Health and Wellbeing: Recent submissions
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"Your Behavior Is Not Welcome Here" : Forced Internal Displacement of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Kenya
(Frontiers, 2025)While migration studies have boomed, little is mentioned about internal displacement of queer persons. In Kenya, internal displacement of sexual and gender minorities is often overlooked and not well understood, which ... -
Examining the Associations between Social Support and Postpartum Depression Symptoms among Adolescent Mothers in Nairobi, Kenya
(BMC, 2025)This study aimed to measure the prevalence of postpartum depressive symptoms and explore the association between different forms of social support and postpartum depressive symptoms. In this study, one-quarter of adolescent ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Intention to Use Contraceptives Among Women of Reproductive Age: A Multilevel Analysis of the 2018 Guinea Demographic and Health Survey
(BMCPubMed Central, 2024)Contraceptive use is a key indicator of improving the health and well-being of women, mothers and their families, preventing unwanted pregnancies, and reducing maternal and child mortalities. Despite a lot of investments ... -
Key Considerations for Research Into How Climate Change Affects Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
(The Lancet, 2024)Climate change poses urgent threats to health, disproportionately to populations living in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).Yet a key aspect often overlooked is how climate change specifically affects sexual ... -
The Impacts of Task Shifting on the Management and Treatment of Malnourished Children in Northern Kenya: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
(Oxford Academic, 2024)Treating children with acute malnutrition can be challenging, particularly regarding access to healthcare facilities during treatment. Task shifting, a strategy of transferring specific tasks to health workers with shorter ... -
Associations Between Childhood Violence and Mental Health in Refugee Settings in Uganda. Child Protection and Practice
(Science DirectTogether for Girls, 2024)Childhood violence and mental health remain concerning public health issues globally yet there is limited evidence on the associations between experiences of such violence and mental health in refugee settings. The objective ... -
Using Respondent-Driven Sampling to Measure Abortion Safety in Restrictive Contexts: Results From Kaya (Burkina Faso) and Nairobi (Kenya).
(Demographic ResearchResearchGate, 2024)Due to restrictive laws and limited service provision, globally the majority of induced abortions are unsafe and remain largely undocumented, despite their negative impact on women's health. The purpose of this study is ... -
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Type 2 Diabetes Care and Factors Associated With Care Disruption in Kenya and Tanzania.
(Taylor & FrancisPubMed Central, 2024)The COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare delivery globally, impacting care access and delivery of essential services. The objective of the study was to investigate the pandemic's impact on care for patients with type 2 ... -
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Among Girls Aged 0-14: Evidence From the 2018 Mali Demographic and Health Survey Data
(BMCResearchGate, 2024)Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is considered a social norm in many African societies, with varying prevalence among countries. Mali is one of the eight countries with very high prevalence of FGM/C in Africa. ... -
Adherence to Medication, Dietary and Physical Activity Recommendations: Findings From a Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study Among Adults With Diabetes in Rural South Africa.
(Wiley Online Library, 2024)Diabetes is a complex health condition requiring medical therapy and lifestyle modifications to attain treatment targets. Previous studies have not fully explored factors associated with adherence to medication, diets and ...
