A5105405770- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Sex work and related issues
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Hepatitis C virus research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2013-2022
Faculty of Public Health
2010-2021
Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit
2021
University of London
2006-2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
2020
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
2020
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
2020
Department for International Development
2017-2019
Universidade de São Paulo
2011
University of Michigan
2011
Data from 81 countries was used to estimate global prevalence of intimate partner violence against women.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health and human rights concern. Despite growing body of research into risk factors for IPV, methodological differences limit the extent to which comparisons can be made between studies. We used data from ten countries included in WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health Domestic Violence identify that are consistently associated with abuse across sites, order inform design IPV prevention programs. Standardised...
From an analysis of the distributions measures transmission rates among hosts, we identify empirical relationship suggesting that, typically, 20% host population contributes at least 80% net potential, as measured by basic reproduction number, R 0 . This is example a statistical pattern known 20/80 rule. The rule applies to variety disease systems, including vector-borne parasites and sexually transmitted pathogens. implies that control programs targeted “core” group are potentially highly...
We sought to obtain evidence about the scope of women's empowerment and mechanisms underlying significant reduction in intimate partner violence documented by Intervention With Microfinance for AIDS Gender Equity (IMAGE) cluster-randomized trial rural South Africa.The IMAGE intervention combined a microfinance program with participatory training on understanding HIV infection, gender norms, domestic violence, sexuality. Outcome measures included past year's experience 9 indicators...
We aimed to describe the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy across 19 countries, and examine trends age groups UN regions. conducted a secondary analysis data from Demographic Health Surveys (20 surveys 15 countries) International Violence Against Women (4 4 carried out between 1998 2007. Our suggest that is common experience. The IPV ranged approximately 2.0% in Australia, Cambodia, Denmark Philippines 13.5% Uganda among ever-pregnant, ever-partnered women; half...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV are important interconnected public health concerns. While it is recognized that they share common social drivers, there limited evidence surrounding the potential of community interventions to reduce risk at level. The SASA! study assessed community-level impact SASA!, a mobilization intervention prevent HIV-risk behaviors.From 2007 2012 pair-matched cluster randomized controlled trial (CRT) was conducted in eight communities (four four control)...
We explored the association between traumatic events and mental health among girls women trafficked for sexual exploitation.We used subscales of Brief Symptom Inventory Harvard Trauma Questionnaire to interview 204 in 7 posttrafficking service settings. Multivariate logistic regression models based on data were fitted depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) separately adjusted pretrafficking abuse determine impact trafficking-related trauma exposures.Injuries violence...
Trained counselors interviewed 192 women who had been trafficked and sexually exploited about abuse evaluated their physical mental health status within 14 days of entry into posttrafficking services. Most reported or sexual violence while (95%), pre-trafficking (59%), multiple psychological problems. Newly identified require immediate attention to address posttrauma symptoms adequate recovery time before making decisions participating in prosecutorial immigration proceedings returning home.