Are men well served by family planning programs?

K Hardee, M Croce-Galis, J Gay - Reproductive health, 2017 - Springer
Although the range of contraceptives includes methods for men, namely condoms,
vasectomy and withdrawal that men use directly, and the Standard Days Method (SDM) that …

The prevention of violence in childhood through parenting programmes: a global review

C Coore Desai, JA Reece… - Psychology, health & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Child maltreatment is a global problem affecting both high income (HICs) and low and
middle income countries (LMICs). However research has shown that children who live in the …

Building the foundations for sustainable development: a case for global investment in the capabilities of adolescents

P Sheehan, K Sweeny, B Rasmussen, A Wils… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Investment in the capabilities of the world's 1· 2 billion adolescents is vital to the UN's
Sustainable Development Agenda. We examined investments in countries of low income …

Community-based strategies to strengthen men's engagement in the HIV care cascade in sub-Saharan Africa

M Sharma, RV Barnabas, C Celum - PLoS medicine, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Community-based strategies to strengthen men’s engagement in the HIV care cascade in
sub-Saharan Africa | PLOS Medicine Skip to main content Advertisement PLOS Medicine Browse …

Women's and men's reports of past-year prevalence of intimate partner violence and rape and women's risk factors for intimate partner violence: A multicountry cross …

R Jewkes, E Fulu, R Tabassam Naved, E Chirwa… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding the past-year prevalence of male-perpetrated intimate partner
violence (IPV) and risk factors is essential for building evidence-based prevention and …

What do we know about preventing school violence? A systematic review of systematic reviews

S Lester, C Lawrence, CL Ward - Psychology, health & medicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Many children across the world are exposed to school violence, which undermines their
right to education and adversely affects their development. Studies of interventions for …

The Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV-risk behaviours in Durban, South Africa: study protocol for a …

A Gibbs, L Washington, S Willan, N Ntini, T Khumalo… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background Preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a global public health
challenge. Studies suggest urban informal settlements have particularly high levels of IPV …

[HTML][HTML] Interpersonal violence: global impact and paths to prevention

JA Mercy, SD Hillis, A Butchart, MA Bellis… - Injury prevention and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Interpersonal violence is a pervasive public health, human rights, and development
challenge (Rosenberg and others 2006). Its effects reverberate through families …

[HTML][HTML] Sexually transmitted infections: impact and cost-effectiveness of prevention

HW Chesson, P Mayaud, SO Aral - Major Infectious Diseases. 3rd …, 2017 - books.google.com
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) impose major health and economic burdens globally.
More than 35 bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens have been identified as sexually …

Evaluation of the responsible, engaged, and loving (REAL) fathers initiative on physical child punishment and intimate partner violence in Northern Uganda

K Ashburn, B Kerner, D Ojamuge, R Lundgren - Prevention science, 2017 - Springer
Violence against women and violence against children in Uganda are recognized as
significant public health concerns. Exposure to violence at home as a child can increase the …