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Maternal caregiving burdens and child well-being in an urban informal settlement: an intersectional study of marginalized caste mothers in Chennai, India [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundParenting in marginalized urban communities is shaped by intersecting structural inequalities. Limited research examines how caste-based marginalization, gender norms, and poverty collectively influence maternal caregiving practices and child ...
M. Ananthi, S. Prabakar
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Gendered life-course trajectories of childcare and informal care in the Netherlands

Advances in Life Course Research
Unpaid caregiving remains highly gendered both in the context of childcare for young children and informal care provided to ill or ageing family members, friends, or neighbors. Using a life-course framework, this study expands previous research which generally treated these care types as separate life domains, by exploring the variety in caregiving ...
Katia Begall, Ellen Verbakel
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Estimating the societal impact of medical interventions: a case study in metastatic breast cancer [PDF]

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Aim: Additional value elements like productivity are currently rarely included in economic evaluations since quantitative assessment may be complex or lack clear guidance.
Foteini Tsotra, Kyle Dunton, Mats Rosenlund, Lena Steinbeck, Sukhvinder Johal   +4 more
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Who cares? The informal childcare gender gap in Poland – spatiotemporal perspective

Rozwój Regionalny i Polityka Regionalna
The main objective of the study was to quantify the gender gap in childcare-related medical leave from work in Poland and to examine its spatial and temporal variations.
Agata Żółtaszek, Karolina Lewandowska-Gwarda   +1 more
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Migrant-native differentials in the uptake of (in)formal childcare in Belgium: The role of mothers’ employment opportunities and care availability

Journal of Family Research, 2021
Objective: we explore migrant-native differentials in the uptake of formal and informal childcare and whether this is induced by lower demand for childcare versus differential access to (in)formal childcare compared to natives. Background: The rise in
Naomi Biegel, Jonas Wood, Karel Neels
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Developing an intervention to improve the quality of childcare centers in resource-poor urban settings: a mixed methods study in Nairobi, Kenya

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundGlobally, 350 million under-5s do not have adequate childcare. This may damage their health and development and undermine societal and economic development.
Linda Oloo, Helen Elsey, Mary Abboah-Offei, Mary Abboah-Offei, Martin Kiyeng, Patrick Amboka, Kenneth Okelo, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Nelson Langa't, Margaret Nampijja   +10 more
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Mapping social accountability actors and networks and their roles in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in childcare centres within Nairobi's informal settlements: A governance diaries approach.

PLoS ONE, 2022
IntroductionDespite many institutions gaining access to improved water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, childcare centres in informal settlements have low access and poor condition of WASH services.
Ivy Chumo, Caroline Kabaria, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Sheillah Simiyu, Helen Elsey, Blessing Mberu   +5 more
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Predictors of quality of childcare centers in low-income settings: findings from a cross-sectional study in two Nairobi slums

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundRapid urbanization and increased women’s involvement in paid work have contributed to the upsurge of informal childcare centers, especially in low-income settings where quality is a major issue.
Margaret Nampijja, Nelson Langat, Linda Oloo, Kenneth Okelo, Ruth Muendo, Martin Kiyeng, Patrick Amboka, Mary Abboah-Offei, Mary Abboah-Offei, Anna Ray, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Helen Elsey   +12 more
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‘I can no longer do my work like how I used to’: a mixed methods longitudinal cohort study exploring how informal working mothers balance the requirements of livelihood and safe childcare in South Africa

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Returning to work after childbirth is challenging for working mothers. Childcare quality may have lifelong effects on children’s health, development and cognitive function.
Christiane Horwood, Rachael Hinton, Lyn Haskins, Silondile Luthuli, Sphindile Mapumulo, Nigel Rollins   +5 more
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The Association Between Informal Caregiving and Poor Self-rated Health Among Ever-married Women in Japan: A Nationally Representative Survey

Journal of Epidemiology, 2022
Background: The number of people providing informal caregiving, including dual care, which is the combination of child and nursing care, is increasing. Due to the burden of multiple responsibility, dual care could negatively affect the health of informal
Yuka Suzuki, Kaori Honjo
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