COVID-19 prevention strategies and compliance among postnatal adolescent mothers with postnatal depression and generalised anxiety in rural Malawi: a cross-sectional study by Sharyn Burns, Linda Portsmouth, Chimwemwe Pindani Tembo

“…Objectives This study examines the relationship between adolescent mothers’ mental health problems (postnatal depression and generalised anxiety) and adherence to COVID-19 public health prevention strategies in rural Malawi. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Shigella Species among Children under Five Years of Age with Diarrhea in Selected Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Basha Ayele, Zeleke Mekonnen, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Etsehiwot Adamu, Estifanos Tsige, Getenet Beyene

“…Shigella and parasitic infections are common public health problems throughout the world. Shigellosis is an acute gastroenteritis infection and one of Ethiopia’s most common causes of morbidity and mortality, especially in children under five. …”
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Effect of Skin Protectants on the Total Inward Leakage of N95 Respirators: Testing with an Advanced Static Headform by Xinyi Niu, Sergey A. Grinshpun, Michael Yermakov, Roman Jandarov, Iliya Rivkin

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Oral Health Status and Anxiety Level Amongst the Borderline Security Force Personnel and Their Family Members by Deepali Agarwal, Bharathi Purohit, Upendra Singh Bhadauria, Sneha Malhotra, Manali Deb Barma, Harsh Priya

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Retrospective clinical analysis of time to recovery from diabetic ketoacidosis in Ethiopia by Angefa Ayele, Dube Jara, Alo Edin, Digafe Hailu, Mihiret Kifle, Yohannes Fekadu

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Assessment of Management Factors Influencing Vaccination Against Cholera in the Health District of Katana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Irène Ntererwa-Nsimire, Leonid M Irenge, Paulin B Mutombo, Eric M Mafuta, Jean-Luc Gala, Dosithée Ngo-Bebe

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Early childhood weight trajectory differences in twins, singletons, and gestational-age matched singletons by Anna Booman, Byron A. Foster, Kristin Lyon-Scott, Miguel Marino, Jonathan M. Snowden, Janne Boone-Heinonen

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Multidrug Resistance Tuberculosis in the Context of Co-Infection in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bezawit Kassaw Hailu, Yitayew Demessie, Abebe Tesfaye Gessese, Gashaw Getaneh Dagnaw, Haileyesus Dejene

“…Abstract The rise of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a critical public health challenge, particularly in developing countries like Ethiopia. …”
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Repeated Autologous Bone Marrow Transfusion through Portal Vein for Treating Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis after Splenectomy by Weiwei Zhang, Mujian Teng, Baochi Liu, Qiling Liu, Xin Liu, Yanhui Si, Lei Li

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Genomic analysis and replication kinetics of the closely related EHV-1 neuropathogenic 21P40 and abortigenic 97P70 strains by Eslam Mohamed, Ines Zarak, Nick Vereecke, Sebastiaan Theuns, Kathlyn Laval, Hans Nauwynck

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“The big topic is COVID”: A qualitative study about changes in HPV vaccine conversations between parents and primary care team members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by Josheili Y. Llavona-Ortiz, Lauren J. Van Scoy, Benjamin Fogel, Casey Pinto, Jamelia Graham, William A. Calo

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Health risk assessment through probabilistic sensitivity analysis of carbon monoxide and fine particulate transportation exposure by E. Ernyasih, A. Mallongi, A. Daud, S. Palutturi, S. Stang, R. Thaha, E. Ibrahim, W. Al Madhoun

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Effects of fine particulate matter and its chemical constituents on influenza-like illness in Guangzhou, China by Keyi Wu, Weidong Fan, Jing Wei, Jianyun Lu, Xiaowei Ma, Zelin Yuan, Zhiwei Huang, Qi Zhong, Yining Huang, Fei Zou, Xianbo Wu

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Utilisation of ChatGPT and other Artificial Intelligence tools among medical faculty in Uganda: a cross-sectional study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reserva... by Job Kuteesa, Faith Oguttu, Ian Guyton Munabi, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Sarah Kiguli, Ritah Nantale, David Mukunya, Elizabeth Ajalo, Frank Kayemba, Jonathan Babuya, Kennedy Pangholi, Amelia Margaret Namiiro, Suzan Langoya Akuu, Steven Ekak, Ronald Tweheyo, Kirsten Nantongo, Brenda Nakitto, Milton W. Musaba, Joseph Luwaga Mpagi

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Childhood Vitamin A Capsule Supplementation Coverage in Nigeria: A Multilevel Analysis of Geographic and Socioeconomic Inequities by Olatunde Aremu, Stephen Lawoko, Koustuv Dalal

“…Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a huge public health burden among preschool-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with a high level of susceptibility to infectious diseases and pediatric blindness. …”
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Use of Cognitive Interviews to Adapt PROMIS Measurement Items for Spanish Speakers Living with HIV by R. Solorio, N. C. Ayala, E. Paez, A. M. Skalicky, L. S. Morales

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A review of research progress on disease burden of foodborne aflatoxins by Mei QIN, Jinyao CHEN, Lishi ZHANG, Jiao HUO, Yang SONG, Li CHENG

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria by Aina Adeogun, Olutayo Omobowale, Chiaka Owuamanam, Olugbenga Alaka, Victor Taiwo, Dick van Soolingen, Simeon Cadmus

“…Tuberculosis (TB) in zoo animals is an important public health problem in places where it occurs. This is even very important in countries where there is little public health awareness about the disease; thus confined animals in the zoo can be infected directly or indirectly by infected humans and vice versa. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Tuberculosis Mantoux Test on Children Under Five in Banyumas District by Sarwani Sri Rejeki Dwi, Pramatama Mars Wijayanti Siwi, Radi, Solikhah, Dorothy Avila Ell Lady

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Intelligence and obesity during the obesity epidemic by Rebecca B. Clarke, Gunhild T. Okholm, Erik L. Mortensen, Merete Osler, Cathrine L. Wimmelmann, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen

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