Correlates of and Barriers to the Utilization of Health Services for Delivery in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa by Nai-Peng Tey, Siow-li Lai

“…Within each country, the poorer, less educated and rural women had higher unmet need for maternal care services. …”
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Community Perception on Beekeeping Practices, Management, and Constraints in Termaber and Basona Werena Districts, Central Ethiopia by Abadi Berhe, Abebe Asale, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

“…Beekeeping was reported to create job opportunity for landless men and women for their livelihood and needs low capital to start. …”
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Financial Literacy, Cash Management and Business Growth in Kampala City Council Authority, Uganda by Eton, Marus, Miria Nyangoma, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Barige Godfrey

“…The study recommended that the Private Sector Uganda, Uganda Manufacturers’ Association, Uganda Chamber of Commerce; and other trade organizations should include training business men and women around the country on sound financial management. …”
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Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression Levels in High-Risk Pregnancies During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Approaches to Vaccination: A Case-Control Study by Seval Yilmaz Ergani, Huriye Guvenc Sacinti, Mujde Can Ibanoglu, Kadriye Yakut Yucel, Caner Kose, Nazan Vanli Tonyali, Elif Gulsah Diktas, Rahmi Sinan Karadeniz, Can Tekin Iskender, Yaprak Ustun

“…STUDY DESIGN: In a case-control study, the Beck Depression and Beck Anxiety Scales were administered to 62 high-risk pregnant women and 296 normal pregnant women who registered at our hospital. …”
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Impact of socioeconomic and political stressors on mental health: a cross-sectional study on university students in Lebanon by Zeina M. Al-Khalil, Walaa G. El Sheikh, Ghena H. Lababidi, Elissa O. Shehayeb, Pia Maria Ghanime, Farid R. Talih, Hani Tamim, Bilal R. Kaafarani

“…Out of 240 respondents, 52.3% experienced burnout, 29.3% experienced high/very high burnout, and 54.2% reported symptoms of depression, anxiety. Women had poorer mental health outcomes. The strongest associations were between little sleep and burnout (aOR = 6.78, p < 0.001) and symptoms of depression, anxiety (aOR = 2.84, p < 0.001). …”
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انتاجیة المرأة العربیة فى مجال العلوم والتکنولوجیا کمخرجات بحثیة فى قواعد البیانات العالمیة : دراسة سیانتومتریة... by د. متولى على الدکر

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Psychosocial determinants of adherence to public health and social measures (PHSMs) in 18 African Union Member States during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a... by Andrew Johnson, Amanda McClelland, Nandita Murukutla, Akhona Tshangela, Ashish K Gupta, Meena Maharjan, Cecilia Fabrizio, Emily W Myers, Virginia Nkwanzi, Colby A Wilkason, Natalie Lacey, Benjamin Djoudalbaye

“…Women and older adults demonstrated better adherence to personal PHSMs (adjusted OR (aOR): women=1.43, age=1.01, p&lt;0.05) and community PHSMs (aOR: women=1.57, age=1.01, p&lt;0.05). …”
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The Pacifying Power of Wages in the Domestic Work Domain by Vuyo Gama

“…Finally, the study shows how these contradictory oppressive and liberatory experiences both inform and sustain domestic work in the country. This is in a context where women are part of a labour market with high unemployment, with domestic work being a convenient source of employment for less-skilled labour. …”
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Intraurban socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy: a population-based cross-sectional analysis in the city of Córdoba, Argentina (2015–2018) by Ana V Diez Roux, Usama Bilal, D Alex Quistberg, Kari A Moore, Harrison Quick, Santiago Rodríguez López, Natalia Tumas, Binod Acharya, Gabriel E Acevedo

“…Lower values of % overcrowded households and unemployment rate were associated with longer life expectancy: mean differences comparing the lowest versus the highest decile were 3.03 and 2.73 in men and 2.57 and 2.34 years in women, respectively.Conclusion Life expectancy is substantially heterogeneous and patterned by socioeconomic characteristics in a mid-sized city of a middle-income country, suggesting that small-area inequities in life expectancy are not limited to large cities or high-income countries.…”
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Femmes, artistes et immigrantes : la discrimination multiple à l’égard des écrivaines contemporaines de la diaspora africaine by Zoly Rakotoniera Rakotondravelo

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Analysis of determinant factors with the severity of COVID-19 in pregnancy by Yanti Linda, Sekarini Ni Nyoman Ayu Desy, Susanti Dwi

“…In Indonesia as well as other countries, pregnant women are considerably more likely to have COVID-19. …”
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Effect of homemade peanut oil consumption during pregnancy on low birth weight and preterm birth outcomes: a cohort study in Southwestern China by Yanxu Zhong, Huan Lu, Yuyan Jiang, Minyan Rong, Xiangming Zhang, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul

“…Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted among pregnant women in Guangxi province, Southwestern China. Information of all eligible women on homemade peanut oil consumption and potential factors associated with LBW and PB was collected, and all were followed up until delivery. …”
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Viral Hepatitis B and Its Implications for Public Health in DR Congo: A Systematic Review by Marcellin Mengouo Nimpa, Hermès Karemere, Christian Ngandu, Franck-Fortune Mboussou, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Dalau Nkamba, André Bita Fouda, Bienvenu Nguejio, Sifa Kakozi, Aimé Mwana-Wabene Cikomola, Jean-Crispin Mukendi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Moise Désiré Yapi, Richard Bahizire Riziki, Cedric Mwanga, John Otomba, Jean Baptiste Nikiema, Boureima Hama Sambo, Daniel Katuashi Ishoso

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Determinants of Household Food Insecurity and Depression in Mothers: Evidence from Ghana by Anthony Wemakor, Ibrahim Alhassan Mohammed, Victoria Awuni

“…Both personal and household characteristics of the women are associated with household FI and maternal depression statuses, and the two constructs are highly correlated. …”
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An Analysis of Papers on Migration Presented at National Public Health Congresses by Hande Özgen, Özge Aksoy, Ahmet Can Bilgin

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Anaemia in Pregnancy: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Northern Tanzania by Grace Stephen, Melina Mgongo, Tamara Hussein Hashim, Johnson Katanga, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Sia Emmanueli Msuya

“…Anaemia in pregnancy is a public health problem in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, risk factors, and adverse perinatal outcomes of anaemia among pregnant women in Moshi Municipal, Northern Tanzania. …”
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Induction of labour outcomes in a tertiary hospital: the Ghanaian cervix and misoprostol 25ug (GCAM-25 STUDY)—a cross-sectional study by Teresa Aba Mensah, Kwaku Asah-Opoku, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Evans Kofi Agbeno

“…With the current availability of 25ug misoprostol tablets in Ghana, this study assesses the effectiveness and safety of 25ug intravaginal misoprostol among women with low risk postdate pregnancies (between 41 weeks and 43 weeks) induced at the premier tertiary healthcare facility in the country. …”
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Regional Variation in Rates of IVF Treatment across Australia: A Population-based Study by Louise Rawlings, Pauline Ding, Stephen J. Robson

“…**Results:** Variations were found in IVF uptake between states with greater differences in older women. There was no significant association between IVF procedures and population density or geographic isolation. …”
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Life-course socioeconomic status and breast and cervical cancer screening: analysis of the WHO's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) by Dejana Braithwaite, Tomi Akinyemiju, Kemi Ogunsina, Swati Sakhuja, Valentine Ogbhodo

“…Improving knowledge of the benefits of cancer screening and integrating cancer screening into routine healthcare practice for low SES women are actionable strategies that may significantly improve screening rates in low-income and middle-income countries.…”
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Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data by Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Frost, Peter Richard Andrew Hinde

“…While sex-selective abortion is common in some Asian countries, it is not clear whether the legal status of abortion is associated with the prevalence of sex-selection when sex-selection is illegal. …”
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