Combatting Salmonella: a focus on antimicrobial resistance and the need for effective vaccination by Junaid Nazir, Tasaduq Manzoor, Afnan Saleem, Ubaid Gani, Sahar Saleem Bhat, Shabir Khan, Zulfqarul Haq, Priyanka Jha, Syed Mudasir Ahmad

“…Regional variations were evident, with higher infection rates in low- and middle-income countries due to poor sanitation and food safety standards. …”
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Case-Control Pilot Study on Acute Diarrheal Disease in a Geographically Defined Pediatric Population in a Middle Income Country by Ana E. Farfán-García, Chengxian Zhang, Aamer Imdad, Monica Y. Arias-Guerrero, Nayibe T. Sánchez-Alvarez, Rikhil Shah, Junaid Iqbal, Maria E. Tamborski, Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte

“…Understanding of the etiology of ADD is lacking in most low and middle income countries because reference laboratories detect limited number of pathogens. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Self-Reported Substance Use among Patients with Mental Illness in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study by Kilaye Karino, Joel S. Ambikile, Masunga K. Iseselo

“…Substance use is prevalent among patients with mental illness in low- and middle-income countries, including Tanzania. This heightened prevalence not only increases the risk of developing mental disorders and substance use disorders but also contributes to poor treatment outcomes for these patients. …”
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Simplified Assessment of Antiretroviral Adherence and Prediction of Virological Efficacy in HIV-Infected Patients in Cambodia by Olivier Segeral, Yoann Madec, Boroath Ban, Vara Ouk, Chan Roeurn Hak, Clotilde Le Tiec, Eric Nerrienet, Cécile Goujard, Anne Marie Taburet, Jean Francois Delfraissy, Arnaud Fontanet

“…Adherence to antiviral therapy is important for HIV-infected people living in low- and middle-income countries, because of poor access to alternative regimens. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Influential Factors of Electronic Cigarette Web-Based Attention in Mainland China: Time Series Observational Study by Zhongmin Zhang, Hengyi Xu, Jing Pan, Fujian Song, Ting Chen

“…In reality, most low-income countries and low- and middle-income countries have not yet conducted e-cigarette use surveillance. …”
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A broad spectrum Shigella vaccine based on VirG53 – 353 multiepitope region produced in a cell-free system by Girmay Desalegn, Charlotte Abrahamson, K. Ross Turbyfill, Lucy Pill-Pepe, Leslie Bautista, Chitradevi S. Tamilselvi, Dylan Dunn, Neeraj Kapoor, Barbara Sullinger, Matheo Herrera, Edwin V. Oaks, Jeff Fairman, Marcela F. Pasetti

“…Abstract Dysentery caused by Shigella species remains a major health threat to children in low- and middle-income countries. There is no vaccine available. …”
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Parametric modeling of under-5 children survival among 30 African countries: Lognormal accelerated failure time gamma shared frailty model. by Bikis Liyew, Kemal Tesfa, Kassaye Demeke Altaye, Abeje Diress Gelaw, Alemu Teshale Bicha, Ayanaw Guade Mamo, Kassaw Chekole Adane

“…<h4>Background</h4>Under-five mortality continues to be a serious public health concern in low-and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa. This study investigates the probability of under-five survival and its predictors of mortality in the African continent using a recent demographic health survey from 2014-2022.…”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Skåne county, Sweden, in relation to individual-level and area-level sociodemographic factors: a register-based cross-sectional analysis by Per-Olof Östergren, Louise Bennet, Jonas Björk, Adam Mitchell, Mahnaz Moghaddassi, Malin Inghammar

“…Whereas, being born outside Sweden was associated with a lower uptake (low and middle-income countries vs Swedish born, OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.5 to 0.7). …”
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Determinants of postnatal care service utilization among mothers of Mangochi district, Malawi: a community-based cross- sectional study by Jonas, Sagawa, Allen, Kabagenyi, Godwin, Turyasingura, Saul Eric, Mwale

“…Background: Postnatal care (PNC) service is a neglected yet an essential service that can reduce maternal, neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality rates in low and middle-income countries. In Malawi, maternal and infant mortality rates remain high despite numerous efforts by the government and its partners to improve maternal health service coverage across the country. …”
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Investigating the feasibility of developing a collective action for biological control of fall armyworm among smallholder farmers in rural communities of Zambia by Léna Durocher-Granger, Sara Fiorito, Sibajene Kambanja Mudenda, Milimo Mildred Chiboola, Monica K. Kansiime, David Ludwig, Cees Leeuwis

“…In addition, collective action has been acknowledged to be a critical component for invasive species management, but is still poorly studied in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) where the national plant health system, in-place to prevent and manage biological invasions, is limited. …”
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Exome sequencing in Nigerian children with early‐onset epilepsy syndromes by Ibitayo Abigail Ademuwagun, Yagoub Adam, Solomon Oladapo Rotimi, Steffen Syrbe, Maximilian Radtke, Julia Hentschel, Johannes R. Lemke, Ezekiel Adebiyi

“…Exome sequencing (ES) offers a diagnostic yield of 24%–62%, but these figures primarily reflect data from high‐income countries (HICs) and may not be applicable to low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). In this study, we employed ES to investigate the genetic basis of early‐onset epilepsy in 22 affected children from Nigeria. …”
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Clinical spectrum of disease and outcomes in children with Omicron SARS-COV-2 infection in Cape Town, South Africa by C. Bekker, I. Dewandel, A. Redfern, C. McKenzie, J. Lishman, L. M. Verhagen, M. Claassen, S. Wilson, R. Dunbar, C. Bosch, G. van Zyl, W. Preiser, P. Goussard, H. Rabie, M. M. van der Zalm

“…INTRODUCTION: Children with underlying comorbidities and infants are most severely affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, including in low- and middle-income countries with a high prevalence of HIV and TB. …”
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The pattern of antibiotic utilisation among intensive care unit patients hospitalised in a Gauteng (South African) provincial tertiary hospital: Comparing findings before and durin... by L Spinickum, Z Booth, S Leigh-de Rapper

“…Furthermore, the public health system has issues that make it difficult to routinely monitor, quantify antibiotic consumption, and offer evaluation, feedback and intervention, particularly in low- and middle- income countries such as South Africa (SA). Therefore, this study aimed to determine antibiotic utilisation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Gauteng provincial tertiary hospital (GPTH) in SA. …”
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The use of emergency medical services for palliative situations in Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective, descriptive analysis of patient records by C Gage, B Spies, K Crombie, L Gwyther, W Stassen

“…This imbalance is particularly acute in low-to middle-income countries (LMICs), where up to 80% of patients requiring palliative care reside. …”
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Folic acid supplementation during preconception period in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Mekuriaw Nibret Aweke, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Muluken Chanie Agimas, Lemlem Daniel Baffa, Ever Siyoum Shewarega, Aysheshim Kassahun Belew, Esmael Ali Muhammad, Berhanu Mengistu

“…The prevalence is about twice as common in low- and middle-income countries and more prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Substantial Impact of Later-Life Depression Among Community Older Adults on the Family Caregivers’ Burden in the Home Care Setting of Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand by Keisuke Shimizu, Myo Nyein Aung, Saiyud Moolphate, Thin Nyein Nyein Aung, Yuka Koyanagi, Siripen Supakankunti, Motoyuki Yuasa

“…It is particularly burdensome in low- and middle-income countries, where care for older people mainly relies on the family in the absence of long-term care facilities. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of covering Burkitt lymphoma in children under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme by Richmond Owusu, Dakota Pritchard, Lieke Fleur Heupink, Godwin Gulbi, Brian Asare, Ivy Amankwah, Joycelyn Azeez, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Lydia Dsane-Selby, Ruby Aileen Mensah, William Omane-Adjekum, Francis Ruiz, Mohamed Gad, Justice Nonvignon, Lumbwe Chola, Ghana Health Technology Assessment Technical Working Group

“…Delayed care seeking and treatment abandonment, often due to the financial burden of care seeking to families, are common reasons for a relatively low overall survival (OS) in low-and middle-income countries. In this study, we analyzed the cost-effectiveness of extending health insurance coverage to children with Burkitt lymphoma (BL) in Ghana. …”
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Impacts of National Reimbursement Drug Price Negotiation on drug accessibility, utilization, and cost in China: a systematic review by Zheng Zhu, Jiawei Zhang, Zhihu Xu, Quan Wang, Yu Qi, Li Yang

“…It provides useful experience and lessons in improving access to innovative medicines for other low-and middle-income countries.…”
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Assessing the financial burden of multimorbidity among patients aged 30 and above in India by Sudheer Kumar Shukla, Pratheeba John, Sakshi Khemani, Ankur Shaji Nair, Nishikant Singh, Rajeev Sadanandan

“…Abstract Background Multimorbidity is associated with significant out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) and catastrophic health expenditure (CHE), especially in low- and middle-income countries like India. Despite this, there is limited research on the financial burden of multimorbidity in outpatient and inpatient care, and cross-state comparisons of CHE are underexplored. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and reasons for non-uptake of human papilloma virus vaccination among nursing students by Soni Chauhan, Surya Kant Tiwari, Vishal Dubey, Pragya Tripathi, Priyanka Pandey, Anuj Singh, Narendra Pal Singh Choudhary

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer is a significant health issue, especially in low- and middle-income countries like India, where it ranks fourth among women. …”
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