Exploring the potential consequences of the disposable vape ban in the UK: A qualitative study with young adults who use disposable vapes [0.03%]
英国一次性的禁令潜在后果的定性研究：与使用一次性电子烟的年轻人对话
Richie J Carr,Sara W Alattar,Lana A Al-Rifai et al.
Richie J Carr et al.
When the United Kingdom government announced a disposable vapes ban from the 1st June 2025 in response to a rise in youth vaping, it was not clear how it would impact adults in the United Kingdom who used disposable vapes. In this qualitati...
Mechanisms for stimulating facility quality improvement: A positive deviance study of Tanzania's Star Rating Assessment [0.03%]
坦桑尼亚星级评定的“正向偏离”机构质量改善机制研究
Sanam Roder-DeWan,Anna Gage,Donat Shamba et al.
Sanam Roder-DeWan et al.
Tanzania launched the nationwide Star Rating Assessment in 2015 and has implemented it as a cornerstone of its national quality improvement program. We use variation in assessment results to explore mechanisms through which facilities impro...
Sensitivity and specificity of Dried Blood Spot and Plasma Separation Card samples for Hepatitis C Virus RNA Testing [0.03%]
干燥血斑和 plasma分离卡样本用于检测丙型肝炎病毒RNA的灵敏度及特异性
Agnes Malobela,Marie Amougou-Atsama,Panagiotis Iliopoulos et al.
Agnes Malobela et al.
Dried blood spots (DBS) and plasma separation cards (PSC) have the potential to improve access to hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing. This multicenter study evaluated the performance of two HCV RNA assay platforms using capillary or venous DBS...
Regional variations and trends in hemophilia prevalence: A global analysis with future projection [0.03%]
血友病的地区差异及发展趋势：全球分析与未来预测
Md Mothashin,Md Golam Hossain,Sajal Chandra Barmon et al.
Md Mothashin et al.
Hemophilia is a rare inherited bleeding disorder caused by impaired blood clotting. Studying its prevalence, trends, and projections is vital for healthcare planning, resource allocation, patient outcomes, and understanding the disease's cu...
Willingness and perceived ability to pay for Uganda's proposed national health insurance scheme among informal sector workers in Iganga and Mayuge districts, Uganda: A contingent valuation method [0.03%]
乌干达伊加佳区和马尤吉区非正式部门工人对乌干达国家卫生保险计划的支付意愿及支付能力：一种估值方法
Noel Namuhani,Angela N Kisakye,Suzanne N Kiwanuka
Noel Namuhani
High out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) continue to make access to healthcare a challenge among informal sector workers in most low-income countries. In response, Uganda has proposed a national health insurance scheme (NHIS), although the in...
Correction: 30-day in-hospital stroke case fatality and significant risk factors in sub-Saharan-Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis [0.03%]
纠正：撒哈拉以南非洲地区30天内住院的卒中病例死亡率及高危因素：系统回顾和荟萃分析
Martin Ackah,Louise Ameyaw,Richard Appiah et al.
Martin Ackah et al.
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002769.]. Copyright: © 2026 Ackah et al. This is an open access article distributed under the term...
Published Erratum
PLOS global public health. 2026 Mar 11;6(3):e0006115. DOI:10.1371/journal.pgph.0006115 2026
Navigating power hierarchies in the "field": A qualitative exploration of researcher experiences [0.03%]
探究权力层级关系的定性研究——以“田野”中的调查经历为例
Michelle Lokot,Agata Pacho,Thurayya Zreik et al.
Michelle Lokot et al.
Despite increasing focus on the broad topic of power hierarchies within research partnerships, scholarly analysis and guidance within global health tends to focus on partnership-building, governance structures and authorship, while the inte...
Framing reproductive narratives: A thematic discourse analysis of news representations of childlessness in 86 countries (2015-2025) [0.03%]
生殖叙述的框架：对86个国家(2015-2025年)无子女新闻报道的主题话语分析
Sitta Fiakhsani Taqwim,Wenqian Xu,Yi Hyun Kang et al.
Sitta Fiakhsani Taqwim et al.
Childlessness is an increasingly visible phenomenon. Once predominantly associated with high-income settings, it now spans diverse cultural, economic, and political contexts, including the Global South. Among recent demographic shifts, chil...
Correction: Accessibility and quality of care for adults with hypertension in rural Burkina Faso: Results from a cross-sectional household survey [0.03%]
订正：布基纳法索农村地区高血压患者的医疗可及性和护理质量：一项横断面家庭调查的结果
Stephanie Lacey,Maria Lisa Odland,Ali Sié et al.
Stephanie Lacey et al.
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003161.]. Copyright: © 2026 Lacey et al. This is an open access article distributed under the term...
Published Erratum
PLOS global public health. 2026 Mar 10;6(3):e0006093. DOI:10.1371/journal.pgph.0006093 2026
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection: An observational study [0.03%]
与SARS-CoV-2再感染相关的 demographic 和 socio-economic 特征：一项观察性研究
Natasha Nicos Ferreira,Pedro Manoel Marques Garibaldi,Gustavo Jardim Volpe et al.
Natasha Nicos Ferreira et al.
Since SARS-CoV-2 emergence, risk factors for reinfection have not been totally determined. In this cohort, we analyzed the monthly incidence and outcomes of COVID-19 reinfection and its association with variants of concern, demographic, and...