By Professor Rohina Joshi

Journal articles

Ketema DB; Wallace H; Hailu W; Badve SV; Ronksley P; Neuen BL; Pecoits-Filho R; Gallagher M; Kotwal S; Perkovic V; Joshi R; Jun M, 2025, 'Quality of care for people with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102044

Okolie EA; Beek K; Patel B; Ndikom CM; Joshi R, 2025, 'Cervical cancer prevention and control in Nigeria: Mapping and review of policies', Health Policy and Planning, 40, pp. 931 - 942, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaf049

Nguyen KA; Daniel M; Zhao Y; Sekgala D; Kallakuri S; Hill J; Joshi R; Kengne AP; Peer N, 2025, 'Association of depression with glycaemic control in people living with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ Global Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-018939

Mabunda SA; Gupta M; Sampath R; Joshi R, 2025, 'The implementation of the Workforce Indicators of Staffing Needs (WISN) method to improve access to health workforce in selected SouthEast Asian countries', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004727

Tesema AG; Mabunda SA; Chaudhri K; Sunjaya A; Thio S; Yakubu K; Jeyakumar R; Godinho M; John R; Eltigany M; Hogendorf M; Joshi R, 2025, 'Task-sharing for non-communicable disease prevention and control in low- and middle-income countries in the context of health worker shortages: A systematic review', Plos Global Public Health, 5, pp. e0004289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004289

Patel B; Nand D; Zibran MA; Waqa G; Wilson D; Vakaloloma U; Joshi R; Tesema AG; Wilson C; Jan S, 2025, 'Understanding implementation, adoption, and acceptability of the WHO package of essential noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions in FIJI: Evidence for scale-up', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004344

Emily Porrello E; Peden A; Nunan M; Joshi R, 2025, 'National Electronic Health Record Coverage in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: Environmental Scan', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/71212

Ketema D; Joshi R; Kotwal S; Hailu W; Gallager M; Jun M, 2025, 'WCN25-1537 ASSESSING THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN ETHIOPIA USING A POPULATION-BASED NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SOURCE', Kidney International Reports, 10, pp. S287 - S287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.534

Thio S; Tesema AG; Patel B; Vakaloloma U; Wilson C; Joshi R, 2024, '‘First of all, I need training’: a qualitative study evaluating the Fiji community health worker training program', BMC Primary Care, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02480-8

Gamage USH; Sarmiento C; Talan-Reolalas AG; Villaver MB; Palangyos NE; Baraoidan KJT; Richards N; Joshi R, 2024, 'Automated mortality coding for improved health policy in the Philippines', Population Health Metrics, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-024-00344-y

Tesema AG; Joshi R; Abimbola S; Mirkuzie AH; Berlina D; Collins T; Peiris D, 2024, 'Readiness for non-communicable disease service delivery in Ethiopia: an empirical analysis', BMC Health Services Research, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11455-5

Ramani-Chander A; Thrift AG; Van Olmen J; Wouters E; Delobelle P; Vedanthan R; Miranda JJ; De Neve JW; Esandi ME; Koot J; Ojji D; Ortiz Z; R Sherwood S; Teede H; Joshi R, 2024, 'Strengthening policy engagement when scaling up interventions targeting non-communicable diseases: insights from a qualitative study across 20 countries', Health Policy and Planning, 39, pp. i39 - i53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czae043

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Phiri H; Phalane M; Nomatshila SC; Joshi R; Angell B, 2024, 'Investing in health workers: a retrospective cost analysis of a cohort of return-of-service bursary recipients in Southern Africa', BMJ Global Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013740

Zhou B; Bennett JE; Wickham AP; Singleton RK; Mishra A; Carrillo-Larco RM; Ikeda N; Jain L; Barradas-Pires A; Heap RA; Lhoste VPF; Sheffer KE; Phelps NH; Rayner AW; Gregg EW; Woodward M; Stevens GA; Iurilli MLC; Danaei G; Cesare MD; Aguilar-Salinas CA; Ahmad NA; Bovet P; Chen Z; Damasceno A; Filippi SL; Janszky I; Kengne AP; Khang YH; Khunti K; Laxmaiah A; Lim LL; Lissner L; Margozzini P; Mbanya JC; McGarvey S; Shaw JE; Söderberg S; Soto-Mota LA; Wang J; Zaccardi F; Ezzati M; Abarca-Gómez L; AbbasiKangevari M; Abdrakhmanova S; Abdul Ghaffar SA; Abdul Rahim HF; Abdurrahmonova Z; Abu-Rmeileh NM; Acosta-Cazares B; Adam I; Adamczyk M; Aekplakorn W; Agdeppa IA; Aghazadeh-Attari J; Agyemang C; Ahmad MH; Ahmadi A; Ahmadi N; Ahmadi N; Ahmed SH; Ahrens W; Aitmurzaeva G; Ajlouni K; Al-Hazzaa HM; Al-Hinai H; Al-Lawati JA; Al-Raddadi R; Asfoor DA; Al Hourani HM; Alarouj M; AlBuhairan F; AlDhukair S; Ali MM; Alieva AV; Alkandari A; Alkhatib BM; Aly E; Amarapurkar DN; Amiano Etxezarreta P; Amougou N; Andersen LB; Anderssen SA; Androutsos O; Anjana RM; Ansari-Moghaddam A; Anufrieva E; Aounallah-Skhiri H; Aris T; Arku RE; Arlappa N; Aryal KK; Assah FK; Assembekov B; Assunção MCF; Auvinen J; Avdicová M; Azad K; Azevedo A; Azimi-Nezhad M, 2024, 'General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants', Lancet, 404, pp. 851 - 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01405-3

Birhanu MM; Zengin A; Joshi R; Evans RG; Kalyanram K; Kartik K; Riddell MA; Suresh O; Srikanth VK; Arabshahi S; Thomas N; Thrift AG, 2024, 'Risk factors for incident cardiovascular events and their population attributable fractions in rural India: The Rishi Valley Prospective Cohort Study', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 29, pp. 377 - 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13981

Ramani-Chander A; Thrift AG; van Olmen J; Wouters E; Delobelle P; Vedanthan R; Miranda JJ; Sherwood S; Teede H; Joshi R, 2024, 'Challenges and enablers for scaling up interventions targeting non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to 19 research projects worldwide', BMJ PUBLIC HEALTH, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000710

Birhanu MM; Zengin A; Evans RG; Joshi R; Kalyanram K; Kartik K; Danaei G; Barr E; Riddell MA; Suresh O; Srikanth VK; Arabshahi S; Thomas N; Thrift AG, 2024, 'Comparison of the performance of cardiovascular risk prediction tools in rural India: the Rishi Valley Prospective Cohort Study', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 31, pp. 723 - 731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad404

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Bodzo P; Angell B; Joshi R, 2024, 'Correction to: Development, Objectives and Operation of Return-of-Service Bursary Schemes as an Investment to Build Health Workforce Capacity in South Africa: A Multi-Methods Study (Healthcare, (2023), 11, 21, (2821), 10.3390/healthcare11212821)', Healthcare Switzerland, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070723

Phelps NH; Singleton RK; Zhou B; Heap RA; Mishra A; Bennett JE; Paciorek CJ; Lhoste VP; Carrillo-Larco RM; Stevens GA; Rodriguez-Martinez A; Bixby H; Bentham J; Di Cesare M; Danaei G; Rayner AW; Barradas-Pires A; Cowan MJ; Savin S; Riley LM; Aguilar-Salinas CA; Baker JL; Barkat A; Bhutta ZA; Branca F; Caixeta RB; Cuschieri S; Farzadfar F; Ganapathy S; Ikeda N; Iotova V; Kengne AP; Khang YH; Laxmaiah A; Lin HH; Ma J; Mbanya JCN; Miranda JJ; Pradeepa R; Rodríguez-Artalejo F; Sorić M; Turley M; Wang L; Webster-Kerr K; Aarestrup J; Abarca-Gómez L; Abbasi-Kangevari M; Abdeen ZA; Abdrakhmanova S; Abdul Ghaffar S; Abdul Rahim HF; Abdurrahmonova Z; Abu-Rmeileh NM; Abubakar Garba J; Acosta-Cazares B; Adam I; Adamczyk M; Adams RJ; Adu-Afarwuah S; Aekplakorn W; Afsana K; Afzal S; Agbor VN; Agdeppa IA; Aghazadeh-Attari J; Ågren Å; Aguenaou H; Agyemang C; Ahmad MH; Ahmad NA; Ahmadi A; Ahmadi N; Ahmadi N; Ahmed I; Ahmed SH; Ahrens W; Aitmurzaeva G; Ajlouni K; Al-Hazzaa HM; Al-Hinai H; Al-Lahou B; Al-Lawati JA; Al-Raddadi R; Al Asfoor D; Al Hourani HM; Al Qaoud NM; Alarouj M; AlBuhairan F; AlDhukair S; Aldwairji MA; Alexius S; Ali MM; Alieva AV; Alkandari A; Alkerwi A; Alkhatib BM; Allin K; Alomary SA; Alomirah HF; Alshangiti AM, 2024, 'Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults', Lancet, 403, pp. 1027 - 1050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2

Cullen P; Peden AE; Francis KL; Cini KI; Azzopardi P; Möller H; Peden M; Sawyer SM; Nathan S; Joshi R; Patton GC; Ivers RQ; Moeller H, 2024, 'Interpersonal Violence and Gender Inequality in Adolescents: A Systematic Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data From 1990 to 2019', Journal of Adolescent Health, 74, pp. 232 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.044

Gummidi B; Gautam V; John R; Joshi R; John O; Jha V, 2024, 'CKD is the Major Cause of Death in Uddanam: A Population-Representative Study Using Smart Verbal Autopsy', Kidney International Reports, 9, pp. 108 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.10.026

Ketema DB; Wallace H; Neuen BL; Kotwal SS; Ronksley PE; Badve S; Perkovic V; Gallagher MP; Joshi R; Jun M, 2024, 'Assessing the Quality of Care for People with CKD: A Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis', JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2024bzcfkb63

Mahesh BPK; Hart JD; Acharya A; Chowdhury HR; Joshi R; Adair T; Hazard RH, 2023, 'Correction: Validation studies of verbal autopsy methods: a systematic review (BMC Public Health, (2022), 22, 1, (2215), 10.1186/s12889-022-14628-1)', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14895-y

Zaman SB; Evans RG; Chow CK; Joshi R; Thankappan KR; Oldenburg B; Mahal AS; Kalyanram K; Kartik K; Riddell MA; Suresh O; Thomas N; Mini GK; Maulik PK; Srikanth VK; Thrift AG, 2023, 'Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India', Chronic Illness, 19, pp. 873 - 888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17423953231153550

Wells R; Acarturk C; Mozumder MK; Kurt G; Klein L; Lekkeh SA; Beetar A; Jahan S; Almeamari F; Faruk MO; McGrath M; Alam SF; Alokoud M; Dewan R; Vecih AE; El-Dardery H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hammadi H; Hamoud MAS; Hasan MT; Joshi R; Kothaa S; Lamia FKC; Mastrogiovanni C; Najjar H; Nemorin S; Nicholson-Perry K; Prokrity TS; Said Yousef R; Tawakol M; Uygun E; Yasaki W; Wong S; Zarate A; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: a study protocol for the caring for carers project', BMC Psychiatry, 23, pp. 884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05246-1

Ramani-Chander A; Thrift A; Van Olmen J; Wouters E; Delobelle P; Vedanthan R; Miranda JJ; Sherwood S; Teede HJ; Joshi R, 2023, 'Prioritising and planning scale-up research projects targeting non-communicable diseases: A mixed-method study by the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases upscaling working group', BMJ Global Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012804

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Bodzo P; Angell B; Joshi R, 2023, 'Development, Objectives and Operation of Return-of-Service Bursary Schemes as an Investment to Build Health Workforce Capacity in South Africa: A Multi-Methods Study', Healthcare Switzerland, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212821

Yakubu K; Campain A; Abimbola S; Bouckley T; Peiris D; Joshi R; Shanthosh J, 2023, 'Promoting equitable health workforce distribution through improved migration governance: A mixed methods study of African health professionals' perceptions in Australia', International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 38, pp. 1789 - 1815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3704

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Phiri H; Phalane M; Moaletsane O; Angell B; Joshi R, 2023, 'Effectiveness of return-of-service schemes for human resources for health retention: a retrospective cohort study of four Southern African countries', BMJ Global Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013687

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Moaletsane O; Angell B; Joshi R, 2023, 'Identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of return-of-service bursary schemes for health workforce capacity: a qualitative study of Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini', BMJ PUBLIC HEALTH, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000142

Joshi R; Yakubu K; Keshri VR; Jha V, 2023, 'Skilled Health Workforce Emigration: Its Consequences, Ethics, and Potential Solutions', Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 98, pp. 960 - 965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.02.035

Ragavan RS; Ismail J; Evans RG; Srikanth VK; Kaye M; Joshi R; Thankappan KR; Chow CK; Riddell MA; Oldenburg B; Mahal A; Kalyanram K; Kartik K; Suresh O; Thomas N; Mini GK; Maulik PK; Arabshahi S; Thrift AG, 2023, 'Combining general and central measures of adiposity to identify risk of hypertension: a cross-sectional survey in rural India', Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 17, pp. 249 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2023.04.005

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Moaletsane O; Angell B; Joshi R, 2023, 'How Were Return-of-Service Schemes Developed and Implemented in Botswana, Eswatini and Lesotho?', Healthcare Switzerland, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101512

Yakubu K; Blacklock C; Adebayo KO; Peiris D; Joshi R; Mondal S, 2023, 'Social networks and skilled health worker migration in Nigeria: An ego network analysis', International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 38, pp. 457 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3595

Ajisegiri WS; Abimbola S; Tesema AG; Odusanya OO; Peiris D; Joshi R, 2023, '“We just have to help”: Community health workers' informal task-shifting and task-sharing practices for hypertension and diabetes care in Nigeria', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1038062

Jeyakumar R; Patel B; Coombes J; Madden T; Joshi R, 2023, '“We're on the ground, we know what needs to be done”: Exploring the role of Aboriginal Health Workers in primary health care', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1010301

Chughtai AA; Kodama C; Joshi R; Tayyab M; Paiman MA; Abubakar A, 2023, 'Control of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region', Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1240420

Chaudhri K; Caleres G; Saunders S; Michail P; Di Tanna GL; Lung T; Liu H; Joshi R, 2023, 'Does Collaboration between General Practitioners and Pharmacists Improve Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Global Heart, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/gh.1184

Yakubu K; Shanthosh J; Adebayo KO; Peiris D; Joshi R, 2023, 'Scope of health worker migration governance and its impact on emigration intentions among skilled health workers in Nigeria', Plos Global Public Health, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000717

Chaudhri K; Liu H; Joshi R, 2023, 'A Qualitative Study Exploring the General Practitioner’s Perspective of Barriers and Facilitators for Collaborative Care in Cardiovascular Disease Within the Primary Care Setting', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. S335 - S335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.765

GUMMIDI B; Jha V; John O; Joshi R; Gautam V; John R, 2023, 'WCN23-0960 ASSESSMENT OF CAUSES OF DEATH IN A POPULATION REPRESENTATIVE COHORT AT RISK OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, USING SmartVA TECHNOLOGY', Kidney International Reports, 8, pp. S179 - S180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.400

Mahesh BPK; Hart JD; Acharya A; Chowdhury HR; Joshi R; Adair T; Hazard RH, 2022, 'Validation studies of verbal autopsy methods: a systematic review', BMC Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14628-1

Subramanee SD; Agho K; Lakshmi J; Huda MN; Joshi R; Akombi-Inyang B, 2022, 'Child Marriage in South Asia: A Systematic Review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 15138, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215138

Yakubu K; Abimbola S; Durbach A; Balane C; Peiris D; Joshi R, 2022, 'Utility of the Right to Health for Addressing Skilled Health Worker Shortages in Low-and Middle-Income Countries', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11, pp. 2404 - 2414, http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6168

Ajisegiri WS; Peiris D; Abimbola S; Odusanya OO; Tesema AG; Joshi R; Angell B, 2022, 'It is not all about salary: A discrete-choice experiment to determine community health workers' motivation for work in Nigeria', BMJ Global Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009718

Ajisegiri WS; Abimbola S; Tesema AG; Odusanya OO; Peiris D; Joshi R, 2022, 'The organisation of primary health care service delivery for non-communicable diseases in Nigeria: A case-study analysis', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000566

Chen L; Xia T; Rampatige R; Li H; Adair T; Joshi R; Gu Z; Yu H; Fang B; McLaughlin D; Lopez AD; Wang C; Yuan Z, 2022, 'Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Physicians for Home Death Certification in Shanghai: Application of SmartVA', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.842880

Tesema AG; Peiris D; Joshi R; Abimbola S; Fentaye FW; Teklu AM; Kinfu Y, 2022, 'Exploring complementary and competitive relations between non-communicable disease services and other health extension programme services in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis', BMJ Global Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009025

Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan BK; Jha V; Rajbhandari D; Myatra SN; Ghosh A; Bhattacharya A; Arfin S; Bassi A; Donaldson LH; Hammond NE; John O; Joshi R; Kunigari M; Amrutha C; Husaini SHM; Ghosh S; Nag SK; Selvaraj HK; Kantroo V; Shah KD; Venkatesh B, 2022, 'Hydroxychloroquine plus personal protective equipment versus personal protective equipment alone for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers: a multicentre, parallel-group randomised controlled trial from India', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059540

Joshi R; Besigye I; Heredia-Pi I; Sharma M; Peiris D; Mash RJ; Reyes-Morales H; Goodyear-Smith F; John R; Ortega-Altamirano DV; Orozco-Núñez E; Ávila-Burgos L; Jeyakumar R; Serván-Mori E; Upadhyaya S; Arora V; Praveen D, 2022, 'How do diverse low-income and middle-income countries implement primary healthcare team integration to support the delivery of comprehensive primary health care? A mixed-methods study protocol from India, Mexico and Uganda', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055218

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