The persistence of racial disparities in breastfeeding is associated with a range of interconnected factors, such as historical, cultural, social, social, and psychological. The current gap in the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers and White mothers has le…
Background: The purpose of this study is to examine the trend in suicide over the last 12 years in a southern county of a Midwest state; establish warning signs leading up to suicide; identify major risk factors of suicide among the decedents; as well as explore preventative mea…
Substance use among women has increased in recent years (SAMHSA, 2019). SAMHSA (2009) recommends that substance use be treated differently in women due to the biopsychosocial differences from men, such as progression of substance use disorders, comorbid and co-occurring psycholo…
Adolescent pregnancy is a phenomenon that affects the entire world. The effect can be apparent at the individual, family, and societal levels. In 2013, the rate of adolescent pregnancy in Nigeria was 149 per 1,000 aged 10 to 19 years. In this cross-sectional quantitative study, …