Study protocol for an observational cohort study of heat stress impacts in pregnancy in The Gambia, West Africa [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Jane E Hirst, Ana Bonell, Abdul Sesay, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Bubacarr Bah, Kris A. Murray, Andy Haines, Sophie E. Moore, David Jeffries, Neil S Maxwell, Ana Vicero-Cabrera, Apolline Saucy, Cally Tan, Emmanuel Okoh, Dorothy Watters, Bakary Sonko, Williams Oluwatosin Adefila, Yahaya Idris, Mam Leigh-Nabou, Jarra Manneh, Andreas Flouris, Sainabou Bojang, Amanda N Sferruzzi-Perri, Andrew Prentice

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Booster Vaccination against Yellow Fever in Gambian children-(BoVY) -a Phase 3 clinical trial to establish safety and immunogenicity of repeated YF vaccination in healthy Gambian c... by David Jeffries, Caitlin Pley, Beate Kampmann, Mam Nabou Leigh, Julia Strandmark, Ed Clarke, Peter Ndow, Ebrima Kanteh, Amadou Faal, Elishia Roberts

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Measuring the duration of kangaroo mother care for neonates: a scoping review by Moffat Nyirenda, Cally J Tann, Melissa M Medvedev, Joy Lawn, Eva Loucaides, Victor Spector Tumukunde

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Trachoma and Ocular Chlamydial Infection in the Era of Genomics by Tamsyn Derrick, Chrissy h. Roberts, Anna R. Last, Sarah E. Burr, Martin J. Holland

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Towards a net-zero healthcare system in Kenya: Stakeholder perspectives on opportunities, challenges and priorities by Iris Martine Blom, Melvine Anyango Otieno, Susannah Mayhew, Neil Spicer, Andy Haines, Sarah Whitmee

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Smartphone use and mental health: going beyond school restriction policies by Helen A. Weiss, Chris Bonell

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Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on birth weight in Ethiopia: protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial by Joanna Schellenberg, Charles Opondo, Tanya Marchant, Lars Åke Persson, Masresha Tessema, Atkure Defar, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Girum Taye, Senait Alemayehu, Elias Asfaw, Anene Tesfa, Bedasa Tessema, Kalkidan Zenebe

“…Facility surveys involving pregnant women and healthcare workers at baseline, midline and endline contribute to a process evaluation and cost and cost-effectiveness evaluation.Ethics and dissemination The study received ethical approval from the review boards at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI-IRB-455-2022) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM ref 28021). Results from this pragmatic trial will be used by the government of Ethiopia in assessing success of the multiple-micronutrient supplements pilot and for decision making about subsequent scale-up. …”
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Associations of FTO and MC4R Variants with Obesity Traits in Indians and the Role of Rural/Urban Environment as a Possible Effect Modifier by A. E. Taylor, M. N. Sandeep, C. S. Janipalli, C. Giambartolomei, D. M. Evans, M. V. Kranthi Kumar, D. G. Vinay, P. Smitha, V. Gupta, M. Aruna, S. Kinra, R. M. Sullivan, L. Bowen, N. J. Timpson, G. Davey Smith, F. Dudbridge, D. Prabhakaran, Y. Ben-Shlomo, K. S. Reddy, S. Ebrahim, G. R. Chandak

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Recombinant production platform for Group A Streptococcus glycoconjugate vaccines by Sowmya Ajay Castro, Ian J. Passmore, Didier Ndeh, Helen Alexandra Shaw, Alessandro Ruda, Keira Burns, Sarah Thomson, Rupa Nagar, Kathirvel Alagesan, Mark Reglinski, Kieron Lucas, Sherif Abouelhadid, Ulrich Schwarz-Linek, Fatme Mawas, Göran Widmalm, Brendan W. Wren, Helge C. Dorfmueller

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Corrigendum for “The global birth prevalence of clubfoot: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Tracey Smythe, Sara Rotenberg, Chris Lavy

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Are school-based violence prevention interventions inclusive and effective for children with disabilities? A systematic review of global evidenceResearch in context by Emily Eldred, Karen Devries, Anja Zinke-Allmang, Rizwana Mallick, Waliyah Mughis, Lena Morgon Banks, Amiya Bhatia

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Community benefits of mass distribution of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets against malaria prevalence in Tanzania: evidence from a 3-year clust... by Eliud Andrea Lukole, Jackie Cook, Jacklin F Mosha, Nancy S Matowo, Manisha A Kulkarni, Elizabeth Mallya, Tatu Aziz, Jacklin Martin, Mark Rowland, Immo Kleinschmidt, Alphaxard Manjurano, Franklin W Mosha, Natacha Protopopoff

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Evaluation of a peer support group programme for vulnerable host population and refugees living with diabetes and/or hypertension in Lebanon: a before-after study by Leah Anku Sanga, Carla Njeim, Éimhín Ansbro, Rima Kighsro Naimi, Ali Ibrahim, Benjamin Schmid, Jasmin Lilian Diab, Jytte Roswall, Tim Clayton, Lars Bruun Larsen, Pablo Perel

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Gender equality and quality of life must be central to the design and delivery of sanitation by Sera L Young, Oliver Cumming, Ian Ross, Richard Johnston, Blessing Mberu, Sheela S Sinharoy, Bethany A Caruso, Kelly T Alexander, Tom Slaymaker, Sheillah Simiyu, Claire Chase, Jenala Chipungu, Phylis Busienei, Isha Ray, Akanksha A Marphatia, Meriel Flint O'Kane, Ana Carolina Argolo Nascimento de Castro, Ginette Azcona, Patience Esi Boni-Morkla, Salome A Bukachi, Anju Dwivedi, Indira Khurana, Antoinette Kome, Wanjiku Kuria, James Labadia, Fungai Makoni, Sujoy Mojumdar, Janet Mule, Lydia Namatende Sakwa, Naomi Njeri, Fernanda Abreu Oliveira de Souza, Lauren Pandolfelli, Petunia Ramunenyiwa, Malini Reddy, Pritum Kumar Saha, Utkarsh Sinha, Emmanuel Uguru, Kara Uhl

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Improving Implementation of NCD Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Case of Fixed Dose Combinations for Hypertension in Kenya by Adrianna Murphy, Daniel Mbuthia, Ruth Willis, Benjamin Tsofa, Mary Gichagua, Peter Mugo, Kara Hanson, Michael R. Reich

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Correction: Ethnoracial disparities in childhood growth trajectories in Brazil: a longitudinal nationwide study of four million children by Helena Benes Matos da Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro‑Silva, Juliana Freitas de Mello e Silva, Irina Chis Ster, Poliana Rebouças, Emanuelle Goes, Maria Yury Ichihara, Andrêa Ferreira, Julia M. Pescarini, Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone, Enny S. Paixão, Maurício L. Barreto

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How does the medicines retail sector ensure continued access to medicines during public health emergencies? Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Eleanor Hutchinson, Sunday Mundua, Jessica Myers, Sian E. Clarke, Kristian Schultz Hansen, Chrispus Mayora, Freddie Ssengooba, Freddy Eric Kitutu

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Impact of commercial gut health interventions on caecal metagenome and broiler performance by Gladys Maria Pangga, Banaz Star-Shirko, Androniki Psifidi, Dong Xia, Nicolae Corcionivoschi, Carmel Kelly, Callie Hughes, Ursula Lavery, Anne Richmond, Umer Zeeshan Ijaz, Ozan Gundogdu

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Adherence to guidelines for creatinine and potassium monitoring and discontinuation following renin–angiotensin system blockade: a UK general practice-based cohort study by Henrik Toft Sørensen, Liam Smeeth, Dorothea Nitsch, Morten Schmidt, Laurie A Tomlinson, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Kathryn E Mansfield

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Harmonizing population health data into OMOP common data model: a demonstration using COVID-19 sero-surveillance data from Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System by Michael Ochola, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Tathagata Bhattacharjee, David Amadi, Maureen Ng’etich, Damazo Kadengye, Henry Owoko, Boniface Igumba, Jay Greenfield, Jim Todd, Agnes Kiragga, Agnes Kiragga

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