Gender norms and health: insights from global survey data

AM Weber, B Cislaghi, V Meausoone, S Abdalla… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
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 …

Women decision-making autonomy on maternal health service and associated factors in low-and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis

NA Gebeyehu, KA Gelaw, EA Lake… - Women's …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study was done to determine the overall estimate of decision-making
autonomy on maternal health services and associated factors in low-and middle-income …

What explains gender inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from the demographic and health surveys

D Sia, Y Onadja, M Hajizadeh, SJ Heymann… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Women are disproportionally affected by human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The …

HIV prevalence in South Africa through gender and racial lenses: results from the 2012 population-based national household survey

M Mabaso, L Makola, I Naidoo, LL Mlangeni… - International journal for …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In South Africa, persistence of the HIV epidemic and associated
gender and racial disparities is a major concern after more than 20 years of democratic …

Sex differences in HIV prevalence persist over time: evidence from 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

HK Hegdahl, KM Fylkesnes, IF Sandøy - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective The aim of this study was to examine changes over time in the female: male HIV
prevalence ratio in 18 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, overall and when stratified by area of …

[HTML][HTML] Educational intervention on breast self-examination behavior in women referred to health centers: Application of Health Belief Model

Z Khiyali, F Aliyan, SH Kashfi… - Asian Pacific journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 92 women, divided into an
experimental and a control group. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire …

The role of gender power relations on women's health outcomes: evidence from a maternal health coverage survey in Simiyu region, Tanzania

HM Garrison-Desany, E Wilson, M Munos… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Gender is a crucial consideration of human rights that impacts many priority
maternal health outcomes. However, gender is often only reported in relation to sex …

Polygamy and safe sex negotiation among married women: evidence from Cameroon

S Dhillon, D Amoak, GN Chidimbah Munthali… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Research indicates that women in polygamous relationships may be exposed
to unique sexual and reproductive health challenges. However, there are very few studies …

Bayesian modeling of spatiotemporal patterns of TB-HIV co-infection risk in Kenya

V Otiende, T Achia, H Mwambi - BMC infectious diseases, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diseases
are globally acknowledged as a public health challenge that exhibits adverse bidirectional …

The burden of HIV on Tuberculosis patients in the Volta region of Ghana from 2012 to 2015: implication for Tuberculosis control

E Osei, J Der, R Owusu, P Kofie, WK Axame - BMC infectious diseases, 2017 - Springer
Background The impact of HIV on TB, and the implications for TB control, has been
acknowledged as a public health challenge. It is imperative therefore to assess the burden …