Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-25DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2357211
Ulla Walmisley, Michelle De Jong, Asha George, Ida Okeyo, Carmen Späth, Nandi Siegfried, Nadine Harker, Mark Tomlinson, Tanya Doherty
{"title":"Whole-of-community and intersectoral interventions that address alcohol-related harms: A scoping review.","authors":"Ulla Walmisley, Michelle De Jong, Asha George, Ida Okeyo, Carmen Späth, Nandi Siegfried, Nadine Harker, Mark Tomlinson, Tanya Doherty","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2357211","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2357211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alcohol harms threaten global population health, with youth particularly vulnerable. Low - and middle-income countries (LMIC) are increasingly targeted by the alcohol industry. Intersectoral and whole-of-community actions are recommended to combat alcohol harms, but there is insufficient global evidence synthesis and research examining interventions in LMIC. This paper maps existing literature on whole-of - community and intersectoral alcohol harms reduction interventions in high-income countries (HIC) and LMIC. Systematic searching and screening produced 61 articles from an initial set of 1325: HIC (<i>n = </i>53), LMIC (<i>n = </i>8). Data were extracted on geographic location, intersectoral action, reported outcomes, barriers, and enablers. HIC interventions most often targeted adolescents and combined community action with other components. LMIC interventions did not target adolescents or use policy, schools, alcohol outlets, or enforcement components. Programme enablers were a clear intervention focus with high political support and local level leadership, locally appropriate plans, high community motivation, community action and specific strategies for parents. Challenges were sustainability, complexity of interventions, managing participant expectations and difficulty engaging multiple sectors. A learning agenda to pilot, scale and sustain whole-of-community approaches to address alcohol harms in settings is crucial, with consideration of local contexts and capacities, more standardised methods, and a focus on community-driven action.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2357211"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141446066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-20DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2387445
Henry Komakech, Evelyn Baelvina Nyachwo, David Lubogo
{"title":"Integrated health services for refugee and host populations in Uganda: A qualitative study of stakeholder's perspectives.","authors":"Henry Komakech, Evelyn Baelvina Nyachwo, David Lubogo","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2387445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2387445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Integration has emerged as a key strategy for promoting equitable access to health services for refugees and host populations. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of stakeholders on the integration of health services for refugees and host populations in two purposefully selected refugee-hosting districts of Adjumani and Obongi in the West Nile region, Uganda. This study used a case study design. Key informant interviews were conducted with 28 purposefully selected respondents. Data were analysed thematically. Quirkos software was used to manage and analyse data. Respondents indicated that integration is enhancing health services, providing an opportunity to strengthen them and improve coverage and access for refugees and host populations. Factors affecting integration include gaps in policy and implementation, ineffective systems and structures for service delivery, inadequate coordination and management and inadequate funding. At the service level challenges including inadequate infrastructure, shortage of health workers and stock out of medicines and essential supplies affect the integration of health services. Overall, structural and systemic issues continue to affect the integration of health services. It is important to strengthen policy implementation and build the capacity of districts to support the integration of health services.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2387445"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142004066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-23DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2394811
Arsenii Alenichev, Koen Peeters Grietens, Jonathan Shaffer, Sonya de Laat, Nassisse Solomon, Michael Parker, Halina Suwalowska, Patricia Kingori
{"title":"Global health photography behind the façade of empowerment and decolonisation.","authors":"Arsenii Alenichev, Koen Peeters Grietens, Jonathan Shaffer, Sonya de Laat, Nassisse Solomon, Michael Parker, Halina Suwalowska, Patricia Kingori","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2394811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2394811","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Global health photography has historically been commissioned and, therefore, dominated by the gaze of Western photographers on assignments in the Global South. This is changing as part of international calls to decolonise global health and stimulate 'empowerment', spawning a growing initiative to hire local photographers. This article, based on interviews with global health photographers, reflects on this paradigm shift. It highlights how behind the laudable aim of 'empowerment' of local global health photography there is a simultaneous exploitation of precarious photographer labour and the emergence of 'glocal' photography elites. The paper argues that empowerment of local photographers can become a euphemism for reducing image production costs and maintaining control over the image content, while extending the scope of mainstream global health visual culture without challenging it. Finally, the article amplifies the growing concern that uncritical engagement with institutionalised empowerment becomes a warrant for the reproduction of local inequalities behind the fashionable façade of cooperation and care.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2394811"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142035689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2397691
Samuel Ndayishimye, Adesina Oladokun, Marie Francoise Mukanyangezi
{"title":"User experiences of selfcare interventions for sexual and reproductive health services in community pharmacies in Rwanda: A qualitative study.","authors":"Samuel Ndayishimye, Adesina Oladokun, Marie Francoise Mukanyangezi","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2397691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2397691","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) empower individuals to autonomously access services, reducing their reliance on traditional healthcare settings. However, there is limited knowledge about community pharmacy-based SRH services in Rwanda. Therefore, this study aims to explore the experiences of community pharmacy-based SRH users and inform strategies to enhance service delivery effectiveness. This study employed a qualitative research approach employing a phenomenological design. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 participants from 1st June 2023 to 20th March 2024, in 5 Districts of Rwanda. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling methods. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and imported into NVivo 11 software for further analysis. Users of pharmacy-based SRH products intended for self-care interventions reported positive experiences. Three main themes emerged from the interviews: community pharmacies ensured the utmost confidentiality, provided fast service delivery with minimal procedures, and expressed user satisfaction with friendly communication. Users of community pharmacy-based SRH services intended for self-care use reported positive experiences with community pharmacies. They received the needed confidentiality, faster service delivery, and friendly communication with community pharmacists. There is a pressing need for close collaboration among the public, private, and stakeholders to empower citizens over their SRH.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2397691"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142284367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-07-15DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2372788
Tennessee Miller, Josien de Klerk
{"title":"An uncertain recovery: The physical toll of COVID-19 infection on liberal arts and sciences students in the Netherlands.","authors":"Tennessee Miller, Josien de Klerk","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2372788","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2372788","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the recovery experiences of students at a university college in the Netherlands during an outbreak of COVID-19 in the spring of 2022. University policy was based on the conception of COVID-19 as short-term, with a defined recovery timeline. Despite perceptions that young people face lower risks for prolonged recovery, our study reveals a different reality.Among 36 students with COVID-19, twelve experienced symptoms for over one month. Ten semi-structured interviews revealed heterogenous recovery experiences: good, mild, moderate, and difficult. We also explored how diverse recoveries interacted with academic work. Lingering symptoms ranged from smell loss to brain fog and prolonged fatigue.The unpredictability of recovery made it difficult to attribute symptoms to COVID-19 or academic work pressure. In the context of expectations to resume academic work, some students failed to recognise their ongoing struggles. An absence of conversation regarding recovery in a demanding academic environment renders diverse recovery experiences invisible. Our findings emphasise the need for a broader conceptualisation of COVID-19 recovery amongst young people and call for further research exploring the interaction between students' illness experiences and the fast-paced academic environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2372788"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-01-08DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2023.2299718
Carmen H Logie, Danielle Toccalino, Frannie MacKenzie, Aryssa Hasham, Manjulaa Narasimhan, Holly Donkers, Nicole Lorimer, Kalonde Malama
{"title":"Associations between climate change-related factors and sexual health: A scoping review.","authors":"Carmen H Logie, Danielle Toccalino, Frannie MacKenzie, Aryssa Hasham, Manjulaa Narasimhan, Holly Donkers, Nicole Lorimer, Kalonde Malama","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2023.2299718","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17441692.2023.2299718","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is growing attention to the ways in which climate change may affect sexual health, yet key knowledge gaps remain across global contexts and climate issues. In response, we conducted a scoping review to examine the literature on associations between climate change and sexual health. We searched five databases (May 2021, September 2022). We reviewed 3,183 non-duplicate records for inclusion; <i>n</i> = 83 articles met inclusion criteria. Of these articles, <i>n</i> = 30 focused on HIV and other STIs, <i>n</i> = 52 focused on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), and <i>n</i> = 1 focused on comprehensive sexuality education. Thematic analysis revealed that hurricanes, drought, temperature variation, flooding, and storms may influence HIV outcomes among people with HIV by constraining access to antiretroviral treatment and worsening mental health. Climate change was associated with HIV/STI testing barriers and worsened economic conditions that elevated HIV exposure (e.g. transactional sex). Findings varied regarding associations between GBV with storms and drought, yet most studies examining flooding, extreme temperatures, and bushfires reported positive associations with GBV. Future climate change research can examine understudied sexual health domains and a range of climate-related issues (e.g. heat waves, deforestation) for their relevance to sexual health. Climate-resilient sexual health approaches can integrate extreme weather events into programming.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2299718"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139402598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tuberculosis in prison: What about after release? The example of French Guiana.","authors":"Moise Niaux, Mathilde Boutrou, Marie Daniel, Vanessa Schiemsky, Evelyn Vierendeels, Félix Djossou, Mathieu Nacher, Florence Huber, Timothée Bonifay","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2332969","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2332969","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Prisoners in Guiana have multiple risk factors. The primary objective of this study was to describe tuberculosis occurring in prison and after release in French Guiana between 2008 and 2020. Secondary objectives were to identify tuberculosis risk factors and determine annual incidences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort study of tuberculosis cases was carried out at the Guiana prison between 2008 and 2020. Data were collected from prison registers and cross-referenced with the list of tuberculosis notifications in French Guiana.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 36 cases of tuberculosis were studied. Incidence was high, at 263/100,000 per year, higher than elsewhere in France and comparable to that in Brazil. Despite visibly effective screening on entry, with little evidence of intra-prison circulation of tuberculosis, 39% of patients were diagnosed within two years of leaving prison (76% were symptomatic). This could be explained by the high prevalence of latent forms (LTI).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Continued screening on entry, in combination with annual radiological and clinical screening, and reinforced follow-up on release seem indicated to improve patient management and the search for possible LTI.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2332969"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2404662
Stephanie L Smith, Andrew Cho, Sarah J Rosenberg, Jeremy Shiffman, Yusra Ribhi Shawar
{"title":"Publishing priorities in global health: A framework and empirical analysis.","authors":"Stephanie L Smith, Andrew Cho, Sarah J Rosenberg, Jeremy Shiffman, Yusra Ribhi Shawar","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2404662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2404662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Though vital to health policymaking processes, little is known about the distribution of attention to issues global health journals focus on or their alignment with commitments to health equity. We developed a new framework and methods to help address these analytical gaps. We used content analysis to systematically identify and novel methods to measure attention to themes, subthemes and geographies represented in more than 2,000 research articles published in two of the longest-running multidisciplinary global health journals, <i>Bulletin of the World Health Organization</i> and <i>Health Policy and Planning</i>, between 2004 and 2018. We found four major themes-health systems and conditions received the most attention, followed by population groups and policy dynamics. Finer grained analysis shows that the broad-based journals feature many common themes and some, including subthemes like communicable diseases, financing and children, are heavily favoured over others, such as workforce and noncommunicable diseases. It reveals publishing gaps for some highly marginalised groups and shows attention to health equity fluctuates. The new framework and methods can be used to (1) check the distribution of publishing attention for consistency with global health and specific journal aims and (2) support inquiry into priority setting dynamics in the broader research publishing arena.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2404662"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142345079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2407481
Daniel Tuki
{"title":"Women's education and attitudes toward malaria in children: Evidence from Nigeria.","authors":"Daniel Tuki","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2407481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2024.2407481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the effect of women's educational level on their perceptions regarding the deadliness of malaria in children. The regression results revealed that women with primary education did not differ statistically from the reference category (i.e. women with no education) in terms of their likelihood of perceiving malaria as a deadly disease in children. In contrast, women with secondary education were 4.3 percentage points more likely to perceive malaria as a deadly disease compared to the reference category. Similarly, women with higher education were 8 percentage points more likely to perceive malaria as a deadly disease compared to the reference category. These results highlight the crucial role of women's education in shaping their perceptions of disease in children, which also has implications for child health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2407481"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142345081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global Public HealthPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2416081
Samuel Anyula Gorigo, Collins Owek, Zipporah Mwangangi, Harram Memon, Isham Umair, Pascal Macharia, John Mathenge, James Blanchard, Lyle R McKinnon, Joshua Kimani, Stephen Moses, Parinita Bhattacharjee, Caroline Ngunu-Gituathi, Marissa Becker, Sushena Reza-Paul, Lisa Lazarus, Matthew Thomann, Robert Lorway
{"title":"Toward improving anal health care among GBMSM in Kenya: Lessons from a patient's illness, treatment and recovery journey.","authors":"Samuel Anyula Gorigo, Collins Owek, Zipporah Mwangangi, Harram Memon, Isham Umair, Pascal Macharia, John Mathenge, James Blanchard, Lyle R McKinnon, Joshua Kimani, Stephen Moses, Parinita Bhattacharjee, Caroline Ngunu-Gituathi, Marissa Becker, Sushena Reza-Paul, Lisa Lazarus, Matthew Thomann, Robert Lorway","doi":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2416081","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17441692.2024.2416081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We aimed to illuminate the challenges of treating anal diseases among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in a homophobic climate amid resource constraints. Building on a long-term Kenyan-Canadian collaboration, an anal healthcare intervention study, known as the WEMAH Project, was initiated in January 2022. The initial collaborative work strengthened existing anal health services provided at a community-based clinic serving GBMSM in Nairobi. The illness and treatment journey for one patient is highlighted. Prior to attending the community clinical programme, reluctance to disclose symptoms to other healthcare workers, misdiagnoses and incorrect treatment, absence of physical exam conducted, lack of access to effective medications, and self-treatment attempts not only led to late disease detection but also exacerbated the illness itself, culminating in advanced disease progression accompanied by severe pain and suffering. However, once connected to the community clinic with the enhanced anal healthcare programme, the disease was effectively managed by the clinical team. Although specialised clinics have been established throughout Kenya to meet the STI-related needs of GBMSM, the constellation of factors highlighted in one patient's journey, from illness to recovery, reveals important gaps in Kenya's existing sexual health programme for GBMSM.</p>","PeriodicalId":12735,"journal":{"name":"Global Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"2416081"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142463120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}