Hamoonga, Twaambo E Mutale, Wilbroad Hill, Lauren M Igumbor, Jude Chi, Benjamin H
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Primary HIV prevention is a priority for pregnant and breastfeeding women in sub-Saharan Africa; however, such services should be designed to optimise uptake and continuation. Between September and December 2021, we enrolled 389 women who were not living with HIV into a cross-sectional study from antenatal/postnatal settings at Chipata Level 1 Hosp...
Jops, Paula Cowan, John Kupul, Martha Trumb, Richard Nake Graham, Stephen M Bauri, Mathias Nindil, Herolyn Bell, Stephen Keam, Tess Majumdar, Suman
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health issue in Papua New Guinea, with incidence rates particularly high in the South Fly District of Western Province. We present three case studies, along with additional vignettes, that were derived from interviews and focus groups carried out between July 2019 and July 2020 of people living in rural areas of ...
Ortega, Francisco Müller, Manuela Rodrigues
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Brazilian mental health focuses on the social determination model within mental health policies and interventions to address mental and social suffering as resulting from social exclusion and structural violence. Structural concerns focused on class stratification and socioeconomic inequalities overweight cultural ones in Brazilian mental health. I...
Logie, Carmen H Okumu, Moses Berry, Isha McAlpine, Alyssa Musoke, Daniel Kibuuka Hakiza, Robert Perez-Brumer, Amaya Baral, Stefan Kyambadde, Peter
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ABSTRACTScant studies have explored COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among refugees. However, contexts of forced migration may elevate COVID-19 vulnerabilities, and suboptimal refugee immunisation rates are reported for other vaccine-preventable diseases. We conducted a multi-methods study to describe COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among urban refuge...
Zon, Hilaire Pavlova, Milena Groot, Wim
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In the health sector, decentralisation mainly consists of the devolution of administrative functions to local governments. Since 2009, Burkina Faso has engaged in a process to transfer health resources to local governments. This study examines the decision-makers' knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) about the decentralisation and health resour...
Martínez-Hernáez, Ángel Bekele, Deborah
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Structural competency is an emerging paradigm for both the training of health professionals and the creation of a common language addressing structural processes that determine health disparities. However, its application to the field of epidemiological design and research is absent. Based on our previous proposal of a tool for Structural and Inter...
Lloyd, Cathy E Musyimi, Christine Mutiso, Victoria Ndetei, David
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As the prevalence of long-term conditions continues to rise it becomes increasingly important to identify ways to mitigate their effects, including the psychological impact. In rural Kenya identifying people with diabetes or mental health problems is challenging due to the stigma and negative experiences within community settings.Four broad themes ...
Bernays, Sarah Lanyon, Chloe Tumwesige, Edward Aswiime, Allen Ngwenya, Nothando Dlamini, Vuyiswa Shahmanesh, Maryam Seeley, Janet
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ABSTRACTYoung migrants in sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to HIV-acquisition. Despite this, they are consistently under-served by services, with low uptake and engagement. We adopted a community-based participatory research approach to conduct longitudinal qualitative research among 78 young migrants in South Africa and Uganda. Using...
Kulisewa, Kazione Minnick, Caroline E Stockton, Melissa A Gaynes, Bradley N Hosseinipour, Mina C Mphonda, Steven Sansbury, Griffin Udedi, Michael M Pence, Brian W
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Depression is common among people living with HIV (PLWH). Measurement-based care models that measure depression severity and antidepressant side effects, and use an algorithm to guide antidepressant prescription by non-specialized health workers represent an evidence-based treatment for severe depression in sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted in-depth...
Jochim, Janina Meinck, Franziska Toska, Elona Roberts, Kathryn Wittesaele, Camille Langwenya, Nontokozo Cluver, Lucie
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Early motherhood can negatively impact health, educational, and socio-economic outcomes for adolescent mothers and their children. Supporting adolescent mothers' educational attainment, and timely return to school, may be key to interrupting intergenerational cycles of adversity. Yet, there remains a paucity of evidence on the factors that are asso...
