A Scoping Review of the Health of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Women…

Armed conflict and internal displacement of persons create new health challenges for women in Africa. To outline the research literature on this population, we conducted a review of studies explo…

How Peer Conversations about HIV/AIDS Media Messages affect Comprehension and…

Most existent research on the effects of interpersonal discussions about health campaign messages is based on surveys. In this study, we analysed actual conversations about an HIV/AIDS poster to f…

Community violence and young children: making space for hope

All children experience fears during childhood, including fear of the dark, monsters and strangers. These fears are normal and temporary. However, chronic activation of the body's stress response s…

Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Anaemia in Pregnancy…

Anaemia, though a common problem in Nigeria, has not been adequately studied amongst pregnant women in primary health care facilities. Objective: This study is aimed at determining the prevalence o…

The Use of Facilities for Labor and Delivery: the Views of Women in Rural Uganda

The aim of the paper is to explore factors associated with home or hospital delivery in rural Uganda. Qualitative interviews with recently-delivered women in rural Uganda and statistical analys…

Grants Awarded Nigeria 2001 - 2010

AWDF awards grants to African women's organizations working in the following thematic areas: Women's Human Rights Economic Empowerment Political Participation Peace-Building Healt…

A Retrospective Study of the Health Profile of Neonates of Mothers with Anemi…

Our study assessed the health profile of neonates in relation to anemia in pregnancy and pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH). This was a retrospective study where a systematic random sampling tech…

Intimate Partner Violence, Health Behaviours, and Chronic Physical Illness am…

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‘Eating a Ripe Banana with Its Skin On’: Health Education Campaigns again…

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Resources and resourcefulness: Gender, Human Rights and Resilience Inartisana…

The research in this chapter was framed by questions such as: Do men and women face similar difficulties when seeking to gain employment in mining? Are they afforded similar opportunities once t…