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Policy shift toward mandatory premarital screening in a Middle Eastern country: agenda- setting through the lens of Kingdon’s multiple streams framework

open access: yesHealth Economics, Policy and Law
Premarital screening policies are increasingly adopted to prevent hereditary disorders in populations with high consanguinity. In Oman, a Middle Eastern country with significant sickle cell disease prevalence, the shift toward mandatory premarital ...
Zainab Al Kindi, Joshua Muliira
doaj   +1 more source

“Playing Tetris”: Domestic Infrastructures of Labor Participation in Spain's Transport Sector

open access: yesAnthropology of Work Review, Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how women drivers in Malaga's private passenger transport sector sustain paid work while holding primary responsibility for domestic labor and care. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2020 and 2021 with women taxi and platform‐based drivers (Uber and Cabify), it explores the everyday arrangements that ...
Belén Martínez Caparrós
wiley   +1 more source

Criterion‐Related Validity of the Couple Flourishing Measure in a Spanish Population: Distinguishing Outpatients From Community Participants

open access: yesFamily Process, Volume 65, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Relational (or couple) well‐being has begun to be conceived from an integrative perspective that transcends mere satisfaction or stability in couples and may include dimensions such as emotional connection, joint growth, and shared purpose.
Alejandro Saavedra‐Roa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitivity regarding premarital screening rates with respect to educated and uneducated carrier populations.

open access: yes, 2017
(a) Sensitivity with respect to uneducated and educated carrier single males, and (b) Sensitivity with respect to uneducated and educated carrier single females, and Note that and are the premarital screening rates for males and females who are ...
Sehjeong Kim (3704569)   +1 more
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Prevalence and pattern of sickle cell disease in premarital couples in Southeastern Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Context: Premarital haemoglobin screening is an important strategy for the control of Sickle Cell Disease.Aims: To determine the prevalence and pattern of sickle cell disease among premarital couples and to assess their attitude to the risk of sickle ...
Nnaji, IJF   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Attractiveness for Status? The Link Between Physical Attractiveness and Male Refugees' Romantic Relationships in Germany

open access: yesJournal of Marriage and Family, Volume 88, Issue 5, Page 1362-1378, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examines the link between physical attractiveness and partnership outcomes among a group of young male refugees, drawing on Social Exchange Theory, which posits that individuals exchange valued traits—such as attractiveness—for higher status in other domains.
Irena Kogan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Premarital cohabitation and divorce: Support for the "Trial Marriage" Theory? [PDF]

open access: yes
A number of studies show that premarital cohabitation is associated with an increased risk of subsequent marital dissolution. Some argue that this is a consequence of selection effects and that once these are controlled for premarital cohabitation has no
Paul Boyle, Hill Kulu
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Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Premarital Health Screening Compliance: Perbedaan Gender dalam Sikap terhadap Kepatuhan Pemeriksaan Kesehatan Pranikah

open access: yes, 2023
Background: Premarital health checks are essential for future spouses to ensure a healthy family start. Specific Background: Although required for marriage registration, premarital health screenings are often overlooked.
Kusumawardani, Paramitha Amelia   +3 more
core  

Sickle cell knowledge, premarital screening and marital decisions among local government workers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2009
Background: In Nigeria, as in the rest of equatorial Africa, sickle cell disease (SCD) has its highest incidence and continues to cause high morbidity and early death. The condition is a major public health problem among the black race.
Emmanuel A. Abioye-Kuteyi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated With Female Adolescent Usage of Modern Contraceptives in Northern Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of a Rural Municipality

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
Among 408 sexually active adolescent girls in rural northern Ghana, modern contraceptive use was low (20.8%) despite high awareness (75.2%). Maternal education and information from health workers/teachers were associated with lower use, whereas clinic availability increased use. Interventions must move beyond awareness to address social norms and youth‐
Joseph Lasong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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