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Understanding contraceptive use behaviours among women with disabilities in low-resource settings in Ghana: a qualitative study
This qualitative study explores the contraceptive use behaviours among women with disabilities in low-resource settings in Ghana, a group whose …
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Ebola in the rear-view mirror: how epidemic pasts shaped Sierra Leone’s preparedness and response to Covid-19
This paper examines how past experience and legacies of epidemics shaped Sierra Leone's response to COVID-19 and how these influences …
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‘It all depends on your faith’: Spiritual illnesses and traditional healing in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa
Despite biomedical explanations for diseases being increasingly accepted in sub-Saharan Africa, traditional African explanatory models of illness remain widespread. This …
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Composition and structure of women’s family and personal networks in Ouagadougou: what are the effects on current fertility?
The objective of this study is to assess the effects of the configuration, size, and density of family and personal …
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Perceptions of preconception health messaging and responsibility: engaging with ‘health helpers’ in the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative-South Africa trial
Premised on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease theory and on the limited effectiveness of antenatal interventions, interventions in …
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Pandemic preparedness and pandemic arrival: an ethnographic observation
The Pandemic Preparedness Project (PPP) was an attempt to understand community-level pandemic preparedness, primarily using a longitudinal observational research method.Anthropologists …
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Pandemic preparedness: what difference does experience make?
This ethnographic study, conducted as part of the Pandemic Preparedness Project, explores the pandemic preparedness of communities in NG and …
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Menarche and pubertal progression: a cross-sectional analysis of timing and influencing factors in North-Eastern Ghana
Abstract Menarche and pubertal onset vary across populations but understanding age-at-menarche (AAM) and pubertal growth tempo is limited in low-income …
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Ethnic affiliation and protective sexual behaviours among youth in Nigeria
Investing in the sexual and reproductive health of young adults can directly and indirectly contribute to accelerated economic growth. Looking …