Given that the number of children and young people needing care keeps rising and fewer
people are becoming foster carers, efforts to support carers and workers in foster caring are …

Purpose Physically harsh discipline is associated with poor developmental outcomes
among children. These practices are more prevalent in areas experiencing poverty and …

Although misperceived norms often drive personal health behaviors, we do not know about
this phenomenon in the context of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. We conducted a …

Background Self-collected HPV screening may improve cervical cancer screening coverage
in low resource countries, yet data guiding implementation and follow-up of abnormal results …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health problem. Conceptual
frameworks suggest misperceived norms around IPV might drive perpetration of violence …

Background Studies from high-income contexts have found evidence that norms about
substance use are misperceived. The accuracy of perceived norms about khat and cannabis …

Background Community engagement (CE) in research is valuable for instrumental and
intrinsic reasons. Despite existing guidance on how to ensure meaningful CE, much of what …

Loneliness among older adults has been identified as a major public health problem. Yet
little is known about loneliness, or the potential role of social networks in explaining …

Access to water safe for consumption is critical for health and well-being, yet substantial
structural barriers often necessitate household action to make water safer. Social norms …

Background Little is known about perceived norms about cigarette smoking in Uganda or
the extent to which perceptions drive personal cigarette smoking behaviour. Methods We …