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Preventing newborn deaths requires the right medical devices. However, in many countries, devices for small and sick newborn care (SSNC) are unavailable, not fit for the environment, or broken. Newborn Essenti...
The One Health Systems Transboundary Assessment for Priority Zoonoses (OHTAPZ) tool was developed to address the need for a multisectoral approach in assessing transboundary zoonotic disease threats within and...
Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is among the most common sexually transmitted infections and is associated with substantial health and economic burdens. Vaccination may offer a promising strategy for its global contro...
HIV treatment interruption remains a significant barrier to achieving global HIV/AIDS control goals. Machine learning (ML) models offer potential for predicting treatment interruption by leveraging large clini...
Sustaining the benefits of externally funded interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains a concern in global health. As many initiatives depend on time-limited official development assist...
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) disproportionally affects young populations in socio-economically disadvantaged settings, resulting in a skewed distribution towards low- and middle-income countries. There is cur...
Climate change and weather-related hazards, such as droughts and floods, pose substantial threats to the human health and well-being, especially for those in low-income households and informal settlements. Res...
The number of undocumented in-transit migrant women (UITMW) traveling through Mexico to the U.S. is increasing, with longer stays in Mexico. We explore how UITMW’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs an...
Migrants in Europe are disproportionately affected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, especially those coming from endemic countries. We aimed to determine whether migrant status was associated with all-cau...
Environmental or social changes and shocks that reduce access to adequate nutrition have potential consequences for tuberculosis (TB), as undernutrition is a major driver of TB incidence and poor TB treatment ...
Social and economic factors have considerable influence on the lives of people living with HIV (PLHIV). These factors shape their health behaviors, willingness to engage with other members of their communities...
Although implementation science methods have been widely used across all sectors of healthcare, they are less commonly used to promote health interventions within criminal legal system settings. This gap in th...
The out-of-pocket spending and costs incurred by households affected by tuberculosis (TB) while accessing TB services in Somalia remain unclear. This study is the first of its kind in Somalia, estimating the p...
During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the province of Ontario enacted restrictions and recommendations that changed over time. These measures were effective in reducing COVID-19-related illness and ...
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a debilitating and—without treatment—fatal parasitic disease which burdens the most impoverished communities in northeastern India. Control and ultimately, elimination of VL depe...
In 2022, an estimated 10.6 million people developed tuberculosis (TB) globally, with men bearing a greater burden of disease compared to women. In South Africa specifically, men experience higher risks of poor...
Model-based geostatistics (MBG) is increasingly used for estimating the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases, including trachoma, in low- and middle-income countries. We sought to investigate the impact o...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities in incidence and mortality for African Americans compared to white Americans are explained by socioeconomic, behavioral, biological, and cultural factors in addition to lowe...
In 2017, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health adopted and implemented the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) antenatal care (ANC) policy, including the eight-visit ANC (8vANC) recommendation, to improve A...
Sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a widespread and under-reported international human rights violation. It is more pernicious than other forms of societal violence because it stigmatizes and marginal...
Rodentolepis (Hymenolepis) nana (R. nana) is the most common cestode to infect humans, and whilst most infections are asymptomatic, those with a high burden of infection can present with abdominal pain, diarrhoea...
Diabetes and hypertension are major global health crises, yet Indonesia is lagging behind in achieving care outcomes compared to other middle-income countries. We examined barriers to screening uptake, a key c...
The overall quantity of screen time has been associated with short sleep duration and increasingly sedentary lifestyles, leading to adiposity. The aim of this research was to explore which components of screen...
Sexual violence on higher education campuses represents a global public health crisis that threatens students’ safety, well-being, and academic success. Despite increasing awareness and available supports, mos...
Diphtheria has been re-emerging around the world at alarming rates, raising concerns about emergency preparedness, especially when global supplies of life-saving diphtheria antitoxin are insufficient. Outbreak...
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare is often positioned as a solution to the greatest challenges facing global health. Advocates propose that AI can bridge gaps in care d...
In the USA, people with a history of criminalized drug use and drug use disorders reentering the community after incarceration frequently experience adverse health outcomes including overdose, suicide, and inf...
Relatively few studies have examined how self-rated physical health (SRH) varies across: (a) countries around the world and (b) demographic characteristics in diverse nations and cultures.
Given the well-founded critiques of academia as Western-centric, there are increasing efforts to conduct research that is more cross-cultural and global. These dynamics apply to all aspects of life, including ...
In this article, we describe the statistical and design methodology of the demographic variation analyses used as part of a coordinated set of manuscripts for wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study (GFS). Aspe...
In this article, we describe the statistical and design methodology of the demographic variation analyses used as part of a coordinated set of manuscripts for wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study (GFS). Aspe...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a growing health burden in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Uganda. The COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges for the Ugandan healthcare system, though ...
The Government of Bangladesh established a visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA)-based cervical cancer screening programme at 600 primary, secondary and tertiary health facilities following a pilot programm...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health problem, associated with negative physical and mental health impacts. Research on IPV has mainly focused on heterosexual relationships with limited foc...
Access to safe and nutritious food is key to ensuring health and well-being and is critical to meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. However, a synthesis of the associations between foodbo...
Sexual assault on college campuses is a major public health concern. Over half of incidents of sexual violence on college campuses occur in the context of victim or perpetrator alcohol use. Students who have e...
People with mental illnesses are overrepresented in criminal legal systems internationally, making addressing mental health among this population a global public health concern. Across the world, community sup...
The devastating global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are a stark reminder of the need for proactive and effective pandemic response. Disease modeling and forecasting are key in this response, as they enable...
The original article was published in BMC Global and Public Health 2024 2:80
Healthy aging is crucial in Asia given its rapidly aging society. Social capital, which refers to the resources derived from social networks, norms, and trust that facilitate cooperation and collective action ...
In Nepal, dengue is an emerging disease of growing concern as outbreaks are increasing in both size and geographic reach and beginning to affect areas previously thought dengue-free. Dengue genomic surveillanc...
Sectors beyond health are essential to combatting a social disease such as tuberculosis (TB). The engagement of the community and civil society sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia was assessed as part of...
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