Kinnman, Elin Herder, Tobias Björkman, Per Månsson, Fredrik Agardh, Anette
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HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been found to have high acceptability among men who have sex with men (MSM) internationally and might contribute to increase testing frequencies, but many countries, including Sweden, lack policies for using HIVST. To examine interest to use and willingness to pay for HIVST, and associated factors, among MSM attending H...
Kuper, Hannah Smythe, Tracey Kujinga, Tapiwa Chivandire, Greaterman Rusakaniko, Simbarashe
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The National Disability Policy was launched in Zimbabwe in June 2021 and includes a range of commitments for the provision of disability-inclusive health services and rehabilitation. Fulfilment of these pledges is important, as at least 7% of the population have disabilities, and people with disabilities face greater challenges accessing healthcare...
Boachie, Micheal Kofi Thsehla, Evelyn Immurana, Mustapha Kohli-Lynch, Ciaran Hofman, Karen J
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Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases. This presents a major burden to health systems and to society in South Africa. Collectively, these conditions are overwhelming public healthcare. This is happening when the country has embarked on a journey to universal health coverage, hence the need to estimate the cost o...
Bastien, Sheri Ferenchick, Erin Mbassi, Symplice Mbola Plesons, Marina Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman
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During its last funding cycle from 2018-2020, the Global Fund in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, World Health Organization, and implementing partners Cordaid and Santé Rural (SANRU), implemented a multi-sectoral, contextualized approach to improve the sexual and reproductive health of adolescent girls and young women in two regions in th...
Moitinho de Almeida, Maria
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Disasters are an increasing threat to human health, but we know little about their impact on health services, particularly in low and middle-income settings. 'Resilient hospitals' have been increasingly recognized as a cornerstone of disaster management. While various frameworks of hospital resilience exist, they emerged from pre-disaster considera...
Parvin, Kausar Talukder, Aloka Mamun, Mahfuz Al Kalra, Sadhvi Laterra, Anne Naved, Ruchira Tabassum
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Child Marriage (CM) is one of the major developmental concerns in Bangladesh, reporting one of the highest rates of CM (59%) globally. To date, interventions to address CM in Bangladesh have failed to seriously engage with social norms that are important contributors to CM. This paper describes the evaluation design of the Tipping Point Initiative ...
Paramashanti, Bunga A Dibley, Michael J Alam, Ashraful Huda, Tanvir M
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Over the last two decades, Indonesia has experienced remarkable economic growth. However, the percentage of infants and young children meeting the minimum dietary diversity (MDD) criteria has stagnated. Despite the growing body of evidence of the association between MDD and socioeconomic factors, there is little information about socioeconomic ineq...
Nelson, Jeanette R Ess, Rebekah H Dickerson, Ty T Gren, Lisa H Benson, L Scott Manortey, Stephen O Alder, Stephen C
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Skilled attendance at birth is considered key to accomplishing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.1 aimed at reducing maternal mortality. Many maternal deaths can be prevented if a woman receives care by skilled health personnel. Maternal utilization of skilled health delivery services in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries is 70% com...
Dhungana, Raja Ram Pedisic, Zeljko Dhimal, Meghnath Bista, Bihungum de Courten, Maximilian
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The growing burden of hypertension is emerging as one of the major healthcare challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Nepal. Given that they are struggling to deliver adequate health services, some LMICs have significant gaps in the cascade of hypertension care (including screening, awareness, treatment, and control). This r...
Zhou, Wei Xiao, Shuiyuan Feng, Caixia Yu, Yu Wang, Dan Hu, Cheng Liu, Xiang
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Despite the large population of patients with mental disorders and the rapid development of mental health services in China, there are few evaluations of Chinese mental health services from the patient perspective. Relevant instruments with robust psychometric properties are lacking. This study aimed to translate, adapt and validate the WHO respons...
