Introduction This study aimed to determine the prevalence of unsafe listening practices from
exposure to personal listening devices (PLDs) and loud entertainment venues in individuals …

Background: The increasing trends in cesarean delivery are globally acknowledged.
However, in many low-resource countries, socioeconomic disparities have created a pattern …

Background Risky sexual behavior is a public health challenge that significantly affects
young people's health and well-being in Sweden and throughout the world. Moreover, poor …

Background Adolescent pregnancy and associated neonatal mortality are major global
health challenges. In low-income settings where 90% of the 21 million global adolescent …

Background Although low birthweight (LBW) babies represent only 15.5% of global births, it
is the leading underlying cause of deaths among newborns in countries where neonatal …

Background Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries most affected by the
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic and also by severe undernutrition, which is …

Objectives To examine how maternal and sociodemographic factors determine continued
care-seeking behaviour from pregnancy to postnatal period in Kenya and Uganda and to …

Background: Sustained exposure to excess noise in recreational settings is among the main
causes of hearing loss among young adults worldwide. Within a global effort to develop …

Modern contraceptive use has increased globally, but unmet needs persist in low-and
middle-income countries. This study in Uganda aimed to examine the prevalence and …

Background Mortality among children under five remains a significant health challenge
across sub-Saharan Africa. HIV/AIDS is one of the leading contributors to the relatively slow …