Shatha Elnakib
Biographic Data
| ID | 2026163 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shatha Elnakib |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shatha |
| FAMILY NAME | Elnakib |
| SIGNATURE | ELNAKIB S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2316-4211 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mapping the gendered dynamics of cesarean section
Cesarean section (CS) is a lifesaving obstetric intervention when medically indicated, yet global rates have risen sharply over recent decades, with substantial variation across and within countries. While underuse persists in many low-resource settings, overuse is increasingly documented in higher-income and private-sector facilities, raising concerns about inequitable access, unnecessary surgical intervention, and divergent quality of maternity…
Gaza’s public and environmental health challenges
In addition to the significant human toll of the war in Gaza, the conflict has created a large-scale environmental catastrophe with far-reaching consequences for health. With thousands of individua
WHO launches global network of institutes to strengthen capacity for health inequality monitoring
This article introduces the global WHO-managed Health Inequality Monitoring Network, which is dedicated to strengthening and expanding health inequality monitoring practices at global, regional and country levels. Launched in 2025, the Health Inequality Monitoring Network consists of 12 inaugural institutional members, represented by over 140 affiliated individuals spanning all world regions. The Network aims to: strengthen capacities for health …
Renewable resilience in conflict
The Syrian Civil War has resulted in significant devastation, including widespread displacement of millions and extensive damage to infrastructure, particularly healthcare infrastructure. Attacks on healthcare facilities have been frequent, leading to a drastic reduction in available medical services and the exodus of healthcare workers. The resulting impact on civilians, compounded by energy shortages, has been severe, limiting access to essenti…
Medicalization of female genital mutilation in Egypt
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a human rights violation that continues to affect over 86% of women and girls in Egypt. While it has declined, the practice is increasingly medicalized posing a significant challenge to abandonment efforts. This study aims to examine FGM medicalization in Egypt by exploring temporal trends, subnational patterns, underlying drivers, and the legal and policy context. We employed a mixed-methods approach, including…
Understanding women’s care experiences in public health facilities in a conflict-affected area of Nigeria
Person-centered maternity care (PCMC) is an essential aspect of quality maternal healthcare. However, limited research has been conducted on PCMC in Northeast Nigeria, where the Boko Haram insurgency has impacted healthcare delivery. We sought to assess the status of PCMC as well as women and providers’ perceptions of security drawing on cross-sectional data collected through 167 postpartum patient exit surveys and 32 surveys with maternity care …
Architecture of systems affecting disease trajectories in a conflict zone
Humanitarian crises, particularly in conflict zones, create cascading disruptions that impact every aspect of daily life, including health and disease outcomes. While international humanitarian frameworks categorize these crises into discrete operational clusters, affected populations experience them as interwoven, systemic failures. This study examines how conflict-induced disruptions transform a preventable and typically self-limiting disease—H…
Family formation among adolescent Rohingya refugees; trajectories into adolescent marriage and childbearing in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh
Not applicable
Examining the integration of refugees into the national health system in Uganda
Our study highlights the complex, dynamic, evolving, and multifaceted nature of the multisectoral health policy process in the integration of health services in refugee settings. The findings shed light on the importance of collaboration between stakeholders, mobilization of legal and political frameworks to shape the integration of refugee health services into the national health system, and the importance of ensuring that high-level commitments…
What other option did I have?”– The effect of conflict and displacement on child marriage and early childbearing among displaced Rohingya adolescents
Our results demonstrate that many Rohingya families view child marriage as a practical tool to overcome challenges associated with being displaced, and early childbearing as an inevitable natural consequence of child marriage. The Government of Bangladesh must ease restrictions on income-generating opportunities as well as continue working with humanitarian organizations to provide and fund education and skills-building opportunities for both ado…
Gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation for health systems
Gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for health and health systems interventions and programs is vital to improve health, health systems, and gender equality outcomes. It can be used to identify and address gender disparities in program participation, outcomes and benefits, as well as ensure that programs are designed and implemented in a way that is inclusive and accessible for all. While gender-responsive M&E is most effective when…
How integration of refugees into national health systems became a global priority
The past decade has seen a substantial reframing of refugee integration, along with increased financing sources and increased collaboration, explains this shift towards their integration into health systems. However, despite the emergence of integration as a global political priority, the extent to which efforts around integration have translated into action at the national level remains uncertain
The emergence and regression of political priority for refugee integration into the Jordanian health system
This case study underscores the dynamic nature of policymaking and the challenge of sustaining government commitment to the right to health among refugees. Our analysis has important implications for advocates seeking to advance and maintain momentum for the integration of refugees into national health systems
Changing patterns of family formation among internally displaced populations in Yemen
Our results highlight the impact of forced displacement on time-to-first-marriage and suggest that those who are displaced are more vulnerable to child marriage. We did not find compelling evidence for child marriage driving an increase in early childbearing. Nonetheless, our findings highlight the need for interventions that focus on prevention and mitigation of child marriage in this setting, particularly among IDPs who are at increased vulnera…
Drivers and consequences of child marriage in a context of protracted displacement
Efforts to address child marriage among Syrian refugees must acknowledge the different ways in which displacement can influence child marriage attitudes and practices and should capitalize on positive changes that have the potential to catalyze social norm change. Moreover, targeted, focused and contextualized interventions should not only focus on preventing child marriage but also on mitigating its impacts
Child marriage among Somali refugees in Ethiopia
This research contributes to the evidence base on child marriage in humanitarian settings. Insights generated from this study have the potential to inform programs and interventions aiming to prevent and mitigate the impacts of this harmful practice
Providing care under extreme adversity
The war in Yemen, described as the world's 'worst humanitarian crisis,' has seen numerous attacks against health care. While global attention to attacks on health workers has increased significantly over the past decade, gaps in research on the lived experiences of frontline staff persist. This study draws on perspectives of frontline health workers in Yemen to understand the impact of the ongoing conflict on their personal and professional lives…
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health service delivery during conflict in Yemen
Challenges to providing quality RMNCAH+N services in Yemen are formidable, given the nature and scale of humanitarian needs, lack of access due to insecurity, politicization of aid, weak health system capacity, costs of care seeking, and an ongoing cholera epidemic. Greater attention to availability, quality and coordination of RMNCAH services, coupled with investments in health workforce development and supply management are needed to maintain a…
Child Marriage in Yemen
Objectives: This study assesses the prevalence of and risk factors for child marriage in Yemen, which was experiencing a nationwide conflict at the time of the study. Study Design: We conducted a survey of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities using a stratified multistage cluster sampling design. Each household included an interview with a female adult (n=1210), a household roster (n=8400), and one female adolescent interview …
Providing care under extreme adversity
The war in Yemen, described as the world's 'worst humanitarian crisis,' has seen numerous attacks against health care. While global attention to attacks on health workers has increased significantly over the past decade, gaps in research on the lived experiences of frontline staff persist. This study draws on perspectives of frontline health workers in Yemen to understand the impact of the ongoing conflict on their personal and professional lives…
Child Marriage in Yemen
Objectives: This study assesses the prevalence of and risk factors for child marriage in Yemen, which was experiencing a nationwide conflict at the time of the study. Study Design: We conducted a survey of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities using a stratified multistage cluster sampling design. Each household included an interview with a female adult (n=1210), a household roster (n=8400), and one female adolescent interview …
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health service delivery during conflict in Yemen
Challenges to providing quality RMNCAH+N services in Yemen are formidable, given the nature and scale of humanitarian needs, lack of access due to insecurity, politicization of aid, weak health system capacity, costs of care seeking, and an ongoing cholera epidemic. Greater attention to availability, quality and coordination of RMNCAH services, coupled with investments in health workforce development and supply management are needed to maintain a…
Child Marriage in Yemen
Objectives: This study assesses the prevalence of and risk factors for child marriage in Yemen, which was experiencing a nationwide conflict at the time of the study. Study Design: We conducted a survey of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities using a stratified multistage cluster sampling design. Each household included an interview with a female adult (n=1210), a household roster (n=8400), and one female adolescent interview …
Drivers and consequences of child marriage in a context of protracted displacement
Efforts to address child marriage among Syrian refugees must acknowledge the different ways in which displacement can influence child marriage attitudes and practices and should capitalize on positive changes that have the potential to catalyze social norm change. Moreover, targeted, focused and contextualized interventions should not only focus on preventing child marriage but also on mitigating its impacts
Child marriage among Somali refugees in Ethiopia
This research contributes to the evidence base on child marriage in humanitarian settings. Insights generated from this study have the potential to inform programs and interventions aiming to prevent and mitigate the impacts of this harmful practice
Providing care under extreme adversity
The war in Yemen, described as the world's 'worst humanitarian crisis,' has seen numerous attacks against health care. While global attention to attacks on health workers has increased significantly over the past decade, gaps in research on the lived experiences of frontline staff persist. This study draws on perspectives of frontline health workers in Yemen to understand the impact of the ongoing conflict on their personal and professional lives…
Gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation for health systems
Gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for health and health systems interventions and programs is vital to improve health, health systems, and gender equality outcomes. It can be used to identify and address gender disparities in program participation, outcomes and benefits, as well as ensure that programs are designed and implemented in a way that is inclusive and accessible for all. While gender-responsive M&E is most effective when…
How integration of refugees into national health systems became a global priority
The past decade has seen a substantial reframing of refugee integration, along with increased financing sources and increased collaboration, explains this shift towards their integration into health systems. However, despite the emergence of integration as a global political priority, the extent to which efforts around integration have translated into action at the national level remains uncertain
The emergence and regression of political priority for refugee integration into the Jordanian health system
This case study underscores the dynamic nature of policymaking and the challenge of sustaining government commitment to the right to health among refugees. Our analysis has important implications for advocates seeking to advance and maintain momentum for the integration of refugees into national health systems
Changing patterns of family formation among internally displaced populations in Yemen
Our results highlight the impact of forced displacement on time-to-first-marriage and suggest that those who are displaced are more vulnerable to child marriage. We did not find compelling evidence for child marriage driving an increase in early childbearing. Nonetheless, our findings highlight the need for interventions that focus on prevention and mitigation of child marriage in this setting, particularly among IDPs who are at increased vulnera…
Renewable resilience in conflict
The Syrian Civil War has resulted in significant devastation, including widespread displacement of millions and extensive damage to infrastructure, particularly healthcare infrastructure. Attacks on healthcare facilities have been frequent, leading to a drastic reduction in available medical services and the exodus of healthcare workers. The resulting impact on civilians, compounded by energy shortages, has been severe, limiting access to essenti…
Medicalization of female genital mutilation in Egypt
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a human rights violation that continues to affect over 86% of women and girls in Egypt. While it has declined, the practice is increasingly medicalized posing a significant challenge to abandonment efforts. This study aims to examine FGM medicalization in Egypt by exploring temporal trends, subnational patterns, underlying drivers, and the legal and policy context. We employed a mixed-methods approach, including…
Understanding women’s care experiences in public health facilities in a conflict-affected area of Nigeria
Person-centered maternity care (PCMC) is an essential aspect of quality maternal healthcare. However, limited research has been conducted on PCMC in Northeast Nigeria, where the Boko Haram insurgency has impacted healthcare delivery. We sought to assess the status of PCMC as well as women and providers’ perceptions of security drawing on cross-sectional data collected through 167 postpartum patient exit surveys and 32 surveys with maternity care …
Architecture of systems affecting disease trajectories in a conflict zone
Humanitarian crises, particularly in conflict zones, create cascading disruptions that impact every aspect of daily life, including health and disease outcomes. While international humanitarian frameworks categorize these crises into discrete operational clusters, affected populations experience them as interwoven, systemic failures. This study examines how conflict-induced disruptions transform a preventable and typically self-limiting disease—H…
Family formation among adolescent Rohingya refugees; trajectories into adolescent marriage and childbearing in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh
Not applicable
Examining the integration of refugees into the national health system in Uganda
Our study highlights the complex, dynamic, evolving, and multifaceted nature of the multisectoral health policy process in the integration of health services in refugee settings. The findings shed light on the importance of collaboration between stakeholders, mobilization of legal and political frameworks to shape the integration of refugee health services into the national health system, and the importance of ensuring that high-level commitments…
What other option did I have?”– The effect of conflict and displacement on child marriage and early childbearing among displaced Rohingya adolescents
Our results demonstrate that many Rohingya families view child marriage as a practical tool to overcome challenges associated with being displaced, and early childbearing as an inevitable natural consequence of child marriage. The Government of Bangladesh must ease restrictions on income-generating opportunities as well as continue working with humanitarian organizations to provide and fund education and skills-building opportunities for both ado…
Mapping the gendered dynamics of cesarean section
Cesarean section (CS) is a lifesaving obstetric intervention when medically indicated, yet global rates have risen sharply over recent decades, with substantial variation across and within countries. While underuse persists in many low-resource settings, overuse is increasingly documented in higher-income and private-sector facilities, raising concerns about inequitable access, unnecessary surgical intervention, and divergent quality of maternity…
Gaza’s public and environmental health challenges
In addition to the significant human toll of the war in Gaza, the conflict has created a large-scale environmental catastrophe with far-reaching consequences for health. With thousands of individua
WHO launches global network of institutes to strengthen capacity for health inequality monitoring
This article introduces the global WHO-managed Health Inequality Monitoring Network, which is dedicated to strengthening and expanding health inequality monitoring practices at global, regional and country levels. Launched in 2025, the Health Inequality Monitoring Network consists of 12 inaugural institutional members, represented by over 140 affiliated individuals spanning all world regions. The Network aims to: strengthen capacities for health …
Global Maternal and Child Health (11 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (11 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Public health (9 works) · Refugee (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Health care (7 works) · Sociology (7 works)