Ivelina Borisova

Biographic Data

ID139038
NAMEIvelina Borisova
GIVEN NAMESIvelina
FAMILY NAMEBorisova
SIGNATUREBORISOVA I
AFFILIATIONSUNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, Geneva, Switzerland
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS30
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX4

  • Priorities for child and adolescent health in Europe and Central Asia

    Open AccessSophie Jullien, Amy Stevens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: Childhood and adolescence (0-19 years) is a critical time for laying the foundations for life-long good health and well-being. To support the development of the new World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) European Regional Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and Well-being, we undertook a European Region-wide survey of representatives of Member States (MS), child health professionals (CHPs)…

  • Refocusing on the foundations

    Open AccessSophie Jullien, Ivelina Borisova et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNIICEF) Europe and Central Asia have jointly led the development process of a new strategy for children and adolescents in Europe - a healthy start for a healthy life - to guide evidence-based, future-oriented action across the Region. It was developed through a multi-step process, including a regional assessment, commissioned evidence reviews,…

  • Measuring school readiness globally

    Open AccessSharon Wolf, Peter F Halpin et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2017Cited by: 7References: 3

  • Does Attending an Enhanced-quality Preschool have an Effect on the Emergent Literacy, Emergent Math, Social Skills and Knowledge of Health, Hygiene, Nutrition and Safety of Young Children? Evidence fr…

    Silvia Diazgranado, Ivelina Borisova et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Development2016Cited by: 4References: 15

    This study aims to identify the effect of attending an enhanced-quality preschool program on students’ emergent math, emergent language and literacy, socio-personal skills and knowledge of health, hygiene, nutrition and safety. We used a quasi-experimental design with pre-post measures and two control groups, with data from a random sample of approximately 709 4–6-year-old children in 40 villages and 5 districts of Bangladesh. Controlling for dem…

  • Realizing Capabilities in Ethiopia

    Amy Jo Dowd, Ivelina Borisova et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Development2016Cited by: 4References: 18

    Enhanced early childhood care development (ECCD) holds great promise for enabling children to realize their full potential and enjoy greater opportunities and rights. In Ethiopia, two types of ECCD centers (government and community supported) were randomly assigned to standard or enhanced quality (emergent literacy and math—ELM) treatments to enable an impact evaluation of early childhood intervention quality on child development outcomes. The ch…

  • Effectiveness of a parenting program in Bangladesh to address early childhood health, growth and development

    Open AccessFrances E Aboud, Daisy R Singla et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2013Cited by: 15References: 37

  • Sierra Leone’s Former Child Soldiers

    Open AccessTheresa Stichick Betancourt, Theresa Betancourt et al.ARTICLEChild Development2010

    This is the first prospective study to investigate psychosocial adjustment in male and female former child soldiers (ages 10–18; n = 156, 12% female). The study began in Sierra Leone in 2002 and was designed to examine both risk and protective factors in psychosocial adjustment. Over the 2-year period of follow-up, youth who had wounded or killed others during the war demonstrated increases in hostility. Youth who survived rape not only had highe…