Abortion decision-making process trajectories and determinants in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis by Lokubal, P, Corcuera, I, Balil, JM, Frischer, SR, Kayemba, CN, Kurinczuk, JJ, Opondo, C, Nair, M

“…<br><br> <strong>Methods</strong><br> We searched Medline, EMBASE, PsychInfo, Global Health, Web of Science, Scopus, IBSS, CINAHL, WHO Global Index Medicus, the Cochrane Library, WHO website, ProQuest, and Google Scholar for primary studies and reports published between January 1, 2000, and February 16, 2021 (updated on June 06, 2022), on induced abortion decision-making trajectories and/or their determinants in LMICs. …”

Burden of respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infections during pregnancy by Kenmoe, S, Chu, HY, Dawood, FS, Milucky, J, Kittikraisak, W, Matthewson, H, Kulkarni, D, Suntarattiwong, P, Frivold, C, Mohanty, S, Havers, F, Li, Y, Nair, H, PROMISE Investigators

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We conducted a systematic review, following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, using 5 databases (Medline, Embase, Global Health, Web of Science, and Global Index Medicus), and including additional unpublished data. …”

Audit identified modifiable factors in Hospital Care of Newborns in low-middle income countries: a scoping review by Ogola, M, Njuguna, EM, Aluvaala, J, English, M, Irimu, G

“…<p><strong>Data sources</strong></p> We conducted a structured search using PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, LILACS, POPLINE and African Index Medicus. <p><strong>Study selection</strong></p> Studies published in English between 1965 and December 2019 focusing on the identification of modifiable factors through clinical or mortality audits in newborn care in health facilities from LMICs. …”

Mental health interventions for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review by Mabrouk, A, Mbithi, G, Chongwo, E, Too, E, Sarki, A, Namuguzi, M, Atukwatse, J, Ssewanyana, D, Abubakar, A

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We systematically searched PubMed, African Index Medicus, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and CINAHL databases for relevant articles. …”

The spectrum of health conditions in community-based cross-sectional surveys in Southeast Asia 2010-21: a scoping review by Zhang, M, Kozlowski, H, Chew, R, Htun, NSN, Morris, SK, Akladious, C, Sarker, AR, Lubell, Y, Peto, TJ

“…Methods: We conducted a systematic search in Medline, Embase, Global Health, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, and Global Index Medicus, and additionally Google Scholar. Our inclusion criteria were cross-sectional surveys conducted with community-based recruitment, in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, published between January 1, 2010 and January 27, 2021, and reporting the prevalence of any health condition. …”

What do healthcare providers think of the quality of uterotonics? A mixed-methods systematic review by Ana Pilar Betran, Maria Regina Torloni, Mariana Widmer, Meghan Bohren, Martha Vazquez Corona

“…Objectives To synthesise evidence on the perceptions of healthcare providers (HCPs) about the quality of oxytocin and misoprostol available in their settings, and their actions as a result of these perceptions.Design Mixed-methods systematic review.Eligibility criteria We included quantitative and qualitative studies reporting HCPs’ perceptions about oxytocin or misoprostol quality.Data sources We searched CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Ebscohost, Embase, PubMed, Global Index Medicus, Portal regional BVS, PsycNET, Scopus and Web of Science from inception to 31 March 2022 and grey literature.Risk of bias We used the Center for Evidence-Based Management critical appraisal tool for surveys. …”
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Implementation of medicines pricing policies in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review by Tim Ensor, Tolib Mirzoev, Natalie King, Judy M Wright, Anna Cronin De Chavez, Irene Akua Agyepong, Augustina Koduah, Leonard Baatiema, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Irene A Kretchy

“…Our ambition is for this evidence to contribute to improved implementation of medicines pricing policies in SSA.Methods and analysis We will search: Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, Global Health, Embase, Cairn.Info International Edition, Erudit and African Index Medicus, the grey literature and reference from related publications. …”
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Environmental and life-style risk factors for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hannah Simba, Helena Kuivaniemi, Christian C. Abnet, Gerard Tromp, Vikash Sewram

“…Methods We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and carried out a comprehensive search of all African published studies up to March 2023 using PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and African Index Medicus databases. Results We identified 45 studies with measures of association [odds ratio (OR), relative risk (RR), and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI)], which reported on several environmental and lifestyle risk factors for ESCC in Africa. …”
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Evaluation of Financial Interventions in Breast Cancer Care Worldwide: A Systematic Review by Anam N. Ehsan, MBBS, Catherine A. Wu, MD, Alexandra Minasian, MS, Michelle Bass, PhD, Hamaiyal Sana, MBBS, Aastha Patel, Lydia Pace, MD, Rania A. Mekary, PhD, MSc, MSc, Kavitha Ranganathan, MD

“…Embase, PubMed, Global Index Medicus, and Global Health were queried from inception to February 2021. …”
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Interventions to enhance psychological resilience in forcibly displaced children: a systematic review by Aya Thabet, Sonia Ghandi, Erin K Barker, Geroge Rutherford, Mohsen Malekinejad

“…We searched articles published between January 2010 and April 2020 in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO and the WHO’s Global Index Medicus. To standardise effect sizes across the different reported outcomes, we transformed reported mean differences to standardised mean differences using Hedge’s g statistic with associated 95% CI. …”
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Global Prevalence of Anemia Among Type 2 Diabetic Adult Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Arkew M, Asmerom H, Gemechu K, Tesfa T

“…Previously published articles were searched in PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, WHO Global Index Medicus, African Journals Online, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and Google from October 26 to November 09, 2022. …”
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of Leishmania species, vectors and reservoirs by Romain Blaizot, Gregoire Pasquier, Abdoulaye Kassoum Kone, Alexandre Duvignaud, Magalie Demar

“…Methods We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane and African Index Medicus. There was no restriction on language or date of publication. …”
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Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Workers in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Taagbara Jolly Abaate, Dabota Yvonne Buowari, Utchay A. Agiri, Tamunodiepiriye Inimgba, Vivian Ifeoma Ogbonna, Chizaram Onyeaghala, Glory Ovunda Worgu, Abiye Somiari, Emmanuella I. Ezebuiro, Ibe Arthur Onuah

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Nigerian healthcare professionals.MethodsAn extensive language-unrestricted literature search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and the African Index Medicus to identify studies reporting hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers in Nigeria. …”
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Effectiveness of secondary and tertiary prevention for violence against women in low and low-middle income countries: a systematic review by Lucy Kirk, Samantha Terry, Kamalini Lokuge, Jessica L. Watterson

“…Methods Searches of peer-reviewed and grey literature took place from March–June 2016 through databases (Embase, CINAHL, WHO Global Index Medicus, Medline, PsychINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts and Sociological Abstracts) and by consulting experts in the field. …”
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Do in-service training materials for midwifery care providers in sub-Saharan Africa meet international competency standards? A scoping review 2000–2020 by Joanne Welsh, Hashim Hounkpatin, Mechthild M. Gross, Claudia Hanson, Ann-Beth Moller

“…Methods Searches were conducted for the years 2000–2020 in Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PubMed/MEDLINE, Social Science Citation Index, African Index Medicus and Google Scholar. A manual search of reference lists from identified studies and a search of grey literature from international organizations was also performed. …”
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Gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy versus surgical pyloromyotomy/pyloroplasty for refractory gastroparesis: systematic review and meta-analysis by Muhammad Aziz, Manesh Kumar Gangwani, Hossein Haghbin, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Amir Humza Sohail, Faisal Kamal, Wade Lee-Smith, Douglas G. Adler

“…Patients and methods A comprehensive review of the literature using the following databases was undertaken through July 29, 2022: MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, KCI – Koran Journal index, Global Index Medicus, and Cochrane. Comparative studies including case-control, cohort and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. …”
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Evaluating the impact of the national health insurance scheme of Ghana on out of pocket expenditures: a systematic review by Juliet Okoroh, Samuel Essoun, Anthony Seddoh, Hobart Harris, Joel S. Weissman, Lydia Dsane-Selby, Robert Riviello

“…Methods We searched for quantitative articles published in English between January 1, 2003 and August 22, 2017 in PubMed, Google Scholar, Economic Literature, Global Health, PAIS International, and African Index Medicus. Two independent authors (J.S.O. & S.E.) reviewed the articles for inclusion, extracted the data, and conducted a quality assessment of the studies. …”
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Evidence gaps on weight gain in people living with HIV: a scoping review to define a research agenda by Giovanni Guaraldi, Paolo Bonfanti, Antonio Di Biagio, Andrea Gori, Jovana Milić, Paola Saltini, Francesco V. Segala, Nicola Squillace, Lucia Taramasso, Antonella Cingolani

“…Articles published in English in the last 10 years indexed in Pubmed, WHO Global Index Medicus, or Embase were searched using specific queries focused on WG in PLWH. …”
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Residential and inpatient treatment of substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review by Samuel Janson, Lily Nyenga, Haneefa Saleem, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Stella E. Mushy, Masunga K. Iseselo, Jenna van Draanen, Joseph Tucker, Mecca McPherson, Donaldson F. Conserve

“…Methods A search of three databases, PubMED , Scopus , and African Index Medicus , was conducted for publications related to the treatment of SUD in inpatient or residential settings in SSA. …”
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Levels of handwashing and vaccine uptake in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to prevent and control COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Josphat Martin Muchangi, James Mturi, Hajra Mukasa, Kioko Kithuki, Sarah Jebet Kosgei, Lennah Muhoja Kanyangi, Rogers Mararo, Maureen Nankanja

“…We were interested in investigating the levels of handwashing and vaccine uptake to control and prevent COVID-19 in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania using a systematic review and meta-analysis.MethodsWe searched PubMed, African Index Medicus and African Journals Online for studies published since inception to 31st January 2023. …”
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