Global Health

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• Hidden Cardiovascular Risk Among University Students: Findings From a Preventive Cardiovascular Screening Initiative

  Reshma Niraula, Yaren Dalyan, Khatuna Diasamidze

• Curbing the Crippling Challenge of Osteo-dental Fluorosis: Role of Domestic Defluoridation Method

  Kartik Laddha, Shakila Mulla

• Investigation of Social Media Addiction, Anxiety, and Related Factors among Medical and Health Sciences Students at Bursa Uludağ University

  Mert KASAPOĞLU, Levent ÖZDEMİR, Mehmet Cengiz IŞIK, Nima MESHKARI, Ceren BEKSAÇ, Umay OLAĞAN

• PREVALENCE, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATILATION AND CUTTING (FGM/C) AMONG MEN IN KHARTOUM STATE FOR THE YEAR 2022

  Ethar Sadig

• Psychological effects of symptoms exaggeration by AI symptom checkers among Punjab residents

  Muhammad Zubairr, Muhammad Abdul Wasay Mahboob, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Abdul Hadi, Muhammad Suliman Sajid, Muhammad Talha Saleem, Ali Hassan, Laiba Aman, Muhammad Farhad Alam, Muhammad Fazeel, Muhammad Zohaib Haider, Sheraz Qasim
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  Advancing Global Medical Student Research: Key Updates from IJMS and WCMSR 2026

  Tanishqa Sheth, Sayali Sandeep Kulkarni, Maria Bozika, Prateek, Manali Sarkar, Sajjad A. Khan, Abdulbasit O. Muili, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar

  7-10
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  ‘To Love the Patient’: A Qualitative Study of the Role of Mentorship as Part of Medical Education in Rwanda

  Claire O. Swedberg, Eden Abate Lemu, Christelle Uwantege Giraneza, Elizabeth H. Bradley

  32-38

• Opportunities for Climate-Sensitive Work in the Health Sector - Kenya and Germany in Focus

  Cyrus Kimanthi, Juliette Clara Schreiber, Pamela Miloya Godia; Andrea Budnick

  S207

• Cross Sectional Study on Air Pollution and its Influence on Health Related Quality of Life in Coimbatore

  Dhaarani Dharmaraj, Fredrick Stephen, Nawin Jai Vignesh, Naveen Prabhu Jayaraj, Sugunadevi G

  S213

• Aging Patients, Changing Substances: Unexpected Demographic Shifts in Turkey’s Drug Treatment Admissions Over a Decade

  Ayça Sıla Kumtepe, Levent Özdemir, Serranur Sığındere, Derya Çağlayan

  S212

• Enhancing wash Practices and Health Outcomes in a Remote Community in the Peruvian Amazon: a Community-Based Intervention

  Rosemary Wright, Sakhi Shah, Venus Liu

  S227

• Perceived Knowledge, Perception and Readiness of University Students regarding Sustainability Education and Practice

  Pui Ee Seow, Ke Shuen Yeo

  S239

• Impact of War on Burnout among Medical Students at Al-Neelain University in Sudan, 2024

  Enas Seyed, Mohammed Yhya, Ruaa El.Walid, Assma Gamie, Noha Sofyan

  S241

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Women with Cervical Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Sai Sadhvika Kommuru

  S228

• Effectiveness of Haptic Feedback Devices in Reducing Pain Perception During Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injections in Rural Guatemala and Kenya – A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Tyler Perleberg, Alfeil Felipe, Carmen Tong, Jordan Konstanty, Gautam Desai

  S196

• Cognitive Impairment and Its Influencing Factors Among Elderly at Residential Homes in Western Tamil Nadu -A Cross-sectional Study

  Sri Thabasni S K, Muthathal S., Dhaarani Dharmaraj, S. Supriya Sri

  S183
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  Public Health Experience Creating a Nature Space for Undergraduate Students

  Eron J. Powell, Mckay Muhlestein, Jeremiah Tuchyner, Jeremy R. Ellis

  345-347
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  Combating Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pakistan: An Experience of Training, Screening and Community Outreach

  Amna Zaheer

  100-102

• Community Approaches to Combat Dengue Transmission in Morelia, Michoacan

  Ezequiel Sandoval, Damaris Guzmán, Bruno Michel Muñiz

  S383

• Real World Experience of Bedaquiline-Based Anti-Tubercular Regime in Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis.

  Vikas Marwah , Robin Choudhary , I M Pandey, Sandeep Rana, Anmol Sharma, Srishti Tripathy, Virender Malik, Shrinath V, Jyothis MC, Tentu Ajay

  S373

• Evaluating the Quality of School Health Services in Secondary Schools Within Gbarain/Ekpetiama Clan, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

  Dr. Tonte Nyingifa, Monica Anurika Gbuchie, Dr. Deborah Oboli, Dr. Oluchi Mkpae

  S382

• Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anemia Among Conflict-Affected Populations in Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan, Mohamed Ibrahim, Ahmed Abdulsamad

  S359

• Identifying Key Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia Post-Emergency Laparotomy: Insights from A Case-Control Study from a Tertiary Referral Center of Eastern India.

  Reyaz Ansari, Saurav Manna, Dibakar Halder, UTPAL DE

  S343
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  Prevalence and Associated Factors of Psychological Distress of Patients with Stroke Attending a Neurology Clinic — An Analytical Cross-sectional Study

  Pumudu Weerasekara, Chalitha Warshawithana, Nelushi Weerasinghe, Irshad Mashood

  415-421
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  Empowering Global Collaborative Research

  Réka Sebestyén-Dósa, Praveen Bharath Saravanan, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, Juan C. Puyana, Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar

  375-377
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  Bridging Innovation and Education: IJMS Volume 12 Issue 3 and the 2024 World Conference on Medical Student Research (WCMSR)

  Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar , Mihnea-Alexandru Gaman, Juan C. Puyana

  236-238
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  Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity in Children: A Systematic Review

  Alex Ramirez, Ashley B. Rapp, Sara Santarossa

  311-333
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  A Cross-Sectional Survey of Instagram to Assess Quality and Reliability of Information Regarding Tuberculosis

  Rohan Singhal, Nagaspurthy Reddy Anugu

  146-151
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  The Influence of Pre-Trip Medical Spanish Education on a US-Based, Medical Student Service Trip: A Cohort Study

  Maison Evensen-Martinez, Mariangela Santiago, Roger Martinez, Dallin Beck, Ann Trawick, Isain Zapata, Mark Wardle

  35-42
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  Prioritizing Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Investigation of Depression Prevalence and Risk Factors among Medical Students in Peshawar, Pakistan

  Nida Gul, Ayaz Ali, Rizwanullah, Khayam, Manahil Saeed Khan, Faiza Gul, Aiysha Gul, Shehriyar, Kashif Ali, Syed Owais Haseeb

  22-28
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  Prevalence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Associated Risk Factors Among Medical Students in Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study at Omdurman Islamic University

  Khalid Osman Mohamed, Ahmed ALemam Ahmed, ElShimaa Ammar Zaki, Sozan Mudather Soumit, Wamda Ahmed Ali, Asmaa Mohamed Abbas

  14-21

• Knowledge, Attitude and Use of Contraceptives Among Women of Reproductive Age in a Nigerian Rural Community Evaluation of Contraceptive Utilization Among Rural Women

  Monica Anurika Gbuchie, Ese Edirin Enughwure, Faithful Miebaka Daniel, Buokuromu Churson Obosi, Victoria Ezinne Emeruwa

  S55

• Biliary Ascariasis Causing Obstructive Jaundice: A Case Report on ERCP-Assisted Management

  Ateeb Siddiqui, Shaehzeen Arshad, Ehteshaam Haider, Faisal Sajjad

  S89

• Medical Student Syndrome in Medical University students in Jordan: A Cross-sectional Study

  Jehad Feras AlSamhori, Abdel Rahman Feras AlSamhori, Ahmad Feras AlSamhori, Jude Rihani, Leen Shaban, Rana Omeish

  S61

• Exploring Sports Betting Prevalence, Patterns, Effects, And Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Students in a Nigerian University — A Cross-Sectional Study

  Faithful Miebaka Daniel, Monica Anurika Gbuchie , Charlie Monday Aniebiet, Victoria Ezinne Emeruwa, Williams Ibangha Ike

  S113

• Awareness, Coverage, and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination Among Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

  Fortune Benjamin Effiong, Ibrahim Adebayo Hassan, Dimeji Abdulsobur Olawuyi, Chiemela Prosper Ogbonna, Jeremiah Babatunde Araoye, Esther E Bassey, Kenneth Emeka Enwerem, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi

  S106

• Are Female Undergraduates at the University of Calabar Equipped with the Knowledge, Positive Attitudes, and Effective Practices of Contraceptives?

  Emediong Saturday Etuk, Faithful Miebaka Daniel, Monica Anurika Gbuchie , Akwa Archibong Eyo, Victoria Ezinne Emeruwa

  S63
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  My Experience Building a Water System in a Small Rural Community in the Dominican Republic

  Rosemary Wright

  340-342
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  Global Surgery Research: An Overview and the Role of Medical Students and Surgical Trainees in Advancing Global Surgery Research in LMICs

  Yvan Zolo

  243-245
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  Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War—the Role of Health Professionals

  Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Peng Gong, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton, Robert Mash, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N. Naumova, Eric J. Rubin, Tilman Ruff, Peush Sahni, James Tumwine, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski

  171-173
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  A Review of Palliative Care Service Delivery Models and Patient Outcomes for Adults with Cancer in Selected East and Southeast Asian Countries

  Chun-Yi Tseng, Natalia Calanzani

  294-311

• Developing A Clinical Evidence Retrieval Service in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Wei Z. Chew, Su M. Liew, Julia P. Engkasan, Noran N. Hairi, Ka T. Ng, Teng CL, Ranita H. Shunmugam, Choo W. Yuen, Chirk J. Ng

  154-157

• Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Students and Students’ Perspectives on COVID-19 Policies and Social Media in 2021 and 2022

  Ghazal Becker, Emily K. Ranta, Riddhi S. Shah, Victoria Reyes, H. Dean Sutphin; Alexis M. Stoner

  120-127

• The Association of Blood Banks per City with Mortality Due to Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock in Colombia: A Population-Based Analysis

  Alejandro Munoz-Valencia, Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, Juan C. Puyana

  22-28

• Navigating Research Enthusiasm in Medical Students Towards Clinically Impactful Articles

  Muhammad Abdul-Qadeer, Danish Ramesh, Samar Mahmood

  91-92

• Myasthenia Gravis Exacerbation Following COVID-19 Vaccine: A Case Report

  Thoybah Yousif Ibrahim Gabralla, Hayat Abdoallah Ahmed Bashir, Omaima Abdalla Hajahmed Mohamed

  67-70

• Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Vaccines: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Khaled Albakri, Yasmeen Jamal Alabdallat, Omar Ahmed Abdelwahab, Mohamed Diaa Gabra, Mohamed H. Nafady, Dr Ebraheem Albazee

  S237

• Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategies Among Medical Students in Southwest, Nigeria

  Innocent Chijioke Dike, Uzochukwu Eustace Imo, Jeremiah Adepoju Moyondafoluwa

  S204

• Effects of Social Distancing and Lockdown Protocols on Fatality Rates of COVID-19 in the U.S. During the First Year of the Pandemic

  Valerie Hardoon, Bryant A. Pierce, Solomon C. Mbanefo, Harin N. Shah, Kanav Markan, Marika L. Forsythe

  S238

• Myasthenia Gravis Exacerbation Following COVID-19 Vaccine: A Case Report

  Thoybah Yousif Ibrahim Gabralla, Hayat Abdoallah Ahmed Bashir, Omaima Abdalla Hajahmed Mohamed

  S224

• Knowledge of Cholera Among Syrians: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Mohammad Badr Almoshantaf, Sarya Swed , Hidar Alibrahim, Haidara Bohsas, Mohmad Nour Nasif, Wael Hafez, Ahmad Aldaas

  S233

• Medical & Dental Students' Perceptions of Health and Well-Being

  Hassan Mumtaz, Manahil Rahat, Mehwish Javed, Nadia Zohair, Shazia Qayyum

  S199

• COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World

  Gregory E. Erhabor, Lilia Zakhama, Paul Yonga, Mohammad Sahar Yassien, James Tumwine, Abdelmadjid Snouber, Siaka Sidibé, Arash Rashidian, Friday Okonofua, David Ofori-Adjei, Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi, Joy Muhia, Bob Mash, James Kigera, Jean-Marie Kayembe Ntumba, Abraham Haileamlak, Aiah A. Gbakima, Chris Zielinski

  344-346

• The Impact of COVID-19 on People’s Access to Healthcare and Health Behavior in a Sample of Indian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Shailendra Dandge , Manisha Kanumuri, Akhil Kumar Eppalapally

  S192

• Elective Courses in Global Surgery for Undergraduate Medical Students: A Narrative Review and a Proposal for European Universities

  Giovanni Rossi, Gioele Fusato, Tindara Scirocco, Paolo Rodi, Simone Villa, Mario C. B. Raviglione

  395-404

• Effects of Social Distancing and Lockdown Protocols on Fatality Rates of COVID-19 in the U.S. during the First Year of the Pandemic

  Valerie Hardoon, Bryant A. Pierce, Solomon C. Mbanefo, Harin N. Shah, Kanav Markan, Marika L. Forsythe

  361-369

• ‘First, Do No Harm'… A Call to Re-evaluate the Wellbeing of Healthcare Staff

  Kyriaki-Barbara Papalois

  439-441

• Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Related Mortality in Oyo State, Nigeria

  Uzochukwu Eustace Imo, Chimaobi Ikenna Nwagu, Innocent Chijioke Dike, Ayodeji Jeremiah Abimbola, Oluwaseun Ebenezer Fatunla

  S158

• Traumatic Brain Injury in Honduras: The Use of a Paper‑based Surveillance System to Characterize Injuries Patterns

  Erica Johnson, Cristina Rodriguez, Juan C. Puyana, Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar

  381-386

• Addressing Adversities in Caring for Mental Health in Rural Settings: A Conversation with Rural Mental Healthcare Practice Co-founder Dr. Taryn S. Van Gilder-Pierce

  Ahmed Nahian, Jewel Shepherd, Taryn S. Van Gilder-Pierce

  421-424

• The Awareness of Clinical Doctors and Medical Students Toward Monkeypox in Jordan: A National Cross-Sectional Study

  Ahmed Aljabali, Mohammed Alawajneh, Yazan Alzamer, Mohammed Altal, Sarya Swed, Nedal Alnawaiseh, Mohamed Elsayed, Bisher Sawaf, Amine Rakab

  S163

• Immigrant and Refugee COVID-19 Vaccination Attitudes in South Philadelphia

  Lauren Posego, Anshel Kenkare, Makala Wang, Omar El Fadel, Morgan Hutchinson

  S176

• Comparison of Multinational Medical School Students Experiences in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis

  Alexandra C. Skoczek, Patrick W. Ruane, Cassidy Onley, Torhiana Haydel, Maria Valeria Ortega, H. Dean Sutphin, Alexis M. Stoner

  353-360

• Bearing the Burden of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Europe, 2012-2020: Rising Cases, Future Predictions and Climate Change

  Aswathy Varma, Marta Szlaszynska, Assaf Ben-Haim, Neofytos Ilia, Silvia Tarricone, Justyna Lewandowska-Bejm, Francesco Visentin, Annalisa Gadler

  252-257

• The State of Learning Patterns within Medical Education in a Post-pandemic World: Reflection from IJMS Authors and an Overview of the IJMS Volume 10 Issue 3

  Ahmed Nahian, Richard Christian Suteja, Duha Shellah, Ciara Egan, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar

  233-235

• Knowledge, Prevention, and Practice of Heat Strokes Among the Public in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

  Mohamad Baraa Alebaji, Tasnim Hossam Elzini, Haneen Basim Ali Shahin, Abdelwahab Bashir Mohamed Suleiman​​, Harshitha Richard, Raed Imad Aldin Dali

  175-179

• A Comparison of Australian and American Medical School Admission Experiences

  Jack B. Ding, Xin L. Xiao, Zachary I. Merhavy, David Fahim, Cheney E. Merhavy, Thomas C. Varkey

  212-214

• War on Ukraine: Impact on Ukrainian Medical Students

  Bahadar Singh Srichawla, Mohammad Amin Khazeei Tabari, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, Alejandro Muñoz-Valencia, Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar

  15-17

• Is It Worth Publishing in a Medical Students’ Journal? Insights From a 10-Year Journey

  Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, Ciara Egan, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman

  252-254

• COP26 and Health: Some Progress, But Too Slow and Not Enough The Health Community Must Step Up Its Efforts to Hold Countries Accountable for Reducing Greenhouse Emissions and Promoting Adaptation

  Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Richard Smith

  255-256

• Call for Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health Wealthy Nations Must Do Much More, Much Faster

  Lukoye Atwoli, Abdullah H. Baqui, Thomas Benfield, Raffaella Bosurgi, Fiona Godlee, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Ian Norman, Kirsten Patrick, Nigel Praities, Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Eric J. Rubin, Peush Sahni, Richard Smith, Nicholas J. Talley, Sue Turale, Damián Vázquez

  189-191

• Student Mobility and Research Capacity: A Global Health Experience

  Letícia Nunes Campos, Sura Wanessa Santos Rocha

  237-239

• The Negative Correlation of Spice Intake and Colorectal Cancer: A Statistical Analysis of Global Health Databases

  Shinjit Mani, Nathan Pramanik, Deeksha Rao, Stuti Sharma, Timur R. Akhmetov

  238-244

• Balancing Our Identities as Medical Students and Global Citizens in the Wake of COVID-19

  Ramesha Ali

  167-168

• Teaching Cultural Competency through Global Health Education at Weill Cornell Medicine

  Katharine-Grace Norris, Caitlin Noonan, Roger Ying, Claire T. Kenney, Jennifer Huang, Brienne Lubor, Rohini Kopparam, Elena Beideck, Priyanka Patel, Madelon L. Finkel

  15-19

• Integrating Global Health into the Medical Curriculum: Experience of Foreign Students in Ukraine

  Victor Ohwo

  84-86