Prevalence and factors associated with undocumented children under-five in Haiti.

Background: Despite many efforts to provide children with legal existence over the last decades, 1 in 4 children under the age of 5 (166 million) do not officially exist, with limited possibility to enjoy their human rights. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Haiti has one of the highest rates of undocumented births. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence and the determinant factors of undocumented childhood in Haiti.

Intimate partner violence among women in Togo: a generalised structural equation modeling approach.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the magnitude and identify associated factors with intimate partner violence (IPV) in Togo.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Togo.

Trends and factors associated with recent HIV testing among women in Haiti: a cross-sectional study using data from nationally representative surveys.

Introduction: In the Latin America and Caribbean region, Haiti is one of the countries with the highest rates of HIV. Therefore, this study examined the factors associated with HIV testing among women in Haiti and trends in HIV testing in 2006, 2012, and 2016/17.

Methods: Data from the last three Haitian Demographic and Health Surveys (2006, 2012, and 2016/17) were used.

Tobacco use in Haiti: findings from demographic and health survey.

Introduction: Although tobacco has harmful effects on the physical and mental health of individuals, its use remains significant, according to the World Health Organization. To understand this phenomenon, studies have been carried out in many countries around the world, while in Haiti where more than 5,000 people die each year due to tobacco use, little is known about the use of this substance. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and the factors associated with tobacco use in Haiti.

Individual and community-level factors associated with caesarean section in Haiti: secondary analysis of data from the 2016-2017 Haitian Demographic and Health Survey.

Introduction: For several decades, the rate of caesarean section (CS) has been increasing in the world. In some countries, the CS rate is below the WHO recommended range (10-15%), while in other countries, it is significantly higher. The aim of this paper was to identify individual and community-level factors associated with CS in Haiti.