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