International Health: Volume 14, Issue 5, September 2022

14 Sep 2022

International Health is an open-access journal publishing original, peer-reviewed articles and reviews on all aspects of global health. Take a look at the article features in Volume 14, Issue 5, here.

The latest issue includes a review article on the underrepresentation of palliative care in global guidelines regarding infectious diseases. It also includes original articles on mapping in prevalence and predictors of low birthweight in Bangladesh, maternal and child factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Chad, and the effects of antenatal care visits and health facility delivery on women’s choice to circumcise their daughters in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Original Articles

Neonatal and postneonatal tetanus at a referral hospital in Kamsar, Guinea: a retrospective audit of paediatric records (2014–2018) 
Ibrahima Condé, Mahamoud Sama Cherif, Prabin Dahal, Marie Elisabeth Hyjazi, Facely Camara, Macka Diaby, Abdoul Salam Diallo, Adeniyi Kolade Aderoba, Foumba Conde, Mohamed Lamine Diallo, Fatoumate Binta Diallo, Hasmiou Dia, Mamadou Pathé Diallo, Alexandre Delamou, Telly Sy

Mobility-related inequality in healthcare utilization between floating and native populations and its influencing factors: evidence from China 
Daisheng Tang, Tao Bu, Yahong Liu

Mapping the prevalence and socioeconomic predictors of low birth weight among Bangladeshi newborns: evidence from the 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
Md Sabbir Ahmed

Prevalence and predictors of long-acting reversible contraceptive use among sexually active women in 26 sub-Saharan African countries 
Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Ugochinyere Ijeoma Nwagbara, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Victor Igharo

Beyond counting intended pregnancies among young women to understanding their associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa 
Luchuo Engelbert Bain, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Joshua Okyere, Eugene Kongnyuy

Maternal and child factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Chad: evidence from nationally representative cross-sectional data 
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Aliu Mohammed, Collins Adu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kwaku Kissah-Korsah, Faustina Adoboi, Sanni Yaya

Effects of antenatal care visits and health facility delivery on women's choice to circumcise their daughters in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from demographic and health surveys 
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Carolyne Njue

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals towards people living with lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis, podoconiosis and leprosy in northern Ethiopia 
Rachael Dellar, Oumer Ali, Mersha Kinfe, Abraham Tesfaye, Abebaw Fekadu, Gail Davey, Maya Semrau, Stephen Bremner

Short Communication

Keeping an eye on pink eye: a global conjunctivitis outbreak expert survey 
Gurbani Kaur, Gerami D Seitzman, Thomas M Lietman, Stephen D McLeod, Travis C Porco, Thuy Doan, Michael S Deiner