Background.The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. Shisha use has recently been gaining increased popularity in many developed and developing countries.Objective. To determine the prevalence of shisha use among students in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and ...
Infertility is a reproductive problem that affects all gender, race, or social class. In many African countries, the burden of infertility is usually associated with economic, psychological, and socio-cultural factors. This review aimed to explore the factors that impact the mental health of African wome...
The study explores the perceived causes of change in sexual risk behaviour among Nigerian adolescents over the past years. By embedding the results into a theoretical context, the study aims to further develop interventions targeting adolescent sexual health.
To do so, 23 semi-structured interviews are c...
This qualitative study, conducted in Meru and Kajiado counties in Kenya, explored the perceptions and attitudes of men and women regarding male involvement in FGM in order to inform the design of male involvement strategies in FGM abandonment. We used focus group discussions to collect the data which was...
In sub-Saharan Africa, traditional medical practitioners also referred to as herbalists, offer diagnostics and therapeutics for diverse medical conditions irrespective of the cause. Given their traditional role as healers and repository of knowledge about medicinal plants, spirituality, customs and relig...
The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined life as a whole. The lack of
knowledge about the safe practices needed to manage the spread of the global
pandemic could be detrimental to public health. This dearth of knowledge and
inappropriate practices could increase the spread of the coronavirus and lead to
h...
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined life as a whole. The lack of
:knowledge about the safe practices needed to manage the spread of the global
pandemic could be detrimental to public health. This dearth of knowledge and
inappropriate practices could increase the spread of the coronavirus an...
Le corps joue un rôle primordial dans la relation avec l’autre et tient une place importante dans l’écoute chez l’Africain. Ce travail met en exergue l’hyperstimulation qui est faite du corps de l’Africain pendant les différentes étapes de la structuration de la personnalité. A travers la...
