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The role of social capital in disaster resilience in remote communities after the 2015 Nepal earthquake by Panday, Sarita, Rushton, Simon, Karki, Jiban, Balen, Julie, Barnes, Amy

“…Social capital is widely regarded as a key element in recovery from and resilience to disasters. Yet, little attention has been paid to the specificities of…”
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Policy action points and approaches to promote fertility care in The Gambia: Findings from a mixed-methods study by Afferri, Anna, Dierickx, Susan, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Pacey, Allan Antony, Balen, Julie

“…In the Global South, (in)fertility care is scarcely recognized as a priority, yet the government of The Gambia has recently included it as one of the key…”
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Men and infertility in The Gambia: Limited biomedical knowledge and awareness discourage male involvement and exacerbate gender-based impacts of infertility by Dierickx, Susan, Oruko, Kelvin Onyango, Clarke, Ed, Ceesay, Sainey, Pacey, Allan, Balen, Julie

“…Infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa constitutes an important social and public health problem. Yet, there is a paucity of research on the experiences of men…”
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The fertile grounds of reproductive activism in The Gambia: A qualitative study of local key stakeholders' understandings and heterogeneous actions related to infertility by Dierickx, Susan, Coene, Gily, Evans, Megan, Balen, Julie, Longman, Chia

“…While several studies have focussed on the experiences of women living with infertility, there is a paucity of information related to understandings,…”
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'It's about time': policymakers' and health practitioners' perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system by Afferri, Anna, Dierickx, Susan, Allen, Haddijatou, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Pacey, Allan, Balen, Julie

“…Infertility is a major health issue worldwide, yet very few examples of interventions addressing infertility in the Global South have been documented to date…”
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'We are always desperate and will try anything to conceive': The convoluted and dynamic process of health seeking among women with infertility in the West Coast Region of The Gambia by Dierickx, Susan, Balen, Julie, Longman, Chia, Rahbari, Ladan, Clarke, Ed, Jarju, Bintou, Coene, Gily

“…In many Sub-Saharan African countries, women with infertility search relentlessly for treatment. Guided by the Partners for Applied Social Sciences model for…”
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Availability of services for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility in The Gambia`s public and private health facilities: a cross-sectional survey by Afferri, Anna, Allen, Haddijatou, Dierickx, Susan, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Pacey, Allan, Balen, Julie

“…Abstract Background Infertility is a long-standing reproductive health issue, which affects both men and women worldwide and it is especially problematic in…”
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A systematic review of public health interventions to address breast cancer inequalities in low- and middle-income countries by Chanakira, Esther Z, Thomas, Chloe V, Balen, Julie, Mandrik, Olena

“…Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in the world, with a worse prognosis documented in low- and middle-income countries. Inequalities pertaining to…”
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Introducing assisted reproductive technologies in The Gambia, a survey on the perspectives of Gambian healthcare professionals and medical students by Bittaye, Haddy, Mooney, Jason P, Afferri, Anna, Balen, Julie, Kay, Vanessa

“…Infertility remains a global reproductive health burden with the highest prevalence in low and middle-income countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, the ability to…”
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Power Dynamics Among Health Professionals in Nigeria: A Case Study of the Global Fund Policy Process by Lassa, Samuel, Saddiq, Muhammed, Owen, Jenny, Burton, Christopher, Balen, Julie

“…Health workers are central to health policy-making. Given health systems' complex, dynamic and political nature, various forms of 'hidden power' are at play as…”
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Application of the behaviour-centred design to understand facilitators and deterrents of hand hygiene among healthcare providers: findings from a formative phase of a cluster randomised trial in the Kampala Metropolitan area by Ssekamatte, Tonny, Mugambe, Richard K, Isunju, John Bosco, Wanyenze, Rhoda K, Nalugya, Aisha, Adyedo, Christine, Wafula, Solomon T, Buregyeya, Esther, Nuwematsiko, Rebecca, Bateman, Joann, Balen, Julie, Lusenaka, Lynnette, Yakubu, Habib, Moe, Christine L

“…Hand hygiene is known to reduce healthcare-associated infections. However, it remains suboptimal among healthcare providers. In this study, we used the…”
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Extent of compliance with COVID-19 prevention and control guidelines among supermarkets in Kampala Capital City and Mukono Municipality, Uganda by Mugambe, Richard K, Ssekamatte, Tonny, Kisaka, Stevens, Wafula, Solomon T, Isunju, John Bosco, Nalugya, Aisha, Oputan, Patience, Makanga, Douglas Kizito, Mukiibi, Michael, Buregyeya, Esther, Kasasa, Simon, Kansiime, Winnifred K, Balen, Julie, Kapoor, Renuka, McGriff, Joanne A

“…Background Despite the development and enforcement of preventive guidelines by governments, COVID-19 continues to spread across nations, causing unprecedented…”
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Evolving Power Dynamics in Global Health: From Biomedical Hegemony to Market Dynamics in Global Health Financing; A Response to the Recent Commentaries by Lassa, Samuel, Saddiq, Muhammed, Owen, Jenny, Burton, Christopher, Balen, Julie

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Motivators and demotivators to accessing malaria in pregnancy interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-ethnographic review by Aberese-Ako, Matilda, Doegah, Phidelia, Acquah, Evelyn, Magnussen, Pascal, Ansah, Evelyn, Ampofo, Gifty, Agyei, Dominic Dankwah, Klu, Desmond, Mottey, Elsie, Balen, Julie, Doumbo, Safiatou, Mbacham, Wilfred, Gaye, Ouma, Gyapong, Margaret, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Tagbor, Harry

“…Despite the introduction of efficacious interventions for malaria control, sub-Saharan Africa continues to bear the highest burden of malaria and its…”
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Interventions for the prevention of spontaneous preterm birth: a scoping review of systematic reviews by Campbell, Fiona, Salam, Shumona, Sutton, Anthea, Jayasooriya, Shamanthi Maya, Mitchell, Caroline, Amabebe, Emmanuel, Balen, Julie, Gillespie, Bronwen M, Parris, Kerry, Soma-Pillay, Priya, Chauke, Lawrence, Narice, Brenda, Anumba, Dilichukwu O

“…BackgroundGlobally, 11% of babies are born preterm each year. Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of neonatal death and under-five mortality and morbidity,…”
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Implementing fertility care: Insights from a participatory workshop in The Gambia by Afferri, Anna, Dierickx, Susan, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Ceesay, Sainey M, Bittaye, Haddy, Pacey, Allan Antony, Balen, Julie

“…The Gambia, West Africa, has made recent progress on infertility, a component of sexual and reproductive health that is lagging behind others. Since 2016,…”
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Reactive, self-administered malaria treatment against asymptomatic malaria infection: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial in The Gambia by Okebe, Joseph, Dabira, Edgard, Jaiteh, Fatou, Mohammed, Nuredin, Bradley, John, Drammeh, Ndey-Fatou, Bah, Amadou, Masunaga, Yoriko, Achan, Jane, Muela Ribera, Joan, Yeung, Shunmay, Balen, Julie, Peeters Grietens, Koen, D'Alessandro, Umberto

“…Selectively targeting and treating malaria-infected individuals may further decrease parasite carriage in low-burden settings. Using a trans-disciplinary…”
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Community perspectives on treating asymptomatic infections for malaria elimination in The Gambia by Jaiteh, Fatou, Masunaga, Yoriko, Okebe, Joseph, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Balen, Julie, Bradley, John, Gryseels, Charlotte, Ribera, Joan Muela, Grietens, Koen Peeters

“…Innovative and cost-effective strategies that clear asymptomatic malaria infections are required to reach malaria elimination goals, but remain a challenge…”
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Perception and experiences of adolescent mothers and communities in caring for their preterm babies: findings from an in-depth study in rural Bangladesh by Salam, Shumona Sharmin, Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur, Mhajabin, Shema, Mazumder, Tapas, Majid, Tamanna, Samad Talha, Md Taqbir Us, Haider, Rajib, Chowdhury, Anika Tasneem, Islam, Sharmin, Ameen, Shafiqul, Jabeen, Sabrina, Balen, Julie, Arifeen, Shams El, Nahar, Quamrun, Anumba, Dilly Oc

“…A significant concern for Bangladesh is the high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy and the associated negative consequences for mother and baby, including a…”
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Participatory policy analysis in health policy and systems research: reflections from a study in Nepal by Sapkota, Sujata, Rushton, Simon, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Subedi, Madhusudan, Balen, Julie, Gautam, Sujan, Adhikary, Pratik, Simkhada, Padam, Wasti, Sharada P, Karki, Jiban K, Panday, Sarita, Karki, Alisha, Rijal, Barsha, Joshi, Saugat, Basnet, Srijana, Marahatta, Sujan B

“…Participatory policy analysis (PPA) as a method in health policy and system research remains underexplored. Using our experiences of conducting PPA workshops…”
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