A5030100672- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- International Development and Aid
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- School Choice and Performance
- Central Asia Education and Culture
- Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
Queen Margaret University
2020-2023
University of Edinburgh
2014-2017
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including mental health, have become a major concern in low- and middle-income countries. Despite increased attention to them over the past decade, progress toward addressing NCDs has been slow. A lack of bold policy commitments suggested as one contributors limited NCD prevention management. However, policies key global actors (bilateral, multilateral, not-for-profit organisations) understudied.This study aimed map investing action regarding review their...
WhatsApp is a popular platform primarily for informal communication. It has 1.5 billion users worldwide. Though there are increasing numbers of studies looking at the use in various formal settings, its social research remains under-studied. We have used several projects. In this article, we analyse our within two conducted 2019. analysed content messages and counted sent by each member to groups. also feedback received from assistants on groups research. show article that created new...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) disproportionately affect people living in fragile contexts marked by poor governance and health systems struggling to deliver quality services for the benefit of all. This combination can lead erosion trust system, affecting health-seeking behaviours ability individuals sustain their health. In this cross-country multiple-case study, we analyse role NCD contexts. Our analysis triangulates multiple data sources, including semi-structured interviews (n = 102)...
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan have become visible players the social and political scene. However, despite being portrayed as professional literature, professionalization of NGOs has been understudied. This article aims to rectify this gap. It presents discusses findings a study analysing from an organizational perspective using semi-structured interviews with 45 NGOs, self-administered questionnaires their leaders employees, observation working environment....
The Aga Khan Foundation in Kyrgyzstan implemented the Community Engagement for Better Schools project 2017–2022. promoted three key mechanisms - performance and budget hearings, social contracts, community scorecards – that were innovative schools post-Soviet lower-middle-income country with multiple education reforms. This paper examines to what extent succeeded improving accountability responsiveness of teachers school management empowering parents from perspective parents/caregivers. It...
Traditional and religious justifications have been identified to support the continued practice of child marriage.However, role faith in marriage has not widely studied.This mixed-method study investigates Mozambique, Nepal, Philippines.Faith religion are deeply ingrained these communities, as most survey respondents with a group practiced their both private public domains.Faith was found an impact on through beliefs around gender roles.Although this trend observed all countries, there were...
The article explores whether study abroad programmes sponsored by multilateral and bilateral development organizations private philanthropic foundations promote civic engagement of their alumni upon return to home country. focuses on the case Kyrgyzstan, which has had a number international scholarship since its independence from Soviet Union in 1991. research was exploratory utilized in-depth interviews for collecting data.In agreement with literature, found that experienced changes values...
Faith leaders are well-positioned to address violence against children, but the extent which they do so is unclear. This mixed-method study examined faith leaders’ child protection practices, attitudes towards rights, and views around physical punishment in Senegal, Uganda, Guatemala. Child practices—specifically listening children reporting abuse—were strongest among although also most favored use of punishment. Overall, findings documented how play an important role promoting wellbeing...
Abstract Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a relatively new method that examines causal complexity. Its use in mental health research nascent. In low-income and fragile settings, with weak service provision, identifying pathways of recovery from psychological distress can inform the appropriate deployment scarce community public resources. This paper QCA to identify predictors Sierra Leone. Our study explored lay perceptions signs caused by such events as loss family member, severe...
Abstract Background Studies of psychological distress in Sierra Leone have typically used measures which were developed for use other contexts, and often not been adapted or validated Leone. This has resulted a lack reliable information about the patterns within population, is barrier to development effective appropriate mental health services. The aim study was develop locally-appropriate measure Methods new consists two instruments: Psychological Distress Scale (SLPDS) gendered ability...
Growing evidence demonstrates that daily stressors such as family violence, unemployment, and living conditions play an important part in causing psychological distress. This paper investigates the impact of distressing events day-to-day on distress fragile context Sierra Leone.A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 904 adults (454 men, 450 women) 5 districts Leone. The questionnaire comprised Leone Psychological Distress scale measures demographic variables personal characteristics,...
Violence, abuse and neglect constitute major threats to children's health wellbeing globally. However, until recently, relatively little systematic attention has been paid the role of faith communities in shaping protective environment for children. This paper describes development a measure capture child-protective disposition amongst through field studies with leaders their spouses Senegal, Uganda Guatemala. Identifying common factors related child care protection practices, orientation...