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Droughts are associated with several societal ills, especially in developing economies that rely on rainfed agriculture.
Short-term effects of the COVID-19 state of emergency on contraceptive access and utilization in Mozambique
The COVID-19 pandemic has increasingly disrupted the global delivery of preventive health care services, as a large number of governments have issued state of emergency orders halting service delivery.
Adolescent wellbeing is critical to breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and one in five of the world’s adolescents live in India. We explored predictors of learning skills and depression in Indian adolescents.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is linked to substance use by male perpetrators and is associated with an increased risk of depression for women who experience violence.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with increased HIV risk and other adverse health and psychosocial outcomes.
Common mental disorders (CMD) among mothers cause disability, negatively affect child development, and have high long-term economic costs.
Iron biofortified beans and carotenoid enriched cassava are proposed as a solution to combat iron and vitamin A deficiencies, respectively, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Cost-effectiveness of community-based gendered advisory services to farmers: Analysis in Mozambique and Tanzania
Rigorous impact evaluations on agricultural interventions in the developing world have proliferated in research of recent years.
The proportion of older persons in developing countries is increasing with no clear evidence of improvement in physical health. The aim of this paper was to examine the factors associated with older persons’ physical health in rural Uganda.
Women’s empowerment in agriculture and agricultural productivity: Evidence from rural maize farmer households in western Kenya
This paper documents a positive relationship between maize productivity in western Kenya and women’s empowerment in agriculture, measured using indicators derived from the abbreviated version of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index.
Does ownership of improved dairy cow breeds improve child nutrition? A pathway analysis for Uganda
The nutrition and health risks faced by pregnant adolescents: Insights from a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh
This study compared the differences between pregnant adolescents and adult pregnant women in services received, and in maternal and child nutrition and health conditions