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A Toolkit for Understanding and Addressing HIV-Related Inequalities.
(UNAIDS, 2022)The HIV Inequalities Framework and its accompanying Toolkit are intended to help guide Joint Programme staff in identifying and addressing the HIV-related inequalities that matter most for a country's HIV epidemic, and ... -
Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Liberia: Key Findings from the 2021 Liberia National Abortion Study
(APHRC, 2023)Unsafe abortion is defined as a procedure of terminating a pregnancy that is performed by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment, not in conformity with minimal medical standards, or both. Unsafe abortion ... -
Adolescents Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services in Malawi: A Problem Driven Political Economy Analysis
(APHRCHEARD, 2023)In 2020, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Kenya conducted a problem-based political economy analysis (PB-PEA) focused on the access of adolescents to sexual and reproductive health information ... -
Being First Progress Report on Senegal: Preliminary Country Profile
(Green Fiscal Policy Network, 2023)Senegal is located on the Atlantic coast in West Africa. Senegal has nearly 15 million inhabitants, where an estimated 40 percent are between 0 and 14 years old. It sits on the border of the Sahara desert and the Sub-Saharan ... -
Catalyze Mental Health Public Good Report Senegal
(APHRC, 2023)The Catalyze Mental Health project will advance a comprehensive evidence-scoping strategy to better understand the mental health and wellbeing drivers and needs of young people in Senegal and Sierra Leone. The project aims ... -
Catalyze Mental Health Public Good Report Sierra Leone
(APHRC, 2023)The Catalyze Mental Health project will advance a comprehensive evidence-scoping strategy to better understand the mental health and wellbeing drivers and needs of young people in Senegal and Sierra Leone. The project ... -
Chronic Disease Management: An Assessment of Health Facilities on Their Readiness to Provide Services for Non-communicable Diseases in Kenya.
(Research SquareResearchGate, 2022)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for an estimated 71% of all global deaths annually and nearly 80% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess the readiness of existing ... -
Comprendre Les Experiences Des Adolescentes Enceintes Et Meres Dans La Region Du Centre Au Burkina Faso: Resultats D'une Etude Mixte
(APHRC, 2022)This report presents findings from a mixed study on experiences of pregnant adolescents and mothers in the Central region of Burkina Faso. -
Developing a Package of Effective Regulatory Interventions for Healthier Food Environments in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
(IDRC.CRDIAPHRC, 2023)Low and middle-income countries are experiencing the burden of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, largely driven by increasingly unhealthy food environments. Although there is growing ... -
Early Childhood Care and Development in Rural and Urban Settings in Kenya. Briefing Paper
(APHRC, 2022)The Early Childhood Development (ECD) research sub-unit under the Maternal and Child Wellbeing Research Unit at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) seeks to optimize the health and wellbeing of children ... -
Experiences De L'avortement Au Benin: Determinants Sociaux Et Parcours De Soins Dans Le Departement De l'Atlantique
(APHRC, 2022)This report highlights findings on abortion experiences ,the social determinants and care pathways in the Atlantic department Benin. -
Food Systems Transformative Integrated Policy Evaluation Report
(IDRC, 2022)There are many challenges in African countries' food systems, including food insecurity and nutrition, which can be addressed by evidence-informed food system policies. However, there is limited evidence on the current ... -
Household Listing in the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance Area: February - April 2023 (KEMIS Project)
(APHRCResearchGate, 2023)This is a Household Listing in the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance Area: February - April 2023 (KEMIS Project). -
Humanitarian Violence Against Children Survey (HVACS), 2022: Summary Report
(Population CouncilScienceDirect, 2023)Violence Against Children (VAC) refers to all forms of abuse or maltreatment of people under the age of 18 years. The Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), led by national governments with technical assistance ... -
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda
(APHRC, 2022)This report presents a comparative analysis of five SSA countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda), highlighting the overall impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of, access to, and use ... -
Kenya - National Adolescent Mental Health Survey (K-NAMHS) Report
(APHRC, 2022)Little is known about the prevalence of mental disorders among Kenyan adolescents. This is a critical gap in knowledge as studies have shown that mental disorders during adolescence, particularly those that remain untreated ... -
La Politique De Gratuite Des Soins De Sante Maternelle Et Infantile Au Burkina Faso: Effets Et Perennite De l'Intervention
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022)This report highlights the effects and sustainability of the Policy on Free Maternal and Child Health Care in Burkina Faso. -
Mapping the Functioning of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative and Identifying Its Needs Within the Kenyan Health System
(APHRC, 2022)The Kenyan government has adopted the baby-friendly community initiative (BFCI) to promote and support optimal maternal and child nutrition at the community level. The BFCI applies the principles of the baby-friendly ... -
Promoting Mental Wellbeing Among Pregnant and Postpartum Adolescents: A Toolkit for Adolescents Living in Urban Poor Environments.
(Research SquareResearchGate, 2022)About one in five of women aged between 15 and 49 years old experience a mental disorder in antepartum and postpartum period in developing countries where routine screening and treatment are sometimes not prioritized due ... -
Understanding the Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Blantyre, Southern Malawi.
(APHRC, 2022)This is a summary of the findings from a study conducted in Blantyre District, Southern Malawi. We examined how early and unintended pregnancies culminates in the social exclusion of adolescent mothers and explored ...
