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Social networks, mobility, and HIV risk among women in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria
BackgroundPopulation mobility is a demonstrated barrier to reducing HIV incidence. A clear understanding of social networks and their influence on...
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Fostering childbirth education on upright positions and mobility during labor in nulliparous women
BackgroundUpright labor positions and movement during labor have a positive effect on childbirth, yet the predominant labor positions are still...
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Diagnosing norms and norm change in rural Bangladesh: an exploration of gendered social norms and women’s empowerment
BackgroundGender-transformative public health programs often aim to address power inequities between men and women and promote women’s empowerment....
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Sexual harassment and implicit gender-career biases negatively impact women’s life expectancy in the US: a state-level analysis, 2011–2019
BackgroundDespite some gains, women continue to have less access to work and poorer experiences in the workplace, relative to men. The purpose of...
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Women’s experiences with yoga after a cancer diagnosis: a qualitative meta-synthesis—part I
BackgroundQualitative research on women’s experiences participating in yoga after a cancer diagnosis is growing; systematic synthesis and integration...
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Forecasting hospital-level COVID-19 admissions using real-time mobility data
BackgroundFor each of the COVID-19 pandemic waves, hospitals have had to plan for deploying surge capacity and resources to manage large but...
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Risk Deciphering Pathways from Women’s Autonomy to Perinatal Deaths in Bangladesh
BackgroundThe level of perinatal mortality in Bangladesh is one of the highest in the world. Certain childbearing practices and low use of antenatal...
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Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study
BackgroundActive and protracted conflict settings demonstrate the need to prioritise the peace through health agenda. This can be achieved by...
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Women in a safe and healthy urban environment: environmental top priorities for the women’s presence in urban public spaces
Today, in develo** countries, women's need to be present in urban public spaces and the establishment of everyday social interactions seem to be...
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Mobility paradoxes: disruptors, benefits, and agency among mobile female sex workers living with HIV in the Dominican Republic and Tanzania
BackgroundMobility is a key social determinant of health for female sex workers (FSWs). While extant research has focused on the adverse effects of...
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Residential mobility and liver cancer risk: findings from a prospective cohort study in Chinese women
BackgroundResidential mobility is believed to influence the occurrence and development of cancer; however, the results are inconclusive. Furthermore,...
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Mexican-origin women’s individual and collective strategies to access and share health-promoting resources in the context of exclusionary immigration and immigrant policies
BackgroundA growing literature has documented the social, economic, and health impacts of exclusionary immigration and immigrant policies in the...
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Women’s experiences with breast cancer during diagnosis and therapy, Wolaita, Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BackgroundBreast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the most frequent cancer worldwide. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, women...
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Do precipitation anomalies influence short-term mobility in sub-saharan Africa? An observational study from 23 countries
BackgroundPrecipitation anomalies are associated with a number of poor health outcomes. One potential consequence of precipitation extremes is human...
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Health care accessibility and mobility in breast cancer: a Latin American perspective
BackgroundLatin America (LATAM) encompasses a vast region with diverse populations. Despite publicly funded health care systems providing universal...
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Hysterectomy and women’s health in India: evidence from a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of older women
BackgroundHysterectomy, particularly when conducted in women younger than 45 years, has been associated with increased risk of non-communicable...
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The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on women’s access to maternal health and family planning services in Egypt: an exploratory study in two governorates
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has been noted to decrease access to maternal health and family planning services globally. However, evidence from...
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Challenges and opportunity in mobility among older adults – key determinant identification
BackgroundAttention is focused on the health and physical fitness of older adults due to their increasing age. Maintaining physical abilities,...
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Development and Pilot Test of a Multi-Component Intervention to Support Women’s Recovery from Female Genital Fistula
Introduction and hypothesisWe evaluated a pilot multi-component reintegration intervention to improve women’s physical and psychosocial quality of...
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Women’s Status and its Association With Home Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
IntroductionHome delivery is a predominant driver of maternal and neonatal deaths in develo** countries. Despite the efforts of international...
