• The development of a contextually appropriate measure of psychological distress in Sierra Leone 

  Horn, Rebecca; Jailobaeva, Kanykey; Arakelyan, Stella; Ager, Alastair (BMC, 2021-07-21)

  Abstract: Background: Studies of psychological distress in Sierra Leone have typically used measures which were developed for use in other contexts, and which often have not been adapted or validated for use in Sierra ...

• How do participatory methods shape policy? Applying a realist approach to the formulation of a new tuberculosis policy in Georgia 

  Marchal, Bruno; Abejirinde, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade; Sulaberidze, Lela; Chikovani, Ivdity; Uchaneishvili, Maia; Shengelia, Natia; Diaconu, Karin; Vassall, Anna; Zoidze, Akaki; Giralt, Ariadna Nebot; Witter, Sophie (2021-06-29)

  This paper presents the iterative process of participatory multistakeholder engagement that informed the development of a new national tuberculosis (TB) policy in Georgia, and the lessons learnt. Guided by realist evaluation ...

• Understanding perceptions of recovery from psychological distress in Sierra Leone through qualitative comparative analysis 

  Jailobaeva, Kanykey; Horn, Rebecca; Bah, Abdulai Jawo; Loffreda, Giulia; Ager, Alastair (Springer, 2021-07-07)

  Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a relatively new method that examines causal complexity. Its use in mental health research is nascent. In low-income and fragile settings, with weak mental health service provision, ...

• Opportunities and disconnects in the use of primary research on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths for policy and practice: Results from a survey of researchers 

  Fergus, Cristin A.; Pearson, Georgina (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021-07-07)

  Even with efforts to facilitate use of evidence in health policy and practice, limited attention has been paid to researchers’ perspectives on use of their research in informing public health policy and practice at local, ...

• Estimating ventilation rates in rooms with varying occupancy levels: Relevance for reducing transmission risk of airborne pathogens 

  Deol, Arminder K.; Scarponi, Danny; Beckwith, Peter; Yates, Tom A.; Karat, Aaron S.; Yan, Ada W. C.; Baisley, Kathy S.; Grant, Alison D.; White, Richard G.; McCreesh, Nicky (PLoS, 2021-06-24)

  Background: In light of the role that airborne transmission plays in the spread of SARS-CoV-2, as well as the ongoing high global mortality from well-known airborne diseases such as tuberculosis and measles, there is an ...

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