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Structural problems without structural solutions? Youth leaders' perceptions of their community

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract As young people explore and reflect on the conditions of their neighborhoods and communities, they can forge a critical consciousness—merging their perspectives and analysis to direct both individual and collective actions. Photovoice is a methodological tool that allows participants to document their perspectives and analysis and discuss with
Linnea L. Hjelm   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Associated Factors of HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women: A Multilevel Analysis Using the Recent Demographic and Health Survey Data from 11 East African Countries

open access: yesHIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2021
Misganaw Gebrie Worku,1 Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale,2 Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema2 1Department of Human Anatomy, University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Science, School of Medicine, Gondar, Ethiopia; 2Department of Epidemiology and ...
Worku MG, Teshale AB, Tesema GA
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Review of Universal Salt Iodation in East Central and Southern Africa (ACSA) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
\ud This paper presents a regional position on Universal Salt Iodation (USI) intervention in 14 countries ill the East, Central and Southern Africa( ECSA) region,namely;Botswana,Kenya,Malawi,Mauritius,Mozambique,Namibia,bells,South Africa, Swaziland ...
Commonwealth Regional Hearth Community Secretariat for East Central and Southern Africa, CRHCS/ECSA
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Navigating an STI diagnosis: The role of social support, intergenerational learning, and transformative growth among Black women

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Black women face a myriad of challenges that heighten their susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), resulting in a disproportionate impact of STIs among this population. Yet, there is a lack of research that explores how women navigate these diagnoses with resilience.
Jaleah D. Rutledge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fear and Loathing on the High Seas: Affective Dimensions of Justice in Kenya’s Piracy Trials

open access: yesOcean and Society
Piracy off the coast of Somalia captured international attention in the early 2010s. The regional approach to prosecuting piracy in East Africa required multi‐state participation and involved an array of local and international actors that ultimately ...
Brittany VandeBerg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obesity as a form of malnutrition: over-nutrition on the Uganda ''malnutrition'' agenda

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
The objectives were to highlight the burden of overweight and obesity as an additional area of importance for the malnutrition agenda in Uganda and to provide evidence-based considerations for stakeholders involved. Introduction: Mirroring other Low- and
Christine Ngaruiya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delivering a family‐based child mental health promotion program among two resettled refugee communities during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learned in a hybrid type II implementation‐effectiveness randomized controlled trial

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Resettled refugee families face elevated mental health risks, compounded by structural and cultural barriers. The Family Strengthening Intervention for Resettlement (FSIR), co‐developed with resettled refugee communities, aims to improve family functioning and child mental health.
Euijin Jung   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participation for mental health service development in China: Conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study analyzes a participatory project to develop peer support services for people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in China. Drawing on interviews with psychiatrists, social workers, service users, and a family caregiver, it examines the conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes of participation in a paternalistic context ...
Zhiying Ma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do microfinance institutions reach the poorest? [PDF]

open access: yes
The question raised in the title is an important one to the microfinance sector, especially since the Microcredit Summit held in Washington, DC, in 1997.
Henry, Carla   +3 more
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The need of an epidemio-surveillance network to prevent Huanglongbing arrival in the South of the Mediterranean Basin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
HuangLongBing (HLB) originated in the 1900's in Asia where it is transmitted by the psyllid Diaphorina citri. In South Africa another form of HLB, transmitted by Trioza erytreae was described in the 1960's.
Aubert, Bernard   +3 more
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