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Self-reported sexually transmitted infections and related symptoms among women in Ghana. [PDF]

PLoS One
Wongnaah FG, Adeleye K, Osborne A, Aboagye RG, Ahinkorah BO.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Occupational Licensing and Psychologist Supply

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Does reducing interstate licensing barriers increase the supply of mental health providers? We study this question using the U.S. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), which allows psychologists to practice across state lines via telemedicine without obtaining additional state licenses.
Daniel Goetz
wiley   +1 more source

Policy Progress in Using Economic Policy Instruments to Improve Nutrition: Challenges and Opportunities

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Economic policy can be a powerful instrument to influence food environments and support improved diets and health. Over the past 20 years, the use of fiscal policy to improve diets has increased dramatically. This paper reviews the trajectory of policy change, and explores the ways in which research has informed three different dimensions of ...
Anne Marie Thow
wiley   +1 more source

Geospatial disparities in infant mortality in Ghana: evidence from national data. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health
Osei KM, Han W, Kang S, Rajaguru V, Ha MJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring the Socio‐Economic Toll of Non‐Communicable Diseases in Low‐Resource Settings: Novel Evidence From Mozambique

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The socio‐economic burden of increasingly prevalent non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) in low‐income countries is substantial and widely recognised. This study aimed to fill the remaining evidence gap for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) patients in selected health facilities across two provinces in Mozambique.
Maria Verykiou, Paolo Belardi, Sandra Loureiro, Paolo Massaro, Fernando Chenene, Celina Mate, Celeste Amado, Armindo Daniel Tiago, Giovanni Putoto, Aleksandra Torbica   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Universal Health Coverage and Health Equity in West Africa: Tracking Progress Toward SDG 3.8 in Ghana and Liberia. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
Asamoah S, Sarfo M, Lawal O, Bonnah SK, Snowden M, Halsall JP, Biney GK, Asnake AA.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Availability of Cancer Screening Across HIV Treatment Sites in the IeDEA Consortium

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
In recent years, incorporating comprehensive cancer screening strategies into routine HIV care has gained growing attention. This survey of 220 sites providing HIV care across 41 countries shows that cervical cancer screening has increased in availability over time.
Rachael A. Pellegrino, Bryan E. Shepherd, Sanjay Pujari, Valeria Fink, Gad Murenzi, Miriam Nakalembe, Sally B. Coburn, Eliane Rohner, Antoine Jaquet, Caroline Lade, Brenda Crabtree Ramirez, Kathryn Anastos, Aggrey Semeere, Lesley S. Park, Limpho Mokone, Simon Boni, I Ketut Agus Somia, Emilia M. Jalil, Adebola Adedimeji, Omenge Orang'o, Michael J. Silverberg, Kumbirai Pise Quarter, Eugène Messou, Jeremy Ross, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Patricia Lelo, Helen Byakwaga, Oliver Ezechi, Jonathan Euvrard, Fernanda Maruri, Chad J. Achenbach, Jessica L. Castilho, on behalf of International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA)   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association between food insecurity and functional disability among older adults: the mediating effects of childhood and adult socioeconomic status in a ten-year follow-up longitudinal study in Ghana and South Africa. [PDF]

J Nutr Health Aging
Awuviry-Newton K, Nkansah JO, Oteng SA, Corso B, Doh D, Saunders B, Chalton K, Kowal P, Asiamah N.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

Telehealth Usability, Engagement Patterns, and Technical Infrastructure in Managing Noncommunicable Diseases Among Health Care Professionals in Brazil, Ghana, Honduras, and the United Kingdom: Multinational Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

J Med Internet Res
Brackstone K, Gonçalves RL, Pagano AS, Reis ZSN, Afagbedzi SK, Zambrano LI, Lopes TCP, Cordeiro SA, Nunes JM, Meira W, Batchelor J, Ribeiro ALP.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source