Nafisa Halim
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 283681 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Nafisa Halim |
| NOMBRES | Nafisa |
| APELLIDO | Halim |
| FIRMA | HALIM N |
| AFILIACIONES | Boston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6529-4455 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 25 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 50 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Challenges in Evacuation Traffic Management during Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes in Florida
Rapidly intensifying hurricanes (RIHs) pose increasing challenges for evacuation traffic management, demanding faster and more coordinated decision-making across jurisdictions. This study examines how governance structures and interagency collaboration shape evacuation traffic outcomes in Florida. Drawing on 21 semistructured interviews with county and state emergency management and transportation officials, the study applies a collaborative gove…
StormShare
In advance of an approaching hurricane, residents must prepare and make decisions. Families might need windows boarded up before the storm and fallen trees removed afterward. Those sheltering in place may need additional resources, such as generators, food, potable water, and access to healthcare. Local governments may provide information at a municipality level, but sharing awareness about more proximate hazards may be beyond their capabilities.…
Can men’s violence reporting behavior be improved? Evidence from a couples-based cluster randomized controlled trial in Tanzania
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is challenging to measure due to underreporting by both men and women. The reasons why men fail to disclose their IPV perpetration in societies where such behavior is more socially accepted remain an open question. Men’s lack of awareness of how their behaviors can harm women is a contributing factor. We evaluated the impact of an intervention designed to increase men’s understanding of IPV on their ability…
Complexity of Adherence Challenges
Negative clinic experiences as a barrier to care for people with HIV and their impact on patient preferences for intervention support
We conducted qualitative research among people with HIV (PWH) and care providers in Cape Town, South Africa to understand the impact of negative clinic experiences on adherence and support preferences. In-depth interviews were conducted with 41 patients with an unsuppressed viral load or a treatment gap, and focus group discussions with physicians, nurses, counselors, and community health workers. Questions addressed treatment history and adheren…
Marital rape and its impact on the mental health of women in India
This systematic review aims to describe the prevalence of marital rape in India, the analytic methods employed in its study, and its implications on mental health of victims. Online databases, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and APA Psych, were systematically searched for articles published up until November 2020. Selected articles included those published from or studies conducted in India where the primary exposure was marital rape. The primary …
Natural disaster evacuation modeling
Patients’ and Providers’ Views on Optimal Evidence-Based and Scalable Interventions for Individuals at High Risk of HIV Treatment Failure
Real-time Feedback to Improve HIV Treatment Adherence in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda
We assessed an intervention aimed at improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (PPWLH). We randomized 133 pregnant women initiating ART in Uganda to receive text reminders generated by real time-enabled electronic monitors and data-informed counseling through 3 months postpartum (PPM3) or standard care. Intention-to-treat analyses found low adherence levels and no intervention impact. …
Violence, HIV Risks, and Polysubstance Use Among HIV-Positive People Who Inject Drugs in Ukraine
Retention in HIV Care Among HIV-Seropositive Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda
Public Investments in Education and Children’s Academic Achievements
While the benefits of additional schooling in the developing world are widely recognised, the best use of scarce resources to improve academic achievement remains unclear. We compare public investments in school infrastructure, school improvement grants, teacher qualifications, and attendance incentives on independently-gathered measures of academic skills as well as grade progression for 8–11 year olds in India. We match a rich household survey …
Together to end violence against women in Tanzania
In Tanzania, women suffer high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). We conducted a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of IPV prevention interventions targeting men and communities in nine villages randomly assigned to one of three study arms ( n = 450 couples). In the Control Group, women participated in savings groups while male partners received no intervention. In…
Effectiveness of community outreach HIV prevention programs in Vietnam
Outreach programs appear to have reduced risky sexual behaviors and increased use of HIV testing services among high-risk populations in Vietnam. These programs can play a key role in reducing gaps in the HIV care cascade, achieving the global 90-90-90 goals, and creating an AIDS-free generation
Facilitators and Barriers to Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Retention in Care Among Adolescents Living with HIV/Aids in Zambia
Prevention and Mitigation of Intimate-Partner Violence
Intimate-partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue that disproportionately affects women, especially in Tanzania where 40% of women report experiencing IPV. While IPV research has focused on IPV victims and perpetrators, community leaders can provide valuable insight on IPV at the community level. We conducted 50 key informant interviews with community leaders in nine villages in the Karatu district. These leaders identified common th…
Do scheduled caste and scheduled tribe women legislators mean lower gender-caste gaps in primary schooling in India
Women's Political Empowerment and Investments in Primary Schooling in India
Fertility Decline, Girls’ Well-being, and Gender Gaps in Children’s Well-being in Poor Countries
The influences of recent dramatic declines in fertility on girls’ and boys’ well-being in poorer countries are understudied. In panels of 67–75 poorer countries, using 152–185 Demographic and Health Surveys spanning 1985–2008, we examined how declining total fertility and women’s increasing median age at first birth were associated with changes in girls’ well-being and gender gaps in children’s well-being, as reflected in their survival, nutritio…
A Survey Experiment of Women’s Attitudes About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rural Bangladesh
According to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in poorer countries, 50 % of women of reproductive age report that wife hitting or beating is justified. Such high rates may result from structural pressures to adopt such views or to report the perceived socially desirable response. In a survey experiment of 496 ever-married women aged 18–49 years in rural Bangladesh, we compared responses to attitudinal questions that (1) replicated the 2007…
Indeterminate Responses to Attitudinal Questions About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rural Bangladesh
Domestic violence and child nutrition in Liberia
Healthy mothers, healthy children
Nepal's Safe Motherhood Programme has failed to deliver expected gains in maternal and child health. Nepalese mothers and their children continue to dispense with (or be denied) antenatal care, experience high maternal mortality rates and suffer chronic malnutrition. We address the correlates and consequences of antenatal care utilization in Nepal by applying two-stage least squares, binomial logit and Heckman selection bias estimates to data dra…
Response effects to attitudinal questions about domestic violence against women
Testing Alternative Theories of Bureaucratic Corruption in Less Developed Countries
Objective. Recent studies offer myriad explanations for why bureaucratic corruption is more pervasive in certain countries than others. However, relatively little empirical work has been done comparing competing explanations of bureaucratic corruption. In this article, I test informal, formal, and cultural control explanations against one another in an effort to understand cross‐national variation in bureaucratic corruption. Methods. Using cross‐…
Women's Political Empowerment and Investments in Primary Schooling in India
A Survey Experiment of Women’s Attitudes About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rural Bangladesh
According to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in poorer countries, 50 % of women of reproductive age report that wife hitting or beating is justified. Such high rates may result from structural pressures to adopt such views or to report the perceived socially desirable response. In a survey experiment of 496 ever-married women aged 18–49 years in rural Bangladesh, we compared responses to attitudinal questions that (1) replicated the 2007…
Domestic violence and child nutrition in Liberia
Response effects to attitudinal questions about domestic violence against women
Fertility Decline, Girls’ Well-being, and Gender Gaps in Children’s Well-being in Poor Countries
The influences of recent dramatic declines in fertility on girls’ and boys’ well-being in poorer countries are understudied. In panels of 67–75 poorer countries, using 152–185 Demographic and Health Surveys spanning 1985–2008, we examined how declining total fertility and women’s increasing median age at first birth were associated with changes in girls’ well-being and gender gaps in children’s well-being, as reflected in their survival, nutritio…
Healthy mothers, healthy children
Nepal's Safe Motherhood Programme has failed to deliver expected gains in maternal and child health. Nepalese mothers and their children continue to dispense with (or be denied) antenatal care, experience high maternal mortality rates and suffer chronic malnutrition. We address the correlates and consequences of antenatal care utilization in Nepal by applying two-stage least squares, binomial logit and Heckman selection bias estimates to data dra…
Testing Alternative Theories of Bureaucratic Corruption in Less Developed Countries
Objective. Recent studies offer myriad explanations for why bureaucratic corruption is more pervasive in certain countries than others. However, relatively little empirical work has been done comparing competing explanations of bureaucratic corruption. In this article, I test informal, formal, and cultural control explanations against one another in an effort to understand cross‐national variation in bureaucratic corruption. Methods. Using cross‐…
Prevention and Mitigation of Intimate-Partner Violence
Intimate-partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue that disproportionately affects women, especially in Tanzania where 40% of women report experiencing IPV. While IPV research has focused on IPV victims and perpetrators, community leaders can provide valuable insight on IPV at the community level. We conducted 50 key informant interviews with community leaders in nine villages in the Karatu district. These leaders identified common th…
Do scheduled caste and scheduled tribe women legislators mean lower gender-caste gaps in primary schooling in India
Indeterminate Responses to Attitudinal Questions About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rural Bangladesh
Testing Alternative Theories of Bureaucratic Corruption in Less Developed Countries
Objective. Recent studies offer myriad explanations for why bureaucratic corruption is more pervasive in certain countries than others. However, relatively little empirical work has been done comparing competing explanations of bureaucratic corruption. In this article, I test informal, formal, and cultural control explanations against one another in an effort to understand cross‐national variation in bureaucratic corruption. Methods. Using cross‐…
Healthy mothers, healthy children
Nepal's Safe Motherhood Programme has failed to deliver expected gains in maternal and child health. Nepalese mothers and their children continue to dispense with (or be denied) antenatal care, experience high maternal mortality rates and suffer chronic malnutrition. We address the correlates and consequences of antenatal care utilization in Nepal by applying two-stage least squares, binomial logit and Heckman selection bias estimates to data dra…
Response effects to attitudinal questions about domestic violence against women
Indeterminate Responses to Attitudinal Questions About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rural Bangladesh
Domestic violence and child nutrition in Liberia
A Survey Experiment of Women’s Attitudes About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rural Bangladesh
According to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in poorer countries, 50 % of women of reproductive age report that wife hitting or beating is justified. Such high rates may result from structural pressures to adopt such views or to report the perceived socially desirable response. In a survey experiment of 496 ever-married women aged 18–49 years in rural Bangladesh, we compared responses to attitudinal questions that (1) replicated the 2007…
Fertility Decline, Girls’ Well-being, and Gender Gaps in Children’s Well-being in Poor Countries
The influences of recent dramatic declines in fertility on girls’ and boys’ well-being in poorer countries are understudied. In panels of 67–75 poorer countries, using 152–185 Demographic and Health Surveys spanning 1985–2008, we examined how declining total fertility and women’s increasing median age at first birth were associated with changes in girls’ well-being and gender gaps in children’s well-being, as reflected in their survival, nutritio…
Do scheduled caste and scheduled tribe women legislators mean lower gender-caste gaps in primary schooling in India
Women's Political Empowerment and Investments in Primary Schooling in India
Public Investments in Education and Children’s Academic Achievements
While the benefits of additional schooling in the developing world are widely recognised, the best use of scarce resources to improve academic achievement remains unclear. We compare public investments in school infrastructure, school improvement grants, teacher qualifications, and attendance incentives on independently-gathered measures of academic skills as well as grade progression for 8–11 year olds in India. We match a rich household survey …
Together to end violence against women in Tanzania
In Tanzania, women suffer high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). We conducted a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of IPV prevention interventions targeting men and communities in nine villages randomly assigned to one of three study arms ( n = 450 couples). In the Control Group, women participated in savings groups while male partners received no intervention. In…
Effectiveness of community outreach HIV prevention programs in Vietnam
Outreach programs appear to have reduced risky sexual behaviors and increased use of HIV testing services among high-risk populations in Vietnam. These programs can play a key role in reducing gaps in the HIV care cascade, achieving the global 90-90-90 goals, and creating an AIDS-free generation
Facilitators and Barriers to Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Retention in Care Among Adolescents Living with HIV/Aids in Zambia
Prevention and Mitigation of Intimate-Partner Violence
Intimate-partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue that disproportionately affects women, especially in Tanzania where 40% of women report experiencing IPV. While IPV research has focused on IPV victims and perpetrators, community leaders can provide valuable insight on IPV at the community level. We conducted 50 key informant interviews with community leaders in nine villages in the Karatu district. These leaders identified common th…
Retention in HIV Care Among HIV-Seropositive Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda
Violence, HIV Risks, and Polysubstance Use Among HIV-Positive People Who Inject Drugs in Ukraine
Marital rape and its impact on the mental health of women in India
This systematic review aims to describe the prevalence of marital rape in India, the analytic methods employed in its study, and its implications on mental health of victims. Online databases, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and APA Psych, were systematically searched for articles published up until November 2020. Selected articles included those published from or studies conducted in India where the primary exposure was marital rape. The primary …
Natural disaster evacuation modeling
Patients’ and Providers’ Views on Optimal Evidence-Based and Scalable Interventions for Individuals at High Risk of HIV Treatment Failure
Real-time Feedback to Improve HIV Treatment Adherence in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Uganda
We assessed an intervention aimed at improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (PPWLH). We randomized 133 pregnant women initiating ART in Uganda to receive text reminders generated by real time-enabled electronic monitors and data-informed counseling through 3 months postpartum (PPM3) or standard care. Intention-to-treat analyses found low adherence levels and no intervention impact. …
Negative clinic experiences as a barrier to care for people with HIV and their impact on patient preferences for intervention support
We conducted qualitative research among people with HIV (PWH) and care providers in Cape Town, South Africa to understand the impact of negative clinic experiences on adherence and support preferences. In-depth interviews were conducted with 41 patients with an unsuppressed viral load or a treatment gap, and focus group discussions with physicians, nurses, counselors, and community health workers. Questions addressed treatment history and adheren…
Can men’s violence reporting behavior be improved? Evidence from a couples-based cluster randomized controlled trial in Tanzania
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is challenging to measure due to underreporting by both men and women. The reasons why men fail to disclose their IPV perpetration in societies where such behavior is more socially accepted remain an open question. Men’s lack of awareness of how their behaviors can harm women is a contributing factor. We evaluated the impact of an intervention designed to increase men’s understanding of IPV on their ability…
Complexity of Adherence Challenges
Challenges in Evacuation Traffic Management during Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes in Florida
Rapidly intensifying hurricanes (RIHs) pose increasing challenges for evacuation traffic management, demanding faster and more coordinated decision-making across jurisdictions. This study examines how governance structures and interagency collaboration shape evacuation traffic outcomes in Florida. Drawing on 21 semistructured interviews with county and state emergency management and transportation officials, the study applies a collaborative gove…
StormShare
In advance of an approaching hurricane, residents must prepare and make decisions. Families might need windows boarded up before the storm and fallen trees removed afterward. Those sheltering in place may need additional resources, such as generators, food, potable water, and access to healthcare. Local governments may provide information at a municipality level, but sharing awareness about more proximate hazards may be beyond their capabilities.…
Medicine (15 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (10 obras) · Environmental health (10 obras) · Poison control (9 obras) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (8 obras) · Psychology (8 obras) · Domestic violence (7 obras) · Economics (7 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 obras) · Nursing (7 obras)