An estimated 9.7 million children under the age of five die every year worldwide,
approximately 41% of them in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Access to adequate health care is …

A growing body of research highlights the importance of gendered social determinants of
child health, such as maternal education and women's status, for mediating child survival …

Introduction There is little available evidence of associations between the various
dimensions of women's empowerment and contraceptive use having been examined-and of …

Recent work has shown that the gender gap in income poverty has widened in post-
apartheid South Africa even though overall poverty levels have declined. One of the main …

Maternal education plays a central role in children's health, but there has been little research
comparing the role of maternal education across health outcomes. It is important to …

Although women's empowerment has gained attention over the last two decades, our
understanding of the associations between different dimensions of women's empowerment …

This article presents evidence supporting the hypothesis that promoting gender equality and
women's and girls' empowerment (GEWE) leads to better health and development …

Background Trust is critical to generate and maintain demand for vaccines in low and middle
income countries. However, there is little documentation on how health system …

This cross-sectional study assessed household food insecurity among low-income rural
communities and examined its association with demographic and socioeconomic factors as …

Climate change interacts with social, economic, and political forces in ways that can shape
demographic behavior. Yet, the link between environmental stress and marriage has …