The Arabic adaptation and validation of the Partners in Health scale among patients with chronic diseases by Hayfa Almutary

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Low body mass index as a predictor of sputum culture conversion and treatment outcomes among patients receiving treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lesotho by Lawrence Oyewusi, Chengbo Zeng, KJ Seung, Stephanie Mpinda, Mikanda Kunda, Carole D Mitnick, Makelele Kanu, Meseret Tamirat, Joalane Makaka, Mabatloung Mofolo, Refiloe Maime, Llang Maama, Ninza Senyo, Bamidele Oguntoyinbo, Lwayi Mayombo, Molly F Franke

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A Clinical Mentorship and Quality Improvement Program to Support Health Center Nurses Manage Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Rwanda by Aphrodis Ndayisaba, Emmanuel Harerimana, Ryan Borg, Ann C. Miller, Catherine M. Kirk, Katrina Hann, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Anatole Manzi, Gedeon Ngoga, Symaque Dusabeyezu, Cadet Mutumbira, Tharcisse Mpunga, Patient Ngamije, Fulgence Nkikabahizi, Joel Mubiligi, Simon Pierre Niyonsenga, Charlotte Bavuma, Paul H. Park

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Economic evaluation of integrated services for non-communicable diseases and HIV: costs and client outcomes in rural Malawi by Luckson Dullie, Emily B Wroe, Elizabeth L Dunbar, Noel Kalanga, Lawrence Nazimera, Adarsh Shah, Bright Mailosi, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Ryan K McBain, Natalie Price, Mahlet Gizaw, Chantelle Boudreaux, Liberty Neba

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Quantitative profiling of the vaginal microbiota improves resolution of the microbiota-immune axis by Eric Armstrong, Rachel Liu, James Pollock, Sanja Huibner, Suji Udayakumar, Erastus Irungu, Pauline Ngurukiri, Peter Muthoga, Wendy Adhiambo, Sergey Yegorov, Joshua Kimani, Tara Beattie, Bryan Coburn, Rupert Kaul

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Adaptation and validation of the Children’s Surgical Assessment Tool for Rwandan district hospitals by Sarah Nuss, Jean Paul Majyambere, Edmond Ntaganda, Callum Forbes, Jonathan Nkurunziza, Carol Mugabo, Vincent Cubaka, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier

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Preferences for and acceptability of long-acting HIV prevention products among pregnant and lactating women accessing health services in Kenya: a mixed method cross-sectional analy... by Vallery Ogello, Paul Mwangi, Zachary Kwena, Nicholas Thuo, Catherine Makokha, Emmah Owidi, Nelson Muteti, Catherine Kiptinness, Nelly R. Mugo, Kenneth Ngure

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The impact of the Lesotho health reform in the re-structuring of the village health workers program by Afom T. Andom, Hannah N. Gilbert, Courtney M. Yuen, Mapoho Mokoroane, Melino Ndayizigiye, Mpopo Tsoele, Masebeo Koto, Retsepile Tlali, Makena Ratsiu, Joia S. Mukherjee

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Acceptability of telemedicine for early surgical site infection diagnosis after cesarean delivery in rural Rwanda: a qualitative study by Laban Bikorimana, Eve Hiyori Estrada, Anne Niyigena, Robert Riviello, Fredrick Kateera, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Vincent K. Cubaka

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Health system costs of a breast cancer early diagnosis programme in a rural district of Rwanda: a retrospective, cross-sectional economic analysis by Lydia E Pace, Lawrence N Shulman, Jean Claude Mugunga, Parsa Erfani, Kayleigh Pavitra Bhangdia, Rashidah Nambaziira, Lysa Carolle Niteka, Jean Marie Vianney Dusengimana, John Ruhumuriza, Marie Louise Uwineza, Vestine Rugema, Cyprien Shyirambere, Melany Rabideau

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The association of travel distance and other patient characteristics with breast cancer stage at diagnosis and treatment completion at a rural Rwandan cancer facility by Kayleigh Bhangdia, Abirami Natarajan, Niclas Rudolfson, Stéphane Verguet, Marcia C. Castro, Jean-Marie Vianney Dusengimana, Cyprien Shyirambere, Lauren E. Schleimer, Lawrence N. Shulman, Aline Umwizerwa, Catherine Kigonya, John Butonzi, Emily MacDuffie, Temidayo Fadelu, Daniel S. O’Neil, Cam Nguyen, Tharcisse Mpunga, Nancy L. Keating, Lydia E. Pace

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The Effect of Hospitalization on Older Couples by Donna Davis

“…Studies have shown that declines in physical and mental health of a spouse are often linked to a decrease in their partner’s health.” This 2-page Family Album Radio transcript was written by Donna Davis and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, August 2012. …”
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The Effect of Hospitalization on Older Couples by Donna Davis

“…Studies have shown that declines in physical and mental health of a spouse are often linked to a decrease in their partner’s health.” This 2-page Family Album Radio transcript was written by Donna Davis and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, August 2012. …”
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Gouverner, soigner, éduquer (à) la sexualité : enjeux subjectifs de la « maternité adolescente » en Colombie by Gabriela Patino-Lakatos, María Cristina Tenorio

“…Through certain themes, female subjects express themselves in their relationships with others, with parents before sexual partners, defying health and academic knowledge and discourse, in the cultural contexts of so-called “southern” countries.…”
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Psychosocial needs of adolescents living with TB in Peru and South Africa by C. Cintron, G. Hoddinott, B.R. Sinche, R.A. Brown, D.T. Wademan, J.A. Seddon, S.S. Chiang

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Impact of Mobile Health (mHealth) Use by Community Health Workers on the Utilization of Maternity Care in Rural Malawi: A Time Series Analysis by Kachimanga C, Ng’ambi WF, Kazinga D, Ndarama E, Amulele MA, Munyaneza F, Abejirinde IOO, van den Akker T, Kulinkina AV

“…Chiyembekezo Kachimanga,1,2 Wingston Felix Ng’ambi,3 Doctor Kazinga,1 Enoch Ndarama,4 Mercy Ambogo Amulele,5 Fabien Munyaneza,1 Ibukun-Oluwa O Abejirinde,6,7 Thomas van den Akker,2,8 Alexandra V Kulinkina1,9,10 1Partners in Health Malawi, Neno, Malawi; 2Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3Health Economics and Policy Unit, Department of Health Systems and Policy, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi; 4Ministry of Health, Neno, Malawi; 5Medic, Nairobi, Kenya; 6Women College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Toronto, ON, Canada; 7Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 8Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; 9Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland; 10University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence: Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Partners in Health Malawi, Post Office Box 56, Neno, Malawi, Email chembekachimanga@yahoo.co.ukPurpose: Maternal mortality in Malawi is high, with low coverage of maternity care being a contributing factor. …”
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Making space for patients’ preferences in precision medicine: a qualitative study exploring perspectives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Bente Appel Esbensen, Karin Schölin Bywall, Jennifer Viberg Johansson, Inger Erlandsson, Marie Heidenvall, Marta Lason

“…The interview guide was developed together with patient research partners and health care professionals.Setting An invitation to the interviews was sent through a mobile application. …”
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Strengthening Maternal and Infant Health in an impoverished peri urban community in Lima, Peru: The SAMI Project by Anna KOHLER-SMITH, Karen RAMOS, Carmen CONTRERAS, Milagros DUEÑAS, Leonid LECCA, Jerome T. GALEA

“…In this paper, we present the preliminary results of the ‘Strengthening Maternal and Child Health in the District of Carabayllo’ or SAMI Project, developed by non-governmental organization Socios en Salud (Partners in Health).The project offers an innovative and multifaceted community approach to preventing maternal morbidity through management of the clinical, emotional, and nutritional health needs of pregnant women, postpartum women and infants in Lima, Peru. …”

Economic evaluation of Maternal Depression Treatment in HIV (M-DEPTH) for perinatal depression among women living with HIV in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Ryan McBain, Adeyemi Okunogbe, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Violet Gwokyalya, Glenn Wagner

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Effectiveness of men in maternity health (MiM) intervention on male involvement in maternal health care to improve maternal health outcomes in Naypyitaw, Myanmar [version 1; peer r... by Alessio Panza, Pyae Linn Aung, San San Myint Aung, May Chan Oo

“…Methods This study employed a mixed-methods approach with quantitative surveying of the male partners and qualitative interviewing of both male and female partners and health stakeholders. A 6-month MiM education program on pregnancy complications, antenatal care, delivery care, and birth preparedness was provided to the intervention group. …”
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