Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health and human rights issue
that affects millions of women and girls. While disaggregated national statistics are crucial to …

Background Literature suggests that most mental disorders have their onset in childhood
and adolescence, but go undiagnosed until adulthood. Shorter versions of the screening …

Background and aims Sexual victimization, happened during childhood and beyond, is
known to be a substantial contributing factor for obesity development later in life. This work …

Background In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who are out
of school are at higher risk of depressive and anxiety disorders compared to their school …

Background Gendered power dynamics within couple relationships can constrain women
from achieving positive sexual and reproductive health outcomes. But little is known about …

Abstract Introduction: There are approximately 1.7 million adolescents living with HIV
(ALHIV, ages 10 to 19) globally, including 110,000 in Kenya. While ALHIV experience poor …

Introduction We sought to estimate the prevalence, severity and identify predictors of
violence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in informal settlement areas of …

Objectives We examined key gender, interpersonal and community dynamics influencing
PrEP acceptability among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and their male …

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) include forms of abuse,
neglect, and household stressors that are potentially early life traumatic experiences. A …

Objectives Despite significant public health emphasis on unintended pregnancy prevention
among adolescent girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a gap in …