Does addressing gender inequalities and empowering women and girls improve health and development programme outcomes?

HFG Taukobong, MM Kincaid, JK Levy… - Health policy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
This article presents evidence supporting the hypothesis that promoting gender equality and
women's and girls' empowerment (GEWE) leads to better health and development …

The next 1000 days: building on early investments for the health and development of young children

CE Draper, AK Yousafzai, DC McCoy, J Cuartas… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Following the first 1000 days of life that span from conception to two years of age, the next
1000 days of a child's life from 2–5 years of age offer a window of opportunity to promote …

Environment and parenting

RH Bradley - Handbook of parenting, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter describes some of the key tasks of parenting and how they relate to children's
well-being. It discusses how aspects of the social and physical environment affect that ways …

Determinants of stunting among children under 2 years in urban informal settlements in Mumbai, India: evidence from a household census

S Das, S Chanani, N Shah More, D Osrin… - Journal of Health …, 2020 - Springer
Background There is limited evidence on the determinants of childhood stunting across
urban India or specifically in slum settlements. This study aims to assess the extent of …

[HTML][HTML] Association between intimate partner violence and poor child growth: results from 42 demographic and health surveys

J Chai, G Fink, S Kaaya, G Danaei… - Bulletin of the World …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To determine the impact of intimate partner violence against women on children's
growth and nutritional status in low-and middle-income countries. Methods We pooled …

Intimate partner violence and utilization of maternal health care services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

BH Mohammed, JM Johnston, JI Harwell, H Yi… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Despite its prominence, intimate partner violence (IPV) against women has
received little attention in Ethiopia. And as many of sub-Saharan African countries, maternal …

Microfinance participation and domestic violence in Bangladesh: results from a nationally representative survey

NS Murshid, A Akincigil… - Journal of interpersonal …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines domestic violence among women who participate in microfinance in
Bangladesh. Secondary analysis of survey data from nationally representative Bangladesh …

Association between intimate partner violence and child nutrition in India: Findings from recent National Family Health Survey

D Mondal, P Paul - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to examine the association between maternal experience of intimate partner
violence (IPV) and child nutritional status in India using the latest round of National Family …

The effect of intimate partner violence on children's medical system engagement and physical health: A systematic review

MR Holmes, KA Berg, AE Bender, KE Evans… - Journal of family …, 2022 - Springer
Intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure continues to be a pervasive problem for children.
Although the impact of IPV exposure on children's mental health has been well-documented …

Maternal undernutrition and excessive body weight and risk of birth and health outcomes

MN Khan, MM Rahman, AA Shariff, MM Rahman… - Archives of Public …, 2017 - Springer
Background Overweight and obesity are increasing in low-and middle-income countries,
while underweight remains a significant health problems. However, the association between …