Some harmful practices are sustained by social norms—collective beliefs about what people
expect from each other. Practitioners and researchers alike have been investigating the …

Adolescent dating and relationship violence (DRV) is widespread and associated with
increased risk of subsequent poor mental health outcomes and partner violence. Shifting …

Social norms are an important influence on health-related behaviours and intention
formation. As both suicidal behaviour and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) can be motivated …

Background Married adolescent girls are vulnerable to risky sexual and reproductive health
outcomes. We examined the association of fertility pressure from in-laws' early in marriage …

The current study assessed how social norms were associated with the three effective Covid-
19 prevention behaviors of social distancing, handwashing, and wearing protective face …

Introduction Despite the increasingly wider availability of contraceptives and the high levels
of unmet need for family planning in rural Ethiopia, contraceptive utilization among young …

Purpose The role of mass media in promoting social norms surrounding contraceptive use
among adolescents in developing countries has not received much attention. Hence …

China's low fertility rates are a major concern across all sectors of society. Fertility is a major
issue related to economy, society and family development. Based on social norms theory …

Meeting the reproductive health needs of women in post-conflict settings is a global health
priority. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, social norms perpetuate gender-based …

To date, there are numerous normative change programs for AYSRH in the field and going
to scale [1]. Many of these are doing so, however, with scant evidence of the desired …