Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network

Social Risk Screening and Referrals in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Many professional organizations recently recommended inpatient screening for social risks. Although prior studies have explored social risk screening rates in children's hospitals, many excluded community hospitals and lacked detail on screening practices....

From invisibility to imperfect visibility: the emergence of stillbirth and neonatal death surveillance in Sierra Leone’s electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response system, 2021–2025

In 2021, Sierra Leone added stillbirth, early neonatal death (END), and late neonatal death (LND) fields to its electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (eIDSR) system. The scale, distribution, and stability of reporting had not been assessed against expected death...

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C awareness, knowledge, and practices among adults in the Kyrgyz Republic—results from a nationally representative survey, 2024

<title>Abstract</title> Background Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are primary drivers of cirrhosis, a leading cause of death in the Kyrgyz Republic (KR). Assessing hepatitis B and hepatitis C awareness, knowledge, and behavioral practices are important to guide prevention, testing,...