The effect of female economic empowerment interventions on the risk of intimate partner violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis

I Eggers Del Campo, JI Steinert - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Women's economic empowerment is an essential component of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals. Not only is it an end in itself but it has further been …

Opportunities and challenges in preventing violence against adolescent girls through gender transformative, whole-family support programming in Northeast Nigeria

A Koris, S Steven, V Akika, C Puls, C Okoro, D Bitrus… - Conflict and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Household violence is one of the most prevalent forms of gender-based
violence faced by adolescent girls in humanitarian settings. A growing evidence base …

Predictors of COVID-related changes in mental health in a South African sample of adolescents and young adults

K Haag, S Du Toit, S Skeen… - Psychology, Health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially affected the lives of young people living in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), leading to poorer short-term mental health outcomes. However …

A qualitative study exploring parent–daughter approaches for communicating about sex and transactional sex in Central Uganda: Implications for comprehensive …

M Pichon, L Howard‐Merrill, J Wamoyi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Ugandan adolescent girls and young women are disproportionately impacted
by human immunodeficiency virus, and this is largely driven by their engagement in …

Moving beyond a reliance on criminal legal strategies to address the root causes of domestic and sexual violence

D Peacock - Violence against women, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article is intended to support discussions about how to effectively address domestic and
sexual violence. It proposes the following key strategies: expanding beyond police, courts …

'It provides practical tips, practical solutions!': acceptability, usability, and satisfaction of a digital parenting intervention across African countries

I Awah, O Green, L Baerecke, R Janowski… - Psychology, Health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The parenting evidence base is well established, and the question is how best to transfer the
evidence to an app. App-based interventions could expand access to evidence-based …

'Tipping the balance'–an evaluation of COVID-19 parenting resources developed and adapted for child protection during global emergency responses

L Sherr, H Mebrahtu, K Mwaba, N Nurova… - Health Psychology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Parenting was severely affected by lockdown, school closure, illness,
movement restrictions and the many sudden changes wrought by the global emergence of …

Art-based reflections from 12 years of adolescent health and development-related research in South Africa

L Gittings, S Medley, CH Logie, N Ralayo… - Health Promotion …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This paper presents empirical and methodological findings from an art-based, participatory
process with a group (n= 16) of adolescent and young advisors in the Western Cape …

Accelerators for achieving the sustainable development goals in Sub-Saharan-African children and young adolescents–A longitudinal study

K Haag, S Du Toit, WE Rudgard, S Skeen, F Meinck… - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) were devised in 2015 to guide international
development policies until 2030. They cover a range of social, economic, and environmental …

Psychosocial resilience among left‐behind adolescents in rural Thailand: A qualitative exploration

K Rose‐Clarke, W Nambutr… - Sociology of Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
When parents migrate, they often leave children behind with relatives. Despite being at
higher risk of socio‐emotional problems, many left‐behind children have good health and …