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Early Marriage and Barriers to Contraception among Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon: A Qualitative Study by Cherri, Zeinab, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Rodriguez-Llanes, Jose M, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…The Syrian conflict has displaced five million individuals outside their country with Lebanon hosting the largest numbers per capita. Around 24% of Syrian…”
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Delays in arrival and treatment in emergency departments: Women, children and non-trauma consultations the most at risk in humanitarian settings by Beltrán Guzmán, Isabel, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Trelles, Miguel, Jaweed, Omar, Cherestal, Sophia, van Loenhout, Joris Adriaan Frank, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…Delays in arrival and treatment at health facilities lead to negative health outcomes. Individual and external factors could be associated with these delays…”
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Impact of Refugees on Local Health Systems: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Cameroon by Tatah, Lambed, Delbiso, Tefera Darge, Rodriguez-Llanes, Jose Manuel, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…Hosting refugees may represent a drain on local resources, particularly since external aid is frequently insufficient. Between 2004 and 2011, over 100,000…”
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The impact of Typhoon Haiyan on admissions in two hospitals in Eastern Visayas, Philippines by van Loenhout, Joris Adriaan Frank, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Abello, Jason Echavez, Isiderio, Juan Mari, de Lara-Banquesio, Maria Lourdes, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…We investigated the short-term impact of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall, on the pattern of admissions in two hospitals in…”
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Barriers to surgical care in Nepal by van Loenhout, Joris Adriaan Frank, Delbiso, Tefera Darge, Gupta, Shailvi, Amatya, Kapendra, Kushner, Adam L, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…Various barriers exist that preclude individuals from undergoing surgical care in low-income countries. Our study assessed the main barriers in Nepal, and…”
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Menstrual Hygiene Management—Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Female College Students in Bhutan by Tshomo, Tashi, Gurung, Mongal Singh, Shah, Safieh, Gil-Cuesta, Julita, Maes, Peter, Wangdi, Rinchen, Tobden, Jamba

“…Background: Girls and women face substantial menstrual hygiene management (MHM) challenges in low- and middle-income countries. These challenges are related to…”
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General Population Knowledge about Extreme Heat: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Lisbon and Madrid by Gil Cuesta, Julita, van Loenhout, Joris Adriaan Frank, Colaço, Maria da Conceição, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…Extreme heat is associated with an increased mortality and morbidity. National heat plans have been implemented to minimize the effect of extreme heat. The…”
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Factors Associated with the Time of Admission among Notified Dengue Fever Cases in Region VIII Philippines from 2008 to 2014 by Abello, Jason Echavez, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Cerro, Boyd Roderick, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…In cases of Dengue fever, late hospital admission can lead to treatment delay and even death. In order to improve early disease notification and management, it…”
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Gaps in Hepatitis B Vaccination Completion and Sero-Protection for People Who Inject Drugs in Hpakant, Myanmar, 2015-2018 by Shwe Yee, Nilar, Yu Naing, Aung, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Das, Mrinalini, Dave, Kapilkumar

“…Hepatitis B vaccination (HBV) is recommended for high-risk groups, such as people who inject drugs (PWIDs). As part of a harm reduction program by a…”
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The Impact of Typhoon Haiyan on Health Staff: A Qualitative Study in Two Hospitals in Eastern Visayas, The Philippines by Gil Cuesta, Julita, van Loenhout, Joris A F, de Lara-Banquesio, Maria L, Isiderio, Juan M, Aujoulat, Isabelle, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…Understanding how natural disasters affect their victims is key to improve prevention and mitigation. Typhoon Haiyan strongly hit the Philippines in 2013. In…”
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Diphtheria Antitoxin Administration, Outcomes, and Safety: Response to a Diphtheria Outbreak in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh by Eisenberg, Nell, Panunzi, Isabella, Wolz, Anja, Burzio, Chiara, Cilliers, Anna, Islam, Md Ariful, Noor, Waqar Mohammad, Jalon, Oren, Jannat-Khah, Deanna, Gil Cuesta, Julita

“…BACKGROUNDDiphtheria has re-emerged over the past several years. There is a paucity of data on the administration and safety of diphtheria antitoxin (DAT), the…”
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Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) in children up to 5 years old in 19 Médecins Sans Frontières-supported health facilities: a cross-sectional survey in six low-resource countries by Borras-Bermejo, Blanca, Panunzi, Isabella, Bachy, Catherine, Gil-Cuesta, Julita

“…ObjectiveTo describe missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) among children visiting Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported facilities, their related…”
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Malaria and dengue in Hodeidah city, Yemen: High proportion of febrile outpatients with dengue or malaria, but low proportion co-infected by Abdul-Ghani, Rashad, Mahdy, Mohammed A. K, Alkubati, Sameer, Al-Mikhlafy, Abdullah A, Alhariri, Abdullah, Das, Mrinalini, Dave, Kapilkumar, Gil-Cuesta, Julita

“…Background The emergence of dengue in malaria-endemic countries with limited diagnostic resources, such as Yemen, can be problematic because presumptive…”
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‘When you welcome well, you vaccinate well’: a qualitative study on improving vaccination coverage in urban settings in Conakry, Republic of Guinea by Gil Cuesta, Julita, Whitehouse, Katherine, Kaba, Salimou, Nanan-N’Zeth, Kassi, Haba, Benoit, Bachy, Catherine, Panunzi, Isabella, Venables, Emilie

“…Abstract Background Recurrent measles outbreaks followed by mass vaccination campaigns (MVCs) occur in urban settings in sub-Saharan countries. An…”
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When first line treatment of neonatal infection is not enough: blood culture and resistance patterns in neonates requiring second line antibiotic therapy in Bangui, Central African Republic by Nebbioso, Andrea, Ogundipe, Oluwakemi F, Repetto, Ernestina Carla, Mekiedje, Calorine, Sanke-Waigana, Hugues, Ngaya, Gilles, Ingelbeen, Brecht, Gil-Cuesta, Julita

“…Infectious diseases account for the third most common cause of neonatal deaths. Globally, antibiotic resistance (ABR) has been increasingly challenging…”
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Impact of mass vaccination campaigns on measles transmission during an outbreak in Guinea, 2017 by Linton, Natalie Marie, Keita, Mory, Moitinho de Almeida, Maria, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Guha-Sapir, Debarati, Nishiura, Hiroshi, van Loenhout, Joris Adriaan Frank

“…•Low vaccination levels in Guinea facilitated a nationwide measles outbreak in 2017.•Most cases were among young children born during or following the Ebola…”
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Maternal and Child Health of Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine: A Qualitative Study by Nidzvetska, Svitlana, Rodriguez-Llanes, Jose M, Aujoulat, Isabelle, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Tappis, Hannah, van Loenhout, Joris A F, Guha-Sapir, Debarati

“…Due to the conflict that started in spring 2014 in Eastern Ukraine, a total of 1.75 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) fled the area and have been…”
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Determinants in the Uptake of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: A Systematic Review Based on European Studies by Fernández de Casadevante, Victoria, Gil Cuesta, Julita, Cantarero-Arévalo, Lourdes

“…Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women worldwide. Since 2006, two human papillomavirus vaccines (HPVV) have been licensed to protect…”
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Improved vaccination coverage after two rounds of multi-antigenic catch-up vaccination in Mauritania by Pagola-Ugarte, Maider, Rakesh, Ankur, Gil-Cuesta, Julita, Kidinda, David, Kelly, Thierno Moctar, Zahaf, Sidi, Mahmoud, Mohamed Mahmoud O Ely, Salem, Mohamedou O Mohamed, Houmeid, Mbareck, Cheikh, Dah, Ouldzeidoune, Naceredine, Bachy, Catherine

“…Although Mauritania carried out its Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), in 2015 the goal of vaccination coverage (VC) remained unmet in Bassikounou…”
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Measles vaccination coverage survey in moba, katanga, democratic republic of congo, 2013: need to adapt routine and mass vaccination campaigns to reach the unreached by Gil Cuesta, Julita, Mukembe, Narcisse, Valentiner-Branth, Palle, Stefanoff, Pawel, Lenglet, Annick

“…The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has committed to eliminate measles by 2020. In 2013, in response to a large outbreak, Médecins Sans Frontières conducted…”
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