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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 ... -
"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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Effectiveness of Self-Financing Patient-Led Support Groups in the Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review.
(PubMed CentralWiley online LibraryResearchGate, 2023)There is insufficient evidence on the role of self-financing patient support groups in the control of blood pressure (BP) and/or diabetes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We conducted a systematic review to ... -
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 ... -
Intimate Partner Violence During Covid-19 Restrictions: A Study of 30 Countries From The I-SHARE Consortium.
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)Intimate partner violence (IPV) causes substantial physical and psychological trauma. Restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns and movement restrictions, may exacerbate IPV risk and ... -
Pin34 Covid-19 Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices in A Southeastern City in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Survey
(National Library of MedicineValue in Health, 2023)Although guidelines and recommendations for the prevention of COVID-19 are in place, it is vital to assess how well people know and practice them, as well as people's attitude towards these measures to inform robust ... -
Identifying The Prevalence and Correlates of Multimorbidity in Middle-Aged Men and Women: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study in Four African Countries.
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)To determine the prevalence of multimorbidity, to identify which chronic conditions cluster together and to identify factors associated with a greater risk for multimorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design Cross-sectional, ...
