Rumbidzai C Mushavi
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1734239 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rumbidzai C Mushavi |
| NOMBRES | Rumbidzai C |
| APELLIDO | Mushavi |
| FIRMA | MUSHAVI R C |
| AFILIACIONES | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7683-2522 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
‘We would look at the chickens as a source of security’
Background: Development interventions may promote sustainable livelihoods among participants via improved income generation, health, education, and quality of life. Within the development literature, microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide individuals with funds and/or start-up capital to develop small businesses. However, the evidence on whether MFIs are successful in ensuring sustainable livelihoods is mixed. In this study, we assessed partici…
When you have no water, it means you have no peace
Water insecurity and gendered risk for depression in rural Uganda
Residing in a water insecurity hotspot is associated with greater risk for probable depression among women, but not among men, pointing to the need for focused depression screening among women residing in water insecure households
Household water insecurity, missed schooling, and the mediating role of caregiver depression in rural Uganda
Water insecurity is a risk factor for missed schooling among children in rural Uganda. Caregiver depression partially mediated this relationship. Also addressing caregiver mental health in water insecure families may more fully address the needs of sub-Saharan African families and promote educational participation among youth
Population-based study of intra-household gender differences in water insecurity
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide lack adequate access to water. Water insecurity, which is defined as having limited or uncertain availability of safe water or the ability to acquire safe water in socially acceptable ways, is typically overlooked by development organizations focusing on water availability. To address the urgent need in the literature for validated measures of water insecurity, we conducted a population-based study in rura…
A livelihood intervention to improve economic and psychosocial well-being in rural Uganda
HIV and poverty are inextricably intertwined in sub-Saharan Africa. Economic and livelihood intervention strategies have been suggested to help mitigate the adverse economic effects of HIV, but few intervention studies have focused specifically on HIV-positive persons. We conducted three pilot studies to assess a livelihood intervention consisting of an initial orientation and loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry m…
Population-based study of intra-household gender differences in water insecurity
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide lack adequate access to water. Water insecurity, which is defined as having limited or uncertain availability of safe water or the ability to acquire safe water in socially acceptable ways, is typically overlooked by development organizations focusing on water availability. To address the urgent need in the literature for validated measures of water insecurity, we conducted a population-based study in rura…
A livelihood intervention to improve economic and psychosocial well-being in rural Uganda
HIV and poverty are inextricably intertwined in sub-Saharan Africa. Economic and livelihood intervention strategies have been suggested to help mitigate the adverse economic effects of HIV, but few intervention studies have focused specifically on HIV-positive persons. We conducted three pilot studies to assess a livelihood intervention consisting of an initial orientation and loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry m…
Household water insecurity, missed schooling, and the mediating role of caregiver depression in rural Uganda
Water insecurity is a risk factor for missed schooling among children in rural Uganda. Caregiver depression partially mediated this relationship. Also addressing caregiver mental health in water insecure families may more fully address the needs of sub-Saharan African families and promote educational participation among youth
Water insecurity and gendered risk for depression in rural Uganda
Residing in a water insecurity hotspot is associated with greater risk for probable depression among women, but not among men, pointing to the need for focused depression screening among women residing in water insecure households
When you have no water, it means you have no peace
‘We would look at the chickens as a source of security’
Background: Development interventions may promote sustainable livelihoods among participants via improved income generation, health, education, and quality of life. Within the development literature, microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide individuals with funds and/or start-up capital to develop small businesses. However, the evidence on whether MFIs are successful in ensuring sustainable livelihoods is mixed. In this study, we assessed partici…
Environmental health (6 obras) · Medicine (6 obras) · Population (5 obras) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 obras) · Economics (4 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 obras) · Psychology (4 obras) · Business (3 obras) · Depression (economics (3 obras)