BMC Global and Public Health
2731-913X
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Communication strategies to promote vaccination behaviours in sub-Saharan Africa Abstract Effective public health communication is needed to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. We present six best practices: (1) use of collective action/altruism, (2) use of relatable language, (3) tailoring messages, (4) use of gain-framed messages, (5) use of trusted messengers and (6) use of research to test messages.
Strengthening community midwives to tackle gender-based vulnerabilities during the 2022 floods in Pakistan—lessons learned for future natural disastersAbstract Several countries across different continents experienced severe flooding in 2022, including Pakistan. Given the greater frequency and affliction of natural disasters like flooding in an increasing number of countries, we share lessons from the experience of Pakistan in helping the most vulnerable populations through community-based health workers.
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Political trust in the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey in Denmark and Sweden Abstract
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The initial responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark and Sweden differed markedly. Balancing disparate concerns was crucial to generate trust in the COVID-19 restrictions. The aim was to investigate the extent to which there was trust in the handling of the pandemic by the D... ...
Development and application of the Demands for Population Health Interventions (Depth) framework for categorising the agentic demands of population health interventionsAbstract
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The ‘agentic demand’ of population health interventions (PHIs) refers to the capacity, resources and freedom to act that interventions demand of their recipients to benefit, which have a socio-economical pattern. Highly agentic interventions, e.g. information campaigns, rely on r... ...
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Cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve case finding for tuberculosis: developing consensus to motivate investmentAbstract To better evaluate the cost-effectiveness of active case finding for tuberculosis, a framework for estimating long-term cost and impact is needed. We outline such a framework and highlight the need for consensus estimates of which costs to measure; averted morbidity, mortality, and transmission; measurable short-term outcomes; and meaningful cost-effectiven...
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A unified voice to drive global improvements in oral health Abstract Approximately, 3.47 billion individuals worldwide are affected by oral disorders, with untreated dental caries being the most prevalent issue, impacting 2.30 billion people. Addressing this complex health problem requires a collective and unified approach from the oral health community. However, stakeholders often focus on their own interests, leading to in... ...
Prevalence of subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis and its association with HIV in household contacts of index tuberculosis patients in two South African provinces: a secondary, cross-sectional analysis of a cluster-randomised trialAbstract
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People with subclinical tuberculosis (TB) have microbiological evidence of disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , but either do not have or do not report TB symptoms. The relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and subclinical TB ... ...
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Community-based active-case finding for tuberculosis: navigating a complex minefieldAbstract Community-based active case finding (ACF) for tuberculosis (TB) involves an offer of screening to populations at risk of TB, oftentimes with additional health promotion, community engagement and health service strengthening. Recently updated World Health Organization TB screening guidelines conditionally recommend expanded offer of ACF for communities where... ...
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Factors associated with help-seeking by women facing intimate partner violence in India: findings from National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–2021)Abstract
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women has harmful effects on their psychological and physical health. However, help-seeking for IPV is significantly low among women in the Indian context. This study examines the different factors that influence help-seeking behaviour amon... ...
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