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Download or read book Child Marriage and Its Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ebenezer Durojaye
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000401340
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa written by Ebenezer Durojaye and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores recent developments, constraints and opportunities relating to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa. Despite many positive developments in relation to sexual and reproductive health in recent years, many Africans still encounter challenges, for instance in poor maternity services, living with HIV, and discrimination on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation or identity. Covering topics such as abortion, gender identity, adolescent sexuality and homosexuality, the chapters in this book discuss the impact of culture, morality and social beliefs on the enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights across the continent, particularly in relation to vulnerable and marginalized groups. The book also explores the role of litigation, national human rights institutions and regional human rights bodies in advancing the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the region. Throughout, the contributions highlight the relevance of a rights-based framework in addressing topical and contentious issues on sexual and reproductive health and rights within Sub-Saharan Africa. This book will be of interest to researchers of sexuality, civil rights and health in Africa. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003175049, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Author : Eunice Brookman-Amissah
Publisher : PULP
ISBN 13 : 1920538313
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Strengthening the protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the African region through human rights written by Eunice Brookman-Amissah and published by PULP. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthening the protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the African region through human rights uses rights-based frameworks to address some of the serious sexual and reproductive health challenges that the African region is currently facing. More importantly, the book provides insightful human rights approaches on how these challenges can be overcome. The book is the first of its kind. It is an important addition to the resources available to researchers, academics, policymakers, civil society organisations, human rights defenders, learners and other persons interested in the subject of sexual and reproductive health and rights as they apply to the African region. Human rights issues addressed by the book include: access to safe abortion and emergency obstetric care; HIV/AIDS; adolescent sexual health and rights; early marriage; and gender-based sexual violence.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309048974
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes place.
Author : Timothy L. Lash
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387879595
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (878 download)
Download or read book Applying Quantitative Bias Analysis to Epidemiologic Data written by Timothy L. Lash and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bias analysis quantifies the influence of systematic error on an epidemiology study’s estimate of association. The fundamental methods of bias analysis in epi- miology have been well described for decades, yet are seldom applied in published presentations of epidemiologic research. More recent advances in bias analysis, such as probabilistic bias analysis, appear even more rarely. We suspect that there are both supply-side and demand-side explanations for the scarcity of bias analysis. On the demand side, journal reviewers and editors seldom request that authors address systematic error aside from listing them as limitations of their particular study. This listing is often accompanied by explanations for why the limitations should not pose much concern. On the supply side, methods for bias analysis receive little attention in most epidemiology curriculums, are often scattered throughout textbooks or absent from them altogether, and cannot be implemented easily using standard statistical computing software. Our objective in this text is to reduce these supply-side barriers, with the hope that demand for quantitative bias analysis will follow.
Author : Alissa Koski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Child Marriage in Sub-saharan Africa written by Alissa Koski and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The marriage of any person below the age of eighteen, often referred to as child marriage, is widely considered a violation of human rights. Over the past decade the practice has garnered attention as a potential threat to women's health. Despite increasing discourse, estimates of trends in the prevalence of child marriage are dated and methodological challenges plague published studies of the relationship between child marriage and health. My thesis provides an updated examination of trends in sub-Saharan Africa, where rates of child marriage are highest, and aims to address some of the difficulties inherent in estimating the effects of child marriage on women's health. The first manuscript in this thesis describes changes in the prevalence of child marriage in twenty-nine sub-Saharan African countries over a twenty-year period. I used a novel estimation technique to avoid biases that may have affected earlier studies. My results indicate that the prevalence of child marriage has declined over time but the rate of decline has stagnated in some countries. Estimating the effects of child marriage on health is challenging for many reasons. The exposure is difficult to define and measure. Women married as children differ in many ways from their peers who married later in life, leading to concerns regarding confounding. I provide a critical evaluation of child marriage as a treatment within the potential outcomes framework and describe the challenge of approximating a causal contrast using observational data. The second manuscript included in this thesis makes the assumptions required for effect estimation more transparent through the use of matching techniques to estimate the effect of child marriage on the risk of domestic violence. Improving educational opportunities for girls is a promising mechanism for delaying marriage. Since the 1990s many sub-Saharan African countries have adopted legislation that prohibits public primary schools from charging tuition fees. Reducing financial barriers to schooling may result in greater educational attainment, particularly for girls. The third manuscript describes my evaluation of the effect of these legislative changes on the timing of reproductive events among girls in sixteen countries. Child marriage remains a pervasive violation of human rights that disproportionately affects girls throughout the developing world. Upholding these rights requires knowledge of the geographic distribution of child marriage and the effectiveness of policies that aim to end the practice. This thesis represents my contribution to this effort." --
Author : Frank Edward Lundin (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Socioeconomic Distribution of Cervical Cancer, in Relation to Early Marriage and Pregnancy written by Frank Edward Lundin (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A case-control study based on data from the vaginal cytologic survey of Memphis, Tennessee, which reached all levels of the city, is used to relate the etiology of cervical cancer to socioeconomic status, age at 1st marriage, and age at 1st pregnancy. Because evidence suggests that the epidemiologic distribution of squamous cell carcinoma differs from that of adenocarcinoma, cases are limited to the squamous type (SCC). Because of the different racial incidence of SCC and other types of cervical cancer, all data are presented separately by race. Among never-married white women, 6.5 cases of SCC would be statistically expected; 0 were found. Among never-married black women 3.5 would be expected; 1 was found. For intraepithelial carcinoma (IC) 10.4 cases would be expected for whites and 5 were found; 6.6 expected for nonwhite , 3 found. Among married whites, cases of SCC and IC were roughly the same as expected but age at marriage under age 18, expected cases of SCC were 25.8, observed were 48; expected IC was 34.9, observed was 66. (p=.001 for SCC and p=.0001 for IC). Among nonwhites, expected SCC for women married under 18 was 38.0 observed was 37; expected IC 38.4, observed 36. The expected and observed cases gradually came into agreement until age at 1st marriage reached 25+. Then for whites expected SCC was 25.1 and observed was 14; for nonwhites expected SCC was 12.3 and observed was 7. For IC, expected for whites was 27.7, observed 17 and for nonwhite 6.6 expected and 10 observed. For white women similar figures showed age at 1st pregnancy and socioeconomic area of residence are definitely associated with histologically confirmed cases of invasive and intraepithelial carcinoma of the cervix as well as with uncomfirmed cases with suspicious and positive cytologic findings. Early pregnancy and lower categories. For nonwhite women, although age at 1st marriage is not associated with either form of cancer, early pregnancy is associated with invasive cervical cancer as well as unconfirmed cases with suspicious or positive cytologic findings. Age at 1st pregnancy and marriage were highly correlated. The data are cons istent with the view that age at 1st pregnancy, alone or in conjunction with early marriage, is a determinant of cervical cancer. Number of pregnancies was not related. It is possible an unidentified 3rd factor is responsible.
Author : Nana K. Poku
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811585024
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Nana K. Poku and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a clear and detailed examination of why it is so difficult to secure comprehensive political engagement and actionable, effective policy on sexual and reproductive health rights in sub-Saharan Africa. In an engaging analysis, Nana Poku employs expert knowledge to examine the prospects for large-scale improvements. He explores not only the full range of normative sensitivities, but also conceptual misunderstandings, legal difficulties and complex challenges of securing and maintaining adequate funding while AIDS remains a pandemic in the region. Up-to-date, succinct yet highly detailed, lucid and compelling in its diagnoses of highly complex issues, this book is a valuable, accessible study of a topic that is regional in focus but with clear global implications.
Author : Barthélémy Kuate Defo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Sexuality and Reproductive Health During Adolescence in Africa written by Barthélémy Kuate Defo and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309381193
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Recent Fertility Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fertility rates and population growth influence economic development. The marked declines in fertility seen in some developing nations have been accompanied by slowing population growth, which in turn provided a window of opportunity for rapid economic growth. For many sub-Saharan African nations, this window has not yet opened because fertility rates have not declined as rapidly there as elsewhere. Fertility rates in many sub-Saharan African countries are high: the total rate for the region is estimated to be 5.1 births per woman, and rates that had begun to decline in many countries in the region have stalled. High rates of fertility in these countries are likely to contribute to continued rapid population growth: the United Nations projects that the region's population will increase by 1.2 billion by 2050, the highest growth among the regions for which there are projections. In June 2015, the Committee on Population organized a workshop to explore fertility trends and the factors that have influenced them. The workshop committee was asked to explore history and trends related to fertility, proximate determinants and other influences, the status and impact of family planning programs, and prospects for further reducing fertility rates. This study will help donors, researchers, and policy makers better understand the factors that may explain the slow pace of fertility decline in this region, and develop methods to improve family planning in sub-Saharan Africa.
Author : Corinne A. A. Packer
Publisher : Intersentia nv
ISBN 13 : 9050952267
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Using Human Rights to Change Tradition written by Corinne A. A. Packer and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2002 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 7 Closing the Circle
Author : Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN 13 : 0876095910
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Child Brides, Global Consequences written by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon and published by Council on Foreign Relations. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One-third of the world's girls are married before the age of eighteen, limiting both their educational and economic potential. Child marriage is damaging to global prosperity and stability, yet despite the urgency of the issue, there remains a significant lack of data on the subject. Senior Fellow Gayle Tzemach Lemmon discusses both the factors that contribute to and strategies that have proved effective against child marriage.
Download or read book Into a New World written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel Agyei-Mensah
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Samuel Agyei-Mensah and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no region matches sub-Saharan Africa in its social and cultural diversity. In this collection of micro-demographic studies, the authors examine how the diversity of this region influences reproductive behavior. The empirical studies, distributed throughout the continent, are localized, in-depth studies that give special attention to contextual effects of social structure and social organization. A diverse range of topics is addressed including, adolescent sexuality and the effects of early childbearing on later fertility, the impact of development programs on fertility and the association between social organization, social diffusion, and reproductive regime. Highly revealing of the determinants of reproduction in Africa, these studies serve as a model for a new mode of demographic research. The chapters are arranged by geographical regions of the continent, with an introductory chapter outlining the editors' vision of a micro-demographic enterprise and a concluding chapter placing the African fertility transition in the context of the global fertility transition. This volume inspires fresh thinking and theorizing about demographic change, not only in sub-Saharan Africa, but also in all low-income settings.
Author : Rachel B. Vogelstein
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN 13 : 0876095635
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Ending Child Marriage written by Rachel B. Vogelstein and published by Council on Foreign Relations. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ending child marriage is not only a moral imperative—it is a strategic imperative that will further critical U.S. foreign policy interests in development, prosperity, stability, and the rule of law.
Author : J. T. Boerma
Publisher : Kit Pub
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Women and Infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa written by J. T. Boerma and published by Kit Pub. This book was released on 2001 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In sub-Saharan Africa female infertility is a major public health problem as well as a human rights issue, with far-reaching consequences for the individual, the couple and, to a lesser extent, the health system. Although infertility is a traumatic experience in the lives of nearly all women who are confronted with it, this health problem is often neglected in reproductive health programs. This neglect is due partly to the lack of adequate treatment interventions and partly to the orientation of many programs towards population growth. This study of the levels, trends, causes and consequences of female infertility cuts through a range of disciplines. Infertility is discussed from the standpoint of demography, clinical medicine, epidemiology, anthropology and public health. The linkages of infertility to sexual and marital behaviour, to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS, to maternal health and family planning are discussed.
Author : Robert Black
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464803684
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)
Download or read book Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2) written by Robert Black and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evaluation of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) by the Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3) focuses on maternal conditions, childhood illness, and malnutrition. Specifically, the chapters address acute illness and undernutrition in children, principally under age 5. It also covers maternal mortality, morbidity, stillbirth, and influences to pregnancy and pre-pregnancy. Volume 3 focuses on developments since the publication of DCP2 and will also include the transition to older childhood, in particular, the overlap and commonality with the child development volume. The DCP3 evaluation of these conditions produced three key findings: 1. There is significant difficulty in measuring the burden of key conditions such as unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, nonsexually transmitted infections, infertility, and violence against women. 2. Investments in the continuum of care can have significant returns for improved and equitable access, health, poverty, and health systems. 3. There is a large difference in how RMNCH conditions affect different income groups; investments in RMNCH can lessen the disparity in terms of both health and financial risk.
