A5062564274- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Sex work and related issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Global Health Care Issues
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2019-2025
Clinical Research Solutions
2024
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2022
Erasmus MC
2022
United Nations Children's Fund
2017-2021
Northwest Eye Surgeons
2020
United Nations Children's Fund India
2018-2019
United Nations Children's Fund Niger
2018-2019
United Nations Children's Fund Canada
2018
United Nations
2018
Gender-based violence (GBV) is widespread globally and has myriad adverse health effects but vastly underreported. Few studies address the extent of reporting bias in existing estimates. We provide bounds for underestimation GBV to formal informal sources conditional on having experienced characterize differences between women who report those do not. analyzed Demographic Health Survey data from 284,281 24 countries collected 2004 2011. performed descriptive analysis multivariate logistic...
We sought to provide data-based estimates of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) and describe risk factors for such violence.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a common herpesvirus linked to infectious mononucleosis and multiple cancers. There are no national estimates of EBV seroprevalence in the United States. Our objective was estimate overall prevalence sociodemographic predictors among U.S. children adolescents aged 6-19.We calculated ratios for using data from 2003-2010 National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 6-19 (n = 8417). Poisson regression used calculate multivariable-adjusted across subgroup...
Child marriage is a human rights violation disproportionately affecting girls in lower- and middle-income countries has serious public health implications. In Ghana, one five marry before their 18th birthday 20 married her 15th birthday. This paper uses unique dataset from Northern Ghana to examine the association between child adverse outcomes for women among uniquely vulnerable population.Baseline data on ongoing impact evaluation of government-run cash transfer programme was used. The...
Youth mental health has emerged as a pressing global issue. However, to advance research gaps in low-income settings, we need valid measures of common disorders. Using primary data collected five countries (Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), this study aims assess the psychometric properties commonly used 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D 10) scale among poor, disadvantaged youth populations sub-Saharan African (SSA).
Childhood malnutrition remains a significant global problem, with an estimated 162 million children under the age of five suffering from stunted growth. This article examines extent to which cash transfer programmes can improve child nutrition. It adopts framework that captures and explains pathways determinants The is then used organize discuss relevant evidence impact evaluation literature, focusing on new emerging findings sub-Saharan Africa identify critical elements determine nutrition...
Poverty is a chronic stressor that can lead to poor physical and mental health. This study examines whether two similar government poverty alleviation programs reduced the levels of perceived stress among households in Zambia.
This paper summarizes evidence on six perceptions associated with cash transfer programming, using eight rigorous evaluations conducted large-scale government unconditional transfers in sub-Saharan Africa under the Transfer Project. Specifically, it investigates if transfers: 1) induce higher spending alcohol or tobacco; 2) are fully consumed (rather than invested); 3) create dependency (reduce participation productive activities); 4) increase fertility; 5) lead to negative community-level...
Female orphans are widely cited as being at risk for early marriage, childbearing, and risky sexual behavior; however, to date no studies have examined these linkages using population‐level data across multiple countries. This study draws from recent Demographic Health Surveys ten sub‐Saharan African countries examine the relationship between orphanhood status measures of debut, teen pregnancy among adolescent girls aged 15 17. Results indicate that, overall, little association is found...
Background Food insecurity is associated with poor nutritional and clinical outcomes among people living HIV/AIDS. Few studies investigate the link between food insecurity, dietary diversity health-related quality of life Objective We investigated whether household access individual are HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Methods surveyed 902 their households from two clinics Northern Health-related were assessed using Medical Outcomes Study (MOS)-HIV Survey. performed multivariate regressions to...
Abstract Background Breast cancer and its treatment introduce numerous physiologic, psychological, social, economic stressors to a woman with the diagnosis. Allostatic load, composite score of biomarkers representing physiologic dysregulation, may serve as measure biological burden breast cancer. This study investigates association between allostatic load scores by comparing in those history without, stratified race. Methods Black white women aged 35 85 were analyzed using data from NHANES...
Early life environmental and psychological influences are thought to play an important role in the development of immune system. Antibody response latent herpesviruses has been used as indirect measure cell-mediated function but seldom applied younger age groups.We data from 1999-2004 National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) test for association between family poverty continuous antibody cytomegalovirus U.S. children aged 6-16 (N = 2,226) using ordinary least squares...
To assess the oft-perceived protective relationship between women's asset ownership and experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) in previous 12 months.We used international survey data from women aged 15 to 49 years 28 Demographic Health Surveys (2010-2014) examine association owning assets recent IPV, matching on household wealth by using multivariate probit models. Matching methods helped account for higher probability that wealthier households also have a likelihood assets.Asset any...
Violence against children is a pervasive public health issue, with limited data available across multiple contexts. This study explores the rarely studied prevalence and dynamics around disclosure, reporting help-seeking behaviours of who ever experienced physical and/or sexual violence.Using nationally-representative Against Children Surveys in six countries: Cambodia, Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria Tanzania, we present descriptive statistics for four outcomes among aged 13-17 years:...
A large literature has documented that Hispanic immigrants have a health advantage over their U.S.-born counterparts upon arrival in the United States. Few studies, however, disentangled effects of immigrants' cohort from tenure U.S. residence, an omission could produce imprecise estimates degree decline experienced by as increases. Using data 1996-to-2014 waves March Current Population Survey, we show (i.e., self-rated health) varies both and for hailing most primary sending...
Emergency contraception has been called "the best-kept secret" in reproductive health because, despite its unique potential for helping women prevent pregnancies and fulfill their intentions, rates of use counseling about the method are quite low. 1 Since introduction dedicated emergency contraceptive pills mid-1990s, there relatively little research into success uptake developing countries.This lack analysis on meant that guidance is available concrete strategies to expand access...
We examine the relationship between educational attainment in adolescence on young women's lifetime experience of sexual violence Malawi and Uganda.Exposure to Universal Primary Education policies mid-1990s serves as a natural experiment estimate causal effect schooling subsequent using an instrumented regression discontinuity design Demographic Health Survey data.We find one-year increase grade leads nine-percentage point reduction (p < .05) probability ever experiencing sample 1,028...