Survival & Health
Steps taken for children aged 0-3 years by individuals and communities to reduce the risk, duration or severity of an adverse health condition that detrimentally affects the survival of infants and children.
Sexual & reproductive health & rights for adolescent girls
Sexual and reproductive health and rights are critical entitlements best supported by human rights-based approaches empowering ...
Tying Loose Ends and Promoting Exchange of Information Between the National Strategic Program Plan of Interventions For Orphans And Other Vulnerable Children; And The Child Justice System in
Legal protections for children constitute a crucial fraction of basic services vital to child well-being Legal protections leg...
School-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy in the Hoima District, Uganda: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
Uganda has persistently had a high adolescent pregnancy prevalence; 25% for the last 10 years. This protocol presents the desi...
Sexual and reproductive health among adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya
This secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional survey conducted in Mombasa, Kenya characterises sexual and reproductive hea...
Sexual health of adolescent girls and young women in Central Uganda: exploring perceived coercive aspects of transactional sex
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Uganda are at risk of early sexual debut, unwanted pregnancy, violence, and dispropo...
Sexual health of very young adolescents in South Western Uganda: a cross-sectional assessment of sexual knowledge and behavior
In most Sub-Saharan African countries, little is known about young adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Though so...
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge and behaviour of adolescent boys and girls aged 10–19 years in western Kenya: evidence from a cross-sectional pilot survey
This paper reports the findings of a pilot survey of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) knowledge-edge and behavi...
Socio-cultural context of adolescent sexuality and youth friendly service intervention in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Recognizing that adolescents face barriers in accessing services, may feel embarrassed, face stigma on sexual matters, or have...
Youth accessing reproductive health services in Malawi: drivers, barriers, and suggestions from the perspectives of youth and parents
Malawi has made progress in increasing its overall modern contraceptive prevalence rate since 2000, dramatically reducing its ...
Where and how do young people like to get their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information? Experiences from students in higher learning institutions in Mbeya, Tanzania: a cross-section
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among young adults in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is still a major public hea...
What do service providers in Southern Ethiopia say about barriers to using youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents?: Qualitative study
In Ethiopia, the utilization coverage of adolescent-friendly health services (AFSRHs) ranged only from 9 to 55% and it was the...
Venue-Based HIV Testing at Sex Work Hotspots to Reach Adolescent Girls and Young Women Living With HIV: A Cross-sectional Study in Mombasa, Kenya
We estimated the potential number of newly diagnosed HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) using a venue...
Temporal shifts in HIV-related risk factors among cohorts of adolescent girls and young women enrolled in DREAMS programming: evidence from Kenya, Malawi and Zambia
Four decades into the HIV epidemic, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW, aged 15–24 years) remain at high risk for HIV. Glob...
Utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services among street children and young adults in Kampala, Uganda: does migration matter?
While the nexus of migration and health outcomes is well acknowledged, the effect of rural-urban migration on the use of sexual...
The moral and social narratives of sexual and reproductive health in Kenya: a case of adolescents and young people pre- and within the MDG era
The role of global initiatives in catalyzing change within national contexts is complex and less understood. Addressing adolesc...
Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS
The high incidence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) has been attributed to the numerous and often...
The Effect Of Covid 19 on The Wellbeing of Children in Uganda
The assessment of COVID-19's effect on the Wellbeing of Children in Uganda was conducted between June and August 2020 by AfriCh...
Tending the ‘monthly flower:’ a qualitative study of menstrual beliefs in Tigray, Ethiopia
Menstruation is a universal aspect of human female reproductive life. Management of menstrual flow presents hygiene challenges ...