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October 2012

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Bringing clarity to the reporting of health equity.
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In their October editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors discuss the inequities that exist in regards to health, and what can be done to address inequity by better reporting of research in this area. The editorial highlights the development of a reporting guideline for systematic reviews, whose focus is research equity—PRISMA-E, also published this month in PLOS Medicine, and which the journal endorses. The editorial highlights that, by providing structured guidance on the transparent reporting of methods and results in these papers, the PRISMA-Equity 2012 guidelines have the potential to not only improve the state of the published literature, but also, as the authors of PRISMA-E note, to “legitimize and emphasize the importance of reporting health equity results.”

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Editorial

Bringing Clarity to the Reporting of Health Equity

The PLOS Medicine Editors

PLOS Medicine: published October 30, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001334

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Essay

Research Conducted Using Data Obtained through Online Communities: Ethical Implications of Methodological Limitations

A. Cecile J. W. Janssens, Peter Kraft

PLOS Medicine: published October 23, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001328

Health in Action

Developing a National Mental Health Policy: A Case Study from Uganda

Joshua Ssebunnya, Fred Kigozi, Sheila Ndyanabangi

PLOS Medicine: published October 2, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001319

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  4. Integrating Mental Health and Development: A Case Study of the BasicNeeds Model in Nepal
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Where There Is No Paramedic: The Sachigo Lake Wilderness Emergency Response Education Initiative

Aaron Orkin, David VanderBurgh, Karen Born, Mike Webster, Sarah Strickland, Jackson Beardy

PLOS Medicine: published October 2, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001322

Policy Forums

Serious and Life-Threatening Pregnancy-Related Infections: Opportunities to Reduce the Global Burden

Courtney A. Gravett, Michael G. Gravett, Emily T. Martin, Jeffrey D. Bernson, Sadaf Khan, David S. Boyle, Sophia M. R. Lannon, Janna Patterson, Craig E. Rubens, Matthew S. Steele

PLOS Medicine: published October 9, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001324

Human Rights Research and Ethics Review: Protecting Individuals or Protecting the State?

Joseph J. Amon, Stefan D. Baral, Chris Beyrer, Nancy Kass

PLOS Medicine: published October 16, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001325

Strengthening Medical Product Regulation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Charles Preston, Mary Lou Valdez, Katherine Bond

PLOS Medicine: published October 23, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001327

Guidelines and Guidance

PRISMA-Equity 2012 Extension: Reporting Guidelines for Systematic Reviews with a Focus on Health Equity

Vivian Welch, Mark Petticrew, Peter Tugwell, David Moher, Jennifer O'Neill, Elizabeth Waters, Howard White, the PRISMA-Equity Bellagio group

PLOS Medicine: published October 30, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001333

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Research Articles

The Potential Impact of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transwomen in Lima, Peru: A Mathematical Modelling Study

Gabriela B. Gomez, Annick Borquez, Carlos F. Caceres, Eddy R. Segura, Robert M. Grant, Geoff P. Garnett, Timothy B. Hallett

PLOS Medicine: published October 9, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001323

Associations between Mode of HIV Testing and Consent, Confidentiality, and Referral: A Comparative Analysis in Four African Countries

Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer, Melissa Neuman, Alice Desclaux, Rhoda Wanyenze, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Peter Cherutich, Ireen Namakhoma, Anita Hardon

PLOS Medicine: published October 23, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001329

Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Total Mortality in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Scottish Registry Linkage Study

Shona J. Livingstone, Helen C. Looker, Eleanor J. Hothersall, Sarah H. Wild, Robert S. Lindsay, John Chalmers, Stephen Cleland, Graham P. Leese, John McKnight, Andrew D. Morris, Donald W. M. Pearson, Norman R. Peden, John R. Petrie, Sam Philip, Naveed Sattar, Frank Sullivan, Helen M. Colhoun

PLOS Medicine: published October 2, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001321

The Double Burden of Obesity and Malnutrition in a Protracted Emergency Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study of Western Sahara Refugees

Carlos S. Grijalva-Eternod, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Mario Cortina-Borja, Nuria Salse-Ubach, Mélody C. Tondeur, Carmen Dolan, Chafik Meziani, Caroline Wilkinson, Paul Spiegel, Andrew J. Seal

PLOS Medicine: published October 2, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001320

Donor Funding for Newborn Survival: An Analysis of Donor-Reported Data, 2002–2010

Catherine Pitt, Joy E. Lawn, Meghna Ranganathan, Anne Mills, Kara Hanson

PLOS Medicine: published October 30, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001332

Psychosocial Factors That Shape Patient and Carer Experiences of Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies

Frances Bunn, Claire Goodman, Katie Sworn, Greta Rait, Carol Brayne, Louise Robinson, Elaine McNeilly, Steve Iliffe

PLOS Medicine: published October 30, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001331

Genetic Predictors of Response to Serotonergic and Noradrenergic Antidepressants in Major Depressive Disorder: A Genome-Wide Analysis of Individual-Level Data and a Meta-Analysis

Katherine E. Tansey, Michel Guipponi, Nader Perroud, Guido Bondolfi, Enrico Domenici, David Evans, Stephanie K. Hall, Joanna Hauser, Neven Henigsberg, Xiaolan Hu, Borut Jerman, Wolfgang Maier, Ole Mors, Michael O'Donovan, Tim J. Peters, Anna Placentino, Marcella Rietschel, Daniel Souery, Katherine J. Aitchison, Ian Craig, Anne Farmer, Jens R. Wendland, Alain Malafosse, Peter Holmans, Glyn Lewis, Cathryn M. Lewis, Tine Bryan Stensbøl, Shitij Kapur, Peter McGuffin, Rudolf Uher

PLOS Medicine: published October 16, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001326

Removing the Age Restrictions for Rotavirus Vaccination: A Benefit-Risk Modeling Analysis

Manish M. Patel, Andrew D. Clark, Colin F. B. Sanderson, Jacqueline Tate, Umesh D. Parashar

PLOS Medicine: published October 23, 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001330