Ahmad Reshad Osmani

Biographic Data

ID2317920
NAMEAhmad Reshad Osmani
GIVEN NAMESAhmad Reshad
FAMILY NAMEOsmani
SIGNATUREOSMANI A R
AFFILIATIONSLouisiana State University in Shreveport
ORCID0000-0003-3327-1889
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • The effect of supply-side conditional cash transfers on healthcare outcomes for women and children

    Open AccessAhmad Reshad Osmani, Albert Ade Okunade et al.ARTICLEJournal of Population Research2025References: 8

    We evaluate the short- and long-term impacts of a supply-side conditional cash transfer (SS-CCT) program that incentivized healthcare providers to increase the delivery of essential maternal and child health services in Afghanistan. Leveraging data from a randomized controlled trial conducted between 2010 and 2013 and nationally representative household surveys from 2013 to 2018, we estimate causal effects during the implementation period and aft…

  • Impact of supply-side conditional cash transfers on household family planning decisions

    Open AccessAhmad Reshad Osmani, Albert Ade Okunade et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025Cited by: 1References: 41

    This study examines the effects of supply-side conditional cash transfers (SS-CCTs) on contraceptive knowledge and utilization among Afghan women, emphasizing household decision-making in resource-constrained settings. Leveraging data from a randomized controlled trial involving 6,974 households across 143 health facilities, the study explores how financial incentives for healthcare providers influence their family-planning behaviors. The finding…

  • Determinants of unhealthy BMI among women of childbearing age in Bangladesh

    Open AccessMd Mohsan Khudri, Ahmad Reshad Osmani et al.ARTICLEJournal of Population Research2024References: 4

    This paper investigated the determinants of unhealthy BMI categories, namely underweight, overweight, and obesity, for urban and rural women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. Multilevel nested logistic models were estimated using data from multiple waves (2004–18) of the Demographic and Health Surveys of Bangladesh. After controlling for community and regional effects, the underweight status showed an inverse relationship with years of education…

  • The Affordable Care Act and Racial Disparities in Healthcare Utilization

    Open AccessAhmad Reshad Osmani, Md Mohsan KhudriARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2024References: 2

    The 2010 United States Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates small and mid-size firms to provide health insurance for full-time workers. This study investigates whether a key provision of the ACA employer mandate has reduced racial disparities in health services use among uterine cancer (UC) survivors. Employing a nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data from 2008 to 2017 and the Difference-in-Differences empirical mode…

  • Conditional Cash Incentive and Use of Health Care Services

    Open AccessAhmad Reshad OsmaniARTICLEJournal of Family and Economic…2021

  • The Organizational Impact of Presenteeism among Key Healthcare Workers due to the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessShelley I White‐mean, Carol L Warren et al.ARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2021References: 3

  • Affordable Care Act and Disparities in Health Services Utilization among Ethnic Minority Breast Cancer Survivors

    Open AccessShelley I White‐mean, Shelley I White-Means et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Breast cancer is the most prevalent female cancer in the US. Incidence rates are similar for white and black women but mortality rates are higher for black women. This study draws on rich, nationally representative data, the 2008−2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys, to estimate effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on reducing disparities in and access to use of diagnostic and medical services for black and Hispanic breast cancer survivors.…

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient-Provider Communication With Breast Cancer Patients

    Open AccessShelley I White‐mean, Shelley I White-Means et al.ARTICLEINQUIRY The Journal of Health…2017

    The current study explores racial/ethnic disparities in the quality of patient-provider communication during treatment, among breast cancer patients. A unique data set, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Experiences With Cancer Supplement 2011, is used to examine this topic. Using measures of the quality of patient-provider communication that patients are best qualified to evaluate, we explore the relationship between race/ethnicity and patient…