Tiziana Leone
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 354266 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Tiziana Leone |
| NOMBRES | Tiziana |
| APELLIDO | Leone |
| FIRMA | LEONE T |
| AFILIACIONES | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9671-5382 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 88 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Women's fertility and allostatic load in the post-reproductive years
We know little about the effects of the reproductive health burden in contexts where unsafe abortions, miscarriages, stillbirths, and low-quality maternal care are common. The aim of this study is to investigate the use of allostatic load to understand the impact of reproductive histories on later-life health. We applied path models to the Indonesian Family Life Survey with a sample of 2,001 women aged 40+. Although number of children was not ass…
Secular trends in premature and early menopause in low-income and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: While secular trends in high-income countries show an increase in the mean age at menopause, it is unclear if there is a similar pattern in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where women's exposure to biological, environmental and lifestyle determinants of menopause may differ. Premature (before age 40 years) and early (ages 40-44 years) menopause could have negative repercussions on later life health outcomes which in ag…
Forecasting of cohort fertility by educational level in countries with limited data availability
The Brazilian period total fertility rate (PTFR) dropped to 1.8 in 2010 (1.5 among those with high education). Due to shifts in fertility timing, the PTFR may provide a misleading picture of fertility levels. The consequences of these changes for the cohort total fertility rate (CTFR)-a measure free from tempo distortions-and for educational differences in completed fertility remain unknown. Due to data limitations, CTFR forecasts in low- and mid…
The mental health impact of multiple deprivations under protracted conflict
Building on the literatures examining the impacts of deprivation and war and conflict on mental health, in this study, we investigate the impact of different forms of deprivation on mental health within a context of prolonged conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory(oPt). We expand the operationalization go deprivation while accounting for more acute exposures to conflict and political violence and spatial variations. We use multilevel mode…
Pathways to food insecurity in the context of conflict
The results suggest that broader socio-political conditions in the oPt impact different aspects of food security through augmenting the economic and agricultural hardships that are experienced by the residents. As such, it is important to address these broader political and economic structures in order to have more sustainable interventions in reducing food insecurity
Depends Who's Asking
Responses to survey questions about abortion are affected by a wide range of factors, including stigma, fear, and cultural norms. However, we know little about how interviewers might affect responses to survey questions on abortion. The aim of this study is to assess how interviewers affect the probability of women reporting abortions in nationally representative household surveys: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). We use cross-classified ran…
Analysing the intersection between health emergencies and abortion during Zika in Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia
Timing and determinants of age at menarche in low-income and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION: Understanding the timing and determinants of age at menarche is key to determining potential linkages between onset of puberty and health outcomes from a life-course perspective. Yet, we have little information in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) mainly due to lack of data. The aim of this study was to analyse trends in the timing and the determinants of menarche in LMICs. METHODS: Using 16 World Fertility Survey and 2…
Zika, abortion and health emergencies
BACKGROUND: The Zika outbreak provides pertinent case study for considering the impact of health emergencies on abortion decision-making and/or for positioning abortion in global health security debates. MAIN BODY: This paper provides a baseline of contemporary debates taking place in the intersection of two key health policy areas, and seeks to understand how health emergency preparedness frameworks and the broader global health security infrast…
Maternal and child access to care and intensity of conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory
This study shows how locality is the strongest factor when looking at the impact of conflict in the oPt. Preventative services (ANC and vaccinations) are the most affected by conflict. We recommend a greater use of community health care to improve access to maternal and child care when barriers impede access to health facilities during times of conflict
Women’s mid-life health in Low and Middle Income Countries
This study clearly shows that the onset of ageing in women in LMICs begins in the early forties. The paper highlights the need to focus more on mid-life health of women, in particular poorer ones
Contemporary female migration in Ghana
Knowledge of female migration patterns is scant despite increased recognition and reporting of the feminization of migration. Recent data on female internal migration in Ghana challenges historical assumptions that underestimated female migration
Double burden or double counting of child malnutrition? The methodological and theoretical implications of stuntingoverweight in low and middle income countries
BACKGROUND: There is increasing concern at research and policy levels about the double burden of child malnutrition (DBCM)-with stunting and overweight found across different groups of children. Despite some case studies suggesting that stunting and overweight can occur concurrently in children, here known as 'stuntingoverweight', and major drives to reduce all forms of malnutrition in low and middle income countries (LMICs), stuntingoverweight i…
Age of despair or age of hope? Palestinian women's perspectives on midlife health
Suicide and poverty in low-income and middle-income countries
The individual level cost of pregnancy termination in Zambia
Zambia has one of the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa. However, rates of unsafe abortion remain high with negative health and economic consequences. Little is known about the economic burden on women of abortion care-seeking in low income countries. The majority of studies focus on direct costs (e.g. hospital fees). This article estimates the individual-level economic burden of safe and unsafe abortion care-seeking in Zambia, inc…
The effect of social participation on the subjective and objective health status of the over-fifties
Increasing social participation among older individuals to increase health and wellbeing has become a distinct policy goal of many national governments and the European Commission. However, to date the evidence on how social participation affects health, both subjective and objective, remains limited, especially since most studies do not account for the reciprocal relationship. The aim of this study is to analyse how changes in social participati…
Cost of abortions in Zambia
Unsafe abortion is a significant but preventable cause of maternal mortality. Although induced abortion has been legal in Zambia since 1972, many women still face logistical, financial, social, and legal obstacles to access safe abortion services, and undergo unsafe abortion instead. This study provides the first estimates of costs of post abortion care (PAC) after an unsafe abortion and the cost of safe abortion in Zambia. In the absence of rout…
Measuring Differential Maternal Mortality Using Census Data in Developing Countries
The 2010 census round has highlighted an increasing number of countries that have included maternal mortality in their questionnaires. Censuses have been hailed as a key source of data for maternal mortality in the absence of complete vital registration information. In particular, given the small numbers, they might be the only source of information to estimate differential mortality. This paper explores the feasibility of using census data to an…
Diabetes and depression comorbidity and socio-economic status in low and middle income countries (LMICs)
Non-communicable diseases account for more than 50% of deaths in adults aged 15-59 years in most low income countries. Depression and diabetes carry an enormous public health burden, making the identification of risk factors for these disorders an important strategy. While socio-economic inequalities in chronic diseases and their risk factors have been studied extensively in high-income countries, very few studies have investigated social inequal…
The Burden of Maternal Health Care Expenditure in India
Poverty and postnatal depression
Inpatient care of the elderly in Brazil and India
Is fertility stalling in Jordan
Most of the recent literature on fertility stalls has concentrated on sub-Saharan Africa and has highlighted flaws in DHS data. No similar detailed research exists for presumed stalls occurring in countries outside that region. This is particularly surpris
Cultural constructions of the concept of household in sample surveys
We analyse the use of the concept of household in sample surveys, with evidence drawn from a review of survey definitions, a series of in-depth interviews with data producers and users, and a systematic study of recent literature. We consider the place of the concept within the discipline of demography, and demonstrate how its definition and use interact with cultural values and core concepts integral to the discipline. Focusing on Tanzania as a …
Cultural constructions of the concept of household in sample surveys
We analyse the use of the concept of household in sample surveys, with evidence drawn from a review of survey definitions, a series of in-depth interviews with data producers and users, and a systematic study of recent literature. We consider the place of the concept within the discipline of demography, and demonstrate how its definition and use interact with cultural values and core concepts integral to the discipline. Focusing on Tanzania as a …
Community factors affecting rising caesarean section rates in developing countries
The individual level cost of pregnancy termination in Zambia
Zambia has one of the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa. However, rates of unsafe abortion remain high with negative health and economic consequences. Little is known about the economic burden on women of abortion care-seeking in low income countries. The majority of studies focus on direct costs (e.g. hospital fees). This article estimates the individual-level economic burden of safe and unsafe abortion care-seeking in Zambia, inc…
Fertility and union dissolution in Brazil
This study examines the union and conception histories of Brazilian women aged 15-49 using the 1996 Demographic and Health Surveyâ s calendar data. The aim of the paper is twofold: firstly to explore the use of union histories in the DHS calendar data
Depends Who's Asking
Responses to survey questions about abortion are affected by a wide range of factors, including stigma, fear, and cultural norms. However, we know little about how interviewers might affect responses to survey questions on abortion. The aim of this study is to assess how interviewers affect the probability of women reporting abortions in nationally representative household surveys: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). We use cross-classified ran…
The effect of social participation on the subjective and objective health status of the over-fifties
Increasing social participation among older individuals to increase health and wellbeing has become a distinct policy goal of many national governments and the European Commission. However, to date the evidence on how social participation affects health, both subjective and objective, remains limited, especially since most studies do not account for the reciprocal relationship. The aim of this study is to analyse how changes in social participati…
Is fertility stalling in Jordan
Most of the recent literature on fertility stalls has concentrated on sub-Saharan Africa and has highlighted flaws in DHS data. No similar detailed research exists for presumed stalls occurring in countries outside that region. This is particularly surpris
Contemporary female migration in Ghana
Knowledge of female migration patterns is scant despite increased recognition and reporting of the feminization of migration. Recent data on female internal migration in Ghana challenges historical assumptions that underestimated female migration
Analysing the intersection between health emergencies and abortion during Zika in Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia
Poverty and postnatal depression
Inpatient care of the elderly in Brazil and India
Age of despair or age of hope? Palestinian women's perspectives on midlife health
Forecasting of cohort fertility by educational level in countries with limited data availability
The Brazilian period total fertility rate (PTFR) dropped to 1.8 in 2010 (1.5 among those with high education). Due to shifts in fertility timing, the PTFR may provide a misleading picture of fertility levels. The consequences of these changes for the cohort total fertility rate (CTFR)-a measure free from tempo distortions-and for educational differences in completed fertility remain unknown. Due to data limitations, CTFR forecasts in low- and mid…
Double burden or double counting of child malnutrition? The methodological and theoretical implications of stuntingoverweight in low and middle income countries
BACKGROUND: There is increasing concern at research and policy levels about the double burden of child malnutrition (DBCM)-with stunting and overweight found across different groups of children. Despite some case studies suggesting that stunting and overweight can occur concurrently in children, here known as 'stuntingoverweight', and major drives to reduce all forms of malnutrition in low and middle income countries (LMICs), stuntingoverweight i…
Measuring Differential Maternal Mortality Using Census Data in Developing Countries
The 2010 census round has highlighted an increasing number of countries that have included maternal mortality in their questionnaires. Censuses have been hailed as a key source of data for maternal mortality in the absence of complete vital registration information. In particular, given the small numbers, they might be the only source of information to estimate differential mortality. This paper explores the feasibility of using census data to an…
Sterilization and Union Instability in Brazil
Brazilian women rely on sterilization as the main source of birth control. Sterilization has been one of the causes of the steep decline in fertility in Brazil, at least since the second half of 1970. It is hypothesized that understanding couples’ relationships might be key to explaining this high rate of female sterilizations. Possible reasons for the higher level of fertility among women in unstable unions than among women in stable ones could …
Fertility and union dissolution in Brazil
This study examines the union and conception histories of Brazilian women aged 15-49 using the 1996 Demographic and Health Surveyâ s calendar data. The aim of the paper is twofold: firstly to explore the use of union histories in the DHS calendar data
Community factors affecting rising caesarean section rates in developing countries
Cultural constructions of the concept of household in sample surveys
We analyse the use of the concept of household in sample surveys, with evidence drawn from a review of survey definitions, a series of in-depth interviews with data producers and users, and a systematic study of recent literature. We consider the place of the concept within the discipline of demography, and demonstrate how its definition and use interact with cultural values and core concepts integral to the discipline. Focusing on Tanzania as a …
Diabetes and depression comorbidity and socio-economic status in low and middle income countries (LMICs)
Non-communicable diseases account for more than 50% of deaths in adults aged 15-59 years in most low income countries. Depression and diabetes carry an enormous public health burden, making the identification of risk factors for these disorders an important strategy. While socio-economic inequalities in chronic diseases and their risk factors have been studied extensively in high-income countries, very few studies have investigated social inequal…
The Burden of Maternal Health Care Expenditure in India
Poverty and postnatal depression
Inpatient care of the elderly in Brazil and India
Is fertility stalling in Jordan
Most of the recent literature on fertility stalls has concentrated on sub-Saharan Africa and has highlighted flaws in DHS data. No similar detailed research exists for presumed stalls occurring in countries outside that region. This is particularly surpris
Measuring Differential Maternal Mortality Using Census Data in Developing Countries
The 2010 census round has highlighted an increasing number of countries that have included maternal mortality in their questionnaires. Censuses have been hailed as a key source of data for maternal mortality in the absence of complete vital registration information. In particular, given the small numbers, they might be the only source of information to estimate differential mortality. This paper explores the feasibility of using census data to an…
Cost of abortions in Zambia
Unsafe abortion is a significant but preventable cause of maternal mortality. Although induced abortion has been legal in Zambia since 1972, many women still face logistical, financial, social, and legal obstacles to access safe abortion services, and undergo unsafe abortion instead. This study provides the first estimates of costs of post abortion care (PAC) after an unsafe abortion and the cost of safe abortion in Zambia. In the absence of rout…
Suicide and poverty in low-income and middle-income countries
The individual level cost of pregnancy termination in Zambia
Zambia has one of the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa. However, rates of unsafe abortion remain high with negative health and economic consequences. Little is known about the economic burden on women of abortion care-seeking in low income countries. The majority of studies focus on direct costs (e.g. hospital fees). This article estimates the individual-level economic burden of safe and unsafe abortion care-seeking in Zambia, inc…
The effect of social participation on the subjective and objective health status of the over-fifties
Increasing social participation among older individuals to increase health and wellbeing has become a distinct policy goal of many national governments and the European Commission. However, to date the evidence on how social participation affects health, both subjective and objective, remains limited, especially since most studies do not account for the reciprocal relationship. The aim of this study is to analyse how changes in social participati…
Double burden or double counting of child malnutrition? The methodological and theoretical implications of stuntingoverweight in low and middle income countries
BACKGROUND: There is increasing concern at research and policy levels about the double burden of child malnutrition (DBCM)-with stunting and overweight found across different groups of children. Despite some case studies suggesting that stunting and overweight can occur concurrently in children, here known as 'stuntingoverweight', and major drives to reduce all forms of malnutrition in low and middle income countries (LMICs), stuntingoverweight i…
Age of despair or age of hope? Palestinian women's perspectives on midlife health
Women’s mid-life health in Low and Middle Income Countries
This study clearly shows that the onset of ageing in women in LMICs begins in the early forties. The paper highlights the need to focus more on mid-life health of women, in particular poorer ones
Contemporary female migration in Ghana
Knowledge of female migration patterns is scant despite increased recognition and reporting of the feminization of migration. Recent data on female internal migration in Ghana challenges historical assumptions that underestimated female migration
Zika, abortion and health emergencies
BACKGROUND: The Zika outbreak provides pertinent case study for considering the impact of health emergencies on abortion decision-making and/or for positioning abortion in global health security debates. MAIN BODY: This paper provides a baseline of contemporary debates taking place in the intersection of two key health policy areas, and seeks to understand how health emergency preparedness frameworks and the broader global health security infrast…
Maternal and child access to care and intensity of conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory
This study shows how locality is the strongest factor when looking at the impact of conflict in the oPt. Preventative services (ANC and vaccinations) are the most affected by conflict. We recommend a greater use of community health care to improve access to maternal and child care when barriers impede access to health facilities during times of conflict
Timing and determinants of age at menarche in low-income and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION: Understanding the timing and determinants of age at menarche is key to determining potential linkages between onset of puberty and health outcomes from a life-course perspective. Yet, we have little information in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) mainly due to lack of data. The aim of this study was to analyse trends in the timing and the determinants of menarche in LMICs. METHODS: Using 16 World Fertility Survey and 2…
Depends Who's Asking
Responses to survey questions about abortion are affected by a wide range of factors, including stigma, fear, and cultural norms. However, we know little about how interviewers might affect responses to survey questions on abortion. The aim of this study is to assess how interviewers affect the probability of women reporting abortions in nationally representative household surveys: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). We use cross-classified ran…
Analysing the intersection between health emergencies and abortion during Zika in Brazil, El Salvador and Colombia
The mental health impact of multiple deprivations under protracted conflict
Building on the literatures examining the impacts of deprivation and war and conflict on mental health, in this study, we investigate the impact of different forms of deprivation on mental health within a context of prolonged conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory(oPt). We expand the operationalization go deprivation while accounting for more acute exposures to conflict and political violence and spatial variations. We use multilevel mode…
Pathways to food insecurity in the context of conflict
The results suggest that broader socio-political conditions in the oPt impact different aspects of food security through augmenting the economic and agricultural hardships that are experienced by the residents. As such, it is important to address these broader political and economic structures in order to have more sustainable interventions in reducing food insecurity
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