Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH))

Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH))

 

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  • Howlett-Downing, Chantelle Margaret; Boman, Johan; Molnar, Peter; Shirinde, Joyce; Wichmann, Janine (Taylor and Francis, 2023)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J.; Blackburn, Natalie; Graham, Kathryn; Walker, Mary Jean; Room, Robin; Wilson, Ingrid M.; Waleewong, Orratai; Gilchrist, Gail; Ramsoomar, Leane; Laslett, Anne-Marie (Elsevier, 2023-09)
    The World Health Organization's list of cost-effective alcohol control policies is a widely-used resource that highlights strategies to address alcohol-related harms. However, there is more evidence on how recommended ...
  • Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Iwu-Jaja, Chinwe; Jaca, Anelisa; Wiysonge, Charles Shey (MDPI, 2023-09)
    Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) remain a significant public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The high burden of VPDs in this region necessitates the need for continued investigation and intervention. ...
  • Fisher, Deborah A.; Miller, Ted R.; Grube, Joel W.; Ringwalt, Christopher L.; Achoki, Tom Nyandega; Ngwato, Tara Polzer; Shilakoe, Lebogang; Mkhondo, Penelope (Springer, 2023)
    BACKGROUND : Little research has examined how pandemics affect residents in under-resourced communities. This study investigated how COVID-19 and lockdown policies affected residents of Alexandra, one of Johannesburg, South ...
  • Van der Westhuizen, Deidre; Howlett-Downing, Chantelle Margaret; Molnar, Peter; Boman, Johan; Wichmann, Janine; Von Eschwege, Karel G. (Taylor and Francis, 2023)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Ssekandi, Nathan; Tlotleng, Nonhlanhla; Naicker, Nisha (BMC, 2023-07-18)
    BACKGROUND : Uganda is among the 10 countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region that have the highest prevalence of diarrhoeal disease. Evidence suggests that the severity of childhood diarrhoeal disease is escalated through ...
  • Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Wolvaardt, Jacqueline (Elizabeth) Liz; Ryan, Mandy (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-08)
    INTRODUCTION : Medical curricula should prepare doctors for roles that extend beyond that of a clinician. But the formal inclusion of both management and research training still appear to be neglected. It is important to ...
  • Schutte, Aletta E.; Jafar, Tazeen H.; Poulter, Neil R.; Damasceno, Albertino; Khan, Nadia A.; Nilsson, Peter M.; Alsaid, Jafar; Neupane, Dinesh; Kario, Kazuomi; Beheiry, Hind; Brouwers, Sofie; Burger, Dylan; Charchar, Fadi J.; Cho, Myeong-Chan; Guzik, Tomasz J.; Al-Saedi, Ghazi F. Haji; Ishaq, Muhammad; Itoh, Hiroshi; Jones, Erika S.W.; Khan, Taskeen; Kokubo, Yoshihiro; Kotruchin, Praew; Muxfeldt, Elizabeth; Odili, Augustine; Patil, Mansi; Ralapanawa, Udaya; Romero, Cesar A.; Schlaich, Markus P.; Shehab, Abdulla; Mooi, Ching Siew; Steckelings, U. Muscha; Stergiou, George; Touyz, Rhian M.; Unger, Thomas; Wainford, Richard D.; Wang, Ji-Guang; Williams, Bryan; Wynne, Brandi M.; Tomaszewski, Maciej (Oxford University Press, 2023-03)
    Raised blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. Yet, its global prevalence is increasing, and it remains poorly detected, treated, and controlled in both high- and low-resource settings. ...
  • Mangoya, Derek; Moyo, Enos; Murewanhema, Grant; Moyo, Persevarence; Chitungo, Itai; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (Elsevier, 2023)
    In May 2023, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 was no longer a global emergency. The impact of COVID-19 on the provision of HIV/AIDS services was not that severe due to the reprogramming of key resources. ...
  • Ndoungue, Viviane Fossouo; Tiwoda, Christie; Gnigninanjouena, Oumarou; Bataliack, Serge; Mbondji, Ebongue; Labat, Aline (Elsevier, 2022-12)
    Despite the consensus on the importance of evidence based health information for decision28 making and health policy formulation, quality information is not always available. This situation led the WHO in 2009 to recommend ...
  • Serfes, Audrey L.; Cork, Michael A.; Yang, Mingyou; Abbastabar, Hedayat; Abhilash, E.S.; Adabi, Maryam; Adebayo, Oladimeji M.; Adekanmbi, Victor; Adeyinka, Daniel Adedayo; Afzal, Saira; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Ahmadi, Keivan; Ahmed, Muktar Beshir; Akalu, Yonas; Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola; Akunna, Chisom Joyqueenet; Alahdab, Fares; Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour; Alanzi, Turki M.; Alene, Kefyalew Addis; Alhassan, Robert Kaba; Alipour, Vahid; Almasi‑Hashiani, Amir; Alvis‑Guzman, Nelson; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Amini, Saeed; Amugsi, Dickson A.; Ancuceanu, Robert; Anvari, Davood; Yaw Appiah, Seth Christopher; Arabloo, Jalal; Aremu, Olatunde; Asemahagn, Mulusew A.; Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari; Awedew, Atalel Fentahun; Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala; Ayanore, Martin Amogre; Aynalem, Yared Asmare; Azari, Samad; Azene, Zelalem Nigussie; Darshan, B.B.; Babalola, Tesleem Kayode; Baig, Atif Amin; Banach, Maciej; Barnighausen, Till Winfried; Bell, Arielle Wilder; Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth; Bhardwaj, Nikha; Bhardwaj, Pankaj; Bhattacharyya, Krittika; Bijani, Ali; Bitew, Zebenay Workneh; Bohlouli, Somayeh; Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi; Boloor, Archith; Bozicevic, Ivana; Butt, Zahid A.; Cardenas, Rosario; Carvalho, Felix; Charan, Jaykaran; Chattu, Vijay Kumar; Chowdhury, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir; Chu, Dinh‑Toi; Cowden, Richard G.; Dahlawi, Saad M.A.; Damiani, Giovanni; Darteh, Eugene Kofuor Maafo; Darwesh, Aso Mohammad; Das Neves, Jose; Weaver, Nicole Davis; De Leo, Diego; De Neve, Jan‑Walter; Deribe, Kebede; Deuba, Keshab; Dharmaratne, Samath; Dianatinasab, Mostafa; Diaz, Daniel; Didarloo, Alireza; Djalalinia, Shirin; Dorostkar, Fariba; Dubljanin, Eleonora; Duko, Bereket; El Tantawi, Maha; El‑Jaafary, Shaimaa I.; Eshrati, Babak; Eskandarieh, Sharareh; Eyawo, Oghenowede; Ezeonwumelu, Ifeanyi Jude; Ezzikouri, Sayeh; Farzadfar, Farshad; Fattahi, Nazir; Fauk, Nelsensius Klau; Fernandes, Eduarda; Filip, Irina; Fischer, Florian; Foigt, Nataliya A.; Foroutan, Masoud; Fukumoto, Takeshi; Gad, Mohamed M.; Gaidhane, Abhay Motiramji; Gebregiorgis, Birhan Gebresillassie; Gebremedhin, Ketema Bizuwork; Getacher, Lemma; Ghadiri, Keyghobad; Ghashghaee, Ahmad; Golechha, Mahaveer; Mohialdeen Gubari, Mohammed Ibrahim; Gugnani, Harish Chander; Guimaraes, Rafael Alves; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Haj‑Mirzaian, Arvin; Hamidi, Samer; Hashi, Abdiwahab; Hassanipour, Soheil; Hassankhani, Hadi; Hayat, Khezar; Herteliu, Claudiu; Ho, Hung Chak; Holla, Ramesh; Hosseini, Mostafa; Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi; Hwang, Bing‑Fang; Ibitoye, Segun Emmanuel; Ilesanmi, Olayinka Stephen; Ilic, Irena M.; Ilic, Milena D.; Islam, Rakibul M.; Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Jakovljevic, Mihajlo; Jha, Ravi Prakash; Ji, John S.; Johnson, Kimberly B.; Joseph, Nitin; Joshua, Vasna; Joukar, Farahnaz; Jozwiak, Jacek Jerzy; Kalankesh, Leila R.; Kalhor, Rohollah; Kamyari, Naser; Kanchan, Tanuj; Matin, Behzad Karami; Karimi, Salah Eddin; Kayode, Gbenga A.; Karyani, Ali Kazemi; Keramati, Maryam; Khan, Ejaz Ahmad; Khan, Gulfaraz; Khan, Md Nuruzzaman; Khatab, Khaled; Khubchandani, Jagdish; Kim, Yun Jin; Kisa, Adnan; Kisa, Sezer; Kopec, Jacek A.; Kosen, Soewarta; Laxminarayana, Sindhura Lakshmi Koulmane; Koyanagi, Ai; rishan, Kewal K; Defo, Barthelemy Kuate; Kugbey, Nuworza; Kulkarni, Vaman; Kumar, Manasi; Kumar, Nithin; Kusuma, Dian; La Vecchia, Carlo; Lal, Dharmesh Kumar; Landires, Ivan; Larson, Heidi Jane; Lasrado, Savita; Paul H. Lee; Li, Shanshan; Liu, Xuefeng; Maleki, Afshin; Malik, Preeti; Mansournia, Mohammad Ali; Martins‑Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio; Mendoza, Walter; Menezes, Ritesh G.; Mengesha, Endalkachew Worku; Meretoja, Tuomo J.; Mestrovic, Tomislav; Mirica, Andreea; Moazen, Babak; Mohamad, Osama; Mohammad, Yousef; Mohammadian‑ Hafshejani, Abdollah; Mohammadpourhodki, Reza; Mohammed, Salahuddin; Mohammed, Shafiu; Mokdad, Ali H.; Moradi, Masoud; Moraga, Paula; Mubarik, Sumaira; Mulu, Getaneh Baye B.; Mwanri, Lillian; Nagarajan, Ahamarshan Jayaraman; Naimzada, Mukhammad David; Naveed, Muhammad; Nazari, Javad; Ndejjo, Rawlance; Negoi, Ionut; Ngalesoni, Frida N.; Nguefack‑Tsague, Georges; Ngunjiri, Josephine W.; Nguyen, Cuong Tat; Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi; Nnaji, Chukwudi A.; Noubiap, Jean Jacques; Nunez‑Samudio, Virginia; Nwatah, Vincent Ebuka; Oancea, Bogdan; Odukoya, Oluwakemi Ololade; Olagunju, Andrew T.; Olakunde, Babayemi Oluwaseun; Olusanya, Bolajoko Olubukunola; Olusanya, Jacob Olusegun; Bali, Ahmed Omar; Onwujekwe, Obinna E.; Orisakwe, Orish Ebere; Otstavnov, Nikita; Otstavnov, Stanislav S.; Owolabi, Mayowa O.; Mahesh, P.A.; Padubidri, Jagadish Rao; Pana, Adrian; Pandey, Ashok; Pandi‑Perumal, Seithikurippu R.; Kan, Fatemeh Pashazadeh; Patton, George C.; Pawar, Shrikant; Peprah, Emmanuel K.; Postma, Maarten J.; Preotescu, Liliana; Syed, Zahiruddin Quazi; Rabiee, Navid; Radfar, Amir; Rafiei, Alireza; Rahim, Fakher; Rahimi‑Movaghar, Vafa; Rahmani, Amir Masoud; Ramezanzadeh, Kiana; Rana, Juwel; Ranabhat, Chhabi Lal; Rao, Sowmya J.; Rawaf, David Laith; Rawaf, Salman; Rawassizadeh, Reza; Regassa, Lemma Demissie; Rezaei, Nima; Rezapour, Aziz; Riaz, Mavra A.; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel; Ross, Jennifer M.; Rubagotti, Enrico; Rumisha, Susan Fred; Rwegerera, Godfrey M.; Moghaddam, Sahar Saeedi; Sagar, Rajesh; Sahiledengle, Biniyam; Sahu, Maitreyi; Salem, Marwa Rashad; Kafil, Hossein Samadi; Samy, Abdallah M.; Sartorius, Benn; Sathian, Brijesh; Seidu, Abdul‑Aziz; Shaheen, Amira A.; Shaikh, Masood Ali; Shamsizadeh, Morteza; Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw; Shin, Jae Il; Shrestha, Roman; Singh, Jasvinder A.; Skryabin, Valentin Yurievich; Skryabina, Anna Aleksandrovna; Soltani, Shahin; Sufiyan, Mu’awiyyah Babale; Tabuchi, Takahiro; Tadesse, Eyayou Girma; Taveira, Nuno; Tesfay, Fisaha Haile; Thapar, Rekha; Tovani‑Palone, Marcos Roberto; Tsegaye, Gebiyaw Wudie; Umeokonkwo, Chukwuma David; Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran; Villafane, Jorge Hugo; Violante, Francesco S.; Vo, Bay; Vu, Giang Thu; Wado, Yohannes Dibaba; Waheed, Yasir; Wamai, Richard G.; Wang, Yanzhong; Ward, Paul; Wickramasinghe, Nuwan Darshana; Wilson, Katherine; Yaya, Sanni; Yip, Paul; Yonemoto, Naohiro; Yu, Chuanhua; Zastrozhin, Mikhail Sergeevich; Zhang, Yunquan; Zhang, Zhi‑Jiang; Hay, Simon I.; Dwyer‑Lindgren, Laura; Local Burden of Disease sub-Saharan Africa HIV Prevalence (BMC, 2022)
    BACKGROUND : Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to ...
  • Achoki, Tom Nyandega; Sartorius, Benn; Watkins, David; Glenn, Scott D.; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Oni, Tolu; Wiysonge, Charles Shey; Walker, Alexandra; Adetokunboh, Olatunji O.; Babalola, Tesleem Kayode; Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi; Claassens, Mareli M.; Cowden, Richard G.; Day, Candy T.; Ezekannagha, Oluchi; Ginindza, Themba G.; Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Iwu, Chinwe Juliana; Karangwa, Innocent; Katoto, Patrick D.M.C.; Kugbey, Nuworza; Kuupiel, Desmond; Mahasha, Phetole Walter; Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani Phosa; Mensah, George A.; Ndwandwe, Duduzile Edith; Nnaji, Chukwudi A.; Ntsekhe, Mpiko; Nyirenda, Thomas Elliot; Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere; Asante, Kwaku Oppong; Parry, Charles D.H.; Pillay, Julian David; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Seedat, Soraya; Sliwa, Karen; Stein, Dan J.; Tanser, Frank C.; Useh, Ushotanefe; Zar, H.; Zuhlke, Liesl J.; Mayosi, Bongani M.; Hay, Simon I.; Murray, Christopher J.L.; Naghavi, Mohsen (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-05)
    BACKGROUND : Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four ’colliding epidemics’ of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality, ...
  • Egbe, Catherine; Kulik, Margarete C.; Londani, Mukhethwa; Ngobese, Senamile P.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan A. (Elsevier, 2022-06)
    Recent studies have shown softening among smokers in different countries and in different population groups i.e., as smoking prevalence declined remaining smokers made more quit attempts and smoked fewer cigarettes per day ...
  • Viljoen, Margaretha; Claassen, Nico (Mattioli1885, 2022-12)
    By the mid-20th century, pellagra had virtually been eradicated from the USA and Europe. In contrast, outbreaks of pellagra, as diagnosed by skin lesions, today still occur in sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that outbreaks ...
  • Ojekunle, Olusheyi Zacchaeus; Rasaki, Aminat; Taiwo, Adewale Matthew; Adegoke, Kayode A.; Balogun, Mujeeb Adeyemi; Ojekunle, Oluseyi Opeyemi; Okehi Anumah, Abdulraheem; Ibrahim, Asiata Omotayo; Adeyemi, Adewale Adekunle (Elsevier, 2022-08)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Phinius, Bonolo B.; Anderson, Motswedi; Mokomane, Margaret; Gobe, Irene; Choga, Wonderful T.; Ratsoma, Tsholofelo; Phakedi, Basetsana; Mpebe, Gorata; Ditshwanelo, Doreen; Musonda, Rosemary; Makhema, Joseph; Moyo, Sikhulile (MDPI, 2023-07)
    BACKGROUND : Hepatitis B core antibodies (anti-HBc) are a marker of hepatitis B virus (HBV) exposure; hence, a normal HBV serology profile is characterized by HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-HBc positivity. However, ...
  • Chingombe, Innocent; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Cuadros, Diego; Mapingure, Munyaradzi Paul; Mbunge, Elliot; Chaputsira, Simbarashe; Madziva, Roda; Chiurunge, Panashe; Samba, Chesterfield; Herrera, Helena; Murewanhema, Grant; Mugurungi, Owen; Musuka, Godfrey (MDPI, 2022-09-05)
    HIV and AIDS continue to be major public health concerns globally. Despite significant progress in addressing their impact on the general population and achieving epidemic control, there is a need to improve HIV testing, ...
  • Kabakama, Severin; Konje, Eveline T.; Dinga, Jerome Nyhalah; Kishamawe, Colman; Morhason-Bello, Imran; Hayombe, Peter; Adeyemi, Olufela; Chimuka, Ernest; Lumu, Ivan; Amuasi, John; Acheampong, Theophilus; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (MDPI, 2022-07-11)
    Rates of vaccination against COVID-19 remain lower in sub-Saharan Africa than in other low and middle-income regions. This is, in part, attributed to vaccine hesitancy, mainly due to misinformation about vaccine origin, ...
  • Moyo, Enos; Murewanhema, Grant; Musuka, Godfrey; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (MDPI, 2022-07-29)
    Sub-Saharan Africa carries the highest burden of HIV-1 and AIDS. About 39% of all new infections in the world in 2020 were in this region. Oral PrEP was found to be very effective in reducing the risk of HIV-1 transmission. ...
  • Bekker, Linda‑Gail; Giovenco, Danielle; Baral, Stefan; Dominguez, Karen; Valencia, Rachel; Sanchez, Travis; McNaghten, A.D.; Zahn, Ryan; Yah, Clarence S.; Sokhela, Zinhle; Kaplan, Richard; Phaswana- Mafuya, Refliwe N.; Beyrer, Chris; Sullivan, Patrick S. (AOSIS, 2022-11-08)
    BACKGROUND : HIV prevention programmes that include pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in South Africa have not been widely implemented. OBJECTIVES : The ...

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