Submissions from 2017
Is there sufficient evidence for a causal association between antiretroviral therapy and diabetes in HIV-infected patients? A meta-analysis., Chidozie Nduka, Saverio Stranges, Peter Kimani, Ahmed Sarki, and Olalekan Uthman
"If really we are committed things can change, starting from us": Healthcare providers' perceptions of postpartum care and its potential for improvement in low-income suburbs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Eunice Pallangyo, Columba Mbekenga, Carina Källestål, Christine Rubertsson, and Pia Olsson
A baseline mixed-methods study on postpartum care among health professionals in Tanzania, Eunice Pallangyo, Columba Mbekenga, Pia Olsson, and Carina Källestål
Improved postpartum care after a participatory facilitation intervention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a mixed method evaluation, Eunice Pallangyo, Columba Mbekenga, Pia Olsson, Christine Rubertsson, and Carina Källestål
Why do women not adhere to advice on maternal referral in rural Tanzania? Narratives of women and their family members, Andrea B. Pembe, Columba Mbekenga, Pio Olsson, and Elisabeth Darj
Migrant caregiving for family members with mild cognitive impairment: an ethnographic study, Siena C. Ramsay, Jed Montayre, Victoria Egli, and Eleanor Holroyd
First-time fathers' postnatal experiences and support needs: A descriptive qualitative study, Shefaly Shorey, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Shiho Bridge, Yap Seng Chong, Eleanor Holroyd, and Hong-Gu He
Psychotic-like experiences and correlation with childhood trauma and other socio-demographic factors: A cross-sectional survey in adolescence and early adulthood in China, Meng Sun, Wen Zhang, Rui Guo, Aimin Hu, Yihui Lib, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Li Zhou, Chang Liu, Xudong Chen, Haojuan Tao, Xiaojun Huang, Zhimin Xue, Helen F.K. Chiu, and Zhening Liua
Stakeholder Perspectives on Public Health Genomics Applications for Sickle Cell Disease: A Methodology for a Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Qualitative Research Study, Marsha J. Treadwell, Julie Makani, Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Solomon Ofori-Acquah, Sheryl McCurdy, Jantina de Vries, Daima Bukini, Jemima Dennis-Antwi, Karen Kengne Kamga, Columba Mbekenga, Edmond Tingang Wonkam, Godfrey Tangwa, Charmaine D. Royal, and Ambroise Wonkam
Mental health of African asylum-seekers and refugees in Hong Kong: using the social determinants of health framework, William Chi Wai Wong, Sealing Cheung, Heidi Yin Hai Miu, Julie Chen, Kelley Ann Loper, and Eleanor Holroyd
Secrets, shame and guilt: HIV disclosure in rural Chinese families from the perspective of caregivers, William C.W. Wong, Eleanor Holroyd, Heidi Y.H. Miu, Claire S. Wong, Yanping Zhao, and Jianbo Zhang
Perceptions of Parents With Preterm Infants Hospitalized in Singaporean Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Yang, Yen Yen; He Hong-Gu; Lee Soke Yee; Eleanor Holroyd; Shorey Shefaly; and Koh Serena
Submissions from 2016
Organisational barriers to effective pain management amongst oncology nurses in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Alqahtani, Linda Katherine Jones, and Eleanor Holroyd
HIV-related knowledge and practices: a cross-sectional study among adults aged 50 years and above in Botswana, Njoku Ola Ama, Sheila Shaibu, and Jacqueline Denise Burnette
Participatory Action Research (PAR): A Strategy to Achieve Transformational Change in Nursing Research and Policy Development in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), Ekaete Asuquo and Josephine B. Etowa
Nurses' Involvement in HIV Policy Formulation in Nigerian Health Care System, Ekaete Asuquo, Josephine Bassey Etowa, Wendy A. Gifford, and Dave Holmes
Partnership in Action: A Case Study in Nursing Workforce and Leadership Development in East Africa, Sharon Brownie
Health professionals in Kenya: strategies to expand reach and reduce brain drain of psychiatric nurses and psychiatrists, Sharon Brownie and Elizabeth Oywer
Supporting Healthy Futures for East Africa: Celebrating 15 years of partnership in nursing education. School of Nursing and Midwifery in East Africa, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya, Sharon Brownie, Walter Robb, Lyndal Hunter, Cliff Aliga, Isabel Kambo, Atem Machar, Joseph Mwizerwa, Judith Mutyabule, M. Namuguzi, Carolyne Namukwaya, Esther Nderitu, Leah Sande, Victor Skrzypczynski, Muneerah Vastani, and Mariana Xavier
Therapeutic communication and relationships in chronic and complex care, Sharon Brownie, Robin Scott, and Rachel Rossiter
Cost analysis of large-scale implementation of the ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ newborn resuscitation-training program in Tanzania, Sumona Chaudhury, Lauren Arlington, Shelby Brenan, Allan Kaijunga Kairuki, Amunga Robson Meda, Kahabi Isangula, Victor Mponzi, Dunstan Bishanga, Erica Thomas, Georgina Msemo, Mary Azayo, Alice Molinier, and Brett D. Nelson
Empowering midwives in the United Arab Emirates, Grace Edwards and Philidah Seda
Impact of Job Stress on Nurses’ Job Satisfaction in a Public Hospital, Cross River State, Calabar, Nigeria, Regina Ella, Ekaete Asuquo, Paulina Akpan-Idiok, and Ijaida Joseph Ijabula
Betel quid chewing alters functional connectivity in frontal and default networks: A resting-state fMRI study, Xiaojun Huang, Zhening Liu, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Weidan Pu, Li Zhou, Chang Liu, Xudong Chen, Robert Rohrbaugh, Carla Marienfeld, and Zhimin Xue
Blood, donors and dollars: Rethinking financial sustainability of safe blood services in Tanzania, Kahabi Isangula, Sharon Brownie, Abela Mahimbo, Solomon Kibona, Abdu Juma, and Deus Mogela
Provider experiences with the large-scale ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ training programme in Tanzania, Kahabi Isangula, Megan E. Kassick, Allan Kaijunga Kairuki, Robson Amunga Meda, Erica Thomas, Akwila Temu, Georgina Msemo, Mary Azayo, and Brett Nelson
Experiences in Care Given During Child Birth at a Referral Hospital in Kenya, Jane Kabo, A. Karani, J. Oyieke, A. B. Wakoli, and B. Cheruiyot
Why not nursing? Factors influencing healthcare career choice among Singaporean students, Sok Ying Liaw, Ling Ting Wu, Eleanor Holroyd, W. Wang, V. Lopez, S. Lim, and Y. L. Chow
Mental Health Problems and Associated Socio-Ecological Factors Among HIV-Positive Young Migrant Men Who Have Sex with Men in China, Haochu (Howard) Li, Joseph T. F. Lau, Eleanor Holroyd, and Xiaoming Li
HIV-negative children’s experiences and opinions towards parental HIV disclosure: a qualitative study in China, Haochu Li, Xiaoming Li, Lai Sze Tso, Shan Qiao, Eleanor Holroyd, Yuejiao Zhou, and Zhiyong Shen
Abnormally increased and incoherent resting-state activity is shared between patients with schizophrenia and their unaffected siblings, Chang Liu, Zhimin Xue, Lena Palaniyappan, Li Zhou, Haihong Liu, Chang Qi, Guowei Wu, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Haojuan Tao, and Xudong Chen
Language and culture in health literacy for people living with HIV: perspectives of health care providers and professional care team members, Keitshokile Dintle Mogobe, Sheila Shaibu, Ellah Matshediso, Motshedisi Sabone, Esther Ntsayagae, Patrice K. Nicholas, Carmen J. Portillo, Inge B. Corless, Carol Dawson Rose, and Mallory O. Johnson
The Effect of Nurses and Midwives’ Research Knowledge, Attitude and Skills on Patient Outcomes: A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework, Tumbwene Mwansisya
Co-construction of consent and counselling during Provider Initiated Counselling and Testing (PITC) in Nairobi Kenya, Eunice Ndirangu, Evans Catrin, and Kristian Pollock
Evidence of increased blood pressure and hypertension risk among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review with meta-analysis, Chidozie Nduka, Saverio Stranges, Ahmed Sarki, Peter Kimani, and Olalekan Uthman
Building trust and relationships between patients and providers: An essential complement to health literacy in HIV care, Carol Dawson Rose, Yvette P. Cuca, Allison R. Webel, Solymar S. Solís Báez, William L. Holzemer, MartaRivero -. Méndez, Lucille Sanzero Eller, Paula Reid, Mallory O. Johnson, and Sheila Shaibu
Caring for HIV‐positive orphans in the context of HIV and AIDS: perspectives of Botswana grandmothers, Sheila Shaibu
Psychotic-like experiences, trauma and related risk factors among “left-behind” children in China, Meng Sun, Zhimin Xue, Wen Zhang, Rui Guo, Aimin Hu, Yihui Li, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Li Zhou, Chang Liu, Xudong Chen, Xiaojun Huang, Haojuan Tao, Jingcheng Shi, Zhening Liu, and Robert Rosenheck
Holism in Osteopathy – Bridging the gap between concept and practice: A grounded theory study, Paul W.D. Turner and Eleanor Holroyd
Challenges of Mass Media Interventions Regarding Mental Health: A Community Exemplar in Kampala Uganda, Moses Wankiiri and P. Petrucka
Hepatitis A Antibody Seroprevalence in a Selected Kenyan Pediatric Population, Aggrey Wasunna, Florence Murila, Moses M. Obimbo, Mwaswere J. Rama, and Horatius Musembi
A lost tribe in the city: health status and needs of African asylum seekers and refugees in Hong Kong, William Chi Wai Wong, Sealing Cheng, Eleanor Holroyd, Julie Chen, Kelley Ann Loper, Lynn Tran, and Heidi Yin Hai Miu
Psychological health and HIV transmission among female sex workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Winnie Wing-Yan Yuen, Lynn Tran, Carlos King-Ho Wong, Eleanor Holroyd, Catherine So-Kum Tang, and William Chai-Wai
Resilience Intervention for Women in Sex Work: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem in Reducing Psychological Distress, Winnie Yuen, William Wong, Catherine Tang, Eleanor Holroyd, Agnes Tiwari, and Daniel Fong
Inefficient DMN Suppression in Schizophrenia Patients with Impaired Cognitive Function but not Patients with Preserved Cognitive Function, Li Zhou, Weidan Pu, Jingjuan Wang, Haihong Liu, Guowei Wu, Chang Liu, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Haojuan Tao, Xudong Chen, and Dongsheng Lv
Submissions from 2015
Socio-economic and demographic determinants of HIV status among HIV infected older adults (50-64 years) in Botswana: evidence from 2013 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS IV)., Njoku Ola Ama, Vijai Kumar Dwivedi, Sheila Shaibu, and Denise Burnette
Birth preparedness and complication readiness – a qualitative study among community members in rural Tanzania, Furaha August, Andrea B. Pembe, Edmund Kayombo, Columba Mbekenga, Pia Axemo, and Elisabeth Darj
Enrichment programme in Kabul, Afghanistan: access to higher education at Aga Khan University, Karachi Pakistan, Khan Basnama Ayaz, Zeenatkhanu Kanji, and Kassam Zeenab
Interventions for male involvement in pregnancy and labour a systematic review, Elizabeth Ayebare, Enid Mwebaza, Joseph Mwizerwa, Elizabeth Namutebi, Alison Annet Kinengyere, and Rebecca Smyth
Perceptions and attitudes towards food choice in adolescents in Gaborone, Botswana, Corbett Brown, Sheila Shaibu, Segametsi Maruapula, Leapetswe Malete, and Charlene Compher
I'll have what they're having, Sharon Brownie
New traditions in Middle Eastern hospitality, Sharon Brownie
The Changing Role of Nursing: Opportunities for Nurse-led Services for the Management of Chronic Disease and Diabetes in the UAE, Sharon Brownie
Establishing Policy Foundations and Regulatory Systems to Enhance Nursing Practice in the United Arab Emirates, Sharon Brownie, Lyndal H. Hunter, Salah Aqtash, and Gary E. Day
Pedagogy and Culture: An Educational Initiative in Supporting UAE Nursing Graduates Prepare for a High-stakes Nurse Licensing Examination, Sharon Brownie, Ged Williams, Kate Barnewall, Suzanne Bishaw, Jennifer L. Cooper, Walter Robb, Neima Younis, and Dawn Kuzemski
Reduced cortical thickness in right Heschl’s gyrus associated with auditory verbal hallucinations severity in first-episode schizophrenia, Xudong Chen, Shengxiang Liang, Weidan Pu, Yinnan Song, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Qing Yang, Haihong Liu, Zhening Liu, Baoci Shan, and Zhimin Xue
A Critical Review of the Theoretical Frameworks and the Conceptual Factors in the Adoption of Clinical Decision Support Systems, Khong Peck Chui Betty, Eleanor Holroyd, and Wang Wenru
Registered nurses’ (RNS) perception of the nursing profession and health care work environment in tertiary and secondary health facilities in Calabar, Nigeria, Olaide Bamidele Edet, Ekaete Asuquo, Idongesit Ibanga Akpabio, Idang Neji Ojong, and Patience Edoho Samson-Akpan
Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Public Hospitals in Calabar, Cross River State Nigeria, Samson-Akpan Patience Edoho, Edet Olaide Bamidele, Ojong Idang Neji, and Ekaete Asuquo
Safe Motherhood Training for Rural Health Care Workers in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria, Josephine Etowa, Ekaete Asuquo, and Ani Etokidem
HIV Testing for PMTCT in Tanzania: Time to move from ‘Voluntary’ to ‘Mandatory’?, Kahabi Isangula, Audrey Holmes, and Sharon Brownie
Instant Awareness of Fraud and Risk, Nicholas Katende, Ann Muthoni Kibe, and David Kubwimana
Know All About Your Customer, David Kubwimana, Ann Muthoni Kibe, and Nicholas Katende
Engagement of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Virtual Learning Environment in Karachi Pakistan, Zohra Kurji, James Mwenda, and Amina Aijaz
Experiences of nursing students studying through blended learning mode in Community Health Nursing course in Karachi Pakistan, Zohra Kurji, James Mwenda, and Amina Aijaz
Exploring Unprotected Anal Intercourse among Newly Diagnosed HIV Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: An Ethnographic Study, Haochu Li, Eleanor Holroyd, and Joseph Lau
Stigma, Subsistence, Intimacy, Face, Filial Piety, and Mental Health Problems Among Newly HIV-Diagnosed Men Who Have Sex With Men in China, Haochu (Howard) Li, Eleanor Holroyd, Joseph Lau, and Xiaoming Li
Fear, blame and transparency: Obstetric caregivers' rationales for high caesarean section rates in a low-resource setting, Helena Litorp, Andrew Mgaya, Columba Mbekenga, Hussein L. Kidanto, Sara Johnsdotter, and Birgitta Essén
Women’s perceptions of antenatal, delivery, and postpartum services in rural Tanzania, Gladys Reuben Mahit, Dickson Ally Mkoka, Angwara Dennis Kiwara, Columba Mbekenga, Anna-Karin Hurtig, and Isabel Goicolea
“We have been working overnight without sleeping”: traditional birth attendants’ practices and perceptions of post-partum care services in rural Tanzania, Gladys R. Mahiti, Angwara Dennis Kiwara, Columba Mbekenga, Anna-Karin Hurtig, and Isabel Goicolea
“We have been working overnight without sleeping”: traditional birth attendants’ practices and perceptions of post-partum care services in rural Tanzania, Gladys R. Mahiti, Angwara D. Kiwara, Columba Mbekenga, Anna-Karin Hurtig, and Isabel Goicolea
Infectious disease outbreaks and increased complexity of care, Joan Musau, A. Baumann, C. Kolotylo, T. O’Shea, and A. Bialachowski
Perceived barriers on utilization of mental health services among adults in Dodoma Municipality – Tanzania, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Anne Outwater, and Zhening Liu
Knowledge and Attitudes of Select Ugandan Nurses towards Documentation of Patient Care, Grace Nakate, Diane Dahl, Karen B. Drake, and Pammla Petrucka
The Nursing Documentation Dilemma in Uganda: Neglected but Necessary. A Case Study at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Grace Nakate, Diane Dahl, Pammla Petrucka, Karen B. Drake, and Ruby Dunlap
Strengthening health facilities for maternal and newborn care: experiences from rural eastern Uganda, Gertrude Namazzi, Peter Waiswa, Margaret Nakakeeto, Victoria K. Nakibuuka, Sarah Namutamba, Maria Najjemba, Ruth Namusaabi, Abner Tagoola, Grace Nakate, Judith Ajeani, Stefan Peterson, and Romano N. Byaruhanga
The experience of Ugandan nurses in the practice of universal precautions, Esther Nderitu, Judy Mill, and Solina Richter
Impact of antiretroviral therapy on serum lipoprotein levels and dyslipidemias: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Chidozie Nduka, Ahmed Sarki, Olalekan Uthman, and Saverio Stranges
Stakeholders’ perceptions on shortage of healthcare workers in Primary Healthcare in Botswana: focus group discussions, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Robert Mash, Sheila Shaibu, and Nthabiseng Phaladze
Psychobiobehavioral model for preterm birth in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries, Shahirose S. Premji, Ilona S. Yim, Aliyah Dosani (Mawji), Zeenatkhanu Kanji, Salima Sulaiman, Wangira Musana, Pauline Samia, Kiran Shaikh, and Nicole Letourneau
Perceptions of patients regarding quality nursing care (QNC) at a tertiary hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Ayyub Rehan, Zeenatkhanu Kanji, Dias J., and Roshan R.
Validation of a novel tool for assessing newborn resuscitation skills among birth attendants trained by the Helping Babies Breathe program., Jonathan Reisman, Narra Martineau, Allan Kairuki, Victor Mponzi, Amunga R. Meda, Kahabi Isangula, Erica Thomas, Marya Plotkin, Grace J. Chan, and Leila Davids
Difficult and frustrating? Caring for those with chronic and complex conditions, Rachel Rossiter and Sharon Brownie
Prevalence of Hypertension in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis., Ahmed Sarki, Chidozie U. Nduka, Saverio Stranges, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, and Olalekan A. Uthman
A Delphi survey of leadership attributes necessary for national nurse leaders’ participation in health policy development: an East African perspective, Nilufa Jivraj Shariff
Empowerment model for nurse leaders' participation in health policy development: an East African perspective, Nilufa Jivraj Shariff
Utilizing the Delphi Survey Approach: A Review, Nilufar Shariff
Global collaboration between Tanzania and Japan to advance midwifery profession: A case report of a partnership model, Yoko Shimpuku, Shigeko Horiuchi, Sebalda C. Leshabari, Dickson Mkoka, Yasuko Nagamatsu, Miwako Matsutani, Hiromi Eto, Michiko Oguro, Yukari Yaju, Mariko Iida, Columba Mbekenga, Lilian Mselle, and Agnes Mtawa
Reducing early neonatal heat loss in low resourced context an Indian exemplar, Ramalingam Sindhu, P. V. Ramachandran, Clara M. Jothi, C. Susila, and Pammla Petrucka
Psychotic-like experiences and associated socio-demographic factorsamong adolescents in China, Meng Sun, Xinran Hu, Wen Zhang, Rui Guo, Aimin Hu, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Li Zhou, Chang Liu, Xudong Chen, and Xiaojun Huang
The Lived Experience of Families with a Mentally Ill Family Member, Moses Wankiiri
Promoting resilience for HIV prevention in female sex workers in Hong Kong: a randomised controlled trial, Winnie W-Y Yuen, William C-W Wong, Catherine S-K Tang, Eleanor Holroyd, Agnes F-Y Tiwari, Daniel Y-T Fong, and Weng Y. Chin
Submissions from 2014
Building locally relevant ethics curricula for nursing education in Botswana, F Barchi, M Kasimatis Singleton, M Magama, and Sheila Shaibu
Teaching basic life support to the digital generation: randomized trial comparing videoassisted versus practical simulation, Antonio Bonacaro, Ged Williams, and Sharon Brownie
Public health service options for affordable and accessible noncommunicable disease and related chronic disease prevention and management, Sharon Brownie, Andrew P. Hills, and Rachel Rossiter
Diabetes in the United Arab Emirates: the need for valid datasets for health service planning, Sharon Brownie, Lyndal Hunter, Rachel Rossiter, Andrew P. Hills, Walter Robb, and Mohammed Hag-Ali
Health Care for All: Building a Public Health Workforce to Achieve the UAE 2021 Vision for Health, Sharon Brownie, Nelson Lebogo, and Mohammed Hag-Ali
A single competency-based education and training and competency-based career framework for the Australian health workforce: discussing the potential value add, Sharon Brownie and Janelle Thomas
Australian health reforms: enhancing interprofessional practice and competency within the health workforce, Sharon Brownie, Janelle Thomas, Lindy McAllister, and Michele Groves
Qualitative Research: A pathway to gain an understanding of UAE mothers’ experiences and perceptions of managing a child newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Jennifer Louise Cooper, Suhad Marjei, Rachel Rossiter, and Sharon Brownie