelis, Jessica Bucholc, Mary Lou Chatterton and Lidia Engel

Volume 18, issue 4, 2021

Estimating and characterizing the burden of multimorbidity in the community: A comprehensive multistep analysis of two large nationwide representative surveys in France pp. 1-22

Joël Coste, José M Valderas and Laure Carcaillon-Bentata

Housing environment and early childhood development in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional analysis pp. 1-18

Yaqing Gao, Long Zhang, Ashish Kc, Yinping Wang, Siyu Zou, Chunyi Chen, Yue Huang, Xiaoyi Mi and Hong Zhou

International gestational age-specific centiles for blood pressure in pregnancy from the INTERGROWTH-21st Project in 8 countries: A longitudinal cohort study pp. 1-16

Lauren J Green, Stephen H Kennedy, Lucy Mackillop, Stephen Gerry, Manorama Purwar, Eleonora Staines Urias, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Fernando Barros, Cesar Victora, Maria Carvalho, Eric Ohuma, Yasmin Jaffer, J Alison Noble, Michael Gravett, Ruyan Pang, Ann Lambert, Enrico Bertino, Aris T Papageorghiou, Cutberto Garza, Zulfiqar Bhutta, José Villar, Peter Watkinson and for the International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century (INTERGROWTH-21st)

A call for diversity, equity, and inclusion: Highlights from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health 2021 conference pp. 1-4

Beryne Odeny

Addressing power asymmetries in global health: Imperatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic pp. 1-12

Seye Abimbola, Sumegha Asthana, Cristian Montenegro, Renzo R Guinto, Desmond Tanko Jumbam, Lance Louskieter, Kenneth Munge Kabubei, Shehnaz Munshi, Kui Muraya, Fredros Okumu, Senjuti Saha, Deepika Saluja and Madhukar Pai

Effectiveness of a primary care-based integrated mobile health intervention for stroke management in rural China (SINEMA): A cluster-randomized controlled trial pp. 1-20

Lijing L Yan, Enying Gong, Wanbing Gu, Elizabeth L Turner, John A Gallis, Yun Zhou, Zixiao Li, Kara E McCormack, Li-Qun Xu, Janet P Bettger, Shenglan Tang, Yilong Wang and Brian Oldenburg

Dynamics of sputum conversion during effective tuberculosis treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-25

Claire J Calderwood, James P Wilson, Katherine L Fielding, Rebecca C Harris, Aaron S Karat, Raoul Mansukhani, Jane Falconer, Malin Bergstrom, Sarah M Johnson, Nicky McCreesh, Edward J M Monk, Jasantha Odayar, Peter J Scott, Sarah A Stokes, Hannah Theodorou and David A J Moore

Health information technology interventions and engagement in HIV care and achievement of viral suppression in publicly funded settings in the US: A cost-effectiveness analysis pp. 1-17

Starley B Shade, Elliot Marseille, Valerie Kirby, Deepalika Chakravarty, Wayne T Steward, Kimberly K Koester, Adan Cajina and Janet J Myers

Volume 18, issue 3, 2021

Parental death in childhood and pathways to increased mortality across the life course in Stockholm, Sweden: A cohort study pp. 1-16

Ayako Hiyoshi, Lisa Berg, Alessandra Grotta, Ylva Almquist and Mikael Rostila

Variation in HIV care and treatment outcomes by facility in South Africa, 2011–2015: A cohort study pp. 1-18

Jacob Bor, Anna Gage, Dorina Onoya, Mhairi Maskew, Yorghos Tripodis, Matthew P Fox, Adrian Puren, Sergio Carmona, Koleka Mlisana and William MacLeod

Evaluation of the Arabin cervical pessary for prevention of preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy and short cervix (STOPPIT-2): An open-label randomised trial and updated meta-analysis pp. 1-18

Jane E Norman, John Norrie, Graeme MacLennan, David Cooper, Sonia Whyte, Sue Chowdhry, Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Xue W Mei, Joel B E Smith, Andrew Shennan, Stephen C Robson, Steven Thornton, Mark D Kilby, Neil Marlow, Sarah J Stock, Phillip R Bennett, Jane Denton and on behalf of the STOPPIT-2 collaborative Group

Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level survey data pp. 1-19

David Peiris, Arpita Ghosh, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Lindsay M Jaacks, Michaela Theilmann, Maja E Marcus, Zhaxybay Zhumadilov, Lindiwe Tsabedze, Adil Supiyev, Bahendeka K Silver, Abla M Sibai, Bolormaa Norov, Mary T Mayige, Joao S Martins, Nuno Lunet, Demetre Labadarios, Jutta M A Jorgensen, Corine Houehanou, David Guwatudde, Mongal S Gurung, Albertino Damasceno, Krishna K Aryal, Glennis Andall-Brereton, Kokou Agoudavi, Briar McKenzie, Jacqui Webster, Rifat Atun, Till Bärnighausen, Sebastian Vollmer, Justine I Davies and Pascal Geldsetzer

Applicability and cost-effectiveness of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) in the Chinese population: A cost-effectiveness modeling study pp. 1-14

Chao Li, Kangyu Chen, Victoria Cornelius, Ewan Tomeny, Yang Wang, Xiaowei Yang, Xiaodan Yuan, Rui Qin, Dahai Yu, Zhenqiang Wu, Duolao Wang and Tao Chen

Human papillomavirus vaccination for adults aged 30 to 45 years in the United States: A cost-effectiveness analysis pp. 1-15

Jane J Kim, Kate T Simms, James Killen, Megan A Smith, Emily A Burger, Stephen Sy, Catherine Regan and Karen Canfell

The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews pp. 1-15

Matthew J Page, Joanne E McKenzie, Patrick M Bossuyt, Isabelle Boutron, Tammy C Hoffmann, Cynthia D Mulrow, Larissa Shamseer, Jennifer M Tetzlaff, Elie A Akl, Sue E Brennan, Roger Chou, Julie Glanville, Jeremy M Grimshaw, Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, Manoj M Lalu, Tianjing Li, Elizabeth W Loder, Evan Mayo-Wilson, Steve McDonald, Luke A McGuinness, Lesley A Stewart, James Thomas, Andrea C Tricco, Vivian A Welch, Penny Whiting and David Moher

Global burden of influenza-associated lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations among adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-17

Kathryn E Lafond, Rachael M Porter, Melissa J Whaley, Zhou Suizan, Zhang Ran, Mohammad Abdul Aleem, Binay Thapa, Borann Sar, Viviana Sotomayor Proschle, Zhibin Peng, Luzhao Feng, Daouda Coulibaly, Edith Nkwembe, Alfredo Olmedo, William Ampofo, Siddhartha Saha, Mandeep Chadha, Amalya Mangiri, Vivi Setiawaty, Sami Sheikh Ali, Sandra S Chaves, Dinagul Otorbaeva, Onechanh Keosavanh, Majd Saleh, Antonia Ho, Burmaa Alexander, Hicham Oumzil, Kedar Prasad Baral, Q Sue Huang, Adedeji A Adebayo, Idris Al-Abaidani, Marta von Horoch, Cheryl Cohen, Stefano Tempia, Vida Mmbaga, Malinee Chittaganpitch, Mariana Casal, Duc Anh Dang, Paula Couto, Harish Nair, Joseph S Bresee, Sonja J Olsen, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, J Pekka Nuorti, Marc-Alain Widdowson and Global Respiratory Hospitalizations–Influenza Proportion Positive (GRIPP) Working Group

Probabilistic seasonal dengue forecasting in Vietnam: A modelling study using superensembles pp. 1-30

Felipe J Colón-González, Leonardo Soares Bastos, Barbara Hofmann, Alison Hopkin, Quillon Harpham, Tom Crocker, Rosanna Amato, Iacopo Ferrario, Francesca Moschini, Samuel James, Sajni Malde, Eleanor Ainscoe, Vu Sinh Nam, Dang Quang Tan, Nguyen Duc Khoa, Mark Harrison, Gina Tsarouchi, Darren Lumbroso, Oliver J Brady and Rachel Lowe

Safety and tolerability of natural and synthetic cannabinoids in adults aged over 50 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-42

Latha Velayudhan, Katie McGoohan and Sagnik Bhattacharyya

Volume 18, issue 2, 2021

Association of socioeconomic deprivation with asthma care, outcomes, and deaths in Wales: A 5-year national linked primary and secondary care cohort study pp. 1-27

Mohammad A Alsallakh, Sarah E Rodgers, Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh and Gwyneth A Davies

Comparative effect of physical exercise versus statins on improving arterial stiffness in patients with high cardiometabolic risk: A network meta-analysis pp. 1-17

Iván Cavero-Redondo, Jonathan J Deeks, Celia Alvarez-Bueno, Kate Jolly, Alicia Saz-Lara, Malcolm Price, Carlos Pascual-Morena and Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno

Volume 18, issue 1, 2021

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Lessons to date and the future of taxation pp. 1-6

Barry M Popkin and Shu Wen Ng

Clean air actions in China, PM2.5 exposure, and household medical expenditures: A quasi-experimental study pp. 1-15

Tao Xue, Tong Zhu, Wei Peng, Tianjia Guan, Shiqiu Zhang, Yixuan Zheng, Guannan Geng and Qiang Zhang