New learnings on drivers of men's physical and/or sexual violence against their female partners, and women's experiences of this, and the implications for prevention …

A Gibbs, K Dunkle, L Ramsoomar, S Willan… - Global health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Understanding the drivers of intimate partner violence (IPV), perpetrated by
men and experienced by women, is a critical task for developing effective prevention …

The impact of food insecurity on mental health in Africa: A systematic review

JP Trudell, ML Burnet, BR Ziegler, I Luginaah - Social science & medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2018, 676.1 million people in Africa (52.5% of the population) were moderately or
severely food insecure. This exceptionally high prevalence continues to increase as Africa …

Exploring the impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on informal settlements in Tshwane Gauteng Province, South Africa

M Nyashanu, P Simbanegavi, L Gibson - Global Public Health, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Informal settlements remain a public health problem as they lack basic infrastructure.
Furthermore, it is challenging to enforce public health regulations and protocols to prevent …

Emotional and economic intimate partner violence as key drivers of depression and suicidal ideation: A cross-sectional study among young women in informal …

A Gibbs, K Dunkle, R Jewkes - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Little research has assessed the impact of emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) and
economic IPV on women's mental health. Using cross-sectional data from the Stepping …

A systematised review of the health impact of urban informal settlements and implications for upgrading interventions in South Africa, a rapidly urbanising middle …

A Weimann, T Oni - International journal of environmental research and …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Informal settlements are becoming more entrenched within African cities as the urban
population continues to grow. Characterised by poor housing conditions and inadequate …

Slums, space, and state of health—a link between settlement morphology and health data

J Friesen, V Friesen, I Dietrich, PF Pelz - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Approximately 1 billion slum dwellers worldwide are exposed to increased health risks due
to their spatial environment. Recent studies have therefore called for the spatial environment …

Intimate partner violence: A key correlate of women's physical and mental health in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

SC Winter, LM Obara, S McMahon - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Globally, one billion people live in informal settlements, and that number is expected to triple
by 2050. Studies suggests that health in informal settlements is a serious and growing …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence and correlates of depression before and after the COVID-19 pandemic declaration among urban refugee adolescents and youth in informal …

CH Logie, I Berry, M Okumu, M Loutet, C McNamee… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose There is scant research examining urban refugee youth mental health outcomes,
including potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine prevalence and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of childhood poverty and trauma on adult depressive symptoms among young men in peri-urban South African settlements

AM Hatcher, A Gibbs, R Jewkes, RS McBride… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Depressive disorders contribute to health declines among young men, but little is
known about how childhood trauma alongside poverty alters depressive symptoms in young …

Attitude towards gender roles and violence against women and girls (VAWG): baseline findings from an RCT of 1752 youths in Pakistan

T Saeed Ali, R Karmaliani, J Mcfarlane… - Global health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Violence against women is driven by gender norms that normalize and justify
gender inequality and violence. Gender norms are substantially shaped during …