OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Health is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
An evaluation of mental health integration in the neglected tropical diseases program in Zamfara, North-west Nigeria	45
Windows of opportunity in integrating mental health into care of neglected tropical diseases: the Nigeria experience	28
Fertility desires of antiretroviral therapy-attending HIV-positive women and its associated factors in Harari region, Ethiopia	26
Season, household registry and isolated birth defects: a population-based case-control study in Danyang, China	25
Application of a count regression model to identify the risk factors of under-five child morbidity in Bangladesh	23
In our own eyes: ethical dilemmas and insights encountered by researchers conducting qualitative research in high ambient temperatures in Kilifi, Kenya	22
Stigma associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka: development of a conceptual framework	21
Erratum to: Securing the supply of benzathine penicillin: a global perspective on risks and mitigation strategies to prevent future shortages	17
Development and validation of a Perceived Relocation Stress Scale for older individuals transferred to long-term care facilities in Taiwan	16
Heterogenous pathogen profile associated with acute conjunctivitis in Nepal	16
Knowledge and use of chorhexidine gel in umbilical cord care among postpartum women at Poly General Hospital, Enugu, Southeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study	16
Evidence of reduced academic performance among schoolchildren with helminth infection	16
Community health workers to reduce unmet surgical needs in an urban slum in India: an implementation study	15
Erratum to: A multimodal approach to improve asthmatic adolescents’ self-efficacy in Taiwan	15
Individual-level and neighborhood-level shifts in mortality patterns among drug poisoning deaths in a high-density Asian city: a territory-wide, case-only analysis	14
Eye health in Papua New Guinea	14
The male disadvantage in life expectancy: can we close the gender gap?	13
Prevalence, assessment and correlates of mental health problems in neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review	13
Job satisfaction among community drug distributors in the Mass Drug Administration programme in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study	13
Does women's empowerment and socio-economic status predict adequacy of antenatal care in sub-Saharan Africa?	12
Combatting thalassemia in the United Arab Emirates	12
Corrigendum to: The development and roll-out of a new hydrocoele surgery facility assessment tool for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis	11
System and facility readiness assessment for conducting active surveillance of adverse events following immunization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	11
Prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Active surveillance of immunization adverse effects: a multicentre, open-label, three-arm randomized uncontrolled trial in Ethiopia	11

Emotional reactions towards COVID-19 among persons with diabetes	10
Human papillomavirus vaccine coverage among immigrant adolescents in Alberta: a population-based cohort study	10
The influence of childhood socioeconomic status on non-communicable disease risk factor clustering and multimorbidity among adults in Botswana: a life course perspective	10
Impact of basic psychological support on stigma and the mental well-being of people with disabilities due to leprosy and lymphatic filariasis: a postintervention evaluation study	10
Postoperative trachomatous trichiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis study	9
Guidelines for the transfer of people living with HIV attending primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: a scoping review	9
Neglected tropical diseases in Republic of Guinea: disease endemicity, case burden and the road towards the 2030 target	8
Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene practices for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Kenya	8
Insecticide-treated net distribution in Western Kenya: impacts related to COVID-19 and health worker strikes	8
A secondary analysis to determine countries and districts eligible for documented full geographic coverage for trichiasis case finding and outreaches	8
The Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative, a hope for resolving zoonotic neglected tropical diseases in the One Health era	8
The burden and impact of COVID-19 among newborns in African countries: a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Inequalities in the prevalence of skilled birth attendance in Ghana between 1993 and 2014	8
Explaining the continuing high prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis unknown to the health system in evaluation units: a mixed methods explanatory study in four trachoma-endemic countries	8
Transportation of therapeutic and controlled drugs across international borders: a descriptive analysis of information available to travellers	8
Eliminating all circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus: a prerequisite to declaring global polio eradication	8
Estimating TB diagnostic costs incurred under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme: a costing study from Tamil Nadu, South India	8
Burden of overweight and obesity among adolescents in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Dengue and diabetes comorbidity: an emerging public health threat	7
Accelerating onchocerciasis elimination in humanitarian settings: lessons from South Sudan	7
Participation in household decision making and justification of wife beating: evidence from the 2018 Mali Demographic and Health Survey	7
A mixed methods evaluation of an integrated training package for skin neglected tropical diseases in Kaduna and Ogun, Nigeria	7
Behaviour Insight Shadowing: examining daily life settings for the prevention of neglected tropical disease	7
Disrupting vaccine logistics	7
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	7
Mental health and neglected tropical diseases – the neglected dimension of burden: identifying the challenges and understanding the burden	7
Association between maternal exposure to chemical fertilizer and the risk of birth defects in a rural population in northern China: a population-based study	7
Influence of type of cooking fuel on risk of hypertension among reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from nationally representative cross-sectional surveys	7
Experiences and needs of persons who have undergone limb amputation in Saki West, Oyo State, Nigeria	6
Sputum culture conversion and its predictors among drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients in eastern Ethiopia	6
Tropical Data: supporting health ministries worldwide to conduct high-quality trachoma surveys	6
Essential dataset features in a successful obesity registry: a systematic review	6
Stigma, depression and quality of life among people affected by neglected tropical diseases in Nepal	6
Assessing the prevalence of trachoma in the East, North, Far North and Adamaoua regions of Cameroon, 2016–2022	6
Level of exposure to aflatoxins during pregnancy and its association with adverse birth outcomes in Africa: a meta-analysis	6
Covid-19 vaccination coverage and associated factors among older hypertensive patients in Hangzhou, China	6
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	6
Treatment-related characteristics of communities in districts characterized by persistent trachoma: an exploratory descriptive study	6
Online health information–seeking behaviours for low back pain in the United Kingdom: analysis of data from Google trends and the Global Burden of Disease Study, 2004–2019	6
Considerations of sex and gender dimensions by research ethics committees: a scoping review	6
Corrigendum to: Navigating the way to onchocerciasis elimination: the feasibility and affordability of Onchocerciasis Elimination Mapping	5
Early-onset developmental impairments among infants attending the routine immunization clinic at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria	5
Deployment and testing of an automated medical equipment service communication and documentation system at a rural hospital in Kenya	5
Perception, practice and associated factors of labour pain management among obstetric care providers in public health facilities in Harari Region, Ethiopia: a multicentre cross-sectional study	5
Gestational trophoblastic disease and associated factors among women experiencing first trimester pregnancy loss at a regional referral hospital in central Tanzania: a cross-sectional study	5
Which vaccination strategy against COVID-19?	5
Integrating traditional medicine into the Ghanaian health system: perceptions and experiences of traditional medicine practitioners in the Ashanti region	5
Risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in areas with a moderate tuberculosis burden	5
Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race – let's not drop the baton	5
International medical electives for medical students at a German university: a secondary analysis of longitudinal data	5

Bayesian analysis of non-communicable diseases risk factors: a focus on the lower-educated population in Bangladesh	5
Spatial distribution of sexual network locations used by long-distance truck drivers along the Northern Corridor highway, Kenya	5
Prevalence of and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: a multilevel modelling	4
Short-term forecasting of the COVID-19 outbreak in India	4
Factors influencing decision making for implementing e-health in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Gulf Cooperation Council countries	4
Attitudes towards wife-beating justification and its association with female genital mutilation – analysis of ever-married Somali women in the 2020 Somali Health and Demographic Survey	4
Female genital schistosomiasis: my personal account and key recommendations to the global health community	4
Comparison of standard and modified human landing catching techniques for blackfly collection	4
Systematic review on cumulative HIV viraemia among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment and its association with mortality and morbidity	4
Early signs of geographic spread of COVID-19: lessons learnt from outbreaks in Wuhan 2020 and Nanjing 2021	4
Factors affecting alcohol drinking behaviour among secondary school students in Vientiane Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study	4
Understanding male circumcision: insights from a peri-urban community in Maputo City, Mozambique	4
Risk factors and circulation pattern of respiratory syncytial virus in children under 2 years in Maputo, Mozambique	4
Regional and socio-economic disparity in use of insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria among pregnant women in Kenya	4
Incorporating qualitative research methods into the monitoring and evaluation of neglected tropical disease programmes: a scoping literature review	4
Definitive outcomes in patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treated in Niger from 2012 to 2019: A retrospective cohort study	4
Recognising the potential of neglected tropical disease programmes as a platform for pandemic preparedness: the Ascend experience	4
Global knowledge and attitudes towards mpox (monkeypox) among healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Voluntary medical male circumcision and educational gradient in relation to HIV infection among sexually active adult men in Eswatini: evidence from the national surveys in 2006–2007 and 2016	4
The effects of health system reform on medical services utilization and expenditures in China in 2004–2015	4
Time trends in socio-economic and geographic-based inequalities in childhood wasting in Guinea over 2 decades: a cross-sectional study	4
Knowledge and utilization of iodized salt among expectant mothers in Harar City's public health facilities: a multicenter study in Eastern Ethiopia	4
Physical activity levels and sociodemographic factors associated with meeting recommended levels among shop attendants in Mbarara municipality, Uganda	4
Management of children with danger signs in integrated community case management care in rural southwestern Uganda (2014–2018)	4
The heterogeneous impacts of government on health system efficiency in China's new health reform, 2010–2019	4
How has the Ascend programme contributed to strengthening health systems for sustainable country-driven neglected tropical disease programming?	4
Is the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator a decoupling mechanism?	4
Leveraging resources and the impact of neglected tropical disease elimination programmes: getting (much) more than what you pay for	4