Most of maternal deaths are preventable, and one-quarter of maternal deaths are due to hypertensive conditions of pregnancy, specifically pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. This thesis begins …
Lifestyle interventions serve as a method to support physical health by encouraging improvements in weight, physical activity, and dietary habits. They have demonstrated effectiveness in …
Latin America has the second-highest teen birth rate (births at age 15-19 per 1000 women) globally, with Ecuador reporting the highest rate in this region …
Background: The emergency authorization of Sars Cov-2 (COVID-19) vaccines in December 2020 required clinicians, public health leaders, and policymakers to rapidly understand the science of …
Over recent years, the landscape of sexual and reproductive health education and public health programs in Brazil has been jeopardized, potentially putting the future health …
Background: Pharmaceutical medication consumption has grown by almost 40% internationally over the past decade. Unfortunately, over half of all medications are prescribed, dispensed, administered, or …
As SARS-CoV-2 first began to infect humans in late 2019, the United States and Mexico were facing a migration crisis. Despite policies which nominally allowed …
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects women at a rate 3 times more than it harms me. The majority of IPV interventions are focused …
Ethanol is one of the most commonly used teratogens worldwide, contributing to a tremendous global health and economic burden. Current biomedical knowledge about placental and …
India is home to the third-largest population of people living with HIV worldwide, disproportionately affecting transgender women (TGW). While medicine such as antiretroviral therapy (ART) …
Few studies have highlighted substantial progress in Kosova's healthcare system since the war in 1998-1999, especially regarding sexual and reproductive health. In partnership with a …
Ever since the United Nation established the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, global momentum for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has picked up considerably. The UHC …
Background: Prompt risk stratification of children with sepsis in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) by organ dysfunction scores can facilitate medical management. The two most …
