Background Addressing adolescents' sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
requires an understanding of the socio-cultural and spatial settings within which they live …

Several factors have contributed to the social construct of adolescence as a distinct period of
life, including the rise in education (and with it age segregation), social media, and …

Background Previous studies have not synthesized existing literature on the lived
experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents (aged 10–19) in Africa. Such evidence …

Poverty and food insecurity continue to feature prominently in the global agenda, with
particularly close attention being paid to the determinants of food insecurity. However, the …

Background: Cancer is a leading cause of deaths among Asian Americans. However, the
rates of screening among Asian Americans are low. The use of effective culturally …

Background Millions of people in low and low middle income countries suffer from extreme
hunger and malnutrition. Research on the effect of food insecurity on child nutrition is …

Despite evidence from other regions, researchers and policy-makers remain skeptical that
women's disproportionate childcare responsibilities act as a significant barrier to women's …

We introduce the concept of “menstrual poverty” to categorize the multiple deprivations
relating to menstruation in resource-poor settings across the Global South, and we examine …

Background We describe trends in childhood mortality in Kenya, paying attention to the
urban–rural and intra-urban differentials. Methods We use data from the Kenya …

The high level of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa has led to an increased interest in
understanding the determinants of sexual activity among young people, who are at high risk …