Epidemiology of clinical congenital and neonatal malaria in endemic settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Celestin Danwang, Jean Joel Bigna, Rolf Nyah Tuku Nzalie, Annie Robert

“…Methods PubMed, EMBASE, Global Index Medicus, and Web of Science were searched up to 30th October 2019, to identify observational studies reporting on congenital (0–7 days) and neonatal (0–28 days) malaria. …”
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A systematic review and quality analysis of pediatric traumatic brain injury clinical practice guidelines. by Roselyn Appenteng, Taylor Nelp, Jihad Abdelgadir, Nelly Weledji, Michael Haglund, Emily Smith, Oscar Obiga, Francis M Sakita, Edson A Miguel, Carolina M Vissoci, Henry Rice, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Catherine Staton

“…METHODS:Articles were identified and retrieved from MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, LILACS, Africa-Wide Information and Global Index Medicus. These articles were screened by four reviewers independently. …”
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Frailty and Loneliness in Older Adults: A Narrative Review by Andreea-Cristina Gheorghe, Elena Bălășescu, Ionela Hulea, Gabriela Turcu, Mihai Iustin Amariei, Alin-Victor Covaciu, Cătălina-Andreea Apostol, Melisa Asan, Andrei-Cosmin Badea, Ana-Cristina Angelușiu, Maria-Mirabela Mihailescu-Marin, Daniela Adriana Ion, Roxana Ioana Nedelcu

“…(2) Methods: To assess the link between loneliness and frailty, we conducted a search accessing Index Medicus and PubMed; the timeframe of our research was from 2013 until 2023. …”
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Just-in-time adaptive interventions for adolescent and young adult health and well-being: protocol for a systematic review by Caroline A Figueroa, Kathleen W Guan, Christopher Adlung, Loes Keijsers, Crystal R Smit, Annabel Vreeker, Eva Thalassinou, Eeske van Roekel, Mark de Reuver

“…We will integrate evidence to guide the development and implementation of precise, effective and equitable digital health interventions for AYAs.Methods and analysis In adherence to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis guidelines, we will conduct a systematic search across multiple databases, including CENTRAL, MEDLINE and WHO Global Index Medicus. We will include peer-reviewed studies on JITAIs targeting health of AYAs in multiple languages. …”
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Protocol for a scoping review to identify and map in-service education and training materials for midwifery care in sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2020 by Claudia Hanson, Ann-Beth Moller, Joanne Welsh, Mechthild M Gross, Hashim Hounkpatin

“…We aim to identify what in-service education and training materials have been used for providers of midwifery care between 2000 and 2020 and map their content to the International Confederation of Midwives’ Essential Competencies for Midwifery Practice (ICM Competencies), and the Lancet Midwifery Series Quality Maternal and Newborn Care (QMNC) framework.Methods and analysis A search will be conducted for the years 2000–2020 in Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PubMed/MEDLINE, Social Sciences Citation Index, African Index Medicus and Google Scholar. A manual search of reference lists from identified studies and a hand search of literature from international partner organisations will be performed. …”
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The hidden financial burden of healthcare: a systematic literature review of informal payments in Sub-Saharan Africa [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservatio... by Kui Muraya, Dina Balabanova, Edwine Barasa, Sassy Molyneux, Evelyn Kabia, Catherine Goodman

“…Methods: We searched for literature on PubMed, African Index Medicus, Directory of Open Access Journals, and Google Scholar databases and relevant organizational websites. …”
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Non-adherence to self-care and associated factors among diabetes adult population in Ethiopian: A systemic review with meta-analysis. by Teshager Weldegiorgis Abate, Getenet Dessie, Yinager Workineh, Haileyesus Gedamu, Minyichil Birhanu, Emiru Ayalew, Mulat Tirfie, Aklilu Endalamaw

“…Three reviewers have been searched and extracted from the World Health Organization's Hinari portal (SCOPUS, African Index Medicus, and African Journals Online databases), PubMed, Google Scholar and EMBASE. …”
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Risk of aspiration pneumonia in paediatric patients with dysphagia who were found to have laryngeal penetration on the instrumental swallow evaluation: a systematic review protocol by Abigail Smith, Aamer Imdad, Rachel Rosen, Vaishali Adlakha, Leona Ramos, Olivia Tsistinas, Emily Tanner-Smith, Jill Merrow, Zafer Soultan, Anthony Mortelliti

“…Systematic electronic searches will be conducted on PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINHAL, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL, LILACS and WHO Global Index Medicus. We will include studies published through 6 October 2021. …”
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Burden of atrial fibrillation among adults with heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jean Jacques Noubiap, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Leopold Ndemnge Aminde, Clarence Mvalo Mbanga, Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Larissa Pone Simo, Anastase Dzudie, Saint Just N Petnga, Muchi Ditah Chobufo

“…We combined text words and MeSH terms to search MEDLINE, PubMed and Global Health Library through Ovid SP, African Journals Online and African Index Medicus from database inception to 10 November 2021. …”
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A systematic review of cost-effectiveness of treating out of hospital cardiac arrest and the implications for resource-limited health systems by Kalin Werner, Sarah Hirner, O. Agatha Offorjebe, Edouard Hosten, Julian Gordon, Heike Geduld, Lee A. Wallis, Nicholas Risko

“…Six databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Global Health, Cochrane, Global Index Medicus, and Tuft's Cost-Effectiveness Registry) were searched in September 2023. …”
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The National and Global Impact of Systemic and Structural Violence on the Effective Prevention, Treatment, and Management of COVID-19 in African or Black Communities: Protocol for... by Roberta Timothy, Robert Ainsley Chin-see, Julia Martyniuk, Pascal Djiadeu

“…MethodsA systematic search of quantitative and qualitative studies published on COVID-19 will be conducted in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (EBSCO), Cochrane Library, PsychInfo (Ovid), CAB Abstracts (Ovid), Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science (Clarivate), and Global Index Medicus. To be included in the review, studies should present data on COVID-19 in relation to African/Black individuals, populations, and communities in the global sphere. …”
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Conversational AI and Vaccine Communication: Systematic Review of the Evidence by Aly Passanante, Ed Pertwee, Leesa Lin, Kristi Yoonsup Lee, Joseph T Wu, Heidi J Larson

“…PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, Embase, Epistemonikos, Global Health, Global Index Medicus, Academic Search Complete, and the University of London library database were searched for papers on the use of conversational AI for vaccine communication. …”
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Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Malignancies in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review by Samuel Okerosi, Lillian Wairimu Mokoh, Fidel Rubagumya, Brandon Asuman Niyibizi, Aslam Nkya, Katherine Van Loon, Geoffrey Buckle, Stephen Bent, Patrick Ha, Johannes J. Fagan, Dianna Ng, Joyce Aswani, Mary Jue Xu

“…This study aims to determine the proportion of HPV-associated HNC in SSA.MATERIALS AND METHODSThis systematic review included searches from PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, African Index Medicus, Google Scholar, and African Journals Online. …”
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Sexual health and COVID-19: protocol for a scoping review by Navin Kumar, Kamila Janmohamed, Kate Nyhan, Laura Forastiere, Wei-Hong Zhang, Anna Kågesten, Maximiliane Uhlich, Sarah M. Van de Velde, Joel M. Francis, Jennifer T. Erausquin, Elin C. Larsson, Denton Callander, John Scott, Victor Minichiello, Joseph D. Tucker

“…We will search (from January 2020 onwards) CINAHL, Africa-Wide Information, Web of Science Core Collection, Embase, Gender Studies Database, Gender Watch, Global Health, WHO Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease Database, WHO Global Index Medicus, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and Sociological Abstracts. …”
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Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol by Liesl Zühlke, David Coetzee, Mark Engel, Natasha R Rhoda, Eunice Turawa, Imen Ayouni, Shanaaz Mathews

“…We propose conducting a systematic review to evaluate the burden and trends of SUDIs in LoMICs since 2004.Methods and analysis We will systematically search PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, African Index Medicus, EBSCOHost, Google Scholar, WHOIS and WHO database to identify studies published from July 2004 until October 2024. …”
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Prevalence of abnormal umbilical arterial flow on Doppler ultrasound in low-risk and unselected pregnant women: a systematic review by Joshua P. Vogel, Valerie Vannevel, Gianna Robbers, George Gwako, Tina Lavin, Abiodun Adanikin, Tsakane Hlongwane, Robert C. Pattinson, Zahida P. Qureshi, Olufemi T. Oladapo

“…Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL and Global Index Medicus with no date, setting or language restrictions. …”
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Understanding primary care transformation and implications for ageing populations and health inequalities: a systematic scoping review of new models of primary health care in OECD... by D. A. G Henderson, E Donaghy, M Dozier, B Guthrie, H Huang, M Pickersgill, E Stewart, A Thompson, H. H. X Wang, S. W Mercer

“…Ovid [MEDLINE/Embase/Global Health], CINAHL Plus, and Global Index Medicus were searched (01/01/10 to 28/08/21). Two reviewers independently screened the titles and abstracts with data extraction by a single reviewer. …”
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Association of female genital schistosomiasis and human papillomavirus and cervical pre-cancer: a systematic review by Amy Sturt, Tanvier Omar, Isaiah Hansingo, Paul Kamfwa, Amaya Bustinduy, Helen Kelly

“…Methods We searched OvidSP MEDLINE, OvidSP Embase, Global Index Medicus, PubMed and the Wiley Cochrane library without date or language restrictions up to April 20, 2024 for abstracts evaluating the association of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) with the prevalence, incidence or persistence of cervical HR-HPV, and incidence of histology-verified cervical pre-cancer or cancer. …”
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Intersectional stigma and its impact on HIV prevention and care among MSM and WSW in sub-Saharan African countries: a protocol for a scoping review by LaRon E Nelson, Laura Nyblade, Zhao Ni, Kate Nyhan, Jemal Nur, Gamji M’Rabiu Abubakari, Debbie Dada, DeAnne Turner, Amma Otchere, Leonne Tanis, Ibrahim Wunpini Mashoud

“…With respect to HIV, public health scholars can examine the impacts of intersectional stigmas on HIV prevention and care utilisation.Methods and analysis Reviewers will search systematically through MEDLINE, Global Health, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection and Africa Index Medicus and citations for quantitative studies, qualitative studies and grey literature that include data on stigma and HIV among men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Efficacy and safety of therapeutic HPV vaccines to treat CIN 2/CIN 3 lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of phase II/III clinical trials by Partha Basu, Li Zhang, Catherine Sauvaget, Richard Muwonge, Ahmadaye Ibrahim Khalil

“…Objectives We aim to assess the efficacy and safety of therapeutic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to treat cervical intraepithelial neoplasia of grade 2 or 3 (CIN 2/3).Design Systematic review and meta-analysis, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses recommendations.Data sources PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Global Index Medicus and CENTRAL Cochrane were searched up to 31 January 2022.Eligibility criteria Phase II/III randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and single-arm studies reporting the efficacy of therapeutic vaccines to achieve regression of CIN 2/3 lesions were included. …”
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