The role of Product Development Partnerships in research and development for neglected diseases.

abstract：:The Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) Non-governmental Development Organization (NGDO) Network was established to engage in supporting both international and national LF elimination agendas covering areas such as assisting ministries of health as an on-the-ground link between communities and programmes, which additionally giv...

journal_title：International health

authors： Bush S,Richards FO,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To observe prevalence, characteristics and outcomes associated with operative vaginal birth (OVB). METHODS:We compared spontaneous vaginal birth with OVB. RESULTS:Of 993 women, 759 (76.4%) experienced vaginal birth; 716 were spontaneous (94.3%), 14 (1.8%) underwent forceps-assisted birth and 29 (3.8%) had ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Harrison MS,Teshome B,Liyew T,Kirub E,Jimenez-Zambrano A,Muldrow M,Yarinbab T

更新日期：2020-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health services reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean in the last 20 years have led to a significant improvement of mental health services. They also contributed to the development of new evidence that may help the implementation of future reforms. These advances, however, were clearly insufficient to resp...

journal_title：International health

authors： Caldas de Almeida JM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although screen time (ST) and insufficient physical activity (PA) are fairly common among adolescents, it is unclear whether these conditions are jointly associated with adolescents' psychosocial difficulties. This study aimed to examine interactive associations of ST and PA with psychosocial difficulties am...

journal_title：International health

authors： Khan A,Uddin R,Burton NW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Policy-makers require information on the potential benefits of and economic case for pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in middle-income countries. We built decision analysis models to evaluate a three-dose infant series of the 7-, 10- or 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in 77 middle-income countries compared...

journal_title：International health

authors： Nakamura MM,Tasslimi A,Lieu TA,Levine O,Knoll MD,Russell LB,Sinha A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, health facilities are difficult to access for prompt treatment of malaria. Community health workers (CHWs) have been trained and equipped to treat malaria. Utilization of their service has not been adequately evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine the level of...

journal_title：International health

authors： Mazzi M,Bajunirwe F,Aheebwe E,Nuwamanya S,Bagenda FN

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study aims to determine the indicators for assessing the functionality of clubfoot clinics in a low-resource setting. Methods:The Delphi method was employed with experienced clubfoot practitioners in Africa to rate the importance of indicators of a good clubfoot clinic. The consistency among the partic...

journal_title：International health

authors： Smythe T,Mudariki D,Foster A,Lavy C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of female-initiated HIV prevention options does not necessarily lead to their uptake. We investigated if married men were willing to support open or covert use of microbicides by their spouses in Pune, India. Data was collected using an interview-administered questionnaire from 151 consenting married ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Kohli R,Deshpande S,Tolley E,Karandikar N,Mehendale S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since HIV infection and its consequence, AIDS, were first described, many initial assumptions have proven to be wrong. In Africa, it is women who bear the greater burden of the disease. In many ways they are less visible than men, although at least as much at risk, often even more so. Marriage is no protection against...

journal_title：International health

authors： Cooper ES

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ensuring the quality and effectiveness of counselling is imperative for enabling people living with HIV to cope with treatment adherence. Countrywide assessment of antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres was undertaken to assess the quality and effectiveness of counselling. The insights gained from the assessme...

journal_title：International health

authors： Agarwal R,Rewari BB,Allam RR,Chava N,Rathore AS

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance is a key strategy used by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to measure progress towards reaching the global eradication goal. Supported by a global polio laboratory network, AFP surveillance is conducted in 179 of 194 WHO member states. Active surveillance visits...

journal_title：International health

authors： Tangermann RH,Lamoureux C,Tallis G,Goel A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the factors associated with skilled birth attendants at delivery among married adolescent girls in Nigeria. METHODS:The study was a secondary data analysis of the fifth round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted between September 2016 and January 2017. Married adolescent gi...

journal_title：International health

authors： Olakunde BO,Adeyinka DA,Mavegam BO,Olakunde OA,Yahaya HB,Ajiboye OA,Ogundipe T,Ezeanolue EE

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Validation of trachoma elimination requires monitoring after discontinuation of trachoma program activities, though such evaluations are not commonly done. METHODS:Conjunctival examinations and smartphone photography were performed on a random sample of pre-school children from 15 villages in a region of Bu...

journal_title：International health

authors： Snyder BM,Sié A,Tapsoba C,Dah C,Ouermi L,Zakane SA,Keenan JD,Oldenburg CE

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In Ethiopia, evidence on the national burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is limited. To address this gap, this systematic analysis estimated the burden of CVDs in Ethiopia using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study data. The age-standardized CVD prevalence, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and mor...

journal_title：International health

authors： Ali S,Misganaw A,Worku A,Destaw Z,Negash L,Bekele A,Briant PS,Johnson CO,Alam T,Odell C,Roth GA,Naghavi M,Abate E,Mirkuzie AH

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among university students, large numbers are involved with smoking and suffer from many chronic diseases. This study examined tobacco smoking prevalence and potential predictors among university students in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. METHODS:A total of 416 students were selected for face-to-face interview...

journal_title：International health

authors： Hassan MS,Hossain MK,Khan HTA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Providing compensation for participants in clinical research is well established and while international guidelines exist, defining a context-specific and fair compensation for participants in low-resource settings is challenging due to ethical concerns and the lack of practical, national compensation and re...

journal_title：International health

authors： Sansom LJ,Minh TPN,Hill IE,Ha QNT,Trong TD,Vidaillac C,Quynh ND,Turner HC,Van Nuil JI,Phuong DNT,Kestelyn E

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are frequently the target of social stigmatization. To date not much attention has been given to stigma in relation to NTDs. The objective of this review is to identify the extent of social stigma and the similarities and differences in the causes, manife...

journal_title：International health

authors： Hofstraat K,van Brakel WH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria infections are the leading cause of death for children in Madagascar. Insecticide-treated bednets offer effective prevention, but it is unclear how well free bednet distribution programs reach young children. METHODS:We conducted a secondary analysis of a free bednet distribution program in Madagasc...

journal_title：International health

authors： Krezanoski PJ,Comfort AB,Tsai AC,Bangsberg DR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:India has been implementing smoke-free legislation since 2008 prohibiting smoking in public places. This study aimed to assess the level of compliance with smoke-free legislation (defined as the presence of no-smoking signage and the absence of active smoking, smoking aids, cigarette butts/bidi ends and smok...

journal_title：International health

authors： Kumar R,Goel S,Harries AD,Lal P,Singh RJ,Kumar AM,Wilson NC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between June 2012 and December 2013 Médecins Sans Frontières launched a pilot project with the aim of testing a strategy for improving timely diagnosis of active pulmonary TB among migrants hosted in four centres of identification and expulsion (CIE) in Italy. METHODS:This is a descriptive study. For active...

journal_title：International health

authors： Crepet A,Repetto E,Al Rousan A,Sané Schepisi M,Girardi E,Prestileo T,Codecasa L,Garelli S,Corrao S,Ippolito G,Decroo T,Maccagno B

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In 2015, over 850 000 refugees, asylum seekers and migrants arrived in Greece. In response to an overwhelming need for access to healthcare for them, Doctors of the World established the Refugee Ferry Project, which comprised of a clinic providing primary health care, and integrated mental health and psychos...

journal_title：International health

authors： Shortall CK,Glazik R,Sornum A,Pritchard C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Global Trachoma Mapping Project (GTMP) is the largest infectious disease survey ever undertaken. With 60 partners, 2.6 million people were examined across 29 countries for the blinding neglected tropical disease (NTD) trachoma, establishing the prevalence of the disease globally. Such an achievement was only made ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Bartlett S,Haslam D,Bush S,Haddad D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Humanitarian emergencies can disproportionately affect women of reproductive age, and children. Good data on reproductive maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) are vital to plan and deliver programmes to address RMNCH needs. There is currently a lack of information regarding the availability, use and ap...

journal_title：International health

authors： Dickinson FM,Pyone T,van den Broek N

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every year more than 1.35 million people lose their lives on the road and tens of millions more are injured, some permanently. Since the early 2000s there has been renewed focus on the issue, with the United Nations, World Health Organization and the World Bank placing the issue higher on their agendas. Guided by the ...

journal_title：International health

authors： Peden MM,Puvanachandra P

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The objective of this study was to evaluate the comparative effects of three breastfeeding promotion interventions on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and any breastfeeding (BF) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women in Uganda. Methods:Between February 2012 and February 2013, 2...

journal_title：International health

authors： Namale-Matovu J,Owora AH,Onyango-Makumbi C,Mubiru M,Namuli PE,Motevalli-Oliner M,Musoke P,Nolan M,Fowler MG

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study presents evidence on the cost of integrated preventive chemotherapy treatment (PCT) to control trachoma, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in Niger. Integrated PCT costs are compared with the costs of vertical PCT control. METHODS:Data were analysed fo...

journal_title：International health

authors： Leslie J,Garba A,Boubacar K,Yayé Y,Sebongou H,Barkire A,Fleming FM,Mounkaila I,Adamou S,Jackou ML

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over recent decades, there has been a dramatic transformation in mechanization reaching all aspects of people's lives in Saudi Arabia. In the light of this, there was a significant change in physical behavior in the community. The aim of the current study was to investigate the national and regional distribu...

journal_title：International health

authors： Alqahtani BA,Alenazi AM,Alhowimel AS,Elnaggar RK

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Community sensitisation, as a component of community engagement, plays an important role in strengthening the ethics of community-based trials in developing countries and is fundamental to trial success. However, few researchers have shared their community sensitisation strategies and experiences. We report on our per...

journal_title：International health

authors： Lang TA,Gould J,von Seidlein L,Lusingu JP,Mshamu S,Ismael S,Liheluka E,Kamuya D,Mwachiro D,Olotu A,Njuguna P,Bejon P,Marsh V,Molyneux C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community antibiotic utilization and its relationship with trachoma has been poorly characterized in areas with endemic trachoma. A survey of all drug-dispensing facilities in an area of rural Ethiopia was conducted. Antibiotic use was calculated using both retrospective and prospective methodology, and expressed as d...

journal_title：International health

authors： Ayele B,Belay T,Gebre T,Zerihun M,Amere A,Assefa Y,Habte D,Loh AR,Stoller NE,Keenan JD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that disproportionately affect the poorest of the poor. While for years attention has focused on single diseases within this group, efforts during the past decade have resulted in their being grouped together to highlight that they are fundamentally diseases o...

journal_title：International health

authors： Malecela MN

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00