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“Mother in the making”: Motherhood performativity of childless women in rural Pakistan

Rubeena Slamat, Piet Bracke, Melissa Ceuterick

published 06 Feb 2026

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A cluster level study for the identification of the disparities in birth intervals between rural and urban areas of Bangladesh

Farzana Afroz, Fatima Tuz Zahura, Shahnaz Nilima, Sabina Akter

published 05 Feb 2026

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Understanding contraceptive use in Pakistan: The role of individual and community contextual factors

Asifa Kamal, Lamia Alyami, Sadaf Malik, Maryam Siddiqa, Muhammad Ijaz, Afza Rasul, Jamal Abdul Nasir

published 03 Feb 2026

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Standardizing postpartum family planning counseling guidance in Ghana: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized implementation effectiveness trial

Sarita Sonalkar, Ernest Maya, Chris Guure, Arden McAllister, Dzifa Puplampu, Roseline Doe, Robert Gallop, James Kiarie, Mary Eluned Gaffield

published 30 Jan 2026

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From ADHD symptoms to parental stress: The roles of functional impairment, family functioning, and parental ADHD

Nitchawan Jongrakthanakij, Thanavadee Prachason, Nida Limsuwan, Komsan Kiatrungrit, Masatha Thongpan, Passaporn Lorterapong, Pattarabhorn Wisajun, Sudawan Jullagate

published 28 Jan 2026

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Co-developing SHELTER (Safe, Healthy Environments and Local Transformation for Equity and Resilience) with families with lived experience of homelessness in the New York City shelter system: A community needs assessment and data collection protocol

Diana Margot Rosenthal, Kate Guastaferro, Jasia Kubik, Melody Goodman

published 28 Jan 2026

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A feminist critical discourse analysis of gender norms on Chinese social media: Empirical insights from WeChat public accounts

Qingqing Tang, Xin Zhang, Taixuan Liu

published 28 Jan 2026

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“My safe haven turned into a terror zone”: A qualitative study of family members’ experiences of violence by brain tumor patients

Amina Guenna Holmgren, Annika Malmström, Eskil Degsell, Johanna Simmons, Lisa Kastbom

published 27 Jan 2026

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Care preferences of older migrants and minority ethnic groups with various care needs: A scoping review

Viktoria Peters-Nehrenheim, Mike Rommerskirch-Manietta, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Martina Roes

published 23 Jan 2026

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Exploring postnatal and newborn home care experiences of rural and remote mothers in Pakistan whose neonates were admitted to the hospital: A qualitative study

Mika Kuriyama, Moe Nakazora, Md Moshiur Rahman, Mari Sato, Saima Gillani, Sadia Habib, Yoko Shimpuku

published 23 Jan 2026

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The effect of comprehensive intervention on family support and the mediating effect between intervention and changes in children’s dietary and physical activity behaviors

Peifen Duan, Chen Li, Songyang Yu, Jianhui Yuan, Xiangxian Feng

published 22 Jan 2026

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Socio-community care of people with disabilities: Experiences of caregivers living in south-central zone of Chile

Juan Andrés Pino-Morán, Rodrigo González, Pía Rodríguez-Garrido, María Soledad Burrone

published 21 Jan 2026

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Changing the narrative: Resilience of women in STEM in sub-Saharan Africa and institutional innovations to advance equity

Monica Fisher, Violet Nyabaro, Ruth Mendum, Sujata Ganguly, Moses Osiru

published 21 Jan 2026

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