Publications by authors named "A Abajobir"
Background: Despite the significant public health burden of maternal mental health disorders in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), limited data are available on their effects on early childhood development (ECD), nutritional status, and child health in the region.
Aims: This study investigated the association between maternal mental health and ECD, nutritional status, and common childhood illnesses, while controlling for biological, social, financial, and health-related factors and/or confounders.
Method: As part of the Innovative Partnership for Universal and Sustainable Healthcare (i-PUSH) program evaluation study, initiated in November 2019, a cohort of low-income rural families, including pregnant women or women of childbearing age with children under five, was recruited for this study.
The impact of intimate partner violence on adverse birth outcomes in 20 sub-Saharan African countries: propensity score matching analysis.
Front Glob Womens Health
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) significantly impacts women's health, leading to negative birth outcomes like low birth weight and stillbirth, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
- This study utilized data from 20 SSA countries and employed propensity score matching (PSM) to analyze the effects of various forms of IPV on adverse birth outcomes among 13,727 women.
- The results indicate that IPV increases the risk of adverse birth outcomes by percentages ranging from approximately 2.5% to 8.4%, establishing a causal link that underscores the urgent need for addressing IPV's impact on maternal and infant health.
Importance: Cancer prevention and care efforts have been challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and armed conflicts, resulting in a decline in the global Human Development Index (HDI), particularly in low- and middle-income countries. These challenges and subsequent shifts in health care priorities underscore the need to continuously monitor cancer outcome disparities and statistics globally to ensure delivery of equitable and optimal cancer prevention and care in uncertain times.
Objective: To measure the global burden of 36 cancers in 2022 by sex, age, and geographic location and to project future trends by 2050.
Article Synopsis
- Acute malnutrition in children under 5 is a significant issue in Eastern Africa, especially in Kenya's Turkana and Samburu counties, prompting this study to investigate its causes.
- The research utilized a mixed-methods approach, combining both qualitative and quantitative data collected through various community engagement methods and anthropometric measurements over a two-year period.
- Currently, the data analysis is in progress, focusing on themes from qualitative insights and statistical relationships from the quantitative data concerning child health and family dynamics.
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) of Kenya was upgraded to improve access to healthcare for impoverished households, expand universal health coverage, and boost the uptake of essential reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services. However, premiums may be unaffordable for the poorest households. The Innovative Partnership for Universal Sustainable Healthcare (i-PUSH) programme targets low-income women and their households to improve their access to and utilization of quality healthcare, including RMNCH services, by providing subsidized, mobile phone-based NHIF coverage in combination with enhanced, digital training of community health volunteers and upgrading of health facilities.
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