A map showing the countries covered in the review: Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe
In this systematic review the meausres to monitor and improve mental health outcomes in particpants taking part in SRHR/HIV interventions were assessed in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors show that interventions to improve adolescent SRHR, HIV, and mental health are relatively understudied, with mental health outcomes often the least commonly assessed outcomes. this study highlights the need to look beyond HIV care and keep in mind other equally important aspects of health and wellbeing.
This article supports SDG 2, SDG 3 and SDG 13 by demonstrating the importance of enhancing farmers’ perceptions of of Climate-Smart Agriculture potential to promote environmental stewardship with motivations by demographic, socioeconomic and ecological factors.
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The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2023, Pages e251-e264

This Personal View supports SDGs 3 and 13 by demonstrating a framework for how health-care professionals can promote decarbonisation by influencing the social and policy landscape
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Journal of Climate Change and Health, Volume 10, 1 March 2023

This article advances SDG # 3, 6, 10, 11 and 13 by showing the interaction between poverty, climate change, and health consequences in slum communities in Ghana. Understanding the direct perspective of people “on the ground” can provide solutions that decrease the severe consequences of climate change and extreme weather events in poor communities.
This article supports SDG # 3, 11 and 13 showing how even in wealthy countries, climate change is causing an acceleration of extremely costly disasters, and the authors provide a framework for disaster risk reduction that is applicable to climate change.
This Article supports SDGs3 and 13 by asessing the potential impact of net zero greenhouse gas emissions on public health in England and Wales. The authors showed that there are likely to be substantial net benefits for health, with greater benefits associated with faster and more ambitious changes.
This study raises awareness of the increased risk of suicide attempts among adolescents from deprived sexual minorities.
This Article supports SDG 3 by finding, through a systematic review and meta-analysis of 135 studies, high prevalence of common mental disorders during the perinatal period (pregnancy and post-partum) among migrant women - eg, a 24.2% prevalence of depressive disorders. The authors note that mental health should be discussed and assessed in this population (ie, migrant women in maternity settings), and other social determinants of mental illness in this population need to be addressed (eg, poor social support).
Background: Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of depression, but the extent to which risk factor modification can mitigate this risk is unclear.
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Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Volume 117, Part A, 2023, 105617

An examination of the challenges involved in water demand forecasting, with a particular focus on the impact of COVID-19 on the performance of various machine learning models designed for this purpose.

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