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Most women feel they are unable to ask health professionals questions. And only half were consistently asked if they had questions.
All 36 states in Nigeria must adopt the Child Rights Act to safeguard their children.
The South African child support grant is progressive in its gender-neutrality, yet men make up only 2% of those who collect it.
High fertility is driven by a number of factors including desired family size, low levels of use of modern contraceptives, and high levels of adolescent childbearing.
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Women have to push through barriers to access higher education.
The aim is to reduce maternal deaths, address the unmet need for family planning and end gender-based violence by 2030.
Research shows that abuse, violence and poor relationships in families may have dire consequences for society, and specifically children.
Women face a number of socio-economic challenges that make it harder for them to access higher education.
Popular theories of high-level electoral conspiracy shaped the emergence of new political orientations
Middle-class Nigerians employ children in their homes for a range of reasons.
Kenya’s constitution protects children from all forms of violence, but the country’s implementation strategies are weak.
The region has made progress but efforts must continue to end a harmful practice rooted in poverty and tradition.
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During almost all outbreaks, women provide the majority of care to the ill voluntarily in their homes at great risk and cost to themselves.
Research has a distinctive role to play because it gives pointers on what is needed to create long-term change.
Providing affordable pregnancy tests to women in low-resource countries is a critical, yet under-appreciated, way to improve their health.
All the virtual personal assistants on the market today come with a default female voice and is programmed to respond to all kinds of suggestive questions and comments.
While not all men are willing to become involved in women and children’s health, some situations force them take on ‘women’s work’.
There are a number of effective interventions to prevent gender-based violence among adult women and men at risk of HIV infection. But little is known about the effectiveness of these in young people.
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It’s not enough to simply promote healthy eating and exercise without considering South Africa's very real environmental and structural constraints.
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Communications Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
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Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Policy research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow: South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Law, North-West University
