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Time to first sexual experience and its predictors among young women (15-24 years) in Zambia: Evidence from 2024 Demographic and Health Survey. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Musonda E, Mumba P, Zulu R, Namayawa S, Sikaluzwe M, Bwalya BB, Phiri M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the nexus between climate vulnerability (CVUL) and renewable energy consumption (RECO) and tests the moderating effect of financial development (FD) on this relationship. The analysis is, particularly, relevant for the 162 panel countries observed between 1995 and 2022, which face diverse climate risks and exhibit ...
Sorin Gabriel Anton
wiley   +1 more source

Economic and health impacts of bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis on rural Zambian communities. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Phiri A, Zulu M, Phiri M, Malata M, Kalenga S, Olea-Popelka F, Malama S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Economic Growth Drive Equitable Water and Sanitation Access? Assessing Inequality Reduction Across 64 Nations

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether economic growth reduces inequalities in access to water and sanitation across 64 countries over an average period of 13.5 years. Drawing on disaggregated data by income quintiles and rural–urban location, and employing ordinary least squares (OLS), two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and Seemingly Unrelated Regression
Marcos García‐López, Samara López‐Ruiz, Gabriela Cuadrado‐Quesada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geospatial variation and machine learning approaches to predict open defecation practice in Zambia. [PDF]

PLoS One
Birlie AA, Meshesha NA, Tizie SB, Wondie SG, Teshome SG, Bedada TD, Muluneh AA, Eticha BL, Dube GN, Wodessa G, Mengistie MB.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Carbon VIX, Climate Risk and Financial Stability New Evidence From Developing Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of the carbon VIX and climate risk on financial stability through the banking Z‐score in developing economies. Using the Dynamic Panel Threshold Model of 106 developing countries from 2012 to 2022, the results reveal that both carbon VIX and climate risk exert a significant negative influence on banking ...
Alanoud Al‐Maadid, Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, Kamal Si Mohammed, Omer Salih Mohammed Abker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the hidden burden: Common mental disorders among women attending antenatal care in selected health facilities of Lusaka, Zambia. [PDF]

PLOS Ment Health
Jacobs C, Nkhowani J, Ngosa D, Shanaube K, Sandøy IF.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pathways to Sustainable Development: The Role of Property Rights, Globalization, Policy Stringency, and Institutions in E7 Economies

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Property rights play a crucial role in protecting natural resources by enhancing individuals' and organizations' awareness of their responsibilities. Social globalization influences environmental sustainability by shaping consumption patterns.
Tunahan Degirmenci, Mehmet Aydin, Busra Yigit, B. Yasin Çakmak, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous knowledge systems for the treatment of hypertension in Lusaka, Zambia: Perceptions, Knowledge and Practice

, 2016
Indigenous knowledge systems for the treatment of hypertension in Lusaka, Zambia: Perceptions, Knowledge and PracticeA significant number of patients suffering from hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity, are said to access ...
Goma, F, Prashar, L
core  

The Role of Global Political Economy in Community‐Based Adaptation to Climate Change—Practitioners' Experience and Opinions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Community‐based adaptation scholars and practitioners acknowledge that power asymmetries pose significant barriers to project impact. Nevertheless, there is little research on the role of the global political economy as the root cause of vulnerability.
Tom Selje, Alexandra Klepp, Boris Heinz
wiley   +1 more source