Background Sex and gender have been shown to influence health literacy, health seeking
behaviour, and health outcomes. However, research examining the links between gender …

Health agendas for low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) should embrace and afford
greater priority to urban family planning to help achieve a number of the global Sustainable …

Context Nigeria is a high-burden country in terms of young people's health. Understanding
changes in young people's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behaviours and the …

Abstract Background Northwestern Nigeria faces a situation of high fertility and low
contraceptive use, driven in large part by high-fertility norms, pro-natal cultural and religious …

Early sexual initiation is linked to an increased risk of HIV/AIDS and other STIs among
teenagers, as well as having multiple partners, not using contraception, unintended …

Background Contraceptive use initiation and continuation is one of the major interventions
for reducing maternal deaths worldwide. Nigeria aimed to achieve a 27% prevalence rate of …

Background Although miners are a priority population in malaria elimination in Guyana,
scant literature exists on the drivers of malaria-related behaviour. This study explores the …

Using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, this study explores the correlates
of early sexual debut among 2,746 (males= 670 and females= 2,076) sexually active youth …

Abstract Introduction: North-west Nigeria is a traditionally high fertility setting. Increasing
attention is being channeled into scaling up the various interventions that can reduce high …

Background Family planning programs increasingly aim to encourage men to be involved in
women's reproductive health decision-making as well as support men to be active agents of …