International Health: Volume 15, Issue 6, November 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.
A highlight this month is a new paper by Zeleke et al., which is one the few studies to report on the readiness of the vaccine pharmacovigilance (VP) system used by designated health facilities to implement active surveillance for vaccine –related adverse events following immunization (AEFI).
As the authors say, no vaccine is 100% safe and both passive and active surveillance for AEFIs is needed. This is true for the vaccines currently in use but will be even more critical as new vaccines are introduced. The authors outline some of the main issues associated with VP systems in Ethiopia, provide recommendations to improve the situation, and, in doing so, highlight why it is important that health systems understand and address the barriers that preclude optimal AEFI surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read the full issue and find out how to submit to the journal here.
Review Articles
The therapeutic threshold in clinical decision-making for TB. Madeleine L de Rooij and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 615–622, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad002
Postoperative trachomatous trichiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis study. Nebiyat Feleke Adimassu and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 623–629, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad014
Vitamin A deficiency among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addis Eyeberu and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 630–643, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad038
Health insurance coverage and access to child and maternal health services in West Africa: a systematic scoping review. Joshua Dadjo and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 644–654, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad071
Original Articles
Exposure to interparental violence and risk of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa. Richard Gyan Aboagye and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 655–663, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac075
Rapidly adapted community health strategies to prevent treatment interruption and improve COVID-19 detection for Syrian refugees and the host population with hypertension and diabetes in Jordan. Ruwan Ratnayake and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 664–675, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac083
System and facility readiness assessment for conducting active surveillance of adverse events following immunization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Eden Dagnachew Zeleke and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 676–683, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac085
A qualitative study on stigma experienced by young adults living with sickle cell disease in Accra, Ghana. Lydia O Okoibhole and Bassey Ebenso. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 684–691, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac087
Mobility during the post-partum period and viraemia in women living with HIV in South Africa. Jasantha Odayar and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 692–701, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad001
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in Cameroon and Nigeria: a web-based cross-sectional study. Jerry Brown Aseneh and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 702–714, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad013
Individual-level and neighborhood-level shifts in mortality patterns among drug poisoning deaths in a high-density Asian city: a territory-wide, case-only analysis. Hung Chak Ho and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 715–722, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad015
Discovering risk patterns in people with affective disorder–induced disabilities associated with their healthcare delay. Wei Du and Younjin Chung. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 723–733, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad020
Spatial distribution of sexual network locations used by long-distance truck drivers along the Northern Corridor highway, Kenya. Cyrus Mutie and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 734–743, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad021
Impact of kinship support on child mortality in the Upper East Region of Ghana: assessing the Grandmother Hypothesis. George Wak and others. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 744–751, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad041
Commentary
Combatting thalassemia in the United Arab Emirates. Suaad Zayed Al-Oraimi and Gareth Davey. International Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023, Pages 752–753, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad011
