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Census‐Based Estimates of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Among Foreign‐born Women and Girls in Europe

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a significant global public health and human rights concern that has become increasingly relevant in Europe due to sustained migration from practicing countries. However, the absence of harmonized, age‐specific data has limited up‐to‐date comparative estimates of FGM/C prevalence among migrant ...
Livia Elisa Ortensi, Alessio Menonna, Patrizia Farina   +2 more
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Transport, Electricity and Communications Priorities in Guinea Bissau [PDF]

This paper details the current situation in Guinea Bissau regarding infrastructure needs and suggests policies for the future. In particular it is noted that the degradation of the country’s only port in Bissau is a serious concern given the likelihood ...
Kyle, Steven C.
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A interferência do Banco Mundial na Guiné-Bissau: a dimensão da educação básica - 1980 - 2005 [PDF]

, 2009
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia Política, Florianópolis, 2009Na Guiné-Bissau a questão da educação é muito preocupante.
Djaló, Mamadú
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Guinea-Bissau Portuguese: What the intonation of yes-no question shows about this variety

, 2022
In Guinea-Bissau, Portuguese is the only official language, and, for historical and sociopolitical reasons, European Portuguese (EP) is assumed as the variety spoken. However, we find a multilingual space in which Kriol is the national unity language and
Sónia Frota (13789615), Gabriela Braga (14028190), Flaviane Fernandes-Svartman (14028193)   +2 more
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Risk factors for cholera mortality: A scoping review

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 5, Page 332-350, May 2025.
Abstract Objectives Cholera is an easily treatable disease, but many people are still unnecessarily dying from it. To improve current case management practices and prevent mortality requires a comprehensive understanding of who is at higher risk of dying.
Despina Pampaka, Kathryn Alberti, David Olson, Iza Ciglenecki, Philippe Barboza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contradictory mortality results in early 2-dose measles vaccine trials: interactions with oral polio vaccine may explain differences

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: Between 2003 and 2019, three trials (randomised controlled trials [RCTs]) in Guinea-Bissau randomised infants to an early 2-dose measles vaccine (MV) schedule at 4 and 9 months vs standard MV at 9 months.
Sebastian Nielsen, Ane B. Fisker, Ali Sie, Olaf Müller, Eric Nebie, Heiko Becher, Fiona van der Klis, Sofie Biering-Sørensen, Stine Byberg, Sanne M. Thysen, Isaquel da Silva, Amabelia Rodrigues, Cesario Martins, Hilton C. Whittle, Peter Aaby, Christine S. Benn   +15 more
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High Prevalence of Diabetes, Hypertension and Obesity in Guinea‐Bissau—Results From a Nationwide Study Carried Out From 2022 to 2024

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) are rising rapidly in Sub‐Saharan Africa. In Guinea‐Bissau, nationwide data are scarce. We aimed to estimate the multi‐regional prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity, and hypertension and examine associated risk factors within this resource‐limited context.
Lilica Sanca, Stine Byberg, Diamantino Midana, Nelson Delgado, João F. Raposo, Ana M. Teixeira, Christine Stabell Benn, Morten Bjerregaard‐Andersen, Eugenia Carvalho   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection Bias in Aid Effectiveness: Evidence From Aid for Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

The World Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether Aid for Trade promotes foreign direct investment using bilateral panel data over 2005–2019. Conventional estimators show mixed results across donors, with no significant effects for Japanese aid. To address potential selection bias, we employ a Bartik‐style instrumental variable exploiting donor sectoral ...
Wonjun Choi
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A 2007 social accounting matrix for Guinea Bissau

, 2017
In this technical brief, we first present the architecture of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) of Guinea Bissau. We then give an overview of the various steps followed during its construction and finally conduct a quantitative analysis of the economy ...
Cabral, François Joseph
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Do ensino público ao ensino de iniciativa comunitária : (análise do desenvolvimento e impacto das Escolas Comunitárias na Guiné-Bissau e as intervenções das ONGs FEC & PLAN) [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia Política, Florianópolis, 2014Na Guiné-Bissau, a questão da educação é de reconhecida importância e também de ...
Sanhá, Cirilo
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