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A mixed methods study to assess the impact of COVID-19 on maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition in fragile and conflict-affected settings

Conflict and Health, 2022
Background The impacts of COVID-19 are unprecedented globally. The pandemic is reversing decades of progress in maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCHN), especially fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS) whose populations were already
Mariana Rodo, Lucy Singh, Neal Russell, Neha S. Singh   +3 more
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Reproductive justice & preventable deaths: State funding, family planning, abortion, and infant mortality, US 1980–2010

SSM: Population Health, 2016
Introduction: Little current research examines associations between infant mortality and US states’ funding for family planning services and for abortion, despite growing efforts to restrict reproductive rights and services and documented associations ...
Nancy Krieger, Sofia Gruskin, Nakul Singh, Mathew V. Kiang, Jarvis T. Chen, Pamela D. Waterman, Jason Beckfield, Brent A. Coull   +7 more
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Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study

The Lancet Public Health, 2021
Summary: Background: Since 2010, large reductions in funding for local government services have been introduced in England. These reductions in funding have potentially led to reduced provision of health-promoting public services.
Alexandros Alexiou, PhD, Katie Fahy, MMath, Kate Mason, PhD, Davara Bennett, MSc, Heather Brown, PhD, Clare Bambra, ProfPhD, David Taylor-Robinson, ProfPhD, Benjamin Barr, ProfPhD   +7 more
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Health information and health-seeking behaviour in Yemen: perspectives of health leaders, midwives and mothers in two rural areas of Yemen

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Humanitarian crises can lead to the rapid change in the health needs of women and newborns, which may give rise to a complex situation that would require various interventions as solutions.
Dalia Hyzam, Mingyang Zou, Michael Boah, Abeer Saeed, Chenrui Li, Shixu Pan, Jinhe Zhai, Li-Jie Wu   +7 more
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Development of the Kisiizi hospital health insurance scheme: lessons learned and implications for universal health coverage

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Kisiizi Hospital Health Insurance scheme started in 1996 to; improve access to health services, and provide a stable source of funding and reduce bad debts to Kisiizi hospital. Objectives of this study were; to describe Kisiizi Hospital Health
Sebastian Olikira Baine, Alex Kakama, Moses Mugume   +2 more
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Understanding the crisis in harm reduction funding in Central and Eastern Europe

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background The harm reduction (HR) approach to injecting drug use was rapidly adopted in Central Europe following the fall of the Iron Curtain. The associated social and economic transformation had significant consequences for drug policies in the region.
Michal Miovský, Silvia Miklíková, Viktor Mravčík, Jean-Paul Grund, Tereza Černíková   +4 more
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COVID-19 and gender-based violence service provision in the United States.

PLoS ONE, 2022
IntroductionGender-based violence (GBV) policies and services in the United States (U.S.) have historically been underfunded and siloed from other health services. Soon after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports emerged noting increases in GBV and
Rachel Sapire, Jennifer Ostrowski, Malia Maier, Goleen Samari, Clarisa Bencomo, Terry McGovern   +5 more
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
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Examining the Sustainability of Core Capacity and Evidence-Based Interventions for FIT-Based CRC Screening: California Colorectal Cancer Control Program

Cancer Control
Objectives We examined the extent to which funded satellite clinics could sustain the California Colon Cancer Control Program (C4P) strategies implemented in health systems to increase uptake of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) or immunochemical fecal
Ndukaku Omelu PhD, MsCLRA, Marilyn Kempster MPH, LeeAnn Velasquez HS, Jessica Nunez de Ybarra MD, MPH, Renato Littaua DVM, Shauntay Davis-Patterson MPH, Marco Coelho BA, Brendan Darsie MPH, June Hunter MPH, Celena Donahue BA, Socorro Carrillo BA, Raquel Arias MPH, Sonia Pinal MPH   +12 more
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Uremic toxins are a growing area of research in nephrology, with significant implications in the progression and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the management of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD). This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the global research trends, key contributors, and the impact of publications in ...
Yuh‐Shan Ho, Karim M. Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Wannasit Wathanavasin, Ahmed Daoud, Ahmed I. Kamal, Balázs Szamosfalvi, Tibor Fülöp   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source