Electronic health records and data exchange in the WHO European region: A subregional analysis of achievements, challenges, and prospects.

Electronic health record (EHR) systems are powerful tools that enhance healthcare quality. They improve efficiency, enable data exchange, and ensure authorized access to patient information. In 2022, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO EURO) conducted a survey to assess the digital health capabilities of the 53 Member States.

Correlates of HIV infection in adolescent girls and young women in Lesotho: results from a population-based survey.

Background: HIV acquisition remains high among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW, aged 15-24 years) in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to estimate prevalence and incidence of HIV in AGYW and to identify correlates of HIV infection by using data from the Lesotho Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (LePHIA).

Methods: LePHIA was a nationally representative survey of adults and children based on a multistage cluster sampling method with random selection of enumeration areas and households.

Association between severe drought and HIV prevention and care behaviors in Lesotho: A population-based survey 2016-2017.

Background: A previous analysis of the impact of drought in Africa on HIV demonstrated an 11% greater prevalence in HIV-endemic rural areas attributable to local rainfall shocks. The Lesotho Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (LePHIA) was conducted after the severe drought of 2014-2016, allowing for reevaluation of this relationship in a setting of expanded antiretroviral coverage.

Methods And Findings: LePHIA selected a nationally representative sample between November 2016 and May 2017.

The influence of maternal agency on severe child undernutrition in conflict-ridden Nigeria: Modeling heterogeneous treatment effects with machine learning.

Nigeria is one of the fastest growing African economies, yet struggles with armed conflict, poverty, and morbidity. An area of high concern is how this situation affects vulnerable families and their children. A key pathway in improving the situation for children in times of conflict is to reinforce maternal agency, for instance, through education.

Status of HIV Epidemic Control Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15-24 Years - Seven African Countries, 2015-2017.

In 2016, an estimated 1.5 million females aged 15-24 years were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Eastern and Southern Africa, where the prevalence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (3.4%) is more than double that for males in the same age range (1.