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Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence among Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Household Survey in Blantyre District, Malawi
(BioMed CentralPubMed Central, 2023)Despite efforts from the government and developmental partners to eliminate gender-based violence, intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a pervasive global health and human rights problem, affecting up to 753 million ... -
Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity and Associated Patterns of Healthcare Utilization and Quality of Life: Results from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave 2 in Ghana.
(PubMed CentralPLOS Global Public Health, 2023)Understanding the patterns of multimorbidity, defined as the co-occurrence of more than one chronic condition, is important for planning health system capacity and response. This study assessed the association of different ... -
A Socio-Ecological Framework Examination of Drivers of Blood Pressure Control Among Patients With Comorbidities and on Treatment in Two Nairobi Slums; a Qualitative Study
(PubMed CentralPLOS Global Public Health, 2023)Despite the known and effective treatments to control blood pressure, there is limited information on why there are high uncontrolled hypertension rates in urban slum settings. The aim of this paper is to explore the views ... -
Socio-Ecological Factors Associated With Probable Depression Among Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Girls: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Study in Burkina Faso and Malawi.
(BioMed CentralResearchGateNIH, 2023)Pregnant and parenting adolescent girls are at risk of poor mental health because of stigma and social exclusion. Despite one in four girls starting childbearing by the age of 19 in Africa, no study, to the best of our ... -
"They Talked to Me Rudely". Women's Perspectives on Quality of Post-Abortion Care in Public Health Facilities in Kenya
(BioMed CentralNational Instututes of Health, 2023)Access to abortion is legally restricted and socially reproved in Kenya. Therefore, women requiring abortion in such restrictive contexts resort to unsafe methods that result in complications, often requiring treatment in ... -
Association of Women's Empowerment with Anaemia and Haemoglobin Concentration in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis
(PubMed CentralResearchGate, 2023)We assessed the associations between women's empowerment and anaemia and haemoglobin concentration among children (6-59 months) in 31 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. We included 72,032 mother-child pairs from Demographic ... -
"I Wasn't Sure It Would Work. I Was Just Trying": An Ethnographic Study on the Choice of Abortion Methods Among Young Women in Kilifi County, Kenya, and Atlantique Department, Benin.
(BioMed CentralResearchGate, 2023)Despite the increased availability of safe abortion methods in sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls continue to use unsafe abortion methods and procedures to terminate their unwanted pregnancies, resulting in severe ... -
A Multilevel Analysis of Social Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendant Utilisation Among Married and Cohabiting Women of Madagascar.
(Oxford AcademicPubMedResearchGate, 2023)Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Madagascar is 392 deaths per 100 000 live births, and this is a major public health concern. One of the strategies for reducing MMR and achieving target 3.1 of the Sustainable Development ... -
Lived Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Africa. A Scoping Review
(BioMed CentralPubMed Central, 2023)Previous studies have not synthesized existing literature on the lived experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents (aged 10-19) in Africa. Such evidence synthesis is needed to inform policies, programs, and future ... -
Ethical Concerns Facing Abortion Researchers in Restrictive Settings: The Need for Guidelines
(PubMed CentralResearchGateEurope PMC, 2023)Several African countries criminalise induced abortion, and the issue is hotly contested. Nevertheless, induced abortion occurs as frequently in countries that ban abortion totally (with only minor exceptions) as in countries ...
