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Gender

Women’s empowerment and life stage: assessing intersectional differences in contraceptive method mix in sub-Saharan Africa

February 27, 2026

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RAPPORT D’ÉTUDE ETUDE SUR L’OFFRE DES SOINS ET FACTEURS DE L’UTILISATION DES SERVICES DE SANTE MATERNELLE ET INFANTILE EN CÔTE D’IVOIRE

November 5, 2025

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Barrières et facilitateurs de l’utilisation des services de santé de la reproduction en Côte d’Ivoire : une étude qualitative auprès de la communauté

November 4, 2025

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Prevalence and inequalities of missed opportunities for intermittent preventive therapy (IPTp) of Malaria among pregnant women: an analysis of 2018 Nigeria DHS

June 24, 2025

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Trends and patterns of sexual and reproductive health of poor adolescent girls in urban areas in Cameroon

June 24, 2025

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Socio-economic inequalities of childhood stunting in Rwanda: Time trend analysis of demographic and health surveys, 2000 to 2019

June 24, 2025

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Levels and determinants of person-centred maternity care among women living in urban informal settlements: evidence from client exit surveys in Nairobi, Lusaka and Ouagadougou

March 24, 2025

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Progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in the 36 GFF- supported countries

August 26, 2024

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Association between women’s empowerment and demand for family planning satisfied among Christians and Muslims in multireligious African countries

June 11, 2024

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Towards a better tomorrow: addressing intersectional gender power relations to eradicate inequities in maternal health

March 10, 2024

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Gender-specific disaggregated analysis of childhood undernutrition in Ethiopia: evidence from 2000–2016 nationwide survey

March 10, 2024

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The role of gender inequality and health expenditure on the coverage of demand for family planning satisfied by modern contraceptives: a multilevel analysis of cross-sectional studies in 14 LAC countries

March 10, 2024

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Prevalence and changes of intimate partner violence against women aged 15 to 49 years in 53 low-income and middle-income countries from 2000 to 2021: a secondary analysis of population-based surveys

March 10, 2024

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What are the sources of contraceptives for married and unmarried adolescents: Health services or friends? Analysis of 59 low- and middle-income countries

March 10, 2024

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Measures of women’s empowerment based on individual-level data: a literature review with a focus on the methodological approaches

March 10, 2024

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Intimate partner violence victimisation and its association with maternal parenting (the 2015 Pelotas [Brazil] Birth Cohort): a prospective cohort study

March 10, 2024

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Innovative methods to analyse the impact of gender norms on adolescent health using global health survey data

March 3, 2024

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Mid Term Review of the Health Sector Strategic Plan IV 2015 – 2020

August 24, 2023

4. HSSP IV MTR Main Report (1)

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Rapport Technique: Mortalité Néonatale au Niger

July 27, 2023

Rapport Technique_Mortalité néonatale

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Rapport Technique: Malnutrition Chronique au Niger

July 27, 2023

Rapport Technique_Malnutrition Chronique au Niger

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Cross-National Associations between Age at Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence among Young Women: An Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys from 48 Countries

April 10, 2023

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Women’s marital status and use of family planning services across male- and female-headed households in low- and middle-income countries

April 10, 2023

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Early initiation of breastfeeding is inversely associated with public and private c-sections in 73 lower- and middle-income countries

January 5, 2023

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Independent and cumulative effects of risk factors associated with stillbirths in 50 low- and middle-income countries: A multi-country cross-sectional study.

December 12, 2022

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Children of more empowered women are less likely to be left without vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: A global analysis of 50 DHS surveys.

December 12, 2022

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Paving the way to understanding female-headed households: Variation in household composition across 103 low- and middle-income countries

December 12, 2022

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Disparities in early initiation of breast feeding and prelacteal feeding: A study of low- and middle-income countries

December 12, 2022

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Gender-Related Inequality in Childhood Immunization Coverage: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of DTP3 Coverage and Zero-Dose DTP Prevalence in 52 Countries Using the SWPER Global Index

December 12, 2022

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Women’s Empowerment as It Relates to Attitudes Towards and Practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting of Daughters: An Ecological Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys From 12 African Countries

December 12, 2022

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Ethnic disparities in immunisation: analyses of zero-dose prevalence in 64 countries

December 12, 2022

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Ethnic inequalities in health intervention coverage among Mexican women at the individual and municipality levels

December 12, 2022

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Exposure of Zero-Dose Children to Multiple Deprivation: Analyses of Data from 80 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

October 28, 2022

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Birth registration coverage according to the sex of the head of household: an analysis of national surveys from 93 low- and middle-income countries

October 28, 2022

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2022 Progress Report on the Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescent’s Health

October 28, 2022

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Delineating natural catchment health districts with routinely collected health data from women’s travel to give birth in Ghana

October 3, 2022

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Distance is “a big problem”: a geographic analysis of reported and modelled proximity to maternal health services in Ghana

September 1, 2022

Citation: Dotse-Gborgbortsi, W., Nilsen, K., Ofosu, A. et al. Distance is “a big problem”: a geographic analysis of reported and modelled proximity to maternal health services in Ghana. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 22, 672 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04998-0

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Tracking Progress for Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (RMNCH) services in Zambia

August 17, 2022

Zambia Report

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GFF Report on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in 36 GFF Supported Countries

August 16, 2022

GFF Report – 2022

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Are children in female-headed households at a disadvantage? An analysis of immunization coverage and stunting prevalence: in 95 low- and middle-income countries

February 18, 2022

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Assessing Wealth-Related Inequalities in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied in 43 African Countries

February 18, 2022

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Modern contraceptive use among women in need of family planning in India: an analysis of the inequalities related to the mix of methods used

February 18, 2022

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Identifying the women most vulnerable to intimate partner violence: A decision tree analysis from 48 low and middle-income countries

February 16, 2022

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Ethnic inequalities in health intervention coverage among Mexican women at the individual and municipality levels

February 16, 2022

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Endline review of the Investment Case for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Sharpened Plan in Uganda, 2015/16-2019/20

February 16, 2022

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Policy foundations for transformation: a gender analysis of adolescent health policy documents in South Africa

February 15, 2022

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Zooming in and out: a holistic framework for research on maternal, late foetal and newborn survival and health

January 14, 2022

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Monitoring progress towards Universal Health Care District EPHS implementation

September 30, 2021

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Are rhetorical commitments to adolescents reflected in planning documents? An exploratory content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Global Financing Facility country plans

June 21, 2021

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Intimate partner violence against adolescents and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: who is most vulnerable?

June 21, 2021

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HIV trends and disparities by gender and urban–rural residence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

June 21, 2021

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Inequalities in early marriage, childbearing and sexual debut among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

June 21, 2021

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Leave No One Behind

March 5, 2021

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Does having a phone matter for women’s health? Linking phone access among women to careseeking in India: An exploratory analysis of the National Family Health Survey.

March 2, 2021

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Violence against women health workers: The tip of the iceberg of gender power relations in global health.

March 2, 2021

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The impact of women’s empowerment on their children’s early development in 26 African countries.

February 23, 2021

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The SWPER index for women’s empowerment in Africa: development and validation of an index based on survey data

February 23, 2021

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Delivering health interventions to women, children, and adolescents in conflict settings: what have we learned from ten country case studies?

January 25, 2021

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Structural determinants of gender inequality: why they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health

December 14, 2020

George AS, Amin A, de Abreu Lopes CM, Ravindran TKS

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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa: who is left behind?

December 14, 2020

Melesse DY, Mutua MK, Choudhury A, et al

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Does women’s mobile phone ownership matter for health? Evidence from 15 countries

December 14, 2020

LeFevre AE, Shah N, Bashingwa JJH, et al

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Gender equality and health: laying the foundations for change

December 14, 2020

George AS, Amin A, Garc_ça-Moreno C, Sen G.

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Gender bias in under-five mortality in low/middle-income countries.

December 14, 2020

Costa JC, Silva ICM, Victora CG.

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Gender bias in careseeking practices in 57 low and middle income countries

December 14, 2020

Costa JC, Wehrmeister FC, Barros AJD, Victora CG.

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The SWPER index for women’s empowerment in Africa: development and validation of an index based on survey data

December 14, 2020

Ewerling F, Lynch JW, Victora CG, van Eerdewijk A, Tyszler M, Barros AJD4.

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Socioeconomic inequalities in Health: Reflections on the academic production from Brazil

December 14, 2020

Victora, C.

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