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Long-Term Impacts of a Cash Plus Program on Marriage, Fertility, and Education After Six Years in Pastoralist Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Trial
(PubMed CentralScience Direct, 2024)Preventing early marriage by increasing girls education has shown promise. We assessed the effects of a two-year cash plus program on marriage and fertility in a pastoralist setting in Northeastern Kenya, six years after ... -
Equality in Programming for Girls and Boys: Adolescents' Shared Experiences From an After-School Support Program in Urban Nairobi
(Walden University, 2024)There has been marked progress in access to education, representation of women in leadership, sexual reproductive health, and gender-based violence as a result of gender equality initiatives. However, there is still a ... -
Nurturing Care Practices for Children With Developmental Disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol
(PLOSPubMed Central, 2024)The majority of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). NDDs are a public health concern in countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nurturing care has been ... -
Parental Stress and Child Stimulation Practices: Examining Associations With Child Developmental Outcomes Over Time in Kenya and Zambia.
(BMCPubMed Central, 2024)Parental stress often arises when parenting demands exceed the expected and actual resources available for parents to succeed in the parenting role. Parental stress is an important contributor to parent-child relationships. ... -
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 ...
