Intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Kenya: forms, perpetrators and associations

M Stiller, T Bärnighausen, ML Wilson - BMC women's health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Intimate Partner violence (IPV) among pregnant women is a significant
problem of public health importance. Nevertheless, there are relatively few studies which …

Diarrhea and associated factors among under five children in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from demographic and health surveys of 34 sub-Saharan countries

GD Demissie, Y Yeshaw, W Aleminew, Y Akalu - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Diarrhea is responsible for the death of more than 90% of under-five children in
low and lower-middle income countries. Regionally, South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa …

A systematic review and appraisal of epidemiological studies on household fuel use and its health effects using demographic and health surveys

DB Odo, IA Yang, LD Knibbs - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The domestic combustion of polluting fuels is associated with an estimated 3 million
premature deaths each year and contributes to climate change. In many low-and middle …

Prevalence of low birth weight and its associated factor at birth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A generalized linear mixed model

ZT Tessema, KS Tamirat, AB Teshale, GA Tesema - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the major determinants of perinatal survival,
infant morbidity, and mortality, as well as the risk of developmental disabilities and illnesses …

Effects of education and poverty on the prevalence of girl child marriage in India: A district–level analysis

P Paul - Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 - Elsevier
Girl child marriage remains widespread in India despite implementation of several policies
and programmes to eliminate the practice. This study examines the effects of girls' …

Prevalence and associated factors of adolescent pregnancy (15–19 years) in East Africa: a multilevel analysis

MG Worku, ZT Tessema, AB Teshale… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Adolescent pregnancy is a major public health problem both in developed and
developing countries with huge consequences to maternal health and pregnancy outcomes …

Machine learning approaches for predicting hypertension and its associated factors using population-level data from three South Asian countries

SMS Islam, A Talukder, MA Awal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular
diseases in South Asia. Machine learning (ML) models have been shown to outperform …

Open defecation practice and its determinants among households in sub-Saharan Africa: pooled prevalence and multilevel analysis of 33 sub-Saharan Africa …

DG Belay, MH Asratie, FM Aragaw, NT Tsega… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Open defecation facilitates the transmission of pathogens that cause diarrheal
diseases, which is the second leading contributor to the global burden of disease. It also …

Prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its associated factors: evidence from six south Asian countries

A Sarder, SMS Islam, Maniruzzaman, A Talukder… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Aim Unintended pregnancy is a significant public health concern in South Asian countries
because of its negative association with the socioeconomic and health outcomes for both …

Individual and community level factors associated with anemia among lactating mothers in Ethiopia using data from Ethiopian demographic and health survey, 2016; a …

AM Liyew, AB Teshale - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Maternal anemia is a worldwide public health problem especially in developing
countries including Ethiopia. The anemia burden among lactating mothers was higher in …