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Abstract One major problem in Nigeria is unsafe abortion that leads to maternal mortality. This academic report attempts to determine the causes on unsafe abortion, which includes unwanted and unplanned pregnancies, restrictive abortion laws, low socioeconomic status, and cultural factors. Public...

Abstract Part of preventing maternal mortality is ensuring that all mothers have adequate access to health services. This study aims to examine and qualify the relationship between maternity waiting homes and reduction in maternal mortality and stillbirth. This study utilized literature reviews from...

Background: Maternal mortality has for long been a serious problem that is engulfing the lives of many childbearing (pregnant) women mostly in the developing countries as a result of many contributory factors. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 focuses on improving maternal health, with target 6...

Cereal import has played a crucial role in compensating local water deficit. A quantitative account of water deficit and cereal import relations therefore is of significance for predicting future food import demand and formulating corresponding national and international policies. On the basis of...

This article examines the high morbidity rates in children living with sickle cell disease in Nigeria through the lens of political economy. In Nigeria, 150,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease annually. Child mortality among children living with sickle cell disease in Nigeria becomes...

Global Study on the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism: Regional Report Sub-Saharan Africa This study looked at five Sub-Saharan African nations to analyze the impact local efforts have had on the prevalence of sexual exploitation of children both locally and globally.

Background: The 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was of unprecedented magnitude with a total of 28,616 suspected, probable, and confirmed cases reported in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The international humanitarian community utilized its expertise in rapid response...

This study looks at research from Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia to explain the drivers of child marriage in each of these nations. The study identifies similarities and differences and understandings that can be applied to prevent child marriage.