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RE-AIM evaluation of the national scale-up of community-based index case HIV testing in Guinea: Successes and challenges

In Guinea, an estimated 36% of people living with HIV remain unaware of their status, hindering progress toward the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets (95% of people living with HIV to know their HIV status, 95% of those diagnosed with HIV to receive sustained antiretroviral therapy, and 95% of those receiving antiretroviral therapy to achieve viral suppression). This study evaluated the effectiveness, implementation fidelity, and sustainability of the community-based index case testing (ICT) strategy usin...

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Soriba Camara, Mory 1 Kourouma, Castro Gbêmêmali Hounmenou, Aly Badara Touré, Emile Faya Bongono, Sidikiba Sidibé, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Abdoulaye Sow, Alioune Camara, Alexandre Delamou•
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Correction: A digital microscope for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, including P. falciparum with hrp2/hrp3 deletion

After publication of this article [ 1 ], the following errors were identified in Table 1 and the article text: In Table 1A, the Ghana RDT (HRP2/LDH) Sensitivity at 200 parasites/µL contains a typographical error. The correct value is 94.6% (175/185). In Table 1A, the Combined Microscopy values contain errors in the recorded sensitivity percentages and are erroneously included in the published table. The authors note that as the protocol to obtain these data differed between the two sites,...

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Yalemwork Ewnetu, Kingsley Badu, Lise Carlier, Claudia A. Vera-Arias, Emma V. Troth, Abdul-Hakim Mutala, Stephen Opoku Afriyie, Thomas Kwame Addison, Nega Berhane, Wossenseged Lemma, Cristian Koepfli•
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Effects of infertility on relationship quality and mental health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

Infertility is associated with significant psychosocial challenges, and relationship strain yet remains underprioritized in sub-Saharan African policy and research. We conducted a scoping review to examine the effects of infertility on relationship quality and mental health outcomes among people experiencing infertility in sub-Saharan Africa. We utilized the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews and reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Met...

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Kenneth Juma, Cynthia Kairu, Merlyne Akwir Nungo, Merryline Chepkoech, Easter Olwanda, Sally Atieno Odunga, Ramatou Ouedraogo, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Yohannes Dibaba Wado•
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Rethinking psychosocial rehabilitation in mental health

Summary points: Psychosocial rehabilitation is central to recovery-oriented mental health care, yet its uptake remains uneven because of persistent conceptual, methodological, organisational, and implementation barriers. Greater conceptual clarity is needed through stakeholder dialogue to establish a common set of core principles that can be adapted across diverse cultural and health system contexts. Meaningful co-creation with people with lived experience and their families should be embe...

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Eleonora Prina, Laura Asher, Stefano Barlati, Sudipto Chatterjee, Ioana Alina Cristea, Sandra Ferreira, Charlotte Hanlon, Karli Montague-Cardoso, Parth Sharma, Marianna Purgato, Corrado Barbui•
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Gendered pathways to adolescent mental health: An empirical assessment of a new conceptual framework

Gender norms and roles are important determinants of physical and mental health in the key period of adolescence. Yet, the gendered pathways to mental health in adolescents are not fully understood. Using a conceptual framework for global adolescent mental health that we developed based on a Delphi process, we empirically investigated the associations between six gender-related constructs and adolescent mental health. We used an existing cross-sectional dataset from Ethiopia (2020) from the Gend...

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Anita Alaze, Daniel Hagen, Tamara Schamberger, Oliver Razum, Céline Miani•
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From suicidal ideation to hope: Perceived mental health transformation following a culturally adapted multiple family group therapy for adolescents living with HIV in Ghana - A qualitative process evaluation

Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa experience profound mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Evidence-based psychological interventions specifically designed for this population remain scarce, particularly family-based approaches in resource-limited settingsThis study explored ALHIV's perceived mental health transformation following participation in culturally adapted Multiple Family Group Therapy (MFGT) in Ghana.Qualitative study n...

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Dorothy Serwaa Boakye, David Atsu Deegbe, Gladys Dzansi, Adote Anum, Samuel Adjorlolo•
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Effectiveness of LGBTQ targeted cognitive behavioral therapy on mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Introduction: Sexual and gender minority populations experience disproportionately high rates of mental disorders due, in large part, to their chronic exposure to stigma, discrimination, and minority stress. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an established evidence-based psychotherapy; however, conventional CBT was primarily developed among predominantly cisgender, heterosexual individuals and not often addresses identity-specific stressors relevant to LGBTQ individuals. Emerging adaptations...

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J. Doris Chi, Yi Yang, Shi-Yi Wang, Kate Nyhan, Skyler D. Jackson•
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Psychosocial influences on hypertension in Southeastern Nigeria: A mixed-methods study protocol

Introduction: The Southeastern region of Nigeria faces a severe public health challenge from hypertension due to its high prevalence. Psychosocial factors including perceived stress, anxiety, depression, coping mechanisms, and social support play essential roles in hypertension development and health behaviour, yet there has been limited scholarly attention to these determinants in Nigerian and international qualitative research. This study addresses this evidence gap by investigating the psycho...

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Awele Rosemary Ebigwei Omeda, Marcus Chilaka, Masoud Mohammadnezhad, Eleftheria Vaportzis•
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Correction: Addressing risk factors for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: A case study of a quality improvement program in two states in Nigeria

The Funding statement for this article is incorrect. The correct Funding statement is as follows: This study was financially supported by MSD for Mothers in the form of a grant awarded to and administered to the authors by Jhpiego Corporation. No additional external funding was received for this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The Competing Interests statement for this article is incorrect. The...

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Ugo Okoli, Sylverius Obafemi, Comfort Okpe, Kendra Njoku, Nneka Mobisson, Chinyere Uzoama, Victoria Omoera, Emmanuel Ugwa, Kathleen Hill•
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Estimating rates of SARS-CoV-2 lineage spread using graph spectra from genetic sequence data

The modern enormous scale of viral genomic data, as exemplified by SARS-CoV-2, presents unique opportunities for epidemic inference and real-time monitoring. A key challenge is to wade through the extremely large stream of sequence data in order to identify small subsets of sequences that may represent rapid population growth of newly emerged lineages. To address this challenge, we developed a new approach that combines techniques in graph theory and machine learning. We represent distances betw...

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Emma E. Goldberg, Michael D. Kupperman, Ruian Ke•
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Suicide risk factors in nursing students: Depressive symptoms, academic burnout and academic efficacy after the pandemic

The present study analyze the prevalence and factors associated with suicide risk in nursing students in the post-pandemic context, considering academic burnout, academic engagement, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress as predictors. through a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted in a public university in Northern Chile. with a168 nursing undergraduates’ sample. Validated instruments were administered, including the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Sc...

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Rodrigo-Alejandro Ardiles-Irarrázabal, Pablo Alejandro Pérez-Díaz, Juan-Carlos Pérez-González, Yenny Valdivia-Rojas, Miguel Valencia-Contrera•
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Conceptualizing the process of experiential acceptance during an episode of anxiety: A qualitative study of individuals with prior experience in mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions

Introduction: Experiential acceptance refers to the capacity to be open to internal experiences without attempting to change or avoid them. Although acceptance is a core emotion regulation strategy within mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MABIs) and a protective factor for mental health, its conceptualization and implementation remain unclear and ambiguous. The aim of this study was to clarify and develop a model of accepting anxiety as experienced by individuals with prior experi...

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Julie Ribeyron, Nathalie Duriez, Rebecca Shankland•