International Health: Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024
This month’s Editor’s Choice article is a scoping review by a Keona J H Blanks and colleagues, which examines neonatal emollient therapy and massage practices in Africa. Their work highlights the value of these approaches for improving skin barrier function and preventing serious infections and mortality, whilst at the same time reducing the risk of the development of disability in fine motor skills and hearing disability. Further studies and implementation research are required to establish the effectiveness and feasibility of widescale use of these practices and the impact of emollient therapy in Sub Saharan Africa.
Editorial
Innovation in laboratory testing approaches to oversee Africa's local production of medical products. Rachelle Harris and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 129–132, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad053
Review Articles
Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis among Asian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sara Kalavani and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 133–143, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad037
Prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Xin Zhang and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 144–151, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad047
Editor's Choice
Neonatal emollient therapy and massage practices in Africa: a scoping review. Keona J H Blanks and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 152–164, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad052
Original Articles
Does women's empowerment and socio-economic status predict adequacy of antenatal care in sub-Saharan Africa? Richard Gyan Aboagye and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 165–173, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad016
Fertility desires of antiretroviral therapy-attending HIV-positive women and its associated factors in Harari region, Ethiopia. Sirgut Assefa and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 174–181, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad030
Differential effects of size-specific particulate matter on frailty transitions among middle-aged and older adults in China: findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), 2015–2018. Zhen Guo and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 182–193, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad033
Management of children with danger signs in integrated community case management care in rural southwestern Uganda (2014–2018). Michael Matte and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 194–199, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad039
Low medication adherence and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. Irene F Doya and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 200–207, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad042
Voluntary medical male circumcision and educational gradient in relation to HIV infection among sexually active adult men in Eswatini: evidence from the national surveys in 2006–2007 and 2016. Bongani Zakhele Masango and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 208–218, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad070
Concordance of emergency department physicians’ decisions on HIV post-exposure prophylaxis with national guidelines: results from a retrospective cohort study. Johannes Heck and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 219–226, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad076
Short Communication
Successful completion of onchocerciasis elimination mapping (OEM) in Niger, West Africa. Salissou Adamou and others. International Health, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 227–229, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad032
