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Water and Sanitation
Menstrual cup use, leakage, acceptability, safety, and availability: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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July 17, 2019

Girls and women need effective, safe, and affordable menstrual products. Single-use products are regularly selected by agencies for resource-poor settings; the menstrual cup is a less known alternative. The authors reviewed international studies on menstrual cup leakage, acceptability, and safety and explored menstrual cup availability to inform programmes. The review indicates that menstrual cups are… Read more

menstrual cup, menstrual hygiene, menstrual hygiene management, menstrual hygiene products
Water and Sanitation
Promoting Handwashing and Sanitation Behaviour Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review
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September 18, 2017

Diarrhoeal diseases are very common causes of death in low and middle-income countries. The aim for this systematic review was to show which promotional approaches might change handwashing and sanitation behaviour, and which implementation factors affect the success or failure of such promotional approaches. For community-based approaches, involvement of the community, enthusiasm of community leaders,… Read more

community approaches, handwashing
Education
Interventions for improving learning outcomes and access to education in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
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August 15, 2016

Substantial progress has been made in improving access to education in low- and middle income countries (LMICs). However, several challenges still need to be addressed. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on education aim to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning. In this context, there is a need for evidence on the effects… Read more

Access to education, Learning Outcomes, Low income countries, middle income countries, SDGs
Health
Public–private mix for tuberculosis care and control: a systematic review
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June 13, 2016

Public–private mix (PPM), recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), was introduced to cope with the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic worldwide. In many developing countries, PPM has played a powerful role in TB control, while in others it has failed to meet expectations. Thus, a systematic review was conducted to determine the mechanisms used by global… Read more

Public-Private Partnerships, tuberculosis
Health
How equitable are community health worker programmes and which programme features influence equity of community health worker services? A systematic review
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May 31, 2016

Community health workers (CHWs) are uniquely placed to link communities with the health system, playing a role in improving the reach of health systems and bringing health services closer to hard-to-reach and marginalised groups. A systematic review was conducted to determine the extent of equity of CHW programmes and to identify intervention design factors which… Read more

community health workers, health equity, health systems, universal health coverage
Gender
Health
Social Protection
Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review
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April 1, 2016

The perinatal mental health of women living in low- and lower-middle-income countries has only recently become the subject of research, in part because greater priority has been assigned to preventing pregnancy-related deaths. In addition, some have argued that in resource-constrained countries women are protected from experiencing perinatal mental problems through the influence of social and… Read more

health and gender, Low income countries, Mental Health, Women's Health
Education
The impact of national and international assessment programmes on education policy, particularly policies regarding resource allocation and teaching and learning practices in developing countries
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February 23, 2016

There is a global rise in the number of countries undertaking national learning assessments, as well as international and regional learning assessments. Much of this growth, especially in national learning assessments, has occurred in economically developing countries. However, little is known, on how these assessments affect education policy and practice in developing countries. This review… Read more

developing countries, education policy, Learning assessments, teaching practices
Education
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) interventions to improve the employability and employment of young people in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
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November 23, 2015

The dramatic increase of low-income, low-skilled youth in labour markets is of concern particularly in developing countries. In some of these countries, young people are nearly three times as likely as adults to be unemployed. Youths are also more likely to work in the informal labour market than adults, in low quality jobs that offer… Read more

developing countries, technical education, TVET, Vocational training, Youth Employment
Education
What are the impacts and cost-effectiveness of strategies to improve performance of untrained and under-trained teachers in the classroom in developing countries?
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November 23, 2015

The promise of universal primary education in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) promoted greater access to education in lower- and middle-income countries. However, this growth required greater attention to be paid to the quality of that education, as the effect of such strategies as massive recruitment of untrained and less-educated teachers to meet vastly expanded… Read more

education reforms, Universal Primary Education
How effective are different approaches to higher education provision in increasing access, quality and completion for students in developing countries? Does this differ by gender of students?
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September 21, 2015

This review focuses on how to effectively increase access to and quality in higher education in developing countries. 175 research papers on the impact of higher education policies and methods of provision on access, quality and gender issues in developing countries, available in English language, were systematically reviewed. The majority of the studies fell into… Read more

Access, Approaches, Higher Education, Quality
Education
Early childhood development and cognitive development in developing countries: A rigorous literature review
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October 29, 2014

What do we want to know? This review considered the following overarching question and sub-questions. How, why and under what conditions are Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions in developing-country contexts effective in promoting cognitive development? What types of ECD interventions are effective in promoting cognitive development? What is the minimum amount of intervention needed to… Read more

Early Childhood Development
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