International Health: Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024

24 Jul 2024

International Health is an Open Access journal that aims to stimulate scientific and policy debate and provide a forum for analysis and opinion sharing for individuals and organisations engaged in all areas of global heath. 

This month’s Editor’s Choice is an article looking at the individual- and community-level women's empowerment and utilization of maternity care services in Afghanistan.

Review Articles

Trend, prevalence and predictors of successful vaginal birth after caesarean section in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis 
Bikila Balis, Habtamu Bekele, Aboma Diriba Hunde, Lemesa Abdisa, Magarsa Lami
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad048

The burden and impact of COVID-19 among newborns in African countries: a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis 
Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile, Tamirat Getachew, Assefa Iyasu Negash
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad112

Original Articles

Can collaboration among health and social care workers play a role in addressing geriatric care challenges? A qualitative case study in Central Vietnam 
Man Thi Hue Vo, Keiko Nakamura, Kaoruko Seino, T J Robinson T Moncatar, Tran Dai Tri Han, Kathryn Lizbeth L Siongco, Yuri Tashiro, Thang Van Vo
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad082

Prevalence and factors associated with rural mothers’ protection against tetanus: a cross-national analysis in 33 sub-Saharan African countries 
Wonder Agbemavi, Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere, Emmanuella Acheampong, Vincent Bio Bediako
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad103

Prevalence of non-communicable disease among displaced Rohingya in southern Bangladesh: a first look at a persecuted ethnic minority from Myanmar 
Jason T Tsichlis, Ipsita Hamid Trisha, Ghazal Aghagoli, Meerjady Sabrina Flora, M Ruhul Abid
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad106

Accuracy, acceptability and feasibility of photography for use in trachoma surveys: a mixed methods study in Tanzania 
Donal Bisanzio, Robert Butcher, Valérian Turbé, Kenji Matsumoto, Chaitra Dinesh, Patrick Massae, Michael Dejene, Cristina Jimenez, Colin Macleod, Einoti Matayan, Caleb Mpyet, Alex Pavluck, Martha Idalí Saboyá-Díaz, Fentahun Tadesse, Sandra Liliana Talero, Anthony W Solomon, Jeremiah Ngondi, George Kabona, Cecilia Uisso, Alistidia Simon, Upendo Mwingira, Emma M Harding-Esch
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad111

Editors Choice: The individual- and community-level women's empowerment and utilization of maternity care services in Afghanistan: a multilevel cross-validation study 
Omid Dadras
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad116

Predictor of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study 
Tadesse Dufera, Merga Dheresa, Tariku Dingeta, Mezgebu Legesse, Sinetibeb Mesfin, Bikila Balis, Tegenu Balcha
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad118

Is there an association between gender stereotypes and sexual risk attitudes and behaviors? A population-based study among Peruvian adolescents 
Diana Manuela Ticona, Ariana Gabriela Musaja-Cruz, Paula Regina Durand-Anahua, Raul Eduardo Escobar-Cabezas, Luz Mirian Mamani, Crislee Elizabeth Lopez
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad120

Impact of age and gender differences in the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in the Thai Cohort Study 
Xiyu Feng, Haribondhu Sarma, Sam-ang Seubsman, Adrian Sleigh, Matthew Kelly
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, Pages 454–462, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae018

An examination of the predictors of change in BMI among 38 026 school students in Makkah, Saudi Arabia 
Mohammed Banany, Klaus Gebel, David Sibbritt
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, Pages 463–467, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae029

Short Communication

Heterogenous pathogen profile associated with acute conjunctivitis in Nepal 
Meenu Chaudhary, Sanjeeta Sitaula, Kevin Ruder, Cindi Chen, Lina Zhong, Yu Heng Lu, Thomas Abraham, Danny Yu, Armin Hinterwirth, Thomas M Lietman, Thuy Doan, Gerami D Seitzman, the SCORPIO Study Group
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad079


Obstetric transition: trends in maternal mortality in Somalia over the last two decades 
Ahmed Aweis, Abdirahman H Osoble, Suleyman A Mohamed, Abdulkadir Aweis
International Health, Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad121

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