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Editorial Practices of African Journals: A Qualitative Analysis from Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Mozambique [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Introduction Information on journal visibility helps researchers decide where to publish. Some quality indicators used are directly associated with the journal’s editorial practices. By understanding the barriers, challenges, and opportunities, this study aims to explore existing editorial…
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Understanding Agency in Woman’s Economic Empowerment Policy: an Analysis of Three Programs in India [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
The concept of agency has gained prominence in development discourse over the past few decades, reflecting a shift away from top-down approaches and recognition of how individuals and communities shape how and whether programs work. This growing emphasis on agency, and calls for policies and…
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The role of institutional trust in the formalization of women’s savings and loans groups: Experiences from the Nigeria for Women Project [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
This paper presents evidence on the role of institutional trust in the formation and formalization of government-supported women’s savings groups, known as Women Affinity Groups (WAGs) and implemented through the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP). While existing research has shown the vital role of…
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Missed Opportunities for Childhood Immunization in Pakistan: Failure to Vaccinate Despite Health System Contact [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Despite global gains in vaccination coverage, Pakistan continues to lag in achieving universal immunization, with vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) contributing to approximately 15% of all deaths annually. We explored missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) when eligible children failed to…
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Geospatial Settlement Data and Immunization Reach in Polio SIAs: Evidence from Axis of Intractable Transmission States in Northern Nigeria [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background The persistent transmission of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Northern Nigeria, especially in the Axis of Intractable Transmission (AIT) states, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, and Zamfara, despite national certification of wild poliovirus interruption, is strongly…
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High Spatial Resolution Building Characteristics for the Global South: Insights from the Google Open Buildings Temporal Dataset (2016-2023) [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background The need for detailed built-up area data for applications such as population modelling, urban planning, and environmental research is growing due to the pace of global population changes, particularly in the Global South, where existing datasets have limitations. Methods Here, we…
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Community-level Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance following Mass Administration of Azithromycin to Reduce Child Mortality in Côte d’Ivoire: Results from Two Rounds of Surveillance [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background Mass Drug Administration (MDA) of azithromycin for the elimination of trachoma and, more recently, for the reduction of child mortality, are public health strategies shown, with mixed results, to contribute to the development of azithromycin resistance in treated communities. The…
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Leave no one behind: Global Analysis on monitoring childhood vaccination timeliness and catch-up using data from the WHO/UNICEF joint reporting form on Immunization [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
In the years following the Covid-19 pandemic, immunization programmes have increasingly focused on the capacity to conduct and monitor catch-up vaccination—for doses administered later than the recommended schedule. However, it is unclear whether information systems are able to monitor delayed…
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Capturing Family Planning Community Service Data into National Health Management Information Systems: A Five-Country Review of Tools for Community Health Workers and Pharmacies and Drug Shops [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background Inclusion of data on services provided by community health workers (CHWs) and pharmacies and drug shops (PDS) in national health management information systems (HMIS) is important for planning and decision-making related to these family planning high impact practices (HIPs) and to family…
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Health system readiness for immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC) among network of care facilities in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: a mixed-method study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Introduction Despite Ethiopia’s remarkable progress in reducing deaths among children under five, neonatal mortality remains high. The provision of immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC) for clinically unstable preterm and low-birth-weight (LBW) newborns has proven effective in lowering neonatal…
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A mark and recapture perspective on vaccination touchpoints [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
This paper considers large-scale vaccination campaigns, a major platform for vaccine access in a lot of the world, as a recapture estimate of the target population marked by routine immunization. Framing the campaign as a measurement, we learn about its properties, including the campaign’s coverage…
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The Dominant Role of Community Influences over Individual Contraceptive Choices in Pakistan [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Introduction Contraceptive use is essential for improving maternal and child health, yet family planning (FP) uptake in Pakistan remains low, with stark disparities shaped by both individual and community-level influences. While individual determinants such as education and wealth have been widely…
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Integrating immediate Kangaroo Mother Care as an integral part of small and sick newborn care in facilities with level 2 Special Newborn Care Units: Implementation Research Protocol [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC) involves the initiation of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between the mother (or an additional caregiver) and preterm and/or LBW infants within the first hours of birth, with exclusive breastfeeding. While KMC has traditionally been initiated after the…
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Mapping of the country-wide prevalence of non-malarial febrile illnesses in areas with varying malaria transmission intensities in Mainland Tanzania [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background Despite the declining malaria burden in endemic countries, reports of febrile episodes do not align with the current patterns of malaria transmission. This highlights the presence of non-malarial febrile illnesses (NMFIs), which are difficult to distinguish from malaria. This study…
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A temporally harmonised gridded building-stock dataset for the Global South, 2016-2023 [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background Rapid settlement change across the Global South is transforming the built environment, yet consistent spatio-temporal information on buildings remains limited in many low- and middle-income countries. Multi-temporal building datasets derived from satellite imagery can contain…
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Structural and Functional Impact of the G340S Mutation in Plasmodium falciparum Ferredoxin NADP⁺ Reductase: In silico Analysis and Molecular Docking [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite, continues to burden health systems across sub-Saharan Africa, where artemether-lumefantrine remains a frontline treatment. Partial artemisinin resistance is emerging, increasing selection pressure on lumefantrine (LM), yet the molecular basis…
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Cholera surveillance time series in Africa between 2010 and 2023 [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background Cholera remains a significant public health challenge in Africa, where outbreaks routinely strain public health and healthcare systems. Cholera surveillance time series data could be used to inform the efficient distribution of resources like oral cholera vaccine (OCV) and emergency…
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Child Development and Family Human Capital Investment Decisions in Nigeria: a Study of Selected States in the Six Geo-Political Zones [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
The study examined child development and family human capital investment decisions in Nigeria. The study focused on household per capita income and family structure using the Nigeria living standard survey for 2018/2019 for the secondary data analysis and a field survey conducted by the researchers…
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Characterizing the bacterial surface profiles of menstrual cups and their association with user characteristics and vaginal microbiomes in an adolescent cohort from western Kenya [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Background Menstrual cups are increasingly promoted in low-resource settings as long-lasting and cost-effective menstrual hygiene solutions. However, no studies have been done among cup users to characterize the bacterial communities found on cups with long-term use when stored. This study sought…
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The mini chamber test: a novel bioassay for bioefficacy testing of chlorfenapyr treated nets used in malaria control [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Dual-active-ingredient insecticide-treated nets (Dual-AI ITNs) combining pyrethroids with chlorfenapyr are increasingly being deployed across malaria-endemic areas. Laboratory evaluation of chlorfenapyr ITNs is challenging due to chlorfenapyr’s requirement for metabolic activation. Inspired by the…