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The complete issue 1/2018
Journal of Global Health: Complete issue 1/2018
JOGH Volume 8 Issue 1


Editorials
Getting more light into the dark room of editorial conflicts of interest
Ana Marušić, Rafael Dal-Ré
JOGH 2018; 8: 010101 (4 pages)
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Declarations of conflicts of interest from the editors of the Journal of Global Health
Ana Marušić, Igor Rudan, Harry Campbell
JOGH 2018; 8: 010102 (2 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 21 June 2018]
News
Regions
JOGH 2018; 8: 010201 (8 pages)
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Agencies
JOGH 2018; 8: 010202 (8 pages)
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Resources
JOGH 2018; 8: 010203 (9 pages)
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Meeting Reports

First Global Blood & Marrow Transplant [GlobalBMT] Conference in Kathmandu with experiences from Nepal, India, Singapore and Sri Lanka
Damiano Rondelli, Tan Lip Kun, Vikram Mathews, Lallindra V Gooneratne, Sampurna Tuladhar, Samir Neupane, Santosh Kumar Devadas, Vikas Dua, Bishesh Sharma Poudyal
JOGH 2018; 8: 010204 (5 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 16 April 2018]

Initiatives

World Peace in One Hour
Peace is Profitable
Roadmap to Peace
Nenad Bach
JOGH 2018; 8: 010205 (4 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 26 February 2018]
Viewpoints
Transitioning financial responsibility for health programs from external donors to developing countries: Key issues and recommendations for policy and research
Stephen Resch, Robert Hecht
JOGH 2018; 8: 010301 (7 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 16 January 2018]
A public health approach to pediatric hearing impairment in the Pacific Islands
Annette Kaspar, Joseph Kei, Carlie Driscoll, De Wet Swanepoel, Helen Goulios
JOGH 2018; 8: 010302 (4 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 23 January 2018]
Calling for the next WHO Global Health Initiative: the use of disruptive innovation to meet the health care needs of displaced populations
Robert MT Staruch, Anair Beverly, Jason K Sarfo-Annin, Sian Rowbotham
JOGH 2018; 8: 010303 (4 pages)
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Encouraging local ownership of an externally-coordinated capacity building initiative in Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania: an exercise in process evaluation
Emilia Vignola, Marcie Parkhurst, Amos Misomali, Rebecca Heidkamp
JOGH 2018; 8: 010304 (5 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 22 May 2018]
The ‘triple win’ practice: the importance of organizational support for volunteer endeavors undertaken by health care professionals and staff
Dilani Logan, Lawrence C Loh, Vivian Huang
JOGH 2018; 8: 010305 (5 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 07 June 2018]
Caution needed to avoid empty scale-up of Kangaroo Mother Care in low-income settings
Steve Hodgins, Bina Valsangkar, Janna Patterson, Stephen Wall, Joy Riggs-Perla
JOGH 2018; 8: 010306 (3 pages)
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Articles
Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers administering rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Western Kenya
Laura K Winn, Adriane Lesser, Diana Menya, Joy N Baumgartner, Joseph Kipkoech Kirui, Indrani Saran, Wendy Prudhomme-O’Meara
JOGH 2018; 8: 010401 (12 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 22 February 2018]
Availability of brands of six essential medicines in 124 pharmacies in Maharashtra
Colin Millard, Abhay B Kadam, Rushikesh Mahajan, Allyson M Pollock, Petra Brhlikova
JOGH 2018; 8: 010402 (12 pages)
 Full Text - PDF  [Online Publication Date: 23 January 2018]
Implementing health care reform: implications for performance of public hospitals in central Ethiopia
Tsegahun Manyazewal, Mokgadi C Matlakala
JOGH 2018; 8: 010403 (15 pages)
 Full Text - PDF  [Online Publication Date: 10 February 2018]
Early neonatal mortality in twin pregnancy: Findings from 60 low- and middle-income countries
Saverio Bellizzi, Howard Sobel, Ana Pilar Betran, Marleen Temmerman
JOGH 2018; 8: 010404 (14 pages)
 Full Text - PDF  [Online Publication Date: 23 January 2018]
Association of obstructive sleep apnea with hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Haifeng Hou, Yange Zhao, Wenqing Yu, Hualei Dong, Xiaotong Xue, Jian Ding, Weijia Xing, Wei Wang
JOGH 2018; 8: 010405 (10 page)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 10 February 2018]
Carrying water may be a major contributor to disability from musculoskeletal disorders in low income countries: a cross-sectional survey in South Africa, Ghana and Vietnam
Jo-Anne Geere, Jamie Bartram, Laura Bates, Leslie Danquah, Barbara Evans, Michael B Fisher, Nora Groce, Batsirai Majuru, Michael M Mokoena, Murembiwa S Mukhola, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham Duc, Ashley Rhoderick Williams, Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Paul R Hunter
JOGH 2018; 8: 010406 (14 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 16 February 2018]
Health systems around the world – a comparison of existing health system rankings
Stefanie Schütte, Paula N Marin Acevedo, Antoine Flahault
JOGH 2018; 8: 010407 (9 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 15 March 2018]
Can facility delivery reduce the risk of intrapartum complications-related perinatal mortality? Findings from a cohort study
Rasheda Khanam, Abdullah H Baqui, Mamun Ibne Moin Syed, Meagan Harrison, Nazma Begum, Abdul Quaiyum, Samir K Saha, Saifuddin Ahmed; for the Projahnmo Study Group in Bangladesh
JOGH 2018; 8: 010408 (11 pages)
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An observational study of monitoring of vital signs in children admitted to Kenyan hospitals: an insight into the quality of nursing care?
Morris Ogero, Philip Ayieko, Boniface Makone, Thomas Julius, Lucas Malla, Jacquie Oliwa, Grace Irimu, Mike English; on behalf of the Clinical Information Network author group
JOGH 2018; 8: 010409 (11 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 17 February 2018]
An emergency cash transfer program promotes weight gain and reduces acute malnutrition risk among children 6-24 months old during a food crisis in Niger
Jessica Bliss, Kate Golden, Leila Bourahla, Rebecca Stoltzfus, David Pelletier
JOGH 2018; 8: 010410 (11 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 17 February 2018]
Quantifying bias in measuring insecticide-treated bednet use: meta-analysis of self-reported vs objectively measured adherence
Paul J Krezanoski, David R Bangsberg, Alexander C Tsai
JOGH 2018; 8: 010411 (11 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 31 March 2018]
Heterogeneity in geographical trends of HIV epidemics among key populations in Pakistan: a mathematical modeling study of survey data
Dessalegn Y Melesse, Leigh Anne Shafer, Faran Emmanuel, Tahira Reza, Baseer K Achakzai, Sofia Furqan, James F Blanchard
JOGH 2018; 8: 010412 (11 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 8 May 2018]
Behavioural and clinical predictors for Loiasis
Johannes Mischlinger, Luzia Veletzky, Gildas B Tazemda-Kuitsouc, Paul Pitzinger, Pierre B Matsegui, Markus Gmeiner, Heimo Lagler, Tamirat Gebru, Jana Held, Benjamin Mordmüller, Michael Ramharter
JOGH 2018; 8: 010413 (9 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 27 February 2018]
Immigration: analysis, trends and outlook on the global research activity
Matthias Trost, Eileen M Wanke, Daniela Ohlendorf, Doris Klingelhöfer, Markus Braun, Jan Βauer, David A Groneberg, David Quarcoo, Dörthe Brüggmann
JOGH 2018; 8: 010414 (11 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 18 April 2018]
Who is bearing the financial burden of non-communicable diseases in Mongolia?
Otgontuya Dugee, Enkhtuya Palam, Bayarsaikhan Dorjsuren, Ajay Mahal
JOGH 2018; 8: 010415 (9 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 15 March 2018]
Examining horizontal inequity and social determinants of inequality in facility delivery services in three South Asian countries
Tanvir M Huda, Alison Hayes, Michael J Dibley
JOGH 2018; 8: 010416 (11 pages)
 Full Text - PDF  [Online Publication Date: 16 June 2018]
Have geopolitics influenced decisions on American health foreign assistance efforts during the Obama presidency?
Vin Gupta, Alexander C Tsa, Alexandre Mason-Sharma, Eric P Goosby, Ashish K Jha, Vanessa B Kerry
JOGH 2018; 8: 010417 (10 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 12 April 2018]
Zinc as an adjunct therapy in the management of severe pneumonia among Gambian children: randomized controlled trial
Stephen Howie, Christian Bottomley, Osaretin Chimah, Readon Ideh, Bernard Ebruke, Uduak Okomo, Charles Onyeama, Simon Donkor, Onike Rodrigues, Mary Tapgun, Marie Janneh, Claire Oluwalana, Bankole Kuti, Godwin Enwere, Pamela Esangbedo, Conor Doherty, Grant Mackenzie, Brian Greenwood, Tumani Corrah, Andrew Prentice, Richard Adegbola, Syed Zaman
JOGH 2018; 8: 010418 (12 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 18 April 2018]
Estimating the incidence of breast cancer in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Davies Adeloye, Olaperi Y. Sowunmi, Wura Jacobs, Rotimi A David, Adeyemi A Adeosun, Ann O. Amuta, Sanjay Misra, Muktar Gadanya, Asa Auta, Michael O Harhay, Kit Yee Chan
JOGH 2018; 8: 010419 (21 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 16 April 2018]
Magnitude and pattern of hypertension in the Niger Delta: a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based studies
Martinsixtus Ezejimofor, Olalekan Uthman, Yen-Fu Chen, Benedeth Ezejimofor, Aloysius Ezeabasili, Saverio Stranges, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala
JOGH 2018; 8: 010420 (13 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 09 June 2018]
Risk factors of neonatal mortality and child mortality in Bangladesh
Md Maniruzzaman, Harman S Suri, Nishith Kumar, Md Menhazul Abedin, Md Jahanur Rahman, Ayman El-Baz, Makrand Bhoot, Jagjit S Teji, Jasjit S Suri
JOGH 2018; 8: 010421 (16 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 30 April 2018]
Postnatal home visitation: lessons from country programs operating at scale
Robert McPherson, Stephen Hodgins
JOGH 2018; 8: 010422 (11 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 16 June 2018]
Research Theme 1: Global Health Research Priorities
Research priorities for adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods synthesis of two separate exercises
Jason M Nagata, Sejal Hathi, B Jane Ferguson, Michele J Hindin, Sachiyo Yoshida, David A Ross
JOGH 2018; 8: 010501 (9 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 17 February 2018]
Applications of crowdsourcing in health: an overview
Kerri Wazny
JOGH 2018; 8: 010502 (20 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 06 March 2018]
Research Theme 2: Improving Coverage Measurement
Linking data sources for measurement of effective coverage in maternal and newborn health: what do we learn from individual- vs ecological-linking methods?
Barbara Willey, Peter Waiswa, Darious Kajjo, Melinda Munos, Joseph Akuze, Elizabeth Allen, Tanya Marchant
JOGH 2018; 8: 010601 (12 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 22 February 2018]
Validity of maternal report of care-seeking for childhood illness
Emily D Carter, Micky Ndhlovu, Melinda Munos, Emmy Nkhama, Joanne Katz, Thomas P Eisele
JOGH 2018; 8: 010602 (13 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 19 March 2018]
Linking household and health facility surveys to assess obstetric service availability, readiness and coverage: evidence from 17 low- and middle-income countries
Mufaro Kanyangarara, Victoria B Chou, Andreea A Creanga, Neff Walker
JOGH 2018; 8: 010603 (12 pages)
 Full Text - PDF  [Online Publication Date: 22 May 2018]
Validation of maternal reports for low birthweight and preterm birth indicators in rural Nepal
Karen T Chang, Luke C Mullany, Subarna K Khatry, Steven C LeClerq, Melinda K Munos, Joanne Katz
JOGH 2018; 8: 010604 (12 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 09 June 2018]
Women’s recall of maternal and newborn interventions received in the postnatal period: a validity study in Kenya and Swaziland
Katharine J McCarthy, Ann K Blanc, Charlotte E Warren, Brian Mdawida
JOGH 2018; 8: 010605 (15 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 12 May 2018]
Perspectives and implications of the Improving Coverage Measurement Core Group’s validation studies for household surveys
Fred Arnold, Shane M Khan
JOGH 2018; 8: 010606 (10 pages)
 Full Text - PDF  [Online Publication Date: 16 June 2018]
Evaluation of methods for linking household and health care provider data to estimate effective coverage of management of child illness: results of a pilot study in Southern Province, Zambia
Emily D Carter, Micky Ndhlovu, Thomas P Eisele, Emmy Nkhama, Joanne Katz, Melinda Munos
JOGH 2018; 8: 010607 (16 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 21 June 2018]
Research Theme 3: Kangaroo Mother Care
Kangaroo mother care for clinically unstable neonates weighing ≤2000 g: Is it feasible at a hospital in Uganda?
Melissa C Morgan, Harriet Nambuya, Peter Waiswa, Cally Tann, Diana Elbourne, Janet Seeley, Elizabeth Allen, Joy E Lawn
JOGH 2018; 8: 010701 (14 pages)
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Service readiness for inpatient care of small and sick newborns: what do we need and what can we measure now?
Sarah G Moxon, Tanya Guenther, Sabine Gabrysch, Christabel Enweronu-Laryea, Pavani Ram, Susan Niermeyer, Kate Kerber, Cally Tann, Neal Russell, Lily Kak, Patricia Bailey, Sasha Wilson, Wenjuan Wang, Rebecca Winter, Liliana Carvajal-Aguirre, Hannah Blencowe, Oona Campbell, Joy Lawn
JOGH 2018; 8: 010702 (19 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 08 June 2018]
Starting the conversation: community perspectives on preterm birth and kangaroo mother care in southern Malawi
Megan Lydon, Monica Longwe, Dyson Likomwa, Victoria Lwesha, Lydia Chimtembo, Pamela Donohue, Tanya Guenther, Bina Valsangar
JOGH 2018; 8: 010703 (11 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 07 June 2018]
Research Theme 4: Health Transitions in China
How to apply SHA 2011 at a subnational level in China’s practical situation: take children health expenditure as an example
Mingyang Li, Ang Zheng, Wenjuan Duan, Xin Mu, Chunli Liu, Yang Yang, Xin Wang
JOGH 2018; 8: 010801 (14 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 19 March 2018]
Comparison of text messaging data collection vs face-to-face interviews for public health surveys: a cluster randomized crossover study of care-seeking for childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea in rural China
Michelle Helena van Velthoven, Wei Wang, Qiong Wu, Ye Li, Robert W Scherpbier, Xiaozhen Du, Li Chen, Yanfeng Zhang, Josip Car, Igor Rudan
JOGH 2018; 8: 010802 (14 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 10 June 2018]
Prevalence, risk factors and burden of diabetic retinopathy in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Peige Song, Jinyue Yu, Kit Yee Chan, Evropi Theodoratou, Igor Rudan
JOGH 2018; 8: 010803 (16 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 09 June 2018]
The national and subnational prevalence of cataract and cataract blindness in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Peige Song, He Wang, Evropi Theodoratou, Kit Yee Chan, Igor Rudan
JOGH 2018; 8: 010804 (18 pages)
 Full Text - PDF | Supplementary Material   [Online Publication Date: 16 June 2018]
Research Theme 5: Measuring coverage of essential maternal and newborn care interventions: an unfinished agenda
Thermal care of newborns: drying and bathing practices in Malawi and Bangladesh
Shane M Khan, Eunsoo Timothy Kim, Kavita Singh, Agbessi Amouzou, Liliana Carvajal-Aguirre
JOGH 2018; 8: 010901 (10 pages)
 Full Text - PDF   [Online Publication Date: 8 May 2018]



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