International Health

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Early intervention for children with developmental disabilities in low and middle-income countries – the case for action	55
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress and emotional reactions in Israel: a mixed-methods study	53
Decolonising global health: transnational research partnerships under the spotlight	52
Artificial intelligence: opportunities and implications for the health workforce	48
COVID-19 and neglected tropical diseases in Africa: impacts, interactions, consequences	41
Institutional and behaviour-change interventions to support COVID-19 public health measures: a review by the Lancet Commission Task Force on public health measures to suppress the pandemic	40
The descriptive pattern of physical activity in Saudi Arabia: analysis of national survey data	38
The burden of cardiovascular diseases in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2017: evidence from the Global Burden of Disease Study	38
Anemia and thrombocytopenia in people living with HIV/AIDS: a narrative literature review	30
Vicious cycle of chronic disease and poverty: a qualitative study in present day Nepal	26
Assessing the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from out-of-pocket payments and their determinants in Bangladesh: evidence from the nationwide Household Income and Expend	24
The impact of gender on emotional reactions, perceived susceptibility and perceived knowledge about COVID-19 among the Israeli public	23
Trends, patterns and cause-specific neonatal mortality in Tanzania: a hospital-based retrospective survey	23
Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Malawi	22
The male disadvantage in life expectancy: can we close the gender gap?	22
Institutional delivery and associated factors among women in Ghana: findings from a 2017–2018 multiple indicator cluster survey	19
Global epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis infection in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Managing ancillary care in resource-constrained settings: Dilemmas faced by frontline HIV prevention researchers in a rural area in South Africa	17
Prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Participant understanding of informed consent in a multidisease community-based health screening and biobank platform in rural South Africa	15
International stem cell tourism: a critical literature review and evidence-based recommendations	14
Disrupting vaccine logistics	14
Participant compensation in global health research: a case study	14
Evaluation of the Mawid mobile healthcare application in delivering services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia	14
The emergence and transmission of COVID-19 in European countries, 2019–2020: a comprehensive review of timelines, cases and containment	14

Engaging ethnic minority communities through performance and arts: health education in Cambodian forest villages	14
Consistency of the determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Ghana: insights from four Demographic and Health Survey datasets	13
Factors affecting the adoption of e-health system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	13
A triple-drug treatment regimen to accelerate elimination of lymphatic filariasis: From conception to delivery	12
Eight weeks of resistance training with blood flow restriction improve cardiac function and vascular endothelial function in healthy young Asian males	12
Caring for patients in the global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis	11
Knowledge and attitude of Saudi Arabian citizens towards telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Self-reported sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa	11
Tracking immunization coverage, dropout and equity gaps among children ages 12–23 months in Malawi – bottleneck analysis of the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey	11
African regional progress and status of the programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: 2000–2020	11
Prevalence and social determinants of tobacco use in Afghanistan	10
Humoral immunological kinetics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and diagnostic performance of serological assays for coronavirus disease 2019: an analysis of global reports	10
The effect of social participation on income-related inequality in health outcome among Chinese older adults	10
Pre-exposure prophylaxis for transgender women and men who have sex with men: qualitative insights from healthcare providers, community organization–based leadership and end users in coastal Kenya	10
Ethical research in global health emergencies: making the case for a broader understanding of ‘research ethics’	10
Research ethics in context: understanding the vulnerabilities, agency and resourcefulness of research participants living along the Thai–Myanmar border	10
Trends in obesity by socioeconomic status among non-pregnant women aged 15–49 y: a cross-sectional, multi-dimensional equity analysis of demographic and health surveys in 11 sub-Saharan Africa countri	9
Prevalence and predictors of teenage pregnancy in Pakistan: a trend analysis from Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey datasets from 1990 to 2018	9
Donor reliance and the impact on neglected tropical disease programme delivery: reflections and solutions for change from programme management perspectives	9
Prevalence and predictors of long-acting reversible contraceptive use among sexually active women in 26 sub-Saharan African countries	9
‘I'm usually being my own doctor’: women's experiences of managing polycystic ovary syndrome in Canada	9
Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and related factors among COVID-19 patients during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Vietnam	8
Towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3: multilevel analyses of demographic and health survey data on health insurance coverage and maternal healthcare utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa	8
Multilevel analysis to identify the factors associated with caesarean section in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey	8
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Cameroon and Nigeria: a web-based cross-sectional study	8
Community and health system factors associated with antiretroviral therapy initiation among men and women in Malawi: a mixed methods study exploring gender-specific barriers to care	8
Association of altitude and urbanization with hypertension and obesity: analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016	8
Lassa fever cases suffer from severe underreporting based on reported fatalities	8
Spatial distribution of esophageal cancer mortality in China: a machine learning approach	8
Assessing E-Health adoption readiness using diffusion of innovation theory and the role mediated by each adopter's category in a Mauritian context	8
A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk factors for stunting among under-fives attending acute malnutrition treatment programmes in north-western Nigeria: Should these programmes be adapted to	8
Progress in the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Western Pacific Region: successes and challenges	8
Overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Mali: what are the determinants?	8
Estimating TB diagnostic costs incurred under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme: a costing study from Tamil Nadu, South India	8
Prevalence of cystic echinococcosis and associated risk factors among humans in Khartoum State, Central Sudan	7
Associations between water insecurity and depression among refugee adolescents and youth in a humanitarian context in Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings	7
Equity in telemedicine for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Reimagining diaspora diplomacy during the COVID-19 crisis in India	7
Burden, prevention and control of tobacco consumption in Nepal: a narrative review of existing evidence	7
Setting the stage for a Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: the first 125 years (1875–2000)	7
The role of institutional trust in preventive practices and treatment-seeking intention during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak among residents in Hubei, China	7
The effects of health system reform on medical services utilization and expenditures in China in 2004–2015	7
Participation in household decision making and justification of wife beating: evidence from the 2018 Mali Demographic and Health Survey	7
Internet use, employment performance and the health of Chinese residents	7
Dengue in parts of the Guinea Savannah region of Nigeria and the risk of increased transmission	7
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals towards people living with lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis, podoconiosis and leprosy in northern Ethiopia	7
Keeping an eye on pink eye: a global conjunctivitis outbreak expert survey	7
Short-term forecasting of the COVID-19 outbreak in India	7
Schisto and Ladders version 2: a health educational board game to support compliance with school-based mass drug administration with praziquantel – a pilot study	7
Relationship between diarrhoea risk and the combinations of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal	7

Progress and impact of 20 years of a lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in South-East Asia	6
Keeping communities at the centre of efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: learning from the past to reach a future free of lymphatic filariasis	6
Associations of staple food consumption and types of cooking oil with waist circumference and body mass index in older Chinese men and women: a panel analysis	6
Ocular transmission and manifestation for coronavirus disease: a systematic review	6
Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race – let's not drop the baton	6
The Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative, a hope for resolving zoonotic neglected tropical diseases in the One Health era	6
Factors associated with the utilisation of skilled delivery services in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the 2016–2018 Demographic and Health Survey	6
Awareness, perception and the practice of COVID-19 prevention among residents of a state in the South-South region of Nigeria: implications for public health control efforts	6
Beyond counting intended pregnancies among young women to understanding their associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa	6
Cohorts as collections of bodies and communities of persons: insights from the SEARCH010/RV254 research cohort	6
Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene practices for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Kenya	6
Comparative ethnographies of medical research: materiality, social relations, citizenship and hope in Tanzania and Sierra Leone	6
Householders’ perception about sustaining the useful life of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Ghana	6
Research ethics during a pandemic (COVID-19)	6
Regional and socio-economic disparity in use of insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria among pregnant women in Kenya	6
Effect of performance-based financing on health service delivery: a case study from Adamawa state, Nigeria	6
Global epidemiology and socio-economic development correlates of the reproductive ratio of COVID-19	5
Demonstrating the sustainability of capacity strengthening amidst COVID-19	5
Integrating traditional medicine into the Ghanaian health system: perceptions and experiences of traditional medicine practitioners in the Ashanti region	5
Individual and contextual factors associated with barriers to accessing healthcare among women in Papua New Guinea: insights from a nationwide demographic and health survey	5
Comparison of first-line tuberculosis treatment outcomes between previously treated and new patients: a retrospective study in Machakos subcounty, Kenya	5
Childhood detention during COVID-19 in Italy: building momentum for a comprehensive child protection agenda	5
COVID-19 in an inequitable world: the last, the lost and the least	5
A disparity in the number of studies related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 between low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries	5
The efficiency of health resource allocation and its influencing factors: evidence from the super efficiency slack based model-Tobit model	5
How can the neglected tropical disease community be inclusive and equitable in programme delivery? Reaching refugees and internally displaced persons through integrating a ‘leave no one behind’ approa	5
“It's like being involved in a car crash”: teen pregnancy narratives of adolescents and young adults in Jos, Nigeria	5
Using mobile health applications to enhance physical activity in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study on users’ perceptions	5
Feasibility of upfront mobile money transfers for transportation reimbursement to promote retention among patients receiving lymphoma treatment in Malawi	5
Socio-economic inequalities in intimate partner violence justification among women in Ghana: analysis of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data	5
A holistic approach to well-being and neglected tropical diseases: evaluating the impact of community-led support groups in Nigeria using community-based participatory research	5
Towards a fair and transparent research participant compensation and reimbursement framework in Vietnam	4
Key sources of strength and resilience for persons receiving services for Hansen's disease (leprosy) in Porto Velho, Brazil: What can we learn for service development?	4
Exposure to household air pollution from solid cookfuels and childhood stunting: a population-based, cross-sectional study of half a million children in low- and middle-income countries	4
Trends in hospitalization of patients with diabetes mellitus in Ghana from 2012 to 2017 with predictions to 2032	4
Comorbid patterns of anaemia and diarrhoea among children aged under 5 years in Ghana: a multivariate complex sample logistic regression analysis and spatial mapping visualisation	4
Spatial clustering of cholera cases in the Kathmandu Valley: implications for a ring vaccination strategy	4
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on frontline health workers through a photovoice study in Kaduna, Kwara and Ogun States, Nigeria	4
Determinants of out-of-district health facility bypassing in East Java, Indonesia	4
Determinants of the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in pregnant women: a mixed-methods study in Ghana	4
Determinants of maternal knowledge on neonatal danger signs and care-seeking practices in a rural area of southeastern Ethiopia	4
Primary eye care: opportunities for health system strengthening and improved access to services	4
The bypassing of healthcare facilities among National Health Insurance Scheme enrollees in Ibadan, Nigeria	4
A real-time policy dashboard can aid global transparency in the response to coronavirus disease 2019	4
Maternal and child factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Chad: evidence from nationally representative cross-sectional data	4
Caesarean birth by maternal request: a poorly understood phenomenon in low- and middle-income countries	4
HIV testing among women of reproductive age in 28 sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel modelling	4
Pricing air pollution: evidence from short-term exposure to air pollution on hospitalization of acute bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in southwestern China	4
Are informal healthcare providers knowledgeable in tuberculosis care? A cross-sectional survey using vignettes in West Bengal, India	4
Maternal satisfaction on delivery care services and associated factors at public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia	4
Mapping the prevalence and socioeconomic predictors of low birth weight among Bangladeshi newborns: evidence from the 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey	4
Lessons for strengthening childhood immunization in low- and middle-income countries from a successful public-private partnership in rural Nigeria	4
Recommendations from Thai stakeholders about protecting HIV remission (‘cure’) trial participants: report from a participatory workshop	4
Community health worker-led ART delivery improved scheduled antiretroviral drug refill among men who have sex with men in Lagos State, Nigeria	4
Characteristics and implications of insurance-reimbursed inpatient care for gastric and oesophageal cancers in Anhui, China	4
Insecticide-treated net distribution in Western Kenya: impacts related to COVID-19 and health worker strikes	3
The development and roll-out of a new hydrocoele surgery facility assessment tool for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis	3
Health economic analyses of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis	3
Creation of the gender-equitable school index for secondary schools using principal components analysis	3
Productivity, efficiency and gender equity of community mobilisation approaches in trichiasis campaigns: analysis of programmatic data from seven sub-Saharan African countries	3
Rethinking disease eradication: putting countries first	3
The interruption of transmission of onchocerciasis in Kaduna, Kebbi and Zamfara states, Nigeria: another milestone achievement	3
Early-onset developmental impairments among infants attending the routine immunization clinic at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria	3
A comparative analysis of cervical cancer prevention between Nigeria and Nordic countries that have experienced a decline in cervical cancer incidence	3
Stochastic frontier approach to efficiency analysis of health facilities in providing services for non-communicable diseases in eight LMICs	3
Deep sequencing analysis of acute conjunctivitis in Burkina Faso, Africa	3
Leveraging routine viral load testing to integrate diabetes screening among patients on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi	3
A quality improvement approach in co-developing a primary healthcare package for raising awareness and managing female genital schistosomiasis in Nigeria and Liberia	3
Physicians’ perceptions of their knowledge and the preparedness of health facilities in Angola to diagnose and manage COVID-19	3
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge and practice of COVID-19 measures among households in Mombasa and Kilifi County, Kenya	3
Women's involvement in decision-making and receiving husbands’ support for their reproductive healthcare: a cross-sectional study in Lalitpur, Nepal	3
Prevalence of and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: a multilevel modelling	3
Factors associated with tungiasis among school-age children in Kwale County, rural Kenya	3
Considerations of sex and gender dimensions by research ethics committees: a scoping review	3
Navigating the way to onchocerciasis elimination: the feasibility and affordability of Onchocerciasis Elimination Mapping	3
Differential effects of size-specific particulate matter on frailty transitions among middle-aged and older adults in China: findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS),	3
Progress towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region	3
Perinatal outcomes in anemic pregnant women in public hospitals of eastern Ethiopia	3
Incorporating the diagnosis and management of female genital schistosomiasis in primary healthcare in Liberia: a mixed methods pilot study	3
Effects of antenatal care visits and health facility delivery on women's choice to circumcise their daughters in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from demographic and health surveys	3

Neonatal and postneonatal tetanus at a referral hospital in Kamsar, Guinea: a retrospective audit of paediatric records (2014–2018)	3
Factors influencing decision making for implementing e-health in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Gulf Cooperation Council countries	3
Integration of services for Neglected Tropical Diseases and mental health in Nigeria: development of a practical model informed by international recommendations, contextual factors and service-user pe	2
The role of non-governmental development organizations in the implementation of lymphatic filariasis programmes	2
Vision impairment and self-reported anxiety and depression in older adults in Nigeria: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in Kogi State	2
Wuhan's experience in curbing the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)	2
Inequalities in the prevalence of skilled birth attendance in Ghana between 1993 and 2014	2
Microbial contamination in the communal-use Lao tobacco waterpipe	2
Resuming NTD activities in the context of COVID-19: an investigation into the advantages of risk assessment processes to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 during NTD delivery	2
Management of an emergency sample collection team under the setting of whole-community severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 nucleic acid testing	2
Evolving factors influencing consumers’ attitudes towards the use of eHealth applications: implications on the future of Neom	2
Exposure to interparental violence and risk of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa	2
A commentary on the interagency symposium: ‘Building a Healthier Future: A Human Capital Perspective on Health and Education’, presented at the European Congress of Tropical Medicine and International	2
Association of maternal serum magnesium with pre-eclampsia in African pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Steps towards eliminating Hansen's disease stigma	2
Hypomethylation of thymosin β4 promoter is associated with glucocorticoid therapy in patients with acute-on-chronic hepatitis B-induced liver failure	2
The underrepresentation of palliative care in global guidelines for responding to infectious disease outbreaks: a systematic narrative review	2
Progress towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Americas region	2
Offering care for victims of torture among a migrant population in a transit country: a descriptive study in a dedicated clinic from January 2017 to June 2019	2
Experiences of research ethics committee members and scientists of the research protocol review process in Uganda: a case study	2
Eliminating all circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus: a prerequisite to declaring global polio eradication	2
A multilevel analysis of social determinants of skilled birth attendant utilisation among married and cohabiting women of Madagascar	2
Prevalence and predictors of traditional medicine use among persons with diabetes in Africa: a systematic review	2
Association between maternal exposure to chemical fertilizer and the risk of birth defects in a rural population in northern China: a population-based study	2
Prevalence and adverse perinatal outcomes of anaemia in the third trimester of pregnancy in Hebei Province, China	2
A nomogram to predict in-hospital mortality of neonates admitted to the intensive care unit	2
Emotional reactions towards COVID-19 among persons with diabetes	2
Understanding patient health-seeking behaviour to optimise the uptake of cataract surgery in rural Kenya, Zambia and Uganda: findings from a multisite qualitative study	2
Geospatial distribution and bypassing health facilities among National Health Insurance Scheme enrollees: implications for universal health coverage in Nigeria	2
Experience of stigma among persons with type 2 diabetes in Africa: a systematic review	2
Evidence on cataract in low- and middle-income countries: an updated review of reviews using the evidence gap maps approach	2
Severe tooth loss and mortality risk: a population-based, longitudinal prospective study in a rural setting	2
Use of social media for the improvement of radiation safety knowledge among Saudi Arabian radiographers	2
Is the neglected tropical disease mass drug administration campaign approach an effective strategy to deliver universal health coverage? A case study of the Liberia neglected tropical disease programm	2
Mixed-methods evaluation of integrating female genital schistosomiasis management within primary healthcare: a pilot intervention in Ogun State, Nigeria	2
International medical electives for medical students at a German university: a secondary analysis of longitudinal data	2
Recognising the potential of neglected tropical disease programmes as a platform for pandemic preparedness: the Ascend experience	2
Spatial distribution and multilevel analysis of factors associated with child marriage in Nigeria	2
Evolution of the monitoring and evaluation strategies to support the World Health Organization's Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis	2
Impact of Housing and Infrastructure on handwashing in Peru	2
Determinants of growth measurements in rural Cambodian infants: a cross-sectional study	2
Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular risk factors in Lesotho: a population-based survey	2
Child malnutrition in Afghanistan amid a deepening humanitarian crisis	2
Mental health, stigma and the quality of life of people affected by neglected tropical diseases of the skin in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a sex-disaggregated analysis	2
Information and communications technology use among young female sex workers participating in a randomised human immunodeficiency virus prevention trial in Kampala, Uganda	2
Barriers to screening, diagnosis and management of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa: a systematic review	2
Transportation of therapeutic and controlled drugs across international borders: a descriptive analysis of information available to travellers	2
Household motor vehicle ownership and obesity among Indian females and males: 2005–2016	2
A qualitative study on stigma experienced by young adults living with sickle cell disease in Accra, Ghana	2
Increasing efficiencies from integrating control and elimination programmes for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis	2
Knowledge, attitude and practice toward the mHealth app Mawid: a cross-sectional study	2
Two decades of public health achievements in lymphatic filariasis (2000–2020): reflections, progress and future challenges	2
Knowledge, practices and perceived barriers of physiotherapists involved in disaster management: a cross-sectional survey of Nigeria-based and trained physiotherapists	2
Related factors to the coping style of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss	2
Promoting equity through inclusive learning, planning and implementing: lessons from Nigeria's mass drug administration programme for neglected tropical diseases	2
Time trends in socio-economic and geographic-based inequalities in childhood wasting in Guinea over 2 decades: a cross-sectional study	2
Low medication adherence and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study	2
Enablers and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake in an urban slum in Lagos, Nigeria: informing vaccine engagement strategies for the marginalized	2
Prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Association between urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites and diabetes mellitus among the US population: a cross-sectional study	2