Research Papers – Page 27 – Amref Health Africa

Empowering Young People to Make Healthy Sexual and Reproductive Health Choices: Lessons from Heroes for Gender Transformative Action in Uganda Heroes4GTA measures the quantity and quality of services received at health facilities including the number of facilities offering adolescent-friendly services, contraceptive use and availability, and family planning/immunization integration readiness, among other indicators. To assess progress at midline, Heroes4GTA conducted a… Read More
Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices and Associated Factors Among Adolescent Schoolgirls in Rural Tanzania: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study A cross-sectional study in Kilindi district, northeastern Tanzania, assessed menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among 490 adolescent schoolgirls. It found that only 44.5% had good MHM knowledge, and 62.7% reported poor MHM practices. Factors linked to better knowledge included being older,… Read More
Factors Associated with Delay in Diagnosis of Tuberculosis among Newly Diagnosed Patients in Meru County TB remains a disease of major public health concern due to related mortality and morbidity. Kenya is a high-burden country for TB and TB/HIV, and an estimated 1330,000 people got TB in 2022, but only 90,560 were diagnosed, and over… Read More
Primary Health Care Practice Journal: a pathway to universal health coverage and sustainable development through scientific evidence and field lessons This editorial introduces the Primary Health Care Practice Journal (PHCPJ), a new addition to the Pan African Medical Journal (PAMJ) family, to the scholars and practitioners of primary health care. The launch of this new journal, dedicated to Primary Health… Read More
Assessing the impact of the journey plus curriculum on sexual and reproductive health and rights and behavioural change among Ugandan youth The Journeys Plus curriculum was introduced by the Government of Uganda in 2020 to impart knowledge and empower youth to practice positive behaviours. It also focuses on fostering supportive environments for youths in homes, communities, health facilities, and schools. AMREF… Read More
Bridging the knowledge gap: accessibility of SRHR information, services and competences of health facilities for adolescents and their care givers in rural Eastern Uganda A quarter of Uganda’s population is aged 10–19 years and majority live in rural areas. Access to sexual and reproductive health services and rights (SRHR) remains a challenge among this population, contributing to a high teenage pregnancy rate of 24.9%… Read More
Integrated multisectoral approaches to adolescent pregnancy prevention: a case study of the Momentum Tikweze Umoyo Project in Malawi Teenage pregnancy has serious health, social, and economic consequences, including increased maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-resource settings. In Malawi, high adolescent pregnancy rates are driven by factors such as poverty, limited education, and restricted access to… Read More
ENHANCING HIV SELF-TESTING (HIVST) IN KENYA Access to HIV testing services is a significant barrier to achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 target, which aims for widespread HIV epidemic control by 2030. Improving access through initiatives like HIV self-testing (HIVST) is crucial to enhance testing uptake. This study… Read More

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