International Health: Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024

25 Nov 2024

International Health Volume 16 Issue 6 November 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 Editors Choice article assesses the effect of a novel neonatal warming device on neonatal hypothermia across two hospitals and four health centres in Malawi. Other articles include an analysis of neck-circumference as a predictor of all-cause mortality, and a study of blood donation practice across government tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.

Lessons From The Field

Instituting coronavirus disease 2019 testing: opportunities and challenges of molecular laboratory diagnosis in a Souther Nigerian teaching hosptial

Iriagbonse I Osaigbovo, Isaac O Igbarumah, Darlington E Obaseki

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 573–576, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae023

Review Article

Level of exposure to aflatoxins during pregnancy and its association with adverse birth outcomes in Africa: a meta-analysis 

Jemal Y Hassen, Adera Debella, Addis Eyeberu, Ibsa Mussa

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 577–591, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae015

Original Articles

Introduction of a novel neonatal warming device in Malawi: an implementation science study 

Mc Geofrey Mvula, Alejandro Frade Garcia, Lemekeza Namwali, Beatrice Lydia Matanje, Isaac Mphande, Fabien Munyaneza, Sitalire Kapira, Anne Hansen

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 592–601, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad114

 

Qualitative study of the stigma associated with the lived experiences of Buruli ulcer disease among patients in Nigeria 

Precious Chidozie Azubuike, Uchenna Frank Imo, Chimankpam Kingsley Ogbonna

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 602–609, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad090

 

Spatial distribution and factors associated with health insurance subscription among women in Ghana 

Richard Gyan Aboagye, Ebenezer N K Boateng, Yaw Marfo Okyere, Joshua Okyere, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 610–624, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad092

 

Neonatal pain management practice in the neonatal intensive care unit of public hospitals: a survey of healthcare providers in eastern Ethiopia 

Sinetibeb Mesfin Kebede, Meron Degefa, Tamirat Getachew, Magarsa Lami, Barkot Tadesse, Habtamu Bekele

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 625–635, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad095

 

Blood donation practices, processing and utilisation of blood components in government tertiary hospitals in Nigeria: a multicentre cooperative study 

Garba Umar, Ibrahim Abdulqadir, Ngozi Ugwu, Titilope Adeyemo, Nabila Yau, Abdulazziz Hassan, John Olaniyi, Abubakar Musa, Sharafa Abubakar, Muhammad Ndakotsu, Jasini James, Chika Uche, Awwal Musa, Chikadibia Ukoma, Benedict Nwogoh, Ekaete David, Angela Ugwu, Chizoba Nwankwo, Olaitan Omokanye, Aisha Abba, Temilola Owojuyigbe, Mujtabba Isyaku, Esther Obi, Ezra Jatau, Timothy Ekwere, Rashidat Oladosu-Olayiwola, Hezekiah Isah, Sirajo Diggi, Alexander Nwannadi, Saleh Yuguda, Obinna Iheanacho, Hadiza Tikau, Ibijola Adeleke, Mabel Ekanem, Anazoeze Madu, Augustina Ikusemoro, Celestine Chukwu, Amal Galadanci, Okon Bassey, Theresa Otu, Obineche Agwu, Patrick Osho, Aisha Gwarzo, Sadiya Hassan, Adepoju Majeed, Anas Umar, Habib Abubakar, Mohamed Gimba, Michael Ugbor, Abdulmalik Ali, Clara Ajuba

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 636–641, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad105

 

A multilevel analysis of social determinants of skilled birth attendant utilisation among married and cohabiting women of Madagascar 

Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Benedicta Bawa, John Dindas, Eugene Budu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 642–652, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad108

 

Associations between tea-drinking habits and health-related quality of life in Chinese adults: a mediation analysis based on sleep quality 

Yong Tian, Lijun Fan, Hui Xue, Xinyu Zhao, Ji Zheng, Wancai Sun, Ming Yao, Wei Du

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 653–663, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad110

 

Neck circumference as a predictor of all-cause mortality in middle-aged and older adults in rural Ecuador 

Oscar H Del Brutto, Denisse A Rumbea, Maitri Patel, Robertino M Mera

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 664–669, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad119

 

Prevalence, inequality and associated factors of overweight/obesity among Bangladeshi adolescents aged 15–19 years 

Md Sabbir Ahmed, Safayet Khan, Mansura Islam, Md Irteja Islam, Md Musharraf Hossain, Bayezid Khan, Fakir Md Yunus

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Pages 670–677, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae012

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Uptake and challenges with daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men and transgender women, suburban Yangon, Myanmar 

International Health, Volume 16, Issue 6, November 2024, Page 678, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae053