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Remittance Income and Crime in Mexico

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between remittance inflows and criminal activity in Mexico, a country with persistently high crime rates and among the world's top remittance recipients. Using a 41‐quarter panel dataset of municipalities covering 2013–2023, the analysis estimates elasticity parameters linking remittance income to different
Diego De la Fuente Stevens
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Female Education and Child Marriage

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
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The Effects of Adequate Rest on Nurse Job Satisfaction, Burnout Prevention, and Physical Health in Medical and Emergency Units at a Hospital in Western Jamaica: Qualitative Study. [PDF]

JMIR Nurs
Smith C, Murray KK, Croome N.
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TEAM‐UP: Mixed‐Methods Data for Understanding Traditional and Modern Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Four Sub‐Saharan African Countries

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract This Data Article describes a novel dataset from the “Re‐Examining Traditional Method Use” (TEAM‐UP) project, which systematically collected data on the measurement of and motivations for use of non‐modern (traditional and folkloric) contraceptive methods and/or modern methods, in four sub‐Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of ...
Nurudeen Alhassan, Jamaica Corker, Nyovani Janet Madise, Ernestina Coast, Naa Dodua Dodoo, Themba Mzembe, Jacques B.O Emina, Elizabeth Omoluabi, F. Nii‐Amoo Dodoo, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Maame B. Peterson, John A. Mushomi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu   +13 more
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Healthcare interprofessional palliative care educational needs: a qualitative multiple case study in Jamaica. [PDF]

BMC Med Educ
Edwards RL, Bakitas M, Markaki A, Spence D, Stoltenberg M, Kahwa E, Li P, Ivankova NV.   +7 more
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Methodological Innovations for Evidencing and Estimating Modern and Traditional Contraceptive Prevalence and Use Dynamics in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Contraceptive prevalence estimates are indicators of the performance of family planning programs. Yet, available evidence suggests that national surveys may be underestimating the prevalence of traditional methods. The apparent underestimation of traditional methods stems from current approaches for collecting, analyzing, and reporting ...
Nurudeen Alhassan, Nyovani Janet Madise, Jamaica Corker, Naa Dodua Dodoo, Ernestina Coast, F. Nii‐Amoo Dodoo, Jacques B. O. Emina, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Maame B. Peterson, John A. Mushomi, Themba Mzembe, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu   +12 more
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Los clubes del Partido Revolucionario Cubano en Jamaica

Islas
Introducción: Los estudios sobre el Partido Revolucionario Cubano han ocupado parte esencial dentro de la historiografía cubana en torno a las luchas independentistas.
Karel Pérez Ariza
doaj  

Prevalence of Violence Perpetration by Men Aged 18-24 Years in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Who Were Exposed to Violence During Childhood - Eight Countries, 2018-2023. [PDF]

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Miedema SS, Matthews SA, Annor FB, Villaveces A, Mndzebele P, Adler MR, Li M, Gordon Johnson KA, McFarlane D, Young PR, Edwards SA, Coy D, Kambona C, Washika E, Candeiro A, Cossa de Pinho R, Forster N, Minchella PA, Kamuingona R, Chiang LF.   +19 more
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan, Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati   +1 more
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Eight-year prevalence and incidence of obesity, high blood glucose and high blood pressure in five African-origin populations: data from the Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Soepnel LM, Conradie C, Geffen H, Choo-Kang C, Bovet P, Viswanathan B, Bedu-Addo K, Oti-Boateng P, Akunor Dei O, Apusiga K, Forrester TE, Lambert EV, Rae D, Sinyanya N, Goedecke J, Gilbert JA, Layden BT, Luke A, Dugas LR.   +18 more
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