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    • The State of Education and Implications of SRHR on the Education of Adolescent Girls in Senegal 

      Abuya, Benta; Muhia, Nelson; Awa Fall, Ndeye (APHRC, 2020-09)
      In Senegal, adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years, and young adults aged 20-24 represent 22.5% and 9% of the general population respectively (ANSD, RGPHAE 2013). Senegal is one of five countries globally with the ...

    • Restoring Nairobi to “A Place of Cool Waters” 

      Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth; Sipalla, Florence; Osogo, David (APHRC, 2021-01)
      Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, prides itself on its arboretum and its variety of parks and open green spaces. Directly translated from Say Maa, the language of the Indigenous Massai people, Nairobi means “cool waters” in ...

    • How early is too early? Adolescents’ perspective on gender norms and sexual and reproductive health 

      Maina, Beatrice; Bangha, Martin; Mbuthia, Michelle; (APHRC, 2020-07)
      Adolescent risky sexual behaviours and poor reproductive health outcomes have often been linked with gender norms, beliefs and practices that instigate inequalities between males and females. Inequitable gender norms are ...

    • Data, Social Determinants, and Better Decision-Making for Health 

      Abdalla, Salma M.; Galea, Sandro (The 3-D Commission, 2021)
      In April 2020, The Rockefeller Foundation and Boston University School of Public Health launched the Commission on Health Determinants, Data, and Decision-Making (3-D Commission) with the aim of creating a common language ...

    • Quality of Post-Abortion Care in Nigeria 

      Ouedraogo, Ramatou; Juma, Kenneth; Athero, Sherine; Njoki, Silvia; Bangha, Martin (APHRC and Ebonyi State University, 2020-11)
      Women in Nigeria face a high rate of unwanted pregnancies, with more than half of these resulting in induced abortions, which are often unsafe. About 40% of women who resort to abortion experience complications that are ...

    • Advancing Learning Outcomes for Transformational Change III (A Lot-Change III) 

      Abuya, Benta; Muhia, Nelson; Mutisya, M. (APHRC, 2021-05)
      At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 1.6 billion learners (94% globally) from pre-primary to higher education were affected by the partial or total closure of schools (UN, 2020). As shown in Table 1, projections ...

    • Kenya – National Adolescent Mental Health Survey (K-NAMHS) 

      Wado, Yohannes Dibaba; Wekesah, Frederick; Odunga, Sally; Nyakangi, Vivian; Njeri, Anne; Kabiru, Caroline (APHRC, 2022-10)
      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 ...

    • Advancing Learning Outcomes for Transformational Change III (ALOT Change III) Project 

      Muhia, N.; Abuya, B.; Wachira, M (APHRC, 2022-02)
      The A LOT-Change project is a community based after-school support program that has been implemented in Korogocho and Viwandani since 2013. The program is being implemented in conjunction with Miss Koch Kenya (MKK) and ...

    • Examination of LGBT People’s Lived Experiences and Public Perceptions of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Rwanda 

      Igonya, Emmy K et al.; Otukpa, Emmanuel; Etyang, Nicholas; Louange, Twahirwa; Kibunja, Grace; Opondo, Winnie; Kabiru, Caroline (APHRC, 2022-05)
      This fact sheet summarizes evidence from a study conducted in Rwanda by the Health Development Initiative (HDI) Rwanda and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). The study’s aim was to understand ...

    • Understanding the Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Blantyre, Southern Malawi 

      Munthali, Alister; Ajayi, Anthony; Thakwalakwa, Chrissie; Chamdimba, Elita; Kibunja, Grace; Etyang, Nicholas; Opondo, Winnie; Mbuthia, Michelle; Kabiru, Caroline (APHRC, 2022-03)
      This is a summary of the findings from a study conducted in Blantyre, Southern Malawi by the Center for Social Research (CSR), University of Malawi and the African and Population Research Center (APHRC). We examined how ...