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Health literacy offers an opportunity to effectively direct health information and services to poor and marginalized groups. However, minimal attempts have been made to understand
Many African towns and cities face a range of hazards, which can best be described as representing a “spectrum of risk” of events that can
Complications of unsafe abortion are a leading cause of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Adolescents and young women are disproportionately represented among those at risk
Numerous studies have reported a strong association between temperature and mortality. Additional insights can be gained from investigating the effects of temperature on years of
This publication is an initiative of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG). The articles in this volume examine the conditions under which work
Research evidence has established the importance of mothers’ education and their children’s educational achievement. However, little has been done to establish the association between mothers’
In Togo, about half of health care costs are paid at the point of service, which reduces access to health care and exposes households to
Missing from the huge literature on women’s attitudes and beliefs concerning specific contraceptive methods is any detailed quantitative documentation for all major methods in low-
In Kenya, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) accounted for more than 10% of total deaths and 4% of total Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in 2015 with a
The health and development potential of young children is dependent on nurturing care (NC) provided by primary caregivers. NC encompasses attention to nutrition; symptom management;
The 2005 expansion of the Ethiopian abortion law provided minors access to legal abortions, yet little is known about abortion among adolescents. This paper estimates
The aim of this post-intervention assessment was to measure the effects of community intervention on the knowledge and attitudes of women regarding safe abortion in