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CEAs, systematic reviews and epidemiological models in low and middle-income countries

Below are our quick monthly journal searches of CEAs, systematic reviews and epidemiological models relating to low and middle-income countries (LMICs).  Please note this isn't meant to be comprehensive....if you want that, or any other searches, please contact us!

December 2019

1. Adeloye D, Auta A, Fawibe A, Gadanya M, Ezeigwe N, Mpazanje RG, et al. Current prevalence pattern of tobacco smoking in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1719.
2. Anwari P, Debellut F, Vodicka E, Clark A, Farewar F, Zhwak ZA, et al. Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Afghanistan. Vaccine. 2019.
3. Arab-Bafrani Z, Jabbari A, Mostakhdem Hashemi M, Arabzadeh AM, Gilanipour A, Mousavi E. Identification of the crucial parameters regarding the efficacy of ribavirin therapy in Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019;74(12):3432-9.
4. Asfaw Y, Ameni G, Medhin G, Alemayehu G, Wieland B. Infectious and parasitic diseases of poultry in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Poult Sci. 2019;98(12):6452-62.
5. Avancena ALV, Tejano KPS, Hutton DW. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a physician deployment program to improve access to healthcare in rural and underserved areas in the Philippines. BMJ Open. 2019;9(12):e033455.
6. Berhe K, Gebrearegay F, Gebremariam H. Prevalence and associated factors of zinc deficiency among pregnant women and children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1663.
7. Beyene TJ, Fitzpatrick MC, Galvani AP, Mourits MCM, Revie CW, Cernicchiaro N, et al. Impact of One-Health framework on vaccination cost-effectiveness: A case study of rabies in Ethiopia. One Health. 2019;8:100103.
8. Bifftu BB, Dachew BA, Tiruneh BT, Gezie LD, Guracho YD. Domestic violence related disclosure among women and girls in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reprod Health. 2019;16(1):184.
9. Brand NR, Qu LG, Chao A, Ilbawi AM. Delays and Barriers to Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Oncologist. 2019;24(12):e1371-e80.
10. Chen H, Shi J, Pan Y, Zhang Z, Fang H, Chen Y, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Reimbursing Infliximab for Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease in China. Adv Ther. 2019.
11. da Costa Dantas R, Navoni JA, de Alencar FLS, da Costa Xavier LA, do Amaral VS. Natural radioactivity in Brazil: a systematic review. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019.
12. Desta M, Kassie B, Chanie H, Mulugeta H, Yirga T, Temesgen H, et al. Adherence of iron and folic acid supplementation and determinants among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reprod Health. 2019;16(1):182.
13. Droz N, Hsia Y, Ellis S, Dramowski A, Sharland M, Basmaci R. Bacterial pathogens and resistance causing community acquired paediatric bloodstream infections in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019;8:207.
14. Garay OU, Palacios A, Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, Marti SG, Hernandez-Vasquez A, et al. The Cost-Effectiveness of Continuous Versus Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapies in Acute Kidney Injury: Perspective of the Social Services for the Elderly in Argentina. Value Health Reg Issues. 2019;20:142-8.
15. Gebrie A, Alebel A, Zegeye A, Tesfaye B, Wagnew F. Prevalence and associated factors of active trachoma among children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2019;19(1):1073.
16. Gilmer T, Burgos JL, Anzaldo-Campos MC, Vargas-Ojeda A. Cost-Effectiveness of a Technology-Enhanced Diabetes Care Management Program in Mexico. Value Health Reg Issues. 2019;20:41-6.
17. Gil-Rojas Y, Garzon A, Lasalvia P, Hernandez F, Castaneda-Cardona C, Rosselli D. Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery Compared With Nonsurgical Treatment in People With Obesity and Comorbidity in Colombia. Value Health Reg Issues. 2019;20:79-85.
18. Gong QL, Li D, Diao NC, Liu Y, Li BY, Tian T, et al. Mink Aleutian disease seroprevalence in China during 1981-2017: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Microb Pathog. 2019;139:103908.
19. Gram L, Fitchett A, Ashraf A, Daruwalla N, Osrin D. Promoting women's and children's health through community groups in low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review of mechanisms, enablers and barriers. BMJ Glob Health. 2019;4(6):e001972.
20. Grau-Pujol B, Massangaie M, Cano J, Maroto C, Ndeve A, Saute F, et al. Frequency and distribution of neglected tropical diseases in Mozambique: a systematic review. Infect Dis Poverty. 2019;8(1):103.
21. Gyawali B, Bloch J, Vaidya A, Kallestrup P. Community-based interventions for prevention of Type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Health Promot Int. 2019;34(6):1218-30.
22. Haldane V, Singh SR, Srivastava A, Chuah FLH, Koh GCH, Chia KS, et al. Community involvement in the development and implementation of chronic condition programmes across the continuum of care in high- and upper-middle income countries: A systematic review. Health Policy. 2019.
23. Heller DJ, Kumar A, Kishore SP, Horowitz CR, Joshi R, Vedanthan R. Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to the Delivery of Care for Noncommunicable Diseases by Nonphysician Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(12):e1916545.
24. Hossain MM, Tasnim S, Sharma R, Sultana A, Shaik AF, Faizah F, et al. Digital interventions for people living with non-communicable diseases in India: A systematic review of intervention studies and recommendations for future research and development. Digit Health. 2019;5:2055207619896153.
25. Islam MD, Kaplan WA, Trachtenberg D, Thrasher R, Gallagher KP, Wirtz VJ. Impacts of intellectual property provisions in trade treaties on access to medicine in low and middle income countries: a systematic review. Global Health. 2019;15(1):88.
26. Islam RM, Oldroyd J, Rana J, Romero L, Karim MN. Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in community-dwelling women in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J. 2019;30(12):2001-11.
27. Jiang M, Li P, You JH, Zheng X, Deng J, Zhao M, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes in China. PLoS One. 2019;14(12):e0224580.
28. Johansson KA, Tolla MT, Memirie ST, Miljeteig I, Habtemariam MK, Woldemariam AT, et al. Country contextualisation of cost-effectiveness studies: lessons from Ethiopia. BMJ Glob Health. 2019;4(6):e001320.
29. Kharbach A, Obtel M, Lahlou L, Aasfara J, Mekaoui N, Razine R. Ischemic stroke in Morocco: a systematic review. BMC Neurol. 2019;19(1):349.
30. Kim M, Kim W, Kim C, Joung B. Cost-Effectiveness of Rate- and Rhythm-Control Drugs for Treating Atrial Fibrillation in Korea. Yonsei Med J. 2019;60(12):1157-63.
31. Kuehne A, Keating P, Polonsky J, Haskew C, Schenkel K, Le Polain de Waroux O, et al. Event-based surveillance at health facility and community level in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ Glob Health. 2019;4(6):e001878.
32. Leandro CG, Fonseca E, de Lim CR, Tchamo ME, Ferreira ESWT. Barriers and Enablers That Influence Overweight/Obesity/Obesogenic Behavior in Adolescents From Lower-Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Food Nutr Bull. 2019;40(4):562-71.
33. Lee CY, Im EO. Socioeconomic Disparities in Cardiovascular Health in South Korea: A Systematic Review. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2019.
34. Li LY, Wang H, Chen X, Li WQ, Cui JW. First-line atezolizumab plus chemotherapy in treatment of extensive small cell lung cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis from China. Chin Med J (Engl). 2019;132(23):2790-4.
35. Mekonnen FA, Lakew AM, Muchie KF, Teshome DF. Sero-positive HIV result disclosure to sexual partner in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1743.
36. Men W, Dong Q, Shi W, Yao K. Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of invasive pneumococcal disease isolates from children in mainland China-a systematic review. Braz J Microbiol. 2019.
37. Meng F, Zuo KJ, Amar-Zifkin A, Baird R, Cugno S, Poenaru D. Pediatric burn contractures in low- and lower middle-income countries: A systematic review of causes and factors affecting outcome. Burns. 2019.
38. Mersha AG, Abegaz TM, Seid MA. Maternal and perinatal outcomes of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019;19(1):458.
39. Mogre V, Johnson NA, Tzelepis F, Shaw JE, Paul C. A systematic review of adherence to diabetes self-care behaviours: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries. J Adv Nurs. 2019;75(12):3374-89.
40. Nguyen T, Sweeny K, Tran T, Luchters S, Hipgrave DB, Hanieh S, et al. Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial: cost-effectiveness of Learning Clubs, a multicomponent intervention to improve women's health and infant's health and development in Vietnam. BMJ Open. 2019;9(12):e031721.
41. Paradis T, Felizaire MR, Deckelbaum DL. Authors' Reply: Perioperative Mortality Rates as a Health Metric for Acute Abdominal Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Future Recommendations. World J Surg. 2019;43(12):3268-9.
42. Phisalprapa P, Supakankunti S, Chaiyakunapruk N. Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses of colorectal cancer screenings in a low- and middle-income country: example from Thailand. J Med Econ. 2019;22(12):1351-61.
43. Qiu L, Xia W, Li W, Ping J, Ding S, Liu H. Author Correction: The prevalence of microsporidia in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2019;9(1):18482.
44. Roba HS, Beyene AS, Irenso AA, Gebremichael B. Prevalence of lifetime substances use among students in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 2019;8(1):326.
45. Roze S, Smith-Palmer J, de Portu S, Ozdemir Saltik AZ, Akgul T, Deyneli O. Cost-Effectiveness of Sensor-Augmented Insulin Pump Therapy Versus Continuous Insulin Infusion in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes in Turkey. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2019;21(12):727-35.
46. Russel-Szymczyk M, Valov V, Savova A, Manova M. Cost-effectiveness of insulin degludec versus insulin glargine U100 in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bulgaria. BMC Endocr Disord. 2019;19(1):132.
47. Salam RA, Das JK, Ahmed W, Irfan O, Sheikh SS, Bhutta ZA. Effects of Preventive Nutrition Interventions among Adolescents on Health and Nutritional Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2019;12(1).
48. Scott N, Mohamed Z, Rwegasha J, Mbwambo J, Lemoine M, Hellard M. Upscaling prevention, testing and treatment to control hepatitis C as a public health threat in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A cost-effectiveness model. Int J Drug Policy. 2019:102634.
49. Sirasa F, Mitchell LJ, Rigby R, Harris N. Family and community factors shaping the eating behaviour of preschool-aged children in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review of interventions. Prev Med. 2019;129:105827.
50. Stoner CR, Lakshminarayanan M, Durgante H, Spector A. Psychosocial interventions for dementia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review of effectiveness and implementation readiness. Aging Ment Health. 2019:1-12.
51. Tiruneh GT, Shiferaw CB, Worku A. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home-based postpartum care on neonatal mortality and exclusive breastfeeding practice in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019;19(1):507.
52. Tozan Y, Sun S, Capasso A, Shu-Huah Wang J, Neilands TB, Bahar OS, et al. Evaluation of a savings-led family-based economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-affected adolescents in Uganda: A four-year follow-up on efficacy and cost-effectiveness. PLoS One. 2019;14(12):e0226809.
53. Triulzi I, Palla I, Ciccacci F, Orlando S, Palombi L, Turchetti G. The effectiveness of interventions to involve men living with HIV positive pregnant women in low-income countries: a systematic review of the literature. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19(1):943.
54. Uphoff EP, Newbould L, Walker I, Ashraf N, Chaturvedi S, Kandasamy A, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of common mental disorders in people with non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. J Glob Health. 2019;9(2):020417.
55. Usubillaga Villa A, Garcia-Perdomo HA. Letter to the Editor: Perioperative Mortality Rates as a Health Metric for Acute Abdominal Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Future Recommendations. World J Surg. 2019;43(12):3267.
56. van Vliet MM, Hendrickson C, Nichols BE, Boucher CA, Peters RP, van de Vijver DA. Epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness of providing long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis to injectable contraceptive users for HIV prevention in South Africa: a modelling study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019;22(12):e25427.
57. Vasconcelos Neto MC, Silva TBC, Araujo VE, Souza SVC. Lead contamination in food consumed and produced in Brazil: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Food Res Int. 2019;126:108671.
58. Wagnew F, Eshetie S, Alebel A, Tesema C, Kibret GD, Gebrie A, et al. Burden of anemia and its association with HAART in HIV infected children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2019;19(1):1032.
59. Wen F, Zheng H, Zhang P, Zhou J, Chen H, Zhou K, et al. Patient-based cost-effectiveness analysis of FOLFIRI versus FOLFOX7 for advanced gastric adenocarcinoma in China: A 4-year prospective randomised phase II study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2019:e13196.
60. Yazew KG, Kassahun CW, Ewnetie AW, Mekonen HK, Abagez ES. Recovery rate and determinants of severe acute malnutrition children treatment in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 2019;8(1):323.
61. You R, Liu J, Wu DB, Qian X, Lyu B, Zhang Y, et al. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of EGFR Mutation Testing And Afatinib Versus Gemcitabine-Cisplatin As First-Line Therapy For Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer In China. Cancer Manag Res. 2019;11:10239-48.
62. Zhang J, Yan Q, Yue S. Nursing Research Capacity and Its Management in China: A Systematic Review. J Nurs Manag. 2019.
63. Zhou J, Liu F, Jiang W, Hu M. Cost-Effectiveness of Jingshu Granules Compared to Placebo for the Treatment of Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy in China: A Decision-Tree Model Based on Randomized Controlled Trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2019;25(12):

November 2019

1. Adal M. Systematic review on HIV situation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1544.
2. Adeloye D, Abaa DQ, Owolabi EO, Ale BM, Mpazanje RG, Dewan MT, et al. Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health. 2019;178:167-78.
3. Amare T, Getinet W. Alcohol use and associated factors among high school, college and university students in Ethiopia, systematic review, and meta-analysis, 2018. J Ment Health. 2019:1-9.
4. Ataro Z, Motbaynor B, Weldegebreal F, Sisay M, Tesfa T, Mitiku H, et al. Magnitude and causes of first-line antiretroviral therapy regimen changes among HIV patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol. 2019;20(1):63.
5. Bahuguna P, Prinja S, Lahariya C, Dhiman RK, Kumar MP, Sharma V, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutic Use of Safety-Engineered Syringes in Healthcare Facilities in India. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2019.
6. Bao H, Liu K, Wu Z, Wang X, Chai C, He T, et al. Tuberculosis outbreaks among students in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2019;19(1):972.
7. Basto-Abreu A, Barrientos-Gutierrez T, Vidana-Perez D, Colchero MA, Hernandez FM, Hernandez-Avila M, et al. Cost-Effectiveness Of The Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax In Mexico. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019;38(11):1824-31.
8. Batura N, Skordis J, Palmer T, Odiambo A, Copas A, Vanhuyse F, et al. Cost-effectiveness of conditional cash transfers to retain women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period: protocol for an economic evaluation of the Afya trial in Kenya. BMJ Open. 2019;9(11):e032161.
9. Campos NG, Alfaro K, Maza M, Sy S, Melendez M, Masch R, et al. The cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus self-collection among cervical cancer screening non-attenders in El Salvador. Prev Med. 2019;131:105931.
10. Castillo-Rodriguez L, Ovalle-Bracho C, Diaz-Jimenez D, Sanchez-Vanegas G, Muvdi-Arenas S, Castaneda-Orjuela C. Cost-effectiveness analysis of Mucosal Leishmaniasis diagnosis with PCR-based vs parasitological tests in Colombia. PLoS One. 2019;14(11):e0224351.
11. Cui L, He T, Jiang Y, Li M, Wang O, Jiajue R, et al. Predicting the intervention threshold for initiating osteoporosis treatment among postmenopausal women in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis based on real-world data. Osteoporos Int. 2019.
12. Ding Y, Wang Y, Hsia Y, Sharland M, Heath PT. Systematic review of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae causing neonatal sepsis in China. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2019;18(1):36.
13. Dugdale CM, Phillips TK, Myer L, Hyle EP, Brittain K, Freedberg KA, et al. Cost-effectiveness of integrating postpartum antiretroviral therapy and infant care into maternal & child health services in South Africa. PLoS One. 2019;14(11):e0225104.
14. Erlangga D, Suhrcke M, Ali S, Bloor K. Correction: The impact of public health insurance on health care utilisation, financial protection and health status in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2019;14(11):e0225237.
15. Gamalathge PU, Kularatna S, Carter HE, Senanayake S, Graves N. Cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce the risk of healthcare-acquired infections in middle-income countries: A systematic review. J Infect Prev. 2019;20(6):266-73.
16. Griffin JB, Ridgeway K, Montgomery E, Torjesen K, Clark R, Peterson J, et al. Vaginal ring acceptability and related preferences among women in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. PLoS One. 2019;14(11):e0224898.
17. Guan H, Liu G, Xie F, Sheng Y, Shi L. Cost-effectiveness of Osimertinib as a Second-line Treatment in Patients With EGFR-mutated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in China. Clin Ther. 2019;41(11):2308-20.e11.
18. He W, Jiang L, Ge X, Ye J, Yang N, Li M, et al. Quality of life of empty-nest elderly in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychol Health Med. 2019:1-17.
19. Hussain H, Mori AT, Khan AJ, Khowaja S, Creswell J, Tylleskar T, et al. Correction to: The cost-effectiveness of incentive-based active case finding for tuberculosis (TB) control in the private sector Karachi, Pakistan. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19(1):794.
20. Iloanusi SH, Mgbere OO, Abughosh SM, Essien EJ. HIV Non-Occupational Post Exposure Prophylaxis in Nigeria: A Systematic Review of Research Evidence and Practice. Int J MCH AIDS. 2019;8(2):101-19.
21. Irwin BR, Hoxha K, Grepin KA. Conceptualising the effect of access to electricity on health in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Glob Public Health. 2019:1-22.
22. Jiang M, Li P, Wang W, Zhao M, Atif N, Zhu S, et al. Cost-effectiveness of quadrivalent versus trivalent influenza vaccine for elderly population in China. Vaccine. 2019.
23. Jiang X, Ming WK, You JHS. Potential cost-effectiveness of wearable cardioverter-defibrillator for patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator explant in a high-income city of China. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019;30(11):2387-96.
24. Jiang Y, Ni W, Wu J. Cost-effectiveness and value-based prices of the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer in China: an economic modelling analysis. BMJ Open. 2019;9(11):e031186.
25. Jonker H, Capelle N, Lanes A, Wen SW, Walker M, Corsi DJ. Maternal folic acid supplementation and infant birthweight in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Matern Child Nutr. 2019:e12895.
26. Karo SJ, Lizarondo L, Stern C. Caregivers' and healthcare workers' experiences in the management of childhood pneumonia in low- and lower middle-income countries: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2019;17(11):2301-7.
27. Ku Abd Rahim KN, Kamaruzaman HF, Dahlui M, Wan Puteh SE. From Evidence to Policy: Economic Evaluations of Healthcare in Malaysia - A Systematic Review. Value Health Reg Issues. 2019;21:91-9.
28. Kuate Defo B, Mbanya JC, Kingue S, Tardif JC, Choukem SP, Perreault S, et al. Blood pressure and burden of hypertension in Cameroon, a microcosm of Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies. J Hypertens. 2019;37(11):2190-9.
29. Li H, Yuan B, Wang D, Meng Q. Motivating factors on performance of primary care workers in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2019;9(11):e028619.
30. Li LY, Wang H, Chen X, Li WQ, Cui JW. First-line atezolizumab plus chemotherapy in treatment of extensive small cell lung cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis from China. Chin Med J (Engl). 2019.
31. Li N, Huang HY, Wu DW, Yang ZM, Wang J, Wang JS, et al. Changes in clinical trials of cancer drugs in mainland China over the decade 2009-18: a systematic review. Lancet Oncol. 2019;20(11):e619-e26.
32. Liu B, Chen H, Yang X, Hou C. Why Work Overtime? A Systematic Review on the Evolutionary Trend and Influencing Factors of Work Hours in China. Front Public Health. 2019;7:343.
33. Liu M, Han S, Zheng B, Cai H, Yang J, Zhuang Q, et al. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Pembrolizumab In The Treatment Of Advanced Recurrent Metastatic Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma In China And The United States. Cancer Manag Res. 2019;11:9483-93.
34. Liu Q, Luo X, Peng L, Yi L, Wan X, Zeng X, et al. Nivolumab Versus Docetaxel for Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in China: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Clin Drug Investig. 2019.
35. Liu Y, Li N, Zhang Z, Huang C, Chen X, Wang F. The central trend in crop yields under climate change in China: A systematic review. Sci Total Environ. 2019:135355.
36. Lohmann J, John D, Dzay A. Prevalence and factors associated with poor mental health among healthcare professionals in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev. 2019;8(1):294.
37. Loureiro RB, Maciel ELN, Caetano R, Peres RL, Fregona G, Golub JE, et al. Cost-effectiveness of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube versus tuberculin skin test for diagnosis and treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in primary health care workers in Brazil. PLoS One. 2019;14(11):e0225197.
38. Makhani LA, Moran V, Sadique Z, Singh NS, Revill P, Roberts B. Examining the use of economic evaluations in health-related humanitarian programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Health Policy Plan. 2019.
39. Messoudi W, Elmahi T, Nejjari C, Tachfouti N, Zidouh A, Saadani G, et al. Cervical cancer prevention in Morocco: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis. J Med Econ. 2019;22(11):1153-9.
40. Ng SS, Nathisuwan S, Phrommintikul A, Chaiyakunapruk N. Cost-effectiveness of warfarin care bundles and novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation in Thailand. Thromb Res. 2019;185:63-71.
41. Purba AKR, Ascobat P, Muchtar A, Wulandari L, Dik JW, d'Arqom A, et al. Cost-Effectiveness Of Culture-Based Versus Empirical Antibiotic Treatment For Hospitalized Adults With Community-Acquired Pneumonia In Indonesia: A Real-World Patient-Database Study. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2019;11:729-39.
42. Reddy KP, Horsburgh CR, Wood R, Fields NF, Girouard MP, Costantini S, et al. Shortened Tuberculosis Treatment for People with HIV in South Africa: A Model-based Evaluation and Cost-effectiveness Analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019.
43. Rodriguez A, Brickley E, Rodrigues L, Normansell RA, Barreto M, Cooper PJ. Urbanisation and asthma in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the urban-rural differences in asthma prevalence. Thorax. 2019;74(11):1020-30.
44. Rostampour M, Nosratnejad S. A Systematic Review of Equity in Healthcare Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Value Health Reg Issues. 2019;21:133-40.
45. Saif-Ur-Rahman KM, Shariful Islam S, Hasan M, Hossain S, Mamun R, Shafique S, et al. Nonpharmacological interventions for the prevention of hypertension in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Hum Hypertens. 2019;33(11):786-94.
46. Sam S, Sharma R, Corp N, Igwesi-Chidobe C, Babatunde OO. Shared decision making in musculoskeletal pain consultations in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Int Health. 2019.
47. Santiago-Bravo G, Sudo FK, Assuncao N, Drummond C, Mattos P. Dementia screening in Brazil: a systematic review of normative data for the mini-mental state examination. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2019;74:e971.
48. Saweri OP, Batura N, Adawiyah RA, Causer L, Pomat W, Vallely A, et al. Cost and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 2019;9(11):e029945.
49. Schade AT, Hind J, Khatri C, Metcalfe AJ, Harrison WJ. Systematic review of patient reported outcomes from open tibia fractures in low and middle income countries. Injury. 2019.
50. Tang X, Tang S, Ren Z, Wong DFK. Psychosocial risk factors associated with depressive symptoms among adolescents in secondary schools in mainland china: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. 2019;263:155-65.
51. Wang Z, Chen H, Yu T, Liu S, Hu M. Status of injuries as a public health burden among children and adolescents in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019;98(45):e17671.
52. Xiang Q, Gao X, Chen X, Qi J, Fang J. Nasolacrimal Duct Probing for Young Children With Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions in China: A 10-Year Systematic Review. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2019;56(6):365-72.
53. Zeng Y, Luo M, Lin J, He H, Deng X, Xie S, et al. Cost-effectiveness of augmenting universal hepatitis B vaccination with immunoglobulin treatment: a case study in Zhejiang Province, East China. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019:1-10.

October 2019

1. Adane F, Mulu A, Seyoum G, Gebrie A, Lake A. Prevalence and root causes of surgical site infection among women undergoing caesarean section in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Patient Saf Surg. 2019;13:34.
2. Aguilera Vasquez N, Daher J. Do nutrition and cash-based interventions and policies aimed at reducing stunting have an impact on economic development of low-and-middle-income countries? A systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1419.
3. Ataro Z, Motbaynor B, Weldegebreal F, Sisay M, Tesfa T, Mitiku H, et al. Magnitude and causes of first-line antiretroviral therapy regimen changes among HIV patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol. 2019;20(1):63.
4. Bangpan M, Felix L, Dickson K. Mental health and psychosocial support programmes for adults in humanitarian emergencies: a systematic review and meta-analysis in low and middle-income countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2019;4(5):e001484.
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August 2019

1. Correction: what interventions are effective in improving uptake and retention of HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in prevention of mother to child transmission care programmes in low-income and middle-income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2019;9(8):e024907corr1.
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July 2019

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June  2019

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33.    Sapkota D, Baird K, Saito A, Anderson D. Interventions for reducing and/or controlling domestic violence among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Systematic reviews. 2019;8(1):79.
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March 2019

1.    Aguiar M, Farley A, Hope L, Amin A, Shah P, Manaseki-Holland S. Birth-Related Perineal Trauma in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Maternal and child health journal. 2019.
2.    Ahmed I, Rabbi MB, Sultana S. Antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh: A systematic review. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2019;80:54-61.
3.    Alemu SM, Alemu YM, Habtewold TD. Association of age and colostrum discarding with breast-feeding practice in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analyses. Public health nutrition. 2019:1-20.
4.    Asamoah-Boaheng M, Sarfo-Kantanka O, Tuffour AB, Eghan B, Mbanya JC. Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus among adults in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International health. 2019;11(2):83-92.
5.    Bifftu BB, Dachew BA, Tiruneh BT, Guracho YD. Prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicidal attempt and completed suicide in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Systematic reviews. 2019;8(1):72.
6.    Browne JL, Rees CO, van Delden JJM, Agyepong I, Grobbee DE, Edwin A, et al. The willingness to participate in biomedical research involving human beings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2019;24(3):264-79.
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8.    Damian DJ, Njau B, Lisasi E, Msuya SE, Boulle A. Trends in maternal and neonatal mortality in South Africa: a systematic review. Systematic reviews. 2019;8(1):76.
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10.    Deng S, Sun Y, Xia H, Liu Z, Gao L, Yang J, et al. Accuracy of Commercial Molecular Diagnostics for the Detection of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in China: A Systematic Review. Scientific reports. 2019;9(1):4553.
11.    Frank SC, Cohn J, Dunning L, Sacks E, Walensky RP, Mukherjee S, et al. Clinical effect and cost-effectiveness of incorporation of point-of-care assays into early infant HIV diagnosis programmes in Zimbabwe: a modelling study. The lancet HIV. 2019;6(3):e182-e90.
12.    Ganesh A, Muthu MS, Mohan A, Kirubakaran R. Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries in India - A Systematic Review. Indian journal of pediatrics. 2019;86(3):276-86.
13.    Gao Y, Yang J, Sun F, Zhan S, Fang Z, Liu X, et al. Prevalence of Anti-HCV Antibody Among the General Population in Mainland China Between 1991 and 2015: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Open forum infectious diseases. 2019;6(3):ofz040.
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16.    Gera T, Shah D, Sachdev HS. Zinc Supplementation for Promoting Growth in Children Under 5 Years of age in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review. Indian pediatrics. 2019.
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18.    Guan H, Sheng Y, Guo W, Han S, Shi L. Cost-Effectiveness of Alectinib for Patients with Untreated ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in China. Advances in therapy. 2019.
19.    Harapan H, Michie A, Mudatsir M, Nusa R, Yohan B, Wagner AL, et al. Chikungunya virus infection in Indonesia: a systematic review and evolutionary analysis. BMC infectious diseases. 2019;19(1):243.
20.    Huang SJ, Galarraga O, Smith KA, Fuimaono S, McGarvey ST. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a cluster-randomized, culturally tailored, community health worker home-visiting diabetes intervention versus standard care in American Samoa. Human resources for health. 2019;17(1):17.
21.    Johns B, Hangoma P, Atuyambe L, Faye S, Tumwine M, Zulu C, et al. The Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of a District-Strengthening Strategy to Mitigate the 3 Delays to Quality Maternal Health Care: Results From Uganda and Zambia. Global health, science and practice. 2019;7(Suppl 1):S104-s22.
22.    Joo JY, Liu MF. Case management effectiveness for managing chronic illnesses in Korea: a systematic review. International nursing review. 2019;66(1):30-42.
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24.    Lambrecht NJ, Wilson ML, Jones AD. Assessing the Impact of Animal Husbandry and Capture on Anemia among Women and Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md). 2019;10(2):331-44.
25.    Liu CR, Li X, Chan PL, Zhuang H, Jia JD, Wang X, et al. Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among key populations in China: A systematic review. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2019;80:16-27.
26.    Liu L, Ma Y, Wang N, Lin W, Liu Y, Wen D. Maternal body mass index and risk of neonatal adverse outcomes in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC pregnancy and childbirth. 2019;19(1):105.
27.    Luo Q, Li S, Guo Y, Han X, Jaakkola JJK. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between daily mean temperature and mortality in China. Environmental research. 2019;173:281-99.
28.    Matiya DJ, Philbert AB, Kidima W, Matowo JJ. Dynamics and monitoring of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors across mainland Tanzania from 1997 to 2017: a systematic review. Malaria journal. 2019;18(1):102.
29.    Mogues T, Mueller V, Kondylis F. Cost-effectiveness of community-based gendered advisory services to farmers: Analysis in Mozambique and Tanzania. PloS one. 2019;14(3):e0211448.
30.    Nguyen T, Holton S, Tran T, Fisher J. Informal mental health interventions for people with severe mental illness in low and lower middle-income countries: A systematic review of effectiveness. The International journal of social psychiatry. 2019:20764019831322.
31.    Osman MAE, Li J. Analysis of a vector-bias malaria transmission model with application to Mexico, Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Journal of theoretical biology. 2019;464:72-84.
32.    Owolabi LF, Owolabi SD, Taura AA, Alhaji ID, Ogunniyi A. Prevalence and burden of epilepsy in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based door-to-door surveys. Epilepsy & behavior : E&B. 2019;92:226-34.
33.    Pugh SJ, Fletcher MA, Charos A, Imekraz L, Wasserman M, Farkouh R. Cost-Effectiveness of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (10- or 13-Valent) Versus No Vaccination for a National Immunization Program in Tunisia or Algeria. Infectious diseases and therapy. 2019;8(1):63-74.
34.    Rakmawati T, Hinchcliff R, Pardosi JF. District-level impacts of health system decentralization in Indonesia: A systematic review. The International journal of health planning and management. 2019.
35.    Seah T, Zhang C, Halbert J, Prabha S, Gupta S. The magnitude and predictors of therapy abandonment in pediatric central nervous system tumors in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric blood & cancer. 2019:e27692.
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39.    Trindade CNR, Domingues R, Ferreira EO. The epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection in Brazil: A systematic review covering thirty years. Anaerobe. 2019.
40.    Wang L, Wu W, Qu G, Tang X, Sun Y. The personality traits of left-behind children in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology, health & medicine. 2019;24(3):253-68.
41.    Xu Y, Mao N, Chirikov V, Du F, Yeh YC, Liu L, et al. Cost-effectiveness of Teriflunomide Compared to Interferon Beta-1b for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Patients in China. Clinical drug investigation. 2019;39(3):331-40.
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44.    Yu Z, Liu Y, Cui Y, Ma R, Zhan H, Chen W, et al. Cost-effectiveness of standard utilization of zoledronic acid for bone metastases from advanced lung cancer in China. Journal of comparative effectiveness research. 2019.
45.    Yue N, Wang Q, Zheng M, Wang D, Duan C, Yu X, et al. Prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection among people and swine in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Zoonoses and public health. 2019;66(3):265-75.
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February 2019

1.    Adaji EE, Ekezie W, Clifford M, Phalkey R. Understanding the effect of indoor air pollution on pneumonia in children under 5 in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of evidence. Environmental science and pollution research international. 2019;26(4):3208-25.
2.    Apriani L, McAllister S, Sharples K, Alisjahbana B, Ruslami R, Hill PC, et al. Latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers in low and middle-income countries: an updated systematic review. The European respiratory journal. 2019.
3.    Ayano G, Tesfaw G, Shumet S. Prevalence and determinants of antenatal depression in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2019;14(2):e0211764.
4.    Basu S, Wagner RG, Sewpaul R, Reddy P, Davies J. Implications of scaling up cardiovascular disease treatment in South Africa: a microsimulation and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Lancet Global health. 2019;7(2):e270-e80.
5.    Chen Z, Li H, Gao X, Bian A, Yan H, Kong D, et al. Human Babesiosis in China: a systematic review. Parasitology research. 2019.
6.    Chughtai AA, Khan W. Use of personal protective equipment to protect against respiratory infections in Pakistan: A systematic review. Journal of infection and public health. 2019.
7.    Dachew BA, Bifftu BB, Tiruneh BT, Anlay DZ, Wassie MA, Betts K. Prevalence and determinants of mental distress among university students in Ethiopia: a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews. 2019;8(1):47.
8.    Deitch J, Stark L. Adolescent demand for contraception and family planning services in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Global public health. 2019:1-19.
9.    Dol J, Campbell-Yeo M, Tomblin Murphy G, Aston M, McMillan D, Richardson B. Impact of mobile health interventions during the perinatal period for mothers in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 2019;17(2):137-46.
10.    Endalamaw A, Ambachew S, Geremew D, Habtewold TD. HIV infection and unknown HIV status among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2019;23(2):187-94.
11.    Farid S, Elmahdawy M, Baines D. A Systematic Review on the Extent and Quality of Pharmacoeconomic Publications in Egypt. Clinical drug investigation. 2019;39(2):157-68.
12.    Frank SC, Cohn J, Dunning L, Sacks E, Walensky RP, Mukherjee S, et al. Clinical effect and cost-effectiveness of incorporation of point-of-care assays into early infant HIV diagnosis programmes in Zimbabwe: a modelling study. The lancet HIV. 2019.
13.    Geleto A, Chojenta C, Musa A, Loxton D. WOMEN's Knowledge of Obstetric Danger signs in Ethiopia (WOMEN's KODE):a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic reviews. 2019;8(1):63.
14.    Goel A, Seguy N, Aggarwal R. Burden of hepatitis C virus infection in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology. 2019;34(2):321-9.
15.    Granados-Garcia V, Flores YN, Diaz-Trejo LI, Mendez-Sanchez L, Liu S, Salinas-Escudero G, et al. Estimating the prevalence of hepatitis C among intravenous drug users in upper middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2019;14(2):e0212558.
16.    Hamdy Elsisi G, Nada Y, Rashad N, Carapinha J. Cost-effectiveness of sorafenib versus best supportive care in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt. Journal of medical economics. 2019;22(2):163-8.
17.    Kassa ZY, Husen S. Disrespectful and abusive behavior during childbirth and maternity care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC research notes. 2019;12(1):83.
18.    Kemp CG, Jarrett BA, Kwon CS, Song L, Jette N, Sapag JC, et al. Implementation science and stigma reduction interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC medicine. 2019;17(1):6.
19.    Liao M, Jiang Q, Hu H, Han J, She L, Yao L, et al. Cost effectiveness analysis of utidelone plus capecitabine for metastatic breast cancer in China. Journal of medical economics. 2019:1.
20.    Lince-Deroche N, van Rensburg C, Roseleur J, Sanusi B, Phiri J, Michelow P, et al. Correction: Costs and cost-effectiveness of LEEP versus cryotherapy for treating cervical dysplasia among HIV-positive women in Johannesburg, South Africa. PloS one. 2019;14(2):e0212391.
21.    Llau AF, Tejada CE, Ahmed NU. Chagas Disease Prevalence in Colombia: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, NY). 2019;19(2):81-9.
22.    Lusvan ME, Debellut F, Clark A, Demberelsuren S, Otgonbayar D, Batjargal T, et al. Projected impact, cost-effectiveness, and budget implications of rotavirus vaccination in Mongolia. Vaccine. 2019;37(6):798-807.
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24.    Mercer GD, Lyons P, Bassett K. Interventions to improve gender equity in eye care in low-middle income countries: A systematic review. Ophthalmic epidemiology. 2019:1-11.
25.    Meyer-Rath G, van Rensburg C, Chiu C, Leuner R, Jamieson L, Cohen S. The per-patient costs of HIV services in South Africa: Systematic review and application in the South African HIV Investment Case. PloS one. 2019;14(2):e0210497.
26.    Mostafa A, Elsisi GH. A cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of safety-engineered syringes in reducing HBV, HCV, and HIV burden in Egypt. Expert review of medical devices. 2019;16(2):155-63.
27.    Mulualem G, Wondim A, Woretaw A. The effect of pregnancy induced hypertension and multiple pregnancies on preterm birth in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC research notes. 2019;12(1):91.
28.    Ordonez JE, Ordonez A, Osorio UM. Cost-effectiveness analysis of iStent trabecular micro-bypass stent for patients with open-angle glaucoma in Colombia. Current medical research and opinion. 2019;35(2):329-40.
29.    Portnoy A, Jit M, Ferrari M, Hanson M, Brenzel L, Verguet S. Estimates of case-fatality ratios of measles in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and modelling analysis. The Lancet Global health. 2019.
30.    Qiu L, Xia W, Li W, Ping J, Ding S, Liu H. The prevalence of microsporidia in China : A systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific reports. 2019;9(1):3174.
31.    Ran X, Chen X, Ma L, Wen X, Zhai J, Wang M, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the epidemiology of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection in dairy cattle in China. Acta tropica. 2019;190:296-303.
32.    Ranabhat CL, Kim CB, Singh A, Acharya D, Pathak K, Sharma B, et al. Challenges and opportunities towards the road of universal health coverage (UHC) in Nepal: a systematic review. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique. 2019;77:5.
33.    Redfern A, Peters SAE, Luo R, Cheng Y, Li C, Wang J, et al. Sex differences in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China: a systematic review with meta-analyses. Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension. 2019;42(2):273-83.
34.    Saxena A, Koon AD, Lagrada-Rombaua L, Angeles-Agdeppa I, Johns B, Capanzana M. Modelling the impact of a tax on sweetened beverages in the Philippines: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2019;97(2):97-107.
35.    Selvapandiyan J. Status of cognitive behaviour therapy in India: Pitfalls, limitations and future directions-A systematic review and critical analysis. Asian journal of psychiatry. 2019;41:1-4.
36.    Shayan SJ, Kiwanuka F, Nakaye Z. Barriers Associated With Evidence-Based Practice Among Nurses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Worldviews on evidence-based nursing. 2019;16(1):12-20.
37.    Shirinzadeh M, Afshin-Pour B, Angeles R, Gaber J, Agarwal G. The effect of community-based programs on diabetes prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Globalization and health. 2019;15(1):10.
38.    Tang X, Tang S, Ren Z, Wong DFK. Prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents in secondary school in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of affective disorders. 2019;245:498-507.
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41.    Wang J, Liu F, Tan JBX, Harbarth S, Pittet D, Zingg W. Implementation of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals in Mainland China - a systematic review. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control. 2019;8:32.
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January 2019

1.    Developing Research to Change Policy: Design of a Multicenter Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Comparing Intramedullary Nailing to Skeletal Traction in Malawi: Erratum. Journal of orthopaedic trauma. 2019;33(1):e35.
2.    Ahirwar R, Mondal PR. Prevalence of obesity in India: A systematic review. Diabetes & metabolic syndrome. 2019;13(1):318-21.
3.    Ahmed I, Rabbi MB, Sultana S. Antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh: A systematic review. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2019;80:54-61.
4.    Ayano G, Tesfaw G, Shumet S. Prevalence and determinants of antenatal depression in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2019;14(2):e0211764.
5.    Bekele BB. The prevalence of macro and microvascular complications of DM among patients in Ethiopia 1990-2017: Systematic review. Diabetes & metabolic syndrome. 2019;13(1):672-7.
6.    Brandao DJ, Fontenelle LF, da Silva SA, Menezes PR, Pastor-Valero M. Depression and excess mortality in the elderly living in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal of geriatric psychiatry. 2019;34(1):22-30.
7.    Browne JL, Rees CO, van Delden JJM, Agyepong I, Grobbee DE, Edwin A, et al. The willingness to participate in biomedical research involving human beings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2019;24(3):264-79.
8.    Cai H, Zhang L, Li N, Chen S, Zheng B, Yang J, et al. Cost-effectiveness of Osimertinib as First-line Treatment and Sequential Therapy for EGFR Mutation-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in China. Clinical therapeutics. 2019.
9.    Campos NG, Maza M, Alfaro K, Gage JC, Castle PE, Felix JC, et al. The cost-effectiveness of implementing HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in El Salvador. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 2019.
10.    Chaka EE, Abdurahman AA, Nedjat S, Majdzadeh R. Utilization and Determinants of Postnatal Care Services in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ethiopian journal of health sciences. 2019;29(1):935-44.
11.    Choi JA, Song LD, Choi S, Park SM, Kwon JW, Jee D. The cost-effectiveness of medication, laser trabeculoplasty, and trabeculectomy for treatment of open-angle glaucoma in South Korea. Medicine. 2019;98(2):e14026.
12.    Datta B, Prakash AK, Ford D, Tanwar PK, Goyal P, Chatterjee P, et al. Comparison of clinical and cost-effectiveness of two strategies using mobile digital x-ray to detect pulmonary tuberculosis in rural India. BMC public health. 2019;19(1):99.
13.    Deliktas A, Kukulu K. Pregnant Women in Turkey Experience Severe Fear of Childbirth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society. 2019:1043659618823905.
14.    Fan Q, Ming WK, Yip WY, You JHS. Cost-effectiveness of bedaquiline or delamanid plus background regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-income intermediate burden city of China. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2019;78:44-9.
15.    Fan Z, Xie J, Li Y, Wang H. Listeriosis in mainland China: A systematic review. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2019;81:17-24.
16.    Gao C, Sun X, Lu L, Liu F, Yuan J. Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of diabetes investigation. 2019;10(1):154-62.
17.    Granados-Garcia V, Flores YN, Diaz-Trejo LI, Mendez-Sanchez L, Liu S, Salinas-Escudero G, et al. Estimating the prevalence of hepatitis C among intravenous drug users in upper middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2019;14(2):e0212558.
18.    Gu X, Zhang Q, Chu YB, Zhao YY, Zhang YJ, Kuo D, et al. Cost-effectiveness of afatinib, gefitinib, erlotinib and pemetrexed-based chemotherapy as first-line treatments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer in China. Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 2019;127:84-9.
19.    Khan Z, Suliankatchi RA, Heise TL, Dreger S. Naswar (Smokeless Tobacco) Use and the Risk of Oral Cancer in Pakistan: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2019;21(1):32-40.
20.    Knight SR, Ots R, Maimbo M, Drake TM, Fairfield CJ, Harrison EM. Systematic review of the use of big data to improve surgery in low- and middle-income countries. The British journal of surgery. 2019;106(2):e62-e72.
21.    Krishnamoorthy Y, Eliyas SK, Nair NP, Sakthivel M, Sarveswaran G, Chinnakali P. Impact and cost effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in India. Vaccine. 2019;37(4):623-30.
22.    LeBrun DG, Banskota B, Banskota AK, Rajbhandari T, Baldwin KD, Spiegel DA. Erratum to: Socioeconomic Status Influences Functional Severity of Untreated Cerebral Palsy in Nepal: A Prospective Analysis and Systematic Review. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2019;477(1):262-3.
23.    LeBrun DG, Banskota B, Banskota AK, Rajbhandari T, Baldwin KD, Spiegel DA. Socioeconomic Status Influences Functional Severity of Untreated Cerebral Palsy in Nepal: A Prospective Analysis and Systematic Review. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2019;477(1):10-21.
24.    Leopold SS. Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Socioeconomic Status Influences Functional Severity of Untreated Cerebral Palsy in Nepal: A Prospective Analysis and Systematic Review. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2019;477(1):5-9.
25.    Li M, Katikireddi SV. Urban-rural inequalities in suicide among elderly people in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal for equity in health. 2019;18(1):2.
26.    Liang Y, Cheng J, Ruzek JI, Liu Z. Posttraumatic stress disorder following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake: A 10-year systematic review among highly exposed populations in China. Journal of affective disorders. 2019;243:327-39.
27.    Liao W, Huang J, Hutton D, Li Q. Cost-effectiveness analysis of first-line pembrolizumab treatment for PD-L1 positive, non-small cell lung cancer in China. Journal of medical economics. 2019:1-6.
28.    Lince-Deroche N, van Rensburg C, Roseleur J, Sanusi B, Phiri J, Michelow P, et al. Correction: Costs and cost-effectiveness of LEEP versus cryotherapy for treating cervical dysplasia among HIV-positive women in Johannesburg, South Africa. PloS one. 2019;14(2):e0212391.
29.    Lusvan ME, Debellut F, Clark A, Demberelsuren S, Otgonbayar D, Batjargal T, et al. Projected impact, cost-effectiveness, and budget implications of rotavirus vaccination in Mongolia. Vaccine. 2019;37(6):798-807.
30.    Maldonado Castaneda OJ. (Un)contested evidence: scientific literature, systematic reviews and the politics of evidence in the introduction of HPV vaccines in Colombia. Sociology of health & illness. 2019;41(1):81-94.
31.    McMurry HS, Mendenhall E, Rajendrakumar A, Nambiar L, Satyanarayana S, Shivashankar R. Coprevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in low-income and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews. 2019;35(1):e3066.
32.    Meiqari L, Essink D, Wright P, Scheele F. Prevalence of Hypertension in Vietnam: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Asia-Pacific journal of public health. 2019:1010539518824810.
33.    Melese A, Genet C, Zeleke B, Andualem T. Helicobacter pylori infections in Ethiopia; prevalence and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC gastroenterology. 2019;19(1):8.
34.    Meyer-Rath G, van Rensburg C, Chiu C, Leuner R, Jamieson L, Cohen S. The per-patient costs of HIV services in South Africa: Systematic review and application in the South African HIV Investment Case. PloS one. 2019;14(2):e0210497.
35.    Mostafa A, Elsisi GH. A cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of safety-engineered syringes in reducing HBV, HCV, and HIV burden in Egypt. Expert review of medical devices. 2019;16(2):155-63.
36.    Nicol JU, Rohwer A, Young T, Bavuma CM, Meerpohl JJ. Correction to: Integrated models of care for diabetes and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): Protocol for a systematic review. Systematic reviews. 2019;8(1):36.
37.    Nyberger K, Jumbam DT, Dahm J, Maongezi S, Makuwani A, Kapologwe NA, et al. The Situation of Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Tanzania: A Systematic Review. World journal of surgery. 2019;43(1):24-35.
38.    Olivera MJ, Fory JA, Porras JF, Buitrago G. Prevalence of Chagas disease in Colombia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2019;14(1):e0210156.
39.    Olufunlayo TF, Roberts AA, MacArthur C, Thomas N, Odeyemi KA, Price M, et al. Improving exclusive breastfeeding in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Maternal & child nutrition. 2019:e12788.
40.    Owolabi LF, Owolabi SD, Taura AA, Alhaji ID, Ogunniyi A. Prevalence and burden of epilepsy in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based door-to-door surveys. Epilepsy & behavior : E&B. 2019;92:226-34.
41.    Paramanandham K, Mohankumar A, Puttahonnappa Suresh K, Susan Jacob S, Roy P. Prevalence of Anaplasma species in India and the World in dairy animals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research in veterinary science. 2019;123:159-70.
42.    Patrikar S, Kachroo K, Sharma J, Kotwal A, Basannar DR, Bhatti VK, et al. A systematic review and cost-effectiveness analyses of the new World Health Organization guidelines for the treatment of HIV-positive adults in India. Medical journal, Armed Forces India. 2019;75(1):31-40.
43.    Qin VM, Hone T, Millett C, Moreno-Serra R, McPake B, Atun R, et al. The impact of user charges on health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ global health. 2018;3(Suppl 3):e001087.
44.    Rajasingham R, Meya DB, Greene GS, Jordan A, Nakawuka M, Chiller TM, et al. Evaluation of a national cryptococcal antigen screening program for HIV-infected patients in Uganda: A cost-effectiveness modeling analysis. PloS one. 2019;14(1):e0210105.
45.    Ran X, Chen X, Wang M, Cheng J, Ni H, Zhang XX, et al. Correction to: Brucellosis seroprevalence in ovine and caprine flocks in China during 2000-2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC veterinary research. 2019;15(1):18.
46.    Ran X, Cheng J, Wang M, Chen X, Wang H, Ge Y, et al. Brucellosis seroprevalence in dairy cattle in China during 2008-2018: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta tropica. 2019;189:117-23.
47.    Ranabhat CL, Kim CB, Singh A, Acharya D, Pathak K, Sharma B, et al. Challenges and opportunities towards the road of universal health coverage (UHC) in Nepal: a systematic review. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique. 2019;77:5.
48.    Ranasinghe PD, Pokhrel S, Anokye NK. The economics of physical activity in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open. 2019;9(1):e022686.
49.    Rogers E, Guerrero S, Kumar D, Soofi S, Fazal S, Martinez K, et al. Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition by lady health workers as compared to an outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Sindh Province, Pakistan. BMC public health. 2019;19(1):84.
50.    Rose-Clarke K, Bentley A, Marston C, Prost A. Peer-facilitated community-based interventions for adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. PloS one. 2019;14(1):e0210468.
51.    Saronga NJ, Burrows T, Collins CE, Ashman AM, Rollo ME. mHealth interventions targeting pregnancy intakes in low and lower-middle income countries: Systematic review. Maternal & child nutrition. 2019:e12777.
52.    Shakespeare C, Merriel A, Bakhbakhi D, Baneszova R, Barnard K, Lynch M, et al. Parents' and healthcare professionals' experiences of care after stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-summary. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. 2019;126(1):12-21.
53.    Shayan SJ, Kiwanuka F, Nakaye Z. Barriers Associated With Evidence-Based Practice Among Nurses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Worldviews on evidence-based nursing. 2019;16(1):12-20.
54.    Sinha A, Ovelman C, Pradhan A, Gupta N, Thumburu K, Gupta P. Profile of Published Cochrane Systematic Reviews in Child Health From Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Indian pediatrics. 2019;56(1):45-8.
55.    Smith C, van Velthoven MH, Pakenham-Walsh N. How do primary healthcare workers in low-income and middle-income countries obtain information during consultations to aid safe prescribing? A systematic review protocol. BMJ open. 2019;9(1):e023015.
56.    Sun XR, He SN, Lin ZY, Zhang L, Wang YJ, Zeng LJ, et al. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Versus Cryoballoon Ablation in the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis in China. Clinical therapeutics. 2019;41(1):78-91.
57.    Tapisiz A, Bedir Demirdag T, Cura Yayla BC, Gunes C, Ugras Dikmen A, Tezer H, et al. Rotavirus infections in children in Turkey: A systematic review. Reviews in medical virology. 2019;29(1):e2020.
58.    Tengan FM, Figueiredo GM, Nunes AKS, Manchiero C, Dantas BP, Magri MC, et al. Seroprevalence of hepatitis E in adults in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Infectious diseases of poverty. 2019;8(1):3.
59.    Tilahun M, Etifu M, Shewage T. Plant Diversity and Ethnoveterinary Practices of Ethiopia: A Systematic Review. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM. 2019;2019:5276824.
60.    Volpatto FL, Rechia IC, Lessa AH, Soldera CLC, Ferreira M, Machado MS. Questionnaires and checklists for central auditory processing screening used in Brazil: a systematic review. Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology. 2019;85(1):99-110.
61.    Wang J, Liu F, Tan JBX, Harbarth S, Pittet D, Zingg W. Implementation of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals in Mainland China - a systematic review. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control. 2019;8:32.
62.    Wang K, Hao Y, Au W, Christiani DC, Xia ZL. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Short-term Particulate Matter Exposure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations in China. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2019.
63.    Wang MY, Zhang WH, Mu Y, Temmerman M, Li JK, Zheng A. Contraceptive practices among unmarried women in China, 1982-2017: systematic review and meta-analysis. The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception. 2019:1-7.
64.    Wang S, Sun Q, Zhai L, Bai Y, Wei W, Jia L. The Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms among Overweight/Obese and Non-Overweight/Non-Obese Children/Adolescents in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2019;16(3).
65.    Wang Y, Shi JF, Wang L, Yan Y, Yao H, Dai M, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of hepatitis B vaccine booster in children born to HBsAg-positive mothers in rural China. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2019;78:130-9.
66.    Whembolua GS, Muvuka B, Tshiswaka DI, Conserve DF. Socio-Structural Factors Influencing the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Systematic Review. Maternal and child health journal. 2019.
67.    Wu Z, Bao H, Yao J, Chen Y, Lu S, Li J, et al. Suitable hepatitis B vaccine for adult immunization in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2019;15(1):220-7.
68.    Wykowski J, Kemp CG, Velloza J, Rao D, Drain PK. Associations Between Anxiety and Adherence to Antiretroviral Medications in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AIDS and behavior. 2019.
69.    Xie YY, Cheng ML, Xu MR, Si Y, Xu T. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Comprehensive Oral Health Care for Severe Early Childhood Caries in Urban Beijing, China. The Chinese journal of dental research : the official journal of the Scientific Section of the Chinese Stomatological Association (CSA). 2019;22(1):45-50.
70.    Yun JW, Choi MJ, Shin GS, Lim JO, Noh JY, Kim YK, et al. Cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccine strategies for the elderly in South Korea. PloS one. 2019;14(1):e0209643.
71.    Zegeye A, Dessie G, Wagnew F, Gebrie A, Islam SMS, Tesfaye B, et al. Prevalence and determinants of anti-tuberculosis treatment non-adherence in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2019;14(1):e0210422.
72.    Zhou YH, Mak YW, Ho GWK. Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Exposure to Parental Secondhand Smoke at Home among Children in China: A Systematic Review. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2019;16(1).


December 2018

1.    [No Author] Correction: Cost-effectiveness of clubfoot treatment in low and middle income countries by the Ponseti method. BMJ global health. 2018;3(6):e000023corr1.
2.    Adaji EE, Ekezie W, Clifford M, Phalkey R. Understanding the effect of indoor air pollution on pneumonia in children under 5 in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of evidence. Environmental science and pollution research international. 2018.
3.    Afroz A, Alramadan MJ, Hossain MN, Romero L, Alam K, Magliano DJ, et al. Cost-of-illness of type 2 diabetes mellitus in low and lower-middle income countries: a systematic review. BMC health services research. 2018;18(1):972.
4.    Akanbi MO, Carroll AJ, Achenbach C, O'Dwyer LC, Jordan N, Hitsman B, et al. The efficacy of smoking cessation interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2018.
5.    Alebel A, Kibret GD, Wagnew F, Tesema C, Ferede A, Petrucka P, et al. Intimate partner violence and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reproductive health. 2018;15(1):196.
6.    Anwari P, Debellut F, Pecenka C, Parwiz SM, Clark A, Groman D, et al. Potential impact and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Afghanistan. Vaccine. 2018;36(51):7769-74.
7.    Assaye AM, Wiechula R, Schultz TJ, Feo RR. Impact of nurse staffing on patient and nurse workforce outcomes in acute care settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 2018;16(12):2260-7.
8.    Atehortua SC, Lugo LH, Ceballos M, Orozco E, Castro PA, Arango JC, et al. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Diagnosis of Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy in Colombia. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:1-6.
9.    Banik S, Rahman M. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Bangladesh: a Systematic Review of the Literature. Current obesity reports. 2018;7(4):247-53.
10.    Basu S, Wagner RG, Sewpaul R, Reddy P, Davies J. Implications of scaling up cardiovascular disease treatment in South Africa: a microsimulation and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Lancet Global health. 2018.
11.    Bonsu AB, Ncama BP. Evidence of promoting prevention and the early detection of breast cancer among women, a hospital-based education and screening interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):234.
12.    Browne JL, Rees CO, van Delden JJM, Agyepong I, Grobbee DE, Edwin A, et al. The willingness to participate in biomedical research involving human beings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2018.
13.    Chung HW, Kim EM, Lee JE. Comprehensive understanding of risk and protective factors related to adolescent pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Journal of adolescence. 2018;69:180-8.
14.    Dee M, Lennon O, O'Sullivan C. A systematic review of physical rehabilitation interventions for stroke in low and lower-middle income countries. Disability and rehabilitation. 2018:1-29.
15.    Donkor A, Luckett T, Aranda S, Phillips J. Barriers and facilitators to implementation of cancer treatment and palliative care strategies in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review. International journal of public health. 2018;63(9):1047-57.
16.    Dzomba A, Tomita A, Govender K, Tanser F. Effects of Migration on Risky Sexual Behavior and HIV Acquisition in South Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 2000-2017. AIDS and behavior. 2018.
17.    Fu J, Liu Y, Lin H, Wu B. Economic Evaluations of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Middle- and High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Clinical drug investigation. 2018;38(12):1167-78.
18.    Geremew D, Tajebe F, Ambachew S, Endalamaw A, Eshetie S. Seroprevalence of HIV among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC research notes. 2018;11(1):908.
19.    Halim N, Beard J, Mesic A, Patel A, Henderson D, Hibberd P. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and perinatal mental disorders in low and lower middle income countries: A systematic review of literature, 1990-2017. Clinical psychology review. 2018;66:117-35.
20.    Keats EC, Rappaport AI, Shah S, Oh C, Jain R, Bhutta ZA. The Dietary Intake and Practices of Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 2018;10(12).
21.    Kim HY, Hanrahan CF, Martinson N, Golub JE, Dowdy DW. Cost-effectiveness of universal isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected pregnant women in South Africa. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2018;22(12):1435-42.
22.    Kim YK, Song JY, Jang H, Kim TH, Koo H, Varghese L, et al. Cost Effectiveness of Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines Compared with Trivalent Influenza Vaccines in Young Children and Older Adults in Korea. PharmacoEconomics. 2018;36(12):1475-90.
23.    Krishnamoorthy Y, Eliyas SK, Nair NP, Sakthivel M, Sarveswaran G, Chinnakali P. Impact and cost effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in India. Vaccine. 2018.
24.    Kupek E, Viertel I. Postintroduction Study of Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccine PCV10 from Public Sector Payer's Perspective in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:109-14.
25.    Lara C, De Graeve D, Franco F. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccines Administered to Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in a Low-Income District of Bogota, Colombia. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:21-31.
26.    Liu CR, Li X, Chan PL, Hui Z, Jia JD, Wang XC, et al. Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among key populations in China: a systematic-review. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2018.
27.    Lukaszyk C, Ivers RQ, Jagnoor J. Systematic review of drowning in India: assessment of burden and risk. Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. 2018;24(6):451-8.
28.    Madhav MR, Nayagam SG, Biyani K, Pandey V, Kamal DG, Sabarimurugan S, et al. Epidemiologic analysis of breast cancer incidence, prevalence, and mortality in India: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analyses. Medicine. 2018;97(52):e13680.
29.    Mohidem NA, Hashim Z, Osman M, Shaharudin R, Muharam FM, Makeswaran P. Demographic, socio-economic and behavior as risk factors of tuberculosis in Malaysia: a systematic review of the literature. Reviews on environmental health. 2018;33(4):407-21.
30.    Mostafa A, Elsisi GH. A cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of safety-engineered syringes in reducing HBV, HCV, and HIV burden in Egypt. Expert review of medical devices. 2018.
31.    Osman MAE, Li J. Analysis of a vector-bias malaria transmission model with application to Mexico, Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Journal of theoretical biology. 2018;464:72-84.
32.    Penn AW, Azman H, Horvath H, Taylor KD, Hickey MD, Rajan J, et al. Supportive interventions to improve retention on ART in people with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. PloS one. 2018;13(12):e0208814.
33.    Pugh SJ, Fletcher MA, Charos A, Imekraz L, Wasserman M, Farkouh R. Cost-Effectiveness of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (10- or 13-Valent) Versus No Vaccination for a National Immunization Program in Tunisia or Algeria. Infectious diseases and therapy. 2018.
34.    Ra H, Song LD, Choi JA, Jee D. Correction: The cost-effectiveness of systematic screening for age-related macular degeneration in South Korea. PloS one. 2018;13(12):e0209521.
35.    Ran X, Chen X, Wang M, Cheng J, Ni H, Zhang XX, et al. Brucellosis seroprevalence in ovine and caprine flocks in China during 2000-2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC veterinary research. 2018;14(1):393.
36.    Redfern A, Peters SAE, Luo R, Cheng Y, Li C, Wang J, et al. Sex differences in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China: a systematic review with meta-analyses. Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension. 2018.
37.    Restar A, Nguyen M, Nguyen K, Adia A, Nazareno J, Yoshioka E, et al. Trends and emerging directions in HIV risk and prevention research in the Philippines: A systematic review of the literature. PloS one. 2018;13(12):e0207663.
38.    Rheingans R, Anderson JDt, Bagamian KH, Laytner LA, Pecenka CJ, Gilani SSA, et al. Effects of geographic and economic heterogeneity on the burden of rotavirus diarrhea and the impact and cost-effectiveness of vaccination in Pakistan. Vaccine. 2018;36(51):7780-9.
39.    Rodrigues-Soares F, Kehdy FSG, Sampaio-Coelho J, Andrade PXC, Cespedes-Garro C, Zolini C, et al. Genetic structure of pharmacogenetic biomarkers in Brazil inferred from a systematic review and population-based cohorts: a RIBEF/EPIGEN-Brazil initiative. The pharmacogenomics journal. 2018;18(6):749-59.
40.    Rodriguez-Zepeda MDC, Gonzalez L, Bravo A, Pompa T, Silva S, Paredes R, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of rFVIIa versus pd-aPCC in the Management of Mild to Moderate Bleeds in Pediatric Patients with Hemophilia A with Inhibitors in Mexico. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:164-73.
41.    Ruschel KB, Rabelo-Silva ER, Rohde LE, de Souza EN, Mussi CM, Polanczyk CA. Cost-Effectiveness of a Home Visit Program for Patients with Heart Failure in Brazil: Evidence from a Randomized Clinical Trial. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:81-7.
42.    Sarrassat S, Mrema S, Tani K, Mecrow T, Ryan D, Cousens S. Estimating drowning mortality in Tanzania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing data sources. Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. 2018.
43.    Sisay M, Weldegebreal F, Tesfa T, Ataro Z, Marami D, Mitiku H, et al. Resistance profile of clinically relevant bacterial isolates against fluoroquinolone in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC pharmacology & toxicology. 2018;19(1):86.
44.    Song P, Xia W, Wang M, Chang X, Wang J, Jin S, et al. Variations of dry eye disease prevalence by age, sex and geographic characteristics in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of global health. 2018;8(2):020503.
45.    Srinivasan S, Easterling L, Rimal B, Niu XM, Conlan AJK, Dudas P, et al. Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Transboundary and emerging diseases. 2018;65(6):1627-40.
46.    St-Louis E, Paradis T, Landry T, Poenaru D. Factors contributing to successful trauma registry implementation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Injury. 2018;49(12):2100-10.
47.    Sun XR, He SN, Lin ZY, Zhang L, Wang YJ, Zeng LJ, et al. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Versus Cryoballoon Ablation in the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in China. Clinical therapeutics. 2018.
48.    Tapisiz A, Bedir Demirdag T, Cura Yayla BC, Gunes C, Ugras Dikmen A, Tezer H, et al. Rotavirus infections in children in Turkey: A systematic review. Reviews in medical virology. 2018:e2020.
49.    Tedesco Silva H, Jr., Evans RW, Gavaghan MB, Vazquez VC. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Organ Preservation Methods for Deceased Donor Kidneys at High Risk for Delayed Graft Function in Brazil. Transplantation proceedings. 2018;50(10):3121-7.
50.    Teweldemedhin M, Asres N, Gebreyesus H, Asgedom SW. Tuberculosis-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC infectious diseases. 2018;18(1):676.
51.    Udedi M, Pence B, Kauye F, Muula AS. The effect of depression management on diabetes and hypertension outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):223.
52.    Wang F, Zhang QE, Zhang L, Ng CH, Ungvari GS, Yuan Z, et al. Prevalence of major depressive disorder in older adults in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of affective disorders. 2018;241:297-304.
53.    Williams J, Allen L, Wickramasinghe K, Mikkelsen B, Roberts N, Townsend N. A systematic review of associations between non-communicable diseases and socioeconomic status within low- and lower-middle-income countries. Journal of global health. 2018;8(2):020409.
54.    Wu J, Deaton S, Jiao B, Rosen Z, Muennig PA. The cost-effectiveness analysis of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme in China. PloS one. 2018;13(12):e0208297.
55.    Xu DD, Rao WW, Cao XL, Wen SY, Che WI, Ng CH, et al. Prevalence of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of affective disorders. 2018;241:592-8.
56.    Zhang H, Zhou Z, Yang Q. Match analyses of table tennis in China: a systematic review. Journal of sports sciences. 2018;36(23):2663-74.
57.    Zhang L, Li Z, Ma G, Han X, Li C, Shan M, et al. A systematic review of phenytoin intoxication induced by compound phenytoin sodium, ephedrine hydrochloride and theophylline tablets in China. Medicine. 2018;97(51):e13689.
58.    Zhang L, Lin Z, Yin H, Liu J, Xuan J. Clopidogrel Versus Aspirin for the Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome After a 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis From China Payer's Perspective. Clinical therapeutics. 2018;40(12):2125-37.
59.    Zhong Y, Wu J, Yue S, Zhang G, Liu L, Chen L. Burden of diabetic retinopathy in mainland China: Protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and risk factors to identify prevention policies. Medicine. 2018;97(50):e13678.



November 2018

1.    [No Author Listed] (2018). "Surgical outcomes for medically intractable epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis." J Neurosurg: 1-11.
2.    Acharibasam, J. W. and R. Wynn (2018). "Telemental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review." Int J Telemed Appl 2018: 9602821.
3.    Adam, I., et al. (2018). "Prevalence, types and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Sudan: a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMC Hematol 18: 31.
4.    Aerts, C., et al. (2018). "Cost Effectiveness of New Diagnostic Tools for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Afghanistan." Appl Health Econ Health Policy.
5.    Alemu, W. G., et al. (2018). "Prevalence and associated factors of khat chewing among students in Ethiopia: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis." BMJ Open 8(11): e021157.
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7.    Choko, A. T., et al. (2018). "The effect of demand-side financial incentives for increasing linkage into HIV treatment and voluntary medical male circumcision: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in low- and middle-income countries." PLoS One 13(11): e0207263.
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October 2018

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2.    Asamoah-Boaheng M, Sarfo-Kantanka O, Tuffour AB, Eghan B, Mbanya JC. Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus among adults in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International health. 2018.
3.    Bassi A, John O, Praveen D, Maulik PK, Panda R, Jha V. Current Status and Future Directions of mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in India: Systematic Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2018;6(10):e11440.
4.    Berhe AK, Muche AA, Fekadu GA, Kassa GM. Birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. Reproductive health. 2018;15(1):182.
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6.    Bright T, Wallace S, Kuper H. A Systematic Review of Access to Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2018;15(10).
7.    Campos NG, Lince-Deroche N, Chibwesha CJ, Firnhaber C, Smith JS, Michelow P, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Screening in Women Living With HIV in South Africa: A Mathematical Modeling Study. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2018;79(2):195-205.
8.    Chan J, Wu Y, Wood J, Muhit M, Mahmood MK, Karim T, et al. Burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) in Bangladesh: Systematic review of existing literature and transmission modelling of sero-prevalence studies. Infectious disorders drug targets. 2018.
9.    Cho YM, Lee S, Islam SMS, Kim SY. Theories Applied to m-Health Interventions for Behavior Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2018;24(10):727-41.
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13.    Dennison C, King AR, Rutledge H, Bednarczyk RA. HPV Vaccine-Related Research, Promotion and Coordination in the State of Georgia: A Systematic Review. Journal of community health. 2018.
14.    Fan Q, Ming WK, Yip WY, You JHS. Cost-effectiveness of bedaquiline or delamanid plus background regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-income intermediate burden city of China. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2018.
15.    Ganesh A, Muthu MS, Mohan A, Kirubakaran R. Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries in India - A Systematic Review. Indian journal of pediatrics. 2018.
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17.    Gutierrez-Solis AL, Datta Banik S, Mendez-Gonzalez RM. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Mexico: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Metabolic syndrome and related disorders. 2018;16(8):395-405.
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19.    Ho R, Song LD, Choi JA, Jee D. The cost-effectiveness of systematic screening for age-related macular degeneration in South Korea. PloS one. 2018;13(10):e0206690.
20.    Housseine N, Punt MC, Browne JL, Meguid T, Klipstein-Grobusch K, Kwast BE, et al. Strategies for intrapartum foetal surveillance in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. PloS one. 2018;13(10):e0206295.
21.    Huang J, Liao W, Zhou J, Zhang P, Wen F, Wang X, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of adjuvant treatment for resected pancreatic cancer in China based on the ESPAC-4 trial. Cancer management and research. 2018;10:4065-72.
22.    Kayikcioglu M, Tokgozoglu L, Kilickap M, Goksuluk H, Karaaslan D, Ozer N, et al. [Data on prevalence of dyslipidemia and lipid values in Turkey: Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies on cardiovascular risk factors]. Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir. 2018;46(7):556-74.
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24.    Kilickap M, Barcin C, Goksuluk H, Karaaslan D, Ozer N, Kayikcioglu M, et al. [Data on prevalence of hypertension and blood pressure in Turkey: Systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of epidemiological studies on cardiovascular risk factors]. Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir. 2018;46(7):525-45.
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26.    Lince-Deroche N, van Rensburg C, Roseleur J, Sanusi B, Phiri J, Michelow P, et al. Costs and cost-effectiveness of LEEP versus cryotherapy for treating cervical dysplasia among HIV-positive women in Johannesburg, South Africa. PloS one. 2018;13(10):e0203921.
27.    Long H, Huang W, Zheng P, Li J, Tao S, Tang S, et al. Barriers and Facilitators of Engaging Community Health Workers in Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control in China: A Systematic Review (2006(-)2016). International journal of environmental research and public health. 2018;15(11).
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29.    Lu S, Yu Y, Fu S, Ren H. Cost-effectiveness of ALK testing and first-line crizotinib therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer in China. PloS one. 2018;13(10):e0205827.
30.    Mandelzweig K, Leligdowicz A, Murthy S, Lalitha R, Fowler RA, Adhikari NKJ. Non-invasive ventilation in children and adults in low- and low-middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of critical care. 2018;47:310-9.
31.    Mohidem NA, Hashim Z, Osman M, Shaharudin R, Muharam FM, Makeswaran P. Demographic, socio-economic and behavior as risk factors of tuberculosis in Malaysia: a systematic review of the literature. Reviews on environmental health. 2018.
32.    Nacher M, Blanchet D, Bongomin F, Chakrabarti A, Couppie P, Demar M, et al. Histoplasma capsulatum antigen detection tests as an essential diagnostic tool for patients with advanced HIV disease in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2018;12(10):e0006802.
33.    Ozer N, Kilickap M, Tokgozoglu L, Goksuluk H, Karaaslan D, Kayikcioglu M, et al. Data on smoking in Turkey: Systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of epidemiological studies on cardiovascular risk factors. Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir. 2018;46(7):602-12.
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35.    Reid EA, Kovalerchik O, Jubanyik K, Brown S, Hersey D, Grant L. Is palliative care cost-effective in low-income and middle-income countries? A mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ supportive & palliative care. 2018.
36.    Reiter M, Betran AP, Marques FK, Torloni MR. Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on delivery preferences in Brazil. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 2018;143(1):24-31.
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September 2018

1.    Adu MO, Yawson DO, Armah FA, Abano EE, Quansah R. Systematic review of the effects of agricultural interventions on food security in northern Ghana. PloS one. 2018;13(9):e0203605.
2.    Ahmed S, Autrey J, Katz IT, Fox MP, Rosen S, Onoya D, et al. Why do people living with HIV not initiate treatment? A systematic review of qualitative evidence from low- and middle-income countries. Social science & medicine (1982). 2018;213:72-84.
3.    Ampt FH, Willenberg L, Agius PA, Chersich M, Luchters S, Lim MSC. Incidence of unintended pregnancy among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2018;8(9):e021779.
4.    Badawi MM, Atif MS, Mustafa YY. Systematic review and meta-analysis of HIV, HBV and HCV infection prevalence in Sudan. Virology journal. 2018;15(1):148.
5.    Balhara KS, Bustamante ND, Selvam A, Winders WT, Coker A, Trehan I, et al. Bystander Assistance for Trauma Victims in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Training Interventions. Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors. 2018:1-22.
6.    Banks LM, Kuper H, Polack S. Correction: Poverty and disability in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. PloS one. 2018;13(9):e0204881.
7.    Bessell PR, Lumbala C, Lutumba P, Baloji S, Bieler S, Ndung'u JM. Cost-effectiveness of using a rapid diagnostic test to screen for human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PloS one. 2018;13(9):e0204335.
8.    Caperon L, Sykes-Muskett B, Clancy F, Newell J, King R, Prestwich A. How effective are interventions in improving dietary behaviour in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health psychology review. 2018;12(3):312-31.
9.    Chen P, Ma A, Liu Q. Cost-Effectiveness of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir Versus Daclatasvir Plus Asunaprevir in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b Infection in China. Clinical drug investigation. 2018.
10.    Cui S, Tobe RG, Mo X, Liu X, Xu L, Li S. Correction to: Cost-effectiveness analysis of rotavirus vaccination in China: Projected possibility of scale-up from the current domestic option. BMC infectious diseases. 2018;18(1):487.
11.    Cunnama L, Abrams EJ, Myer L, Gachuhi A, Dlamini N, Hlophe T, et al. Cost and cost-effectiveness of transitioning to universal initiation of lifelong antiretroviral therapy for all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women in Swaziland. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2018;23(9):950-9.
12.    Demissie M, Hanlon C, Birhane R, Ng L, Medhin G, Fekadu A. Psychological interventions for bipolar disorder in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review. BJPsych open. 2018;4(5):375-84.
13.    Dol J, Campbell-Yeo M, Tomblin Murphy G, Aston M, McMillan D, Richardson B. Impact of mobile health interventions during the perinatal period for mothers in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 2018.
14.    El-Ghitany EM. Cost-effectiveness of EGCRISC application versus hepatitis C virus mass screening in Egypt. Journal of infection and public health. 2018.
15.    Epiu I, Alia G, Mukisa J, Tavrow P, Lamorde M, Kuznik A. Estimating the cost and cost-effectiveness for obstetric fistula repair in hospitals in Uganda: a low income country. Health policy and planning. 2018.
16.    Ergonul O, Keske S, Celdir MG, Kara IA, Pshenichnaya N, Abuova G, et al. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Postexposure Prophylaxis for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus among Healthcare Workers. Emerging infectious diseases. 2018;24(9):1642-8.
17.    Fu J, Liu Y, Lin H, Wu B. Economic Evaluations of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Middle- and High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Clinical drug investigation. 2018.
18.    Goel A, Seguy N, Aggarwal R. Burden of hepatitis C virus infection in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology. 2018.
19.    Habtewold TD, Mohammed SH, Endalamaw A, Akibu M, Sharew NT, Alemu YM, et al. Breast and complementary feeding in Ethiopia: new national evidence from systematic review and meta-analyses of studies in the past 10 years. European journal of nutrition. 2018.
20.    Hassan-Kadle MA, Osman MS, Ogurtsov PP. Epidemiology of viral hepatitis in Somalia: Systematic review and meta-analysis study. World journal of gastroenterology. 2018;24(34):3927-57.
21.    Heim E, Kohrt BA, Koschorke M, Milenova M, Thronicroft G. Reducing mental health-related stigma in primary health care settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences. 2018:1-10.
22.    Hoon Chuah FL, Srivastava A, Singh SR, Haldane V, Huat Koh GC, Seng CK, et al. Community participation in general health initiatives in high and upper-middle income countries: A systematic review exploring the nature of participation, use of theories, contextual drivers and power relations in community participation. Social science & medicine (1982). 2018;213:106-22.
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24.    Liang Y, Cheng J, Ruzek JI, Liu Z. Posttraumatic stress disorder following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake: A 10-year systematic review among highly exposed populations in China. Journal of affective disorders. 2018;243:327-39.
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26.    Men P, Yi Z, Li C, Qu S, Xiong T, Yu X, et al. Comparative efficacy and safety between amisulpride and olanzapine in schizophrenia treatment and a cost analysis in China: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and cost-minimization analysis. BMC psychiatry. 2018;18(1):286.
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August 2018

1.    Aidalina M, Syed Mohamed ASJ. The uptake of Mammogram screening in Malaysia and its associated factors: A systematic review. The Medical journal of Malaysia. 2018;73(4):202-11.
2.    Allen LN, Townsend N, Williams J, Mikkelsen B, Roberts N, Wickramasinghe K. Socioeconomic status and alcohol use in low- and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review. Alcohol (Fayetteville, NY). 2018;70:23-31.
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11.    Gheorghe A, Griffiths U, Murphy A, Legido-Quigley H, Lamptey P, Perel P. The economic burden of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC public health. 2018;18(1):975.
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20.    Maldonado Castaneda OJ. (Un)contested evidence: scientific literature, systematic reviews and the politics of evidence in the introduction of HPV vaccines in Colombia. Sociology of health & illness. 2018.
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22.    McGuinness SL, Barker SF, O'Toole J, Cheng AC, Forbes AB, Sinclair M, et al. Effect of hygiene interventions on acute respiratory infections in childcare, school and domestic settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2018;23(8):816-33.
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27.    Ordonez JE, Ordonez A, Osorio UM. Cost-effectiveness analysis of iStent trabecular micro-bypass stent for patients with open-angle glaucoma in Colombia. Current medical research and opinion. 2018:1-12.
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July 2018

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June 2018

1.    Abubakar U, Sulaiman SAS. Prevalence, trend and antimicrobial susceptibility of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nigeria: a systematic review. Journal of infection and public health. 2018.
2.    Ahn JA, Kim T, Roh EH, Song JE. Health of International Marriage Immigrant Women in South Korea: A Systematic Review. Journal of immigrant and minority health. 2018;20(3):717-28.
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18.    Gil-Rojas Y, Lasalvia P, Hernandez F, Castaneda-Cardona C, Rosselli D. Cost-effectiveness of Carbetocin versus Oxytocin for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Resulting from Uterine Atony in Women at high-risk for bleeding in Colombia. Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia. 2018;40(5):242-50.
19.    Girum T, Muktar E, Lentiro K, Wondiye H, Shewangizaw M. Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence, determinants and treatment outcome. Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines. 2018;4:5.
20.    Gupta I, Roy A. Economic Studies on Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries in India: A Systematic Review. Applied health economics and health policy. 2018;16(3):303-15.
21.    Healy EA, Kaiser BN, Puffer ES. Family-based youth mental health interventions delivered by nonspecialist providers in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare. 2018;36(2):182-97.
22.    Hendriks J, Hutubessy RCW, Grohmann G, Torelli G, Friede M, Kieny MP. Quadrivalent influenza vaccines in low and middle income countries: Cost-effectiveness, affordability and availability. Vaccine. 2018;36(28):3993-7.
23.    Huang W, Long H, Li J, Tao S, Zheng P, Tang S, et al. Delivery of public health services by community health workers (CHWs) in primary health care settings in China: a systematic review (1996-2016). Global health research and policy. 2018;3:18.
24.    Jeet G, Thakur JS, Prinja S, Singh M, Paika R, Kunjan K, et al. Effectiveness of targeting the health promotion settings for non-communicable disease control in low/middle-income countries: systematic review protocol. BMJ open. 2018;8(6):e014559.
25.    Jenson A, Hansoti B, Rothman R, de Ramirez SS, Lobner K, Wallis L. Reliability and validity of emergency department triage tools in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine. 2018;25(3):154-60.
26.    Joo JY, Liu MF. Case management effectiveness for managing chronic illnesses in Korea: a systematic review. International nursing review. 2018.
27.    Krittayaphong R, Permsuwan U. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Sacubitril-Valsartan Compared with Enalapril in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in Thailand. American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions. 2018.
28.    Lazzerini M, Ciuch M, Rusconi S, Covi B. Facilitators and barriers to the effective implementation of the individual maternal near-miss case reviews in low/middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ open. 2018;8(6):e021281.
29.    Li KT, Naik S, Alexander M, Mathad JS. Screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta diabetologica. 2018;55(6):613-25.
30.    Limwattananon C, Limwattananon S, Waleekhachonloet O, Rattanachotphanit T. Cost-effectiveness analysis of policy options on first-line treatments for advanced, non-small cell lung cancer in Thailand. Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 2018;120:91-7.
31.    Lince-Deroche N, Constant D, Harries J, Kluge J, Blanchard K, Sinanovic E, et al. The costs and cost effectiveness of providing second-trimester medical and surgical safe abortion services in Western Cape Province, South Africa. PloS one. 2018;13(6):e0197485.
32.    Melnitchouk N, Soeteman DI, Davids JS, Fields A, Cohen J, Noubary F, et al. Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening in Ukraine. Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E. 2018;16:20.
33.    Mezei AK, Pedersen HN, Sy S, Regan C, Mitchell-Foster SM, Byamugisha J, et al. Community-based HPV self-collection versus visual inspection with acetic acid in Uganda: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the ASPIRE trial. BMJ open. 2018;8(6):e020484.
34.    Ng-Kamstra JS, Arya S, Greenberg SLM, Kotagal M, Arsenault C, Ljungman D, et al. Perioperative mortality rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ global health. 2018;3(3):e000810.
35.    Okoroh J, Essoun S, Seddoh A, Harris H, Weissman JS, Dsane-Selby L, et al. Evaluating the impact of the national health insurance scheme of Ghana on out of pocket expenditures: a systematic review. BMC health services research. 2018;18(1):426.
36.    Prinja S, Bahuguna P, Gupta A, Nimesh R, Gupta M, Thakur JS. Cost effectiveness of mHealth intervention by community health workers for reducing maternal and newborn mortality in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E. 2018;16:25.
37.    Qerimi V, Nestorovska AK, Sterjev Z, Genadieva-Stavric S, Suturkova L. Cost-effectiveness analysis of treating transplant-eligible multiple myeloma patients in Macedonia. ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR. 2018;10:327-38.
38.    Reiter M, Betran AP, Marques FK, Torloni MR. Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on delivery preferences in Brazil. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 2018.
39.    Simonelli G, Marshall NS, Grillakis A, Miller CB, Hoyos CM, Glozier N. Sleep health epidemiology in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep duration. Sleep health. 2018;4(3):239-50.
40.    Song P, Wang H, Theodoratou E, Chan KY, Rudan I. The national and subnational prevalence of cataract and cataract blindness in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of global health. 2018;8(1):010804.
41.    Song P, Yu J, Chan KY, Theodoratou E, Rudan I. Prevalence, risk factors and burden of diabetic retinopathy in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of global health. 2018;8(1):010803.
42.    Srinivasan S, Easterling L, Rimal B, Niu XM, Conlan AJK, Dudas P, et al. Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Transboundary and emerging diseases. 2018.
43.    Thakur M, Nuyts PAW, Boudewijns EA, Flores Kim J, Faber T, Babu GR, et al. Impact of improved cookstoves on women's and child health in low and middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax. 2018.
44.    Uloko AE, Musa BM, Ramalan MA, Gezawa ID, Puepet FH, Uloko AT, et al. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders. 2018;9(3):1307-16.
45.    Volpatto FL, Rechia IC, Lessa AH, Soldera CLC, Ferreira M, Machado MS. Questionnaires and checklists for central auditory processing screening used in Brazil: a systematic review. Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology. 2018.
46.    Wan Z, Li C, Long F, Zhang Y, Wang B, Wu Y, et al. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Standardized Management Program for Ischemic Stroke Patients in Hainan Province, China. Population health management. 2018;21(3):253-4.
47.    Wang J, Liu F, Tartari E, Huang J, Harbarth S, Pittet D, et al. The Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Mainland China: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2018;39(6):701-9.
48.    Wang T, Ma J, Wang R, Liu Z, Shi J, Lu L, et al. Poly-Drug Use of Prescription Medicine among People with Opioid Use Disorder in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Substance use & misuse. 2018;53(7):1117-27.
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May 2018

1.    Batura N, Cuevas C, Khan M, Wiseman V. How effective and cost-effective are behaviour change interventions in improving the prescription and use of antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries? A protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open. 2018;8(5):e021517.
2.    Bhide P, Kar A. A national estimate of the birth prevalence of congenital anomalies in India: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC pediatrics. 2018;18(1):175.
3.    Boujaoude MA, Mirelman AJ, Dalziel K, Carvalho N. Accounting for equity considerations in cost-effectiveness analysis: a systematic review of rotavirus vaccine in low- and middle-income countries. Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E. 2018;16:18.
4.    Bouzid M, Cumming O, Hunter PR. What is the impact of water sanitation and hygiene in healthcare facilities on care seeking behaviour and patient satisfaction? A systematic review of the evidence from low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ global health. 2018;3(3):e000648.
5.    Bright T, Felix L, Kuper H, Polack S. Systematic review of strategies to increase access to health services among children over five in low- and middle-income countries. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2018;23(5):476-507.
6.    Chukwuonye, II, Ogah OS, Anyabolu EN, Ohagwu KA, Nwabuko OC, Onwuchekwa U, et al. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: systematic review of population-based studies. International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease. 2018;11:165-72.
7.    Czarnobay SA, Kroll C, Schultz LF, Malinovski J, Mastroeni S, Mastroeni MF. Predictors of excess birth weight in Brazil: a systematic review. Jornal de pediatria. 2018.
8.    Endalamaw A, Tezera N, Eshetie S, Ambachew S, Habtewold TD. Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Among Children in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AIDS and behavior. 2018.
9.    Freedberg KA, Kumarasamy N, Borre ED, Ross EL, Mayer KH, Losina E, et al. Clinical Benefits and Cost-Effectiveness of Laboratory Monitoring Strategies to Guide Antiretroviral Treatment Switching in India. AIDS research and human retroviruses. 2018.
10.    Gera T, Shah D, Sachdev HS. Impact of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions on Growth, Non-diarrheal Morbidity and Mortality in Children Residing in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review. Indian pediatrics. 2018;55(5):381-93.
11.    Jia Z, Jin Y, Zhang L, Wang Z, Lu Z. Prevalence of drug use among students in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis for 2003-2013. Drug and alcohol dependence. 2018;186:201-6.
12.    Kassa GM. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC infectious diseases. 2018;18(1):216.
13.    Kupek E, Viertel I. Postintroduction Study of Cost Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccine PCV10 from Public Sector Payer's Perspective in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:109-14.
14.    Leblebicioglu H, Ozaras R. Hepatitis E virus infection in Turkey: a systematic review. Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials. 2018;17(1):17.
15.    Luong Nguyen LB, Yazdanpanah Y, Maman D, Wanjala S, Vandenbulcke A, Price J, et al. Voluntary Community Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing, Linkage, and Retention in Care Interventions in Kenya: Modeling the Clinical Impact and Cost-effectiveness. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2018.
16.    Ma X, Wang Q, Ong JJ, Fairley CK, Su S, Peng P, et al. Prevalence of human papillomavirus by geographical regions, sexual orientation and HIV status in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sexually transmitted infections. 2018.
17.    McGuinness SL, Fiona Barker S, O'Toole J, Cheng AC, Forbes AB, Sinclair M, et al. Effect of hygiene interventions on acute respiratory infections in childcare, school and domestic settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2018.
18.    Owolabi MO, Yaria JO, Daivadanam M, Makanjuola AI, Parker G, Oldenburg B, et al. Gaps in Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes in Low- and Middle-Income Versus High-Income Countries-A Systematic Review. Diabetes care. 2018;41(5):1097-105.
19.    Power R, King C, Muhit M, Heanoy E, Galea C, Jones C, et al. Health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Developmental medicine and child neurology. 2018;60(5):469-79.
20.    Price L, MacDonald J, Melone L, Howe T, Flowers P, Currie K, et al. Effectiveness of national and subnational infection prevention and control interventions in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious diseases. 2018;18(5):e159-e71.
21.    Rao WW, Zong QQ, Lok GKI, Wang SB, An FR, Ungvari GS, et al. Prevalence of falls in adult and older adult psychiatric patients in China: A systematic review and comprehensive meta-analysis of observational studies. Psychiatry research. 2018;266:18-25.
22.    Rodrigues-Soares F, Kehdy FSG, Sampaio-Coelho J, Andrade PXC, Cespedes-Garro C, Zolini C, et al. Genetic structure of pharmacogenetic biomarkers in Brazil inferred from a systematic review and population-based cohorts: a RIBEF/EPIGEN-Brazil initiative. The pharmacogenomics journal. 2018.
23.    Ruschel KB, Rabelo-Silva ER, Rohde LE, de Souza EN, Mussi CM, Polanczyk CA. Cost-Effectiveness of a Home Visit Program for Patients with Heart Failure in Brazil: Evidence from a Randomized Clinical Trial. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:81-7.
24.    Saif-Ur-Rahman KM, Hasan M, Hossain S, Shafique S, Khalequzzaman M, Haseen F, et al. Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of hypertension in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2018;8(5):e020724.
25.    Saleska JL, Turner AN, Maierhofer C, Clark J, Kwiek JJ. Use of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes among women living with HIV-1 in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2018.
26.    Sanchez-Macias D, Barba-Maggi L, Morales-delaNuez A, Palmay-Paredes J. Guinea pig for meat production: A systematic review of factors affecting the production, carcass and meat quality. Meat science. 2018;143:165-76.
27.    Sohn H, Kim HY, Lee SH. Cost-effectiveness of contact screening strategies for tuberculosis among high-school adolescents in South Korea. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2018;22(5):496-503.
28.    Tadesse K, Zelenko O, Mulugeta A, Gallegos D. Effectiveness of breastfeeding interventions delivered to fathers in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Maternal & child nutrition. 2018:e12612.
29.    Tezera R, Sahile Z, Yilma D, Misganaw E, Mulu E. Prevalence of anemia among school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):80.
30.    Uloko AE, Musa BM, Ramalan MA, Gezawa ID, Puepet FH, Uloko AT, et al. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders. 2018.
31.    Wang T, Fu H, Kaminga AC, Li Z, Guo G, Chen L, et al. Prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC psychiatry. 2018;18(1):160.
32.    Yap A, Muzira A, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Sekabira J, Cheung M, et al. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda. Surgery. 2018.
33.    Yi N, Nemery B, Dierickx K. Integrity in Biomedical Research: A Systematic Review of Studies in China. Science and engineering ethics. 2018.


April 2018

1.    Albach CA, Wagland R, Hunt KJ. Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of generic and cancer-related patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for use with cancer patients in Brazil: a systematic review. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 2018;27(4):857-70.
2.    Breet E, Goldstone D, Bantjes J. Substance use and suicidal ideation and behaviour in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC public health. 2018;18(1):549.
3.    Broughton EI, Karamagi E, Kigonya A, Lawino A, Marquez L, Lunsford SS, et al. The cost-effectiveness of three methods of disseminating information to improve medical male circumcision in Uganda. PloS one. 2018;13(4):e0195691.
4.    Burkey MD, Hosein M, Morton I, Purgato M, Adi A, Kurzrok M, et al. Psychosocial interventions for disruptive behaviour problems in children in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 2018.
5.    Dawkins BR, Mirelman AJ, Asaria M, Johansson KA, Cookson RA. Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis in low- and middle-income countries: illustrative example of rotavirus vaccination in Ethiopia. Health policy and planning. 2018;33(3):456-63.
6.    Deng H, Devleesschauwer B, Liu M, Li J, Wu Y, van der Giessen JWB, et al. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women and livestock in the mainland of China: a systematic review and hierarchical meta-analysis. Scientific reports. 2018;8(1):6218.
7.    Ehiri J, Alaofe H, Asaolu I, Chebet J, Esu E, Meremikwu M. Emergency transportation interventions for reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):65.
8.    Fadlallah R, Alkhaled L, Brax H, Nasser M, Rajabbik MH, Nass H, et al. Extent of physician-pharmaceutical industry interactions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. European journal of public health. 2018;28(2):224-30.
9.    Furlan AD, Irvin E, Munhall C, Giraldo-Prieto M, Fullerton L, McMaster R, et al. Rehabilitation service models for people with physical and/or mental disability living in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Journal of rehabilitation medicine. 2018.
10.    Gao C, Sun X, Lu L, Liu F, Yuan J. The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of diabetes investigation. 2018.
11.    Hafidz F, Ensor T, Tubeuf S. Efficiency Measurement in Health Facilities: A Systematic Review in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Applied health economics and health policy. 2018.
12.    January J, Madhombiro M, Chipamaunga S, Ray S, Chingono A, Abas M. Prevalence of depression and anxiety among undergraduate university students in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):57.
13.    Kajawo S, Moloi MW, Noubiap JJ, Ekrikpo U, Kengne AP, Okpechi IG. Incidence of major complications after percutaneous native renal biopsies in adults from low-income to middle-income countries: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2018;8(4):e020891.
14.    Kalinda C, Chimbari MJ, Mukaratirwa S. Schistosomiasis in Zambia: a systematic review of past and present experiences. Infectious diseases of poverty. 2018;7(1):41.
15.    Kironji AG, Hodkinson P, de Ramirez SS, Anest T, Wallis L, Razzak J, et al. Identifying barriers for out of hospital emergency care in low and low-middle income countries: a systematic review. BMC health services research. 2018;18(1):291.
16.    Kragelund Nielsen K, Damm P, Bygbjerg IC, Kapur A. Barriers and facilitators for implementing programmes and services to address hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in low and middle income countries: A systematic review. Diabetes research and clinical practice. 2018.
17.    Lara C, De Graeve D, Franco F. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccines Administered to Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in a Low-Income District of Bogota, Colombia. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:21-31.
18.    Lazzerini M, Richardson S, Ciardelli V, Erenbourg A. Effectiveness of the facility-based maternal near-miss case reviews in improving maternal and newborn quality of care in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ open. 2018;8(4):e019787.
19.    Lingani M, Akita T, Ouoba S, Sanou AM, Sugiyama A, Tarnagda Z, et al. High prevalence of hepatitis B infections in Burkina Faso (1996-2017): a systematic review with meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. BMC public health. 2018;18(1):551.
20.    Loveday M, Wallengren K, Reddy T, Besada D, Brust JCM, Voce A, et al. MDR-TB patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Cost-effectiveness of 5 models of care. PloS one. 2018;13(4):e0196003.
21.    Lu Y, Jin X, Duan CA, Chang F. Cost-effectiveness of daclatasvir plus asunaprevir for chronic hepatitis C genotype 1b treatment-naive patients in China. PloS one. 2018;13(4):e0195117.
22.    Maheswaran H, Clarke A, MacPherson P, Kumwenda F, Lalloo DG, Corbett EL, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Community-based Human Immunodeficiency Virus Self-Testing in Blantyre, Malawi. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2018;66(8):1211-21.
23.    Newell K, Kartsonaki C, Lam KBH, Kurmi O. Cardiorespiratory health effects of gaseous ambient air pollution exposure in low and middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental health : a global access science source. 2018;17(1):41.
24.    Scarf VL, Rossiter C, Vedam S, Dahlen HG, Ellwood D, Forster D, et al. Maternal and perinatal outcomes by planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Midwifery. 2018;62:240-55.
25.    Sheeladevi S, Seelam B, Nukella PB, Modi A, Ali R, Keay L. Prevalence of refractive errors in children in India: a systematic review. Clinical & experimental optometry. 2018.
26.    Sibetcheu AT, Agbor VN, Nyaga UF, Bigna JJ, Noubiap JJ. Epidemiology of heart failure in pediatric populations in low- and middle-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):52.
27.    Stanifer JW, Von Isenburg M, Chertow GM, Anand S. Chronic kidney disease care models in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ global health. 2018;3(2):e000728.
28.    Tebano G, la Martire G, Sarmento N, Francis JR. Antibiotic resistance in Timor-Leste: a systematic review of evidence. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 2018;73(4):1110-1.
29.    Van Dijck C, Vlieghe E, Cox JA. Antibiotic stewardship interventions in hospitals in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2018;96(4):266-80.
30.    Van Kriekinge G, Sohn WY, Aljunid SM, Soon R, Yong CM, Chen J, et al. Comparative Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Two Different Two-Dose Human Papillomavirus Vaccines in Malaysia. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 2018;19(4):933-40.
31.    Wang J, Liu F, Tartari E, Huang J, Harbarth S, Pittet D, et al. The Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Mainland China: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2018:1-9.
32.    Zhang H, Zhou Z, Yang Q. Match analyses of table tennis in China: a systematic review. Journal of sports sciences. 2018:1-12.
33.    Zhang JH, Yan LX, Yuan Y. Comparing the mental health of rural-to-urban migrant children and their counterparts in china: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine. 2018;97(17):e0597.
34.    Zhu B, Wang Y, Ming J, Chen W, Zhang L. Disease burden of COPD in China: a systematic review. International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 2018;13:1353-64.


March 2018

1.    Adam I, Ibrahim Y, Gasim GI. Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-based combination therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sudan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malaria journal. 2018;17(1):110.
2.    Atehortua SC, Lugo LH, Ceballos M, Orozco E, Castro PA, Arango JC, et al. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Diagnosis of Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy in Colombia. Value in health regional issues. 2018;17:1-6.
3.    Bigna JJ, Nansseu JR, Katte JC, Noubiap JJ. Prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes mellitus among adults residing in Cameroon: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes research and clinical practice. 2018;137:109-18.
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10.    Goldman A, Frencken JE, De Amorim RG, Leal SC. Replacing amalgam with a high-viscosity glass-ionomer in restoring primary teeth: A cost-effectiveness study in Brasilia, Brazil. Journal of dentistry. 2018;70:80-6.
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16.    Likka MH, Handalo DM, Weldsilase YA, Sinkie SO. The effect of community-based health insurance schemes on utilization of healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol of quantitative evidence. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 2018;16(3):653-61.
17.    Loganathan T, Ng CW, Lee WS, Hutubessy RCW, Verguet S, Jit M. Thresholds for decision-making: informing the cost-effectiveness and affordability of rotavirus vaccines in Malaysia. Health policy and planning. 2018;33(2):204-14.
18.    Lukusa LA, Ndze VN, Mbeye NM, Wiysonge CS. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of educating parents on the benefits and schedules of childhood vaccinations in low and middle-income countries. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2018:1-31.
19.    Luz PM, Osher B, Grinsztejn B, Maclean RL, Losina E, Stern ME, et al. The cost-effectiveness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men and transgender women at high risk of HIV infection in Brazil. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2018;21(3):e25096.
20.    Manikam L, Prasad A, Dharmaratnam A, Moen C, Robinson A, Light A, et al. Systematic review of infant and young child complementary feeding practices in South Asian families: the India perspective. Public health nutrition. 2018;21(4):637-54.
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22.    Mohd-Tahir NA, Thomas P, Mohamed-Said MS, Makmor-Bakry M, Li SC. Cost-effectiveness of bisphosphonates for prevention of fracture related to glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in Malaysia. International journal of rheumatic diseases. 2018;21(3):647-55.
23.    Mtibaa S, Hotta N, Irie M. Analysis of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of best management practices for controlling sediment yield: A case study of the Joumine watershed, Tunisia. The Science of the total environment. 2018;616-617:1-16.
24.    Munodawafa M, Mall S, Lund C, Schneider M. Process evaluations of task sharing interventions for perinatal depression in low and middle income countries (LMIC): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis. BMC health services research. 2018;18(1):205.
25.    Mwita CC, Rowland T, Gwer S. Burden of brain tumors in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 2018;16(3):609-14.
26.    Novotny J, Hasman J, Lepic M. Contextual factors and motivations affecting rural community sanitation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. International journal of hygiene and environmental health. 2018;221(2):121-33.
27.    Olaru ID, Albert H, Zallet J, Werner UE, Ahmed N, Rieder HL, et al. Impact of quality improvement in tuberculosis laboratories in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2018;22(3):309-20.
28.    Pang B, Zhao LH, Li XL, Song J, Li QW, Liao X, et al. Different intervention strategies for preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2018;20(3):718-22.
29.    Powell-Jackson T, Fabbri C, Dutt V, Tougher S, Singh K. Effect and cost-effectiveness of educating mothers about childhood DPT vaccination on immunisation uptake, knowledge, and perceptions in Uttar Pradesh, India: A randomised controlled trial. PLoS medicine. 2018;15(3):e1002519.
30.    Quaife M, Terris-Prestholt F, Eakle R, Cabrera Escobar MA, Kilbourne-Brook M, Mvundura M, et al. The cost-effectiveness of multi-purpose HIV and pregnancy prevention technologies in South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2018;21(3).
31.    Reygadas F, Gruber JS, Dreizler L, Nelson KL, Ray I. Measuring User Compliance and Cost Effectiveness of Safe Drinking Water Programs: A Cluster-Randomized Study of Household Ultraviolet Disinfection in Rural Mexico. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2018;98(3):824-34.
32.    Shen L, He F, Zhang C, Jiang H, Wang J. Prevalence of malocclusion in primary dentition in mainland China, 1988-2017: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific reports. 2018;8(1):4716.
33.    Signorelli MC, Hillel S, de Oliveira DC, Ayala Quintanilla BP, Hegarty K, Taft A. Voices from low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol of primary healthcare interventions within public health systems addressing intimate partner violence against women. BMJ open. 2018;8(3):e019266.
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38.    Tsega TA, Demissei BG. A systematic review of epidemiology, treatment and prognosis of heart failure in adults in Ethiopia. Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md). 2018;19(3):91-7.
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February 2018

1.    Asayut N, Sookaneknun P, Chaiyasong S, Saramunee K. Outcomes, costs and stakeholders' perspectives associated with the incorporation of community pharmacy services into the National Health Insurance System in Thailand: a systematic review. The International journal of pharmacy practice. 2018;26(1):16-27.
2.    Bright T, Felix L, Kuper H, Polack S. Systematic review of strategies to increase access to health services among children over five in low and middle income countries. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2018.
3.    Chen K, Zhang X, Shan W, Zhao G, Zhang T. Serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae and potential impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2018:1-11.
4.    Cho YM, Lee S, Islam SMS, Kim SY. Theories Applied to m-Health Interventions for Behavior Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2018.
5.    Choe YJ, Taurel AF, Nealon J, Seo HS, Kim HS. Systematic review of seroepidemiological studies on Japanese encephalitis in the Republic of Korea. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2018;67:14-9.
6.    Davis K, Gorst SL, Harman N, Smith V, Gargon E, Altman DG, et al. Choosing important health outcomes for comparative effectiveness research: An updated systematic review and involvement of low and middle income countries. PloS one. 2018;13(2):e0190695.
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8.    Dube A, Moffatt M, Davison C, Bartels S. Health Outcomes for Children in Haiti Since the 2010 Earthquake: A Systematic Review. Prehospital and disaster medicine. 2018;33(1):77-88.
9.    Dzomba A, Govender K, Mashamba-Thompson TP, Tanser F. Mobility and increased risk of HIV acquisition in South Africa: a mixed-method systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):37.
10.    Fatti G, Jackson D, Goga AE, Shaikh N, Eley B, Nachega JB, et al. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based support for adolescents receiving antiretroviral treatment: an operational research study in South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2018;21 Suppl 1.
11.    Gera T, Shah D, Sachdev HS. Impact of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions on Growth, Non-diarrheal Morbidity and Mortality in Children Residing in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review. Indian pediatrics. 2018.
12.    Haberland NA, McCarthy KJ, Brady M. A Systematic Review of Adolescent Girl Program Implementation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence Gaps and Insights. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2018.
13.    Ilozumba O, Abejirinde IO, Dieleman M, Bardaji A, Broerse JEW, Van Belle S. Targeting strategies of mHealth interventions for maternal health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. BMJ open. 2018;8(2):e019345.
14.    John D, Parikh R. Cost-effectiveness of community screening for glaucoma in rural India: a decision analytical model. Public health. 2018;155:142-51.
15.    Keynejad RC, Dua T, Barbui C, Thornicroft G. WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide: a systematic review of evidence from low and middle-income countries. Evidence-based mental health. 2018;21(1):30-4.
16.    Lee D, Shin HY, Park SM. Cost-effectiveness of antiviral prophylaxis during pregnancy for the prevention of perinatal hepatitis B infection in South Korea. Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E. 2018;16:6.
17.    Li B, Miners A, Shakur H, Roberts I. Tranexamic acid for treatment of women with post-partum haemorrhage in Nigeria and Pakistan: a cost-effectiveness analysis of data from the WOMAN trial. The Lancet Global health. 2018;6(2):e222-e8.
18.    Lo D, Wu F, Chan M, Chu R, Li D. A systematic review of burnout among doctors in China: a cultural perspective. Asia Pacific family medicine. 2018;17:3.
19.    Marino R, Traub F, Lekfuangfu P, Niyomsilp K. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a school-based dental caries prevention program using fluoridated milk in Bangkok, Thailand. BMC oral health. 2018;18(1):24.
20.    Pan Y, Cai X, Huo X, Zhao X, Liu L, Wang Y, et al. Cost-effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy within 6 hours of acute ischaemic stroke in China. BMJ open. 2018;8(2):e018951.
21.    Paradis T, St-Louis E, Landry T, Poenaru D. Strategies for successful trauma registry implementation in low- and middle-income countries-protocol for a systematic review. Systematic reviews. 2018;7(1):33.
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24.    Pullar J, Allen L, Townsend N, Williams J, Foster C, Roberts N, et al. The impact of poverty reduction and development interventions on non-communicable diseases and their behavioural risk factors in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review. PloS one. 2018;13(2):e0193378.
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28.    Ryan GK, Bauer A, Bass JK, Eaton J. Theory of change for the delivery of talking therapies by lay workers to survivors of humanitarian crises in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol of a systematic review. BMJ open. 2018;8(2):e018193.
29.    Schnippel K, Firnhaber C, Conradie F, Ndjeka N, Sinanovic E. Incremental Cost Effectiveness of Bedaquiline for the Treatment of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa: Model-Based Analysis. Applied health economics and health policy. 2018;16(1):43-54.
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36.    Zeng N, Zou C, He Z, Ma H, Ou X, You H, et al. Systematic review on the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials in patients with hepatitis B or C in China. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2018;67:58-64.



January 2018

1.    Ahn I, Heo S, Ji S, Kim KH, Kim T, Lee EJ, et al. Investigation of nonlinear epidemiological models for analyzing and controlling the MERS outbreak in Korea. Journal of theoretical biology. 2018;437:17-28.
2.    Bae HJ, Kim JS, Kim BW, Nam YJ. Concomitant or Sequential Therapy as the First-line Therapy for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Korea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi. 2018;71(1):31-7.
3.    Bigna JJ, Nansseu JR, Katte JC, Noubiap JJ. Prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes mellitus among adults residing in Cameroon: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes research and clinical practice. 2018;137:109-18.
4.    Carvalho N, Jit M, Cox S, Yoong J, Hutubessy RCW. Capturing Budget Impact Considerations Within Economic Evaluations: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Rotavirus Vaccine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and a Proposed Assessment Framework. PharmacoEconomics. 2018;36(1):79-90.
5.    Chen D, Wan X, Kruger E, Chen C, Yue X, Wang L, et al. Cost-effectiveness of de-escalation from micafungin versus escalation from fluconazole for invasive candidiasis in China. Journal of medical economics. 2018:1-7.
6.    Dawkins BR, Mirelman AJ, Asaria M, Johansson KA, Cookson RA. Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis in low-and middle-income countries: illustrative example of rotavirus vaccination in Ethiopia. Health policy and planning. 2018.
7.    de Boer PT, Kelso JK, Halder N, Nguyen TP, Moyes J, Cohen C, et al. The cost-effectiveness of trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccination in communities in South Africa, Vietnam and Australia. Vaccine. 2018;36(7):997-1007.
8.    Fadlallah R, El-Jardali F, Hemadi N, Morsi RZ, Abou Samra CA, Ahmad A, et al. Barriers and facilitators to implementation, uptake and sustainability of community-based health insurance schemes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. International journal for equity in health. 2018;17(1):13.
9.    Fatti G, Ngorima-Mabhena N, Chirowa F, Chirwa B, Takarinda K, Tafuma TA, et al. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 3- vs. 6-monthly dispensing of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for stable HIV patients in community ART-refill groups in Zimbabwe: study protocol for a pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial. Trials. 2018;19(1):79.
10.    Fuentes-Alabi S, Bhakta N, Vasquez RF, Gupta S, Horton SE. The cost and cost-effectiveness of childhood cancer treatment in El Salvador, Central America: A report from the Childhood Cancer 2030 Network. Cancer. 2018;124(2):391-7.
11.    Gomes Casavechia MT, de Melo GAN, Da Silva Fernandes ACB, De Castro KR, Pedroso RB, Da Silva Santos T, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis on Schistosoma mansoni infection prevalence, and associated risk factors in Brazil. Parasitology. 2018:1-15.
12.    Haniffa R, Isaam I, De Silva AP, Dondorp AM, De Keizer NF. Performance of critical care prognostic scoring systems in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Critical care (London, England). 2018;22(1):18.
13.    Huang Y, Shallcross D, Pi L, Tian F, Pan J, Ronsmans C. Ethnicity and maternal and child health outcomes and service coverage in western China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global health. 2018;6(1):e39-e56.
14.    Karshima SN. Parasites of importance for human health on edible fruits and vegetables in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data. Pathogens and global health. 2018:1-9.
15.    Kouyoumjian SP, Chemaitelly H, Abu-Raddad LJ. Characterizing hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Egypt: systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions. Scientific reports. 2018;8(1):1661.
16.    Lee TH, Kim W, Shin J, Park EC, Park S, Kim TH. Strategic Distributional Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Improving National Cancer Screening Uptake in Cervical Cancer: A Focus on Regional Inequality in South Korea. Cancer research and treatment : official journal of Korean Cancer Association. 2018;50(1):212-21.
17.    Li N, Zheng B, Cai HF, Yang J, Luo XF, Weng LZ, et al. Cost Effectiveness of Imatinib, Dasatinib, and Nilotinib as First-Line Treatment for Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in China. Clinical drug investigation. 2018;38(1):79-86.
18.    Lukaszyk C, Ivers RQ, Jagnoor J. Systematic review of drowning in India: assessment of burden and risk. Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. 2018.
19.    Magana I, Martinez P, Loyola MS. Health outcomes of unpaid care workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open. 2018;8(1):e018643.
20.    McGlynn PJ, Renzaho A, Pham MD, Toole M, Fisher J, Luchters S. Critical examination of evidence for the nutritional status of children in Papua New Guinea - a systematic review. Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition. 2018;27(1):1-18.
21.    Nair S, Lewis LE, Godinho MA, Murthy S, Lakiang T, Venkatesh BT. Factors associated with neonatal pneumonia in India: protocol for a systematic review and planned meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2018;8(1):e018790.
22.    Ning G, Yin Z, Li Y, Wang H, Yang W. Cost-effectiveness of the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine for infants in mainland China. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2018;14(1):36-44.
23.    Qiao S, Zhang Y, Li X, Menon JA. Facilitators and barriers for HIV-testing in Zambia: A systematic review of multi-level factors. PloS one. 2018;13(2):e0192327.
24.    Rao VG, Muniyandi M, Bhat J, Yadav R, Sharma R. Research on tuberculosis in tribal areas in India: A systematic review. The Indian journal of tuberculosis. 2018;65(1):8-14.
25.    Reygadas F, Gruber JS, Dreizler L, Nelson KL, Ray I. Measuring User Compliance and Cost Effectiveness of Safe Drinking Water Programs: A Cluster-Randomized Study of Household Ultraviolet Disinfection in Rural Mexico. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2018.
26.    Ridgeway K, Dulli LS, Murray KR, Silverstein H, Dal Santo L, Olsen P, et al. Interventions to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature. PloS one. 2018;13(1):e0189770.
27.    Sarker AR, Sultana M, Mahumud RA, Van Der Meer R, Morton A. Cost-effectiveness analysis of introducing universal childhood rotavirus vaccination in Bangladesh. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2018;14(1):189-98.
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29.    Ssewamala FM, Wang JS, Neilands TB, Bermudez LG, Garfinkel I, Waldfogel J, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of a Savings-Led Economic Empowerment Intervention for AIDS-Affected Adolescents in Uganda: Implications for Scale-up in Low-Resource Communities. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2018;62(1s):S29-s36.
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December 2017

1.    Banks LM, Kuper H, Polack S. Poverty and disability in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. PloS one. 2017;12(12):e0189996.
2.    Campos NG, Tsu V, Jeronimo J, Njama-Meya D, Mvundura M, Kim JJ. Cost-effectiveness of an HPV self-collection campaign in Uganda: comparing models for delivery of cervical cancer screening in a low-income setting. Health policy and planning. 2017;32(10):1491.
3.    Deshpande G, Jape G, Rao S, Patole S. Benefits of probiotics in preterm neonates in low-income and medium-income countries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ open. 2017;7(12):e017638.
4.    Dube A, Moffatt M, Davison C, Bartels S. Health Outcomes for Children in Haiti Since the 2010 Earthquake: A Systematic Review. Prehospital and disaster medicine. 2017:1-12.
5.    Ekwunife OI, Lhachimi SK. Cost-effectiveness of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination in Nigeria: a decision analysis using pragmatic parameter estimates for cost and programme coverage. BMC health services research. 2017;17(1):815.
6.    Ensink RJH, Kuper H. Is hearing impairment associated with HIV? A systematic review of data from low- and middle-income countries. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2017;22(12):1493-504.
7.    Goldman A, Frencken JE, De Amorim RG, Leal SC. Replacing amalgam with a high-viscosity glass-ionomer in restoring primary teeth: A cost-effectiveness study in Brasilia, Brazil. Journal of dentistry. 2017.
8.    Gu S, Wang X, Qiao Q, Gao W, Wang J, Dong H. Cost-effectiveness of exenatide twice daily vs insulin glargine as add-on therapy to oral antidiabetic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes in China. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2017;19(12):1688-97.
9.    Gupta RK, Gregson J, Parkin N, Haile-Selassie H, Tanuri A, Andrade Forero L, et al. HIV-1 drug resistance before initiation or re-initiation of first-line antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. The Lancet Infectious diseases. 2017.
10.    Hansen KS, Clarke SE, Lal S, Magnussen P, Mbonye AK. Cost-effectiveness analysis of introducing malaria diagnostic testing in drug shops: A cluster-randomised trial in Uganda. PloS one. 2017;12(12):e0189758.
11.    Hugo A, Makinde OD, Kumar S, Chibwana FF. Optimal control and cost effectiveness analysis for Newcastle disease eco-epidemiological model in Tanzania. Journal of biological dynamics. 2017;11(1):190-209.
12.    Kavle JA, LaCroix E, Dau H, Engmann C. Addressing barriers to exclusive breast-feeding in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and programmatic implications. Public health nutrition. 2017;20(17):3120-34.
13.    Khan Z, Suliankatchi RA, Heise TL, Dreger S. Naswar (Smokeless Tobacco) Use and the Risk of Oral Cancer in Pakistan: A systematic Review with meta-analysis. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2017.
14.    Lahiri S, van Ommeren M, Roberts B. The influence of humanitarian crises on social functioning among civilians in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Global public health. 2017;12(12):1461-78.
15.    Lasalvia P, Baquero L, Otalora-Esteban M, Castaneda-Cardona C, Rosselli D. Cost Effectiveness of Dulaglutide Compared with Liraglutide and Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Colombia. Value in health regional issues. 2017;14:35-40.
16.    Lee YK, Kim JW, Lee MH, Moon KH, Koo KH. Trend in the Age-Adjusted Incidence of Hip Fractures in South Korea: Systematic Review. Clinics in orthopedic surgery. 2017;9(4):420-3.
17.    Loganathan T, Ng CW, Lee WS, Hutubessy RCW, Verguet S, Jit M. Thresholds for decision-making: informing the cost-effectiveness and affordability of rotavirus vaccines in Malaysia. Health policy and planning. 2017.
18.    Majidi A, Majidi S, Salimzadeh S, Khazaee- Pool M, Sadjadi A, Salimzadeh H, et al. Cancer Screening Awareness and Practice in a Middle Income Country; A Systematic Review from Iran. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 2017;18(12):3187-94.
19.    Massey E, Smith J, Roberts B. Health needs of older populations affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Conflict and health. 2017;11:29.
20.    Mikals SJ, Jabaut JM, Ambrosio AA. Head and neck surgical reconstruction in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan: A systematic review. Ear, nose, & throat journal. 2017;96(12):E25-e30.
21.    Mohan A, Kaur N, Bhatanagar VC. Safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of consecutive bilateral cataract surgery on two successive days in tribes at base hospital through community outreach program: A prospective study of Aravali Mountain, North West India. Indian journal of ophthalmology. 2017;65(12):1477-82.
22.    Mori AT, Kampata L, Musonda P, Johansson KA, Robberstad B, Sandoy I. Cost-benefit and extended cost-effectiveness analysis of a comprehensive adolescent pregnancy prevention program in Zambia: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017;18(1):604.
23.    Newman I, Ding L, Feng Y. Estimate of undergraduate university student alcohol use in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique. 2017;75:52.
24.    Nonvignon J, Atherly D, Pecenka C, Aikins M, Gazley L, Groman D, et al. Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Ghana: Examining impacts from 2012 to 2031. Vaccine. 2017.
25.    Okafor CE, Ekwunife OI. Cost-effectiveness analysis of diarrhoea management approaches in Nigeria: A decision analytical model. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017;11(12):e0006124.
26.    Sapkota D, Baird K, Saito A, Anderson D. Interventions for domestic violence among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews. 2017;6(1):254.
27.    Saunders CJ, Sewduth D, Naidoo N. Keeping our heads above water: A systematic review of fatal drowning in South Africa. South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde. 2017;108(1):61-8.
28.    Silas OA, Achenbach CJ, Murphy RL, Hou L, Sagay SA, Banwat E, et al. Cost effectiveness of human papilloma virus vaccination in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of literature. Expert review of vaccines. 2018;17(1):91-8.
29.    Smolen JR, Araujo EM. Race/skin color and mental health disorders in Brazil: a systematic review of the literature. Ciencia & saude coletiva. 2017;22(12):4021-30.
30.    Song P, Liu Y, Yu X, Wu J, Poon AN, Demaio A, et al. Prevalence of epilepsy in China between 1990 and 2015: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of global health. 2017;7(2):020706.
31.    Takegata M, Ohashi Y, Lazarus A, Kitamura T. Cross-National Differences in Psychosocial Factors of Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review of India and Japan. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 2017;5(4).
32.    Topp SM, Abimbola S, Joshi R, Negin J. How to assess and prepare health systems in low- and middle-income countries for integration of services-a systematic review. Health policy and planning. 2017.
33.    Wang T, Ma J, Wang R, Liu Z, Shi J, Lu L, et al. Poly-Drug Use of Prescription Medicine among People with Opioid Use Disorder in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Substance use & misuse. 2017:1-11.
34.    Wera E, Mourits MCM, Hogeveen H. Cost-effectiveness of mass dog rabies vaccination strategies to reduce human health burden in Flores Island, Indonesia. Vaccine. 2017;35(48 Pt B):6727-36.
35.    Wera E, Mourits MCM, Siko MM, Hogeveen H. Cost-Effectiveness of Mass Dog Vaccination Campaigns against Rabies in Flores Island, Indonesia. Transboundary and emerging diseases. 2017;64(6):1918-28.
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November 2017

1.    Abdel-All M, Putica B, Praveen D, Abimbola S, Joshi R. Effectiveness of community health worker training programmes for cardiovascular disease management in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ open. 2017;7(11):e015529.
2.    Ahmed M, Won Y. Cross-National Systematic Review of Neonatal Mortality and Postnatal Newborn Care: Special Focus on Pakistan. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2017;14(12).
3.    Aluisio AR, Rege S, Stewart BT, Kinuthia J, Levine AC, Mello MJ, et al. Prevalence of HIV-Seropositivity and Associated Impact on Mortality among Injured Patients from Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Current HIV research. 2017;15(5):307-17.
4.    Ayalew MB. Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Infectious diseases of poverty. 2017;6(1):157.
5.    Barnabas RV, Revill P, Tan N, Phillips A. Cost-effectiveness of routine viral load monitoring in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2017;20 Suppl 7.
6.    Choe YJ, Taurel AF, Nealon J, Seo HS, Kim HS. Systematic review of seroepidemiologic studies on Japanese encephalitis in the Republic of Korea. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2017.
7.    Cohen A, Colford JM. Effects of Boiling Drinking Water on Diarrhea and Pathogen-Specific Infections in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2017;97(5):1362-77.
8.    Del Grossi Moura M, Lopes LC, Biavatti MW, Kennedy SA, de Oliveira ESMC, Silva MT, et al. Oral herbal medicines marketed in Brazil for the treatment of osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytotherapy research : PTR. 2017;31(11):1676-85.
9.    Dunning L, Francke JA, Mallampati D, MacLean RL, Penazzato M, Hou T, et al. The value of confirmatory testing in early infant HIV diagnosis programmes in South Africa: A cost-effectiveness analysis. PLoS medicine. 2017;14(11):e1002446.
10.    Ensink RJH, Kuper H. Is hearing impairment associated with HIV? A systematic review of data from low- and middle-income countries. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2017;22(12):1493-504.
11.    Fadlallah R, Alkhaled L, Brax H, Nasser M, Rajabbik MH, Nass H, et al. Extent of physician-pharmaceutical industry interactions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. European journal of public health. 2017.
12.    Feroz A, Perveen S, Aftab W. Role of mHealth applications for improving antenatal and postnatal care in low and middle income countries: a systematic review. BMC health services research. 2017;17(1):704.
13.    Gupta RK, Gregson J, Parkin N, Haile-Selassie H, Tanuri A, Andrade Forero L, et al. HIV-1 drug resistance before initiation or re-initiation of first-line antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. The Lancet Infectious diseases. 2017.
14.    Halim N, Beard J, Mesic A, Patel A, Henderson D, Hibberd P. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and perinatal mental disorders in low and lower middle income countries: A systematic review of literature, 1990-2017. Clinical psychology review. 2017.
15.    Huang Y, Shallcross D, Pi L, Tian F, Pan J, Ronsmans C. Ethnicity and maternal and child health outcomes and service coverage in western China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global health. 2017.
16.    Jaeger LH, Carvalho-Costa FA. Status of benzimidazole resistance in intestinal nematode populations of livestock in Brazil: a systematic review. BMC veterinary research. 2017;13(1):358.
17.    Lee YK, Kim JW, Lee MH, Moon KH, Koo KH. Trend in the Age-Adjusted Incidence of Hip Fractures in South Korea: Systematic Review. Clinics in orthopedic surgery. 2017;9(4):420-3.
18.    Maheswaran H, Clarke A, MacPherson P, Kumwenda F, Lalloo DG, Corbett EL, et al. Cost-effectiveness of community-based HIV self-testing in Blantyre, Malawi. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2017.
19.    Manikam L, Prasad A, Dharmaratnam A, Moen C, Robinson A, Light A, et al. Systematic review of infant and young child complementary feeding practices in South Asian families: the India perspective. Public health nutrition. 2017:1-18.
20.    Manikam L, Sharmila A, Dharmaratnam A, Alexander EC, Kuah JY, Prasad A, et al. Systematic review of infant and young child complementary feeding practices in South Asian families: the Pakistan perspective. Public health nutrition. 2017:1-14.
21.    Mohd-Tahir NA, Thomas P, Mohamed-Said MS, Makmor-Bakry M, Li SC. Cost-effectiveness of bisphosphonates for prevention of fracture related to glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in Malaysia. International journal of rheumatic diseases. 2017.
22.    Mtibaa S, Hotta N, Irie M. Analysis of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of best management practices for controlling sediment yield: A case study of the Joumine watershed, Tunisia. The Science of the total environment. 2017;616-617:1-16.
23.    Neoh CF, Senol E, Kara A, Dinleyici EC, Turner SJ, Kong DCM. Cost-effectiveness analysis of anidulafungin vs fluconazole for the treatment of invasive candidiasis (IC) in Turkey. Mycoses. 2017;60(11):714-22.
24.    Ning G, Wang X, Wu D, Yin Z, Li Y, Wang H, et al. The etiology of community-acquired pneumonia among children under 5 years of age in mainland China, 2001-2015: A systematic review. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2017;13(11):2742-50.
25.    Novotny J, Hasman J, Lepic M. Contextual factors and motivations affecting rural community sanitation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. International journal of hygiene and environmental health. 2017.
26.    Ouattara AK, Yameogo P, Traore L, Diarra B, Assih M, Compaore TR, et al. Prevalence, genetic variants and clinical implications of G-6-PD deficiency in Burkina Faso: a systematic review. BMC medical genetics. 2017;18(1):139.
27.    Panjwani A, Heidkamp R. Complementary Feeding Interventions Have a Small but Significant Impact on Linear and Ponderal Growth of Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of nutrition. 2017;147(11):2169s-78s.
28.    Patt H, Koehler K, Lodha S, Jadhav S, Yerawar C, Huebner A, et al. Phenotype-genotype spectrum of AAA syndrome from Western India and systematic review of literature. Endocrine connections. 2017;6(8):901-13.
29.    Rane A, Church S, Bhatia U, Orford J, Velleman R, Nadkarni A. Psychosocial interventions for addiction-affected families in Low and Middle Income Countries: A systematic review. Addictive behaviors. 2017;74:1-8.
30.    Rose J, Homa L, Meropol SB, Debanne SM, Bielefeld R, Hoyen C, et al. Health impact and cost-effectiveness of a domestically-produced rotavirus vaccine in India: A model based analysis. PloS one. 2017;12(11):e0187446.
31.    Sarker AR, Sultana M, Mahumud RA, Van Der Meer R, Morton A. Cost-effectiveness analysis of introducing universal childhood rotavirus vaccination in Bangladesh. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2017:1-10.
32.    Schriver B, Mandal M, Muralidharan A, Nwosu A, Dayal R, Das M, et al. Gender counts: A systematic review of evaluations of gender-integrated health interventions in low- and middle-income countries. Global public health. 2017;12(11):1335-50.
33.    Sobhy S, Dharmarajah K, Arroyo-Manzano D, Navanatnarajah R, Noblet J, Zamora J, et al. Type of obstetric anesthesia administered and complications in women with preeclampsia in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Hypertension in pregnancy. 2017;36(4):326-36.
34.    Termrungruanglert W, Khemapech N, Tantitamit T, Sangrajrang S, Havanond P, Laowahutanont P. Cost-effectiveness analysis study of HPV testing as a primary cervical cancer screening in Thailand. Gynecologic oncology reports. 2017;22:58-63.
35.    Tesfaye G, Loxton D, Chojenta C, Semahegn A, Smith R. Delayed initiation of antenatal care and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reproductive health. 2017;14(1):150.
36.    Tobe RG, Martin GR, Li F, Moriichi A, Wu B, Mori R. Cost-effectiveness analysis of neonatal screening of critical congenital heart defects in China. Medicine. 2017;96(46):e8683.
37.    Tran-Thi N, Lowe RJ, Schurer JM, Vu-Van T, MacDonald LE, Pham-Duc P. Turning poop into profit: Cost-effectiveness and soil transmitted helminth infection risk associated with human excreta reuse in Vietnam. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017;11(11):e0006088.
38.    Wang D, Zhao XH, Cui Y, Zhang TT, Wang F, Hu YH. Efficacy and safety of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F for CKD in Mainland China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytotherapy research : PTR. 2017.
39.    Yount KM, Krause KH, Miedema SS. Preventing gender-based violence victimization in adolescent girls in lower-income countries: Systematic review of reviews. Social science & medicine (1982). 2017;192:1-13.
40.    Zeng N, Zou C, He Z, Ma H, Ou X, You H, et al. Systematic review on reporting quality of randomized controlled trials in patients with hepatitis B or C in China. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2017.
41.    Zhang XH, Leeuwenkamp O, Oh KB, Lee YE, Kim CM. Cost-effectiveness analysis of infant pneumococcal vaccination with PHiD-CV in Korea. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2017:1-10.
42.    Zhao J, Zhao Y, Du M, Binns CW, Lee AH. Does Caesarean Section Affect Breastfeeding Practices in China? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Maternal and child health journal. 2017;21(11):2008-24.


October 2017

1.    Ahn I, Heo S, Ji S, Kim KH, Kim T, Lee EJ, et al. Investigation of nonlinear epidemiological models for analyzing and controlling the MERS outbreak in Korea. Journal of theoretical biology. 2017;437:17-28.
2.    Alebel A, Dejenu G, Mullu G, Abebe N, Gualu T, Eshetie S. Timely initiation of breastfeeding and its association with birth place in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International breastfeeding journal. 2017;12:44.
3.    Anwari P, Debellut F, Pecenka C, Parwiz SM, Clark A, Groman D, et al. Potential impact and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Afghanistan. Vaccine. 2017.
4.    Asher L, Patel V, De Silva MJ. Community-based psychosocial interventions for people with schizophrenia in low and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC psychiatry. 2017;17(1):355.
5.    Ballard M, Montgomery P. Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ open. 2017;7(10):e014216.
6.    Bazzano AN, Kaji A, Felker-Kantor E, Bazzano LA, Potts KS. Qualitative Studies of Infant and Young Child Feeding in Lower-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Dietary Patterns. Nutrients. 2017;9(10).
7.    Boccuni F, Gagliardi D, Ferrante R, Rondinone BM, Iavicoli S. Measurement techniques of exposure to nanomaterials in the workplace for low- and medium-income countries: A systematic review. International journal of hygiene and environmental health. 2017;220(7):1089-97.
8.    Campos NG, Jeronimo J, Tsu V, Castle PE, Mvundura M, Kim JJ. The Cost-Effectiveness of Visual Triage of Human Papillomavirus-Positive Women in Three Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2017;26(10):1500-10.
9.    Castanon A, Landy R, Michalopoulos D, Bhudia R, Leaver H, Qiao YL, et al. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data to Assess the Sensitivity of Cervical Cytology for Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Journal of global oncology. 2017;3(5):524-38.
10.    Coelho CH, Durigan M, Leal DAG, Schneider AB, Franco RMB, Singer SM. Giardiasis as a neglected disease in Brazil: Systematic review of 20 years of publications. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017;11(10):e0006005.
11.    Doshi RH, Eckhoff P, Cheng A, Hoff NA, Mukadi P, Shidi C, et al. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of different measles vaccination strategies for children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Vaccine. 2017;35(45):6187-94.
12.    Ensink RJH, Kuper H. Is hearing impairment associated with HIV? A systematic review of data from low and middle-income countries. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2017.
13.    Fitzpatrick C, Sankara DP, Agua JF, Jonnalagedda L, Rumi F, Weiss A, et al. The cost-effectiveness of an eradication programme in the end game: Evidence from guinea worm disease. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017;11(10):e0005922.
14.    Gass KM, Sime H, Mwingira UJ, Nshala A, Chikawe M, Pelletreau S, et al. The rationale and cost-effectiveness of a confirmatory mapping tool for lymphatic filariasis: Examples from Ethiopia and Tanzania. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017;11(10):e0005944.
15.    Goyal V, Kadam V, Narang P, Singh V. Prevalence of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in India: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC public health. 2017;17(1):817.
16.    Harika R, Faber M, Samuel F, Kimiywe J, Mulugeta A, Eilander A. Micronutrient Status and Dietary Intake of Iron, Vitamin A, Iodine, Folate and Zinc in Women of Reproductive Age and Pregnant Women in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa: A Systematic Review of Data from 2005 to 2015. Nutrients. 2017;9(10).
17.    Hossain M, Choudhury N, Adib Binte Abdullah K, Mondal P, Jackson AA, Walson J, et al. Evidence-based approaches to childhood stunting in low and middle income countries: a systematic review. Archives of disease in childhood. 2017;102(10):903-9.
18.    Howard N, Guinness L, Rowland M, Durrani N, Hansen KS. Cost-effectiveness of adding indoor residual spraying to case management in Afghan refugee settlements in Northwest Pakistan during a prolonged malaria epidemic. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017;11(10):e0005935.
19.    Kassa GM, Muche AA, Berhe AK, Fekadu GA. Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC hematology. 2017;17:17.
20.    Kavle JA, LaCroix E, Dau H, Engmann C. Addressing barriers to exclusive breast-feeding in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and programmatic implications. Public health nutrition. 2017:1-15.
21.    Koksal T, Akelma AZ, Koksal AO, Kutukoglu I, Ozdemir O, Yuksel CN, et al. Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Turkey. Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi. 2017;50(5):693-9.
22.    Li N, Zheng B, Cai HF, Yang J, Luo XF, Weng LZ, et al. Cost Effectiveness of Imatinib, Dasatinib, and Nilotinib as First-Line Treatment for Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in China. Clinical drug investigation. 2017.
23.    Lyu S, Hu HL, Yang YH, Yao KH. A systematic review about Streptococcus Pneumoniae serotype distribution in children in mainland of China before the PCV13 was licensed. Expert review of vaccines. 2017;16(10):997-1006.
24.    Mathewos B, Owen H, Sitrin D, Cousens S, Degefie T, Wall S, et al. Community-Based Interventions for Newborns in Ethiopia (COMBINE): Cost-effectiveness analysis. Health policy and planning. 2017;32(suppl_1):i21-i32.
25.    Ning G, Yin Z, Li Y, Wang H, Yang W. Cost-effectiveness of the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine for infants in mainland China. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2017:0.
26.    Oliver-Williams C, Brown E, Devereux S, Fairhead C, Holeman I. Using Mobile Phones to Improve Vaccination Uptake in 21 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2017;5(10):e148.
27.    Plumpton C, Hughes D. Cost-effectiveness of HLA-B*15:02 screening in Malaysia. The British journal of dermatology. 2017;177(4):904-5.
28.    Price L, MacDonald J, Melone L, Howe T, Flowers P, Currie K, et al. Effectiveness of national and subnational infection prevention and control interventions in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious diseases. 2017.
29.    Rizk R, Hiligsmann M, Karavetian M, Evers S. Cost-effectiveness of dedicated dietitians for hyperphosphatemia management among hemodialysis patients in Lebanon: results from the Nutrition Education for Management of Osteodystrophy trial. Journal of medical economics. 2017;20(10):1024-38.
30.    Rogers C, Dantas JAR. Access to contraception and sexual and reproductive health information post-abortion: a systematic review of literature from low- and middle-income countries. The journal of family planning and reproductive health care. 2017;43(4):309-18.
31.    Schnippel K, Firnhaber C, Conradie F, Ndjeka N, Sinanovic E. Incremental Cost Effectiveness of Bedaquiline for the Treatment of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa: Model-Based Analysis. Applied health economics and health policy. 2017.
32.    Song M, Seo K, Choi S, Choi J, Ko H, Lee SJ. Seniors centre-based health intervention programmes in the United States and South Korea: A systematic review. International journal of nursing practice. 2017;23(5).
33.    Talsma EF, Melse-Boonstra A, Brouwer ID. Acceptance and adoption of biofortified crops in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Nutrition reviews. 2017;75(10):798-829.
34.    Wang T, Liu Y, Li Z, Liu K, Xu Y, Shi W, et al. Prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2017;12(10):e0175108.
35.    Wera E, Mourits MCM, Hogeveen H. Cost-effectiveness of mass dog rabies vaccination strategies to reduce human health burden in Flores Island, Indonesia. Vaccine. 2017.
36.    Zhang Y, Chen Z, Li J. The current status of treatment for colorectal cancer in China: A systematic review. Medicine. 2017;96(40):e8242.



September 2017

1.    Albach CA, Wagland R, Hunt KJ. Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of generic and cancer-related patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for use with cancer patients in Brazil: a systematic review. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 2017.
2.    Aluisio AR, Rege S, Stewart BT, Kinuthia J, Levine AC, Mello MJ, et al. Prevalence of HIV-Seropositivity and Associated Impact on Mortality among Injured Patients from Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Current HIV research. 2017.
3.    Broughton EI, Hameed W, Gul X, Sarfraz S, Baig IY, Villanueva M. Cost-Effectiveness of a Family Planning Voucher Program in Rural Pakistan. Frontiers in public health. 2017;5:227.
4.    Campos NG, Tsu V, Jeronimo J, Njama-Meya D, Mvundura M, Kim JJ. Cost-effectiveness of an HPV self-collection campaign in Uganda: comparing models for delivery of cervical cancer screening in a low-income setting. Health policy and planning. 2017;32(7):956-68.
5.    Carvalho N, Jit M, Cox S, Yoong J, Hutubessy RCW. Capturing Budget Impact Considerations Within Economic Evaluations: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Rotavirus Vaccine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and a Proposed Assessment Framework. PharmacoEconomics. 2017.
6.    Ciapponi A, Lewin S, Herrera CA, Opiyo N, Pantoja T, Paulsen E, et al. Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2017;9:Cd011083.
7.    Cohen A, Colford JM. Effects of Boiling Drinking Water on Diarrhea and Pathogen-Specific Infections in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2017.
8.    Dainelli L, Xu T, Li M, Zimmermann D, Fang H, Wu Y, et al. Cost-effectiveness of milk powder fortified with potassium to decrease blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular events among the adult population in China: a Markov model. BMJ open. 2017;7(9):e017136.
9.    Del Grossi Moura M, Lopes LC, Biavatti MW, Kennedy SA, de Oliveira ESMC, Silva MT, et al. Oral herbal medicines marketed in Brazil for the treatment of osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytotherapy research : PTR. 2017.
10.    Doshi RH, Eckhoff P, Cheng A, Hoff NA, Mukadi P, Shidi C, et al. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of different measles vaccination strategies for children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Vaccine. 2017.
11.    Enuameh YAK, Adjei G, Mahama E, Gyan T, Koku E. Effectiveness of population based risk reduction programs for risky sexual behavior among young people in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 2017;15(9):2242-8.
12.    Feng L, Wei DM, Lin ST, Maddison R, Ni Mhurchu C, Jiang Y, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based obesity interventions in mainland China. PloS one. 2017;12(9):e0184704.
13.    Fuentes-Alabi S, Bhakta N, Vasquez RF, Gupta S, Horton SE. The cost and cost-effectiveness of childhood cancer treatment in El Salvador, Central America: A report from the Childhood Cancer 2030 Network. Cancer. 2017.
14.    Geurts J, Hohnen A, Vranken T, Moh P. Treatment strategies for chronic osteomyelitis in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2017;22(9):1054-62.
15.    Henriquez-Trujillo AR, Lucio-Romero RA, Bermudez-Gallegos K. Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of carbetocin for the prevention of hemorrhage following cesarean delivery in Ecuador. Journal of comparative effectiveness research. 2017;6(6):529-36.
16.    Herrera CA, Lewin S, Paulsen E, Ciapponi A, Opiyo N, Pantoja T, et al. Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2017;9:Cd011085.
17.    Jin J, Yang J, Chen Y, Huang J. Systematic review and meta-analysis of non-invasive prenatal DNA testing for trisomy 21: implications for implementation in China. Prenatal diagnosis. 2017;37(9):864-73.
18.    Kadir A, Mossey PA, Blencowe H, Moorthie S, Lawn JE, Mastroiacovo P, et al. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Birth Prevalence of Orofacial Clefts in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. 2017;54(5):571-81.
19.    Keynejad RC, Dua T, Barbui C, Thornicroft G. WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide: a systematic review of evidence from low and middle-income countries. Evidence-based mental health. 2017.
20.    Li X, Jan S, Yan LL, Hayes A, Chu Y, Wang H, et al. Cost and cost-effectiveness of a school-based education program to reduce salt intake in children and their families in China. PloS one. 2017;12(9):e0183033.
21.    Lim YW, Shafie AA, Chua GN, Ahmad Hassali MA. Determination of Cost-Effectiveness Threshold for Health Care Interventions in Malaysia. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 2017;20(8):1131-8.
22.    Lo J, Patel P, Shultz JM, Ezard N, Roberts B. A Systematic Review on Harmful Alcohol Use Among Civilian Populations Affected by Armed Conflict in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Substance use & misuse. 2017;52(11):1494-510.
23.    Moran D, Shrime MG, Nang S, Vycheth I, Vuthy D, Hong R, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Craniotomy for Epidural Hematomas at a Major Government Hospital in Cambodia. World journal of surgery. 2017;41(9):2215-23.
24.    Muche AA, Kassa GM, Berhe AK, Fekadu GA. Prevalence and determinants of risky sexual practice in Ethiopia: Systematic review and Meta-analysis. Reproductive health. 2017;14(1):113.
25.    Murray KR, Dulli LS, Ridgeway K, Dal Santo L, Darrow de Mora D, Olsen P, et al. Improving retention in HIV care among adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature. PloS one. 2017;12(9):e0184879.
26.    Nair NS, Lewis LE, Lakiang T, Godinho M, Murthy S, Venkatesh BT. Factors associated with mortality due to neonatal pneumonia in India: a protocol for systematic review and planned meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2017;7(9):e017616.
27.    Ning G, Wang X, Wu D, Yin Z, Li Y, Wang H, et al. The Etiology of Community-acquired Pneumonia among Children under 5 Years of Age in Mainland China, 2001-2015: A Systematic Review. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2017:0.
28.    Pang B, Zhao LH, Li XL, Song J, Li QW, Liao X, et al. Different intervention strategies for preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2017.
29.    Panjwani A, Heidkamp R. Complementary Feeding Interventions Have a Small but Significant Impact on Linear and Ponderal Growth of Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of nutrition. 2017.
30.    Pantoja T, Opiyo N, Lewin S, Paulsen E, Ciapponi A, Wiysonge CS, et al. Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2017;9:Cd011086.
31.    Phillips DE, Dieleman JL, Lim SS, Shearer J. Determinants of effective vaccine coverage in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and interpretive synthesis. BMC health services research. 2017;17(1):681.
32.    Wang W, Song J, Wang J, Li Y, Deng H, Li M, et al. Cost-effectiveness of a national enterovirus 71 vaccination program in China. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017;11(9):e0005899.
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August 2017

1.    Adsul P, Manjunath N, Srinivas V, Arun A, Madhivanan P. Implementing community-based cervical cancer screening programs using visual inspection with acetic acid in India: A systematic review. Cancer epidemiology. 2017;49:161-74.
2.    Alebie G, Urga B, Worku A. Systematic review on traditional medicinal plants used for the treatment of malaria in Ethiopia: trends and perspectives. Malaria journal. 2017;16(1):307.
3.    Arora M, Harvey LA, Glinsky JV, Chhabra HS, Hossain MS, Arumugam N, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of telephone-based support for the management of pressure ulcers in people with spinal cord injury in India and Bangladesh. Spinal cord. 2017.
4.    Asayut N, Sookaneknun P, Chaiyasong S, Saramunee K. Outcomes, costs and stakeholders' perspectives associated with the incorporation of community pharmacy services into the National Health Insurance System in Thailand: a systematic review. The International journal of pharmacy practice. 2017.
5.    Baker Z, Bellows B, Bach R, Warren C. Barriers to obstetric fistula treatment in low-income countries: a systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2017;22(8):938-59.
6.    Bigna JJ, Amougou MA, Asangbeh SL, Kenne AM, Nansseu JR. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Cameroon: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2017;7(8):e015748.
7.    Chaabna K, Abu-Raddad LJ. Hepatitis C infection epidemiology in Mongolia: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic reviews. 2017;6(1):160.
8.    Damian DJ, Njau B, Lisasi E, Msuya SE, Boulle A. Trends in maternal and neonatal mortality in South Africa: a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews. 2017;6(1):165.
9.    Devine A, Harvey R, Min AM, Gilder MET, Paw MK, Kang J, et al. Strategies for the prevention of perinatal hepatitis B transmission in a marginalized population on the Thailand-Myanmar border: a cost-effectiveness analysis. BMC infectious diseases. 2017;17(1):552.
10.    Ekman B, Borg J. Provision of hearing aids to children in Bangladesh: costs and cost-effectiveness of a community-based and a centre-based approach. Disability and rehabilitation Assistive technology. 2017;12(6):625-30.
11.    Gao Z, Zhang Y, Shan H, Shi L, Liu J, Xu M, et al. A 30-year systematic review and meta-analysis of hepatitis B virus among blood donors in mainland China: revealing increase of new threats. Transfusion. 2017;57(8):1988-97.
12.    Habtewold TD, Islam MA, Sharew NT, Mohammed SH, Birhanu MM, Tegegne BS. SystEmatic review and meta-aNAlysis of infanT and young child feeding Practices (ENAT-P) in Ethiopia: protocol. BMJ open. 2017;7(8):e017437.
13.    Horton S, Gelband H, Jamison D, Levin C, Nugent R, Watkins D. Ranking 93 health interventions for low- and middle-income countries by cost-effectiveness. PloS one. 2017;12(8):e0182951.
14.    James R, Khim K, Boudarene L, Yoong J, Phalla C, Saint S, et al. Tuberculosis active case finding in Cambodia: a pragmatic, cost-effectiveness comparison of three implementation models. BMC infectious diseases. 2017;17(1):580.
15.    Jung YS, Park CH, Park JH, Nam E, Lee HL. Efficacy of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapies in Korea: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Helicobacter. 2017;22(4).
16.    Lyu S, Hu HL, Yang YH, Yao KH. A systematic review about Streptococcus Pneumoniae serotype distribution in children in mainland of China before the PCV13 was licensed. Expert review of vaccines. 2017:1-10.
17.    Melese A, Demelash H. The prevalence of tuberculosis among prisoners in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique. 2017;75:37.
18.    Mendoza-Cano O, Hernandez-Suarez CM, Trujillo X, Ochoa Diaz-Lopez H, Lugo-Radillo A, Espinoza-Gomez F, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of the Strategies to Reduce the Incidence of Dengue in Colima, Mexico. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2017;14(8).
19.    Mezei AK, Armstrong HL, Pedersen HN, Campos NG, Mitchell SM, Sekikubo M, et al. Cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening methods in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. International journal of cancer. 2017;141(3):437-46.
20.    Misselhorn A, Hendriks SL. A systematic review of sub-national food insecurity research in South Africa: Missed opportunities for policy insights. PloS one. 2017;12(8):e0182399.
21.    Morais DC, Moraes LFS, Silva D, Pinto CA, Novaes JF. Methodological aspects of dietary quality assessment in Brazil: systematic review. Ciencia & saude coletiva. 2017;22(8):2671-80.
22.    Murukutla N, Yan H, Wang S, Negi NS, Kotov A, Mullin S, et al. Cost-effectiveness of a smokeless tobacco control mass media campaign in India. Tobacco control. 2017.
23.    Ngalesoni F, Ruhago G, Mayige M, Oliveira TC, Robberstad B, Norheim OF, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of population-based tobacco control strategies in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in Tanzania. PloS one. 2017;12(8):e0182113.
24.    Ozcan NK, Boyacioglu NE, Dinc H. Postpartum Depression Prevalence and Risk Factors in Turkey: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Archives of psychiatric nursing. 2017;31(4):420-8.
25.    Pacheco JP, Giacomin HT, Tam WW, Ribeiro TB, Arab C, Bezerra IM, et al. Mental health problems among medical students in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999). 2017:0.
26.    Pandian JD, William AG, Kate MP, Norrving B, Mensah GA, Davis S, et al. Strategies to Improve Stroke Care Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Neuroepidemiology. 2017;49(1-2):45-61.
27.    Saronga HP, Duysburgh E, Massawe S, Dalaba MA, Wangwe P, Sukums F, et al. Cost-effectiveness of an electronic clinical decision support system for improving quality of antenatal and childbirth care in rural Tanzania: an intervention study. BMC health services research. 2017;17(1):537.
28.    Seni J, Moremi N, Matee M, van der Meer F, DeVinney R, Mshana SE, et al. Preliminary insights into the occurrence of similar clones of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in humans, animals and the environment in Tanzania: A systematic review and meta-analysis between 2005 and 2016. Zoonoses and public health. 2017.
29.    Singh J, Sundaresan S, Manoharan A, Shet A. Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in children</=5years with invasive pneumococcal disease in India - A systematic review. Vaccine. 2017;35(35 Pt B):4501-9.
30.    Temgoua MN, Danwang C, Agbor VN, Noubiap JJ. Prevalence, incidence and associated mortality of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2017;7(8):e016412.
31.    Truzzi JC, Teich V, Pepe C. Can hydrophilic coated catheters be beneficial for the public healthcare system in Brazil? - A cost-effectiveness analysis in patients with spinal cord injuries. International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology. 2017;43.
32.    Walker ZJ, Jones MP, Ravindran AV. Psychiatric disorders among people with cancer in low- and lower-middle-income countries: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2017;7(8):e017043.
33.    Wang XJ, Saha A, Zhang XH. Cost-effectiveness analysis of a universal mass vaccination program with a PHiD-CV 2+1 schedule in Malaysia. Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E. 2017;15:17.
34.    Yao F, Shi CL, Liu CC, Wang L, Song SM, Ren JS, et al. [Economic burden of stomach cancer in China during 1996-2015: a systematic review]. Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine]. 2017;51(8):756-62.


July 2017

1.    Abraha YG, Gebrie SA, Garoma DA, Deribe FM, Tefera MH, Morankar S. Effect of mHealth in improving antenatal care utilization and skilled birth attendance in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 2017;15(7):1778-82.
2.    Accorsi S, Somigliana E, Solomon H, Ademe T, Woldegebriel J, Almaz B, et al. Cost-effectiveness of an ambulance-based referral system for emergency obstetrical and neonatal care in rural Ethiopia. BMC pregnancy and childbirth. 2017;17(1):220.
3.    Adsul P, Manjunath N, Srinivas V, Arun A, Madhivanan P. Implementing community-based cervical cancer screening programs using visual inspection with acetic acid in India: A systematic review. Cancer epidemiology. 2017;49:161-74.
4.    Baker Z, Bellows B, Bach R, Warren C. Barriers to obstetric fistula treatment in low-income countries: a systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2017;22(8):938-59.
5.    Campos NG, Jeronimo J, Tsu V, Castle PE, Mvundura M, Kim JJ. The Cost-Effectiveness of Visual Triage of Human Papillomavirus-Positive Women in Three Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2017.
6.    Ding C, Zhang Y, Yang Z, Wang J, Jin A, Wang W, et al. Incidence, temporal trend and factors associated with ventilator-associated pneumonia in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC infectious diseases. 2017;17(1):468.
7.    Dong JP, Gao W, Teng GG, Tian Y, Wang HH. Characteristics of Good's Syndrome in China: A Systematic Review. Chinese medical journal. 2017;130(13):1604-9.
8.    Escribano Ferrer B, Hansen KS, Gyapong M, Bruce J, Narh Bana SA, Narh CT, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of the national implementation of integrated community case management and community-based health planning and services in Ghana for the treatment of malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia. Malaria journal. 2017;16(1):277.
9.    Gebreyohannes EA, Bhagavathula AS, Seid MA, Tegegn HG. Anti-malarial treatment outcomes in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malaria journal. 2017;16(1):269.
10.    Goodman DM, Ramaswamy R, Jeuland M, Srofenyoh EK, Engmann CM, Olufolabi AJ, et al. The cost effectiveness of a quality improvement program to reduce maternal and fetal mortality in a regional referral hospital in Accra, Ghana. PloS one. 2017;12(7):e0180929.
11.    Islam RM, Billah B, Hossain MN, Oldroyd J. Barriers to Cervical Cancer and Breast Cancer Screening Uptake in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 2017;18(7):1751-63.
12.    Jin J, Yang J, Chen Y, Huang J. Systematic review and meta-analysis of non-invasive prenatal DNA testing for trisomy 21: implications for implementation in China. Prenatal diagnosis. 2017.
13.    Jin ZY, Liu X, Ding YY, Zhang ZF, He N. Cancer risk factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific reports. 2017;7(1):4890.
14.    John D, Parikh R. Cost-effectiveness and cost utility of community screening for glaucoma in urban India. Public health. 2017;148:37-48.
15.    Kirk L, Terry S, Lokuge K, Watterson JL. Effectiveness of secondary and tertiary prevention for violence against women in low and low-middle income countries: a systematic review. BMC public health. 2017;17(1):622.
16.    Kolesar RJ, Audibert M, Comfort AB. Cost-effectiveness analysis and mortality impact estimation of scaling-up pregnancy test kits in Madagascar, Ethiopia and Malawi. Health policy and planning. 2017;32(6):869-81.
17.    Kortz TB, Herzel B, Marseille E, Kahn JG. Bubble continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of severe paediatric pneumonia in Malawi: a cost-effectiveness analysis. BMJ open. 2017;7(7):e015344.
18.    Kosen S, Andrijono A, Ocviyanti D, Indriatmi W. The Cost-Effectiveness of Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Indonesia. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 2017;18(7):2011-7.
19.    Kyung Kim S, Park S, Ahn S. Effectiveness of Psychosocial and Educational Prenatal and Postnatal Care Interventions for Married Immigrant Women in Korea: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Asia-Pacific journal of public health. 2017;29(5):351-66.
20.    Lin Y, Zhang SX, Yang PC, Cai YL, Zou YH. [Cost-effectiveness and affordability of strategy for preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in China]. Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi. 2017;38(7):852-9.
21.    Lyu S, Hu HL, Yang YH, Yao KH. A systematic review about Streptococcus Pneumoniae serotype distribution in children in mainland of China before the PCV13 was licensed. Expert review of vaccines. 2017.
22.    Malhotra S, Patra BN. Erratum to: Prevalence of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health. 2017;11:39.
23.    Mo X, Gai Tobe R, Wang L, Liu X, Wu B, Luo H, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of different types of human papillomavirus vaccination combined with a cervical cancer screening program in mainland China. BMC infectious diseases. 2017;17(1):502.
24.    Mukerji S, MacIntyre CR, Seale H, Wang Q, Yang P, Wang X, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of N95 respirators and medical masks to protect healthcare workers in China from respiratory infections. BMC infectious diseases. 2017;17(1):464.
25.    Neoh CF, Senol E, Kara A, Dinleyici EC, Turner SJ, Kong DCM. Cost-effectiveness analysis of anidulafungin vs fluconazole for the treatment of invasive candidiasis (IC) in Turkey. Mycoses. 2017.
26.    Onyedum CC, Alobu I, Ukwaja KN. Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2017;12(7):e0180996.
27.    Pecenka C, Parashar U, Tate JE, Khan JAM, Groman D, Chacko S, et al. Impact and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Bangladesh. Vaccine. 2017;35(32):3982-7.
28.    Qiu J, Yu C, Ariyaratne TV, Foteff C, Ke Z, Sun Y, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Cochlear Implantation in Rural China. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology. 2017;38(6):e75-e84.
29.    Rizk R, Hiligsmann M, Karavetian M, Evers S. Cost-effectiveness of dedicated dietitians for hyperphosphatemia management among hemodialysis patients in Lebanon: results from the Nutrition Education for Management of Osteodystrophy trial. Journal of medical economics. 2017:1-15.
30.    Shayo GA, Chitama D, Moshiro C, Aboud S, Bakari M, Mugusi F. Cost-Effectiveness of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected patients clinicaly screened for latent tuberculosis infection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A prospective Cohort study. BMC public health. 2017;18(1):35.
31.    Singh J, Sundaresan S, Manoharan A, Shet A. Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in children</=5years with invasive pneumococcal disease in India - A systematic review. Vaccine. 2017.
32.    Song M, Seo K, Choi S, Choi J, Ko H, Lee SJ. Seniors centre-based health intervention programmes in the United States and South Korea: A systematic review. International journal of nursing practice. 2017.
33.    Stewart LA, Lee LC. Screening for autism spectrum disorder in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Autism : the international journal of research and practice. 2017;21(5):527-39.
34.    Vassall A, Siapka M, Foster N, Cunnama L, Ramma L, Fielding K, et al. Cost-effectiveness of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa: a real-world cost analysis and economic evaluation. The Lancet Global health. 2017;5(7):e710-e9.
35.    Wang M, Yuan Y, Wang Z, Liu D, Wang Z, Sun F, et al. Prevalence of Orofacial Clefts among Live Births in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Birth defects research. 2017;109(13):1011-9.
36.    Xiao P, Li J, Fu G, Zhou Y, Huan X, Yang H. Geographic Distribution and Temporal Trends of HIV-1 Subtypes through Heterosexual Transmission in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2017;14(7).
37.    Zhang SX, Yang PC, Cai YL, Lin Y, Zou YH. [Cost-effectiveness of community-based treatment of chronic hepatitis B in China]. Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi. 2017;38(7):860-7.
38.    Zhao J, Zhao Y, Du M, Binns CW, Lee AH. Maternal education and breastfeeding practices in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Midwifery. 2017;50:62-71.
39.    Zhong A, Darren B, Dimaras H. Ethical, social, and cultural issues related to clinical genetic testing and counseling in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review. Systematic reviews. 2017;6(1):140.
40.    Zimmermann MR, Vodicka E, Babigumira JB, Okech T, Mugo N, Sakr S, et al. Cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening and preventative cryotherapy at an HIV treatment clinic in Kenya. Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E. 2017;15:13.


June 2017

1.            Aggarwal S, Patton G, Reavley N, Sreenivasan SA, Berk M. Youth self-harm in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review of the risk and protective factors. The International journal of social psychiatry. 2017;63(4):359-75.
2.            Ahn JA, Kim T, Roh EH, Song JE. Health of International Marriage Immigrant Women in South Korea: A Systematic Review. Journal of immigrant and minority health. 2017.
3.            Asmare K, Abayneh T, Sibhat B, Shiferaw D, Szonyi B, Krontveit RI, et al. Major vectors and vector-borne diseases in small ruminants in Ethiopia: A systematic review. Acta tropica. 2017;170:95-104.
4.            Bigna JJ, Amougou MA, Asangbeh SL, Kenne AM, Noumegni SRN, Ngo-Malabo ET, et al. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in Cameroon: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2017;7(6):e015298.
5.            Campos NG, Mvundura M, Jeronimo J, Holme F, Vodicka E, Kim JJ. Cost-effectiveness of HPV-based cervical cancer screening in the public health system in Nicaragua. BMJ open. 2017;7(6):e015048.
6.            Geurts J, Hohnen A, Vranken T, Moh P. Treatment strategies for chronic osteomyelitis in low and middle income countries: Systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2017.
7.            Hansen KS, Ndyomugyenyi R, Magnussen P, Lal S, Clarke SE. Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria rapid diagnostic tests for appropriate treatment of malaria at the community level in Uganda. Health policy and planning. 2017;32(5):676-89.
8.            Heise TL, Romppel M, Molnar S, Buchberger B, Berg AVD, Gartlehner G, et al. Community gardening, community farming and other local community-based gardening interventions to prevent overweight and obesity in high-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open. 2017;7(6):e016237.
9.            Ibitoye M, Choi C, Tai H, Lee G, Sommer M. Early menarche: A systematic review of its effect on sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries. PloS one. 2017;12(6):e0178884.
10.          Islam RM, Oldroyd J, Karim MN, Hossain SM, Md Emdadul Hoque D, Romero L, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence of, and risk factors for, pelvic floor disorders in community-dwelling women in low and middle-income countries: a protocol study. BMJ open. 2017;7(6):e015626.
11.          Jeong YJ, Kim H, Baik SJ, Kim TM, Yang SJ, Lee SH, et al. Analysis and comparison of the cost-effectiveness of statins according to the baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level in Korea. Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics. 2017;42(3):292-300.
12.          Jing L, Chen R, Jing L, Qiao Y, Lou J, Xu J, et al. Development and enrolee satisfaction with basic medical insurance in China: A systematic review and stratified cluster sampling survey. The International journal of health planning and management. 2017.
13.          Mgawadere F, Kana T, van den Broek N. Measuring maternal mortality: a systematic review of methods used to obtain estimates of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in low- and middle-income countries. British medical bulletin. 2017;122(1):1.
14.          Patterson T, Currie P, Patterson S, Patterson P, Meek C, McMaster R. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the post-operative adverse effects associated with mosquito net mesh in comparison to commercial hernia mesh for inguinal hernia repair in low income countries. Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. 2017;21(3):397-405.
15.          Pecenka C, Parashar U, Tate JE, Khan JAM, Groman D, Chacko S, et al. Impact and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Bangladesh. Vaccine. 2017;35(32):3982-7.
16.          Pereira de Paiva MH, Pinheiro Lages L, Cavalcanti de Medeiros Z. Studies on forensic nursing in Brazil: a systematic review of the literature. International nursing review. 2017;64(2):286-95.
17.          Phung D, Connell D, Rutherford S, Chu C. Cardiovascular risk from water arsenic exposure in Vietnam: Application of systematic review and meta-regression analysis in chemical health risk assessment. Chemosphere. 2017;177:167-75.
18.          Quansah R, Semple S, Ochieng CA, Juvekar S, Armah FA, Luginaah I, et al. Effectiveness of interventions to reduce household air pollution and/or improve health in homes using solid fuel in low-and-middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment international. 2017;103:73-90.
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21.          Shillcutt SD, LeFevre AE, Fischer-Walker CL, Taneja S, Black RE, Mazumder S. Cost-effectiveness analysis of the diarrhea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration therapy (DAZT) program in rural Gujarat India: an application of the net-benefit regression framework. Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E. 2017;15:9.
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24.          Weng W, Dong M, Zhan J, Yang J, Zhang B, Zhao X. A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between thyroid disease and different levels of iodine intake in mainland China. Medicine. 2017;96(25):e7279.
25.          Wu H, Meng X, Wild SH, Gasevic D, Jackson CA. Socioeconomic status and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: a systematic review. Journal of global health. 2017;7(1):011103.
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May 2017

1.    Adeloye D, Ige JO, Aderemi AV, Adeleye N, Amoo EO, Auta A, et al. Estimating the prevalence, hospitalisation and mortality from type 2 diabetes mellitus in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2017;7(5):e015424.
2.    Adeloye D, Jacobs W, Amuta AO, Ogundipe O, Mosaku O, Gadanya MA, et al. Coverage and determinants of childhood immunization in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vaccine. 2017;35(22):2871-81.
3.    Aggarwal R, Chen Q, Goel A, Seguy N, Pendse R, Ayer T, et al. Cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C treatment using generic direct-acting antivirals available in India. PloS one. 2017;12(5):e0176503.
4.    Bach R, Warren C, Baker Z, Bellows B. Barriers to obstetric fistula treatment in low-income countries: A systematic review. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2017.
5.    Banstola A, Mytton J. Cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries: A literature review. Traffic injury prevention. 2017;18(4):357-62.
6.    Bertoldi EG, Stella SF, Rohde LEP, Polanczyk CA. Cost-effectiveness of anatomical and functional test strategies for stable chest pain: public health perspective from a middle-income country. BMJ open. 2017;7(4):e012652.
7.    Devine A, Parmiter M, Chu CS, Bancone G, Nosten F, Price RN, et al. Using G6PD tests to enable the safe treatment of Plasmodium vivax infections with primaquine on the Thailand-Myanmar border: A cost-effectiveness analysis. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017;11(5):e0005602.
8.    Duarte TA, Nery JS, Boechat N, Pereira SM, Simonsen V, Oliveira M, et al. A systematic review of East African-Indian family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Brazil. The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases. 2017;21(3):317-24.
9.    Gao Z, Zhang Y, Shan H, Shi L, Liu J, Xu M, et al. A 30-year systematic review and meta-analysis of hepatitis B virus among blood donors in mainland China: revealing increase of new threats. Transfusion. 2017.
10.    Germar MJ, Purugganan C, Bernardino MS, Cuenca B, Chen YC, Li X, et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis of AS04-adjuvanted human papillomavirus 16/18 vaccine compared with human papillomavirus 6/11/16/18 vaccine in the Philippines, with the new 2-dose schedule. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2017;13(5):1158-66.
11.    Heo JY, Seo YB, Choi WS, Lee J, Noh JY, Jeong HW, et al. Cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination strategies for the elderly in Korea. PloS one. 2017;12(5):e0177342.
12.    Hossain M, Chisti MJ, Hossain MI, Mahfuz M, Islam MM, Ahmed T. Efficacy of World Health Organization guideline in facility-based reduction of mortality in severely malnourished children from low and middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of paediatrics and child health. 2017;53(5):474-9.
13.    Hossain M, Choudhury N, Adib Binte Abdullah K, Mondal P, Jackson AA, Walson J, et al. Evidence-based approaches to childhood stunting in low and middle income countries: a systematic review. Archives of disease in childhood. 2017.
14.    Kuate Defo B, Mbanya JC, Tardif JC, Ekundayo O, Perreault S, Potvin L, et al. Diagnosis, Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Prevention, and Control of Hypertension in Cameroon: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinic-Based and Community-Based Studies. JMIR research protocols. 2017;6(5):e102.
15.    Li J, Wen Z, Cai A, Tian F, Zhang L, Luo X, et al. Real-world cost-effectiveness of infliximab for moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis in a medium-sized city of China. Journal of comparative effectiveness research. 2017;6(3):205-18.
16.    Lo J, Patel P, Shultz JM, Ezard N, Roberts B. A Systematic Review on Harmful Alcohol Use Among Civilian Populations Affected by Armed Conflict in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Substance use & misuse. 2017:1-17.
17.    Lofgren J, Matovu A, Wladis A, Ibingira C, Nordin P, Galiwango E, et al. Cost-effectiveness of groin hernia repair from a randomized clinical trial comparing commercial versus low-cost mesh in a low-income country. The British journal of surgery. 2017;104(6):695-703.
18.    Mvundura M, Kokonya D, Abu-Haydar E, Okoth E, Herrick T, Mukabi J, et al. Cost-effectiveness of condom uterine balloon tamponade to control severe postpartum hemorrhage in Kenya. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 2017;137(2):185-91.
19.    Pshenichnaya NY, Leblebicioglu H, Bozkurt I, Sannikova IV, Abuova GN, Zhuravlev AS, et al. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in pregnancy: A systematic review and case series from Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2017;58:58-64.
20.    Rane A, Church S, Bhatia U, Orford J, Velleman R, Nadkarni A. Psychosocial interventions for addiction-affected families in Low and Middle Income Countries: A systematic review. Addictive behaviors. 2017;74:1-8.
21.    Shafie AA, Yeo HY, Coudeville L, Steinberg L, Gill BS, Jahis R, et al. The Potential Cost Effectiveness of Different Dengue Vaccination Programmes in Malaysia: A Value-Based Pricing Assessment Using Dynamic Transmission Mathematical Modelling. PharmacoEconomics. 2017;35(5):575-89.
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24.    Suh J, Kim B, Yang Y, Suh DC, Kim E. Cost effectiveness of influenza vaccination in patients with acute coronary syndrome in Korea. Vaccine. 2017;35(21):2811-7.
25.    Tyler MD, Richards DB, Reske-Nielsen C, Saghafi O, Morse EA, Carey R, et al. The epidemiology of drowning in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC public health. 2017;17(1):413.
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April 2017

1.    Adeloye D, Jacobs W, Amuta AO, Ogundipe O, Mosaku O, Gadanya MA, et al. Coverage and determinants of childhood immunization in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vaccine. 2017;35(22):2871-81.
2.    Benjamin-Chung J, Abedin J, Berger D, Clark A, Jimenez V, Konagaya E, et al. Spillover effects on health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. International journal of epidemiology. 2017.
3.    Berto A, Day J, Van Vinh Chau N, Thwaites GE, My NN, Baker S, et al. Current challenges and possible solutions to improve access to care and treatment for hepatitis C infection in Vietnam: a systematic review. BMC infectious diseases. 2017;17(1):260.
4.    Bright T, Felix L, Kuper H, Polack S. A systematic review of strategies to increase access to health services among children in low and middle income countries. BMC health services research. 2017;17(1):252.
5.    Campolina AG, Rozman LM, Decimoni TC, Leandro R, Novaes HM, De Soarez PC. Many Miles to Go: A Systematic Review of the State of Cost-Utility Analyses in Brazil. Applied health economics and health policy. 2017;15(2):163-72.
6.    Ceballos M, Orozco LE, Valderrama CO, Londono DI, Lugo LH. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Use of a Prophylactic Antibiotic for Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Amputation due to Diabetes or Vascular Illness in Colombia. Annals of vascular surgery. 2017;40:327-34.
7.    Chen H, Chen L. Estimating cost-effectiveness associated with all-oral regimen for chronic hepatitis C in China. PloS one. 2017;12(4):e0175189.
8.    Chiumento A, Hamdani SU, Khan MN, Dawson K, Bryant RA, Sijbrandij M, et al. Evaluating effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group psychological intervention using cognitive behavioural strategies for women with common mental disorders in conflict-affected rural Pakistan: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2017;18(1):190.
9.    De Oliveira GL, Guerra Junior AA, Godman B, Acurcio FA. Cost-effectiveness of vildagliptin for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Brazil; findings and implications. Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research. 2017;17(2):109-19.
10.    Eriksson P, Gessner BD, Jaillard P, Morgan C, Le Gargasson JB. Vaccine vial monitor availability and use in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Vaccine. 2017;35(17):2155-61.
11.    Fan D, Li S, Wu S, Wang W, Ye S, Xia Q, et al. Prevalence of abnormally invasive placenta among deliveries in mainland China: A PRISMA-compliant Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Medicine. 2017;96(16):e6636.
12.    Fellmeth G, Fazel M, Plugge E. Migration and perinatal mental health in women from low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. 2017;124(5):742-52.
13.    Gu S, Wang X, Qiao Q, Gao W, Wang J, Dong H. Cost-Effectiveness of Exenatide twice daily versus Insulin Glargine as add-on Therapy to Oral Anti-diabetic Agents in Type 2 Diabetes in China. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2017.
14.    John D, Parikh R. Cost-effectiveness and cost utility of community screening for glaucoma in urban India. Public health. 2017;148:37-48.
15.    Jung YS, Park CH, Park JH, Nam E, Lee HL. Efficacy of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapies in Korea: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Helicobacter. 2017.
16.    Kalokhe A, Del Rio C, Dunkle K, Stephenson R, Metheny N, Paranjape A, et al. Domestic violence against women in India: A systematic review of a decade of quantitative studies. Global public health. 2017;12(4):498-513.
17.    Kolesar RJ, Audibert M, Comfort AB. Cost-effectiveness analysis and mortality impact estimation of scaling-up pregnancy test kits in Madagascar, Ethiopia and Malawi. Health policy and planning. 2017.
18.    Li D, Chen Q, Liu Y, Liu T, Tang W, Li S. The prevalence of acne in Mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2017;7(4):e015354.
19.    Li P, Tong ZD, Li KF, Tang A, Dai YX, Yan JB. Seroprevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one. 2017;12(4):e0175592.
20.    Lince-Deroche N, Fetters T, Sinanovic E, Devjee J, Moodley J, Blanchard K. The costs and cost effectiveness of providing first-trimester, medical and surgical safe abortion services in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. PloS one. 2017;12(4):e0174615.
21.    Miyano S, Syakantu G, Komada K, Endo H, Sugishita T. Cost-effectiveness analysis of the national decentralization policy of antiretroviral treatment programme in Zambia. Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E. 2017;15:4.
22.    Moran D, Shrime MG, Nang S, Vycheth I, Vuthy D, Hong R, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Craniotomy for Epidural Hematomas at a Major Government Hospital in Cambodia. World journal of surgery. 2017.
23.    Patterson T, Currie P, Patterson S, Patterson P, Meek C, McMaster R. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the post-operative adverse effects associated with mosquito net mesh in comparison to commercial hernia mesh for inguinal hernia repair in low income countries. Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. 2017.
24.    Qiu J, Yu C, Ariyaratne TV, Foteff C, Ke Z, Sun Y, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Cochlear Implantation in Rural China. Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology. 2017.
25.    Seidman G, Atun R. Does task shifting yield cost savings and improve efficiency for health systems? A systematic review of evidence from low-income and middle-income countries. Human resources for health. 2017;15(1):29.
26.    Sheng G, Chen S, Dong C, Zhang R, Miao M, Wu D, et al. Societal implications of medical insurance coverage for imatinib as first-line treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Journal of medical economics. 2017;20(4):371-81.
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