In African childhood studies, ideas about love, sex and gender are often ignored. Despite love’s overarching presence children and young people are often written about as loveless. The study of A…
Clinical waste is ineffectively treated and disposed in Cameroon. Disposal sites have unrestricted access and are located within communities. We hypothesize that vector proliferation and exposu…
In Africa, AIDS has a woman's face: In eastern and southern Africa, young women are more than twice as likely as young men to have acquired HIV.
The ranges around the estimates in this list (given in square brackets) define the boundaries within which the actual numbers lie based on the best available information for the year 2014.
Adolescent girls (15-19) account for approximately two thirds of new HIV infections among adolescents.
This article discusses the accountability debate surrounding the activities of non-state actors and its impact on the realisation of the child’s right to education. It examines the legal framew…
Previous studies, conducted mainly in Asian countries, have shown that women's empowerment is associated with contraceptive use, lower fertility, and longer birth intervals. Yet little is known abo…
Children are considered one of the most vulnerable members of society. As such, they often fall victim of crimes, exploitation and abuses. Although most children are considered vulnerable, child…
Previous studies, conducted mainly in Asian countries, have shown that women's empowerment is associated with contraceptive use, lower fertility, and longer birth intervals. Yet little is known a…
We hypothesise that the prospects of gender revolution (GR) is rising in Nigeria and may be swaying marriage timing and fertility. The 1990 and 2013 NDHS data and 45 in-depth interviews were anal…