Tailoring sexual health research practices to meet the needs of adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries: findings from Mexico - Servin AE, Macklin R, Wilkerson S, Rocha-Jim énez T, Rangel GM, O'bryan SE, Fisher CB.
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) research is essential for the development of population-tailored evidence-based policies and programs that support sexual health among adolescent girls. However, ethical challenges create barriers to girls ’ participatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Impact of DREAMS interventions on attitudes towards gender norms among adolescent girls and young women: findings from a prospective cohort in Kenya - Nelson KA, Magut F, Mulwa S, Osindo J, Kamire V, Khagayi S, Pulerwitz J, Cook S, Gourlay A, Ziraba A, Kwaro D, Floyd S, Birdthistle I.
The DREAMS partnership aims to deliver a comprehensive package to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), including through shifting gender norms. We evaluate DREAMS' effect on attitudes towards gender norms in two Kenyan settin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The protective roles of self-compassion and parental autonomy support against depressive symptoms in peer-victimized Chinese adolescent girls: a longitudinal study - Dong P, Pan Z, Yang Y.
Peer victimization (PV) is a common and serious problem in school contexts, which hinders adolescents' emotional development and social adaptation. The present study aimed to test the longitudinal relationship between PV and the increase of depressive symp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
UNICEF: 230 million females are circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016
Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Africa: Over 230 Million Girls and Women Alive Today Have Been Subjected to Female Genital Mutilation - Unicef
[Unicef] New York -- New global estimates show a 15 per cent increase in the total number of FGM survivors compared to data released in 2016 (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 8, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Children and Youth Health and Medicine Women and Gender Source Type: news
Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide
Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Female Genital Mutilation Women and Girls Vagina Medicine and Health United Nations Children ' s Fund Somalia North America Europe Middle East Asia Burkina Faso Egypt Ethiopia Sudan Indonesia Yemen Sierra Leone Djibou Source Type: news
Get an Inside Look at Billboard ’s Women in Music 2024
The 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards brought the girl power to Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater on Wednesday night (March 6), where the biggest female stars gathered for a night of empowerment and celebration. Karol G was this year’s Woman of the Year, marking a significant milestone for the…#billboardwomen #musicawards #youtubetheater #karolg #womanofyear #colombian #spanish #hannahkarp #mañanaserá #charlixcx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ariana Grande Says Her Song ‘The Boy Is Mine’ Is the ‘Bad Girl Anthem’ Fans Want From Her
Ariana Grande is giving the people what they want. While sitting down with Zane Lowe for an Apple Music 1 interview posted Thursday (March 7) — just one day ahead of the release of her new album Eternal Sunshine — the 30-year-old pop star explained how one of her new songs, “The Boy Is Mine,”…#arianagrande #zanelowe #applemusic1 #eternalsunshine #boyismine #lowe #truestory #grammy #tiktok #ariana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Barry Keoghan, Charles Melton, and Hunter Schafer Kick Off Oscar Week in Style at Vanity Fair and Instagram ’s Vanities Party
Mean Girls and Moana star Auli‘i Cravalho summed up the evening’s good vibes: “Most parties in LA, people don’t dance. But this party in particular, people are f.ing it up on the dance floor, and I appreciate it!” “I’m not much of a schmoozer,” she continued. “I’m here to dance and have a good…#auliicravalho #hollywood #keoghan #saltburn #bansheesofinisherin #stellaadler #markruffalo #balladofsongbirds #snakes #whitelotus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TikTok Influencers Are Now Treating Ozempic Side Effects
Every day dozens of people come to Jennifer Witherspoon—a former dental office manager with zero medical training—for help managing nausea, headaches, and other side effects that can come with taking weight-loss shots. She even crafted a template response to help her quickly get through the messages.
“People have offered to pay me, begged me to start a podcast, asked me to call their sisters-in-law, wanted me to call their doctor,” she said. “One lady even invited me to her wedding.” Even Oprah’s production company reached out to feature one of her videos in a prime time specia...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Muller, Andre Tartar, and Tanaz Meghjani/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
International Women ’s Day 2024: invest in women to accelerate progress
8 March 2024 – A call to invest in women’s and girls’ health, well-being, and empowerment in all areas of life goes out today, on International Women’s Day 2024. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean joins the world in marking the global day, this year themed “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”.
This call is crucial in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, where women are affected by the impacts of multiple emergencies and crises, both human-made and natural in origin. This is on top of the various socioeconomic inequities and environmental, health system, social and behavioural determi...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 7, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
International Women ’s Day, 2024Rural Tajik Woman’s Road to Empowering Women Living with HIV
Takhmina Haidarova, Tajik advocate for the rights of women living with HIV. By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Mar 7 2024 (IPS) Born and raised in a rural area in a traditional Tajik family, Takhmina Haidarova managed to finish high school with excellent grades and wanted to go to university.
“[But] it was compulsory for my family to give higher education to boys, and girls were trained to be housewives,” she says. Her dream of higher education was instead replaced by an arranged marriage to a cousin.
“I was strongly against this wedding, but my father decided for me and married me to him. I hadn’t even seen him before the wed...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Middle East & North Africa Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health International Women's Day 2024 IPS UN Bu Source Type: news
Saweetie Says Young Miko Is “Officially An Icy Girl,” Talks Upcoming Album & More
Saweetie caught up with Billboard’s Rania Aniftos and Lilly Singh at Billboard Women in Music 2024. Watch Billboard Women in Music 2024 on Thursday, March 7th at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT at https://www.billboard.com/h/women-in-music/#billboard #raniaaniftos #lillysingh #billboardwomen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
North Carolina county issues RABIES warning after 4-year-old girl was bitten by a rabid fox in an affluent suburb
Onlookers say the fox also tried to bite the girl's foot before she was grabbed by her mother, who rushed the child to hospital. The attack happened in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
International Women ’s Day, 2024
By External SourceMar 6 2024 (IPS-Partners)
On March 8th, we celebrate International Women’s Day.
A day to honour the resilience, achievements, and potential of women worldwide.
The world faces crises—geopolitical conflicts, poverty, and climate change.
These exacerbate the global plight of women everywhere.
Furthermore, the global economic and financial systems perpetuate gender inequality.
Less than 50% of working-age women are in the global labour force.
Women spend about three times as many hours on unpaid domestic work as men.
Globally, women in the paid workforce earn 20% less than men on average.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Climate Change Gender Gender Identity Health Inequality Labour Multimedia TerraViva United Nations Video International Women's Day 2024 IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
