A5090516067- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Sex work and related issues
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Media Studies and Communication
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2018-2025
University College London
2022-2024
Faculty (United Kingdom)
2024
Faculty of Public Health
2023
Global University Systems
2023
Background Gender-related norms and poverty remain important structural barriers to secondary school attendance among adolescent girls in southern India. We analyse how gender interact with family deprivation dynamics result dropping out of school; we identify the main facilitators retention changes socialisation. Methods Longitudinal qualitative case studies 36 were nested within a cluster randomized trial evaluate Samata intervention targeting Bagalkote Vijayapura districts northern...
Age-disparate transactional sex is a major contributor to the disproportionate rates of HIV experienced by adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa, and key driver unintended pregnancy. This paper comprises one element impact evaluation Learning Initiative on Norms , Exploitation Abuse (LINEA) radio drama intervention prevent age-disparate sex. It provides new insights into drama’s influence distal drivers identified formative research: girls’ own educational aspirations, gendered attitudes...
Evidence on the importance of engaging men in preventing violence against women and girls has increased over past decade, yet efforts often focus as partners rather than caregivers. This paper examines qualitative data from an evaluation Learning Initiative Norms, Exploitation Abuse radio drama intervention aimed at age-disparate transactional sex Tanzania’s Shinyanga region. We delivered to households flash drives led structured household discussion sessions. conducted in-depth interviews...
Abstract Background Promising evidence supports the effectiveness of edutainment interventions in shifting norms to prevent violence against women and girls other harmful practices, yet further research into mechanisms pathways impact is needed inform intervention development, delivery scale-up. This exploratory qualitative evaluation examined feasibility indications change attitudes, beliefs, behaviours following broadcast a radio drama aired age-disparate transactional sex Kigoma,...
Men's role in transactional sex is relatively unexplored, limiting initiatives to prevent exploitative and its negative health implications for girls women. We addressed this literature gap by conducting eight focus group discussions twenty in-depth-interviews with boys men aged 14 − 49 years 2015 Tanzania. employed a novel combination of theoretical perspectives – gender masculinities, social norms understand how participation contributes perpetuating gendered hierarchies, reference groups...
Age-disparate transactional sex (ADTS) is associated with HIV, unintended pregnancy, school dropout and violence, yet few interventions have successfully prevented it, none set ADTS prevention as their primary outcome. This exploratory evaluation aimed to assess indications of change after exposure the Learning Initiative on Norms, Exploitation Abuse (LINEA) intervention, a mass-media, gender-transformative social norms intervention at preventing in Tanzania.
This paper reflects on the development process (2015–2020) of Learning Initiative for Norms, Exploitation, and Abuse (LINEA) Intervention. The LINEA Intervention is a multi-component social norms intervention to prevent age-disparate transactional sex in Tanzania. aims to: (1) critically reflect by retrospectively comparing it with pragmatic, phased framework public health, Six Essential Steps Quality Development (6SQuID); (2) discuss usefulness applicability this guide gender-based violence...
This paper explores adolescent girls' and young women's (AGYW) aspirations, factors that influence how their aspirations inform sexual decision-making behaviour. study employed a qualitative design involving six participatory focus group discussions 17 in-depth interviews with AGYW in – out-of-school. Fieldwork was undertaken rural urban Tanzania. Thematic analysis conducted using NVIVO software. Aspirations of AGYW's were categorised as short long-term. Short-term associated the social...
Gender norms serve to normalise gender inequalities and constrain girls' agency. This paper examines how agency, along a continuum, is influenced by the interplay between constraining enabling influences in environments. We analyse data from qualitative study nested within cluster randomised evaluation of Samata, multi-layered programme supporting adolescent girls stay school delay marriage Karnataka, South India. Specifically, we compare agency among 22 intervention communities 9 control...
This scoping review of the literature explores interlinkages between two pressing crises: violence against children (VAC) and climate change (CC) together with environmental degradation (ED). Only recently have research policy begun to shine a light on magnifying effect CC children’s exposure violence, exploitation, abuse, role ED remaining under-explored. To spur academic political movement in this area, our aims help establish magnitude, direction, pathways relationship CC, ED, VAC. We...
No potential conflict of interest reported by the author. The data set cannot be shared as it consists interview and focus group about sensitive subject matter, including with students under age 18. Sharing would pose a risk to privacy confidentiality participants could lead inadvertent harm.
<title>Abstract</title> Background Promising evidence supports the effectiveness of edutainment interventions in shifting norms to prevent violence against women and girls other harmful practices, yet further research into mechanisms pathways impact is needed inform intervention development, delivery scale-up. This qualitative pilot study examined feasibility indications change attitudes, beliefs, behaviours following broadcast a radio drama aired age-disparate transactional sex Tanzania....
AbstractGirls' education has for many decades been central to the global development agenda, due its positive impact on girls' health and wellbeing. In this paper, authors revisit boys' attitudes, behaviours norms related education, following Samata intervention prevent school dropouts in Northern-Karnataka, South India. Data were collected from 20 boys villages before after intervention, analysis was undertaken using a thematic-framework approach. Findings suggest that while did hold some...