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How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rupture utérine spontanée en livre ouvert sur grossesse de 15 semaines chez une paucipare avec utérus cicatriciel: à propos d′un cas

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Malgré toutes les politiques sanitaires mises en œuvre dans nos pays en développement, les ruptures utérines (RU) restent fréquentes. Elles revêtent des formes graves mettant en jeu le pronostic maternel et fœtal.
Faiaz Issa, Brian Norman Dang, William Christopher Buck, Sérgio Chicumbe, Nelsa Nicolau, Chana Virate, Naya Cassamo, Angelina Dias, Faizana Amodo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obstetrics and gynecology devices designed for low‐ and middle‐income countries: A narrative review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 71-80, April 2025.
Abstract There are many barriers contributing to poor health outcomes for women in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), one of which is the lack of necessary medical devices. Presently, the development of various kinds of devices intended to improve women's health outcomes specifically in LMICs remains underrepresented in the literature; therefore,
Dhanalakshmi Thiyagarajan, Enaam A. Adanu, K. Rivet Amico   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute flaccid paralysis indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique 2019 - 2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: During the state of emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the primary communications for the public health control and prevention measures was "stay at home".
Beatriz Nhantumbo, Dionísia Balate, Samuel Nuvunga, Fabião Maússe, Eduardo Chicanequisso, Neusa Fataha, Cidia Francisco, Áuria Banze, Judite Monteiro, Erika Rossetto, Cynthia Baltazar   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic Performance of Comprehensive Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Tuberculosis in Spain: A Prospective Observational Study

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
In children with presumptive tuberculosis, comprehensive point‐of‐care (cPOCUS) identified key thoracic abnormalities with high specificity and excellent inter‐reader reliability. Although diagnostic sensitivity was modest and examinations often incomplete, cPOCUS shows promise as a complementary, radiation‐free imaging tool.
Isabelle Munyangaju, Antoni Noguera‐Julian, Aleix Soler‐Garcia, Antoni Soriano‐Arandes, José Miguel Escudero Fernández, Maria Espiau, Begoña Santiago Garcia, Alicia Hernanz‐Lobo, Ángel M. Lancharro Zapata, Enrique Ladera, Angela Manzanares, Daniel Blazquez, Elisa Aguirre Pascual, Isabelle Thierry‐Chef, Danilo Buonsenso, Xavier Serres‐Créixams, Quique Bassat, Elisa Lopez‐Varela   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental health measures among adolescents in 12 low‐ and middle‐income countries: Measurement invariance and cross‐sectional analyses of Disrupting Harm survey data

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Nationally representative mental health data in adolescents from low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) are scarce. This study aimed to examine mental health and wellbeing indicators amongst adolescents in 12 LMICs across Eastern and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of data involving 12,
Ariadna Albajara Sáenz, Sebastian Kurten, Jennifer Saxton, Daniel Kardefelt‐Winther, Tamsin Ford, Amy Orben, Simon R. White   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Survival of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L] Lam) vines in cultivars subjected to long dry spells after the growing season in Mozambique

Open Agriculture, 2017
Optimisation of sweetpotato production potential is not realized in sub-Saharan Africa where dry spells are common after the growing season. Lack of seed cultivars at the beginning of the rainy season is the challenge and identifying those cultivars with
Andrade Maria I., Makunde Godwill S., Ricardo Jose, Menomussanga Joana, Alvaro Abilio, Gruneberg Wolfgang J.   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Economic Complexity Promote Inclusive Green Growth in Developing Economies?

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although economic complexity (ECI) is closely linked to structural transformation, its implications for inclusive green growth (IGG) remain underexplored, particularly in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Notably, there is a knowledge gap on how progress in ECI affects IGG.
Emmanuel Y. Gbolonyo, Isaac K. Ofori, Nathanael Ojong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source