Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli

Dados Biográficos

ID6162439
NOMEHassan Haghparast-Bidgoli
PRENOMESHassan
SOBRENOMEHaghparast-Bidgoli
ASSINATURAHAGHPARAST-BIDGOLI H
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity College London
ORCID0000-0001-6365-2944
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS46
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR46
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2011
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Impact and cost-effectiveness of Neotree, a digital data capture and decision support tool designed to improve neonatal survival in Zimbabwe

    Open AccessTom Palmer, Simbarashe Chimhuya et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: Many neonatal deaths are avoidable using existing low-cost evidence-based interventions. This study evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Neotree, a digital quality improvement tool combining data capture with education and clinical decision support, implemented in a Zimbabwean hospital. METHODS: Neotree was implemented in Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital (CPH) in December 2020. Using data collected for all neonates admi…

  • From implicit to explicit

    Open AccessGavin Surgey, Gerard Joseph Abou Jaoude et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    BACKGROUND: Translating universal health coverage (UHC) commitments into explicit, evidence-informed benefits packages remains a challenge for many resource-constrained health systems. This paper describes the methods and findings of a full-system benefits package revision applying the WHO Universal Health Coverage Compendium (UHCC) within an evidence-informed deliberative process (EDP) to redesign the State-Guaranteed Benefits Programme in Kyrgy…

  • The feasibility of promoting recreational physical activity to manage type 2 diabetes in urban Bangladesh

    Open AccessJoanna Morrison, Sarker Ashraf Uddin Ahmed et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2026

    Urbanisation has contributed to increased sedentary behaviour, which is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases. In South Asia, the type 2 diabetes burden is rapidly increasing, and there is a need to understand the effect of different social categories, such as gender, socio-economic status, and diabetes status, in shaping opportunities to participate in physical activity. We used a rapid participatory qualitative research methodology …

  • Cost-effectiveness of modified fully oral 9-month treatment regimens for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan and the Republic of Moldova

    Open AccessKasim Allel, Tom Palmer et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    Introduction Prior to 2020, treatment options for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) were limited and typically involved long treatment durations and high financial burdens. In the eastern European and central Asian (EECA) region, traditional inpatient tuberculosis (TB) care models, alongside high MDR-TB rates, escalate nosocomial transmission risks and treatment costs. Modified, fully oral, shorter treatment regimens (mSTR) implemented in…

  • A cluster randomised controlled trial of community groups using Participatory Learning and Action to prevent and control diabetes and intermediate hyperglycaemia in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessEdward Fottrell, Abdul Kuddus et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Community mobilisation through Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) has been shown to be effective for a range of health outcomes, including diabetes. Using a cluster randomised controlled trial we evaluated the impact of a PLA community mobilisation intervention for diabetes prevention and control when implemented in rural Bangladesh in 2021–2022 and adapted to the evolving context of the COVID-19 pandemic. 108 PLA groups held a minimum of 13…

  • The burden of common mental disorders and their association with diabetes in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessMalini Pires, Carina King et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and common mental disorders (CMDs), including depression and anxiety, are significant public health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, evidence on the distribution and associations between T2DM and CMDs in rural LMIC populations remains limited. We aimed to examine this relationship in a sample of adults from rural Bangladesh. Methods: In this cross-sectional …

  • Non-communicable diseases, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessKafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Irene Akwo Kretchy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Diabetes, hypertension and obesity were associated with reduced QoL in Ga Mashie, Ghana. Further studies are needed to understand factors that influence health-related QoL among adults with NCDs, how these change over time, and to identify potential coping mechanisms that may influence this association

  • Community perspectives on the built environment, community stress, and the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessMawuli Komla Kushitor, Haim Yacobi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The growing burden of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases in Africa demands greater understanding of the contextual drivers of risk factors, including the built environment. Cognitive Mapping (CM) is a participatory research approach that allows community members to visualise their environmental context through drawing. The maps express in visual form the situated knowledge of the environment from local perceptions of daily experiences. …

  • Sex differences in social connectedness, health, and quality of life

    Open AccessRolando Leiva-Granados, Carlos S Grijalva-Eternod et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Our study underscores the importance of examining sex-specific patterns in the relationships between social connectedness, QoL and health outcomes. Social connections appear to have both beneficial and non-beneficial effects, especially among women, although the magnitude of these effects was often small. This may reflect complex social dynamics shaped by cultural and traditional roles that differ by sex. Further research is needed to better unde…

  • Costs-effectiveness and cost components of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions affecting antibiotic resistance outcomes in hospital patients

    Open AccessKasim Allel, María José Hernández et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    Introduction Limited information on costs and the cost-effectiveness of hospital interventions to reduce antibiotic resistance (ABR) hinder efficient resource allocation. Methods We conducted a systematic literature review for studies evaluating the costs and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions aimed at reducing, monitoring and controlling ABR in patients. Articles published until 12 December 2023 were explor…

  • Designing an evidence-informed package of essential health services for Universal Health Coverage

    Open AccessAla Alwan, Wilhemina Jallah et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    Liberia developed an evidence-informed package of health services for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) based on the Disease Control Priorities 3 evidence. This paper describes the policy decisions, methods and processes adopted for prioritisation, key features of the package and lessons learnt, with special emphasis on feasibility of implementation. Package design was led by the Ministry of Health. Prioritisation of essential services was based on…

  • Factors influencing the implementation of integrated screening for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B for pregnant women in Nepal

    Open AccessLucie Sabin, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    In Nepal, national guidelines recommend free HIV and syphilis screening for pregnant women at their first antenatal visit, using an opt-out approach. However, screening uptake is low and the guidelines do not include hepatitis B screening. It is essential to understand the factors influencing the implementation of integrated screening for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B, as recommended by WHO, to improve uptake and prevent vertical transmission. T…

  • Lessons from the development process of the Afghanistan integrated package of essential health services

    Open AccessSayed Ataullah Saeedzai, Karl Blanchet et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    In 2017, in the middle of the armed conflict with the Taliban, the Ministry of Public Health decided that the Afghan health system needed a well-defined priority package of health services taking into account the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases and injuries and benefiting from the latest evidence published by DCP3. This leads to a 2-year process involving data analysis, modelling and national consultations, which produce this Integ…

  • Public health benefits of shifting from hospital-focused to ambulatory TB care in Eastern Europe

    Open AccessSherrie L Kelly, Gerard Joseph Abou Jaoude et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    High rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) continue to threaten public health, especially in Eastern Europe. Costs for treating DR-TB are substantially higher than treating drug-susceptible TB, and higher yet if DR-TB services are delivered in hospital. The WHO recommends that multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB be treated using mainly ambulatory care, shown to have non-inferior health outcomes, however, there has been a delay to transition away …

  • Economic evaluation of participatory women’s groups scaled up by the public health system to improve birth outcomes in Jharkhand, eastern India

    Open AccessHassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Amit Ojha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    An estimated 2.4 million newborn infants died in 2020, 80% of them in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. To achieve the Sustainable Development Target for neonatal mortality reduction, countries with high mortality need to implement evidence-based, cost-effective interventions at scale. Our study aimed to estimate the cost, cost-effectiveness, and benefit-cost ratio of a participatory women’s groups intervention scaled up by the public health sys…

  • Contextual factors affecting the implementation of an anemia focused virtual counseling intervention for pregnant women in plains Nepal

    Open AccessSanju Bhattarai, Samata Kumari Yadav et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    It is important to understand gender norms, mobile access, and mobile literacy before implementing an mHealth intervention. The contextual barriers to implementation meant that we were not able to engage family members as much as we had hoped, and we were not able to minimize in-person contact with families. We recommend a flexible approach to mHealth interventions which can be responsive to local context and the situation of participants. Home v…

  • Stakeholder perceptions on scaling-up community-led interventions for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh

    Open AccessKohenour Akter, Abdul Kuddus et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Research highlighted the need for a preventative community engagement strategy to address NCDs, and the potential to utilise existing cadres to scale-up community-led interventions. It will be important to work with key stakeholders to address gender issues and ensure flexibility and responsiveness to community concerns. We indicate areas for further implementation research to develop scaled-up models of community-led interventions to address NCD…

  • Respondiendo a las necesidades de salud sexual y reproductiva de las migrantes venezolanas en Lima

    Open AccessMaría Amalia P Pesantes, M Amalia Pesantes et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2023

    Objetivo. Presentar y analizar la respuesta que el sistema de salud peruano viene dando a las necesidades en salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres venezolanas que radican en la ciudad de Lima, Perú e identificar algunas de las razones que nos permite entender esta respuesta. Métodos. La información se recogió mediante entrevistas a profundidad semiestructuradas por vía telefónica a 30 mujeres venezolanas, 10 trabajadores de salud y 2 funcion…

  • Socio-economic inequalities in adolescent mental health in the UK

    Open AccessMatthew Hazell, Emma Thornton et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2022

    There are socio-economic inequalities in the experience of mental ill-health. However, less is known about the extent of inequalities by different indicators of socio-economic position (SEP). This is relevant for insights into the mechanisms by which these inequalities arise. For young people's mental health there is an additional layer of complexity provided by the widespread use of proxy reporters. Using data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study…

  • Technical efficiency of national HIV/Aids spending in 78 countries between 2010 and 2018

    Open AccessKasim Allel, Gerard Joseph Abou Jaoude et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    HIV/AIDS remains a leading global cause of disease burden, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In 2020, more than 80% of all people living with HIV (PLHIV) lived in LMICs. While progress has been made in extending coverage of HIV/AIDS services, only 66% of all PLHIV were virally suppressed at the end of 2020. In addition to more resources, the efficiency of spending is key to accelerating progress towards global 2030 targets f…

  • Economic evaluation of a conditional cash transfer to retain women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period in Kenya

    Open AccessTom Palmer, Neha Batura et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    There is limited evidence on the cost and cost-effectiveness of cash transfer programmes to improve maternal and child health in Kenya and other sub-Saharan African countries. This article presents the economic evaluation results of the Afya trial, assessing the costs, cost-effectiveness and equity impact of a demand-side financing intervention that promotes utilisation of maternal health services in rural Kenya. The cost of implementing the Afya…

  • Changes in non-communicable diseases, diet and exercise in a rural Bangladesh setting before and after the first wave of Covid-19

    Open AccessCarina King, Sanjit Kumer Shaha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is high in rural Bangladesh. Given the complex multi-directional relationships between NCDs, COVID-19 infections and control measures, exploring pandemic impacts in this context is important. We conducted two cross-sectional surveys of adults ≥30-years in rural Faridpur district, Bangladesh, in February to March 2020 (survey 1, pre-COVID-19), and January to March 2021 (survey 2, post-lockdown). A new…

  • School-based group interpersonal therapy for adolescents with depression in rural Nepal

    Open AccessKelly Rose-Clarke, BIMAL PRAKASH et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2022

    School-based group IPT is feasible and acceptable in Nepal. Findings support progression to a randomised controlled trial to assess effectiveness and cost-effectiveness

  • Factors associated with women’s healthcare decision-making during and after pregnancy in urban slums in Mumbai, India

    Open AccessNeha Batura, Stavros Poupakis et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Exclusion of women from maternal healthcare decision-making threatens the effectiveness of health interventions. Factors such as age, employment, education, and household size need to be considered when designing health interventions targeting new mothers living in challenging conditions, such as urban slums in low- and middle-income countries

  • Equity impact of participatory learning and action community mobilisation and mHealth interventions to prevent and control type 2 diabetes and intermediate hyperglycaemia in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessMalini Pires, Sanjit Shaha et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2022Citada por: 2Referências: 32

    BACKGROUND: A cluster randomised trial of mHealth and participatory learning and action (PLA) community mobilisation interventions showed that PLA significantly reduced the prevalence of intermediate hyperglycaemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the incidence of T2DM among adults in rural Bangladesh; mHealth improved knowledge but showed no effect on glycaemic outcomes. We explore the equity of intervention reach and impact. METHODS: Int…