Background Approximately 40% of children 3 to 4 years of age in low-and middle-income
countries have suboptimal development and growth. Women's empowerment may help …

Background In 2017, a survey-based women's empowerment index (SWPER) was proposed
for African countries, including three domains: social independence, decision making and …

This study investigates the impact of women's political representation on children's health
outcomes from 1990 to 2020 using a global dataset comprising 162 countries. The child …

Interest in two‐generation approaches to improve the developmental outcomes of children
and their caregivers and the economic well‐being of families has increased amid persistent …

Background Early identification of high-risk pregnancies could reduce stillbirths, yet remains
a challenge in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aims to estimate the …

Advancing gender equality and women's empowerment (GE/WE) may contribute to better
child nutrition and development in low-resource settings. However, few empirical studies …

Background To help provide a global understanding of the role of gender-related barriers to
vaccination, we have used a broad measure of women's empowerment and explored its …

Background As a country with the second largest child population in the world, China has
little population-level evidence on who has been left behind in early childhood development …

Background Women's empowerment is an important factor for HIV prevention, but the
association with HIV-related indicators has never been quantified. In this study, we …

This study aimed to examine the relations of early childhood development with maternal
health literacy and mothers' early parenting practices. This cross-sectional study was …