scholarly journals COVID‐19 pandemic and adolescent health and well‐being in sub‐Saharan Africa: Who cares?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Aboagye Addae
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Health And Well Being

Africa Malaria Prevention Project

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (02) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
Harry Zee
Keyword(s):  
Malaria Prevention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Chronic Effects ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
First Results ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Roll Out

Malaria is the disease that has the biggest impact on the health and well-being of the peoples living in sub-Saharan Africa. Not only does malaria cause a lot of suffering and many deaths, the malaria miasm is also strongly connected to the inability to thrive and the frustration caused by that. The Africa Malaria Prevention Project (AMPP) aims at preventing malaria and treating its chronic effects by using PC240m—a genus epidemicus remedy designed to treat and prevent malaria. This article presents the first results and discusses a plan to roll out AMPP over all of sub-Saharan Africa.

Championing the resilience of sub-Saharan adolescents: pointers for psychologists

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Theron
Keyword(s):  
Systems Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Global North ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Contextual Determinants ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Recent Attention

In this article, I argue that an ecological systems approach to resilience – specifically, one that is sensitive to how contextual determinants shape successful adaptation differentially – offers a meaningful way to enable sub-Saharan adolescents to adapt well to the apparently intractable risks to their health and well-being. Accordingly, I draw on studies of child and adolescent resilience from sub-Saharan Africa and the global North to show that the resilience field has largely moved beyond individual-focused theories of resilience that have the (long-term) potential to jeopardize adolescent health and well-being and advance neoliberal agendas. I emphasize that the recent attention to differentially impactful resilience-enablers casts suspicion on incautious application of universally recurring resilience-enablers. Allied to this, I problematize the delay in the identification of resources that impact the resilience of sub-Saharan adolescents differentially. Finally, I distil implications for resilience-directed praxis and research that have the potential to advance the championship of adolescent resilience in sub-Saharan Africa.

scholarly journals DENTAL TREATMENT DEMANDS AMONG PATIENTS IN JIGAWA NORTHWEST NIGERIAPAGE 109 CALIPHATE MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 1 No. 4, October - December 2013 ISSN: 2346-7193.I

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiwo OA ◽  
Yusuf MO ◽  
Agbaje MO ◽  
Adeyemo WL ◽  
Olawole WO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Symptomatic Relief ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Dental Disease ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Health And Well Being

Background:ObjectiveMethodResult Oral health is a critical but an overlooked component of overall health and well-being among children and adults. The detrimental consequences of dental disease have been well documented in the literature. Huge differences exist between actual dental service utilization and oral health needs in several resource constraint nations of sub-Saharan Africa. Hence, most patients seek treatment for symptomatic relief of pain and sometimes devastating life

scholarly journals Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding communities: Local perspectives from three sub-Saharan African countries

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0252433
Author(s):  
Andrea Leuenberger ◽  
Mirko S. Winkler ◽  
Olga Cambaco ◽  
Herminio Cossa ◽  
Fadhila Kihwele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Industrial Mining ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Health And Well Being

Industrial mining projects can play an important role in global sustainable development if associated health risks are minimised and opportunities maximised. While a broad body of evidence from quantitative studies exists that establishes the interlinkages between mining operations and effects on public health, little research has been conducted investigating health impacts from the perspective of affected communities. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa, where about a third of the remaining global mineral resources are endowed and health-related indicators for sustainable development are lagging behind. In this multi-country qualitative study, we explore community perceptions regarding impacts of industrial mining on their health and well-being. In nine study sites in Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Tanzania, we conducted 83 participatory focus group discussions with a total of 791 participants (385 men, 406 women). Our findings reveal a broad range of perceived impacts on environmental, economic and social determinants of health, with secondary health implications related to morbidity, mortality and well-being. Overall, perceived negative impacts prevailed, mainly related to environmental pollution, change in livelihoods or social disruption. Perceived positive impacts on health and well-being were related to interventions implemented by the mines such as new or improved water sources, health care facilities, roads and schools. The consistency of these findings across countries and study sites suggests a structural problem and indicates a pressing need to address health by acting on the wider determinants of health in mining regions. Participatory health impact assessment should be strengthened in host countries to foster strategic interventions, include marginalised population groups, and protect and promote the health of local communities. By including community perspectives on health before and during project implementation, policymakers can take advantage of economic opportunities while avoiding the pitfalls, bringing their communities closer to achieving good health and well-being goals by 2030 and beyond.

Health and Well-Being in Adolescence

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Sawyer ◽  
George C. Patton
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Brain Maturation ◽  
Health Determinants ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Disability Adjusted Life ◽  
Life Years ◽  
High Benefit ◽  
Health And Well Being

This chapter describes how the profile of physical and mental health and well-being changes across adolescence. The biological context of healthy adolescent growth and development is reviewed, including secular patterns of puberty and brain maturation. The structural and social determinants of adolescent health are then described. Adolescent health outcomes, including patterns of risk behaviors, emerge from the interaction between biological influences and social health determinants. Estimates of mortality and disability-adjusted life years are used to describe three patterns of adolescent health and well-being that vary by age, sex, and national wealth. Globally, the burden of disease increases across adolescence, varying markedly between and within countries. Comprehensive, multisectoral, evidence-informed actions are required that match these conspicuous adolescent health problems, emerging health risks, and major social determinants. Such actions, including quality education and health services, differ greatly from those that benefit younger children yet have similarly high benefit–cost ratios.

scholarly journals Intersectional stigma and its impact on HIV prevention and care among MSM and WSW in sub-Saharan African countries: a protocol for a scoping review

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e047280
Author(s):  
Gamji M’Rabiu Abubakari ◽  
Debbie Dada ◽  
Jemal Nur ◽  
DeAnne Turner ◽  
Amma Otchere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Scoping Reviews ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Meta Analyses

IntroductionResearch has established that various forms of stigma (HIV stigma, gender non-conforming stigma and same-gender sex stigma) exist across Sub-Saharan Africa and have consequences for the utilisation of HIV prevention and care services. Stigmas are typically investigated in HIV literature individually or through investigating individual populations and the various stigmas they may face. The concept of intersectionality highlights the interconnected nature of social categorisations and their ability to create interdependent systems of discrimination based on gender, race, sexuality and so on. Drawing from perspectives on intersectionality, intersectional stigma denotes the convergence of multiple marginalised identities within an individual or a group, the experiences of stigma associated with these identities as well as the synergistic impact of these experiences on health and well-being. With respect to HIV, public health scholars can examine the impacts of intersectional stigmas on HIV prevention and care utilisation.Methods and analysisReviewers will search systematically through MEDLINE, Global Health, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection and Africa Index Medicus and citations for quantitative studies, qualitative studies and grey literature that include data on stigma and HIV among men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Eligible studies will include primary or secondary data on stigma related to HIV risk factors experienced by this population. Studies will be written in French or English and be published between January 1991 and November 2020. All screening and data extraction will be performed in duplicate, and if discrepancies arise, they will be settled by GM’RA, LEN, DD or AO. Findings from this study will be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval is not required as there will be no human participants and no protected data will be used in this study. We will disseminate findings through peer-reviewed manuscripts, conferences and webinars.

Family Resemblances, Practical Interrelations and Material Extensions: Understanding Sexual Prohibitions, Production and Consumption in Kilimanjaro

Africa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Knut Christian Myhre
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Local Mode ◽  
Language Games ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Family Resemblances ◽  
Mode Of Life ◽  
Sub Saharan

AbstractThrough the ‘procreative paradigm’, sexuality and its relationships to other social practices have recently regained importance in the study of sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its apparent novelty, I argue that this paradigm invokes an anthropological approach that harks back to the discipline's beginnings. In an attempt at a fresh departure, I use Ludwig Wittgenstein's late philosophy to investigate the meaning of sexual prohibitions among the Chagga-speaking people of Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Starting from local linguistic usage, I describe the multiple ‘language-games’ of the vernacular notion of ‘power’,horu. In this manner, I demonstrate how production, reproduction and consumption are conceptually, practically and materially intertwined through the ‘family resemblances’ of this local concept.Horuis expended through productive practices; in multiple ways it is converted, transferred and exchanged between adults and children in reproduction; and it is replenished through the consumption of specific ‘powerful’ foods. By means of different objects, the activities of work, sex and feeding enable ‘power’ to flow between persons. The multiple vernacular usages of the notion ofhoru, and its practical and material concomitants, interrelate diverse spheres of social life in such a manner that they constitute an overlapping network that extends laterally. Human capability and well-being are constituted through participation in these activities, and engagement in the mutual flows, conversions and exchanges of ‘power’ that encompass humans, livestock and vegetable matter. The sexual prohibitions of Rombo regulate and channel these flows and conversions, in order to ensure their beneficial effects for the parties concerned. I therefore argue that the sexual prohibitions are notex post factointerpretations or justifications that explain or control preceding experiences, but rather that they are constitutive of the local mode of life. An appreciation of lateral relationships between concepts, practices and objects enables an evasion of some of the problems that arise from the procreative paradigm.

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