International Health: Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023
International Health is a fully Open Access journal which launched in 2009. The journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of global health, including the social and economic aspects of both infectious and non-communicable diseases, health systems research, policy and implementation, and the evaluation of disease control programmes and healthcare delivery solutions.
This month’s Editor’s Choice article is a commentary by Lyla Schwartz and colleagues, which provides an overview of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in Afghanistan. Following decades of conflict and instability, their work reveals unprecedented and widespread mental illness in the Afghan population and a mental health service ill equipped to respond. The authors also provide a series of recommendations for NGOs and the wider medical community to utilise to better respond to mental health needs in Afghanistan.
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Editor's Choice
Overview and understanding of mental health and psychosocial support in Afghanistan
Lyla Schwartz, Hannah Lane, Zainab Hassanpoor
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 601–607, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad055
Editorial
A year of One Health and neglected tropical diseases
Gabrielle Laing
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 477–479, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad043
Review
Neglected tropical diseases in Republic of Guinea: disease endemicity, case burden and the road towards the 2030 target
Mahamoud Sama Cherif, Mory Keita, Prabin Dahal, Timothé Guilavogui, Abdoul Habib Beavogui, Lamine Diassy, Mohamed Conde, Abdoulaye Touré, Alexandre Delamou
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 490–504, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad036
Prevalence of neonatal near miss in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile, Dawit Gebregziabher, Gebreamlak Gebremedhn Gebremeskel, Guesh Mebrahtom, Woldu Aberhe, Abrha Hailay, Kidane Zereabruk, Gebremeskel Tukue Gebrewahd, Tamirat Getachew
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 480–489, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad034
Original Article
Transition in availability of improved sanitation facilities and its effect on diarrhoeal disease in India: evidence from longitudinal data
N Brahmanandam, Milind Sadashiv Bharambe
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 526–536, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac082
Enablers and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake in an urban slum in Lagos, Nigeria: informing vaccine engagement strategies for the marginalized
Obianuju B Ozoh, Ayesha O Akinkugbe, Morayo A Olukoya, Ifedayo M O Adetifa
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 557–565, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad009
Stochastic frontier approach to efficiency analysis of health facilities in providing services for non-communicable diseases in eight LMICs
Muhammad Muazu Bala, Shailender Singh, Dhruba Kumar Gautam Author Notes
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 512–525, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac080
Investigating outbreaks of initially unknown aetiology in complex settings: findings and recommendations from 10 case studies
Anne Perrocheau, Freya Jephcott, Nima Asgari-Jirhanden, Jane Greig, Nicolas Peyraud, Joanna Tempowski Author Notes
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 537–546, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac088
Epidemiology of neonatal jaundice at Punakha District Hospital, Punakha, Bhutan
Nima Dorji, Manish Raj Gurung, Dawa Gyeltshen, Krishna Singh Mongar, Sonam Wangmo, Tsheten
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 505–511, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac077
Enablers and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake in an urban slum in Lagos, Nigeria: informing vaccine engagement strategies for the marginalized
Obianuju B Ozoh, Ayesha O Akinkugbe, Morayo A Olukoya, Ifedayo M O Adetifa
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 557–565, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad009
HIV testing among women of reproductive age in 28 sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel modelling
Betregiorgis Zegeye, Nicholas Kofi Adjei, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Sanni Yaya
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 573–584, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad031
Geospatial modelling of lymphatic filariasis and malaria co-endemicity in Nigeria
Obiora A Eneanya, Lisa J Reimer, Peter U Fischer, Gary J Weil Author Notes
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 566–572, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad029
Self-efficacy and self-management mediate the association of health literacy and quality of life among patients with TB in Tibet, China: a cross-sectional study
An-kang Liu, Yu-yao Liu, Jin Su, Jing Gao, Li-juan Dong, Qi-yuan Lv, Qiao-hong Yang
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 585–600, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad040
Cancer referrals at African Inland Church Kijabe Hospital, Kiambu County (2014–2020) and the impact of COVID-19
Moses Kamita, Peter Bird, Beryl Akinyi, Rosemary Wangari Kamau, Robert Carter, Sarah Muma, Mary Adam, Timothy Makori, Jonine D Figueroa, Francis Makokha
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 547–556, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad007
Short Communication
Severe tooth loss and mortality risk: a population-based, longitudinal prospective study in a rural setting
Oscar H Del Brutto, Bettsy Y Recalde, Denisse A Rumbea, Robertino M Mera
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 611–613, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad024
Lassa fever cases suffer from severe underreporting based on reported fatalities
David Simons
International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2023, Pages 608–610, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac076
