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Persistent impact of antenatal maternal anaemia on child brain structure at 6–7 years of age: a South African child health study

Authors: Jessica E. Ringshaw, Chanelle J. Hendrikse, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Layla E. Bradford, Simone R. Williams, Charmaine N. Nyakonda, Sivenesi Subramoney, Marilyn T. Lake, Tiffany Burd, Nadia Hoffman, Annerine Roos, Katherine L. Narr, Shantanu H. Joshi, Steven C. R. Williams, Heather J. Zar, Dan J. Stein…

Citation: BMC Medicine 2025 23:94

Content type: Research Published on: 21 February 2025
A systematic review of mediation analysis frameworks in studies examining the determinants of cardiometabolic outcomes in people living with HIV

Authors: Peter Vanes Ebasone, Nasheeta Peer, Anastase Dzudie, Merveille Foaleng, Johney Melpsa and Andre Pascal Kengne

Citation: BMC Medical Research Methodology 2025 25:41

Content type: Research Published on: 20 February 2025
A systematic review exploring the role of tuberculosis stigma on test and treatment uptake for tuberculosis infection

Authors: Ayşenur Kılıç, Xuanyu Zhou, Zoe Moon, Yohhei Hamada, Trinh Duong, Charlotte Layton, Sobhash Jhuree, Ibrahim Abubakar, Molebogeng X. Rangaka and Robert Horne

Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:628

Content type: Systematic Review Published on: 14 February 2025
Prevalence, perception of risk and mycobacterium tuberculosis control practices among healthcare workers in HIV care and treatment centres in North Central Nigeria

Authors: Evaezi Okpokoro, Temitayo Lawal, Oyewole Oyedele, Victoria Etuk, Stella Ijioma, Temitope Adetiba, Miriam Bathnna, Chinye Osa-Afiana, Nifarta Andrew and Alash’le Abimiku

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:220

Content type: Research Published on: 14 February 2025
What can we learn from patient and family experiences of open disclosure and how they have been evaluated? A systematic review

Authors: Dimuthu Rathnayake, Ao Sasame, Apolonia Radomska, Éidín Ní Shé, Eilish McAuliffe and Aoife De Brún

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2025 25:238

Content type: Systematic Review Published on: 12 February 2025
Eco-bio-communitarianism: reimagining bioethics for sustainable health

Authors: Nchangwi Syntia Munung and Godfrey B. Tangwa

Citation: BMC Global and Public Health 2025 3:13

Content type: Comment Published on: 11 February 2025
Outcomes of the ROSE Sustainment (ROSES) Study, a sequential multiple assignment randomized implementation trial to determine the minimum necessary intervention to sustain a postpartum depression prevention program in agencies serving low-income pregnant people

Authors: Jennifer E. Johnson, Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, Alla Sikorskii, Ted Miller, Ellen Poleshuck, Tiffany A. Moore Simas, Laura Carravallah, Raven Miller and Caron Zlotnick

Citation: Implementation Science 2025 20:9

Content type: Research Published on: 10 February 2025
Barriers to 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys

Authors: Maria Carmen Viana, Alan E. Kazdin, Meredith G. Harris, Dan J. Stein, Daniel V. Vigo, Irving Hwang, Sophie M. Manoukian, Nancy A. Sampson, Jordi Alonso, Laura Helena Andrade, Guilherme Borges, Brendan Bunting, José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida, Giovanni de Girolamo, Peter de Jonge, Oye Gureje…

Citation: International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2025 19:6

Content type: Research Published on: 9 February 2025
Using positive deviance to enhance HIV care retention in South Africa: development of a compassion-focused program to improve the staff and patient experience

Authors: Allison J. Ober, Donald H. Skinner, Laura M. Bogart, Leletu Busakwe, Wadene Davids, Hassan Mahomed, Debbie Ling and Virginia Zweigenthal

Citation: BMC Global and Public Health 2025 3:8

Content type: Research Published on: 6 February 2025
Who is to blame for the ‘problem’ of teenage pregnancy? Narratives of blame in two South African communities

Authors: Zoe Duby, Brittany Bunce, Chantal Fowler, Kate Bergh, Kim Jonas, Nevilene Slingers, Catherine Mathews and Fareed Abdullah

Citation: Reproductive Health 2025 22:18

Content type: Research Published on: 4 February 2025
Known and novel parvoviruses identified in domestic pigeons

Authors: Ewa Łukaszuk, Daria Dziewulska, Anthony Khalifeh, Joy M. Custer, Simona Kraberger, Arvind Varsani and Tomasz Stenzel

Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2025 21:47

Content type: Research Published on: 31 January 2025
To what extent are digital health interventions targeting HIV care cascade among mobile populations feasible, acceptable, and effective? A mixed methods systematic review protocol

Authors: Thulile Mathenjwa, Bessie Malila, Lucia Knight, Frank Tanser, Patricia Makwambeni and Tamsin K. Phillips

Citation: Systematic Reviews 2025 14:28

Content type: Protocol Published on: 28 January 2025
Where is Batho Pele? The perspective of child and adolescent mental health service users in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Authors: Stella Mokitimi, Kim Jonas, Marguerite Schneider and Petrus J. de Vries

Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:305

Content type: Research Published on: 24 January 2025
Early onset neonatal bloodstream infections in South African hospitals

Authors: Genevieve Theron, Adrie Bekker, Larisse Bolton, Andrew Whitelaw, Arnoldus Engelbrecht, Louisa Erasmus, Aaqilah Fataar, Chandre Geldenhuys, Marlize Kunneke, Dave Le Roux, Natasha O’Connell, Kessendri Reddy, Natasha Rhoda, Lloyd Tooke, Mark Wates, Thandi Wessels…

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:85

Content type: Research Published on: 20 January 2025
95-95-95 HIV indicators among children younger than 15 years in South Africa: results from the 2017 national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour, and communication survey

Authors: Rindidzani E. Magobo, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Sean Jooste, Lesiba Molopa, Inbarani Naidoo, Leickness Simbayi, Khangelani Zuma, Nompumelelo Zungu, Olive Shisana and Sizulu Moyo

Citation: AIDS Research and Therapy 2025 22:6

Content type: Research Published on: 14 January 2025
Global surgery and climate change: how global surgery can prioritise both the health of the planet and its people

Authors: Sophia Chen, Yvan Zolo, Lumbani Ngulube, Moses Isiagi and Salome Maswime

Citation: BMC Surgery 2025 25:21

Content type: Review Published on: 11 January 2025
Correction: Are socio-economic inequalities related to cardiovascular disease risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

Authors: Ololade J. Baruwa, Federica Alberti, Sunday Onagbiye, Annalisa Guddemi, Anna Odone, Hannah Ricci, Maddalena Gaeta, Schmid Daniela and Cristian Ricci

Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2025 25:13

Content type: Correction Published on: 10 January 2025

The original article was published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2024 24:685
Understanding the relationship between the frequency of HbA1c monitoring, HbA1c changes over time, and the achievement of targets: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Elton Mukonda, Diederick J. van der Westhuizen, Joel A. Dave, Susan Cleary, Luke Hannan, Jody A. Rusch and Maia Lesosky

Citation: BMC Endocrine Disorders 2025 25:3

Content type: Research Published on: 6 January 2025
Impact of generalized joint hypermobility on quality of life and physical activity in school-aged children: a longitudinal study

Authors: Oluwakemi A. Ituen, Christie D. Akwaowo, Gillian Ferguson, Jacques Duysens and Bouwien Smits-Engelsman

Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2025 26:4

Content type: Research Published on: 2 January 2025
Impact of the biopsychosocial model of disability on the medicolegal assessment of personal injury

Authors: Isabelle Lutte, Marguerite Schneider, Amandine Kapita, Anouk Gille, Pascal Staquet and Claude Tomberg

Citation: Archives of Public Health 2024 82:248

Content type: Research Published on: 31 December 2024