Utafutaji 2025 Kwa jina la Kitabu

Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Sierra Leone: Results from a 2021 Cross-Sectional Study.

Kung, S.; Moses, F.; Juma, K.; Mutuku, E.; Kamara, M. K.; Giorgio, M.; Ushie, B. A. (BMC, 2025)

Unsafe abortion remains a significant driver of maternal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess the severity of abortion complications among post-abortion care (PAC) clients in Sierra Leone and factors associated with ...

Adolescent Menstrual Health Must Go Beyond Pads

Sommer, M.; Hennegan, J.; Muralidharan, A.; Kabiru, C. W.; Mahon, T.; Phillips-Howard, P. A. (BMJ, 2025)

Girls and women experience various types of vaginal bleeding - ranging from menstruation and postpartum bleeding to bleeding linked to reproductive health conditions such as fibroids or cancer. Across most societies, ...

Application of Decision Analytic Modelling to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Oguta, J. O.; Kibe, P.; Breeze, P.; Wambiya, E.; Akoth, C.; Otieno, P.; Dodd, P. J. (Nature, 2025)

This systematic review sought to examine the application of decision analytic models (DAMs) to evaluate cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that has experienced an ...

Association Between Maternal Mental Health and Early Childhood Development, Nutrition, and Common Childhood Illnesses in Khwisero Subcounty, Kenya.

Abajobir, A.; Maina, D.; Wambui, E.; Sidze, E. M. (PLOS ONE, 2025)

Despite the significant public health burden of maternal mental health disorders in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), limited data are available on their effects on early childhood development (ECD), nutritional status, and child ...

Circulating Potassium/Magnesium Ratio, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, Fasting Plasma Glucose, Oxidized LDL/Albumin Ratio, and Urinary Iodine Concentration are Possible Entities for Screening for Preeclampsia in Low-Resource Settings

Businge, C. B.; Longo-Mbenza, B.; Kengne, A. P. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2025)

Several micro- and macro-nutrient malnutrition states that are routinely assessed during clinical care of women in the antenatal period have been proposed as risk factors for preeclampsia. However, there is a paucity of ...

Determinants of Infants and Young Children Feeding Practices among Mothers Living in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alsada, F.; Sebastian, T.; Alzayer, Z.; Mutoro, A. N.; Alabbas, H.; Alhaddad, N.; Shahin, H. A.; Alghamdi, A.; Alhmly, H. F.; Baassiri, M. J.; Alkhalifa, B.; Alyahya, W. A. (BMC, 2025)

The WHO sets evidence-based guidelines for infant feeding. Adhering to the WHO guidelines ensures that infants receive the proper nutrition and thus is associated with healthy growth and development. The aim of this study ...

Electronic Personal Health Records for Mobile Populations: A Rapid Systematic Literature Review

Tensen, P.; Gaifem, F.; Paul, S. K.; Wekesah, F. M.; Acheampong, P. R.; Nikolajsen, M. B.; Kirk, U. B.; Owusu-Dabo, E.; Kallestrup, P.; Agyemang, C.; van de Vijver, S. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2025)

Mobile populations, including refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants, face challenges related to access, continuity, and quality of healthcare, among others, due to the lack of available health records. This ...

Examining the Associations between Social Support and Postpartum Depression Symptoms among Adolescent Mothers in Nairobi, Kenya

Gebrekristos, L. T.; Ajayi, A. I.; Groves, A. K.; Kabiru, C. W. (BMC, 2025)

This study aimed to measure the prevalence of postpartum depressive symptoms and explore the association between different forms of social support and postpartum depressive symptoms. In this study, one-quarter of adolescent ...

Expanding the Human Gut Microbiome Atlas of Africa

Maghini, D. G.; Kisiangani, I.; Oduaran, O. H.; Wirbel, J.; Olubayo, L. A. I.; Smyth, N.; Mathema, T.; Belger, C. W.; Agongo, G.; Boua, P. R.; Choma, S. S.; Gomez-Olive, F. X.; Mashaba, G. R.; Micklesfield, L.; Mohamed, S. F.; Nonterah, E. A.; Norris, S.; Sorgho, H.; Tollman, S.; Wafawanaka, F.; Hazelhurst, S. (Nature, 2025)

Population studies provide insights into the interplay between the gut microbiome and geographical, lifestyle, genetic and environmental factors. However, low- and middle-income countries, in which approximately 84% of the ...

Exploring the Link Between Work-Related Psychosocial Factors and Professional Quality of Life among Ethiopian Healthcare Workers: Insights from Structural Equation Modelling Analyses

Habtu, Y.; Kumie, A.; Selamu, M.; Kaba, M.; Harada, H.; Girma, E. (PLOS ONE, 2025)

Work-related psychosocial factors increase the likelihood of poor professional quality of life (PQoL) outcomes, which are composed of three subscales burnout (BO), compassion fatigue(CF), and low compassion satisfaction ...

Factors Shaping the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study in Ghana

Gyamerah, A. O.; Odiase, O. J.; Habib, H. H.; Achana, F.; Canizares, A.; Getahun, M.; Aborigo, R.; Ouner, J. J.; Malechi, H.; Koku Awoonor-Williams, J.; Afulani, P. A. (BMC, 2025)

The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the working conditions and mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) across the globe. Little is understood of the factors influencing the mental health of HCWs in low-and ...

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifying Novel Risk Variants Associated with Glycaemic Traits in the Continental African AWI-Gen Cohort

Chebii, V. J.; Wade, A. N.; Kisiangani, I.; Crowther, N. J.; Nonterah, E. A.; Agongo, G.; Simayi, Z.; Boua, P. R.; Ramsay, M.; Choudhury, A.; Sengupta, D. (Springer, 2025)

Glycaemic traits such as high fasting glucose levels and insulin resistance are positively associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases. Genetic association studies have identified hundreds ...

Global, Regional, and National Prevalence of Adult Overweight and Obesity, 1990 - 2021, With Forecasts to 2050: A Forecasting Study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Ng, M.; Gakidou, E.; Amugsi, D. A.; et. al (The Lancet, 2025)

Overweight and obesity is a global epidemic. Forecasting future trajectories of the epidemic is crucial for providing an evidence base for policy change. In this study, we examine the historical trends of the global, ...

Global, Regional, and National Prevalence of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity, 1990 - 2021, with Forecasts to 2050: A Forecasting Study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Kerr, J. A.; Patto, G. C.; Cini, K. I.; Amugsi, D. A. (The Lancet, 2025)

Despite the well documented consequences of obesity during childhood and adolescence and future risks of excess body mass on non-communicable diseases in adulthood, coordinated global action on excess body mass in early ...

Health Workers' Conceptualisation and Experiences of Common Mental Symptoms and Work-Related Psychosocial Stressors in Central and Southern Ethiopian Regions: A Qualitative Study

Habtu, Y.; Kumie, A.; Selamu, M.; Harada, H.; Girma, E. (BMJ, 2025)

Despite the growing recognition of mental health challenges among health workers, limited information regarding their self-identification of common mental symptoms (CMSs) and their perceptions of causal pathways to ...

Incident Type 2 Diabetes and its Risk Factors in Men and Women Aged 40 - 60 Years from Four Sub-Saharan African Countries: Results from the AWI-Gen Study

Chikwati, R. P.; Crowther, N. J.; Ramsay, M.; Micklesfield, L. K.; Norris, S. A.; Seakamela, K. P.; Nonterah, E. A.; Agongo, G.; Mohamed, S. F.; Kisiangani, I.; Boua, P. R.; Wade, A. N. (The Lancet, 2025)

The incidence of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase, but few longitudinal studies have characterised its risk factors. This study aimed to determine the incidence of type 2 diabetes over 33 481 ...

Norms of Masculinity: Community Voices on Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication in Rural Southwestern Uganda

Achen, D.; Coene, G.; Akatukwasa, C.; Kemigisha, E.; Mlahagwa, W.; Kaziga, R.; Ndaruhutse Ruzaaza, G.; Z Rukundo, G.; Michielsen, K.; Neema, S.; Nyakato, V. N. (Taylor & Francis Online, 2025)

Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) communication between parents and children is critical for adolescent well-being but remains limited in many Sub-Saharan African contexts. This study examined how masculinity norms shape ...

Obesity Phenotypes and Dyslipidemia in Adults from Four African Countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen Study

Nonterah, E. A.; Agongo, G.; Crowther, N. J.; Mohamed, S. F.; Micklesfield, L. K.; Boua, P. R.; Wade, A. N.; Choma, S. S. R.; Sorgho, H.; Kissiangani, I.; Asiki, G.; Ansah, P.; Oduro, A. R.; Norris, S. A.; Tollman, S. M.; Raal, F. J.; Alberts, M.; Ramsay, M. (PLOS ONE, 2025)

In this large multi-county SSA study we observed that the mean lipid levels were higher in Southern (Agincourt, Dikgale and Soweto) and Eastern Africa (Nairobi, Kenya) compared to the two sites in West Africa (Nanoro, ...

Perceptual Link Between Inadequate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Stressors and Common Mental Symptoms in Ethiopian Health Workers: A Qualitative Study

Habtu, Y.; Girma, E.; Kumie, A.; Selamu, M.; Harada, H.; Kaneko, M.; Kaba, M. (PLOS ONE, 2025)

Despite the rising prevalence of common mental symptoms, information is scarce on how health workers make sense of symptoms of mental disorders and perceive a link with inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) as ...

Polygyny and Intimate Partner Violence among Married Women: Sub-national Estimates from a Cross-Sectional Study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tsala Dimbuene, Z.; Opoku Ahinkorah, B.; Amugsi, D. A. (PLOS Global Public Health, 2025)

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global issue with several social and health consequences. Global estimates indicate that one-third of women have experienced lifetime IPV. In 2013, sub-Saharan Africa recorded the highest ...