Mental health concerns are common, and various evidence-based interventions for mental
health conditions have been developed. However, many people have difficulty accessing …

This paper provides an overview of the scientific evidence pointing to critically needed steps
to reduce racial inequities in health. First, it argues that communities of opportunity should …

Despite global commitments to achieving gender equality and improving health and
wellbeing for all, quantitative data and methods to precisely estimate the effect of gender …

Intersectionality is a theoretical framework that posits that multiple social categories (eg,
race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status) intersect at the micro level …

CONTEXT: Curriculum-based sexuality and HIV education is a mainstay of interventions to
prevent STIs, HIV and unintended pregnancy among young people. Evidence links …

Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls is pervasive and has negative
consequences for sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In this systematic review of …

Most HIV prevention literature portrays women as especially vulnerable to HIV infection
because of biological susceptibility and men's sexual power and privilege. Conversely …

METHODS: Data came from the latest round of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted
between 2006 and 2008 in Namibia, Zambia, Ghana and Uganda. Responses from married …

One of the main determinants of the spread of epidemics in human population centres is the
degree of compliance with public health regulations. The aim of this study was to investigate …

This article reviews the research on traditional gender-role adherence and sexuality for
heterosexual men and women. Specifically, the consequences and predictors of following …