Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jose Pablo Abeal Vazquez, Pilar Tirado-Valencia, Mercedes Ruiz-Lozano
Summary: The study aims to measure the sustainability of tourism products through a hybrid impact-value model, presenting two visions based on stakeholder actions. The model standardizes stakeholders, dimensions, and indicators for robustness and analytical potential. The versatile methodology of Social Return on Investment (SROI) was chosen among various impact measurement techniques.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kathryn Ashton, Liz Green, Timo Clemens, Lee Parry-Williams, Mariana Dyakova, Mark A. Bellis
Summary: This study highlights the importance of understanding and measuring the social value of Public Health Institutes in order to make a case for investment. However, there is currently insufficient research and evidence on the social value of these institutes.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Saeideh Babashahi, Nicola Carey, Yogini Jani, Kath Hart, Natalia Hounsome
Summary: Non-medical prescribing (NMP) is a key feature of the UK healthcare system that grants legal prescribing rights to non-medical healthcare professionals. This scoping review aims to identify and synthesize evidence on the costs, consequences, and value for money of NMP provided by these professionals.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emily Long, Susan Patterson, Karen Maxwell, Carolyn Blake, Raquel Boso Perez, Ruth Lewis, Mark McCann, Julie Riddell, Kathryn Skivington, Rachel Wilson-Lowe, Kirstin R. Mitchell
Summary: This essay examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social relationships, discussing the changes in social interactions and emphasizing the inequality effects. Recommendations for long-term recovery are provided to address the social relational costs of COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claire X. Zhang, Dan Lewer, Robert W. Aldridge, Andrew C. Hayward, Carlotta Cornaglia, Peta Trussell, Charlotte Lillford-Wildman, Joanna Castle, Jake Gommon, Ines Campos-Matos
Summary: Despite being a small proportion of the general population, investment in inclusion health groups can lead to significant health benefits for the entire population by preventing social exclusion. Research shows that a considerable number of premature deaths and deaths from specific diseases can be attributed to these groups.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Theocharis Kromydas, Rachel M. Thomson, Andrew Pulford, Michael J. Green, S. Vittal Katikireddi
Summary: The study found that income, poverty, and unemployment status have certain impacts on mental health, with unemployment and poverty having significant effects on the likelihood of common mental disorder. Men appear to be more sensitive to employment transitions.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Julia Nadine Doetsch, Ricardo Almendra, Milton Severo, Teresa Leao, Eva Pilot, Thomas Krafft, Henrique Barros
Summary: This study aims to assess the impact of the economic crisis on perinatal mortality rates and infant mortality rates in Portugal, Greece, Italy, and Spain, and their association with socioeconomic indicators. The results show that the economic crisis has affected perinatal and infant mortality rates in these countries, and there is a close correlation with socioeconomic indicators. Therefore, strengthening social protection and healthcare systems are needed to protect the population's health.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laura Macdonald, Natalie Nicholls, Denise Brown, Richard Mitchell
Summary: This study proposes a method to quantify changes in the built environment over time and explores its association with mortality rates. The results show that there is no direct relationship between changes in the built environment and mortality rates, but the areas that experience future changes in the built environment have different initial mortality rates compared to those that do not. This study provides new insights into understanding the changes in the built environment at a national level.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Oyinlola Oyebode, Sheena E. Ramsay, Carol Brayne
Summary: This paper highlights the importance of expanding funding and attention beyond the immediate concerns of COVID-19 patients and healthcare professionals to address wider questions on the unequal health impacts of the pandemic and its response measures. Urgent questions related to non-virus impacts and health effects mediated by educational, economic, and social injuries during the pandemic need to be addressed. Long-term, sustained, and interdisciplinary research funding is necessary to address the lasting impacts of COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gwilym Owen, Katie Fahy, Benjamin Barr
Summary: This study focuses on the effectiveness of community-wide interventions to increase physical activity in disadvantaged areas in the UK. It suggests that a program of creative engagement, partnership building, training, and communication can help reduce physical inactivity. The study also found no significant differences in the effects of the intervention among different demographic groups. Further monitoring is needed to understand the impact of this intervention outside of the pandemic context.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Roman Fediuk, Natalia Makarova, Diyar N. Qader, Andrey Kozin, Mugahed Amran, Victoria Petropavlovskaya, Tatiana Novichenkova, Mikhail Sulman, Kirill Petropavlovskii
Summary: The article aims to study the combined effect of nanomodified basalt fiber and bottom ash as structural elements of concrete. Nanomodified basalt fiber bottom ash-cement concretes were developed, and their fresh, physical and mechanical properties, as well as durability performances, were studied. The joint effect of bottom ash and nanomodified basalt fiber provides control over the structure formation of cement materials, ensuring the redistribution of internal stresses and retardation of crack formation.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T
(2023)
Article
Business
Michael D. Dzandu, Charles Hanu, Hayford Amegbe
Summary: This study develops and tests an integrated model to understand how gamification of mobile money payment can generate customer value through its social impact. The results show that gamified mobile money payment is positively related to social impact constructs and customer value propositions. This suggests that gamified mobile money payment can create substantial social impact and value for customers and service providers.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Deodat Mwesiumo, Moh'd Juma Abdalla
Summary: This study explores the relative importance of epistemic value, value for money, and perceived safety in visitors' evaluation of a foreign destination. The findings suggest that these three factors significantly influence overall satisfaction, which further affects visitors' willingness to recommend the destination. Additionally, perceived safety and epistemic value also directly impact the willingness to recommend. The study highlights the importance of emphasizing epistemic value, overall satisfaction, and safety in marketing communications to attract international visitors.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chiara Di Girolamo, Roberto Gnavi, Tania Landriscina, Silvia Forni, Manuele Falcone, Enrico Calandrini, Giulia Cesaroni, Antonio Russo, Olivia Leoni, Caterina Fanizza, Alessandra Allotta, Giuseppe Costa, Teresa Spadea
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures have indirectly impacted healthcare utilization, particularly among individuals with low education and in poverty. Hospital utilization and timeliness of procedures have decreased, with larger declines observed among women, the elderly, and those with low education. Inequalities by deprivation have remained relatively unchanged during the pandemic.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Anne Gorter, Mark M. Bakker, Peter M. ten Klooster, Annelies Boonen, Harald E. Vonkeman
Summary: The aim of this study was to explore the longitudinal associations between health literacy profiles and disease activity and medication prescription in patients with RA. Significant differences in longitudinal disease activity and medication prescription were observed between groups with different health literacy levels. These results stress the importance of insights into the role of health literacy in treatment and outcomes in patients with RA.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Aline Semaan, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Dinah Amongin, Ochuwa Babah, Nafissatou Dioubate, Amani Kikula, Sarah Nakubulwa, Olubunmi Ogein, Moses Adroma, William Anzo Adiga, Abdourahmane Diallo, Lamine Diallo, Mamadou Cellou Diallo, Cece Maomou, Nathanael Mtinangi, Telly Sy, Therese Delvaux, Bosede Bukola Afolabi, Alexandre Delamou, Annettee Nakimuli, Andrea B. Pembe, Lenka Benova
Summary: This study assessed the provision of maternal healthcare in referral hospitals in several countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings showed that despite challenges, routine maternal care was maintained in these hospitals, with dedication from skilled health personnel and support from hospital management. Furthermore, guidelines were developed for pregnant women suspected or confirmed with COVID-19.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Crista E. Johnson-Agbakwu, Kathleen A. Fox, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Georgia J. Michlig
Summary: This study examines the health issues and healthcare-seeking behavior of Somali women and girls affected by female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the USA. The results show that those with FGM/C experience more health concerns compared to those without, and healthcare service usage is generally low. Community-engaged strategies are crucial to improve health equity in these affected communities.
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mselenge Mdegela, Barbara Madaj, Ndemetria Vermand, Chimwemwe Joe Mvula, Joseph Paul O'Hare
Summary: This study aimed to explore the perspectives on health workforce retention and intention to leave among health workers and policy-makers in rural and remote areas of Malawi and Tanzania. The findings revealed a misalignment between policy-makers' focus on national-level retention policies and health workers' focus on retention aspects related to the family and community. It is important to align health policies with health workers' expectations to bridge this gap and improve access to healthcare in rural and remote populations.
RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Itohan Osayande, Olakunmi Ogunyemi, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Abimbola Olaniran, Sanni Yaya, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas
Summary: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to examine the prevalence, indications, and complications of intra-facility caesarean section (CS) in Nigeria. The study found disparities in CS prevalence, indications, and complications across different regions of Nigeria, suggesting both overuse and underuse. Future research should adopt current guidelines for CS rates and develop comprehensive solutions tailored to each region.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Olakunmi Ogunyemi, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi
Summary: The study explores perspectives of public sector technocrats in Nigeria on the role of and considerations needed for implementing an innovative dashboard that leverages geographic information systems (GIS) in supporting optimization of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) geographical accessibility. The findings indicate that technocrats welcome the use of dynamic GIS-enabled dashboards for improving EmOC service planning. However, concerns about data accuracy were expressed.
HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mobolanle Balogun, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Shannon Galvin, Godfred O. Boateng
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Marie-Jeanne Offosse, Pierre Yameogo, Astrid Raissa Manli, Aude Goumbri, Cephas Avoka, Matt Boxshall, Ejemai Eboreime
Summary: The Gratuite policy implemented in Burkina Faso aimed to remove user fees for maternal, newborn, and child health services. Stakeholders generally have a positive perception of the policy, recognizing its strengths such as government leadership and external monitoring. However, concerns were expressed regarding financial and human resource shortages, service misuse, reimbursement delays, political instability, and health system shocks. Overall, the policy has contributed to improvements in health-seeking behavior and service utilization, but inefficiencies in implementation undermine its progress.
HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Cephas Ke-on Avoka, Olakunmi Ogunyemi
Summary: This facility-based retrospective cross-sectional study conducted in Lagos, Nigeria aimed to analyze and describe the patterns, factors, obstetric indications, and outcomes of emergency caesarean sections (CS). The study found that the likelihood of emergency CS was higher among booked women, those with obstructed labor, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, multiple gestations, and those who traveled from suburban areas. Additionally, there was a dose-effect relationship between travel time to the hospital and emergency CS.
AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lenka Benova, Aline Semaan, Bosede Bukola Afolabi, Dinah Amongin, Ochuwa Adiketu Babah, Nafissatou Dioubate, Niane Harissatou, Amani Idris Kikula, Sarah Nakubulwa, Olubunmi Ogein, Moses Adroma, William Anzo Adiga, Abdourahmane Diallo, Ibrahima Sory Diallo, Lamine Diallo, Mamadou Cellou Diallo, Cece Maomou, Nathanael Mtinangi, Telly Sy, Therese Delvaux, Alexandre Delamou, Annettee Nakimuli, Andrea Barnabas Pembe, Aduragbemi Oluwabusayo Banke-Thomas
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on maternal and perinatal survival in referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa. The provision of healthcare services was delayed and disrupted during the pandemic, including sub-optimal referral linkages and health service closures.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peter M. Macharia, Kerry L. M. Wong, Tope Olubodun, Lenka Benova, Charlotte Stanton, Narayanan Sundararajan, Yash Shah, Gautam Prasad, Mansi Kansal, Swapnil Vispute, Tomer Shekel, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Olakunmi Ogunyemi, Jia Wang, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Prestige Tatenda Makanga, Bosede B. Afolabi, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas
Summary: This article describes a database of travel times to comprehensive EmOC facilities in the 15 most populated urban areas of Nigeria. The travel times were derived from Google Maps Platform's internal API, which incorporates traffic considerations, providing more realistic estimates for different traffic scenarios and time thresholds.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marie-Jeanne Offosse, Cephas Avoka, Pierre Yameogo, Astrid Raissa Manli, Aude Goumbri, Ejemai Eboreime, Matt Boxshall, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas
Summary: This study aims to assess the impact of user fee exemption policies on maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services in conflict-affected districts in Burkina Faso. The findings show that the exemption policy significantly increased the utilization rates of postnatal care, consultations for children, and treatment for uncomplicated malaria cases. However, there was no significant impact on indicators such as antenatal care and facility delivery.
CONFLICT AND HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anteneh Asefa, Samson Gebremedhin, Tiara Marthias, Herfina Nababan, Aliki Christou, Aline Semaan, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Hanani Tabana, Fadhlun M. Alwy Al-beity, Jean-Paul Dossou, Keneni Gutema, Therese Delvaux, Catherine Birabwa, Mardieh Dennis, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Barbara Mcpake, Lenka Benova
Summary: This study assesses wealth-based inequalities in coverage of maternal continuum of care in 16 sub-Saharan African countries, aiming to inform targeted policies for maternal health equity in the region.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kikelomo Ololade Wright, Modupe Rebekah Akinyinka, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Adedayo Aderibigbe, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Onipede Wusu
Summary: This study compared the patterns, incentives, and disincentives of contraceptive use in rural and urban communities in Lagos, Nigeria. The findings showed that rural residents have a higher non-use rate, with reasons such as desiring to retain fertility, lack of further need, unbearable side effects, and lack of spousal support. The likelihood of contraceptive use among urban residents increases with higher income levels.
NIGERIAN POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Medical Informatics
Jia Wang, Kerry L. M. Wong, Tope Olubodun, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Olakunmi Ogunyemi, Bosede B. Afolabi, Peter M. Macharia, Prestige Tatenda Makanga, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Lenka Benova, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas
Summary: This study highlights the importance of developing a policy-ready dashboard for EmOC geographical accessibility in SSA, based on key considerations identified through an online survey with policymakers and researchers. Efforts should focus on establishing robust estimation of geographical accessibility metrics, integrating with existing health system data, and maintaining the dashboard with up-to-date data to maximize impact in these settings.
HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Peter M. Macharia, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Lenka Benova
Summary: Assessing geographic accessibility to healthcare is crucial, and smartphone mobility data can facilitate the study of healthcare accessibility on a global scale. This article discusses global healthcare accessibility and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the strengths of the study approach and some limitations.
COMMUNICATIONS MEDICINE
(2023)