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June 30, 2023

Countdown to 2030 Annual Meeting 2023 in Dakar, Senegal

The Countdown to 2030 Annual Meeting 2023 was held in Dakar, Senegal, from June 19th to 23rd, with the aim of strengthening strategies and actions to improve maternal, newborn and child health. Organized by the Countdown to 2030 consortium, in collaboration with the African Population Health Research Center and Global Financing Facility, the meeting brought together almost 200 researchers, stakeholders, and experts from 22 countries from sub-Saharan Africa. This gathering provided a unique platf

May 12, 2023

Cauane Blumenberg participated in the International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference

ICEH researcher presents study about inequalities on maternal and newborn health at the IMNHC 2023 ICEH researcher Cauane Blumenberg participated in the International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC), held in May 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. During the event, Blumenberg presented a study on trends and inequalities on a set of maternal and newborn health interventions in seven countries that are considered to be exemplary in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. T

May 04, 2023

Track20 Annual Monitoring and Evaluation Training in Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal

From April 3rd to April 7th, ICEH researchers Leonardo Ferreira and Franciele Hellwig participated in the Track20 Annual Monitoring and Evaluation Training in Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal. The Track20 initiative partnered with the Countdown to 2030 to strengthen analytical capacities and evidence use for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent’s Health in low- and middle-income countries. The workshop aimed to support officers and analytics working family planning wi

May 01, 2023

Reducing ethnic disparities in child health and nutrition is a global priority, but there is a lack of comprehensive analysis on progress made by different countries

Reducing ethnic disparities in child health and nutrition is a global priority, but there is a lack of comprehensive analysis on progress made by different countries. We analyzed data from 59 DHS and MICS surveys conducted in low and middle-income countries to identify countries that have successfully reduced ethnic gaps in child health and nutrition. We used three key outcome indicators: under-five mortality, child stunting prevalence, and a composite index based on coverage with eight mater

March 31, 2023

Inequalities in Immunization against Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Protection at Birth Coverage Using Household Health Survey Data from 76 Countries

Maternal and neonatal tetanus is a vaccine-preventable disease (with coverage of the infant conferred by maternal immunization during and prior to pregnancy). Thus, maternal tetanus immunization coverage is a key metric for monitoring progress towards, equity in, and sustainability of tetanus elimination. This study explores the extent of inequalities in maternal tetanus immunization coverage across 76 low- and middle-income countries. We considered four dimensions of inequality as follows we

March 16, 2023

Women's marital status and use of family planning services across male- and female-headed households in low- and middle-income countries

Does household headship influence family planning coverage? This study explored differentials in demand for family planning satisfied by modern contraceptives among reproductive age women residing in male and female-headed households and how this intersects with women’s marital status and sexual activity in low- and middle-income countries. Higher demand for family planning satisfied among women living in male-headed households was identified for almost all countries. However, the st

February 17, 2023

Sociodemographic inequalities in vegetables, fruits, and animal source foods consumption in children aged 6 - 23 months from 91 LMIC

This study is the first to describe patterns in the prevalence and social inequalities of the newly developed indicators of Zero Vegetables and Fruits consumption (ZVF) and Eggs and Flesh Foods consumption (EFF). Data from nationally representative surveys (2010–2019) in 91 low-and middle-income countries were used to investigate within-country disparities in ZVF and EFF by place of residence, wealth quintiles, child sex and child age. Our findings showed that 6–23 months children fr

February 17, 2023

Cross-national associations between age at marriage and intimate partner violence among young women: an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys from 48 countries

Recent global estimates of violence against women compiled by WHO show that 1 in 4 young women who have been in a relationship will already have experienced IPV by the time they reach their mid-twenties. In this work, we estimated the associations between age at first marriage and recent intimate partner violence (IPV) among women young women aged 20–24 years using data from demographic and health surveys (DHS) conducted at 48 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We fitted a multil