African Population and Health Research Center

Recent papers from African Population and Health Research Center

1. Evaluating gain and loss-framed mobile messaging to improve maternal health service uptake: A cluster randomized controlled trial in Jimma, EthiopiaPLoS ONE · 2026
2. Prevalence and Oral Health Impact of Using Teeth as Bottle Cap Openers Among Adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria: A cross-sectional studyNigerian Dental Journal · 2026
3. Perspectives on intervention strategies for influencing physical activity and sedentary behavior among Ethiopian office workers: a qualitative studyJournal of Activity Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors · 2026
4. Rising stroke burden in Uganda: A national time-series analysis and forecasts, 2016–2028PLoS ONE · 2026
5. Client, health care provider, and policymaker perspectives on point-of-care/near-point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections in community pharmacies in UgandaPLoS ONE · 2026
6. The Lancet Commission on 21st century global threats to healthThe Lancet · 2026
7. Co-creation in research, policy engagement and advocacy: Lessons and limits from two decades of practice at the African Population and Health Research CenterPLOS Global Public Health · 2026
8. Public knowledge, perceptions and support for climate and health action in Nairobi: a cross-sectional survey with an embedded conjoint experimentWellcome Open Research · 2026
9. Determinants and impact of joint decision-making on contraceptive use among women in union in Nairobi’s urban informal settlements: a repeated cross-sectional analysis and agent-based microsimulation using the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance SystemBMJ Open · 2026
10. Prevalence and determinants of death registration across three demographic surveillance sites in KenyaBMC Medicine · 2026
11. Hidden cities, hidden gaps: measuring facility readiness for maternal and newborn health services and its association with person-centred maternity care in sub-Saharan Africa’s urban informal settlementsJournal of Global Health · 2026
12. Translational Perspectives on Cardiac Diseases Disproportionately Affecting WomenJournal of the American Heart Association · 2026
13. The Accra Reset must turn sovereignty into country powerThe Lancet · 2026
14. Design and evaluation of a streamlined enrichment method for faster co-detection of enteric bacterial pathogens in natural soils and environmental samples2026
15. Advancing women's, children's, and adolescents’ health in the post-2030 eraThe Lancet · 2026
16. SmartHIVCare: A Bilingual Retrieval-Augmented Multimodal Chatbot for ART Education and Adherence Support in Low-Resource SettingsTechnologies · 2026
17. Caregivers’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions of blood availability, safety, and acceptability for patients with cancer in southwestern UgandaPLOS Global Public Health · 2026
18. User-centered design and related participatory approaches in digital health innovations for low-resource settings: A scoping review protocolPLoS ONE · 2026
19. Oral health disparities and social determinants in Cameroon: a scoping reviewDiscover Public Health · 2026
20. From stigma to support: Assessing the impact of school mental health literacy program in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaPLOS Global Public Health · 2026