A5091373561- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Sex work and related issues
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Columbia University
1907-2023
International Center for Research on Women
2016-2021
Johns Hopkins University
2015-2016
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic exposes underlying inequalities in our socio‐economic and health systems, such as gender‐based violence (GBV). In emergencies, particularly ones that involve quarantine, GBV often increases. Policymakers must utilize community expertise, technology existing global guidelines to disrupt these trends the early stages of epidemic. Gender norms roles relegating women realm care work puts them on frontlines an epidemic, while excluding from developing response. It...
Despite an understanding of the circumstances child marriage, including how it limits agency and erodes childhood support systems, not much is known about relationship between marriage mental health brides, especially in sub-Saharan African context. To address this gap, we use large-scale population-based data from ever-married women aged 18-45 Niger (n = 2764) Ethiopia 4149) to examine association with overall psychological well-being its sub-domains: depression, anxiety, positive...
Despite increases in the use of modern contraceptives, Malawian women have a high unmet need for contraception. Because current understanding contraceptive ignores sexual pleasure and partner dynamics, this study explores links between seeking, dynamics use.As part larger qualitative conducted 2012, 23 focus group discussions among married men 10 in-depth interviews with service providers were total 192 participants two districts Malawi. Thematic analysis was performed to identify recurrent...
Contraceptive use remains low to moderate in most African countries. Ideation or the ideas and views that people hold has been advanced as a possible explanation for differences contraceptive within across countries.In this paper, we sought identify relevant dimensions of ideation assessed how these relate intentions two illustrative countries - Kenya Nigeria.Using factor analysis, first identified from set cognitive, emotional social interactions items. Subsequently, examined relationships...
Epidemics and other complex emergencies historically have had a disproportionate impact on women girls, increasing their vulnerability to gender-based violence (GBV). The COVID-19 pandemic has been no different, with reports of rising cases GBV emerging worldwide. Already significant problem in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, these countries exacerbated by government restrictions intended contain the spread COVID-19. purpose this study was understand how affected availability...
Pandemics and government-imposed restrictions to control them, such as quarantines school closures, exacerbate gender-based inequalities increases exposure of women girls violence (GBV). The impacts these adverse outcomes are further heightened due diminished access comprehensive GBV services, governments redirect resources towards the emergency deprioritise services GBV. Early reports suggest that COVID-19 pandemic is no different, with surging imposed restrictive policies. In response, we...
Child marriage is prevalent in Africa, with almost 40% of girls being married before age 18. Although child linked to a range adverse outcomes, including intimate partner violence, little known about the quality these marriages terms levels communication, trust, equality, intimacy, conflict, marital satisfaction or happiness. We used both quantitative and qualitative data examine how exact at first influenced multiple domains relationship Ethiopia. Our analysis was based on household survey...
Limited emphasis is placed on understanding the gendered pathways that influence mental health, especially long-term cumulative impacts of gender-based inequalities. Exposure to early child marriage (marriage by age 15) may exaggerate exposure health risk-factors, providing an opportunity understand multi-layered impact overtime. We used nationally representative cross-sectional data from Ethiopia examine relationship between and psychological well-being assessed if intimate partner violence...
This study explores the meaning of marital relationship quality (MRQ) among couples in peri-urban Ethiopia. We examined factor structure MRQ by assessing reliability and validity four validated Western scales capturing domains trust, commitment, satisfaction communication through exploratory analysis. Although most items original were relevant for population, did not mirror varied gender. Interestingly, while commitment trust followed very similar across gender, third domain, which we...
Previous reports show that Chilean teenagers have an inadequate knowledge about sexuality and reproduction.To compare the among adolescents coming from private public schools, with without sexual education programs.A structured anonymous inquiry, containing multiple choice open questions, was applied to a sample of 229 attending seventh eighth grade junior school, in schools Temuco, Chile.Eleven percent had already their first intercourse at mean age 12.2 +/- 2.4 years old. Of these, 96%...
Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of women experience globally. Economic empowerment interventions have been implemented across countries to prevent and address IPV, with mixed results. A sociological ‘male-backlash’ model suggests that addressing unequal gender norms crucial reduce IPV. This study evaluates impact a multipronged intervention among heterosexual couples in urban periurban Ibadan aimed at reducing IPV by increasing financial reproductive...
As governments impose restrictive policies to contain infectious disease outbreaks, pre-existing gender-based inequalities are often exacerbated, increasing the risk of violence (GBV). Despite international guidance on need for continued provision GBV services during emergencies, de-prioritise and programmes. We conducted a rapid assessment in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria examine impact COVID-19 availability prevention response services. The study team interviewed 80 stakeholders...
Economic and reproductive empowerment mutually reinforce each other. However, while many studies have examined the importance of economic for empowerment, few investigated reverse relationship, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses retrospective contraceptive-use history panel data from two time points a peri-urban community Ethiopia to explore impact quality contraceptive use as measured by duration type method on woman's ability participate labor force, receive payment work,...
This article presents unique data on the economic and social impacts of Violence against Women Girls (VAWG) in development contexts. The draws quantitative qualitative from over 5120 women Ghana (2066 respondents) Pakistan (3054 collected between 2016 2018 to assess productivity, primarily through presenteeism absenteeism, paid unpaid work due a range forms VAWG. Going beyond traditional approaches that consider only costs violence, further considers intangible reproduction experienced by...
Women's empowerment is recognised as an important strategy to foster gender equality. Its achievement requires approach that targets normative and structural drivers of inequality. Nigerian women continue face socio-economic challenges are unable exercise their agency within homes. We evaluated a cluster-randomised control trial aimed increase women's household decision-making by working with couples in three critical areas: spousal relations, financial reproductive decision-making. The...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has one the largest concentrations people who have experienced sexual violence in world. In this article, we use qualitative data to contrast community reactions toward survivors (descriptive norms) with perceptions about what would constitute justice for (prescribed norms). There are noticeable disparities between descriptive norms and prescribed regarding violence. image a survivor that emerged from is person should be pitied sick, suffering, often...
Economic bargaining models contend that women's paid work reduces violence experienced due to increased power, while male backlash argue is likely increase as the traditional breadwinner role threatened. The empirical linkages between women working for pay and experiencing men's are also mixed. This study examines association participation their experiences of intimate partner (IPV) non-partner (NPV). It uses multivariate probit regressions analyze survey data from 937 randomly selected...
The linkages between marital relationship quality (MRQ) and health are well established in the West, although mutual spousal influence on each other is underexplored. In sub-Saharan African context, despite continued challenges changing structures, this research has been neglected. This study examined of MRQ domains — such as trust, commitment conflict resolution other's self-reported over time, using two waves data from 725 couples peri-urban Ethiopia Actor Partner Interdependence Model....
Context: While intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a major contributor to poor reproductive health outcomes, the relationship between IPV and contraceptive use unclear. Reproductive coercion (RC), mechanism by which power maintained over through enforced behaviours, could be missing link in understanding this relationship. However, there limited of RC sub-Saharan Africa. Data Source Methods: We large-scale population based survey data from Ethiopia examine estimate predictors...
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