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October 2022 | Volume 10 | Number 5

VIEWPOINTS

  • Open Access
    Do Children With Congenital Zika Syndrome Have Cerebral Palsy?
    Alessandra Carvalho, Egmar Longo, Cristiana Nascimento-Carvalho, Nayara Argollo, Kátia Edni Coelho, Aline Sampaio, Carlos Brites and Rita Lucena
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100575; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00575

    As researchers and practitioners, we have an important role in educating families of children with brain damage caused by Zika virus infection on how a cerebral palsy diagnosis can empower them with more information and enable better access to care and intervention services.

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

  • Open Access
    Willingness to Pay for HIV Prevention Commodities Among Key Population Groups in Nigeria
    Olawale Durosinmi-Etti, Emmanuel Kelechi Nwala, Funke Oki, Akudo Ikpeazu, Emmanuel Godwin, Paul Umoh, Arome Shaibu, Alex Ogundipe and Abiye Kalaiwo
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100303; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00303

    Exploring the willingness of certain population segments to pay for HIV commodities is the first step in developing strategies to maximize the use of free or subsidized products, increase access to products for key segments of the population, and ensure efficiency and sustainability of HIV prevention programming.

  • Open Access
    Financial Implications of Tariffs for Medical Oxygen on Rwandan Public Hospitals’ Finance Management During the Coronavirus Epidemic
    Diana Kizza, Hyacinth Mushumbamwiza, Siyabonga Ndwandwe, Moyo Butholenkosi, Regis Hitimana, Damien Kirchoffer, Jason Houdek, Eoghan Brady, Logan Brenzel, Nathalie Umutoni, Donatien Bajyanama and Zuberi Muvunyi
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200058; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00058

    This study shows how variations in patient consumption of medical oxygen can be used to determine tariffs more accurately and highlights the need for a transition from the time-based tariff structure to a case-based or volume-based tariff to incentivize sustainable production of medical oxygen services at hospitals in Rwanda.

  • Open Access
    Making Removals Part of Informed Choice: A Mixed-Method Study of Client Experiences With Removal of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives in Senegal
    Aurélie Brunie, Fatou Ndiaté Rachel Sarr Aw, Salif Ndiaye, Etienne Dioh, Elena Lebetkin, Megan M. Lydon, Elizabeth Knippler, Sarah Brittingham, Marème Dabo and Marème Mady Dia Ndiaye
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200123; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00123

    Governments must plan to ensure that removal services for long-acting reversible contraceptives are accessible and affordable to handle growing demand. Participants seeking method removal in Senegal reported largely satisfactory experiences, with a few areas for potential strengthening.

  • Open Access
    Community Health Workers Improve HIV Disclosure Among HIV-Affected Sexual Partners in Rural Uganda: A Quasi-Experimental Study
    Zubair Lukyamuzi, Ruth Mirembe Nabisere, Rita Nakalega, Patience Atuhaire, Hajira Kataike, Bashir Ssuna, Mazen Baroudi, Flavia Matovu Kiweewa, Philippa Musoke and Lisa M. Butler
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100631; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00631

    HIV disclosure is critical to achieve positive HIV treatment and management outcomes. Community health worker–led mechanisms may be used to support disclosure among adults living with HIV in heterosexual relationships in rural settings.

  • Open Access
    Qualitative Examination of the Role and Influence of Mothers-in-Law on Young Married Couples’ Family Planning in Rural Maharashtra, India
    Anvita Dixit, Mohan Ghule, Namratha Rao, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, Nicole E. Johns, Sarah Averbach and Anita Raj
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200050; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00050

    Mothers-in-law (MILs) in India hold influential norms that can compromise the reproductive autonomy of their daughters-in-law. Family planning interventions should address MILs’ attitudes and involvement in reproductive decision making.

  • Open Access
    Digital Health Technologies Applied by the Pharmaceutical Industry to Improve Access to Noncommunicable Disease Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
    Anne Christine Stender Heerdegen, Carlotta Maria Cellini, Veronika J. Wirtz and Peter C. Rockers
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200072; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00072

    Digital health technologies applied by the pharmaceutical industry offer opportunities to improve access to care for patients with noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries.

  • Open Access
    Improving the Quality of Health Care in Special Neonatal Care Units of India: A Before and After Intervention Study
    Ashok K. Deorari, Praveen Kumar, Deepak Chawla, Anu Thukral, Sonika Goel, Rajashree Bajaj, Manish Singh, Clare Gilbert, Rajan Shukla and for the Retinopathy of Prematurity-Quality Improvement India Study Group
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200085; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00085

    In low- and middle-income countries, facility-based neonatal care practices can be improved using a collaborative cross-learning quality improvement approach incorporating remote mentoring, coaching, and supportive supervision.

  • Open Access
    Multisectoral, Combination HIV Prevention for Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Qualitative Study of the DREAMS Implementation Trajectory in Zambia
    Joseph G. Rosen, Maurice Musheke, Drosin Mulenga, Edith S. Namukonda, Nrupa Jani, Michael T. Mbizvo, Julie Pulerwitz and Sanyukta Mathur
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200089; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00089

    Our study of DREAMS implementation in Zambia identified key implementation successes and challenges experienced by implementing partners and program participants, from program rollout and throughout its evolution.

  • Open Access
    Community Health Worker Program Outcomes for Diabetes and Hypertension Control in West Bank Refugee Camps: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study
    Asmaa Rimawi, Adarsh Shah, Henry Louis, David Scales, Jawad Abu Kheiran, Nashat Jawabreh, Sofia Yunez, Masako Horino, Akihiro Seita and Bram Wispelwey
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200168; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00168

    A community health worker program in urban Palestinian West Bank refugee camps improves diabetes and hypertension control in a setting of chronic violence and extreme adversity.

  • Open Access
    Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Internally Displaced Persons in Ethiopia’s Somali Region: A Qualitative Process Evaluation
    Kathryn A. O’Connell, Tesfaye Shiferaw Hailegebriel, Danielle Garfinkel, Jenna Durham, Bereket Yakob, Jemal Kassaw and Addisalem Titiyos Kebede
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100818; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00818

    We share lessons learned from a project to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services among internally displaced persons in Somali region, Ethiopia.

FIELD ACTION REPORTS

  • Open Access
    Developing and Testing a Chatbot to Integrate HIV Education Into Family Planning Clinic Waiting Areas in Lusaka, Zambia
    Eileen A. Yam, Edith Namukonda, Tracy McClair, Samir Souidi, Nachela Chelwa, Nelly Muntalima, Michael Mbizvo and Ben Bellows
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100721; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00721

    In response to the need to integrate HIV prevention content with FP counseling, a chatbot was developed and tested for use among FP clients in clinic waiting areas to leverage the time while they wait to see providers and guide them through a digital conversation on preventing both pregnancy and HIV.

  • Open Access
    Bottlenecks and Solutions During Implementation of the DREAMS Program for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Namibia
    Ellen W. MacLachlan, Abigail K. Korn, Alison L. Ensminger, Sharon Zambwe, Theopolina Kueyo, Rosanne Kahuure, Gena Barnabee, Josua Nghipangelwa, Juliet Mudabeti, Prisca Tambo, Agnes Mwilima, Elizabeth Muremi, Norbert Forster, Christa Fischer-Walker and Gabrielle O’Malley
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200226; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00226

    We analyze implementation bottlenecks experienced in the DREAMS program in Namibia that can provide valuable insights and suggest ways to anticipate and overcome these challenges when managing HIV and gender-based violence prevention programs for adolescent girls and young women.

  • Open Access
    Early Reflections on Mphatlalatsane, a Maternal and Neonatal Quality Improvement Initiative Implemented During COVID-19 in South Africa
    Willem Odendaal, Ameena Goga, Terusha Chetty, Helen Schneider, Yogan Pillay, Carol Marshall, Ute Feucht, Tsakane Hlongwane, Shuaib Kauchali and Manala Makua
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200022; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00022

    A quality improvement initiative for maternal and neonatal health care demonstrates that a responsive intervention design and implementation approach mitigates threats to clinical services during COVID-19.

  • Open Access
    Lessons Learned From Integrating Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling and Iron-Folic Acid Distribution Into Routine Immunization Services in Ethiopia
    Natasha Kanagat, Adriana Almiñana, Belayneh Dagnew, Lisa Oot, Amare Bayeh, Daniel Girma, Tewodros Alemayehu, Getu Molla Tarekegn, Yohannes Lakew Tefera, Meseret Zelalem Tadesse, Hiwot Darsene Dimd and Zenaw Adam
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200166; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00166

    This study’s findings demonstrate that integrating counseling on infant and young child feeding and iron-folic acid supplement distribution into immunization services is achievable and can promote greater accessibility to other health services in immunization and beyond.

  • Open Access
    Crossing the Last Mile of TB Care in Rural Southern Madagascar: A Multistakeholder Initiative
    Nadine Muller, Fierenantsoa Ranjaharinony, Miandrisoa Etrahagnane, Anna Frühauf, Turibio Razafindranaivo, Hortensia Ramasimanana and Julius Valentin Emmrich
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200101; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00101

    Decentralizing TB care services by offering motorbike-based mobile clinics increased patient accessibility to TB care services in a remote district in Madagascar.

SHORT REPORTS

  • Open Access
    Changes in Child Undernutrition and Overweight in India From 2006 to 2021: An Ecological Analysis of 36 States
    Jithin Sam Varghese, Aashish Gupta, Rukshan Mehta, Aryeh D. Stein and Shivani A. Patel
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100569; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00569

    India has historically displayed high levels of child stunting and low levels of child overweight. Despite improvements in human development indicators between 2006 and 2021, population-level reductions in child stunting have slowed and child overweight is rising faster than predicted by human development indicators.

REVIEWS

  • Open Access
    What Have We Learned? Implementation of a Shared Learning Agenda and Access Strategy for the Hormonal Intrauterine Device
    Kate H. Rademacher, Tabitha Sripipatana, Kendal Danna, Deborah Sitrin, Aurélie Brunie, Katie M. Williams, Kayode Afolabi, Francia Rasoanirina, Saumya Ramarao, Anne Pfitzer, Devon Cain, Morgan Simon, Elaine Menotti, Anna Hazelwood, Anthony Adindu Nwala, Zainab Saidu, Raveena Chowdhury, Anne Taiwo, Agnes Chidanyika, Gathari Ndirangu, Markus J. Steiner, Marie Chantale Lepine, Rick Homan, Abdulmumin Saad, John Vivalo and Laneta J. Dorflinger
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100789; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00789

    Early evidence on clients’ and providers’ experiences with the hormonal intrauterine device in sub-Saharan Africa and lessons learned from implementing a shared learning agenda can inform strategies to expand access in other low- and middle-income countries.

  • Open Access
    Comprehensive Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance in the Western Pacific Region: A Literature Review on Integration of Surveillance Functions, 2000–2021
    Morgane Donadel, Heather M. Scobie, Roberta Pastore, Varja Grabovac, Nyambat Batmunkh, Stephanie O’Connor, Benjamin A. Dahl and Christopher S. Murrill
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200017; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00017

    A literature review supports integrating vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) into broader communicable disease surveillance systems in Western Pacific Region countries while ensuring that the minimal World Health Organization–recommended standards for VPD surveillance are met.

METHODOLOGIES

  • Open Access
    Designing for Impact and Institutionalization: Applying Systems Thinking to Sustainable Postpartum Family Planning Approaches for First-Time Mothers in Bangladesh
    Melanie Yahner, Angela Muriuki, Amy Mangieri, Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu, Shumona Shafinaz and Eric Sarriot
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200023; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00023

    Public health practitioners often design interventions prioritizing potential impact over sustainability. To assess the potential for impact and institutionalization, we applied systems thinking to postpartum family planning approaches for first-time mothers in Bangladesh.

PROGRAM CASE STUDIES

  • Open Access
    A Tale of 2 Countries: Implementation of the Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Platform in Guinea and Kenya
    Emily Stammer, Lea Teklemariam, Aliou Barry, Roger Millimono, Amos Chweya, Nicole Danfakha, Caddi Golia, Elena Herrera, Leslie Patykewich, Wendy Prosser and Soumya Alva
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200066; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00066

    Case studies of Gavi Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Platform investments in Guinea and Kenya illustrate how countries prioritize and implement large funding and support mechanisms and offer lessons applicable to other countries embarking on similar interventions.

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  • Developing and Testing a Chatbot to Integrate HIV Education Into Family Planning Clinic Waiting Areas in Lusaka, Zambia
  • Financial Implications of Tariffs for Medical Oxygen on Rwandan Public Hospitals’ Finance Management During the Coronavirus Epidemic
  • Changes in Child Undernutrition and Overweight in India From 2006 to 2021: An Ecological Analysis of 36 States
  • What Have We Learned? Implementation of a Shared Learning Agenda and Access Strategy for the Hormonal Intrauterine Device
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