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    Local Sourcing and Supplier Development in Global Health: Analysis of the Supply Chain Management System's Local Procurement in 4 Countries
    Prashant Yadav, Sarah Alphs, Clinton D'Souza, Gordon Comstock and Iain Barton
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2018, 6(3):574-583; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00083

    Local suppliers reported that after doing business with PEPFAR's global procurement and distribution project for essential HIV/AIDS medicines and supplies, they achieved revenue and asset growth, improved their quality standards, acquired new contracts with other businesses, and hired more employees.

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    Childbirth and Early Newborn Care Practices in 4 Provinces in China: A Comparison With WHO Recommendations
    Tao Xu, Qing Yue, Yan Wang, John Murray and Howard Sobel
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2018, 6(3):565-573; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00017

    In the 10 hospitals studied, we found that hospital policies, protocols, and interventions only partially align with WHO early newborn care recommendations, and that many hospitals still use outdated and non-medically sound practices.

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    Migration Experiences and Reported Sexual Behavior Among Young, Unmarried Female Migrants in Changzhou, China
    Zhanhong Zong, Wenjian Yang, Xiaoming Sun, Jingshu Mao, Xingyu Shu and Norman Hearst
    Global Health: Science and Practice September 2017, 5(3):516-524; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00068

    30% reported being sexually experienced, but only 38% reported using contraception at first sex and 58% consistently over the past year, leading to many unintended pregnancies and abortions. These findings document an unmet need for reproductive health education and services for young, unmarried female migrants in urban China.

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    Use of the World Health Organization’s Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use Guidance in sub-Saharan African Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study
    Melissa J Chen, Mary E Gaffield and James Kiarie
    Global Health: Science and Practice September 2016, 4(3):506-510; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00216

    The revised 2015 World Health Organization guidance expanded the recommended contraceptive options available to breastfeeding women during the early postpartum period to include progestogen-only pills and implants, but a substantial number of surveyed country representatives indicated that as yet their national policies did not allow such women to use these methods at that time. Countries may benefit from support to incorporate MEC guidance into national service delivery guidelines.

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    Declining HIV Prevalence in Parallel With Safer Sex Behaviors in Burkina Faso: Evidence From Surveillance and Population-Based Surveys
    Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Nicolas Nagot, Sekou Samadoulougou, Mamadou Sokey, Abdoulaye Guiré, Issiaka Sombié and Nicolas Meda
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2016, 4(2):326-335; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00013

    HIV prevalence among pregnant women ages 15–49 declined from 7.1% to 2.0% in urban areas between 1998 and 2014, and from 2.0% to 0.5% in rural areas between 2003 and 2014; similar declines were reported in the Demographic and Health Surveys. During the same time period, individuals reported safer sex behaviors, including delayed sexual debut and reduced number of sex partners among youth, as well as increased condom use at last sex with nonmarital partners among men and women ages 15–49.

  • Maternal mental health in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey
    Joy Noel Baumgartner, Angela Parcesepe, Yared Getachew Mekuria, Dereje Birhanu Abitew, Wondimu Gebeyehu, Francis Okello and Dominick Shattuck
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):482-486; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00119

    Poor mental health, including suicidal thoughts, affects a substantial proportion of surveyed women who are up to 2 years postpartum in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Opportunities for integrating basic psychosocial mental health services into maternal and child health services should be explored.

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