Theories for interventions to reduce physical and verbal abuse: A mixed methods review of the health and social care literature to inform future maternity care. by Soo Downe, Rebecca Nowland, Andrew Clegg, Naseerah Akooji, Cath Harris, Alan Farrier, Lisa Tanyaradzwa Gondo, Kenny Finlayson, Gill Thomson, Carol Kingdon, Hedieh Mehrtash, Rebekah McCrimmon, Özge Tunçalp

“…We undertook a mixed methods systematic review of health and social care literature (MEDLINE, SocINDEX, Global Index Medicus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Sept 29th 2020 and March 22nd 2022: no date or language restrictions). …”
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Validity of the models predicting 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases in Asia: A systematic review and prediction model meta-analysis. by Mahin Nomali, Davood Khalili, Mehdi Yaseri, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Aryan Ayati, Hossein Navid, Saharnaz Nedjat

“…Various databases, including PubMed, Web of Science conference proceedings citation index, Scopus, Global Index Medicus of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Open Access Thesis and Dissertations (OATD), were searched up to November 2022. …”
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Financing for equity for women's, children's and adolescents' health in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Lama Bou-Karroum, Domenico G Iaia, Fadi El-Jardali, Clara Abou Samra, Sabine Salameh, Zeina Sleem, Reem Masri, Aya Harb, Nour Hemadi, Nadeen Hilal, Layal Hneiny, Sahar Nassour, Mehr Gul Shah, Etienne V Langlois

“…We searched Medline, PubMed, EMBASE and the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Index Medicus, and relevant websites. The selection process was conducted in duplicate and independently. …”
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Decision-making regarding accessing paediatric unscheduled healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods rapid review and thematic synthesis by Dikaios Sakellariou, Cian Dowling-Cullen

“…This review aims to explore the factors reported by parents that influenced their decision-making around accessing paediatric unscheduled healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Mixed methods rapid review and thematic synthesis based on the Enhancing Transparency of Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative research framework.Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, PsycEXTRA, PsycINFO, Global Health, Global Index Medicus, Dissertations and Theses Global, Google Scholar and OAISter. …”
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Quality of life among patients with cancer and their family caregivers in the Sub-Saharan region: A systematic review of quantitative studies. by Yousef Qan'ir, Ting Guan, Eno Idiagbonya, Cloie Dobias, Jamie L Conklin, Chifundo Colleta Zimba, Agatha Bula, Wongani Jumbo, Kondwani Wella, Patrick Mapulanga, Samuel Bingo, Evelyn Chilemba, Jennifer Haley, Nilda Peragallo Montano, Ashley Leak Bryant, Lixin Song

“…We identified eligible publications in English language from PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature Plus with Full Text, Embase, APA PsycInfo, Scopus, and African Index Medicus databases. We included quantitative descriptive studies that measured overall and subdomains of QOL as the outcome in adult patients/survivors with cancer in SSA. …”
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Pooled prevalence and subgroup variations of Tetralogy of Fallot among children and adolescents with congenital heart defect in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-ana... by Biniam Endale Geleta, Abay Mulu

“…Electronic databases including Medline (PubMed), Scopus, Google Scholar, and African Index Medicus were searched. A weighted inverse variance random-effects model was employed to estimate the pooled prevalence of Tetralogy of Fallot.…”
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Scoping review to identify and map the health personnel considered skilled birth attendants in low-and-middle income countries from 2000-2015. by Amy J Hobbs, Ann-Beth Moller, Alisa Kachikis, Liliana Carvajal-Aguirre, Lale Say, Doris Chou

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>A search was conducted inclusive to the years 2000 to 2015 in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, POPLINE and the World Health Organization Global Index Medicus. Original primary source research conducted in LMIC that evaluated the skilled health personnel providing interventions during labour and childbirth were considered for inclusion. …”
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A mapping review of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus proportions, genetic diversity, and antimicrobial resistance patterns in Cameroon. by Nene Kaah Keneh, Sebastien Kenmoe, Arnol Bowo-Ngandji, Jane-Francis Tatah Kihla Akoachere, Hortense Gonsu Kamga, Roland Ndip Ndip, Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo, Cyprien Kengne-Ndé, Donatien Serge Mbaga, Nicholas Tendongfor, Lucy Mande Ndip, Seraphine Nkie Esemu

“…The search involved a comprehensive search strategy in several databases including Medline, Embase, Global Health, Web of Science, African Index Medicus, and African Journal Online. The risk of bias in the included studies was assessed using the Hoy et al tool, and the results were synthesized and presented in narrative synthesis and/or tables and graphs.…”
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Management and outcomes of intracranial fungal infections in children and adults in Africa: a scoping review protocol by Soham Bandyopadhyay, Setthasorn Zhi Yang Ooi, Joshua Erhabor, Mehdi Khan, Chinedu Brian Egu, Conor S Gillespie, Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing, Olaoluwa Ezekiel Dada, Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou, David Ulrich Dalle, Ana Catinca Ciuculete, Ahmed K Awad, Chibuikem A Ikwuegbuenyi, Özgür Kesici, Nourou Dine Adeniran Bankole

“…A search will be conducted in electronic bibliographic databases (Medline (OVID), Embase, African Journals Online, Cochrane Library and African Index Medicus). No restrictions on language or date of publication will be made. …”
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Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potentials of gut microbiome profiling in human schistosomiasis: A comprehensive systematic review. by Martin Gael Oyono, Sebastien Kenmoe, Jean Thierry Ebogo Belobo, Leonel Javeres Mbah Ntepe, Mireille Kameni, Leonel Meyo Kamguia, Thabo Mpotje, Justin Komguep Nono

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic literature review was carried out by searching for relevant studies published until date, that is May 2024, using Medline, Embase, Global Health, Web of Science, and Global Index Medicus databases. The keywords used to select articles were "Gut microbiome", "Gut Microbiota", "Schistosomiasis", "Bilharziasis ", and "Human". …”
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Mapping evidence on the burden and distribution of childhood obesity in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol by Frederick I. Danquah, Matilda Yeboah, Vitalis Bawontuo, Desmond Kuupiel

“…A comprehensive literature search will be performed in the following electronic databases: PubMed, Web of Science, African Index Medicus, and CINAHL with full text via EBSCOhost platform. …”
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Impact of depression on stroke outcomes among stroke survivors: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Seble Shewangizaw, Wubalem Fekadu, Yohannes Gebregzihabhier, Awoke Mihretu, Catherine Sackley, Atalay Alem

“…PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and Global Index Medicus were searched from the date of inception. …”
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Global epidemiology of occult hepatitis B virus infections in blood donors, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guy Roussel Takuissu, Sebastien Kenmoe, Marie Amougou Atsama, Etienne Atenguena Okobalemba, Donatien Serge Mbaga, Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo, Arnol Bowo-Ngandji, Martin Gael Oyono, Jeannette Nina Magoudjou-Pekam, Ginette Irma Kame-Ngasse, Elisabeth Zeuko’o Menkem, Abdel Aziz Selly Ngaloumo, Agnès Thierry Rebecca Banlock, Alfloditte Flore Feudjio, Cromwel Zemnou-Tepap, Dowbiss Meta-Djomsi, Gilberte Louise Nyimbe Mviena, Ines Nyebe Eloundou, Jacqueline Félicité Yéngué, Josiane Kenfack-Zanguim, Juliette Laure Ndzie Ondigui, Ridole Martin Zekeng Mekontchou, Sabine Aimee Touangnou-Chamda, Yrene Kamtchueng Takeu, Jean Bosco Taya-Fokou, Chris Andre Mbongue Mikangue, Raoul Kenfack-Momo, Cyprien Kengne-Nde, Seraphine Nkie Esemu, Richard Njouom, Lucy Ndip

“…We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Global Index Medicus, and Excerpta Medica Database. Study selection and data extraction were performed by at least two independent investigators. …”
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Incidence and outcomes of intrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nick Brown, Helena Litorp, Antti Juhani Kukka, Johan Wrammert, Sara Waheddoost

“…Peer-reviewed articles were searched from Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane, Web of Science and WHO Global Index Medicus with date limits 1 November 2009 to 17 November 2021. …”
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Clinical prediction models to diagnose neonatal sepsis: a scoping review protocol by Michelle Heys, Felicity Fitzgerald, Mario Cortina Borja, Samuel R Neal, David Musorowegomo, Hannah Gannon, Gwen Chimhini

“…Searches will include six electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Global Index Medicus and the Cochrane Library) supplemented by hand searching of reference lists and citation analysis on included studies. …”
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Taking stock of vaccine hesitancy among migrants: a scoping review protocol by Charles S Wiysonge, Sten H Vermund, Akhenaten Siankam Tankwanchi, Anelisa Jaca, Heidi J Larson

“…Studies published in English or French between January 1999 and December 2019 will be drawn from most or all of the following multidisciplinary databases: Africa-Wide Information, Allied and Complementary Medicine, Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Literature in the Health Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean, Medline, Proquest Theses/Dissertations, PsycInfo and Web of Science. …”
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Global epidemiology of occult hepatitis B virus infections in blood donors, a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Guy Roussel Takuissu, Sebastien Kenmoe, Marie Amougou Atsama, Etienne Atenguena Okobalemba, Donatien Serge Mbaga, Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo, Arnol Bowo-Ngandji, Martin Gael Oyono, Jeannette Nina Magoudjou-Pekam, Ginette Irma Kame-Ngasse, Elisabeth Zeuko'o Menkem, Abdel Aziz Selly Ngaloumo, Agnès Thierry Rebecca Banlock, Alfloditte Flore Feudjio, Cromwel Zemnou-Tepap, Dowbiss Meta-Djomsi, Gilberte Louise Nyimbe Mviena, Ines Nyebe Eloundou, Jacqueline Félicité Yéngué, Josiane Kenfack-Zanguim, Juliette Laure Ndzie Ondigui, Ridole Martin Zekeng Mekontchou, Sabine Aimee Touangnou-Chamda, Yrene Kamtchueng Takeu, Jean Bosco Taya-Fokou, Chris Andre Mbongue Mikangue, Raoul Kenfack-Momo, Cyprien Kengne-Nde, Seraphine Nkie Esemu, Richard Njouom, Lucy Ndip

“…We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Global Index Medicus, and Excerpta Medica Database. Study selection and data extraction were performed by at least two independent investigators. …”
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Inequality in healthcare-seeking behavior among women with pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review and narrative synthesis by Melese Siyoum, Wondwosen Teklesilasie, Yitateku Alelgn, Ayalew Astatkie

“…The electronic databases PubMed, African Journals Online, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, African Index Medicus and Directory of Open Access Journal, and Google Scholar were searched for relevant literature published from 1996 to April 2022. …”
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Sibship size, birth order and risk of asthma and allergy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Göran Wennergren, Bright I Nwaru, Emma Goksör, Daniil Lisik, Athina Ioannidou, Gregorio Milani, Sungkutu Nyassi, Saliha Selin Özuygur Ermis, Giulia C I Spolidoro

“…The objective of the present systematic review will be to identify, critically appraise and synthesise previous primary studies investigating the association of sibship size and birth order with the risk of asthma and allergic diseases.Methods and analysis The following databases will be searched: AMED, CABI, CINAHL, Embase, Google Scholar, OAIster, Open Access Theses and Dissertations, Open Grey, ProQuest Dissertations &amp; Theses Global, PsycINFO, PubMed, SciELO, Scopus, Web of Science and WHO Global Index Medicus. Studies published up until 31 December 2020 will be eligible. …”
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Theories for interventions to reduce physical and verbal abuse: A mixed methods review of the health and social care literature to inform future maternity care by Soo Downe, Rebecca Nowland, Andrew Clegg, Naseerah Akooji, Cath Harris, Alan Farrier, Lisa Tanyaradzwa Gondo, Kenny Finlayson, Gill Thomson, Carol Kingdon, Hedieh Mehrtash, Rebekah McCrimmon, Özge Tunçalp

“…We undertook a mixed methods systematic review of health and social care literature (MEDLINE, SocINDEX, Global Index Medicus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Sept 29th 2020 and March 22nd 2022: no date or language restrictions). …”
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