Rachel Cassidy
Biographic Data
| ID | 4721059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Cassidy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Cassidy |
| SIGNATURE | CASSIDY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4824-0260 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Using causal loop diagrams to examine the interrelationships between factors influencing family planning utilisation in urban east central Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Despite progress in reducing Uganda's unmet need for family planning (FP), particularly in urban areas, it remains high with notable intraurban disparities. FP services in urban settings are delivered in a complex health system, which impacts service delivery and utilisation. Acknowledging the complexity of FP utilisation in these contexts, this study adopted a systems thinking approach, using causal loop diagrams (CLDs), to examine…
Agent-Based Modeling as an Evaluation Tool to Understand the Mechanisms of a Financial Incentives Scheme for Maternal and Child Health in Tanzania
Agent-based models (ABMs) offer a robust mechanism for modeling dynamic health systems and their responses to reforms, capturing vital feedback loops between agents, and incorporating agent heterogeneities.We constructed an ABM to investigate the effects of a supply-side payment-for-performance (P4P) scheme for childbirth care in Tanzania, specifically focusing on its impact on demand-side behaviours.Three classes of agents were included in the m…
How to do (or not to do)…using causal loop diagrams for health system research in low and middle-income settings
Causal loop diagrams (CLDs) are a systems thinking method that can be used to visualize and unpack complex health system behaviour. They can be employed prospectively or retrospectively to identify the mechanisms and consequences of policies or interventions designed to strengthen health systems and inform discussion with policymakers and stakeholders on actions that may alleviate sub-optimal outcomes. Whilst the use of CLDs in health systems res…
Psychometric Analysis of a Microenvironment Secondhand Smoke Exposure Questionnaire
Three constructs emerged; results indicate that a shortened 10-item scale could be used in future studies
A realist review to assess for whom, under what conditions and how pay for performance programmes work in low- and middle-income countries
Pay for performance (P4P) programmes are popular health system-focused interventions aiming to improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This realist review aims to understand how, why and under what circumstance P4P works in LMICs.We systematically searched peer-reviewed and grey literature databases, and examined the mechanisms underpinning P4P effects on: utilisation of services, patient satisfaction, provider product…
The power to protect
Women may face systematically greater benefits than men from adopting certain technologies, for example some health-improving technologies. Yet women often hold lower bargaining power, such that men’s preferences may constrain household adoption in households containing men. Introducing a version of the technology that is less effective, but has lower perceived costs or higher perceived benefits to men, may increase adoption and household welfare…
The role of experiential learning in the adoption of best land management practices
Understanding the maternal and child health system response to payment for performance in Tanzania using a causal loop diagram approach
Banker my neighbour
Towards resolving the phosphorus chaos created by food systems
The chaotic distribution and dispersal of phosphorus (P) used in food systems (defined here as disorderly disruptions to the P cycle) is harming our environment beyond acceptable limits. An analysis of P stores and flows across Europe in 2005 showed that high fertiliser P inputs relative to productive outputs was driving low system P efficiency (38 % overall). Regional P imbalance (P surplus) and system P losses were highly correlated to total sy…
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The role of experiential learning in the adoption of best land management practices
Banker my neighbour
Understanding the maternal and child health system response to payment for performance in Tanzania using a causal loop diagram approach
The power to protect
Women may face systematically greater benefits than men from adopting certain technologies, for example some health-improving technologies. Yet women often hold lower bargaining power, such that men’s preferences may constrain household adoption in households containing men. Introducing a version of the technology that is less effective, but has lower perceived costs or higher perceived benefits to men, may increase adoption and household welfare…
Towards resolving the phosphorus chaos created by food systems
The chaotic distribution and dispersal of phosphorus (P) used in food systems (defined here as disorderly disruptions to the P cycle) is harming our environment beyond acceptable limits. An analysis of P stores and flows across Europe in 2005 showed that high fertiliser P inputs relative to productive outputs was driving low system P efficiency (38 % overall). Regional P imbalance (P surplus) and system P losses were highly correlated to total sy…
Thank you to our reviewers
Banker my neighbour
Towards resolving the phosphorus chaos created by food systems
The chaotic distribution and dispersal of phosphorus (P) used in food systems (defined here as disorderly disruptions to the P cycle) is harming our environment beyond acceptable limits. An analysis of P stores and flows across Europe in 2005 showed that high fertiliser P inputs relative to productive outputs was driving low system P efficiency (38 % overall). Regional P imbalance (P surplus) and system P losses were highly correlated to total sy…
Psychometric Analysis of a Microenvironment Secondhand Smoke Exposure Questionnaire
Three constructs emerged; results indicate that a shortened 10-item scale could be used in future studies
A realist review to assess for whom, under what conditions and how pay for performance programmes work in low- and middle-income countries
Pay for performance (P4P) programmes are popular health system-focused interventions aiming to improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This realist review aims to understand how, why and under what circumstance P4P works in LMICs.We systematically searched peer-reviewed and grey literature databases, and examined the mechanisms underpinning P4P effects on: utilisation of services, patient satisfaction, provider product…
The power to protect
Women may face systematically greater benefits than men from adopting certain technologies, for example some health-improving technologies. Yet women often hold lower bargaining power, such that men’s preferences may constrain household adoption in households containing men. Introducing a version of the technology that is less effective, but has lower perceived costs or higher perceived benefits to men, may increase adoption and household welfare…
The role of experiential learning in the adoption of best land management practices
Understanding the maternal and child health system response to payment for performance in Tanzania using a causal loop diagram approach
How to do (or not to do)…using causal loop diagrams for health system research in low and middle-income settings
Causal loop diagrams (CLDs) are a systems thinking method that can be used to visualize and unpack complex health system behaviour. They can be employed prospectively or retrospectively to identify the mechanisms and consequences of policies or interventions designed to strengthen health systems and inform discussion with policymakers and stakeholders on actions that may alleviate sub-optimal outcomes. Whilst the use of CLDs in health systems res…
Using causal loop diagrams to examine the interrelationships between factors influencing family planning utilisation in urban east central Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Despite progress in reducing Uganda's unmet need for family planning (FP), particularly in urban areas, it remains high with notable intraurban disparities. FP services in urban settings are delivered in a complex health system, which impacts service delivery and utilisation. Acknowledging the complexity of FP utilisation in these contexts, this study adopted a systems thinking approach, using causal loop diagrams (CLDs), to examine…
Agent-Based Modeling as an Evaluation Tool to Understand the Mechanisms of a Financial Incentives Scheme for Maternal and Child Health in Tanzania
Agent-based models (ABMs) offer a robust mechanism for modeling dynamic health systems and their responses to reforms, capturing vital feedback loops between agents, and incorporating agent heterogeneities.We constructed an ABM to investigate the effects of a supply-side payment-for-performance (P4P) scheme for childbirth care in Tanzania, specifically focusing on its impact on demand-side behaviours.Three classes of agents were included in the m…
Business (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Causal loop diagram (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (3 works)