J Dejong
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 9340 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | J Dejong |
| NOMBRES | J |
| APELLIDO | Dejong |
| FIRMA | DEJONG J |
| AFILIACIONES | American University of Beirut |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7262-9033 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1999 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Inequities in contraceptive use among adults in Lebanon
Background: The use of contraception is a key component of sexual and reproductive health, yet Lebanon still faces barriers that hinder the effective and equitable use of contraceptives and related reproductive health services. We aimed to determine the prevalence of contraceptive use, unmet need for family planning, demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods, and determinants of contraceptive use and modern contraceptive use among …
Legal residency status and its relationship with health indicators among Syrian refugees in Lebanon
BACKGROUND: Failure to possess or renew legal residency permits increases the burden on a vulnerable refugee population. It risks detention or deportation, and hinders access to basic services including healthcare. This study aimed to examine the association between legal residency status and health of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon. METHODS: Data were from two independent nested cross-sectional studies collected in 2022 through telephone surv…
Intersecting social-ecological vulnerabilities to and lived experiences of sexually transmitted infections among Syrian refugee women in Lebanon
Conflict-affected women and girls living in protracted forced displacement settings are vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Yet, little is known about the risk factors for and lived experiences of STIs in complex humanitarian settings, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, where STIs have long been understudied. This qualitative study adapts the social ecological model to characterize the multi-level risks for and li…
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge among adolescent Syrian refugee girls displaced in Lebanon
Adolescent Syrian refugee girls living in Lebanon are vulnerable to poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Sociocultural norms, stigmatization, and limited educational opportunities in the context of forced displacement may impact adolescent girls’ SRH. Little is known about how and where girls in this population access SRH information and services. This study aimed to: (1) assess knowledge of SRH topics among a population of adolescent Syria…
The social and health protection of migrants in Chile
The 'Popular Initiative for Norms' was a non-binding participatory mechanism. Although the proposals sent through were not guaranteed to be included in the constitutional draft-and despite the final draft being rejected last September 2022-the platform allowed to gain insights into civilian opinions. Our findings showed that there is an incipient yet weak recognition of the rights and situation of migrants in Chile. There was no direct mention of…
Interactive community-based theatre to address social barriers to accessing reproductive health services in patriarchal societies
Interactive community-based theatre is used to engage with audience members and allow for free exchange of ideas relevant to context. It aims to bring about a new understanding of an issue while challenging people's attitudes and perceptions. Its application within the field of sexual and reproductive health has been limited, particularly in low and middle-income contexts. This paper presents the rationale for a research-arts partnership in Jorda…
Paving the way to understanding female-headed households
Background: Female-headed households (FHHs) are regarded as disadvantaged. There are multiple social trajectories that can lead to women heading households. It is important to distinguish between these trajectories, as well as societal norms and contextual factors, to understand how and when are FHHs represented as a dimension of gender inequity. Our analysis defines and describes a typology of 16 FHH types (FHH16) based on demographic characteri…
Prioritising women’s and girls’ health in disaster settings
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed strain on healthcare systems across the world; however, countries experiencing overlapping crises such as economic or political unrest face immense pressure in ensuring routine healthcare services can continue to operate. Despite being less likely suffer severe disease or die from COVID-19, data suggest women have experienced poorer mental health, higher rates of unemployment, and more social isolation during the …
Covid-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region
Popliteal pterygium syndrome (PPS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder, thought to occur with an incidence of approximately 1 in 300 000 live births. The main clinical manifestations are popliteal webbing, cleft lip, cleft palate, lower lip pits, syndactyly, and genital and nail anomalies. This report describes the clinical features in two families with PPS and one isolated case, showing the range of anomalies found both within and between the …
Responding to health needs of women, children and adolescents within Syria during conflict
The case of Syria provides a unique perspective on creative ways of managing the humanitarian response and delivering RMNCAH&N interventions, mainly in the multi-hub structure and use of remote management, despite encountered challenges. The scarcity of RMNCAH&N data is a tremendous challenge for both researchers and implementing agencies, as it limits accountability and monitoring, thus hindering the evaluation of delivered interventions
Countdown to 2030
Student support for reproductive health education in middle schools
Reproductive health education (RHE) programmes in schools are a well-recognised means of helping young people make informed decisions relating to their sexual health and well-being. Very little research however has investigated attitudes towards such programmes among students in the Arab world. A national HIV education curriculum was developed in Lebanon in 2005. However, in the context of competing priorities and mixed levels of social resistanc…
A qualitative study exploring child marriage practices among Syrian conflict-affected populations in Lebanon
Recommendations for interventions to mitigate the drivers of child marriage and its negative consequences should be built on a clear understanding of the local refugee context and the drivers of child marriage in refugee settings. Interventions should involve multiple stakeholders, they should be adjusted to target each specific context, age group and marital status. For these interventions to be effective, they should be addressed concurrently, …
Young lives disrupted
Families and adolescents have been dramatically affected by the conflict in Syria, and the resulting forced displacement. The loss of educational opportunities is perhaps the most significant effect, with long-term devastating outcomes. Additionally, the futures of Syrian girls are deeply affected by new protection concerns, particularly as they are exposed to an unfamiliar and more liberal society in Lebanon. Child marriage and limitations in th…
Health research in a turbulent region
The Reproductive Health Working Group (RHWG) was established in 1988 in Cairo to advance research in the Arab countries and Turkey on the health of women, broadly defined. The paper considers the ways in which the group contributed to global health conversations through three examples of interdisciplinary research that, in privileging local contexts, modified or even challenged prevailing approaches to health and often raised entirely new issues …
Patterns and determinants of antenatal care utilization
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is critical for improving maternal and newborn health. WHO recommends that pregnant women complete at least four ANC visits. Countdown and other global monitoring efforts track the proportions of women who receive one or more visits by a skilled provider (ANC1+) and four or more visits by any provider (ANC4+). This study investigates patterns of drop-off in use between ANC1+ and ANC4+, and explores inequalities in…
Islam and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Book Review| November 01 2013 Islam and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Sunni and Shia Perspectives ed. by Marcia C. Inhorn and Soraya Tremayne Islam and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Sunni and Shia Perspectives, Inhorn, Marcia C.; Soraya, Tremayne, eds. New York: Berghahn Books, 2012. 338 pages. ISBN 978-0-85745-490-4. Jocelyn DeJong Jocelyn DeJong American University of Beirut, Lebanon Search for other works by this author on: This Si…
The Struggle for Recognition by People Living With HIV/Aids in Sudan
In settings with high HIV/AIDS-related stigma and where HIV is at low prevalence, the political space is often not conducive to making the epidemic more visible to public debate. In the Middle East and North Africa people living with HIV are only beginning to be prominent players in the policy planning in response to the epidemic. We conducted a qualitative case study analyzing an emerging nongovernmental support group association of people livin…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in public health education
This paper addresses the challenges faced in mainstreaming the teaching of sexual and reproductive health and rights into public health education. For this paper, we define sexual and reproductive health and rights education as including not only its biomedical aspects but also an understanding of its history, values and politics, grounded in gender politics and social justice, addressing sexuality, and placed within a broader context of health s…
Islam and new kinship
Quality of life in people living with HIV/Aids in Lebanon
The aim of the study was to determine the impact of HIV/AIDS on the quality of life (QoL) in Lebanese adult patients living with HIV/AIDS. The study design was a cross-sectional descriptive survey, using self-administered questionnaires. A convenience sample of 41 Lebanese adults (aged 18 years and above) living with HIV/AIDS was recruited from outpatient departments at two major medical centers in Lebanon. The instruments included the Multidimen…
Dejong Et Al. Respond
Malekinejad M, 2008, AIDS BEHAV, V12, pS105, DOI 10.1007-s10461-008-9421-1; Semaan S, 2009, INT J DRUG POLICY, V20, P14, DOI 10.1016-j.drugpo.2007.12.006
Reports
PUBLICATIONS Stein, Rebecca L. (2008), Itineraries in Conflict: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Political Lives of Tourism (Durham, NC: Duke University Press). ix + 219 pp., notes, bibliography, index. FILMS Iranian Travelogues: Notes on Farhad Varahram, Iranian-Austrian Documentary Filmmaker CONFERENCES ‘Thirty Years On: The Social and Cultural Impacts of the Iranian Revolution’, University of London, School of Oriental and Asian Studies (SOAS),…
Ethical Considerations in HIV/Aids Biobehavioral Surveys That Use Respondent-Driven Sampling
Respondent-driven sampling is especially useful for reaching hidden populations and is increasingly used internationally in public health research, particularly on HIV. Respondent-driven sampling involves peer recruitment and has a dual-incentive structure: both recruiters and their peer recruits are paid. Recent literature focusing on the ethical dimensions of this method in the US context has identified integral safeguards that protect against …
Hospital Policies and Practices Concerning Normal Childbirth in Jordan
We investigated reported policies and practices of normal delivery in Jordanian hospitals to assess whether these practices are evidence‐based and whether women are given choices in delivery. Staff at a nationally representative sample of 30 hospitals were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire. The surveyed hospitals were found to be well equipped to deal with obstetric emergencies, and many follow evidence‐based procedures. The intern…
The role and limitations of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development
The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People in the Arab Countries and Iran
This article reviews the sexual and reproductive health situation of young people aged 10-24 in the Arab states and Iran, based on published and unpublished literature and interviews with 51 key informants working mostly in NGOs and international agencies in the region. There are few national government programmes addressing young people's sexual and reproductive health, with the exceptions of Tunisia and Iran, and a lack of population-based data…
Ethical Considerations in HIV/Aids Biobehavioral Surveys That Use Respondent-Driven Sampling
Respondent-driven sampling is especially useful for reaching hidden populations and is increasingly used internationally in public health research, particularly on HIV. Respondent-driven sampling involves peer recruitment and has a dual-incentive structure: both recruiters and their peer recruits are paid. Recent literature focusing on the ethical dimensions of this method in the US context has identified integral safeguards that protect against …
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in public health education
This paper addresses the challenges faced in mainstreaming the teaching of sexual and reproductive health and rights into public health education. For this paper, we define sexual and reproductive health and rights education as including not only its biomedical aspects but also an understanding of its history, values and politics, grounded in gender politics and social justice, addressing sexuality, and placed within a broader context of health s…
Hospital Policies and Practices Concerning Normal Childbirth in Jordan
We investigated reported policies and practices of normal delivery in Jordanian hospitals to assess whether these practices are evidence‐based and whether women are given choices in delivery. Staff at a nationally representative sample of 30 hospitals were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire. The surveyed hospitals were found to be well equipped to deal with obstetric emergencies, and many follow evidence‐based procedures. The intern…
The relationship between research and advocacy work
"The relationship between research and advocacy work." Reproductive Health Matters, 7(13), pp. 124–125
The role and limitations of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development
The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People in the Arab Countries and Iran
This article reviews the sexual and reproductive health situation of young people aged 10-24 in the Arab states and Iran, based on published and unpublished literature and interviews with 51 key informants working mostly in NGOs and international agencies in the region. There are few national government programmes addressing young people's sexual and reproductive health, with the exceptions of Tunisia and Iran, and a lack of population-based data…
Reducing Child Poverty with Cash Transfers
Children are disproportionately represented among the income‐poor, many suffer from severe deprivation, and their poverty and vulnerability have cumulative and long‐term consequences. This article provides a comparative examination of the poverty‐reduction effectiveness of cash transfer programmes targeting children, focusing on three types of such programmes: the Child Support Grant in South Africa, family allowances in transition countries, and…
Capabilities, reproductive health and well-being
Lack of reproductive health (or the health consequences of sexuality and reproduction) constitutes a significant deficiency in well-being in developing countries, yet the field is often marginalised within development studies. This paper explores whether applying Amartya Sen's capabilities framework to reproductive health may provide one means of bridging this gap. It asks whether it has advantages over prevailing approaches based on disability a…
Hospital Policies and Practices Concerning Normal Childbirth in Jordan
We investigated reported policies and practices of normal delivery in Jordanian hospitals to assess whether these practices are evidence‐based and whether women are given choices in delivery. Staff at a nationally representative sample of 30 hospitals were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire. The surveyed hospitals were found to be well equipped to deal with obstetric emergencies, and many follow evidence‐based procedures. The intern…
Reports
PUBLICATIONS Stein, Rebecca L. (2008), Itineraries in Conflict: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Political Lives of Tourism (Durham, NC: Duke University Press). ix + 219 pp., notes, bibliography, index. FILMS Iranian Travelogues: Notes on Farhad Varahram, Iranian-Austrian Documentary Filmmaker CONFERENCES ‘Thirty Years On: The Social and Cultural Impacts of the Iranian Revolution’, University of London, School of Oriental and Asian Studies (SOAS),…
Ethical Considerations in HIV/Aids Biobehavioral Surveys That Use Respondent-Driven Sampling
Respondent-driven sampling is especially useful for reaching hidden populations and is increasingly used internationally in public health research, particularly on HIV. Respondent-driven sampling involves peer recruitment and has a dual-incentive structure: both recruiters and their peer recruits are paid. Recent literature focusing on the ethical dimensions of this method in the US context has identified integral safeguards that protect against …
Quality of life in people living with HIV/Aids in Lebanon
The aim of the study was to determine the impact of HIV/AIDS on the quality of life (QoL) in Lebanese adult patients living with HIV/AIDS. The study design was a cross-sectional descriptive survey, using self-administered questionnaires. A convenience sample of 41 Lebanese adults (aged 18 years and above) living with HIV/AIDS was recruited from outpatient departments at two major medical centers in Lebanon. The instruments included the Multidimen…
Dejong Et Al. Respond
Malekinejad M, 2008, AIDS BEHAV, V12, pS105, DOI 10.1007-s10461-008-9421-1; Semaan S, 2009, INT J DRUG POLICY, V20, P14, DOI 10.1016-j.drugpo.2007.12.006
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in public health education
This paper addresses the challenges faced in mainstreaming the teaching of sexual and reproductive health and rights into public health education. For this paper, we define sexual and reproductive health and rights education as including not only its biomedical aspects but also an understanding of its history, values and politics, grounded in gender politics and social justice, addressing sexuality, and placed within a broader context of health s…
Islam and new kinship
Islam and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Book Review| November 01 2013 Islam and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Sunni and Shia Perspectives ed. by Marcia C. Inhorn and Soraya Tremayne Islam and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Sunni and Shia Perspectives, Inhorn, Marcia C.; Soraya, Tremayne, eds. New York: Berghahn Books, 2012. 338 pages. ISBN 978-0-85745-490-4. Jocelyn DeJong Jocelyn DeJong American University of Beirut, Lebanon Search for other works by this author on: This Si…
The Struggle for Recognition by People Living With HIV/Aids in Sudan
In settings with high HIV/AIDS-related stigma and where HIV is at low prevalence, the political space is often not conducive to making the epidemic more visible to public debate. In the Middle East and North Africa people living with HIV are only beginning to be prominent players in the policy planning in response to the epidemic. We conducted a qualitative case study analyzing an emerging nongovernmental support group association of people livin…
Patterns and determinants of antenatal care utilization
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is critical for improving maternal and newborn health. WHO recommends that pregnant women complete at least four ANC visits. Countdown and other global monitoring efforts track the proportions of women who receive one or more visits by a skilled provider (ANC1+) and four or more visits by any provider (ANC4+). This study investigates patterns of drop-off in use between ANC1+ and ANC4+, and explores inequalities in…
Student support for reproductive health education in middle schools
Reproductive health education (RHE) programmes in schools are a well-recognised means of helping young people make informed decisions relating to their sexual health and well-being. Very little research however has investigated attitudes towards such programmes among students in the Arab world. A national HIV education curriculum was developed in Lebanon in 2005. However, in the context of competing priorities and mixed levels of social resistanc…
A qualitative study exploring child marriage practices among Syrian conflict-affected populations in Lebanon
Recommendations for interventions to mitigate the drivers of child marriage and its negative consequences should be built on a clear understanding of the local refugee context and the drivers of child marriage in refugee settings. Interventions should involve multiple stakeholders, they should be adjusted to target each specific context, age group and marital status. For these interventions to be effective, they should be addressed concurrently, …
Young lives disrupted
Families and adolescents have been dramatically affected by the conflict in Syria, and the resulting forced displacement. The loss of educational opportunities is perhaps the most significant effect, with long-term devastating outcomes. Additionally, the futures of Syrian girls are deeply affected by new protection concerns, particularly as they are exposed to an unfamiliar and more liberal society in Lebanon. Child marriage and limitations in th…
Health research in a turbulent region
The Reproductive Health Working Group (RHWG) was established in 1988 in Cairo to advance research in the Arab countries and Turkey on the health of women, broadly defined. The paper considers the ways in which the group contributed to global health conversations through three examples of interdisciplinary research that, in privileging local contexts, modified or even challenged prevailing approaches to health and often raised entirely new issues …
Countdown to 2030
Responding to health needs of women, children and adolescents within Syria during conflict
The case of Syria provides a unique perspective on creative ways of managing the humanitarian response and delivering RMNCAH&N interventions, mainly in the multi-hub structure and use of remote management, despite encountered challenges. The scarcity of RMNCAH&N data is a tremendous challenge for both researchers and implementing agencies, as it limits accountability and monitoring, thus hindering the evaluation of delivered interventions
Covid-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region
Popliteal pterygium syndrome (PPS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder, thought to occur with an incidence of approximately 1 in 300 000 live births. The main clinical manifestations are popliteal webbing, cleft lip, cleft palate, lower lip pits, syndactyly, and genital and nail anomalies. This report describes the clinical features in two families with PPS and one isolated case, showing the range of anomalies found both within and between the …
Paving the way to understanding female-headed households
Background: Female-headed households (FHHs) are regarded as disadvantaged. There are multiple social trajectories that can lead to women heading households. It is important to distinguish between these trajectories, as well as societal norms and contextual factors, to understand how and when are FHHs represented as a dimension of gender inequity. Our analysis defines and describes a typology of 16 FHH types (FHH16) based on demographic characteri…
Prioritising women’s and girls’ health in disaster settings
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed strain on healthcare systems across the world; however, countries experiencing overlapping crises such as economic or political unrest face immense pressure in ensuring routine healthcare services can continue to operate. Despite being less likely suffer severe disease or die from COVID-19, data suggest women have experienced poorer mental health, higher rates of unemployment, and more social isolation during the …
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge among adolescent Syrian refugee girls displaced in Lebanon
Adolescent Syrian refugee girls living in Lebanon are vulnerable to poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Sociocultural norms, stigmatization, and limited educational opportunities in the context of forced displacement may impact adolescent girls’ SRH. Little is known about how and where girls in this population access SRH information and services. This study aimed to: (1) assess knowledge of SRH topics among a population of adolescent Syria…
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