Can #cashtransfers reduce the risk of low birthweight? New article by @UBSPHHP PhD Candidate Sarah Quiñones et al. says yes, but it depends on the season. @nonjake @ubuffalo @ualbanysph @UNICEFGhana blob:null/1aa0ae69-5163-4d28-9031-13fb38598178
Tia Palermo
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Researching social policy at Policy Research Solutions (PRESTO) & University at Buffalo/@2PElab
This new study highlights how vulnerability can vary by season (ie, rainy v. dry), whereby birthweight increased in both seasons, but protective effects on low birthweight classification were only significant for births in the dry season. Read more here: https://www.ssph-journal.org/files/Articles/1605336/ijph-68-1605336-HTML-r1/image_m/
This article adds to sparse evidence base on the topic: a recent review by Leroy et al. found only 4 studies have examined #cashtransfer effects on #birthweight & none were in Africa. https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/151/12/3841/6378059
“Gastroenteritis letter” in the subject line of an email from your kid’s school is always a great way to start out the week.
Congratulations to the @2PE lab’s newest PhD Candidate, Kate Rogers @KateRog_MPH @UBSPHHP who successfully defended her dissertation proposal today! Kate is using mixed methods how gender norms & attitudes influence sexual risk behaviors & vulnerability to gender-based violence among adolescents & young people. #GBV #phdlife
New article from #BurkinaFaso by
@frances__viola @fkotchere et al.
@UNICEFInnocenti finds orphanhood associated with #violence risk among ♀️ #adolescents & disability, age & household member depression associated with violence risk among ♂️
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-14854-7
@frances__viola @fkotchere et al.
@UNICEFInnocenti finds orphanhood associated with #violence risk among ♀️ #adolescents & disability, age & household member depression associated with violence risk among ♂️
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-14854-7
Risk factors of adolescent exposure to violence in Burkina Faso - BMC Public Health
Background Globally violence against children and adolescents is a significant public health problem. Since children rely on family for early learning and socialization, evidence of the factors associated with exposure to violence within households may inform the development of policies and measures to prevent violence and aid the victims of violence. This study examines the risk and protective factors associated with adolescents’ exposure to violence at home and how these differ by gender and age in four regions of Burkina Faso. Materials and methods We used data from the baseline survey of the Child-Sensitive Social Protection Programme (CSSPP) conducted in four regions of Burkina Faso. The CSSPP is a cash transfer programme accompanied by complimentary nutrition, and water and sanitation interventions to address multidimensional child poverty. We employed bivariate and multivariable regression analysis on a sample of 2222 adolescents aged 10–19 to explore the risk and protective factors associated with exposure to violence. Results Results show that exposure to psychological violence (22.7%) was more common within the households when compared to physical violence (9.1%). Adolescent girls reported more exposure to physical violence while boys reported more exposure to psychological violence. Significant risk factors associated with the likelihood of exposure to violence among girls are orphanhood, living in a household receiving safety nets and living in a Muslim-majority community. Among boys, age, school attendance, disability, a household receiving safety nets, sharing a household with a depressed individual, and living in a Muslim-majority community, were associated with exposure to violence. Conclusions These gender-specific findings highlight the importance of family background characteristics and can be used to inform and strengthen the targeting of vulnerable children and adolescents in interventions aimed at reducing exposure to violence against children.