Naomi Tschirhart

Biographic Data

ID309075
NAMENaomi Tschirhart
GIVEN NAMESNaomi
FAMILY NAMETschirhart
SIGNATURETSCHIRHART N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ottawa
ORCID0000-0001-8132-1110
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Utilizing community InfoSpots for health education

    Open AccessChristine Holst, Naomi Tschirhart et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2023

    Limited access to health education can be a barrier for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. We addressed this gap by installing community information spots (InfoSpots) with access to the internet and a locally stored digital health education platform (the platform) in Migoli and Izazi, Tanzania. The objective of this case study was to explore the perspectives and experiences of InfoSp…

  • The Impact of Thailand's Migrant Worker Law on Literacy and Social Media among Ethnic Shan Female Migrants from Myanmar

    Open AccessChannarong Intahchomphoo, André Vellino et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Legal…2021References: 16

    This article studies the social and technological barriers that prevent documented and undocumented female migrants in Thailand's Chiang Mai Province from improving their literacy skills and using social media such as Facebook. In July 2019, our team conducted nine focus-group discussions (FGD) with 38 participants using a picture sorting activity. Using graphics in the FGDs helped us to better engage with migrant populations with low literacy sk…

  • Migrant tuberculosis patient needs and health system response along the Thailand–Myanmar border

    Open AccessNaomi Tschirhart, Francois Nosten et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2017References: 26

    This article aims to identify how the health system in Tak province, Thailand has responded to migrants' barriers to tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Our qualitatively driven multi-methods project utilized focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a survey of community health volunteers to collect data in 2014 from multiple perspectives. Migrants identified legal status and transportation difficulties as the primary barriers to seeking T…

  • Access to free or low-cost tuberculosis treatment for migrants and refugees along the Thailand-Myanmar border in Tak province, Thailand

    Open AccessNaomi Tschirhart, Francois Nosten et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2016

    Access to TB treatment for migrants and refugees occurs at the interface of health system accessibility, population ability and legal status. In Tak province, migrant patients draw upon their social networks and financial resources to navigate a pathway to treatment. We revised a conceptual framework for access to healthcare to incorporate legal status and the cyclical pathways through which migrants access TB treatment in this region. We recomme…

  • The convergence of HIV/Aids and customary tenure on women's access to land in rural Malawi

    Open AccessNaomi Tschirhart, Lucky Kabanga et al.ARTICLESAHARA-J Journal of Social…2015References: 14

    This paper examines the convergence of HIV/AIDS and the social processes through which women access customary land in rural Malawi. Data were collected from focus group discussions with women in patrilineal and matrilineal communities. Women's land tenure is primarily determined through kinship group membership, customary inheritance practices and location of residence. In patrilineal communities, land is inherited through the male lineage and wo…