Rural-Urban Determinants of Receiving Skilled Birth Attendants among Women in Bangladesh: Evidence from National Survey 2017-18 by Sohani Afroja, Abu Saleh Muhammad Nasim, Md. Salauddin Khan, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir

“…Husband’s education, women’s working status, wealth index, children’s birth order, and number of ANC visit are significant factors in receiving SBSs in both urban and rural areas. …”
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The intersection of intimate partner violence with sexual reproductive health in the Pacific: findings from a Kiribati population study by Anneliese Spiteri-Staines, Luz Viviana Sastre Gomez, Jess Letch, Anna Bornemisza, Kristin Diemer

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the research activity and working experience of clinical academics, with a focus on gender and ethnicity: a qualitative study in the UK by Carmen Soto, Jessica Elizabeth Morgan, Paul Crampton, Paul Alexander Tiffin, Gabrielle M Finn, Amelia Kehoe, Ellie Taylor, John AG Buchanan, Abisola Olatokunbo Balogun

“…Our study elucidates the direct and systemic discrimination that creates barriers to women’s career trajectories in clinical academia. …”
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The perception of fairness in the division of labor around first childbirth in Germany by Maria Hornung, Chiara Ludovica Comolli

“…Abstract The transition to parenthood is a pivotal life course event that impacts well-being, relationship quality and the distribution of housework and paid work. In Germany, during the transition to first-time parenthood, women often reduce their involvement in paid work and take on a larger share of housework, leading to a more gendered division of labor. …”
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Peran Core Self-Evaluation dan Dukungan Atasan terhadap Pengayaan Kerja Keluarga by Maudy Safira Ervinadi, Artiawati Artiawati, Darmawan Muttaqin

“…In recent years, the number of women workers has increased, it means women participate in both work and family roles together. …”
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Gender, race, and life writing in the ethnography of Ruth Landes in Bahia by Sally Cole

“…American anthropologist Ruth Landes (1908-1991) conducted ethnographic fieldwork in candomblé centers, terreiros, in Salvador, Bahia, in 1938-1939. In her book City of Women (1947) and journal articles she recorded her observations on matrifocality and gender variance and portrayed Afro-Brazilian culture as dynamic and innovative. …”
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Relationship between social media use and disordered eating behavior among female university students in Qatar by Yara Qutteina, Catherine Nasrallah, Linda Kimmel, Salma M. Khaled

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Occupational Burnout and Psychological Resilience Levels Among Physiotherapists by Buchholz Aleksandra, Kloze Anna

“…Fifty-six physiotherapists (39 women and 14 men aged 25-69) with various specializations (paediatric, adult, or both), work models (individual, team, or both), and workplaces (public or private) completed the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) to assess their burnout levels and the Resilience Scale (SPP-25) in order to have their psychological resilience evaluated. …”
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Money Dwells in the Spiritual Pocket! The Gospel of Prosperity and the Empowerment of Women through Talents/Matarenda among ZAOGA FIF Adherents in Gweru, Zimbabwe by Annah Moyo, Gilbert Tarugarira

“…This spirit is coupled with hard work and the inculcation of skills towards making a better life for themselves and their families. …”
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Decreased desire to have children: A qualitative study by Maryam Ghaderi Najafabadi, Zahra Shojaei Ardekani, Samira Sohbati, Firoozeh Mirzaee, Masoumeh Ghazanfarpour, Sahebeh Dadshahi

“…Objective: To explain barriers to childbearing among working women from the perspective of working women and midwives. …”
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Serum NFL and neuropsychological performance over ∼8 years in women with and without HIV: a longitudinal repeated measures studyResearch in context by Deborah R. Gustafson, Xuantao Li, Alison E. Baird, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Jinbing Zhang, Amanda Blair Spence, Pauline Maki, Anjali Sharma, Kathleen Weber, Recai Yucel

“…Summary: Background: Blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and stroke, including serum neurofilament light chain (sNFL), are understudied in women living with and without HIV. Methods: We assessed cross-sectional and longitudinal change in sNFL between 2008 and 2019 associated with neuropsychological performance (NP) among women living with HIV (WLWH) and without HIV (WLWOH) age ≥40 years in the Women's Interagency HIV Study. …”
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Comparable Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Prolonged Continuous Exercise Training on Abdominal Visceral Fat Reduction in Obese Young Women by Haifeng Zhang, Tom K. Tong, Weifeng Qiu, Xu Zhang, Shi Zhou, Yang Liu, Yuxiu He

“…This study compared the effect of prolonged moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on reducing abdominal visceral fat in obese young women with that of work-equivalent (300 kJ/training session) high-intensity interval training (HIIT). …”
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Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review. by Emma Stirling-Cameron, Salma Almukhaini, Justine Dol, Benjamin J DuPlessis, Kathryn Stone, Megan Aston, Shira M Goldenberg

“…<h4>Background</h4>Refugee and asylum-seeking women are known to experience a myriad of intersecting sociocultural, institutional, and systemic barriers when accessing healthcare services after resettlement in high-income countries. …”
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KADIN-MERKEZLİ BİR İSLÂMÎ TEOLOJİ İNŞASINA DOĞRU MU? by Adnan Bülent Baloğlu

“…In this respect, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of such works which were written with the aim of including women’s perspectives and experiences into the interpretation of religious texts. …”
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Magnitude and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy among Pregnant Women at Saesie Tsaeda Emba Woreda Eastern Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2018 by Gebrehiwot Gebremariam Weldearegawi, Kidanemaryam Berhe Tekola, Berhane Fseha Teklehaymanot

“…Each year there were about 80 million women who experienced unintended pregnancy in the globe. …”
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Effets du stigmate et accès aux soins des femmes prostituées tunisiennes by Faten Msakni

“…Our work is based on field research on the relationship between clandestine prostitution and health, and interviews with prostituted women, whose practice is formally authorized or clandestine.…”
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Femmes et habitats périurbains : recompositions de genre à Hô Chi Minh ville by Vincent Berdoulay, Thi Thu Trang Ngô

“…There are differences as well as similarities among these types of habitat: They concern the representations of the role and place of women within the family and within society, as well as the particular social practices which were investigated through our survey : the celebration of the ancestors’ worship, the sharing of domestic work, the management of the family’s income, and the decision-making within the family. …”
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How can cervical screening meet the needs of vulnerable women? A qualitative comparative study with stakeholder perspectives from seven European countries by Partha Basu, Martin McKee, Adriana Băban, Marc Bardou, Ana Fernandes, Margarida Teixeira, Rebecca Moore, Nuno Lunet, David Ritchie, Romeu Mendes, Eric Lucas, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Rosa Legood, Berit Andersen, Diana Taut, Keitly Mensah, João Firmino-Machado, Mariana Amorim, Mette Tranberg, Laura Bonvicini, Anneli Uusküla, Pia Kirkegaard, Paola Mantellini, Ines Baia, Liu Sun, Lise Rochaix, Camilla Fiorina, Luca Ghirotto, Anna Tisler, Firmino Machado, Rikke Buus Bøje, Raquel Rico Berrocal, Noemi Auzzi, Kerli Reintamm, Yulia Panayotova, Tatyana Kotzeva, Anna Foss, Rachel Greenley, Letizia Bartolini, Giusy Iorio, Cláudia Gouvinhas, Florian Nicula, Alexandra Tolnai, Vanessa Moore, Isabel Mosquera Metcalfe, Violette Delisle, Irina Todorova, Helena Ros Comesana, Meritxel Mallafré-Larrosa, Ginevra Papi, Nicoleta-Monica Pașca, Christiane Dascher-Nadel, Olivra Djuric

“…In Bulgaria and Romania, participants advocated for the need to secure free access, from screening to follow-up, and emphasised the need for organised screening with target population screening registries.Conclusion The study offers insights into stakeholders' recommendations for enhancing cervical cancer screening services for vulnerable women across seven European countries. Despite variations in the implementation level of population-based screening programmes, the imperative to optimise outreach and proximity work to improve cervical cancer screening resonated across all countries.…”
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Multiculturalismo, gênero e etnografia: trajetória e contribuições fundamentais de Jean Elizabeth Jackson para a antropologia sul-americana by Patience L. Epps, Danilo Paiva Ramos, Flora Cabalzar

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High prevalence of overweight/obesity and central obesity among women in a rural district of Nepal in 2012–2013: a population-based study by Chandra Yogal, Chandra Yogal, Astrid Kamilla Stunes, Astrid Kamilla Stunes, Sunila Shakya, Biraj Karmarcharya, Rajendra Koju, Mats P. Mosti, Mats P. Mosti, Miriam K. Gustafsson, Miriam K. Gustafsson, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Berit Schei, Unni Syversen, Unni Syversen

“…Data concerning socioeconomic and lifestyle factors were collected.ResultsAltogether, 1,391 women 43.1 ± 14.4 years of age were included. The majority belonged to the Adhivasi/Janajati ethnicity, were uneducated and worked in agriculture. …”
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