Health and Wellbeing: Recent submissions
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"Take This Shame Away From Me!": A Qualitative Study of the Social Norms Surrounding Abortion Experiences Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Benin.
(Taylor & FrancisPubMed Central, 2024)In Africa, the rights of adolescent girls and young women in terms of sexual and reproductive health are strongly influenced by social norms. This article delves into the pivotal role these norms play in the abortion ... -
Determinants of Maternal Near Miss in Kenya: A Secondary Analysis of Data From a Nationally Representative Study.
(Science Direct, 2024)Maternal mortality is a significant public health issue that disproportionally affects low- and middle-income countries, including Kenya. Despite recent efforts by the Kenyan government to improve obstetric outcomes, the ... -
Learning From Ethiopia's Success in Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Through a Health Systems Lens
(BMJ Global HealthCountdown to 2030ResearchGate, 2024)This study aimed to enhance insights into the key characteristics of maternal and neonatal mortality declines in Ethiopia, conducted as part of a seven-country study on Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) Exemplars. We ... -
Individual, Partner, and Community Variables Associated With Method-Specific Contraceptive Beliefs in Urban and Rural Kenya
(Contraception Journal, 2024)Global unmet need for contraception remains high. Contraceptive health-related beliefs are a barrier to contraceptive use but are poorly understood. This study examined quantitative differences in two health-related beliefs ... -
Global Workforce Implications of Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization.
(The Lancet, 2024)The Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision in 2022 changed the landscape of reproductive health care in the USA. As Claire D Brindis and colleagues explain in their Viewpoints, there are ... -
Highlights From the First-Ever Violence Against Children and Youth Survey Conducted Exclusively in a Humanitarian Setting. Child Abuse & Neglect
(Science Direct, 2024)Violence against children (VAC) has garnered attention as a priority issue, in part, due to the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS). Although children are disproportionately represented among forcibly displaced ... -
Prevalence of Adolescent Mental Disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam Measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): A Multi-national Cross-Sectional Study.
(The Lancet, 2024)Mental disorders are the leading global cause of health burden among adolescents. However, prevalence data for mental disorders among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries are scarce with often limited ... -
Potential Effectiveness of Integrating Human Milk Banking and Lactation Support on Neonatal Outcomes at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya
(ResearchGateWiley Online Library, 2024)We assessed the potential effectiveness of human milk banking and lactation support on provision of human milk to neonates admitted in the newborn unit (NBU) at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya. This pre-post intervention ... -
Food Insecurity and Sleep Quality Among Older Adults: Findings From a Population-Based Study in Ghana.
(National Library of Medicine, 2022)Objective: Sleep architecture in older age is an important public health concern. However, little is known about the effect of food insecurity on sleep quality among older people. We provide the first representative study ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Kidogo Model in Empowering Women and Strengthening Their Capacities to Engage in Paid Labor Opportunities Through the Provision of Quality Childcare: A Study Protocol for an Exploratory Study in Nakuru County, Kenya
(National Library of MedicineNature, 2022)Worldwide, there is a wide gap between what women can contribute to the economy and what they actually contribute. One of the main barriers to women's engagement in the labor market and productivity at work is the societal ...
