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Child Brides in Africa: A Narrative Review on Effects, Gaps, and Interventions

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Child marriage, defined as union before age 18, affects millions of girls across sub‐Saharan Africa, with Niger, Chad, Mali, Guinea, and Nigeria recording prevalence rates of 40–76%. This review synthesises evidence on the prevalence, sociocultural and economic drivers, and health, psychological, and social consequences of child marriage in Africa ...
Olaoye Damilola Quazeem, Onaho Pascal Oghenekaro, Durojaye Aishat Bisoye, Okoro Chidinma Peace, Akindele Folasade Diana, Aina Jesutosin Oluwadara, Dibia Ermesto Oluwafemi   +6 more
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Marginalized Populations: Prevalence and Risk Factors Among the Bantar Community of Sunsari, Nepal

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Intestinal parasite infections remain highly prevalent (53.3%) among the Bantar community in Sunsari, Nepal, with Ascaris lumbricoides being the most common parasite and nail‐biting habit identified as a significant risk factor. The findings highlight the urgent need for targeted water, sanitation, hygiene, and health education interventions.
Mukesh Kumar Mahato, Jitendra Gautam, Niten Bharati, Darwin Niroula, Krishna Prasad Acharya, Tulsi Ram Gompo, Kishor Pandey   +6 more
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Urban Waters, Unseen: The Hydrology of Informal Settlements Must Not Be Ignored

Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Informal settlements—home to more than 1 billion people worldwide—remain largely invisible in urban hydrological science. Despite their density, structural complexity, and distinctive water pathways, these neighborhoods are routinely omitted from flood models, drainage assessments, and water‐resource analyses due to data gaps and limitations ...
Augusto Getirana
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Views of Vidigal: negotiating opportunities and risks in a gentrifying favela in Rio de Janeiro Favela avec vue : négocier opportunités et risques dans un quartier en voie de gentrification à Rio de Janeiro

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 554-574, June 2026.
The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
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Leading from behind the scenes: Community birth attendants, the unsung heroines of childhood vaccination in Ibadan urban slum communities. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Balogun FM, Omobowale OC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Culture, Economic Shocks and Conflict: Does Trust Moderate the Effect of Price Shocks on Conflict?*

Economic Record, Volume 102, Issue 337, Page 165-181, June 2026.
Internal conflict has affected most developing countries over the past several decades. Economic shocks are among the primary drivers of civil conflict. However, the empirical evidence on the impact of price shocks on the risk of conflict is mixed.
Gautam Bose, Mitchell Choi, Hasin Yousaf
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Exploring Factors Associated With Cognitive Impairment in Rheumatoid Arthritis. [PDF]

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
Dawood R, Brubeck HF, Riggles KE, Sattui SE, Myasoedova E, Makris UE, Shoback DM, Garcia JM, Orkaby AR, Baker JF, Katz PP, Wysham KD.   +11 more
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Psychosocial Factors Mediate the Relationship Between Olfactory Function and Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults: A Structural Equation Modelling

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 45, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective With the trend of population ageing, cognitive frailty in older adults is an increasingly pressing public health issue. Identifying early‐stage risk factors has become a key priority for researchers with the goal of preventing disability.
Li‐Jun Chen, Chung‐Ying Lin, Chieh‐Ying Chou, Yu‐Chi Liao, Yi‐Ying Tsai, Esther En‐Shu Kuo, Fang‐Wen Hu   +6 more
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Anaemia in early childhood: prevalence, co-existence with undernutrition, and its correlates in urban slums of Belagavi. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Oswal D, Mahantashetti NS, Angolkar M, Singh M, Haritay S, Godbole M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Racialized Labor Intermediation: Managing the “Threat” of Kurdish Workers on Turkish Farms

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 381-392, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Farm labor intermediaries in Turkey have been at the heart of maintaining a precarious and low‐wage migrant labor force for capitalist agriculture since the 19th century. This labor force has been predominantly comprised of Kurds, a people racialized as “savage,” “racially impure,” and “traitors of the Turkish nation” since the beginning of ...
Deniz Duruiz
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