Table of contents

Original research

• A double-edged sword—telemedicine for maternal care during COVID-19: findings from a global mixed-methods study of healthcare providers (25 February, 2021)

  Anna Galle, Aline Semaan, Elise Huysmans, Constance Audet, Anteneh Asefa, Therese Delvaux, Bosede Bukola Afolabi, Alison Marie El Ayadi, Lenka Benova
• Geographical and temporal variation in reduction of malaria infection among children under 5 years of age throughout Nigeria (25 February, 2021)

  Wellington Oyibo, Godwin Ntadom, Perpetua Uhomoibhi, Olusola Oresanya, Nnenna Ogbulafor, Olufemi Ajumobi, Festus Okoh, Kolawole Maxwell, Sonachi Ezeiru, Ernest Nwokolo, Chioma Amajoh, Nnenna Ezeigwe, Mohammed Audu, David Conway
• Medical costs and out-of-pocket expenditures associated with multimorbidity in China: quantile regression analysis (25 February, 2021)

  Yang Zhao, Rifat Atun, Kanya Anindya, Barbara McPake, Tiara Marthias, Tianxin Pan, Alexander van Heusden, Puhong Zhang, Nadila Duolikun, John Tayu Lee
• Cost and cost-effectiveness of a real-world HCV treatment program among HIV-infected individuals in Myanmar (24 February, 2021)

  Lara K Marquez, Antoine Chaillon, Kyi Pyar Soe, Derek C Johnson, Jean-Marc Zosso, Andrea Incerti, Anne Loarec, Aude Nguyen, Josephine G Walker, Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Vincent Lo Re III, Adriane Wynn, Craig McIntosh, Susan M Kiene, Stephanie Brodine, Richard S Garfein, Peter Vickerman, Natasha K Martin
• Missed opportunities for delivering nutrition interventions in first 1000 days of life in India: insights from the National Family Health Survey, 2006 and 2016 (24 February, 2021)

  Phuong Hong Nguyen, Rasmi Avula, Lan Mai Tran, Vani Sethi, Alok Kumar, Dinesh Baswal, Nemat Hajeebhoy, Alok Ranjan, Purnima Menon
• Austerity, resilience and the management of actors in public hospitals: a qualitative study from South Africa (23 February, 2021)

  Thanduxolo Fana, Jane Goudge
• Disparities in pregnancy-related deaths: spatial and Bayesian network analyses of maternal mortality ratio in 54 African countries (22 February, 2021)

  Sanni Yaya, Seun Stephen Anjorin, Sunday A Adedini
• Weaponised uranium and adverse health outcomes in Iraq: a systematic review (22 February, 2021)

  Shelby Surdyk, Moustapha Itani, Mais Al-Lobaidy, Lara A Kahale, Aida Farha, Omar Dewachi, Elie A Akl, Rima R Habib
• Sickle cell disease in India: a scoping review from a health systems perspective to identify an agenda for research and action (18 February, 2021)

  Vineet Raman, Tanya Seshadri, Sangeetha V Joice, Prashanth N Srinivas
• Participatory and responsive governance in universal health coverage: an analysis of legislative provisions in Thailand (18 February, 2021)

  Aniqa Islam Marshall, Kanang Kantamaturapoj, Kamonwan Kiewnin, Somtanuek Chotchoungchatchai, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Viroj Tangcharoensathien
• Evidence-based interventions to reduce mortality among preterm and low-birthweight neonates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis (18 February, 2021)

  Mirjam Y Kleinhout, Merel M Stevens, Kwabena Aqyapong Osman, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Floris Groenendaal, Nejimu Biza Zepro, Marcus J Rijken, Joyce L Browne
• Factors affecting health care users’ first contact with primary health care facilities in north eastern China, 2008–2018 (17 February, 2021)

  Ran Liao, Yaqian Liu, Shunzhuang Peng, Xing Lin Feng
• Short maternal stature and gestational weight gain among refugee and migrant women birthing appropriate for gestational age term newborns: a retrospective cohort on the Myanmar-Thailand border, 2004–2016 (17 February, 2021)

  Sue J Lee, Ahmar H Hashmi, Aung Myat Min, Mary Ellen Gilder, Nay Win Tun, Lay Lay Wah, Mu Wah, Elsi Win, Ma Ner, Prakaykaew Charunwatthana, François H Nosten, Verena I Carrara, Rose McGready
• Modelling the impact of rapid diagnostic tests on Plasmodium vivax malaria in South Korea: a cost–benefit analysis

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  Jung Ho Kim, Jiyeon Suh, Woon Ji Lee, Heun Choi, Jong-Dae Kim, Changsoo Kim, Jun Yong Choi, Ryeojin Ko, Heewon Kim, Jeehyun Lee, Joon Sup Yeom
• The case for developing a cohesive systems approach to research across unhealthy commodity industries (16 February, 2021)

  Cécile Knai, Mark Petticrew, Simon Capewell, Rebecca Cassidy, Jeff Collin, Steven Cummins, Elizabeth Eastmure, Patrick Fafard, Niamh Fitzgerald, Anna B Gilmore, Ben Hawkins, Jørgen Dejgård Jensen, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Nason Maani, Nicholas Mays, Modi Mwatsama, Rima Nakkash, Jim F Orford, Harry Rutter, Natalie Savona, May C I van Schalkwyk, Heide Weishaar
• How do patient feedback systems work in low-income and middle-income countries? Insights from a realist evaluation in Bangladesh (10 February, 2021)

  Tolib Mirzoev, Sumit Kane, Zunayed Al Azdi, Bassey Ebenso, Ayesha Afroz Chowdhury, Rumana Huque
• Adolescent sexual and reproductive health research in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of substantive focus, research volume, geographic distribution and Africa-led inquiry (10 February, 2021)

  Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Emmanuel Oloche Otukpa, Meggie Mwoka, Caroline W. Kabiru, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie
• Global Dietary Database 2017: data availability and gaps on 54 major foods, beverages and nutrients among 5.6 million children and adults from 1220 surveys worldwide (5 February, 2021)

  Victoria Miller, Gitanjali M Singh, Jennifer Onopa, Julia Reedy, Peilin Shi, Jianyi Zhang, Adeem Tahira, Masha L Shulkin Morris, Daniel P Marsden, Sarah Kranz, Sally Stoyell, Patrick Webb, Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian
• Abortion-related near-miss morbidity and mortality in 43 health facilities with differences in readiness to provide abortion care in Uganda (5 February, 2021)

  Susan Atuhairwe, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Josaphat Byamugisha, Frank Kaharuza, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Claudia Hanson
• Psychosocial influences on help-seeking behaviour for cancer in low-income and lower middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review (2 February, 2021)

  Grace McCutchan, Bahr Weiss, Harriet Quinn-Scoggins, Anh Dao, Tom Downs, Yunfeng Deng, Ha Ho, Lam Trung, Jon Emery, Kate Brain