Quantitative evaluation of Zindagii Shoista (Living with Dignity) intervention to prevent violence against women in Tajikistan - Mastonshoeva S, Shonasimova S, Gulyamova P, Jewkes R, Shai N, Chirwa E, Myrttinen H.
BACKGROUND: Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a major problem in Tajikistan, driven by conservative gender norms, the culturally ascribed position of young women, and poverty. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated Zindagii Shoista (Living with Dignity),... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Europe security meeting opens with condemnation of Russia's war and ban on Lavrov
Support Intelligent, In-Depth, Trustworthy Journalism. Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Leave your feedback LODZ, Poland (AP) — A meeting of Europe’s largest security organization opened Thursday with foreign ministers and other representatives strongly denouncing…#hungary #moldova #statevictorianuland #tajikistan #belarus #indepth #sergeylavrov #associatedpressvanessagera #zbigniewrau #peterszijjarto (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Who is Surovikin, Russia ’s new commander for the war in Ukraine?
Known for his ‘total ruthlessness,’ the Russian general has served in Tajikistan and Chechnya, as well as in Syria. #surovikin #chechnya #syria #tajikistan #war #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Putin calls for de-escalation as Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict death toll nears 100
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan said on Sunday nearly 100 people had died in their border conflict, as a fragile ceasefire between the Central Asian nations extended into a second day and their mutual... #ceasefire #putin #centralasian #borderconflict #deescalation #kyrgyz #tajik (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

At least 24 killed in clashes on Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan border
Kyrgyzstan reported ‘intense battles’ with Tajikistan forces along disputed border despite ceasefire agreement. #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #ceasefireagreement #battles (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

China to send troops to Russia for'Vostok' exercise
Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises led by the host and including India, Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan and other countries, China's defence ministry said... #militaryexercises #vostok #defenceministry #tajikistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Russia's Putin to make first foreign trips since launching Ukraine war
Putin will visit Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and then meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo for talks in Moscow. #jokowidodo #turkmenistan #putin #tajikistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is the association between suicide and unemployment common or different among the post-Soviet countries? - Seksenbayev N, Inoue K, Toleuov E, Akkuzinova K, Karimova Z, Moldagaliyev T, Ospanova N, Chaizhunusova N, Dyussupov A.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) collapsed in 1991 and separated into the 15 post-Soviet countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Daughters-in-law and domestic violence: patrilocal marriage in Tajikistan - Turaeva MR, Becker CM.
Patrilocal marriage - living in the husband's natal household - affects Central Asian women and their choices in family planning, labor force participation, and human capital investment. While anthropological evidence suggests that elder household members ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Predicting violent reoffending in individuals released from prison in a lower-middle-income country: a validation of OxRec in Tajikistan - Beaudry G, Yu R, Alaei A, Alaei K, Fazel S.
BACKGROUND: Although around 70% of the world's prison population live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), risk assessment tools for criminal recidivism have been developed and validated in high-income countries (HICs). Validating such tools in LMI... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Intimate partner violence and pregnancy termination among Tajikistan women: evidence from nationally representative data - Vinnakota D, Parsa AD, Sivasubramanian M, Mahmud I, Sathian B, Kabir R.
Intimate partner violence is the most common kind of violence and a significant public health issue. The relationship between intimate partner violence and pregnancy termination among Tajikistan women was investigated in this study. The data for this resea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Contextual factors associated with women's attitudes toward intimate partner violence in Tajikistan: findings from the 2012 and 2017 demographic and health surveys - Zainiddinov H.
The study employed data from the 2012 and 2017 Tajikistan Demographic and Health Surveys to examine two time periods on media access, interview setting, and sociodemographic predictors of intimate partner violence (IPV) justification attitudes among repres... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Migrants and Health Workers Play Complex ‘Game’ on Europe’s Fringes
Viraj from India, in a squat where he has been living for three months near Velika Kladusa, Bosnia. He hopes to join family in Italy. February 2022. Credit: Chiara LuxardoBy Sara PerriaBihać, Bosnia, Apr 19 2022 (IPS) Responding to several shouts Viraj emerges from the ruins of his shelter in northwest Bosnia. He is originally from India but is now squatting near Bihać in what remains of a house abandoned since the 1990s Balkans war. “I was in the bathroom,” says Viraj – although there is no such facility. The building doesn’t even have windows, just gaps exposed to a freezing wind. Collapsing walls are patc...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Perria Tags: COVID-19 Crime & Justice Europe Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news

South Africa: Profile - I View the Doctor-Patient Relationship As Sacred, Says Leading TB Doctor
[spotlight] Dr Jennifer Furin has fought drug-resistant tuberculosis since 1995, when she worked as a student in a poverty-stricken suburb in Lima, Peru. Since then she has roamed the world, treating TB and HIV patients in under-resourced countries, including Haiti, Russia, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, eSwatini, Lesotho, and South Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 22, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Women in Afghanistan: a call for action - Shoib S, Saeed F, Dazhamyar AR, Armiya'u AY, Badawy MM, Shah J, Chandradasa M.
Afghanistan is a landlocked country located between the Middle East, central Asia, and south Asia, with a population of more than 30 million people, composed mainly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. The Afghan conflict began in 1979 with the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news