Indrani Saran
Biographic Data
| ID | 304625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Indrani Saran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Indrani |
| FAMILY NAME | Saran |
| SIGNATURE | SARAN I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7416-652X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Young people’s experiences of support, belonging, and freedom before and after leaving residential care institutions in Kenya
Development of a Child-Informed Measure of Subjective Well-Being for Research on Residential Care Institutions and Their Alternatives in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
10% of children worldwide live in households without a biological parent, and 5.4 million children live in residential care institutions. This study describes a participatory, child-informed process of developing a multidimensional measure of child subjective well-being tailored towards the priorities of children who have lived in residential care. Eight focus groups were held with n = 49 adolescents reunified with family after living in resident…
The relationship between housing insecurity and adolescent academic outcomes
Introduction Many families in the United States experience housing insecurity, which has been shown to interfere with child academic experiences. Less is known, however, about how the timing, frequency, severity, and nature of housing insecurity affect children’s educational outcomes.Methods We use data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a longitudinal birth cohort study of a diverse sample of American families, to investigate…
Integrating a culturally adapted mental health intervention within entrepreneurship training for displaced youth in Colombia
NCT05857722
Exploring the Experiences of Participants in a School-Housing Partnership
A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in private medicine retailers
Malaria remains a major health priority in Nigeria. Among children with fever who seek care, less than a quarter gets tested for malaria, leading to inappropriate use of the recommended treatment for malaria; Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT). Here we test an innovative strategy to target ACT subsidies to clients seeking care in Nigeria’s private retail health sector who have a confirmed malaria diagnosis. We supported point-of-care mal…
A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider-directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in retail medicine outlets
ACTs are responsible for a substantial proportion of the global reduction in malaria mortality over the last ten years, made possible by publicly-funded subsidies making these drugs accessible and affordable in the private sector. However, inexpensive ACTs available in retail outlets have contributed substantially to overconsumption. We test an innovative, scalable strategy to target ACT-subsidies to clients with a confirmatory diagnosis. We supp…
Experience and confidence in health technologies
Our results suggest that greater experience with RDTs can not only increase people's confidence in their accuracy but also improve adherence to the test result
Parental care status and sexual risk behavior in five nationally-representative surveys of sub-Saharan African nations
This study extends prior research linking orphanhood and sexual risk behavior, lending credence to the idea that it is not parental death, but rather parental absence, that leads to sexual risk in youth. Public health programming in Sub-Saharan Africa should consider targeting not only "orphaned youth," but all children separated from their parents
Impact of Medicaid Eligibility Changes on Long-acting Reversible Contraception Use in Massachusetts and Maine
Medicaid eligibility changes were associated with immediate changes in LARC uptake. Medicaid expansion may help ensure access to this effective contraceptive method
Subsidise the test, the treatment or both? Results of an individually randomised controlled trial of the management of suspected malaria fevers in the retail sector in western Kenya
INTRODUCTION: In many malaria-endemic countries, the private retail sector is a major source of antimalarial drugs. However, the rarity of malaria diagnostic testing in the retail sector leads to overuse of the first-line class of antimalarial drugs known as artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs). The goal of this study was to identify the combination of malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and ACT subsidies that maximises the proportion of clie…
Does improving appropriate use of malaria medicines change population beliefs in testing and treatment? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
A major puzzle in malaria treatment remains the dual problem of underuse and overuse of malaria medications, which deplete scarce public resources used for subsidies and lead to drug resistance. One explanation is that health behaviour, especially in the context of incomplete information, could be driven by beliefs, pivotal to the success of health interventions. The objective of this study is to investigate how population beliefs change in respo…
The relative importance of material and non-material incentives for community health workers
Assessments of fit and usability of work-life supports in the context of diversity and perceptions of fairness
There is a robust literature that examines outcomes associated with work-life supports. Scholars have considered the ‘fit’ between employee needs and the supports available while others have examined the ‘usability’—or the potential consequences of using—work-life supports. In this article, we suggest that ‘fit’ and ‘usability’ could be related to both employees’ own demographic, social, and cultural identities, as well as perceptions of fairness…
Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers administering rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Western Kenya
Background The continued success of community case management (CCM) programs in low-resource settings depends on the ability of these programs to retain the community health workers (CHWs), many of whom are volunteers, and maintain their high-quality performance. This study aims to identify factors related to the motivation and satisfaction of CHWs working in a malaria CCM program in two sub-counties in Western Kenya
The impact of packaging and messaging on adherence to malaria treatment
Despite substantial public and private costs of non-adherence to infectious disease treatments, patients often do not finish their medication. We explore adherence to medication for malaria, a major cause of morbidity and health system costs in Africa. We conducted a randomized trial in Uganda testing specialized packaging and messaging, designed to increase antimalarial adherence. We find that stickers with short, targeted messages on the packag…
The relative importance of material and non-material incentives for community health workers
Assessments of fit and usability of work-life supports in the context of diversity and perceptions of fairness
There is a robust literature that examines outcomes associated with work-life supports. Scholars have considered the ‘fit’ between employee needs and the supports available while others have examined the ‘usability’—or the potential consequences of using—work-life supports. In this article, we suggest that ‘fit’ and ‘usability’ could be related to both employees’ own demographic, social, and cultural identities, as well as perceptions of fairness…
The impact of packaging and messaging on adherence to malaria treatment
Despite substantial public and private costs of non-adherence to infectious disease treatments, patients often do not finish their medication. We explore adherence to medication for malaria, a major cause of morbidity and health system costs in Africa. We conducted a randomized trial in Uganda testing specialized packaging and messaging, designed to increase antimalarial adherence. We find that stickers with short, targeted messages on the packag…
Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers administering rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Western Kenya
Background The continued success of community case management (CCM) programs in low-resource settings depends on the ability of these programs to retain the community health workers (CHWs), many of whom are volunteers, and maintain their high-quality performance. This study aims to identify factors related to the motivation and satisfaction of CHWs working in a malaria CCM program in two sub-counties in Western Kenya
The impact of packaging and messaging on adherence to malaria treatment
Despite substantial public and private costs of non-adherence to infectious disease treatments, patients often do not finish their medication. We explore adherence to medication for malaria, a major cause of morbidity and health system costs in Africa. We conducted a randomized trial in Uganda testing specialized packaging and messaging, designed to increase antimalarial adherence. We find that stickers with short, targeted messages on the packag…
Subsidise the test, the treatment or both? Results of an individually randomised controlled trial of the management of suspected malaria fevers in the retail sector in western Kenya
INTRODUCTION: In many malaria-endemic countries, the private retail sector is a major source of antimalarial drugs. However, the rarity of malaria diagnostic testing in the retail sector leads to overuse of the first-line class of antimalarial drugs known as artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs). The goal of this study was to identify the combination of malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and ACT subsidies that maximises the proportion of clie…
Does improving appropriate use of malaria medicines change population beliefs in testing and treatment? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
A major puzzle in malaria treatment remains the dual problem of underuse and overuse of malaria medications, which deplete scarce public resources used for subsidies and lead to drug resistance. One explanation is that health behaviour, especially in the context of incomplete information, could be driven by beliefs, pivotal to the success of health interventions. The objective of this study is to investigate how population beliefs change in respo…
The relative importance of material and non-material incentives for community health workers
Assessments of fit and usability of work-life supports in the context of diversity and perceptions of fairness
There is a robust literature that examines outcomes associated with work-life supports. Scholars have considered the ‘fit’ between employee needs and the supports available while others have examined the ‘usability’—or the potential consequences of using—work-life supports. In this article, we suggest that ‘fit’ and ‘usability’ could be related to both employees’ own demographic, social, and cultural identities, as well as perceptions of fairness…
Experience and confidence in health technologies
Our results suggest that greater experience with RDTs can not only increase people's confidence in their accuracy but also improve adherence to the test result
Parental care status and sexual risk behavior in five nationally-representative surveys of sub-Saharan African nations
This study extends prior research linking orphanhood and sexual risk behavior, lending credence to the idea that it is not parental death, but rather parental absence, that leads to sexual risk in youth. Public health programming in Sub-Saharan Africa should consider targeting not only "orphaned youth," but all children separated from their parents
Impact of Medicaid Eligibility Changes on Long-acting Reversible Contraception Use in Massachusetts and Maine
Medicaid eligibility changes were associated with immediate changes in LARC uptake. Medicaid expansion may help ensure access to this effective contraceptive method
A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in private medicine retailers
Malaria remains a major health priority in Nigeria. Among children with fever who seek care, less than a quarter gets tested for malaria, leading to inappropriate use of the recommended treatment for malaria; Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT). Here we test an innovative strategy to target ACT subsidies to clients seeking care in Nigeria’s private retail health sector who have a confirmed malaria diagnosis. We supported point-of-care mal…
A cluster-randomized trial of client and provider-directed financial interventions to align incentives with appropriate case management in retail medicine outlets
ACTs are responsible for a substantial proportion of the global reduction in malaria mortality over the last ten years, made possible by publicly-funded subsidies making these drugs accessible and affordable in the private sector. However, inexpensive ACTs available in retail outlets have contributed substantially to overconsumption. We test an innovative, scalable strategy to target ACT-subsidies to clients with a confirmatory diagnosis. We supp…
Development of a Child-Informed Measure of Subjective Well-Being for Research on Residential Care Institutions and Their Alternatives in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
10% of children worldwide live in households without a biological parent, and 5.4 million children live in residential care institutions. This study describes a participatory, child-informed process of developing a multidimensional measure of child subjective well-being tailored towards the priorities of children who have lived in residential care. Eight focus groups were held with n = 49 adolescents reunified with family after living in resident…
The relationship between housing insecurity and adolescent academic outcomes
Introduction Many families in the United States experience housing insecurity, which has been shown to interfere with child academic experiences. Less is known, however, about how the timing, frequency, severity, and nature of housing insecurity affect children’s educational outcomes.Methods We use data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a longitudinal birth cohort study of a diverse sample of American families, to investigate…
Integrating a culturally adapted mental health intervention within entrepreneurship training for displaced youth in Colombia
NCT05857722
Exploring the Experiences of Participants in a School-Housing Partnership
Young people’s experiences of support, belonging, and freedom before and after leaving residential care institutions in Kenya
Medicine (11 works) · Malaria (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Malaria Research and Control (5 works)