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Table of Contents

February 2023 | Volume 11 | Number 1

COMMENTARIES

  • Open Access
    Does the Current Global Health Agenda Lack Vision?
    Sam L. Forrest, Carmel L. Mercado, Cyril M. Engmann, Andrew W. Stacey, Luxme Hariharan, Sadaf Khan and Michelle T. Cabrera
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200091; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00091

    Given increasing rates of visual impairment worldwide, we call on national health plans and global development agencies to urgently focus funding and resources toward vision and eye health, with an emphasis on data collection surrounding new and changing burden of eye disease.

  • Open Access
    The Case for Using a Behavior Change Model to Design Interventions to Promote Respectful Maternal Care
    Nadia Diamond-Smith, Dilys Walker, Patience A. Afulani, France Donnay, Sunny (Pei Yi) Lin, Emily Peca and Mary Ellen Stanton
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200278; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00278

    Applying a behavior change framework to guide the design of interventions to improve respectful maternity care (RMC) could accelerate and unify the implementation and evaluation of diverse RMC interventions.

  • Open Access
    Oxygen Inequity in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
    Madeline Ross and Sarah K. Wendel
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200360; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00360

    Our review of recent publications on medical oxygen availability during the COVID pandemic underscores the urgent need to prevent unnecessary morbidity and mortality resulting from inequitable access to supplemental medical oxygen therapy.

VIEWPOINT

  • Open Access
    At-Risk Newborns: Overlooked in Expansion From Essential Newborn Care to Small and Sick Newborn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
    Indira Narayanan, James A. Litch, Ganga L. Srinivas, Kwabena Onwona-Agyeman, Alhassan Abdul-Mumin and Jayashree Ramasethu
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200099; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00099

    We propose adding the category of “at-risk” newborns for babies who are at increased risk of morbidity and/or mortality but do not require special or intensive care or monitoring to promote a 3-tiered newborn care approach in hospitals.

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

  • Open Access
    Applying the COM-B Model to Understand the Drivers of Mistreatment During Childbirth: A Qualitative Enquiry Among Maternity Care Staff
    Muhammad Asim, Waqas Hameed, Bushra Khan, Sarah Saleem and Bilal Iqbal Avan
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200267; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00267

    The promotion of respectful maternity care requires addressing the drivers of mistreatment and strengthening the capacity of maternity care staff to provide respectful and rights-based maternity care.

  • Open Access
    The Burden of Motorcycle Crash Injuries on the Public Health System in Kisumu City, Kenya
    Wilberforce Cholo, Wilson Odero and Japheths Ogendi
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200197; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00197

    Reliable estimates of motorcycle-related injuries and hospitalization, as well as their impact on the health system, are needed for evidence-based policymaking, advocacy, and priority-setting for appropriate and effective interventions, resource mobilization, and future research.

  • Open Access
    Perspectives of Muslim Religious Leaders to Shape an Educational Intervention About Family Planning in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Study
    Andrea Chalem, Aneth Nzali, Alexandra A. Cordeiro, Amina Yussuph, Evarist Laizer, Gregory Lupilya, Malick Lusana, Nelusigwe Mwakisole, Ndalloh Paul, Hidaya Yahaya, Abubakari Abdalah, Samuel E. Kalluvya, Valencia J. Lambert, David J. Downs, Albert Kihunrwa, Jennifer A. Downs and Agrey H. Mwakisole
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200204; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00204

    Designing an educational intervention that engages male and female Muslim religious leaders and addresses gaps in knowledge on all contraceptive methods is a promising strategy for increasing family planning uptake in rural Tanzania.

  • Open Access
    Nongovernmental Organization Practitioners’ Perspectives on the Challenges and Solutions to Changing Handwashing Behavior in Older Children: A Qualitative Study
    Julie Watson, Oliver Cumming and Robert Dreibelbis
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200231; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00231

    We explore the challenges to handwashing interventions targeting older children and recommended solutions from nongovernmental organization practitioners’ perspectives involved in the design, coordination, implementation, or evaluation of child-targeted HWWS interventions.

  • Open Access
    Timely Access to Essential Surgery, Surgical Workforce, and Surgical Volume: Global Surgery Indicators in Mexico
    Rafael H. Pérez-Soto, Alicia Maybi Trolle-Silva, Gabriela Alejandra Buerba-Romero Valdés, Germán Esteban Sánchez-Morales, David Velázquez-Fernández, Antonio Ramos-De la Medina and Miguel F. Herrera
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2100745; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00745

    Our analysis of the 2020 national census data shows that while the majority of the Mexican population has timely access to essential surgery services, policy changes are needed to facilitate more equitable access to these services across the entire population.

  • Open Access
    Demand Forecasting Approaches for New Contraceptive Technologies: A Landscape Review and Recommendations for Alignment
    Elizabeth LaCroix, Ashley Jackson, Seth McGovern, Kate H. Rademacher and Claire W. Rothschild
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200334; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00334

    We describe the variety of approaches for modeling demand for new contraceptive methods, highlight opportunities for alignment around forecasting practices, and make recommendations to support more accurate forecasting and sound decision-making based on forecasts.

  • Open Access
    Scale-Up of a Newborn Resuscitation Capacity-Building and Skill Retention Program Associated With Improved Neonatal Outcomes in Gandaki Province, Nepal
    Robert B. Clark, Mala Chalise, Michael K. Visick, Vivek Ghosh and Ranjan Dhungana
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200046; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00046

    A program in Nepal based on the Helping Babies Breathe training curriculum successfully scaled up newborn resuscitation training and skill retention and could serve as an evidence-based model in other resource-constrained settings.

  • Open Access
    Down But Not Out: Vasectomy Is Faring Poorly Almost Everywhere—We Can Do Better To Make It A True Method Option
    Roy Jacobstein, Scott Radloff, Farhad Khan, Kathryn Mimno, Manoj Pal, Jennifer Snell, Renae Stafford, Cheick Touré and Vandana Tripathi
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200369; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00369

    Contraceptive use worldwide increased by 188 million users in the past 20 years. Yet the number of vasectomy users fell by 27 million, a 61% decline. Almost all LMICs report negligible vasectomy use. We can do better to make it an accessible rights-based option.

FIELD ACTION REPORTS

  • Open Access
    Experiences, Challenges, and Lessons Learned During Implementation of a Remote Monitoring Program for Home-Isolated COVID-19 Patients in Chennai, India
    Parasuraman Ganeshkumar, Kumaravel Ilangovan, M. Jagadeesan, Madhusudhan Reddy, Fermi P. Vidhya, Vignesh Vairamani, Hemalatha Masanam Sriramulu, S. Banumathi, Prakash Govindasamy and Prabhdeep Kaur
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2100458; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00458

    We describe the lessons learned from developing and implementing a remote monitoring program for home-isolated COVID patients in a limited-resource setting.

  • Open Access
    The Quality Management Improvement Approach: Successes and Lessons Learned From a Workforce Development Intervention in Rwanda’s Health Supply Chain
    Rogers Kigenza, Eliezer Nsengiyumva and Vincent Sabagirirwa
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200295; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00295

    A workforce development intervention called the Quality Management Improvement Approach has proven to be a successful training and capacity-building platform for supply chain management, improving end-to-end data visibility and communication.

  • Open Access
    Design, Development, and Deployment of an Electronic Immunization Registry: Experiences From Vietnam, Tanzania, and Zambia
    Emily Carnahan, Linh Nguyen, Sang Dao, Masaina Bwakya, Hassan Mtenga, Hong Duong, Francis Dien Mwansa, Ngwegwe Bulula, Huyen Dang, Maya Rivera, Trung Nguyen, Tuan Ngo, Doan Nguyen, Laurie Werner and Nga Nguyen
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2100804; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00804

    We compare experiences implementing electronic immunization registries across countries to highlight findings and recommendations related to time, partnerships, financial costs, and technology and infrastructure.

PROGRAM CASE STUDIES

  • Open Access
    A Field Test of the NORMAL Job Aid With Community Health Workers in Kenya to Address Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes
    Holly M. Burke, Alfayo Wamburi, Kate H. Rademacher, Christina Misa Wong, Eunice Were, Emily Hoppes and Marsden Solomon
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200364; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00364

    A job aid for counseling clients on contraceptive-induced menstrual changes shows potential to improve counseling effectiveness, clients’ uptake, and continued use of hormonal contraceptive methods and the copper intrauterine device.

  • Open Access
    Expanding Access to Oral Preexposure Prophylaxis for People Who Inject Drugs in Bayelsa and Niger States, Nigeria
    Lirica Nishimoto, Patrick Ikani, Joseph Achanya, Adekunle Idowu, Adaobi Lisa Olisa, Christa Fischer Walker, Amy Gottlieb and Christopher Akolo
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200370; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00370

    Optimizing the impact of oral preexposure prophylaxis HIV interventions for people who inject drugs requires increasing access to services through different service delivery models and creating an environment where community members feel safe and motivated to access services.

  • Open Access
    Applying Human-Centered Design in Global Mental Health to Improve Reach Among Underserved Populations in the United States and India
    Candace J. Black, Jenna M. Berent, Udita Joshi, Azaz Khan, Lila Chamlagai, Ritu Shrivastava, Bhuwan Gautam, Abdikadir Negeye, Abdi Nor Iftin, Halimo Ali, Alethea Desrosiers, Anant Bhan, Sunand Bhattacharya, John A. Naslund and Theresa S. Betancourt
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200312; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00312

    We demonstrate how 2 global mental health research programs engaged end users to design tailored, culturally informed digital tools used to support the delivery of evidence-based interventions.

REVIEW

  • Open Access
    Community Health Workers as Vaccinators: A Rapid Review of the Global Landscape, 2000–2021
    Emily Gibson, Mariam Zameer, Rebecca Alban and Luc Mahougbé Kouwanou
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200307; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00307

    This review identifies countries where community health workers administered vaccines and synthesizes health systems factors that may contribute to or detract from the feasibility of community health workers administering vaccines to alleviate health workforce shortages.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

  • Open Access
    Regarding “Willingness to Pay for HIV Prevention Commodities Among Key Population Groups in Nigeria”
    Victor Abiola Adepoju, Kristina Grabbe, Catey Laube, Chidinma Umebido, Zahariyya Hassan and Adetiloye Oniyire
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2023, 11(1):e2200445; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00445
  • Open Access
    Author’s Response to Letter on “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 February 2023, 11(1):e2300005; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00005
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February 28, 2023
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  • The Burden of Motorcycle Crash Injuries on the Public Health System in Kisumu City, Kenya
  • The Quality Management Improvement Approach: Successes and Lessons Learned From a Workforce Development Intervention in Rwanda’s Health Supply Chain
  • Applying the COM-B Model to Understand the Drivers of Mistreatment During Childbirth: A Qualitative Enquiry Among Maternity Care Staff
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