(2010) A new study conducted in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has revealed that perpetrators and victims of high rates of sexual gender-based violence in the region include large numbers of both men and women and are associated with increased post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, as well as physical health outcomes.
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(2010) Marriage rates have dropped precipitously among young adults ages 25 to 34 during the past decade and the decline has accelerated since the onset of the recession, according to PRB’s analysis of new data from the U.
(2010) One-third of Egyptian women have been physically abused by their husbands, according to the 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey; and 7 percent said they are beaten “often.
(2010) With almost half of the world’s population under age 25, investments in young people are vital to improve economic and social outcomes and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
(2010) The relationship between HIV/AIDS and the natural environment is complex and operates at many levels in countless ways.
(September 2010) Women with an abusive sexual partner are at greater risk of HIV infection than other women.
(2010) In April 2010, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE), a research center at the University of Washington, released estimates showing unexpected declines in global maternal mortality compared with previous UN estimates.
(September 2010) Most American schoolchildren are familiar with the pressure to prepare for college. They hear about the importance of a college education from parents and teachers beginning in elementary school, and the appeals to work hard toward that goal escalate in secondary school.
At least 16 million Pakistanis have had to leave their homes because of historic monsoon rains that flooded a large swath of the country.
(2010) Net worth—the difference between total savings and assets, and the amount of debt owed—is an important metric to assess a family’s economic well-being.