1 Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA 2 Departments of Design and Environmental Analysis and of Human Development, Bronfenbrenner Center for ...

Background Many studies have demonstrated that pregnant women living in rural areas are more likely to experience domestic violence (DV). Systematic reviews on the prevalence and risk factors of DV ...

Background Evidence of a link between sexual violence and HIV is growing; however, studies among children are scarce. The authors sought to characterise child sexual abuse in Harare, Zimbabwe, and ...

2 Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 3 Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Correspondence to ...

1 The McCaughey Vichealth Centre for Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 Population Health Strategic ...

The 2008 global financial crisis, precipitated by high-risk, under-regulated financial practices, is often seen as a singular event. The crisis, its recessionary consequences, bank bailouts and the ...

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) represent significant public health challenges, ...

Background Mortality rates across the UK stopped improving in the early 2010s, largely attributable to UK Government’s ‘austerity’ policies. Such policies are thought to disproportionately affect ...

1 Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada 2 International Collaborative Centre for the Study of Social and Physical Environment and ...

Background Depression and anxiety are prevalent among women with uterine fibroids (UF). The rate of mental health diagnoses in women with UF has not been studied. Methods Women aged 18–50 years with ...

Correspondence to Dr Claire Benny, University of Alberta School of Public Health, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada; cbenny{at}ualberta.ca Background Rates of drug overdoses, alcohol-related liver disease ...