155 publication(s) trouvée(s)
Résumé de communication
Digitising payments for campaign health workers in Africa: the promise and the path to sustainable scale
Large-scale vaccination and disease-control campaigns remain a cornerstone of public health, critical to combating infectious threats from polio and yellow …
Résumé de communication
A research agenda for digital payments of health workers in large-scale health campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa
INTRODUCTION: Digital payments are increasingly favoured over cash for remunerating healthcare workers in large-scale health campaigns due to perceived advantages …
Article scientifique
Time to diagnosis for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer in Zimbabwe and South Africa: a cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Shorter time to diagnosis may lead to better cancer outcomes in Southern Africa. This study measured the time from …
Article scientifique
Level and determinants of district primary healthcare system technical efficiency in Ghana: two-stage stochastic frontier analysis
BACKGROUND: Primary healthcare (PHC) is critical towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In Ghana, PHC is organised at the district …
Article scientifique
Association of disability and 12-year all-cause and cause-specific mortality: analyses from the Wellbeing of Older People cohort study in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Disability is linked to poor health outcomes and increased mortality, yet evidence on this relationship in sub-Saharan Africa is …
Article scientifique
Implementing long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis services at private pharmacies in Kenya: client, pharmacy provider and key stakeholder perspectives on potential challenges and opportunities
INTRODUCTION: Maximising the impact of new and forthcoming long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) products will require novel delivery approaches …
Article scientifique
Development of a new wealth index for Tanzania: the moderated effect of the implementation of 1,7- malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1,7-mRCTR) by socioeconomic position (SEP) with malaria prevention
INTRODUCTION: The China-UK-Tanzania pilot project of 1,7-malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1,7-mRCTR) approach was implemented in Tanzania between 2015 …
Article scientifique
Women with moderate anaemia prior to conception benefited most from nutrition interventions: a secondary analysis of the Women First preconception maternal nutrition trial
INTRODUCTION: The Women First (WF) Preconception Maternal Nutrition trial found greater benefits of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) for intrauterine …
Article scientifique
From shock to resilience in GBV and SRH services: the role of research
In January 2025, Zambia’s Stamping Out and Preventing Gender-Based Violence (STOP GBV) programme, one of the country’s most comprehensive multisectoral …
Article scientifique
A novel phased approach to rapid response capacity strengthening in public health emergencies: Egypt’s experience
INTRODUCTION: Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population adopted the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, …
Article scientifique
Integration of azithromycin mass administration to 1–11-month-old children into an existing health platform to reduce child mortality: a cluster-randomised trial in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Azithromycin mass drug administration (MDA) to ages 1-59 months can reduce childhood mortality; however, more evidence is needed to …
Résumé de communication
From face-to-face to e-learning: transitioning to new training models to strengthen the health system by supporting primary healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries
Reliance on purely face-to-face in-service training for primary healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries is increasingly unsustainable. The COVID-19 …
Article scientifique
Intimate partner violence trajectories over a 1-year period in a population-based cohort of women in Kenya: associations with individual and community normative factors
INTRODUCTION: The global evidence base on intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence and risk factors is predominantly cross-sectional, limiting clarity in …
Article scientifique
Contribution and influence of social capital on corruption in the health sector: a view through the lens of service users
BACKGROUND: The interplay between social capital and health system corruption in healthcare systems is underexplored, yet vital, a major barrier …
Article scientifique
Feasibility and acceptability of peer-led assessment of HIV risk among female sex workers in Zimbabwe
INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are at higher risk of HIV acquisition and transmission. However, FSWs' life …
Résumé de communication
Addressing health information inequities: making evidence-based clinical content more accessible in low- and middle-income primary care
Disparity in access to trustworthy health information between high-income and low-income settings remains stark and contributes to global health inequity. …
Article scientifique
Oral PrEP continuation rates among key populations in Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of a large-scale HIV prevention programme
INTRODUCTION: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention strategy, but its impact is limited by low uptake and poor …
Article scientifique
Evaluating the efficacy of the WHO QualityRights e-training in promoting the rights of persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Ghana
INTRODUCTION: People with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities frequently experience human rights violations. This study assessed the efficacy of …
Article scientifique
Inequitable paediatric kidney transplantation in resource-limited countries: expert recommendations for Nigeria – a scoping review
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria and other resource-limited countries (RLCs), paediatric kidney transplantation (PKT) uptake remains low, causing preventable deaths from kidney …
Article scientifique
Integrating point-of-care screening for curable sexually transmitted infections with HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B screening in antenatal care services in Zimbabwe: a mixed-methods process evaluation
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnancy are associated with adverse birth outcomes. We investigated the uptake and yield of …