Results 1 to 10 of about 3,658,411 (316)

Applying a gender lens to social norms, couple communication and decision making to increase modern contraceptive use in Ethiopia, a mixed methods study

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain Language summary A reproductive health study involving mixed quantitative and qualitative methods was conducted in Ethiopia in 2016–2017. The overall objectives of the study are (1) to use mixed methods research to identify determinants of ...
Nandita Kapadia-Kundu, Habtamu Tamene, Minyahil Ayele, Feleke Dana, Simon Heliso, Sanjanthi Velu, Tsega Berhanu, Guda Alemayehu, Lindsey Leslie, Michelle Kaufman   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

“We have this, with my husband, we live in harmony”: exploring the gendered decision-making matrix for malaria prevention and treatment in Nampula Province, Mozambique

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Conceptualizing gender dynamics and ways of bridging entrenched gender roles will contribute to better health promotion, policy and planning. Such processes are explored in relation to malaria in Mozambique. Methods A multi-method, qualitative
Zoe Jane-Lara Hildon, Maria Escorcio-Ymayo, Rose Zulliger, Rosario Arias de Aramburú, Nan Lewicky, Hunter Harig, Jose Braz Chidassicua, Carol Underwood, Liliana Pinto, Maria Elena Figueroa   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE EFFECT OF CAREGIVER MALARIA PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR ON MALARIA RATES IN TODDLERS

Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2020
Background: The morbidity rate for toddlers with malaria in Indonesia had increased from 2013. Bengkulu city is a malaria-endemic area in Indonesia. Caregivers are people who stay with toddlers daily.
Nopia Wati, Agus Ramon, Emma Rachmawati, Al. Asyary Upe, Hasan Husin, M. Amin, Oktarianita Oktarianita   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Setting the agenda for diabetes research in the state of Qatar

Public Health Challenges, 2023
Background The burden of non‐communicable diseases, including diabetes, is high in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Qatar (a MENA country) has a high prevalence of diabetes (16.7%).
Amit Mishra, Suresh Babu Kokku, Ioanna Skaroni, Kholoud Ateeq Al Motawaa, Mohammed Al‐Thani, Nicholas Wareham, Abdul Badi Abou‐Samra, Shahrad Taheri   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using propensity scores to estimate the effectiveness of maternal and newborn interventions to reduce neonatal mortality in Nigeria

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Nigeria is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, with one of the highest neonatal mortality rates and the second highest number of neonatal deaths in the world.
Jamie Perin, Alain K. Koffi, Henry D. Kalter, Joseph Monehin, Adeyinka Adewemimo, John Quinley, Robert E. Black   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A qualitative study of community perspectives surrounding cleaning practices in the context of Zika prevention in El Salvador: implications for community-based Aedes aegypti control

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background In El Salvador, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmitting Zika and other arboviruses use water storage containers as important oviposition sites. Promotion of water storage container cleaning is a key element of prevention programs.
Elli Leontsini, Sean Maloney, Margarita Ramírez, Eric Rodriguez, Tilly Gurman, Anne Ballard Sara, Gabrielle C. Hunter   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasive bacterial diseases in northern Canada, 1999 to 2018

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2021
Background: The International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS) program conducts surveillance on five invasive bacterial diseases: pneumococcal disease (IPD), group A streptococcus (iGAS), Haemophilus influenzae (Hi), meningococcal disease (IMD) and group B
Grace Huang, Irene Martin, Raymond S Tsang, Walter H Demczuk, Gregory J Tyrrell, Y Anita Li, Catherine Dickson, Francesca Reyes-Domingo, Susan G Squires   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age and gender trends in insecticide-treated net use in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background The degree to which insecticide-treated net (ITN) supply accounts for age and gender disparities in ITN use among household members is unknown.
Bolanle Olapeju, Ifta Choiriyyah, Matthew Lynch, Angela Acosta, Sean Blaufuss, Eric Filemyr, Hunter Harig, April Monroe, Richmond Ato Selby, Albert Kilian, Hannah Koenker   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of cyberbullying and associated factors among adolescents in Dubai schools: complex design survey – 2019

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2023
Cyberbullying is a recognized public health threat with established links to physical and mental health problems. A 2-stage stratified random cluster analysis of data from a self-administered survey on health-related behaviours including 1,683 ...
Sabya Farooq, Mona Abdullatif, Ayesha Altheeb   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Talking about sex in Malawi: toward a better understanding of interpersonal communication for HIV prevention

Journal of Public Health Research, 2012
The generalised AIDS epidemic in Malawi presents many challenges. As communication and advice from parents, peers, and partners are important factors in influencing sexual behaviour, understanding communication may provide insights into behaviour change ...
Rupali J. Limaye, Rajiv N. Rimal, Glory Mkandawire, Peter Roberts, William Dothi, Jane Brown   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source