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Autor:
Rima Mourtada, Andrea J. Melnikas
Publikováno v:
BMC Women's Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)
Abstract Background Political, financial, and pandemic crises in Lebanon have affected both provision of reproductive health services including family planning and modern contraception methods as well as women’s interest and ability to seek those s
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/7067950039ea434f95ee822ee79ce4d8
Autor:
Rima Mourtada, Andrea J. Melnikas
Publikováno v:
Conflict and Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Abstract Background Starting in October 2019, Lebanon experienced overlapping crises that caused a significant deterioration of the living conditions for Syrian refugees and the host community. Previous studies have shown that difficult living condit
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ba943d015109450fbeaafef78e964a62
Autor:
Andrea J Melnikas, Grace Saul, Michelle Chau, Neelanajana Pandey, Mouhamadou Gueye, James Mkandawire, Aissa Diarra, Sajeda Amin
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 4, p e0281413 (2023)
The More Than Brides Alliance (MTBA) implemented an intervention in India, Malawi, Mali and Niger from 2017 to 2020. The holistic community-based program included girls' clubs focused on empowerment and sexual and reproductive health knowledge; work
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/2a07766b05414eec9fa7605376b25517
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Abstract Background Child marriage in Malawi is a significant problem with 42.1% of women 20–24 married by age 18. In 2017 the Malawi government formalized legislation to make marriage under age 18 illegal; violators are subject to fines. While lev
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1fb54f37d4df4d07bdff3a6f1014e076
Publikováno v:
Conflict and Health, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
Abstract Background Previous research suggests that child marriage may be accelerated during times of crisis and insecurity as resources are scarce and child marriage may be a survival strategy for girls and their families. In 2017, the Rohingya expe
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/078b6bb3713848babdb01c88b0bec5eb
Autor:
Sarah Engebretsen, Mouhamadou Gueye, Andrea J Melnikas, Sékou Fofana, Bourama Fané, Sajeda Amin
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 3, p e0230370 (2020)
Adolescent girls in West Africa are migrating in search of educational and livelihood opportunities. In Mali, early marriage (before the legal age of 16) is a common practice. This paper builds on prior research on female migration that focused on th
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/94821cc328b24f81a94a2d727da79857
Publikováno v:
SSM: Population Health, Vol 8, Iss , Pp - (2019)
Background: Despite strong theoretical grounding, important gaps in knowledge remain regarding the degree to which there is a causal relationship between education and sexual and reproductive health, as many claims have been made based on association
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b5b090b897834136a0c4d0f1a9d995f3
Publikováno v:
Progress in Development Studies. 20:270-281
This article uses qualitative data from Niger to examine adolescent girls’ perceptions of their own agency in marriage decisions and contextual factors influencing these perceptions. We find that girls make marital decisions within a context that s
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Background Child marriage in Malawi is a significant problem with 42.1% of women 20–24 married by age 18. In 2017 the Malawi government formalized legislation to make marriage under age 18 illegal; violators are subject to fines. While leveraging l
Autor:
Andrea J. Melnikas, Diana Romero
Publikováno v:
Journal of Family Issues. 41:288-311
Despite increases at age at first birth in the United States, we have little research on how individuals conceptualize the ideal age to have a child. Using qualitative interviews with male and female young adults in greater New York City, we examined