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“If I tell you my problems, how will you perceive me?”: A qualitative study of mental health knowledge, barriers, and opportunities for care among Kenyan adolescents during COVID-19 Open
Introduction The majority of the world’s adolescents live in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is a dearth of knowledge about adolescents’ perspectives on mental health and sources of distress there. Therefore, a qual…
Future‐Proofing the ICPD PoA: Reproductive Rights in a Low‐Fertility World Open
This commentary discusses the issue of low and declining fertility and the enduring relevance of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action (PoA) in this new demographic context. We explore l…
Accelerating Progress in Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Decision-Making: Trends in 32 Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Future Perspectives Open
The analysis underscores a patchwork of progress in women's SRHR decision-making while also exposing deep disparities. These data suggest a critical need for interventions tailored to cultural and socioeconomic contexts, particularly in co…
Cultural and contextual adaptation of mental health measures in Kenya: An adolescent-centered transcultural adaptation of measures study Open
Introduction There is paucity of culturally adapted tools for assessing depression and anxiety in children and adolescents in low-and middle-income countries. This hinders early detection, provision of appropriate and culturally acceptable…
PROTOCOL: Child and adolescent mental health and psychosocial support interventions: An evidence and gap map of low‐ and middle‐income countries Open
This is the protocol for a Campbell evidence and gap map. The objective of this evidence and gap map is to provide an overview of the existing evidence on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting mental health and reducing or …
View article: Increasing Data and Understanding of Adolescent Mental Health Worldwide: UNICEF’s Measurement of Mental Health Among Adolescents at the Population Level Initiative
Increasing Data and Understanding of Adolescent Mental Health Worldwide: UNICEF’s Measurement of Mental Health Among Adolescents at the Population Level Initiative Open
The 2030 Sustainable Development agenda, officially adopted by 193 countries in 2015, is the first global monitoring framework that features mental health, an area critical to development that has previously been neglected and not attracte…
Addressing the Mental and Emotional Health Impacts of COVID-19 on Children and Adolescents: Lessons From HIV/AIDS Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to lasting mental health and psychosocial consequences just as were experienced with the HIV epidemic. A rapid review of published systematic reviews on HIV/AIDS and mental health outcomes and responses among …
We Are All in This Together: COVID-19 and a Call to Action for Mental Health of Children and Adolescents Open
OPINION article Front. Psychiatry, 11 February 2021Sec. Public Mental Health Volume 11 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.589834
Mental Distress and Human Rights Violations During COVID-19: A Rapid Review of the Evidence Informing Rights, Mental Health Needs, and Public Policy Around Vulnerable Populations Open
Background: COVID-19 prevention and mitigation efforts were abrupt and challenging for most countries with the protracted lockdown straining socioeconomic activities. Marginalized groups and individuals are particularly vulnerable to adver…
The All In assessments Open
Launched in February 2015, the All In Call to Action aims to accelerate fast-track targets for ending AIDS among adolescents by 2020. All In works through partnerships to achieve results across four focus areas: sharpened data to inform po…
Basic maternal health care coverage among adolescents in 22 sub-Saharan African countries with high adolescent birth rate. Open
Coverage of basic maternal health care for adolescent mothers is inadequate in the countries with the highest adolescent birth rates in the world. Addressing the reproductive and maternal health needs of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa i…
The evolving picture of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in children: critical knowledge gaps Open
Background The closed-loop stimulation (CLS) pacemaker algorithm is a system that permanently monitors the contractile state of the myocardium and converts the intrinsic information into rate regulation. The role that the CLS algorithm pla…
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 Open
Background The role of global initiatives in catalyzing change within national contexts is complex and less understood. Addressing adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Kenya requires concerted efforts of both state and non-state ac…
Is elimination of vertical transmission of HIV in high prevalence settings achievable? Open
Ameena Goga and colleagues argue that more realistic targets are needed to maintain momentum on reducing vertical transmission in countries with a high HIV prevalence
Demographic change and HIV epidemic projections to 2050 for adolescents and young people aged 15-24 Open
Background: Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is a significant challenge, as new HIV infections among adolescents and young people have not decreased fast enough to curb the epidemic. The combination of slow HIV response and in…
Children, <span>HIV</span>, emergencies and Sustainable Development Goals: roadblocks ahead and possible solutions Open
Climate change, violent conflicts, and HIV/AIDS are linked to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through complex pathways (Figure 1) that include food insecurity, population displacements and migration, disruptions of health and…