“One is not Born, but Rather Becomes, a Woman”: Impressions of Women on the Career in Agribusiness and its Spaces by Heliani Berlato, Danilo Andretta, Thais Fernandes

“…Studies on gender discrimination and women’s careers in organizations reinforce how much women are silenced in their speech, undermined in their skills, and paid less than men. …”
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Impact of diet on vitamin D status in a Sri Lanka-based sample of pregnant women by Kaneshapillai Anusha, Liyanage Guwani, Hettiaratchi Usha, Gunasekera Dulanie

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Examining the Impact of Women's Savings Groups on Socio¬economic Welfare of Families in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Namara, Brenda

“…Despite the existence of women's savings groups in the Northern division of Kabale Municipality which would help in poverty reduction and improve on socio-economic welfare of families through the provision of small loans to its members at low interest rates and saving the little they have, still, the social economic welfare of families has remained the same in the area and there seem to be no reasons for forming such savings groups. …”
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Sex-Specific Differences in the Pathophysiology of Hypertension by Hannah Zhang, Pawan K. Singal, Amir Ravandi, Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Unsafe Abortion Among Women Admitted on the Gynaecological Ward of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Opeto, Moses

“…Its management and treatment consume large amounts of the already scarce health system resources, yet little is known about its prevalence and associated factors. …”
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Opportunities and challenges for enhancing preconception health in primary care: qualitative study with women from ethnically diverse communities by Joe Kai, Nadeem Qureshi, Helena Tuomainen, Laura Cross-Bardell, Mandeep Bhoday

“…However, challenges for engaging women in preconception care more routinely were underlined. …”
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Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Shilpa Sisodia, Zara Hammond, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Charlotte Hanlon, Laura Asher

“…Women with SMI were shown to have higher rates of HIV and low levels of contraception knowledge and use, with little advice offered by professionals.…”
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Vitamin D Intake among Premenopausal Women Living in Jeddah: Food Sources and Relationship to Demographic Factors and Bone Health by Tahani A. Zareef, Robert T. Jackson, Abdulkareem A. Alkahtani

“…Background. Saudi women depend on food sources to maintain their serum 25(OH) D concentrations because covering by traditional clothing and time spent indoors limit their sun exposure. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding High Salt Intake and Association With Hypertension Among Rural Women in Chandpur District of Bangladesh by Pradip Chandra, Aminul Islam, Shahara Robertson, Abu‐Al‐Rafe, Md. Abu Sayed, Afra Anjum Ahona, Mst. Nadira Parvin, Pradip Sen Gupta

“…These findings imply that further educational intervention is needed to increase understanding of healthy dietary salt intake among rural women.…”
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Statistical exploration of factors associated with birth of children having sickle cell traits among reproductive-age women in Nigeria by Gabriel Ogunde, Ayodele Shabi, Joshua O. Akinyemi

“…Results from the multilevel binary logistic regression revealed that women who were traditionalists (AOR = 1.77; 95% CI = 1.04–3.02) were more likely of having children with SCT. …”
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Postpartum depression in relation to chronic diseases and multimorbidity in women’s mid-late life: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank by Yue Zhang, Yangyang Cheng, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Yaguan Zhou, Hui Wang, Xiaolin Xu

“…Abstract Background Maternal short-term outcomes of postpartum depression (PPD) were widely examined, but little is known about its long-term association with multiple chronic diseases (multimorbidity) in women’s later life. …”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Women: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Moyale District, Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Hailu Bekele, Gebi Husein Jima, Ashenafi Habtamu Regesu

“…In Ethiopia, it is one of the factors leading to unacceptable high morbidity and mortality among women. However, little is documented on undernutrition among lactating women particularly in such a purely pastoral community. …”
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"I sometimes feel like I can't win!": An exploratory mixed-methods study of women's body image and experiences of exercising in gym settings. by Emma S Cowley, Jekaterina Schneider

“…Despite an increase in gym memberships, women are less active than men and little is known about the barriers women face when navigating gym spaces. …”
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Effect of probiotic and prebiotics supplementation on hemoglobin levels and iron absorption among women of reproductive age and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Aditi Apte, Ashwini Parge, Radhika Nimkar, Anju Sinha

“…Abstract Background This review aims to assess the effect of oral administration of probiotics and/or prebiotics in children and women of reproductive age (WRA) to improve intestinal iron absorption, hemoglobin, and ferritin levels. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest... by Teklay Gebrecherkos, Getu Girmay, Mulualem Lemma, Markos Negash

“…Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the major mode in endemic areas, including Ethiopia, where little is known about pregnant women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards HBV infection and MTCT. …”
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L’émergence d’un autre ornement Art nouveau au tournant des années 1910 by Aurélien Locatelli

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Factors influencing gender and youth integration in agricultural research and innovation in Africa by Mastewal Yami, Oyewale Abioye, Sougrynoma Zainatou Sore, Aline Mugisho, Tahirou Abdoulaye

“…Some R & I projects made promising efforts in developing youth and gender-specific work packages as well as action plans outlining the end-to-end engagement of men, women, and youth in R & I. However, there was an imbalance in gender integration vis-à-vis youth integration as youth got little consideration in the R & I policies and practices, thereby reinforcing intergenerational inequality. …”
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Evaluation of a Low-threshold Exercise And Protein supplementation intervention for Women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: Protocol for a single-arm mixed methods... by Fiona Kennedy, Deirdre Murray, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Julie Broderick

“…This study will be conducted in Dublin from February to July 2024.<h4>Discussion</h4>Little is known about frailty-focussed interventions in women experiencing homelessness and addiction. …”
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Burden and Determinants of Anemia in a Rural Population in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Matthew Little, Chloe Zivot, Sally Humphries, Warren Dodd, Kirit Patel, Cate Dewey

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Embracing natural hair by Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani

“…Whereas predominantly, existing studies find that media representations of beauty and beautiful hair are defined via whiteness and that Black women also participate in self-production in ways that suggest an acceptance of the hierarchy that locates Black looks at the margins, very little research has been done about Black women who resist the hegemonic representation of and assumed superior status of white looks in general and flowing hair specifically. …”
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