Primary‐level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well‐being in low‐and middle‐income countries

M Purgato, E Prina, C Ceccarelli… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is a significant research gap in the field of universal, selective, and
indicated prevention interventions for mental health promotion and the prevention of mental …

Syndemic Theory and Its Use in Developing Health Interventions and Programming: A Scoping Review

SM Outram, KA Koester, L Moran, WT Steward… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of review The central tenet of syndemics theory is that disease interactions are
driven by social factors, and that these factors have to be understood in order to reduce the …

Cultural collectivism, intimate partner violence, and women's mental health: An analysis of data from 151 countries

RP Rajkumar - Frontiers in Sociology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Culture, defined as the distinctive, learned beliefs and patterns of behavior that are particular
to a given group or community, is a key determinant of mental health. The cultural dimension …

Interventions to reduce intimate partner violence against women in low-and middle-income countries: A meta-analysis

O Awolaran, O Olubumuyi, F OlaOlorun… - Aggression and violent …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, one in four women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at some point in their
life. This is particularly prevalent in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), highlighting …

A systematic review of behaviour change interventions to improve maternal health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa

FG Muriithi, A Banke-Thomas, G Forbes… - PLOS global public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The rate of decline in the global burden of avoidable maternal deaths has stagnated and
remains an issue of concern in many sub-Saharan Africa countries. As per the most recent …

Intimate partner violence, depression, hazardous alcohol use, and social support among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon

KEL Grimes, PV Ebasone, A Dzudie, D Nash… - PLoS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been associated with poor mental health among people
with HIV (PWH) globally. Social support may be a strategy to foster mental health among …

Novel Applications of Syndemic Theory for Global Public Health: Considerations for Gender Based Violence and Mixed Methods Research

L Vahedi - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Syndemic theory highlights that epidemics do not occur in isolation. Due to harmful political
inequalities, epidemics can co-occur and interact with one another to magnify the overall …