Abstract Background Despite Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being the epicenter of the HIV
epidemic, uptake of HIV testing is not optimal. While qualitative studies have been …

A growing body of research highlights the importance of gendered social determinants of
child health, such as maternal education and women's status, for mediating child survival …

Diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria are the largest contributors to childhood mortality in sub-
Saharan Africa. While supply side efforts to deliver effective and affordable interventions are …

Introduction Given the social, economic, and health consequences of early parenthood,
unintended pregnancy, and the risks of HIV infection and subsequent transmission, there is …

Gender norms, roles and relations serve as both protective and risk factors for health among
groups of women and men. However, women's disadvantaged social, economic and …

Background Early diagnosis and timely treatment of malaria is recognized as a fundamental
element to the control of the disease. Although access to health services in Tanzania is …

One of the most ambitious legacies of the 20th century was the universal commitment to
ensure freedom from want as a human right. But to what extent are countries across the …

Introduction This paper examines the relationship between national health insurance
enrolment and the utilisation of inpatient and outpatient healthcare for older adults in rural …

Following the 2008 global financial crisis, small-scale gold mining operations proliferated
worldwide. Along Ghana's Offin River, the landscape has been radically transformed by …

Background Improving maternal health remains a priority to the Ghanaian government.
Consequently, it has implemented the World Health Organization recommendation of …