Jaya Earnest
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 281901 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Jaya Earnest |
| PRENOMES | Jaya |
| SOBRENOME | Earnest |
| ASSINATURA | EARNEST J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Curtin University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2007 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Students’ perceptions of school climate as determinants of wellbeing, resilience and identity
This study examined the relations between school climate variables and students’ feeling of wellbeing, life satisfaction, ethnic identity, moral identity and resilience. Furthermore, the study also examined the interrelationships between these five outcome variables. Six aspects of the school climate were measured: teacher support, peer connectedness, school connectedness, affirming diversity, rule clarity and reporting and seeking help. The part…
Ethnic Variation in Lipid Profile and Its Associations with Body Composition and Diet
Sexual and reproductive health communication among Sudanese and Eritrean women
This exploratory study piloted in Brisbane, Australia, reports on findings from in-depth focus-group discussions conducted with Sudanese and Eritrean women in Brisbane. We investigated and documented their experiences and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and contraception, and explored their views on sexuality and relationships education within the family environment of minority ethnic communities in Australia. Underpinned by a qualita…
Terrorism, Trauma and Psychology
This book provides a comprehensive insight into the multilayered effects experienced by directly affected victims and their indirectly affected family members following terrorist incidents and other world disasters. Chapters draw primarily on interviews with fifty victims of the Bali bombings, but also consider terrorist incidents including the London and Boston bombings, and disasters such as the Boxing Day tsunami and the Fukusima nuclear disas…
A Systematic Review on the Impact of Internal Remittances on Poverty and Consumption in Developing Countries
This paper reviews the current literature on the usage and impact of internal remittances on recipient households in low‐income countries. A systematic review was conducted using six electronic and four informal databases. Using narrative synthesis, we reviewed 18 studies. The results of the review provide strong evidence revealing that internal migration is an important poverty reduction strategy with remittances having the greatest impact on th…
Modernization and Development
Uganda has faced numerous challenges over the past 50 years from overcoming political conflict and civil unrest, to rapid population growth, to combating the HIV epidemic and ever-growing health needs. Women in Uganda have had a major role to play in the health of families and communities. The researchers' purpose in this study, undertaken in rural Uganda, was to a) identify a people-centered definition of development, b) compare it to the proces…
A Cross-Generational Study of Contraception and Reproductive Health Among Sudanese and Eritrean Women in Brisbane, Australia
This study conducted in Brisbane, Australia, was undertaken with a cross-section of Sudanese and Eritrean mothers and daughters. We explored and documented the women's intergenerational experiences and knowledge of reproductive health and contraception. Underpinned by a qualitative approach, focus group discussions were undertaken along with key informant interviews with health and multicultural sector professionals. Through examination of knowle…
Family planning among people living with HIV in post-conflict Northern Uganda
Multilevel, context-specific health interventions including an integration of family planning services into HIV clinics could help overcome some of the individual and structural barriers to accessing family planning services among PLHIV in Gulu. The integration also has the potential to reduce HIV incidence in this post-conflict region
Assessing women's understandings of health in rural Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), women's health is addressed by applying biomedical solutions which often ignore the complexity of women's histories, cultural contexts and lived experiences. The objective of this study was to examine adult and older women's perceptions of health and well-being to identify priority areas for public service interventions. Rapid ethnographic assessment was conducted in the Wosera district, a rural area of PNG from mid-200…
Stressors, Coping, and Social Support Among Women in Papua New Guinea
In this study we used an interpretive, ethnographic, qualitative approach to examine Papua New Guinean women’s narratives and perceptions about their health and the ways in which these were linked to coping with personal adversity. Women used a variety of strategies to cope with psychosocial stressors and challenging life circumstances, including both reliance on their own agency and active efforts and the seeking of social and spiritual support.…
The challenge of low literacy in health promotion
This article reports on a series of three-month projects undertaken among out-of-school adolescents in North India that used photographs and charts to elicit critical analysis of health in small groups led by peer educators. This method of “problematization” is a component of the empowerment model. The study found that the methodology of problematization through pictures was very effective in identifying the local knowledge level of semi-literate…
The Experiences of Students from Refugee Backgrounds at Universities in Australia
The vast majority of refugees arriving in Australia are between the ages of 16 and 35 years, and some refugee youth are embarking on university education. While there has been research conducted on refugee youth experiences at secondary school there is little research about their experiences in university education. Most refugee youth have experienced a range of traumatic experiences that compound the difficulties in adjusting to a new country. M…
The right to health
I worry so much I think it will kill me
The links between the social and material conditions of women’s lives in Papua New Guinea and their poor physical and psychosocial health has had limited examination. This article describes a qualitative interpretative study that examined the ways in which women expressed the links between their psychosocial health and the social, cultural and economic environment in which they lived. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions, ranking exercise…
A Systematic Review of Factors Influencing Fertility Desires and Intentions Among People Living with HIV/Aids
Understanding community perceptions of health and social needs in a rural Balinese village
This article reviews the process and key recommendations derived from conducting a rapid participatory asset-focused health and social needs assessment in the small traditional rural village of Tulikup, Bali. The assessment aimed to develop recommendations for a community radio station based in Tulikup to promote social change and development. The health and social needs assessment utilized an asset-focused rapid participatory assessment cycle me…
The Experiences of Students from Refugee Backgrounds at Universities in Australia
The vast majority of refugees arriving in Australia are between the ages of 16 and 35 years, and some refugee youth are embarking on university education. While there has been research conducted on refugee youth experiences at secondary school there is little research about their experiences in university education. Most refugee youth have experienced a range of traumatic experiences that compound the difficulties in adjusting to a new country. M…
The right to health
I worry so much I think it will kill me
The links between the social and material conditions of women’s lives in Papua New Guinea and their poor physical and psychosocial health has had limited examination. This article describes a qualitative interpretative study that examined the ways in which women expressed the links between their psychosocial health and the social, cultural and economic environment in which they lived. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions, ranking exercise…
Assessing women's understandings of health in rural Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), women's health is addressed by applying biomedical solutions which often ignore the complexity of women's histories, cultural contexts and lived experiences. The objective of this study was to examine adult and older women's perceptions of health and well-being to identify priority areas for public service interventions. Rapid ethnographic assessment was conducted in the Wosera district, a rural area of PNG from mid-200…
Understanding community perceptions of health and social needs in a rural Balinese village
This article reviews the process and key recommendations derived from conducting a rapid participatory asset-focused health and social needs assessment in the small traditional rural village of Tulikup, Bali. The assessment aimed to develop recommendations for a community radio station based in Tulikup to promote social change and development. The health and social needs assessment utilized an asset-focused rapid participatory assessment cycle me…
A Systematic Review of Factors Influencing Fertility Desires and Intentions Among People Living with HIV/Aids
Stressors, Coping, and Social Support Among Women in Papua New Guinea
In this study we used an interpretive, ethnographic, qualitative approach to examine Papua New Guinean women’s narratives and perceptions about their health and the ways in which these were linked to coping with personal adversity. Women used a variety of strategies to cope with psychosocial stressors and challenging life circumstances, including both reliance on their own agency and active efforts and the seeking of social and spiritual support.…
The challenge of low literacy in health promotion
This article reports on a series of three-month projects undertaken among out-of-school adolescents in North India that used photographs and charts to elicit critical analysis of health in small groups led by peer educators. This method of “problematization” is a component of the empowerment model. The study found that the methodology of problematization through pictures was very effective in identifying the local knowledge level of semi-literate…
The Experiences of Students from Refugee Backgrounds at Universities in Australia
The vast majority of refugees arriving in Australia are between the ages of 16 and 35 years, and some refugee youth are embarking on university education. While there has been research conducted on refugee youth experiences at secondary school there is little research about their experiences in university education. Most refugee youth have experienced a range of traumatic experiences that compound the difficulties in adjusting to a new country. M…
The right to health
I worry so much I think it will kill me
The links between the social and material conditions of women’s lives in Papua New Guinea and their poor physical and psychosocial health has had limited examination. This article describes a qualitative interpretative study that examined the ways in which women expressed the links between their psychosocial health and the social, cultural and economic environment in which they lived. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions, ranking exercise…
Family planning among people living with HIV in post-conflict Northern Uganda
Multilevel, context-specific health interventions including an integration of family planning services into HIV clinics could help overcome some of the individual and structural barriers to accessing family planning services among PLHIV in Gulu. The integration also has the potential to reduce HIV incidence in this post-conflict region
Assessing women's understandings of health in rural Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), women's health is addressed by applying biomedical solutions which often ignore the complexity of women's histories, cultural contexts and lived experiences. The objective of this study was to examine adult and older women's perceptions of health and well-being to identify priority areas for public service interventions. Rapid ethnographic assessment was conducted in the Wosera district, a rural area of PNG from mid-200…
A Systematic Review on the Impact of Internal Remittances on Poverty and Consumption in Developing Countries
This paper reviews the current literature on the usage and impact of internal remittances on recipient households in low‐income countries. A systematic review was conducted using six electronic and four informal databases. Using narrative synthesis, we reviewed 18 studies. The results of the review provide strong evidence revealing that internal migration is an important poverty reduction strategy with remittances having the greatest impact on th…
Modernization and Development
Uganda has faced numerous challenges over the past 50 years from overcoming political conflict and civil unrest, to rapid population growth, to combating the HIV epidemic and ever-growing health needs. Women in Uganda have had a major role to play in the health of families and communities. The researchers' purpose in this study, undertaken in rural Uganda, was to a) identify a people-centered definition of development, b) compare it to the proces…
A Cross-Generational Study of Contraception and Reproductive Health Among Sudanese and Eritrean Women in Brisbane, Australia
This study conducted in Brisbane, Australia, was undertaken with a cross-section of Sudanese and Eritrean mothers and daughters. We explored and documented the women's intergenerational experiences and knowledge of reproductive health and contraception. Underpinned by a qualitative approach, focus group discussions were undertaken along with key informant interviews with health and multicultural sector professionals. Through examination of knowle…
Terrorism, Trauma and Psychology
This book provides a comprehensive insight into the multilayered effects experienced by directly affected victims and their indirectly affected family members following terrorist incidents and other world disasters. Chapters draw primarily on interviews with fifty victims of the Bali bombings, but also consider terrorist incidents including the London and Boston bombings, and disasters such as the Boxing Day tsunami and the Fukusima nuclear disas…
Sexual and reproductive health communication among Sudanese and Eritrean women
This exploratory study piloted in Brisbane, Australia, reports on findings from in-depth focus-group discussions conducted with Sudanese and Eritrean women in Brisbane. We investigated and documented their experiences and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and contraception, and explored their views on sexuality and relationships education within the family environment of minority ethnic communities in Australia. Underpinned by a qualita…
Students’ perceptions of school climate as determinants of wellbeing, resilience and identity
This study examined the relations between school climate variables and students’ feeling of wellbeing, life satisfaction, ethnic identity, moral identity and resilience. Furthermore, the study also examined the interrelationships between these five outcome variables. Six aspects of the school climate were measured: teacher support, peer connectedness, school connectedness, affirming diversity, rule clarity and reporting and seeking help. The part…
Ethnic Variation in Lipid Profile and Its Associations with Body Composition and Diet
Sociology (11 obras) · Medicine (9 obras) · Psychology (9 obras) · Environmental health (7 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Population (7 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 obras) · Qualitative research (5 obras) · Economic growth (4 obras) · Ethnic group (4 obras)