[HTML][HTML] Menstruation: science and society

HOD Critchley, E Babayev, SE Bulun, S Clark… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Women's health concerns are generally underrepresented in basic and translational
research, but reproductive health in particular has been hampered by a lack of …

Women and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

G Ramjee, B Daniels - AIDS research and therapy, 2013 - Springer
Thirty years since the discovery of HIV, the HIV pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa accounts for
more than two thirds of the world's HIV infections. Southern Africa remains the region most …

Adolescence: a foundation for future health

SM Sawyer, RA Afifi, LH Bearinger, SJ Blakemore… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Adolescence is a life phase in which the opportunities for health are great and future
patterns of adult health are established. Health in adolescence is the result of interactions …

How addressing menstrual health and hygiene may enable progress across the Sustainable Development Goals

M Sommer, B Torondel, J Hennegan… - Global health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There is increasing global attention to the importance of menstrual health and hygiene
(MHH) for the lives of those who menstruate and gender equality. Yet, the global …

Early menarche: A systematic review of its effect on sexual and reproductive health in low-and middle-income countries

M Ibitoye, C Choi, H Tai, G Lee, M Sommer - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Adolescent girls aged 15–19 bear a disproportionate burden of negative sexual
and reproductive health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries. Research from …

[HTML][HTML] Social desirability bias in sexual behavior reporting: evidence from an interview mode experiment in rural Malawi

CA Kelly, E Soler-Hampejsek, BS Mensch… - … on sexual and …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS In 2009, relationship and sexual behavior data were collected from 1,750 never-
married males and females aged 16–18 via audio computer-assisted self-interviewing …

Menstruation and school absenteeism: evidence from rural Malawi

M Grant, C Lloyd, B Mensch - Comparative education review, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
The provision of toilets and menstrual supplies appears to be a promising strategy to
promote adolescent girls' school attendance and performance in less developed countries …

Early school failure predicts teenage pregnancy and marriage: A large population-based cohort study in northern Malawi

JR Glynn, BS Sunny, B DeStavola, A Dube, M Chihana… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background School dropout has been linked to early pregnancy and marriage but less is
known about the effect of school performance. We aimed to assess whether school …

HIV prevalence and associated factors among female sex workers in Ethiopia, East Africa: a cross-sectional study using a respondent-driven sampling technique

S Abdella, M Demissie, A Worku, M Dheresa… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background HIV acquisition among Female Sex Workers (FSWs) is 30 times higher than the
acquisition rate among females in the respective general population. A higher HIV burden in …

A not-so-grim tale: How childhood family structure influences reproductive and risk-taking outcomes in a historical US population

P Sheppard, JR Garcia, R Sear - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Childhood family structure has been shown to play an important role in shaping a child's life
course development, especially in industrialised societies. One hypothesis which could …