Ingrid Van Der Heijden
Biographic Data
| ID | 354965 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ingrid Van Der Heijden |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ingrid |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Der Heijden |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DER HEIJDEN I |
| AFFILIATIONS | South African Medical Research Council |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-4381-863X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Effects of Identity-Based Discrimination on Young People in the Global South
Identity-based discrimination – unfair treatment by systems and individuals based on social status – is a recognised determinant of health and wellbeing, yet evidence centred on young people living in Global South contexts of exclusion, inequality and oppression remain limited. This article draws on a rapid review of 53 studies examining discrimination related to gender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, (dis)ability, geography, and religion. O…
Intersections between disability, masculinities, and violence
Programmers addressing violence need to engage with men with physical disabilities and consider the intersectionality of masculinities and disability, how these reinforce patriarchal norms and how men with disabilities can be included and enabled to overcome their conflict between disability and masculinities
Peer victimization and experiences of violence at school and at home among school age children with disabilities in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Background: Children with disabilities are more likely to experience violence or injury at school and at home, but there is little evidence from Central Asia.Objective: To describe the prevalence of disability and associations with peer violence perpetration and victimization, depression, corporal punishment, school performance and school attendance, among middle school children in Pakistan and Afghanistan.Method: This is a secondary analysis of …
Intimate partner violence among women with and without disabilities
INTRODUCTION: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health and human rights violation which impacts approximately one in three women worldwide. Some existing evidence suggests that women with disabilities are at higher risk of IPV, but is largely limited in geographical scope to the Global North, and comparison across settings has been hampered by inconsistent measurement of both IPV and disability. METHODS: Pooled analysis of basel…
How do programmes to prevent intimate partner violence among the general population impact women with disabilities? Post-hoc analysis of three randomised controlled trials
INTRODUCTION: Women with disabilities experience higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) than women without disabilities. There remains limited evidence about whether IPV prevention interventions for the general population have benefits for women with disabilities that compare to those for women without disabilities. Using data from IPV prevention randomised controlled trials in diverse locations (Rwanda, South Africa and Afghanistan), we…
How people with disabilities experience programs to prevent intimate partner violence across four countries
Women with disabilities are more vulnerable to violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV), yet the majority of emerging IPV prevention programs fail to explicitly consider the needs of participants with disabilities. Women and men living with disabilities engaged with IPV prevention programs in four countries were interviewed to explore how disability shaped their experiences of gender, violence, IPV, and whether the programs met their d…
In pursuit of intimacy
Notions of womanhood inculcate naturalised ideologies of femininity, sexuality, motherhood and caregiving. The paper asks how disability stigma intersects with womanhood to characterise intimate partnerships in South Africa. In-depth interviews with 30 women with a range of disabilities were conducted in informal settlements in Cape Town. Findings suggest that disability stigma may hamper attainment of normative womanhood and sexual relationships…
Barriers to gender-based violence services and support for women with disabilities in Cape Town, South Africa
Globally, South Africa has one of the highest rates of gender based violence (GBV). While little is known about the levels of GBV against women with disabilities in the country, less is known about the accessibility or inclusivity of post-violence support and services. The paper draws on data from interviews and focus group discussions with thirty women with disabilities and nineteen disability and GBV service providers in Cape Town, South Africa…
Ethical considerations for disability-inclusive gender-based violence research
Globally, women with disabilities experience heightened and unique forms of violence compared to men with disabilities and women without disabilities. Yet formalised guidelines for their inclusion in gender-based violence (GBV) research is lacking. This paper draws on ethical guidelines for researching violence against women, and studies on the ethicality of including people with disabilities in research, to advocate for women with disabilities' …
Something for something’
Transactional sex is a common feature of sexual relationships in South Africa but has severe health implications for those who engage in it. This paper presents perspectives on transactional sex based on interviews and focus group discussions with young people in Gauteng and Limpopo, South Africa. The discussions were part of an evaluation of a peer education programme promoting HIV prevention called Vhutshilo, aimed at 14-16 year olds. The sessi…
Measuring change in vulnerable adolescents
INTRODUCTION: In the context of poverty and HIV and AIDS, peer education is thought to be capable of providing vulnerable youth with psychosocial support as well as information and decision-making skills otherwise limited by scarce social and material resources. As a preventative education intervention method, peer education is a strategy aimed at norms and peer group influences that affect health behaviours and attitudes. However, too few evalua…
Bereavement, silence and culture within a peer-led HIV/Aids-prevention strategy for vulnerable children in South Africa
In addressing the psychosocial effects of the HIV and AIDS pandemic among vulnerable children, the issue of bereavement appears inadequately addressed. Amid the global discourse on children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, this paper explores how cultural contexts and social environments in South Africa shape children's experience of grief. The argument draws on a number of qualitative studies and uses empirical evidence from an eval…
Measuring change in vulnerable adolescents
INTRODUCTION: In the context of poverty and HIV and AIDS, peer education is thought to be capable of providing vulnerable youth with psychosocial support as well as information and decision-making skills otherwise limited by scarce social and material resources. As a preventative education intervention method, peer education is a strategy aimed at norms and peer group influences that affect health behaviours and attitudes. However, too few evalua…
Barriers to gender-based violence services and support for women with disabilities in Cape Town, South Africa
Globally, South Africa has one of the highest rates of gender based violence (GBV). While little is known about the levels of GBV against women with disabilities in the country, less is known about the accessibility or inclusivity of post-violence support and services. The paper draws on data from interviews and focus group discussions with thirty women with disabilities and nineteen disability and GBV service providers in Cape Town, South Africa…
Bereavement, silence and culture within a peer-led HIV/Aids-prevention strategy for vulnerable children in South Africa
In addressing the psychosocial effects of the HIV and AIDS pandemic among vulnerable children, the issue of bereavement appears inadequately addressed. Amid the global discourse on children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, this paper explores how cultural contexts and social environments in South Africa shape children's experience of grief. The argument draws on a number of qualitative studies and uses empirical evidence from an eval…
Measuring change in vulnerable adolescents
INTRODUCTION: In the context of poverty and HIV and AIDS, peer education is thought to be capable of providing vulnerable youth with psychosocial support as well as information and decision-making skills otherwise limited by scarce social and material resources. As a preventative education intervention method, peer education is a strategy aimed at norms and peer group influences that affect health behaviours and attitudes. However, too few evalua…
Something for something’
Transactional sex is a common feature of sexual relationships in South Africa but has severe health implications for those who engage in it. This paper presents perspectives on transactional sex based on interviews and focus group discussions with young people in Gauteng and Limpopo, South Africa. The discussions were part of an evaluation of a peer education programme promoting HIV prevention called Vhutshilo, aimed at 14-16 year olds. The sessi…
Ethical considerations for disability-inclusive gender-based violence research
Globally, women with disabilities experience heightened and unique forms of violence compared to men with disabilities and women without disabilities. Yet formalised guidelines for their inclusion in gender-based violence (GBV) research is lacking. This paper draws on ethical guidelines for researching violence against women, and studies on the ethicality of including people with disabilities in research, to advocate for women with disabilities' …
In pursuit of intimacy
Notions of womanhood inculcate naturalised ideologies of femininity, sexuality, motherhood and caregiving. The paper asks how disability stigma intersects with womanhood to characterise intimate partnerships in South Africa. In-depth interviews with 30 women with a range of disabilities were conducted in informal settlements in Cape Town. Findings suggest that disability stigma may hamper attainment of normative womanhood and sexual relationships…
Barriers to gender-based violence services and support for women with disabilities in Cape Town, South Africa
Globally, South Africa has one of the highest rates of gender based violence (GBV). While little is known about the levels of GBV against women with disabilities in the country, less is known about the accessibility or inclusivity of post-violence support and services. The paper draws on data from interviews and focus group discussions with thirty women with disabilities and nineteen disability and GBV service providers in Cape Town, South Africa…
Intimate partner violence among women with and without disabilities
INTRODUCTION: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health and human rights violation which impacts approximately one in three women worldwide. Some existing evidence suggests that women with disabilities are at higher risk of IPV, but is largely limited in geographical scope to the Global North, and comparison across settings has been hampered by inconsistent measurement of both IPV and disability. METHODS: Pooled analysis of basel…
How do programmes to prevent intimate partner violence among the general population impact women with disabilities? Post-hoc analysis of three randomised controlled trials
INTRODUCTION: Women with disabilities experience higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) than women without disabilities. There remains limited evidence about whether IPV prevention interventions for the general population have benefits for women with disabilities that compare to those for women without disabilities. Using data from IPV prevention randomised controlled trials in diverse locations (Rwanda, South Africa and Afghanistan), we…
How people with disabilities experience programs to prevent intimate partner violence across four countries
Women with disabilities are more vulnerable to violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV), yet the majority of emerging IPV prevention programs fail to explicitly consider the needs of participants with disabilities. Women and men living with disabilities engaged with IPV prevention programs in four countries were interviewed to explore how disability shaped their experiences of gender, violence, IPV, and whether the programs met their d…
Peer victimization and experiences of violence at school and at home among school age children with disabilities in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Background: Children with disabilities are more likely to experience violence or injury at school and at home, but there is little evidence from Central Asia.Objective: To describe the prevalence of disability and associations with peer violence perpetration and victimization, depression, corporal punishment, school performance and school attendance, among middle school children in Pakistan and Afghanistan.Method: This is a secondary analysis of …
Intersections between disability, masculinities, and violence
Programmers addressing violence need to engage with men with physical disabilities and consider the intersectionality of masculinities and disability, how these reinforce patriarchal norms and how men with disabilities can be included and enabled to overcome their conflict between disability and masculinities
The Effects of Identity-Based Discrimination on Young People in the Global South
Identity-based discrimination – unfair treatment by systems and individuals based on social status – is a recognised determinant of health and wellbeing, yet evidence centred on young people living in Global South contexts of exclusion, inequality and oppression remain limited. This article draws on a rapid review of 53 studies examining discrimination related to gender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, (dis)ability, geography, and religion. O…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (8 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works) · Domestic violence (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (5 works)