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Global capacity for implementing the eight practical steps to achieve universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities: A qualitative study using implementation science 实施在保健设施中普遍获得水、环境卫生和个人卫生的八项实际步骤的全球能力:利用实施科学进行的定性研究
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100182
Darcy M. Anderson, Caralee Sadler, Lucy K. Tantum, Ryan Cronk
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Rethinking cross-border health systems for contexts of mobility and forced displacement 重新思考流动和被迫流离失所背景下的跨境卫生系统
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100172
Fouad Fouad , Kyu Kyu Than , Maria Paola Bertone , Sophie Witter , Nyi Nyi Kyaw , Ibrahim R. Bou-Orm
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Community health workers’ perspectives on challenges faced by diverse, low-income suburban residents in Long Island, New York, United States 社区卫生工作者对美国纽约长岛不同低收入郊区居民所面临挑战的看法
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100162
Tatiana Ramirez, Meshack Achore, Martine Hackett
{"title":"Community health workers’ perspectives on challenges faced by diverse, low-income suburban residents in Long Island, New York, United States","authors":"Tatiana Ramirez,&nbsp;Meshack Achore,&nbsp;Martine Hackett","doi":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Serving as a bridge between community members and the healthcare system, community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in addressing health inequities within their communities. Research on CHWs, particularly in suburban contexts, remains limited. This study aims to identify the challenges faced by diverse, low-income suburban residents in Long Island, New York, United States, through the perspectives of the CHWs who serve these communities.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were collected through demographic surveys and semi-structured interviews with 10 CHWs working in Long Island, New York, from April 2024 to September 2024. Interview transcripts were coded and analyzed for themes and sub-themes using Atlas.ti software.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Three main themes emerged from the interview analysis: structural barriers and access, psychosocial and emotional well-being, and navigating systems. CHWs identified several challenges faced by diverse, low-income residents, including transportation, housing, food insecurity, emotional support, mental health resource navigation, immigration, and cultural barriers. CHWs addressed these challenges in various ways, primarily by connecting clients to resources, building relationships with them, and participating in the development of necessary programs and services.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Diverse, low-income suburban residents face numerous challenges that put them at risk for poor health outcomes and reduced quality of life. Community Health Workers (CHWs) have played a crucial role in assisting residents in navigating these challenges, although they have also faced difficulties in the process. Organizations serving these residents should develop improved CHWs resources to effectively meet community needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101183,"journal":{"name":"SSM - Health Systems","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145791983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Co-designing family planning interventions: Insights from religious leaders in urban eastern Uganda 共同设计计划生育干预措施:来自乌干达东部城市宗教领袖的见解
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100176
Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu , Catherine Birabwa , Kharim Mwebaza Muluya , Felix Kizito , Sarah Namutamba , Moses Kyangwa , Othman Kakaire , Peter Waiswa , Rornald Muhumuza Kananura
{"title":"Co-designing family planning interventions: Insights from religious leaders in urban eastern Uganda","authors":"Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu ,&nbsp;Catherine Birabwa ,&nbsp;Kharim Mwebaza Muluya ,&nbsp;Felix Kizito ,&nbsp;Sarah Namutamba ,&nbsp;Moses Kyangwa ,&nbsp;Othman Kakaire ,&nbsp;Peter Waiswa ,&nbsp;Rornald Muhumuza Kananura","doi":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100176","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>In Uganda, religion strongly influences family planning (FP) practices, yet religious leaders are often excluded from FP program design and delivery. Engaging them meaningfully could help address misconceptions and improve voluntary FP uptake.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We applied Community-Based Participatory Action Research and Human-Centered Design to engage 16 religious leaders from Muslim, Catholic, Anglican, and Pentecostal faiths in Jinja City and Iganga Municipality, eastern Uganda. Faith-specific discussions were conducted using a structured agenda and co-moderated by participants. Data from audio recordings and notes were transcribed, translated, and analyzed thematically.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>All religious leaders expressed openness to FP but differed in their definitions and preferred methods. Christian leaders associated FP with responsible parenthood and manageable family sizes, while Muslim leaders emphasized parental responsibility without limiting fertility, stressing faith in divine provision. Natural methods were widely accepted, while hormonal methods were met with caution due to health concerns. There was unanimous opposition to providing FP to unmarried adolescents, with abstinence endorsed as the only acceptable option. Leaders welcomed the opportunity to share FP messages through their platforms, provided materials were accurate, respectful of religious values, and comprehensive in scope.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Religious leaders can play a pivotal role in advancing FP awareness and acceptance when engaged as partners in design and messaging. Programs should prioritize culturally sensitive communication, clarify misconceptions, and co-create strategies that align with faith-based perspectives. These approaches can enhance trust, shift social norms, and improve access to FP services, especially in communities where religious influence is strong.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101183,"journal":{"name":"SSM - Health Systems","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146037833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Integrating family planning into Nigeria’s public health insurance: Challenges, opportunities, and feasibility for enhanced primary health care 将计划生育纳入尼日利亚的公共健康保险:加强初级保健的挑战、机遇和可行性
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100169
Emmanuel Nwala , Ayan Jha , Sa’id Gaya , Jay Gribble , Frances Ilika
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Developing more responsive mental health services in Lesotho: Using a socioecological framework to explore the system’s building blocks 在莱索托发展更具响应性的精神卫生服务:使用社会生态框架探索该系统的组成部分
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100173
Ann Scheunemann , Moleboheng Mohlalisi , Sebaka Malope , Brian W. Jack , David C. Henderson
{"title":"Developing more responsive mental health services in Lesotho: Using a socioecological framework to explore the system’s building blocks","authors":"Ann Scheunemann ,&nbsp;Moleboheng Mohlalisi ,&nbsp;Sebaka Malope ,&nbsp;Brian W. Jack ,&nbsp;David C. Henderson","doi":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100173","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100173","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite increased focus on mental health as a sustainable development goal and human right, treatment gaps between service need and access remain high globally. Treatment gaps are impacted by the availability and desirability of the services being provided with mental health systems and can be assessed through the health systems building blocks framework, which identifies six factors for providing mental health services that are responsive to the needs of the individuals and communities served. This study explored service user and provider experiences of treatment gaps within Lesotho’s mental health system, across socioecological levels of care and the building blocks framework, as well as recommendations for improvement. Qualitative data were collected with 218 participants across 25 five groups and four interviews, including health workers, mental health workers, and community members. Participants and data collection sites were selected for diversity, ensuring that all districts, ecological regions, and geographic areas were represented. Two themes and seven sub-themes were identified. Participants felt that communication across governmental and nongovernmental sectors and between levels of care was limited and suggested developing policies to better guide service delivery. Service delivery could also be improved by diversifying care options and providers. Participants identified shortages in the mental health workforce and recommended better support for employees, training more providers, and better capacitating specialists and generals to provide care. Access could be enhanced through infrastructure development. These findings provide direction for strengthening mental health services in resource-constrained settings, through collaboration to improve service availability and responsiveness to improve desirability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101183,"journal":{"name":"SSM - Health Systems","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145978448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Innovating mental healthcare with blockchain technology: Expert perspectives from Tanzania 用区块链技术创新精神保健:来自坦桑尼亚的专家观点
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100187
Augustino Mwogosi
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Healthcare infrastructure and cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings: A systematic review focused on Sub-Saharan Africa 低资源环境下的卫生保健基础设施和宫颈癌筛查:以撒哈拉以南非洲为重点的系统综述
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100186
Magnus Michael Sichalwe , Abdul Basit , Attiq Ur Rehman , Grace Tavengana , Manas Ranjan Behera , Muskan Fatima , Phephile Patience Sifundza
{"title":"Healthcare infrastructure and cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings: A systematic review focused on Sub-Saharan Africa","authors":"Magnus Michael Sichalwe ,&nbsp;Abdul Basit ,&nbsp;Attiq Ur Rehman ,&nbsp;Grace Tavengana ,&nbsp;Manas Ranjan Behera ,&nbsp;Muskan Fatima ,&nbsp;Phephile Patience Sifundza","doi":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100186","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100186","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cervical cancer remains a major public health problem, causing over 340,000 deaths in 2020, with nearly 90 % occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries the highest burden due to weak health systems, limited HPV vaccination, and very low screening coverage. This review, conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, synthesized evidence from thirty recent studies and found that screening uptake in SSA remains extremely low (10–19 %, pooled 12.9 %), constrained by limited access to facilities, personnel shortages, inadequate equipment, socioeconomic inequities, weak supply chains, low provider guideline awareness, cultural stigma, and high loss to follow-up. Promising strategies to address these barriers include task-shifting to nurses and community health workers, structured training and supervision, mobile clinics, community outreach, and emerging technologies such as AI-powered diagnostics. With targeted investment, political commitment, and adaptation of proven global strategies, SSA can strengthen screening, improve equity, and move closer to eliminating cervical cancer as a public health threat.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101183,"journal":{"name":"SSM - Health Systems","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146188901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Ocean View Community Care Centre (CCC): Lessons for everyday health systems resilience from a community-led response to the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa 海景社区护理中心(CCC):从社区主导的南非Covid-19大流行应对中获得的日常卫生系统韧性教训
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100185
Leanne Brady , Shaheem De Vries , Deon Terry , Ricochet Van Rensburg , Asha George , Lucy Gilson
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Utilization of healthcare services by informal workers: Evidence from Assam 非正式工人对保健服务的利用:来自阿萨姆邦的证据
SSM - Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100163
Kanchan Devi , Vandana Upadhyay
{"title":"Utilization of healthcare services by informal workers: Evidence from Assam","authors":"Kanchan Devi ,&nbsp;Vandana Upadhyay","doi":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The informal sector is a crucial part of the economy, yet its workers face significant healthcare access barriers, including financial constraints, long working hours, and limited social security. While research on healthcare utilization in India exists, studies focusing on informal workers, especially at the state level, remain limited. Assam, with its high dependence on the informal economy, presents unique healthcare challenges for this workforce. This study examines inpatient and outpatient healthcare utilization among informal workers in Assam, analysing barriers and sources of care. Using both primary, a cross-sectional household survey was conducted across three districts, Dhubri, Sonitpur, and Dhemaji. Healthcare utilization patterns were analysed using probit and logistic regression models, with model selection based on comparative pseudo values. Key socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related factors were examined to assess their influence on healthcare utilization. The findings reveal significant district-wise disparities, with outpatient care rates higher than inpatient care. Urban residents, insured individuals, and non-migrants utilized both services more frequently. Gender disparities persist, with males accessing more inpatient care except in Dhemaji. SC/ST groups and lower-income populations faced greater barriers, while non-communicable diseases primarily drove inpatient care demand. Key barriers included poor service quality and long distances to healthcare facilities. To improve healthcare utilization among informal workers, policies should focus on strengthening public healthcare infrastructure, expanding financial assistance programs, and improving service quality. Awareness campaigns, socioeconomic equity measures, and effective implementation of universal health coverage initiatives are essential for ensuring equitable healthcare access in Assam.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101183,"journal":{"name":"SSM - Health Systems","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145841086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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