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October 2022 | Volume 10 | Number 5
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A

  1. Adam, Zenaw

    1. 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.

  2. Afolabi, Kayode

    1. 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.

  3. Alemayehu, Tewodros

    1. 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.

  4. Almiñana, Adriana

    1. 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.

  5. Alva, Soumya

    1. 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.

  6. Argollo, Nayara

    1. 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.

  7. Atuhaire, Patience

    1. 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.

  8. Averbach, Sarah

    1. 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.

  9. Aw, Fatou Ndiaté Rachel Sarr

    1. 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.

B

  1. Bajaj, Rajashree

    1. 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.

  2. Bajyanama, Donatien

    1. 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.

  3. Barnabee, Gena

    1. 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.

  4. Baroudi, Mazen

    1. 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.

  5. Barry, Aliou

    1. 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.

  6. Batmunkh, Nyambat

    1. 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.

  7. Battala, Madhusudana

    1. 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.

  8. Bayeh, Amare

    1. 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.

  9. Begum, Shahina

    1. 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.

  10. Bellows, Ben

    1. 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.

  11. Brady, Eoghan

    1. 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.

  12. Brenzel, Logan

    1. 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.

  13. Brites, Carlos

    1. 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.

  14. Brittingham, Sarah

    1. 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.

  15. Brunie, Aurélie

    1. 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.

    2. 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.

  16. Butholenkosi, Moyo

    1. 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.

  17. Butler, Lisa M.

    1. 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.

C

  1. Cain, Devon

    1. 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.

  2. Carvalho, Alessandra

    1. 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.

  3. Cellini, Carlotta Maria

    1. 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.

  4. Chawla, Deepak

    1. 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.

  5. Chelwa, Nachela

    1. 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.

  6. Chetty, Terusha

    1. 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.

  7. Chidanyika, Agnes

    1. 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.

  8. Chowdhury, Raveena

    1. 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.

  9. Chweya, Amos

    1. 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.

  10. Coelho, Kátia Edni

    1. 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.

D

  1. Dabo, Marème

    1. 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.

  2. Dagnew, Belayneh

    1. 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.

  3. Dahl, Benjamin A.

    1. 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.

  4. Danfakha, Nicole

    1. 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.

  5. Danna, Kendal

    1. 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.

  6. Deorari, Ashok K.

    1. 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.

  7. Dimd, Hiwot Darsene

    1. 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.

  8. Dioh, Etienne

    1. 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.

  9. Dixit, Anvita

    1. 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.

  10. Donadel, Morgane

    1. 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.

  11. Dorflinger, Laneta J.

    1. 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.

  12. Durham, Jenna

    1. 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.

  13. Durosinmi-Etti, Olawale

    1. 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.

E

  1. Emmrich, Julius Valentin

    1. 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.

  2. Ensminger, Alison L.

    1. 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.

  3. Etrahagnane, Miandrisoa

    1. 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.

F

  1. Feucht, Ute

    1. 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.

  2. Fischer-Walker, Christa

    1. 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.

  3. Forster, Norbert

    1. 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.

  4. Frühauf, Anna

    1. 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.

G

  1. Garfinkel, Danielle

    1. 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.

  2. Ghule, Mohan

    1. 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.

  3. Gilbert, Clare

    1. 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.

  4. Girma, Daniel

    1. 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.

  5. Godwin, Emmanuel

    1. 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.

  6. Goel, Sonika

    1. 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.

  7. Goga, Ameena

    1. 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.

  8. Golia, Caddi

    1. 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.

  9. Grabovac, Varja

    1. 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.

  10. Gupta, Aashish

    1. 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.

H

  1. Hailegebriel, Tesfaye Shiferaw

    1. 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.

  2. Hazelwood, Anna

    1. 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.

  3. Heerdegen, Anne Christine Stender

    1. 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.

  4. Herrera, Elena

    1. 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.

  5. Hitimana, Regis

    1. 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.

  6. Hlongwane, Tsakane

    1. 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.

  7. Homan, Rick

    1. 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.

  8. Horino, Masako

    1. 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.

  9. Houdek, Jason

    1. 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.

I

  1. Ikpeazu, Akudo

    1. 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.

J

  1. Jani, Nrupa

    1. 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.

  2. Jawabreh, Nashat

    1. 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.

  3. Johns, Nicole E.

    1. 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.

K

  1. Kahuure, Rosanne

    1. 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.

  2. Kalaiwo, Abiye

    1. 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.

  3. Kanagat, Natasha

    1. 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.

  4. Kassaw, Jemal

    1. 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.

  5. Kataike, Hajira

    1. 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.

  6. Kauchali, Shuaib

    1. 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.

  7. Kebede, Addisalem Titiyos

    1. 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.

  8. Kheiran, Jawad Abu

    1. 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.

  9. Kirchoffer, Damien

    1. 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.

  10. Kiweewa, Flavia Matovu

    1. 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.

  11. Kizza, Diana

    1. 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.

  12. Knippler, Elizabeth

    1. 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.

  13. Korn, Abigail K.

    1. 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.

  14. Kueyo, Theopolina

    1. 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.

  15. Kumar, Praveen

    1. 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.

L

  1. Lebetkin, Elena

    1. 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.

  2. Lepine, Marie Chantale

    1. 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.

  3. Longo, Egmar

    1. 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.

  4. Louis, Henry

    1. 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.

  5. Lucena, Rita

    1. 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.

  6. Lukyamuzi, Zubair

    1. 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.

  7. Lydon, Megan M.

    1. 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.

M

  1. MacLachlan, Ellen W.

    1. 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.

  2. Makua, Manala

    1. 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.

  3. Mangieri, Amy

    1. 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.

  4. Marshall, Carol

    1. 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.

  5. Mathur, Sanyukta

    1. 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.

  6. Mbizvo, Michael

    1. 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.

  7. Mbizvo, Michael T.

    1. 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.

  8. McClair, Tracy

    1. 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.

  9. Mehta, Rukshan

    1. 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.

  10. Menotti, Elaine

    1. 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.

  11. Millimono, Roger

    1. 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.

  12. Mudabeti, Juliet

    1. 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.

  13. Mulenga, Drosin

    1. 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.

  14. Muller, Nadine

    1. 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.

  15. Muntalima, Nelly

    1. 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.

  16. Muremi, Elizabeth

    1. 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.

  17. Muriuki, Angela

    1. 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.

  18. Murrill, Christopher S.

    1. 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.

  19. Musheke, Maurice

    1. 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.

  20. Mushumbamwiza, Hyacinth

    1. 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.

  21. Musoke, Philippa

    1. 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.

  22. Muvunyi, Zuberi

    1. 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.

  23. Mwilima, Agnes

    1. 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.

N

  1. Nabisere, Ruth Mirembe

    1. 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.

  2. Nakalega, Rita

    1. 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.

  3. Namukonda, Edith

    1. 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.

  4. Namukonda, Edith S.

    1. 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.

  5. Nascimento-Carvalho, Cristiana

    1. 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.

  6. Ndiaye, Marème Mady Dia

    1. 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.

  7. Ndiaye, Salif

    1. 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.

  8. Ndirangu, Gathari

    1. 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.

  9. Ndwandwe, Siyabonga

    1. 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.

  10. Nghipangelwa, Josua

    1. 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.

  11. Nitu, Syeda Nabin Ara

    1. 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.

  12. Nwala, Anthony Adindu

    1. 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.

  13. Nwala, Emmanuel Kelechi

    1. 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.

O

  1. O’Connell, Kathryn A.

    1. 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.

  2. O’Connor, Stephanie

    1. 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.

  3. O’Malley, Gabrielle

    1. 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.

  4. Odendaal, Willem

    1. 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.

  5. Ogundipe, Alex

    1. 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.

  6. Oki, Funke

    1. 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.

  7. Oot, Lisa

    1. 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.

P

  1. Pastore, Roberta

    1. 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.

  2. Patel, Shivani A.

    1. 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.

  3. Patykewich, Leslie

    1. 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.

  4. Pfitzer, Anne

    1. 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.

  5. Pillay, Yogan

    1. 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.

  6. Prosser, Wendy

    1. 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.

  7. Pulerwitz, Julie

    1. 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.

R

  1. Rademacher, Kate H.

    1. 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.

  2. Raj, Anita

    1. 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.

  3. Ramarao, Saumya

    1. 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.

  4. Ramasimanana, Hortensia

    1. 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.

  5. Ranjaharinony, Fierenantsoa

    1. 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.

  6. Rao, Namratha

    1. 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.

  7. Rasoanirina, Francia

    1. 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.

  8. Razafindranaivo, Turibio

    1. 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.

  9. Rimawi, Asmaa

    1. 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.

  10. Rockers, Peter C.

    1. 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.

  11. Rosen, Joseph G.

    1. 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.

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  1. Saad, Abdulmumin

    1. 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.

  2. Saidu, Zainab

    1. 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.

  3. Sampaio, Aline

    1. 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.

  4. Sarriot, Eric

    1. 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.

  5. Scales, David

    1. 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.

  6. Schneider, Helen

    1. 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.

  7. Scobie, Heather M.

    1. 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.

  8. Seita, Akihiro

    1. 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.

  9. Shafinaz, Shumona

    1. 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.

  10. Shah, Adarsh

    1. 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.

  11. Shaibu, Arome

    1. 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.

  12. Shukla, Rajan

    1. 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.

  13. Simon, Morgan

    1. 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.

  14. Singh, Manish

    1. 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.

  15. Sitrin, Deborah

    1. 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.

  16. Souidi, Samir

    1. 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.

  17. Sripipatana, Tabitha

    1. 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.

  18. Ssuna, Bashir

    1. 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.

  19. Stammer, Emily

    1. 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.

  20. Stein, Aryeh D.

    1. 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.

  21. Steiner, Markus J.

    1. 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.

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  1. Tadesse, Meseret Zelalem

    1. 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.

  2. Taiwo, Anne

    1. 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.

  3. Tambo, Prisca

    1. 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.

  4. Tarekegn, Getu Molla

    1. 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.

  5. Tefera, Yohannes Lakew

    1. 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.

  6. Teklemariam, Lea

    1. 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.

  7. Thukral, Anu

    1. 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.

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  1. Umoh, Paul

    1. 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.

  2. Umutoni, Nathalie

    1. 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.

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  1. Varghese, Jithin Sam

    1. 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.

  2. Vivalo, John

    1. 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.

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  1. Williams, Katie M.

    1. 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.

  2. Wirtz, Veronika J.

    1. 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.

  3. Wispelwey, Bram

    1. 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.

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  1. Yahner, Melanie

    1. 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.

  2. Yakob, Bereket

    1. 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.

  3. Yam, Eileen A.

    1. 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.

  4. Yunez, Sofia

    1. 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.

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  1. Zambwe, Sharon

    1. 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.

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Global Health: Science and Practice: 10 (5)
Global Health: Science and Practice
Vol. 10, No. 5
October 31, 2022
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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
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