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Aakesson, Ashley
- Open AccessFormative Research to Inform Market-Based Interventions to Increase Egg Purchase and Consumption in Tigray, EthiopiaSarah McClung, Sarah Delaney, Ashley Aakesson, Kaleab Baye, Alyssa Klein, Zoe Mowl and Lydia ClemmonsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100567; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00567
We aimed to understand and address barriers and enablers related to market access, purchase, and consumption of animal source foods by children aged 6–23 months and to inform subsequent market-based interventions.
Aceng, Jane R.
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Acharya, Saujanya
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Adams, Camille
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Ajibade, Theophilus O.
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Alonge, Olakunle
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Amongin, Dinah
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Apanga, Paschal A.
- Open AccessAssessing the Sustainability of an Integrated Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Approach: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Evaluation in 10 CountriesPaschal A. Apanga, Matthew C. Freeman, Zoe Sakas and Joshua V. GarnGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100564; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00564
An evaluation of area-wide sanitation interventions in 10 countries found that 6 of the 12 program areas had sustained similar levels of basic sanitation 1–2 years post-implementation, with varying levels of slippage in the other program areas.
Archie, Samantha
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Ario, Alex Riolexus
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Arkin, Jamie
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Austin, Gwyneth
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
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Baghel, Jyoti
- Open AccessLocked Down: Experiences of Domestic Violence in Central IndiaAnusha Kamath, Anita Yadav, Jyoti Baghel and Shuchita MundleGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100630; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00630
Mandatory lockdowns to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have led to increased reports of domestic violence experienced by women globally. Because health care workers focus on the pandemic response, women who experience domestic violence may not seek help and may remain a neglected population.
Banage, Flora
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Bärnighausen, Till
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Bartels, Sophia M.
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Baye, Kaleab
- Open AccessFormative Research to Inform Market-Based Interventions to Increase Egg Purchase and Consumption in Tigray, EthiopiaSarah McClung, Sarah Delaney, Ashley Aakesson, Kaleab Baye, Alyssa Klein, Zoe Mowl and Lydia ClemmonsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100567; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00567
We aimed to understand and address barriers and enablers related to market access, purchase, and consumption of animal source foods by children aged 6–23 months and to inform subsequent market-based interventions.
Bengtson, Michel
- Open AccessStakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology ApproachKarlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Michel Bengtson, Adeola Onasanya, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Opeyemi Oladunni, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jo van Engelen and Jan-Carel DiehlGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100780; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00780
New diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis should be designed to function best within the local endemic health care context and support stakeholders at various levels of the health care system in performing the tasks to help control and eventually eliminate schistosomiasis.
Bhargava, Anurag
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Bhargava, Madhavi
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Bilal, Huzaifa
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
Binder, Sue
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Blanchard, James
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
Bonawitz, Rachael
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Boore, Amy L.
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Brittingham, Sarah
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Brown, Vance
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Brunie, Aurélie
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Bulage, Lilian
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
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Cao, Chi Thi Hue
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Carnahan, Emily
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Chimtembo, Lydia
- Open AccessRe-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From MalawiMegan M. Lydon, Victoria Lwesha, Dyson Likomwa, Lydia Chimtembo, Tanya Guenther and Monica LongweGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100727; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00727
Successful kangaroo mother care (KMC) efforts must understand and address social norms that influence this practice. The current study offers a model for how to connect social norms analysis to specific actions to improve KMC implementation.
Clemmons, Lydia
- Open AccessFormative Research to Inform Market-Based Interventions to Increase Egg Purchase and Consumption in Tigray, EthiopiaSarah McClung, Sarah Delaney, Ashley Aakesson, Kaleab Baye, Alyssa Klein, Zoe Mowl and Lydia ClemmonsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100567; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00567
We aimed to understand and address barriers and enablers related to market access, purchase, and consumption of animal source foods by children aged 6–23 months and to inform subsequent market-based interventions.
Collins, David
- Open AccessCalculating the Cost and Financing Needs of the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan: Methods, Experiences, and ResultsKhwaja Mir Ahad Saeed, Salma Osmani and David CollinsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100658; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00658
We present a methodology for calculating the funds necessary to provide primary health care services and apply it to the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan.
Coppola, Alexis
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
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Davara, Kajal
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Davis, TrishAnn
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Delaney, Sarah
- Open AccessFormative Research to Inform Market-Based Interventions to Increase Egg Purchase and Consumption in Tigray, EthiopiaSarah McClung, Sarah Delaney, Ashley Aakesson, Kaleab Baye, Alyssa Klein, Zoe Mowl and Lydia ClemmonsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100567; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00567
We aimed to understand and address barriers and enablers related to market access, purchase, and consumption of animal source foods by children aged 6–23 months and to inform subsequent market-based interventions.
Demise, Eden
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Derera, Esinath
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Diehl, Jan-Carel
- Open AccessStakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology ApproachKarlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Michel Bengtson, Adeola Onasanya, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Opeyemi Oladunni, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jo van Engelen and Jan-Carel DiehlGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100780; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00780
New diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis should be designed to function best within the local endemic health care context and support stakeholders at various levels of the health care system in performing the tasks to help control and eventually eliminate schistosomiasis.
Doudou, Maimouna Hallidou
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
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Ede, Joy Otsanya
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Escallon, Juanita Vasquez
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Etiebet, Mary-Ann
- Open AccessMaintaining Continuity of Care for Expectant Mothers in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of MomCareTeresa De Sanctis, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Wendy Janssens, Mark H. van der Graaf, Colette van Montfort, Emma Waiyaiya and Nicole SpiekerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100665; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00665
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, the MomCare platform enabled care-seeking behaviors to increase and quality of care to be maintained for expectant mothers despite social, economic, and access barriers.
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Fleckman, Julia
- Open AccessLearning From the Past: The Role of Social and Behavior Change Programming in Public Health EmergenciesMartha Silva, Paula Tallman, Jeni Stolow, Rachel Yavinsky, Julia Fleckman and Kamden HoffmannGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200026; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00026
The contributions of social and behavior change research/programming in 6 recent epidemics highlight the importance of further integrating such expertise into outbreak response.
Freeman, Matthew C.
- Open AccessAssessing the Sustainability of an Integrated Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Approach: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Evaluation in 10 CountriesPaschal A. Apanga, Matthew C. Freeman, Zoe Sakas and Joshua V. GarnGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100564; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00564
An evaluation of area-wide sanitation interventions in 10 countries found that 6 of the 12 program areas had sustained similar levels of basic sanitation 1–2 years post-implementation, with varying levels of slippage in the other program areas.
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Gallagher, Meghan
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Garn, Joshua V.
- Open AccessAssessing the Sustainability of an Integrated Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Approach: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Evaluation in 10 CountriesPaschal A. Apanga, Matthew C. Freeman, Zoe Sakas and Joshua V. GarnGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100564; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00564
An evaluation of area-wide sanitation interventions in 10 countries found that 6 of the 12 program areas had sustained similar levels of basic sanitation 1–2 years post-implementation, with varying levels of slippage in the other program areas.
Gill, Christopher J.
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Guenther, Tanya
- Open AccessRe-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From MalawiMegan M. Lydon, Victoria Lwesha, Dyson Likomwa, Lydia Chimtembo, Tanya Guenther and Monica LongweGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100727; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00727
Successful kangaroo mother care (KMC) efforts must understand and address social norms that influence this practice. The current study offers a model for how to connect social norms analysis to specific actions to improve KMC implementation.
Gumbo, Lucia
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Gupta, Shivam
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
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Haider, Shabab
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Halim, Nafisa
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Harris, Julie R.
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Hoffmann, Kamden
- Open AccessLearning From the Past: The Role of Social and Behavior Change Programming in Public Health EmergenciesMartha Silva, Paula Tallman, Jeni Stolow, Rachel Yavinsky, Julia Fleckman and Kamden HoffmannGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200026; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00026
The contributions of social and behavior change research/programming in 6 recent epidemics highlight the importance of further integrating such expertise into outbreak response.
Homsy, Jaco
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Hopwood, Sarah
- Open AccessWhat Drives Knowledge Seeking, Sharing, and Use Among Family Planning Professionals? Behavioral Evidence From Africa, Asia, and the United StatesRuwaida M. Salem, Anne Ballard Sara, Salim Seif Kombo, Sarah Hopwood and Tara M. SullivanGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200036; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00036
To reduce the knowledge-to-action gap in global health programs, knowledge management (KM) interventions can apply behavioral economics concepts by sharing practical, actionable information on context and how programs are implemented, using a multifaceted KM approach to build trust and group identity among members, and using incentives to motivate information sharing.
Hossain, Sharif
- Open AccessExamining Roles, Support, and Experiences of Community Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Mixed Methods StudyShongkour Roy, Sarah Kennedy, Sharif Hossain, Charlotte E. Warren and Pooja SripadGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100761; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00761
Government-employed community health workers in Bangladesh are essential actors in the COVID-19 response in communities. Ensuring the workers’ equitable access to supportive mechanisms for their work, including training, infection prevention supplies, and supportive supervision, is critical for successfully preventing and managing COVID-19 in Bangladesh.
Hunter, Gabrielle
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
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Ibisomi, Latifat
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Isac, Shajy
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
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Jakopo, Zorodzai
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Janssens, Wendy
- Open AccessMaintaining Continuity of Care for Expectant Mothers in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of MomCareTeresa De Sanctis, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Wendy Janssens, Mark H. van der Graaf, Colette van Montfort, Emma Waiyaiya and Nicole SpiekerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100665; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00665
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, the MomCare platform enabled care-seeking behaviors to increase and quality of care to be maintained for expectant mothers despite social, economic, and access barriers.
Jarrah, Mona
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Jarvis, Dennis F.
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
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Kadobera, Daniel
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Kamath, Anusha
- Open AccessLocked Down: Experiences of Domestic Violence in Central IndiaAnusha Kamath, Anita Yadav, Jyoti Baghel and Shuchita MundleGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100630; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00630
Mandatory lockdowns to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have led to increased reports of domestic violence experienced by women globally. Because health care workers focus on the pandemic response, women who experience domestic violence may not seek help and may remain a neglected population.
Kamya, Carol
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Katahoire, Anne
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Katamba, Paul
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Kennedy, Sarah
- Open AccessExamining Roles, Support, and Experiences of Community Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Mixed Methods StudyShongkour Roy, Sarah Kennedy, Sharif Hossain, Charlotte E. Warren and Pooja SripadGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100761; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00761
Government-employed community health workers in Bangladesh are essential actors in the COVID-19 response in communities. Ensuring the workers’ equitable access to supportive mechanisms for their work, including training, infection prevention supplies, and supportive supervision, is critical for successfully preventing and managing COVID-19 in Bangladesh.
Klausner, Jeffrey D.
- Open AccessInfant Circumcision for Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction GloballyBrian J. Morris, Stephen Moreton, John N. Krieger and Jeffrey D. KlausnerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100811; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00811
Population-based studies in high-income countries have failed to find that male circumcision protects against sexually transmitted infections. Using evidence from several sources, we show that male circumcision does protect against HIV during insertive intercourse for men who have sex with men.
Klein, Alyssa
- Open AccessFormative Research to Inform Market-Based Interventions to Increase Egg Purchase and Consumption in Tigray, EthiopiaSarah McClung, Sarah Delaney, Ashley Aakesson, Kaleab Baye, Alyssa Klein, Zoe Mowl and Lydia ClemmonsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100567; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00567
We aimed to understand and address barriers and enablers related to market access, purchase, and consumption of animal source foods by children aged 6–23 months and to inform subsequent market-based interventions.
Kombo, Salim Seif
- Open AccessWhat Drives Knowledge Seeking, Sharing, and Use Among Family Planning Professionals? Behavioral Evidence From Africa, Asia, and the United StatesRuwaida M. Salem, Anne Ballard Sara, Salim Seif Kombo, Sarah Hopwood and Tara M. SullivanGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200036; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00036
To reduce the knowledge-to-action gap in global health programs, knowledge management (KM) interventions can apply behavioral economics concepts by sharing practical, actionable information on context and how programs are implemented, using a multifaceted KM approach to build trust and group identity among members, and using incentives to motivate information sharing.
Krieger, John N.
- Open AccessInfant Circumcision for Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction GloballyBrian J. Morris, Stephen Moreton, John N. Krieger and Jeffrey D. KlausnerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100811; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00811
Population-based studies in high-income countries have failed to find that male circumcision protects against sexually transmitted infections. Using evidence from several sources, we show that male circumcision does protect against HIV during insertive intercourse for men who have sex with men.
Kumar, Ajay M.V.
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Kumar, Pankaj
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
Kwesiga, Benon
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
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Larson, Anna
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Le, Anh Ngoc
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Le, Bao Ngoc
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Likomwa, Dyson
- Open AccessRe-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From MalawiMegan M. Lydon, Victoria Lwesha, Dyson Likomwa, Lydia Chimtembo, Tanya Guenther and Monica LongweGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100727; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00727
Successful kangaroo mother care (KMC) efforts must understand and address social norms that influence this practice. The current study offers a model for how to connect social norms analysis to specific actions to improve KMC implementation.
Little, Kristen
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Longwe, Monica
- Open AccessRe-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From MalawiMegan M. Lydon, Victoria Lwesha, Dyson Likomwa, Lydia Chimtembo, Tanya Guenther and Monica LongweGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100727; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00727
Successful kangaroo mother care (KMC) efforts must understand and address social norms that influence this practice. The current study offers a model for how to connect social norms analysis to specific actions to improve KMC implementation.
Lwesha, Victoria
- Open AccessRe-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From MalawiMegan M. Lydon, Victoria Lwesha, Dyson Likomwa, Lydia Chimtembo, Tanya Guenther and Monica LongweGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100727; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00727
Successful kangaroo mother care (KMC) efforts must understand and address social norms that influence this practice. The current study offers a model for how to connect social norms analysis to specific actions to improve KMC implementation.
Lydon, Megan M.
- Open AccessRe-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From MalawiMegan M. Lydon, Victoria Lwesha, Dyson Likomwa, Lydia Chimtembo, Tanya Guenther and Monica LongweGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100727; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00727
Successful kangaroo mother care (KMC) efforts must understand and address social norms that influence this practice. The current study offers a model for how to connect social norms analysis to specific actions to improve KMC implementation.
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Madden, Susan
- Open AccessTraumaLink: A Community-Based First-Responder System for Traffic Injury Victims in BangladeshJon Moussally, Arup Chandra Saha and Susan MaddenGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100537; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00537
A community-based network of trained volunteer layperson first responders in Bangladesh provided rapid and reliable on-scene trauma care to traffic injury victims, free of charge.
Makumbi, Issa
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Malkin, Morrisa
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Martin, Alicia
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Mazumder, Yameen
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Mbinda, Absolom
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
McClung, Sarah
- Open AccessFormative Research to Inform Market-Based Interventions to Increase Egg Purchase and Consumption in Tigray, EthiopiaSarah McClung, Sarah Delaney, Ashley Aakesson, Kaleab Baye, Alyssa Klein, Zoe Mowl and Lydia ClemmonsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100567; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00567
We aimed to understand and address barriers and enablers related to market access, purchase, and consumption of animal source foods by children aged 6–23 months and to inform subsequent market-based interventions.
McLain, Grace
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Meghani, Ankita
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
Mesic, Aldina
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Mickler, Alexandria K.
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Mitchum, Lyndsey
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Mkandawire, Philip
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Moreton, Stephen
- Open AccessInfant Circumcision for Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction GloballyBrian J. Morris, Stephen Moreton, John N. Krieger and Jeffrey D. KlausnerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100811; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00811
Population-based studies in high-income countries have failed to find that male circumcision protects against sexually transmitted infections. Using evidence from several sources, we show that male circumcision does protect against HIV during insertive intercourse for men who have sex with men.
Morris, Brian J.
- Open AccessInfant Circumcision for Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction GloballyBrian J. Morris, Stephen Moreton, John N. Krieger and Jeffrey D. KlausnerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100811; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00811
Population-based studies in high-income countries have failed to find that male circumcision protects against sexually transmitted infections. Using evidence from several sources, we show that male circumcision does protect against HIV during insertive intercourse for men who have sex with men.
Moussally, Jon
- Open AccessTraumaLink: A Community-Based First-Responder System for Traffic Injury Victims in BangladeshJon Moussally, Arup Chandra Saha and Susan MaddenGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100537; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00537
A community-based network of trained volunteer layperson first responders in Bangladesh provided rapid and reliable on-scene trauma care to traffic injury victims, free of charge.
Mowl, Zoe
- Open AccessFormative Research to Inform Market-Based Interventions to Increase Egg Purchase and Consumption in Tigray, EthiopiaSarah McClung, Sarah Delaney, Ashley Aakesson, Kaleab Baye, Alyssa Klein, Zoe Mowl and Lydia ClemmonsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100567; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00567
We aimed to understand and address barriers and enablers related to market access, purchase, and consumption of animal source foods by children aged 6–23 months and to inform subsequent market-based interventions.
Muchena, Gladwin
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Muhonde, Nyaradzo Debra
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Mundle, Shuchita
- Open AccessLocked Down: Experiences of Domestic Violence in Central IndiaAnusha Kamath, Anita Yadav, Jyoti Baghel and Shuchita MundleGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100630; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00630
Mandatory lockdowns to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have led to increased reports of domestic violence experienced by women globally. Because health care workers focus on the pandemic response, women who experience domestic violence may not seek help and may remain a neglected population.
Murthy, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Mwebesa, Henry G.
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
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Nabatanzi, Sandra
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Nagaraja, Sharath Burugina
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Namasivayam, Vasanthakumar
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
Namugaya, Faith
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Nankabirwa, Joanita
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Ncube, Khesiwe
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Ndejjo, Rawlance
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Nelson, Lisa J.
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Nguyen, Ha Viet
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Nguyen, Tam Thi Thanh
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
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Ocom, Felix
- Open AccessUganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021Alex Riolexus Ario, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Felix Ocom, Benon Kwesiga, Dennis F. Jarvis, Sandra Nabatanzi, Jaco Homsy, Flora Banage, Vance Brown, Julie R. Harris, Amy L. Boore, Lisa J. Nelson, Sue Binder, Henry G. Mwebesa and Jane R. AcengGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100784; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00784
Since 2013, the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH) has successfully collaborated with partners and secured donor funding as it works toward legal establishment as an autonomous entity eligible for government funding. Countries in Africa and beyond can learn from the process Uganda undertook to develop the UNIPH.
Ogbondeminu, Fifi Oluwatoyin
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Okiring, Jaffer
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Oladepo, Oladimeji
- Open AccessStakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology ApproachKarlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Michel Bengtson, Adeola Onasanya, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Opeyemi Oladunni, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jo van Engelen and Jan-Carel DiehlGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100780; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00780
New diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis should be designed to function best within the local endemic health care context and support stakeholders at various levels of the health care system in performing the tasks to help control and eventually eliminate schistosomiasis.
Oladunni, Opeyemi
- Open AccessStakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology ApproachKarlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Michel Bengtson, Adeola Onasanya, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Opeyemi Oladunni, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jo van Engelen and Jan-Carel DiehlGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100780; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00780
New diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis should be designed to function best within the local endemic health care context and support stakeholders at various levels of the health care system in performing the tasks to help control and eventually eliminate schistosomiasis.
Olapeju, Bolanle
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Onasanya, Adeola
- Open AccessStakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology ApproachKarlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Michel Bengtson, Adeola Onasanya, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Opeyemi Oladunni, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jo van Engelen and Jan-Carel DiehlGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100780; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00780
New diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis should be designed to function best within the local endemic health care context and support stakeholders at various levels of the health care system in performing the tasks to help control and eventually eliminate schistosomiasis.
Opio, Charles
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Orkis, Jennifer
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Osmani, Salma
- Open AccessCalculating the Cost and Financing Needs of the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan: Methods, Experiences, and ResultsKhwaja Mir Ahad Saeed, Salma Osmani and David CollinsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100658; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00658
We present a methodology for calculating the funds necessary to provide primary health care services and apply it to the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan.
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Patel, Bharatkumar Hargovandas
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Prakash, Ravi
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
Prata, Ndola
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Pryor, Shannon
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
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Ramaswamy, Rohit
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Ramesh, B.M.
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
Reddy, Ramesh Chandra
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Roy, Shongkour
- Open AccessExamining Roles, Support, and Experiences of Community Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Mixed Methods StudyShongkour Roy, Sarah Kennedy, Sharif Hossain, Charlotte E. Warren and Pooja SripadGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100761; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00761
Government-employed community health workers in Bangladesh are essential actors in the COVID-19 response in communities. Ensuring the workers’ equitable access to supportive mechanisms for their work, including training, infection prevention supplies, and supportive supervision, is critical for successfully preventing and managing COVID-19 in Bangladesh.
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Sabin, Lora L.
- Open AccessCosts and Cost-Effectiveness of mCME Version 2.0: An SMS-Based Continuing Medical Education Program for HIV Clinicians in VietnamLora L. Sabin, Aldina Mesic, Bao Ngoc Le, Nafisa Halim, Chi Thi Hue Cao, Rachael Bonawitz, Ha Viet Nguyen, Anna Larson, Tam Thi Thanh Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Le and Christopher J. GillGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200008; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00008
This cost analysis found that a mobile phone-based continuing medical education (mCME) intervention, involving daily text messages with links to relevant materials, for HIV clinicians in northern Vietnam was relatively low-cost and cost-effective, particularly for future nationwide models. Such mobile approaches to CME are worthy of attention in resource-constrained settings.
Saeed, Khwaja Mir Ahad
- Open AccessCalculating the Cost and Financing Needs of the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan: Methods, Experiences, and ResultsKhwaja Mir Ahad Saeed, Salma Osmani and David CollinsGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100658; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00658
We present a methodology for calculating the funds necessary to provide primary health care services and apply it to the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan.
Saha, Arup Chandra
- Open AccessTraumaLink: A Community-Based First-Responder System for Traffic Injury Victims in BangladeshJon Moussally, Arup Chandra Saha and Susan MaddenGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100537; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00537
A community-based network of trained volunteer layperson first responders in Bangladesh provided rapid and reliable on-scene trauma care to traffic injury victims, free of charge.
Sakas, Zoe
- Open AccessAssessing the Sustainability of an Integrated Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Approach: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Evaluation in 10 CountriesPaschal A. Apanga, Matthew C. Freeman, Zoe Sakas and Joshua V. GarnGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100564; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00564
An evaluation of area-wide sanitation interventions in 10 countries found that 6 of the 12 program areas had sustained similar levels of basic sanitation 1–2 years post-implementation, with varying levels of slippage in the other program areas.
Salem, Ruwaida M.
- Open AccessWhat Drives Knowledge Seeking, Sharing, and Use Among Family Planning Professionals? Behavioral Evidence From Africa, Asia, and the United StatesRuwaida M. Salem, Anne Ballard Sara, Salim Seif Kombo, Sarah Hopwood and Tara M. SullivanGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200036; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00036
To reduce the knowledge-to-action gap in global health programs, knowledge management (KM) interventions can apply behavioral economics concepts by sharing practical, actionable information on context and how programs are implemented, using a multifaceted KM approach to build trust and group identity among members, and using incentives to motivate information sharing.
Samenjo, Karlheinz Tondo
- Open AccessStakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology ApproachKarlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Michel Bengtson, Adeola Onasanya, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Opeyemi Oladunni, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jo van Engelen and Jan-Carel DiehlGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100780; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00780
New diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis should be designed to function best within the local endemic health care context and support stakeholders at various levels of the health care system in performing the tasks to help control and eventually eliminate schistosomiasis.
Sanctis, Teresa De
- Open AccessMaintaining Continuity of Care for Expectant Mothers in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of MomCareTeresa De Sanctis, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Wendy Janssens, Mark H. van der Graaf, Colette van Montfort, Emma Waiyaiya and Nicole SpiekerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100665; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00665
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, the MomCare platform enabled care-seeking behaviors to increase and quality of care to be maintained for expectant mothers despite social, economic, and access barriers.
Sang, Elsie Nzale
- Open AccessAdapting High Impact Practices in Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Kenya, Nigeria, and ZimbabweMorrisa Malkin, Alexandria K. Mickler, Theophilus O. Ajibade, Alexis Coppola, Eden Demise, Esinath Derera, Joy Otsanya Ede, Meghan Gallagher, Lucia Gumbo, Zorodzai Jakopo, Kristen Little, Absolom Mbinda, Gladwin Muchena, Nyaradzo Debra Muhonde, Khesiwe Ncube, Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu, Shannon Pryor and Elsie Nzale SangGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200064; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00064
Documenting how family planning programs adapt to ensure continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important contribution toward implementing approaches that are effective and resilient in the face of present and future challenges.
Sara, Anne Ballard
- Open AccessWhat Drives Knowledge Seeking, Sharing, and Use Among Family Planning Professionals? Behavioral Evidence From Africa, Asia, and the United StatesRuwaida M. Salem, Anne Ballard Sara, Salim Seif Kombo, Sarah Hopwood and Tara M. SullivanGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200036; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00036
To reduce the knowledge-to-action gap in global health programs, knowledge management (KM) interventions can apply behavioral economics concepts by sharing practical, actionable information on context and how programs are implemented, using a multifaceted KM approach to build trust and group identity among members, and using incentives to motivate information sharing.
Sarker, Malabika
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Shastri, Suresh G.
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Shaw, Shabana
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Shewade, Hemant Deepak
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Silva, Martha
- Open AccessLearning From the Past: The Role of Social and Behavior Change Programming in Public Health EmergenciesMartha Silva, Paula Tallman, Jeni Stolow, Rachel Yavinsky, Julia Fleckman and Kamden HoffmannGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200026; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00026
The contributions of social and behavior change research/programming in 6 recent epidemics highlight the importance of further integrating such expertise into outbreak response.
Simpson, Joann
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Singarajipura, Anil
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
Spieker, Nicole
- Open AccessMaintaining Continuity of Care for Expectant Mothers in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of MomCareTeresa De Sanctis, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Wendy Janssens, Mark H. van der Graaf, Colette van Montfort, Emma Waiyaiya and Nicole SpiekerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100665; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00665
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, the MomCare platform enabled care-seeking behaviors to increase and quality of care to be maintained for expectant mothers despite social, economic, and access barriers.
Sripad, Pooja
- Open AccessExamining Roles, Support, and Experiences of Community Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Mixed Methods StudyShongkour Roy, Sarah Kennedy, Sharif Hossain, Charlotte E. Warren and Pooja SripadGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100761; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00761
Government-employed community health workers in Bangladesh are essential actors in the COVID-19 response in communities. Ensuring the workers’ equitable access to supportive mechanisms for their work, including training, infection prevention supplies, and supportive supervision, is critical for successfully preventing and managing COVID-19 in Bangladesh.
Stolow, Jeni
- Open AccessLearning From the Past: The Role of Social and Behavior Change Programming in Public Health EmergenciesMartha Silva, Paula Tallman, Jeni Stolow, Rachel Yavinsky, Julia Fleckman and Kamden HoffmannGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200026; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00026
The contributions of social and behavior change research/programming in 6 recent epidemics highlight the importance of further integrating such expertise into outbreak response.
Storey, J. Douglas
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Sullivan, Tara M.
- Open AccessWhat Drives Knowledge Seeking, Sharing, and Use Among Family Planning Professionals? Behavioral Evidence From Africa, Asia, and the United StatesRuwaida M. Salem, Anne Ballard Sara, Salim Seif Kombo, Sarah Hopwood and Tara M. SullivanGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200036; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00036
To reduce the knowledge-to-action gap in global health programs, knowledge management (KM) interventions can apply behavioral economics concepts by sharing practical, actionable information on context and how programs are implemented, using a multifaceted KM approach to build trust and group identity among members, and using incentives to motivate information sharing.
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Tallman, Paula
- Open AccessLearning From the Past: The Role of Social and Behavior Change Programming in Public Health EmergenciesMartha Silva, Paula Tallman, Jeni Stolow, Rachel Yavinsky, Julia Fleckman and Kamden HoffmannGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200026; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00026
The contributions of social and behavior change research/programming in 6 recent epidemics highlight the importance of further integrating such expertise into outbreak response.
Thapa, Basant
- Open AccessWomen’s Experiences With Family Planning Under COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional, Interactive Voice Response Survey in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and UgandaAurélie Brunie, Gwyneth Austin, Jamie Arkin, Samantha Archie, Dinah Amongin, Rawlance Ndejjo, Saujanya Acharya, Basant Thapa, Sarah Brittingham, Grace McLain, Philip Mkandawire, Maimouna Hallidou Doudou and Ndola PrataGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200063; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00063
Surveyed women attributed unintended pregnancies to COVID-19 and reported constraints to contraceptive access and use in Malawi, Nepal, Niger, and Uganda.
Theobald, Sally
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Tibbels, Natalie
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
Tripathi, Anand B.
- Open AccessOptimizing the Health Management Information System in Uttar Pradesh, India: Implementation Insights and Key LearningsAnkita Meghani, Anand B. Tripathi, Huzaifa Bilal, Shivam Gupta, Ravi Prakash, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, James Blanchard, Shajy Isac, Pankaj Kumar and B.M. RameshGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100632; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00632
The Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System has allowed managers across all levels of the state’s health system to access routinely collected data through a comprehensive online portal, contributing to a culture of information use.
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Vahedi, Mahnaz
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
van der Graaf, Mark H.
- Open AccessMaintaining Continuity of Care for Expectant Mothers in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of MomCareTeresa De Sanctis, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Wendy Janssens, Mark H. van der Graaf, Colette van Montfort, Emma Waiyaiya and Nicole SpiekerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100665; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00665
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, the MomCare platform enabled care-seeking behaviors to increase and quality of care to be maintained for expectant mothers despite social, economic, and access barriers.
van Engelen, Jo
- Open AccessStakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology ApproachKarlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Michel Bengtson, Adeola Onasanya, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Opeyemi Oladunni, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jo van Engelen and Jan-Carel DiehlGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100780; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00780
New diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis should be designed to function best within the local endemic health care context and support stakeholders at various levels of the health care system in performing the tasks to help control and eventually eliminate schistosomiasis.
Vanitha, Basavarajachar
- Open AccessScreening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience From Karnataka, IndiaHemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M.V. Kumar and Anurag BhargavaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00736
Despite TB being a potentially fatal disease, severity is not systematically assessed at the start of drug-susceptible TB treatment. We document our experience screening people for severe illness at diagnosis/notification in program settings and the potential impact on reducing early TB deaths.
van Montfort, Colette
- Open AccessMaintaining Continuity of Care for Expectant Mothers in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of MomCareTeresa De Sanctis, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Wendy Janssens, Mark H. van der Graaf, Colette van Montfort, Emma Waiyaiya and Nicole SpiekerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100665; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00665
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, the MomCare platform enabled care-seeking behaviors to increase and quality of care to be maintained for expectant mothers despite social, economic, and access barriers.
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Waiswa, Peter
- Open AccessCoverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, UgandaCarol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter WaiswaGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663
Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.
Waiyaiya, Emma
- Open AccessMaintaining Continuity of Care for Expectant Mothers in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of MomCareTeresa De Sanctis, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Wendy Janssens, Mark H. van der Graaf, Colette van Montfort, Emma Waiyaiya and Nicole SpiekerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100665; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00665
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, the MomCare platform enabled care-seeking behaviors to increase and quality of care to be maintained for expectant mothers despite social, economic, and access barriers.
Warren, Charlotte E.
- Open AccessExamining Roles, Support, and Experiences of Community Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Mixed Methods StudyShongkour Roy, Sarah Kennedy, Sharif Hossain, Charlotte E. Warren and Pooja SripadGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100761; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00761
Government-employed community health workers in Bangladesh are essential actors in the COVID-19 response in communities. Ensuring the workers’ equitable access to supportive mechanisms for their work, including training, infection prevention supplies, and supportive supervision, is critical for successfully preventing and managing COVID-19 in Bangladesh.
Williams, Caitlin R.
- Open AccessDiversifying Implementation Science: A Global PerspectiveSophia M. Bartels, Shabab Haider, Caitlin R. Williams, Yameen Mazumder, Latifat Ibisomi, Olakunle Alonge, Sally Theobald, Till Bärnighausen, Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Mahnaz Vahedi, Rohit Ramaswamy and Malabika SarkerGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00757
We present a joint global perspective about the urgent need to diversify the loci of knowledge creation and sharing in global implementation science. We underscore the imperative of addressing implementation research questions relevant to practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from low- and middle-income countries.
Wilson, Sean
- Open AccessAddressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case StudyBolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson, Mona Jarrah, Gabrielle Hunter, TrishAnn Davis, Alicia Martin, Shabana Shaw, Natalie Tibbels, Jennifer Orkis and J. Douglas StoreyGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200071; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00071
We used a COVID-19 rumor classification tool to rapidly identify, synthesize, and counter misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide appropriate social and behavior change messaging that would affect relevant preventive and protective behaviors.
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Yadav, Anita
- Open AccessLocked Down: Experiences of Domestic Violence in Central IndiaAnusha Kamath, Anita Yadav, Jyoti Baghel and Shuchita MundleGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100630; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00630
Mandatory lockdowns to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have led to increased reports of domestic violence experienced by women globally. Because health care workers focus on the pandemic response, women who experience domestic violence may not seek help and may remain a neglected population.
Yavinsky, Rachel
- Open AccessLearning From the Past: The Role of Social and Behavior Change Programming in Public Health EmergenciesMartha Silva, Paula Tallman, Jeni Stolow, Rachel Yavinsky, Julia Fleckman and Kamden HoffmannGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2200026; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00026
The contributions of social and behavior change research/programming in 6 recent epidemics highlight the importance of further integrating such expertise into outbreak response.
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Zambrano, Juan Carlo Intriago
- Open AccessStakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology ApproachKarlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Michel Bengtson, Adeola Onasanya, Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano, Opeyemi Oladunni, Oladimeji Oladepo, Jo van Engelen and Jan-Carel DiehlGlobal Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100780; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00780
New diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis should be designed to function best within the local endemic health care context and support stakeholders at various levels of the health care system in performing the tasks to help control and eventually eliminate schistosomiasis.
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