The modified 5-item frailty index in total hip arthroplasty patients: a retrospective cohort from a low-middle income country.

Authors: Ali, Usman¹ Usman.ali21@alumni.aku.edu, Malik, Shahzil Abdur Rehman¹, Iqbal, Bilal¹, Bhatti, Aribah², Khan, Sher Baz¹, Noordin, Shahryar¹, Ali, Anum^1,3

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Research. 3/19/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *PREDICTIVE tests, *MIDDLE-income countries, *MORTALITY, *HIP fractures, *TOTAL hip replacement, *ACADEMIC medical centers, *SURGERY, *PATIENTS, *PREDICTION models, *FRAIL elderly, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *TERTIARY care, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *SEVERITY of illness index, *LONGITUDINAL method, *SURGICAL complications, *ODDS ratio, *MEDICAL records, *ACQUISITION of data, *COMPARATIVE studies, *LENGTH of stay in hospitals, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *LOW-income countries

Geographic Terms: PAKISTAN

Gender disparities in end-of-life care: A scoping review of patient, caregiver and care provider perspectives in low-and middle-income countries.

Authors: Narayanan, Divya¹, Chandrasekaran, Akshaya Sudha¹, S, Elstin Anbu Raj², Vyas, Navya¹ navya.vyas@manipal.edu

Source: BMC Palliative Care. 3/10/2025, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems, *HEALTH services accessibility, *SEX distribution, *CINAHL database, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *SYSTEMATIC reviews, *MEDLINE, *THEMATIC analysis, *EUTHANASIA, *TERMINAL care, *PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers, *ONLINE information services, *CAREGIVER attitudes, *LOW-income countries, *PATIENTS' attitudes

The Power of Professional Clinical Ethicists in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Ethiopian Perspective.

Authors: Abadi, Merhawit¹, Workneh, Redeat¹, Kukora, Stephanie², Perez, Krystle³, Valentine, Gregory³, Barbut, Gal⁴, Kassa, Betelehem B.⁵, Abayneh, Mahlet¹, Rent, Sharla⁶ sharla.rent@duke.edu

Source: American Journal of Bioethics. Mar2025, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p95-98. 4p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *PROFESSIONAL ethics, *PROFESSIONAL practice, *OCCUPATIONAL roles, *SELF-efficacy, *BIOETHICS, *ETHICS committees, *HEALTH equity, *LOW-income countries

Geographic Terms: ETHIOPIA

Global burden of emergency and operative conditions: an analysis of Global Burden of Disease data, 2011-2019.

Alternate Title: Carga mundial de las afecciones de emergencia y de tipo quirúrgico: un análisis de los datos de la carga mundial de morbilidad entre 2011 y 2019.
Charge mondiale des urgences et des affections opératoires: analyse des données sur la charge mondiale de morbidité, 2011--2019.
Глобальное бремя состояний, требующих неотложной помощи и оперативного вмешательства: анализ данных о глобальном бремени болезней, 2011–2019 гг.

Authors: Wimmer, Sabrina¹, Sarabu, Shreeja¹, Calvello Hynes, Emilie², Plummer, Mary Louisa², Bognini, Maeve Sophia¹, Kebede, Meskerem Aleka¹, Ifeanyichi, Martilord¹, Daoud, Hassan, Dahir, Mariam³, Hargest, Rachel⁴, Friebel, Rocco¹ r.friebel@lse.ac.uk

Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Mar2025, Vol. 103 Issue 3, p194-202. 10p.

Subject Terms: *MORTALITY, *MIDDLE-income countries, *STATISTICAL significance, *LIFE expectancy, *GLOBAL burden of disease, *EMERGENCY medical services, *CAUSES of death, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *OPERATIVE surgery, *DELPHI method, *DATA analysis software, *PEOPLE with disabilities, *LOW-income countries

Factors associated with married women's attitude toward intimate partner violence: A study on 20 low- and middle-income countries.

Authors: Gunarathne, Lakma¹ lgunarathne@swin.edu.au, Apputhurai, Pragalathan¹, Nedeljkovic, Maja², Bhowmik, Jahar¹

Source: Health Care for Women International. 2025, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p296-316. 21p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *RISK assessment, *HEALTH services accessibility, *INTIMATE partner violence, *RESEARCH funding, *QUALITATIVE research, *ATTITUDES toward illness, *MARRIED women, *QUANTITATIVE research, *RURAL conditions, *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors, *HEALTH education, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *LOW-income countries, *PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability

Enhancing programmatic scale-up: Applying the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate decentralized drug-resistant tuberculosis services in Southern Nigeria.

Authors: Murphy-Okpala, Ngozi¹ (AUTHOR), Eze, Chinwe¹ (AUTHOR), Ossai, Edmund Ndudi^2,3 (AUTHOR), Agu, Chibuike Innocent³ (AUTHOR) aguchibuike14@yahoo.com, Ezenwosu, Ifeyinwa⁴ (AUTHOR), Nwafor, Charles¹ (AUTHOR), Ekeke, Ngozi¹ (AUTHOR), Meka, Anthony¹ (AUTHOR), Matiku, Sode⁵ (AUTHOR), Kirubi, Beatrice⁶ (AUTHOR), Ezeakile, Okechukwu¹ (AUTHOR), Njoku, Martin¹ (AUTHOR), Iyama, Francis S.¹ (AUTHOR), Creswell, Jacob⁶ (AUTHOR), Babawale, Victor⁷ (AUTHOR), Anyaike, Chukwuma⁷ (AUTHOR), Chukwu, Joseph¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 2/21/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *PUBLIC health infrastructure, *MIDDLE-income countries, *POWER resources, *FISCAL policy, *STATISTICAL software

Epidemiological characteristics of infertility, 1990–2021, and 15-year forecasts: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021.

Authors: Feng, Jiale¹, Wu, Qingguo¹, Liang, Yangbing¹, Liang, Yiwen¹, Bin, Qin¹ qbin081@126.com

Source: Reproductive Health. 2/19/2025, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *DATA analysis, *INFERTILITY, *LIFE expectancy, *GLOBAL burden of disease, *DISEASE prevalence, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *WORLD health, *STATISTICS, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *PEOPLE with disabilities, *LOW-income countries, *EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research, *DISEASE risk factors

Geographic Terms: INDONESIA, INDIA, CHINA

Pediatric Pneumonia Recognition Using an Improved DenseNet201 Model with Multi-Scale Convolutions and Mish Activation Function.

Authors: Radočaj, Petra¹ (AUTHOR), Radočaj, Dorijan² (AUTHOR) dradocaj@fazos.hr, Martinović, Goran³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Algorithms. Feb2025, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p98. 17p.

Subject Terms: *CONVOLUTIONAL neural networks, *MIDDLE-income countries, *X-ray imaging, *MULTISCALE modeling, *CHILD mortality, *DEEP learning

Health workers' adoption of digital health technology in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alternate Title: Освоение медицинскими работниками из стран с низким и средним уровнем дохода цифровых технологий в сфере здравоохранения: систематический обзор и метаанализ.
Adopción de tecnologías sanitarias digitales por parte de los agentes de salud en países de ingresos bajos y medios: revisión sistemática y metaanálisis.
Adoption des technologies numériques médicales par les professionnels de la santé dans les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire: revue systématique et méta-analyse.

Authors: Minmin Wang¹, Kepei Huang¹, Xiangning Li², Xuetong Zhao³, Laura Downey⁴, Sondus Hassounah, Xiaoyun Liu⁵, Yinzi Jin¹ yzjin@bjmu.edu.cn, Minghui Ren¹

Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Feb2025, Vol. 103 Issue 2, p126-135F. 16p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems, *MEDICAL personnel, *OCCUPATIONAL adaptation, *SELF-efficacy, *DIGITAL health, *META-analysis, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *SYSTEMATIC reviews, *MEDLINE, *TECHNOLOGY, *ATTITUDES of medical personnel, *TRUST, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *ONLINE information services, *DATA analysis software, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *LOW-income countries, *JOB performance

Digitalization of health care in low- and middle-income countries.

Alternate Title: Цифровизация в сфере здравоохранения в странах с низким и средним уровнем дохода.
Digitalización de la atención sanitaria en países de ingresos bajos y medios.
Numérisation des soins de santé dans les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire.

Authors: Monlezun, Dominique J.¹ Monlezun.Dominique@mayo.edu, Omutoko, Lillian², Oduor, Patience³, Kokonya, Donald⁴, Rayel, John⁵, Sotomayor, Claudia⁶, Girault, Maria Ines⁷, De los Ríos Uriarte, María Elizabeth⁷, Sinyavskiy, Oleg⁸, Aksamit, Timothy⁹, Dugani, Sagar B.¹, Garcia, Alberto¹⁰, Gallagher, Colleen⁷

Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Feb2025, Vol. 103 Issue 2, p148-154. 7p.

Subject Terms: *DIGITAL technology, *MIDDLE-income countries, *HEALTH services accessibility, *SAFETY, *DECISION support systems, *MEDICAL care, *DIGITAL health, *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *DIGNITY, *WORLD health, *HUMAN rights, *PUBLIC health, *HEALTH equity, *LOW-income countries, *MEDICAL care costs

A Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity: By Alexandros Kentikelenis and Thomas Stubbs Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 280 pp., $39.95 (hardback), $26.99 (e-book), ISBN: 978-0-190-63773-6 (hardback).

Authors: Dolan, Lindsay R.¹ (AUTHOR) ldolan@wesleyan.edu

Source: Journal of Development Studies. Mar2025, Vol. 61 Issue 3, p490-492. 3p.

Subject Terms: *Middle-income countries, *Free trade, Labor law reform, Gini coefficient, Neonatal mortality

Company/Entity: International Monetary Fund 069275188 , Oxford University Press 001468149

Reviews & Products: Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity, A (Book)

Assessing the determinants of out-of-pocket health expenditures among Cambodian households in informal employment using survey data.

Authors: Kaiser, Andrea Hannah^1,2 andrea.kaiser@med.lu.se, Mao, Sovathiro² maosovathiro2@gmail.com, Sundewall, Jesper^1,3 jesper.sundewall@med.lu.se, Ross, Marlaina⁴ marlaina.ross@causaldesign.com, Koy, Sokunthea⁵ Sokunthea.koy@giz.de, Vorn, Searivoth² vothvorn@gmail.com, Koeut, Pichenda² pichenda73@gmail.com, Ekman, Bjoern¹ bjorn.ekman@med.lu.se

Source: International Journal for Equity in Health. 1/31/2025, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *CROSS-sectional method, *SOCIAL determinants of health, *RESEARCH funding, *CAMBODIANS, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *SURVEYS, *CLUSTER sampling, *MEDICAL care costs, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *EMPLOYMENT, *LOW-income countries, *REGRESSION analysis, *ECONOMICS

Geographic Terms: CAMBODIA

Health system financing fragmentation and maternal mortality transition in Mexico, 2000–2022.

Authors: Serván-Mori, Edson¹, Pineda-Antúnez, Carlos², Cerecero-García, Diego^1,3, Flamand, Laura⁴, Mohar-Betancourt, Alejandro⁵, Millett, Christopher^3,6, Hone, Thomas³, Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo⁷, Gómez-Dantés, Octavio¹ ocogomez@yahoo.com

Source: International Journal for Equity in Health. 1/30/2025, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *SOCIAL security, *MATERNAL health services, *RESEARCH funding, *RESIDENTIAL patterns, *NOMADS, *SOCIOECONOMIC disparities in health, *MEDICAL care, *MATERNAL mortality, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *AGE distribution, *LONGITUDINAL method, *UNIVERSAL healthcare, *MARITAL status, *GOVERNMENT programs, *COMPARATIVE studies, *HEALTH equity, *LOW-income countries, *EDUCATIONAL attainment

Geographic Terms: MEXICO

The impact of the Lesotho health reform in the re-structuring of the village health workers program.

Authors: Andom, Afom T.¹ (AUTHOR) aandom@pih.org, Gilbert, Hannah N.² (AUTHOR), Yuen, Courtney M.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Mokoroane, Mapoho⁴ (AUTHOR), Ndayizigiye, Melino¹ (AUTHOR), Tsoele, Mpopo⁵ (AUTHOR), Koto, Masebeo⁴ (AUTHOR), Tlali, Retsepile¹ (AUTHOR), Ratsiu, Makena¹ (AUTHOR), Mukherjee, Joia S.^2,3,6 (AUTHOR)

Source: BMC Health Services Research. 1/23/2025, Vol. 25, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *COMMUNITY health workers, *MIDDLE-income countries, *HEALTH care reform, *LOW-income countries, *PUBLIC health officers

The global, regional, and national burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus attributable to low physical activity from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021.

Authors: Wei, Jiehua¹, Fan, Luying¹, He, Zixuan², Zhang, Senmao¹, Zhang, Ying³, Zhu, Xidi^1,4, Xia, Fan¹, Song, Xinli¹, Chen, Lizhang^1,5 liche4005@126.com, Zou, Zhiyong⁶ harveyzou2002@bjmu.edu.cn, Wang, Tingting¹ wangting91123@126.com

Source: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. 1/16/2025, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *RESEARCH funding, *DEATH, *LIFE expectancy, *SEX distribution, *GLOBAL burden of disease, *POPULATION geography, *AGE distribution, *TYPE 2 diabetes, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *TIME, *PHYSICAL activity, *PEOPLE with disabilities, *LOW-income countries

A novel tool for assessing pediatric emergency care in low- and middle-income countries: a pilot study.

Authors: Jarrett, Sonia Y.¹ (AUTHOR) sonia.jarrett@childrens.harvard.edu, Redfern, Andrew² (AUTHOR), Li, Joyce¹ (AUTHOR), Gutierrez, Camilo E.³ (AUTHOR), Patel, Priyanka⁴ (AUTHOR), Akinola, Olurotimi⁵ (AUTHOR), Niescierenko, Michelle L.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1/16/2025, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *HEALTH services accessibility, *CROSS-sectional method, *RESEARCH methodology evaluation, *PILOT projects, *STATISTICAL sampling, *EMERGENCY medical services, *HOSPITALS, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *PEDIATRICS, *EXPERIMENTAL design, *LONGITUDINAL method, *RESEARCH methodology, *DATA analysis software, *RESOURCE-limited settings, *LOW-income countries

Geographic Terms: AFRICA

eHealth literacy in the general population: a cross-sectional study in China.

Authors: Sun, Chao^1,2 (AUTHOR) c.sun@lumc.nl, Meijer, Eline^1,2 (AUTHOR), Chavannes, Niels H.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Dai, Huohuo^1,2 (AUTHOR), Li, Xiao³ (AUTHOR), Wang, Yue³ (AUTHOR), Wu, Liangqiuhe³ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Qing³ (AUTHOR), Kasteleyn, Marise J.^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: BMC Public Health. 1/17/2025, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *MIDDLE-income countries, *DIGITAL divide, *MEDICAL sciences, *PUBLIC health, POPULATION of China

Prevalence and determinants of unhealthy feeding practices among young children aged 6–23 months in five sub-Saharan African countries.

Authors: Tekeba, Berhan¹ (AUTHOR) berishboss7@gmail.com, Tamir, Tadesse Tarik¹ (AUTHOR), Workneh, Belayneh Shetie² (AUTHOR), Wassie, Mulugeta³ (AUTHOR), Terefe, Bewuketu⁴ (AUTHOR), Ali, Mohammed Seid¹ (AUTHOR), Mekonen, Enyew Getaneh⁵ (AUTHOR), Zegeye, Alebachew Ferede⁶ (AUTHOR), Zeleke, Gebreeyesus Abera⁵ (AUTHOR), Aemro, Agazhe⁶ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 1/15/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-19. 19p.

Subject Terms: *NUTRITION transition, *MIDDLE-income countries, *DEMOGRAPHIC surveys, *PRENATAL care, *LOGISTIC regression analysis

Resilience in maternal, newborn, and child health in low- and middle-income countries: findings from a scoping review.

Authors: Makinde, Olusesan Ayodeji^1,2 sesmak@gmail.com, Okusanya, Babasola O.³ babakusanya@yahoo.co.uk, Ichegbo, Nchelem K.¹ nchelemichegbo@gmail.com, Mgbachi, Ifeanyi C.¹ chimboyim@yahoo.co.uk, Olamijuwon, Emmanuel^1,4 e.olamijuwon@gmail.com, Sule, Fatima Abdulaziz¹ fatima@viableknowledgemasters.com, Uthman, Olalekan A.⁵ olalekan.uthman@warwick.ac.uk

Source: Reproductive Health. 1/15/2025, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience, *MIDDLE-income countries, *TERMS & phrases, *RESEARCH funding, *CHILD health services, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *SYSTEMATIC reviews, *LOW-income countries

Consequence of War on Diabetic Mellitus patients in Tigray region, Ethiopia: a longitudinal study.

Authors: Teklezgi, Mehari Gebre¹ meharistat@gmail.com, Tekle, Mengstu Berhe² berhemengstu2@gmail.com, Gebrerufael, Gebru Gebremeskel³ gebrugebremeskel12@gmail.com, Yeebyo, Tesfu Solomon⁴ tesfus351@gmail.com

Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders. 1/13/2025, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *BLOOD sugar analysis, *MIDDLE-income countries, *STATISTICAL sampling, *WAR, *POPULATION geography, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *LONGITUDINAL method, *MEDICAL records, *ACQUISITION of data, *DIABETES, *LOW-income countries, *REGRESSION analysis

Geographic Terms: ETHIOPIA