Meghna Ranganathan

Datos Biográficos

ID3583085
NOMBREMeghna Ranganathan
NOMBRESMeghna
APELLIDORanganathan
FIRMARANGANATHAN M
AFILIACIONESLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
ORCID0000-0001-5827-343X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS31
TOTAL DE CITAS34
TOTAL COMO AUTOR31
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2012
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Rising Heat and Rising Harm

    Open AccessIsabelle Pearson, Andreas Flouris et al.ARTICLETrauma Violence & Abuse2026

    Globally, rising temperatures and the frequency and severity of heatwaves are predicted to worsen over the coming years, yet the social impacts of this phenomenon remain under-researched. In particular, the relationship between extreme heat and gender-based violence (GBV) has received limited attention, despite growing concern that heat-related stress could exacerbate known drivers of violence. We conducted a systematic review following a PROSPER…

  • A measurement tool to capture sexual harassment among women in Tanzania

    Open AccessJoyce Wamoyi, Meghna Ranganathan et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2026

    BACKGROUND: Sexual harassment is a serious public health problem, yet there is a lack of clarity on its measurement. OBJECTIVE: We set out to develop a measurement tool to capture sexual harassment in the different spheres of women's everyday lives. METHODS: We conducted 60 cognitive interviews with women in two iterations. In each iteration, we interviewed 10 young women aged 15-24 years, sampled from two public secondary schools; 20 women aged …

  • Pathways of harm and benefit

    Open AccessAye Thiri Kyaw, C Zimmerman et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2026

  • Invisible girls, visible harms

    Open AccessAye Thiri Kyaw, Benjamin Hanckel et al.ARTICLECommunity Work & Family2026Referencias: 1

    Globally, an estimated 17.2 million children work as child domestic workers (CDWs), with nearly 3.7 million exposed to hazardous working conditions. Despite their prevalence, CDWs remain a hidden and hard-to-reach population. This study examines the hidden voices of CDWs in Myanmar, exploring their working conditions, experiences of abuse and isolation and the impact of being away from families on their well-being. In 2023, we conducted in-depth …

  • "Butterflies in a jar"

    Open AccessIsabelle Pearson, Meghna Ranganathan et al.ARTICLESSM - Qualitative Research in…2025

    Since the 2021 coup in Myanmar, the country has been driven into further social, political and economic turmoil. The United Nations estimates that 18.6 million people need humanitarian support. Among those most affected are adolescent girls aged 10-19 years who, as adolescents and young women, face unique risks to their health and wellbeing and require tailored interventions to promote their health and wellbeing both now and in the future. Suppor…

  • How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh

    Open AccessMichelle Lokot, Novera Sultana et al.ARTICLESSM - Qualitative Research in…2025

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs due to multiple factors at the individual, relational, community and societal levels. Previous research has shown that a cash, food and behaviour change communication programme called the Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI) implemented from 2012-2014 in Bangladesh had sustained effects on IPV. We collected qualitative data among former TMRI participants in 2023 that allows exploring how social norms…

  • Conflict, caregiver violence and gendered parenting

    Open AccessIsabelle Pearson, Elaine Chase et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Across Myanmar, armed conflict and political instability have exacerbated poverty, food insecurity, and disrupted essential social protection services, severely affected people’s health and wellbeing. This is especially pertinent for girls and young women, for whom gender inequalities are exacerbated during conflict, increasing their risk of various forms of violence. We aimed to measure the prevalence of parent/caregiver-perpetrated violence aga…

  • Conflict exposure and mental health

    Open AccessIsabelle Pearson, Elaine Chase et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2025

    Our results highlight the urgent need for tailored interventions for adolescents, particularly girls and young women, who are exposed to armed conflict. In contexts of protracted instability and uncertainty, such as in Myanmar, interventions should explore ways to foster a sense of social safety, especially among adolescent girls who are displaced or living away from their families. Strengthening social safety systems may help to reduce the adver…

  • Evolution of intimate partner violence impacts from cash transfers, food transfers, and behaviour change communication

    Open AccessMichelle Lokot, Novera Sultana et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025Citada por: 1Referencias: 20

    Cash or food transfers can reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but knowledge gaps remain on how impacts evolve over time, and the role of complementary 'plus' activities and contextual factors. We conducted a mixed-method analysis of how the Transfer Modality Research Initiative in Bangladesh affected IPV over time. The programme was implemented from 2012 to 2014, following a randomised controlled trial (RCT) design, across Northern and South…

  • Faith and Intimate Partner Violence in Rural South Africa

    Open AccessTatiana Ramos, Lufuno Muvhango et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2024

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women and is associated with risk factors at the individual, interpersonal and societal level. Women often resort to various coping mechanisms to manage their daily lives due to the complex nature by which these factors interact. We qualitatively interviewed a cohort of rural women participating in a microfinance “plus” program in South Africa where women received loans f…

  • The effectiveness of community health worker training, equipping, and deployment in reducing Covid-19 infections and deaths in rural Western Kenya

    Open AccessNeema Kaseje, Kennedy Oruenjo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    COVID-19 and other pandemics remain significant threats to population health, particularly in rural settings where health systems are disproportionately weak. There is a lack of evidence on whether trained, equipped, and deployed community health workers (CHWs) can lead to significant reductions in COVID-19 infections and deaths. Our objective was to measure the effectiveness of deploying trained and equipped CHWs in reducing COVID-19 infections …

  • Prevalence and severity of physical intimate partner violence during pregnancy among adolescents in eight sub-Saharan Africa countries

    Open AccessCaroline Adjimi Nyemgah, Meghna Ranganathan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Globally, intimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent, with adolescents being particularly vulnerable, especially during pregnancy. This study examines the prevalence and severity of physical IPV among pregnant adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We analyzed data from Demographic Health Surveys collected between 2017–2021 from eight SSA countries, involving 2,289 ever-pregnant adolescents aged 15–19. Physical IPV during pregnancy was…

  • The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessNeema Kaseje, Meghna Ranganathan et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

  • Child labour in cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire

    Open AccessLucy T Pirkle, C Zimmerman et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2024

    This paper examines the relationship between child labour and educational attainment and explores the distinction between harmful and non-harmful agricultural cocoa work. We conduct a secondary analysis of data on 3,338 children who reported attending school in 2018 across cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. To address differences between harmful and non-harmful child labour, we differentiated work completed by a child by hazardous …

  • You are looked upon as a luxury tool’

    Kate Rogers, Lusajo J Kajula et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2024

    a Swahili street term for a type of transactional sex practised in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Rooted in economic and gender disparity, transactional sex increases adolescent girls' and young women's vulnerability to HIV and gender-based violence. We sought to understand perceived community attitudes about kudanga, and how the internalisation of norms surrounding gender-based violence relate to the experiences of young women who practise kudanga. Us…

  • Effectiveness of community mobilisation and group-based interventions for preventing intimate partner violence against women in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessJessica Leight, Claire Cullen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2023

  • Sexual Harassment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Open AccessSelina Hardt, Heidi Stöckl et al.ARTICLETrauma Violence & Abuse2023

    Sexual harassment is a pervasive form of gender-based violence that has negative social and health impacts, yet there is only limited research available on sexual harassment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this qualitative systematic review was to better understand how participants across a variety of countries and settings conceptualized sexual harassment and to investigate its causal factors, consequences, coping strateg…

  • Hazardous Child Labour, Psychosocial Functioning, and School Dropouts among Children in Bangladesh

    Open AccessAye Myat Thi, C Zimmerman et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    Child labour is a common financial coping strategy in poor households, especially in low-and middle-income countries with many children working under hazardous conditions. Little is known about the linkages between hazardous work conditions and psycho-social and educational outcomes. We analysed the Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (BMICS) round 6 to assess the association between the exposure variables, including child labour, hazard…

  • Women’s Economic Contribution, Relationship Status and Risky Sexual Behaviours

    Open AccessJanke Tolmay, Louise Knight et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    In sub-Saharan Africa, women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS while also facing economic and gender inequalities. To explore the association of women's economic contribution and relationship status with risky sexual behaviour, this study analysed cross-sectional data from 626 women aged 22 to 84 in rural South Africa. All women were enrolled in a microfinance plus gender training programme (Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Ge…

  • Women’s economic status, male authority patterns and intimate partner violence

    Open AccessMeghna Ranganathan, Eliezer Stern et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2022

    There are conflicting views on the impact of microfinance-only interventions on women's economic empowerment and intimate partner violence in low and middle-income countries. Evidence suggests however that when microfinance is combined with complementary programmes (microfinance plus) it may be effective for empowering women and addressing intimate partner violence. We conducted in-depth interviews with adult women in rural South Africa who had r…

  • Government of Ethiopia's public works and complementary programmes

    Open AccessMeghna Ranganathan, Michel Pichon et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Citada por: 4Referencias: 24

    There is evidence that cash transfers reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but less is known about the impacts of public works and complementary programmes on IPV. Using mixed-methods we examined whether and how the Ethiopian government's public works programme (that includes food or cash transfers for seasonal labour) alongside complementary activities that engage women and men affected IPV. We analysed midline data collected in July-October …

  • Natural hazards, disasters and violence against women and girls

    Open AccessAlyssa Mari Thurston, Heidi Stöckl et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

  • Cross-disciplinary intersections between public health and economics in intimate partner violence research

    Open AccessMeghna Ranganathan, Lori Heise et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2021

    Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) has progressed in the last decade in the fields of public health and economics, with under-explored potential for cross-fertilisation. We examine the theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches that each discipline uses to conceptualise and study IPV and offer a perspective on their relative advantages. Public health takes a broad theoretical perspective anchored in the socio-ecological frame…

  • Women’s economic empowerment and health related decision-making in rural Sierra Leone

    Open AccessHilary Cornish, Helen Walls et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2021

    Maternal mortality rates during childbirth in Sierra Leone are amongst the highest globally, with 1360 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Furthermore, the country's neonatal mortality rate is estimated at 39 deaths per 1000 live births. There is growing recognition of the health consequences of gender inequality, but challenges in addressing it. Gendered power dynamics within households affect health outcomes, with men often controlling dec…

  • Household decision-making and its association with intimate partner violence

    Open AccessSasha Zegenhagen, Meghna Ranganathan et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2019

    This study demonstrates that men's views on coupled dynamics should be included in program design and evaluation to provide a more holistic picture of the ecological framework and risk and protective factors of IPV