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public and global health

386 papers

Public and global health examines how we protect communities from disease, manage outbreaks, and improve well-being across the world. This vital field connects diverse research on everything from infectious disease control and vaccination strategies to the social factors that shape our collective health. Because these studies often impact policy and daily life, understanding them quickly is more important than ever.

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Below are the latest papers in public and global health, freshly summarized from the most recent medRxiv releases.

📄 public and global health

Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Measurement Properties of Three Implementation Measures FIM-AIM-IAM into Bangla

This study successfully translated, culturally adapted, and validated the Bangla versions of the Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Feasibility Implementation Measures (AIM, IAM, and FIM) among 549 pregnant women in Bangladesh, demonstrating that the adapted scales possess excellent internal consistency, construct validity, and convergent validity for use in maternal and child health research.

Chowdhury, A. T., Sultana, Z. Z., Anjum, F., Chowdhury, S. S. A., Thakur, M. H., Nabi, M. H., Sharif, A. B.2026-01-25
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Antibiotic dispensing practices and antimicrobial stewardship gaps in community pharmacies in Kakamega County, Kenya

A prospective study of 504 dispensing events in Kakamega County, Kenya, reveals that nearly half of antibiotic sales occur over-the-counter with frequent use of broad-spectrum agents and incomplete courses driven by financial constraints, underscoring the urgent need to integrate community pharmacy data into national antimicrobial stewardship strategies.

Turnbull-Jones, E. R., Langtree, S., Mogoi, N., Sifuna, A., Gadaffi, L., Jewell, T.2026-01-24
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Wellbeing Ways: Study Protocol for Assessing and Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students' Wellbeing in Queensland Secondary Schools

The Wellbeing Ways study protocol outlines a three-year, co-designed mixed-methods project in Queensland secondary schools that implements the culturally grounded What Matters 2Youth measure to assess Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students' wellbeing and develop place-based support strategies.

Anderson, K., Malik, N., Garvey, D., Howard, K., Dickson, M., Garvey, G.2026-01-24
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Factors associated with educational needs among Rohingya refugee children: evidence from UNHCR's multi-sectoral needs analysis

This study analyzes data from 2,959 Rohingya refugee households in Bangladesh to reveal that nearly 40% of education-age children face severe or extreme educational needs, with teenage girls facing the highest risks due to structural barriers, gendered protection concerns, and systemic service gaps exacerbated by funding cuts.

Wilson, H. J.2026-01-15
📄 public and global health

Widening Ethnic Inequalities in Stroke Incidence: A 30-Year Population-Based Analysis of the South London Stroke Register

This 30-year population-based study reveals that while overall stroke incidence in South London initially declined, recent sharp increases driven by Black-African and Black-Caribbean populations have reversed earlier progress, resulting in widening ethnic inequalities that persist even after adjusting for socioeconomic status.

Pantoja-Ruiz, C., Khanolkar, A. R., Ismail, I., Lim, E., Almirova, A., Soley-Bori, M., Kalansooriya, W., Emmett, E. S. (…)2026-01-15