Background: Research on suicide attempts during pregnancy is limited as these are considered to be rare in the perinatal period. Aim: A retrospective pilot study was undertaken to establish wha…
Background: A growing number of complex public health interventions combine mass media with communitybased “change agents” and/or mobilisation efforts acting at multiple levels. While impact e…
Background: A growing number of complex public health interventions combine mass media with communitybased “change agents” and/or mobilisation efforts acting at multiple levels. While impact ev…
The relationship between gender and crime is intense and persistent. Both women and men commit and are victims of crime, but their perspectives, understanding, and interpretation of the crime are…
Childbearing is an important life course event and a decision to give birth has significant implication in contemporary society, especially if it occurs before the completion of schooling and preda…
Background: HIV risk perceptions are a key determinant of HIV testing. The success of efforts to achieve an AIDSfree generation – including reaching the UNAIDS 90–90-90 target – thus depends …
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 …
Objectives: To assess the self-reported oral health practices, behaviour and oral health status of pregnant women attending traditional birth attendant (TBA) clinics in a rural community. Methods: …
The relationship between gender and crime is intense and persistent. Both women and men commit and are victims of crime, but their perspectives, understanding, and interpretation of the crime are…
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognised as an important public health and social problem, with far reaching consequences for women’s physical and emotional health and social wel…