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Status, barriers and facilitators of comprehensive abortion care services in rural India: A multicenter mixed-methods study protocol

Subhanwita Manna, Bijaya Kumar Mishra, Krishna Kant Yadav, Pratibha Dhiman, Smiteerekha Sahoo, Chiranjeet Mishra, Tanveer Rehman, Ranjan Kumar Prusty, Ragini Kulkarni, Mahadev Bhise, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Ravikumar B. S., Ipsita Pal Bhowmick, Subrata Kumar Palo, Narayana Swamy D. M., Neha Srivastava, Umaer Alam, Reeta Singh, Manish Barvaliya, Vani Kandpal, Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Reema Mukherjee, Sanghamitra Pati

published 16 Sep 2026

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Describing well-being in the US by race/ethnicity, education level, and urbanicity: A cross-sectional study using the Gallup National Health and Well Being Index

Brita Roy, Jeph Herrin, Erica S. Spatz, Kiarri N. Kershaw, Dan Witters, Harlan M. Krumholz, Carley Riley

published 16 Sep 2026

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Assessing the accuracy and efficiency of an electronic platform for managing childhood illnesses in rural China: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Puhong Zhang, Yang Zhao, Jie Shang, Duolikun Nadila, Tao Li, Yu Liu, Gulizat Abdurixit, Jane Elizabeth Hirst

published 15 Sep 2026

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Accessibility to medical institutions in Aichi Prefecture: A geographic information systems-based analysis

Seiichiro Ito, Tomofumi Yamazaki, Kana Sugishita, Koichi Kageyama, Mugita Sato, Megumi Fujita, Satoshi Nakao, Nanaka Ichihara, Yuka Nokura, Moe Yamashita, Reia Hattori, Hirofumi Tamaki, Yoko Ino, Kazuhiro Iguchi, Mitsuhiro Nakamura

published 26 Aug 2026

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Biological forms of Anopheles stephensi in the city of Djibouti, Horn of Africa

Gabriel Haddad, Osman Abdillahi Guedi, Nicolas Gomez, Sébastien Briolant

published 14 Aug 2026

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Agricultural land degradation consequences as a migration driver in Egypt

Muhammad Hussien, Abdelrahman Ali, Yanwen Tan, Mohamed Abdelhameed

published 17 Jul 2026

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Measurement of public space justice in traditional villages with coexistence of old and new based on villagers’ perceptions

Bingbin Tian, Yunyuan Deng, Mingcheng Jiang

published 07 Jul 2026

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Spatio-temporal patterns and prediction of colorectal cancer mortality in Chinese cancer registration areas: A nationwide study based on multiple models

Yu Zhao, Xiaoshuang He, Jianjiang Shao, Lei Zhu, Zhiqiang Chu, Yang Man, Jiageng He

published 02 Jul 2026

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Pretreatment out-of-pocket costs for people with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Bandung, Indonesia

Bony Wiem Lestari, Silvi Indriani, Adriana Viola Miranda, Dyah Ayu Nur Safira, Nur Ayu Fitriani, Raden Desy Nurhayati, Mirza Purwitasari, Almira Alifia, Alamanda Larasmanah, Iceu Dimas Kulsum, Arto Yuwono Soeroto

published 01 Jul 2026

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Influence of internal migration on antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh: Findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

Md. Minhajul, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Ismail Tareque

published 26 Jun 2026

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Citizen satisfaction with public services in Peru: Regional gaps in citizen perceptions of public service provision

Miluska Odely Rodriguez-Saavedra, Iván Cuentas Galindo, Luis Miguel Campos Ascuña, Antonio Víctor Morales Gonzales, José Luis Chavez Cuarite, Adolfo Erick Donayre Sarolli, Erick Alexander Donayre Prado, Robinson Bernardino Almanza Cabe, Ruben Washington Arguedas Catasi

published 12 Jun 2026

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Yaws active case detection surveys in 15 districts of Cote d’Ivoire

Aboa Paul Koffi, Didier Yao Koffi, Elysée Gobe Agodio, Théodore Yao, N’cho Mouroh Chantal N’guessan, Amari Jules Cesar Akpa, Eguzkiñe Muñoz Trevilla, Notie Berté, N’zebo N’goran, Nzrasse Florent Niamke, Agui Sylvetre Dizoe, N’goran Raphael N’dri, Priya Pathak, Beshah Abaté Mulugeta, Yves Thierry Barogui, Kingsley Bampoe Asiedu, Mamadou Kaloga

published 28 May 2026

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Emergency department wait time in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Trends and projections of physician initial assessment 2015–2026

Moein Yoosefi, Armin Hatefi, Hensley H. Mariathas, Christopher Patey, Paul Norman, Oliver Hurley, Bahareh Ahmadzadeh, Aswathy Geetha Manukumar, Anna Walsh, Shabnam Asghari

published 19 May 2026

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