Adolescence As Risk Factor for Adverse Pregnancy Outcome in Central Africa â€â€¦
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of maternal and neonatal mortality worldwide. Young maternal age at delivery has been proposed as risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome, yet…
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Sanitary Pad Interventions for Girls’ Education in Ghana: A Pilot Study
Background: Increased education of girls in developing contexts is associated with a number of important positive health, social, and economic outcomes for a community. The event of menarche tends …
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Leadership Experiences and Practices of South African Health Managers: What i…
Background: The importance of strong and transformative leadership is recognised as essential to the building of resilient and responsive health systems. In this regard, Sustainable Development Go…
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Violence against women and reproduction health among African women: The case …
Violence against women (VAW) is continually recognized as a global health concern yet population based studies of its determinants and consequences remain scarce in less developed areas. This study…
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Mothers’ perception of neonatal jaundice in Lagos, Nigeria: An urgent need …
Background. Neonatal jaundice remains a leading cause of preventable brain damage, mental handicap, physical disabilities and early death among infants. The high mortality and morbidity from neona…
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Challenges in day-to-day midwifery practice; a qualitative study from a regio…
Background: Maternal and infant mortality rates in Tanzania have decreased over the past decades, but remain high. One of the challenges the country faces, is the lack of skilled health care worker…
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- 1654-9880
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Consolidating the gains of African Women, 2007 - 2008 Annual Report
It is AWDF's goal to ensure that it remains financially sustainable so that it can continue to support women in Africa
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Migration Theories Versus Remittance Behaviour of Migrant Women in Kenya
The linkages between development and migration have received increasing attention by international institutions and donor agencies alike. With approximately half of all migrants being women, the …
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- 2309-3625
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Factors Affecting Antenatal Care Attendance: Results from Qualitative Studies…
Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is a key strategy to improve maternal and infant health. However, survey data from sub- Saharan Africa indicate that women often only initiate ANC after the first t…
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Incident HIV during Pregnancy and Postpartum and Risk of Mother-to-Child HIV …
Background: Women may have persistent risk of HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum. Estimating risk of HIV during these periods is important to inform optimal prevention approaches. We p…
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