Background: Gender inequalities in relationship power may promote unprotected sexual intercourse. Goals: The goal of this study was to gain insight into the specific gender dynamics in the intim…
The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) conducted a Grantee Recognition Survey in May, 2014 to collect information on the recognition and influence attained by grantee partners and stakeholder …
Objectives: To investigate changing nutritional demographics of treated HIV-1-infected patients and explore causes of obesity, particularly in women of African origin. Methods: We prospectively r…
Embracing the concerns of women from diverse cultural, political and geographic communities, the Center for Women's Global Leadership seeks to bring their perspectives and strategies into gre…
The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) has had another eventful and productive year. In this report, we describe our key activities and milestones for the year, and how these add up to a…
CuttingAbstractObjectives: To evaluate the frequency of female genital mutilation (FGM) among Sudanese women incomparison to other African countries. To review the immediate and the late complicati…
One of the fundamental challenges to implementing successful prevention of mother-tochild transmission (PMTCT) programs in Nigeria is the uptake of PMTCT services at health facilities. Several …
"Femmes debout! Feministes debout! Vous avez besoin d'une voix...Parler de votre ame...c'est ca qui chante l'artiste de performance zimbabweenne, Kesia Musoni en disant bienvenue aux feminstes afri…
Kenya plays a significant role in contributing to mixed migration in the Horn of Africa most notably being a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking. Despite being a signator…