Aryssa Hasham
Biographic Data
| ID | 4218376 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aryssa Hasham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aryssa |
| FAMILY NAME | Hasham |
| SIGNATURE | HASHAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-9216-1772 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Extreme weather events, resource insecurities, and pathways to health and wellbeing
Climate change and related extreme weather events (EWE) harm the health and well-being of people living in climate-affected regions such as Kenya. Populations facing unique challenges related to EWE and related resource insecurities (e.g., food, water) include nomadic pastoralist communities whose livelihoods are reliant on agriculture, and refugees living in humanitarian settlements disproportionately exposed to EWE. Knowledge gaps persist on th…
Extreme weather exposure, resource insecurity, and associations with mental health outcomes among Kenyan adolescent girls and young women
Extreme weather events (EWEs), including floods, heatwaves, and drought, increasingly undermine access to essential resources such as food, water, and sanitation, potentially worsening mental health outcomes. These links are understudied among youth in climate-affected settings. We examined experiences of traumatic EWE exposure, resource insecurity, and mental health among a prospective cohort of 597 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 1…
Socio-ecological factors associated with eco-anxiety following the 2023 wildfires among Northern and Indigenous youth in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Eco-anxiety is an emerging mental health concern among adolescents, particularly in regions affected by climate-related disasters. Following the 2023 wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT), this study examined associations between wildfire exposure severity, socio-ecological factors, and eco-anxiety among adolescents in the NWT. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 290 adolescents aged 13–18 years across NWT secondary schools dur…
Esengo (“Joy”)
Song-making is a powerful tool with the potential to harness cultural knowledge to reduce stigma and support community-led advocacy. HIV prevalence (8.1%) among sex professionals in Congo is double the national average, yet stigma and discrimination deter sex professionals from accessing needed healthcare. Limited research has focused on developing music videos for reducing sex work-related stigma. In the Congolese context, music and song-making …
Associations Between Extreme Weather Events, Resource Insecurities, and HIV Vulnerabilities Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya
Climate change, resource insecurities and sexual and reproductive health among young adolescents in Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Growing evidence supports linkages between climate change and extreme weather events (EWEs) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among adults. Yet knowledge gaps persist regarding climate-related experiences and pathways to SRH among young adolescents (YA). We conducted a multi-method qualitative study to explore climate change-related factors and linkages with SRH among YA aged 10-14 years in Kenya. METHODS: This six-site study…
Extreme Weather Events and Linkages with HIV Vulnerabilities Among Young Sex Workers and Sexually Diverse Men in Nairobi, Kenya
Climate change and resource insecurity-related mental health stressors among young adolescents in Kenya
While the links between extreme weather events and mental health have received growing attention, little is known about how climate change impacts adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income climate-affected settings. To address this gap, we conducted a multi-method qualitative study exploring how young adolescents (YAs) aged 10–14 years experience climate-related stressors across six regions in Kenya. Guided by the resource insecurity fra…
Developing Digital Stories with Youth on Climate Change and HIV Vulnerabilities in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya
There is a growing focus on the linkages between climate change and HIV vulnerabilities in Eastern and Southern Africa through pathways such as sexual and gender-based violence and transactional sex. Kenya is a relevant context to understand these linkages, with one of the world's largest HIV epidemics and increasing climate-related extreme weather events (EWE) such as drought and flooding. Yet, the lived experiences of Kenyan youth at the nexus …
Land-Based Retreats as a Method for Building Enabling Environments for HIV Prevention with Northern and Indigenous Adolescents in the Northwest Territories, Canada
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Land-Based Retreats as a Method for Building Enabling Environments for HIV Prevention with Northern and Indigenous Adolescents in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Climate change, resource insecurities and sexual and reproductive health among young adolescents in Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Growing evidence supports linkages between climate change and extreme weather events (EWEs) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among adults. Yet knowledge gaps persist regarding climate-related experiences and pathways to SRH among young adolescents (YA). We conducted a multi-method qualitative study to explore climate change-related factors and linkages with SRH among YA aged 10-14 years in Kenya. METHODS: This six-site study…
Extreme Weather Events and Linkages with HIV Vulnerabilities Among Young Sex Workers and Sexually Diverse Men in Nairobi, Kenya
Climate change and resource insecurity-related mental health stressors among young adolescents in Kenya
While the links between extreme weather events and mental health have received growing attention, little is known about how climate change impacts adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income climate-affected settings. To address this gap, we conducted a multi-method qualitative study exploring how young adolescents (YAs) aged 10–14 years experience climate-related stressors across six regions in Kenya. Guided by the resource insecurity fra…
Developing Digital Stories with Youth on Climate Change and HIV Vulnerabilities in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya
There is a growing focus on the linkages between climate change and HIV vulnerabilities in Eastern and Southern Africa through pathways such as sexual and gender-based violence and transactional sex. Kenya is a relevant context to understand these linkages, with one of the world's largest HIV epidemics and increasing climate-related extreme weather events (EWE) such as drought and flooding. Yet, the lived experiences of Kenyan youth at the nexus …
Extreme weather events, resource insecurities, and pathways to health and wellbeing
Climate change and related extreme weather events (EWE) harm the health and well-being of people living in climate-affected regions such as Kenya. Populations facing unique challenges related to EWE and related resource insecurities (e.g., food, water) include nomadic pastoralist communities whose livelihoods are reliant on agriculture, and refugees living in humanitarian settlements disproportionately exposed to EWE. Knowledge gaps persist on th…
Extreme weather exposure, resource insecurity, and associations with mental health outcomes among Kenyan adolescent girls and young women
Extreme weather events (EWEs), including floods, heatwaves, and drought, increasingly undermine access to essential resources such as food, water, and sanitation, potentially worsening mental health outcomes. These links are understudied among youth in climate-affected settings. We examined experiences of traumatic EWE exposure, resource insecurity, and mental health among a prospective cohort of 597 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 1…
Socio-ecological factors associated with eco-anxiety following the 2023 wildfires among Northern and Indigenous youth in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Eco-anxiety is an emerging mental health concern among adolescents, particularly in regions affected by climate-related disasters. Following the 2023 wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT), this study examined associations between wildfire exposure severity, socio-ecological factors, and eco-anxiety among adolescents in the NWT. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 290 adolescents aged 13–18 years across NWT secondary schools dur…
Esengo (“Joy”)
Song-making is a powerful tool with the potential to harness cultural knowledge to reduce stigma and support community-led advocacy. HIV prevalence (8.1%) among sex professionals in Congo is double the national average, yet stigma and discrimination deter sex professionals from accessing needed healthcare. Limited research has focused on developing music videos for reducing sex work-related stigma. In the Congolese context, music and song-making …
Associations Between Extreme Weather Events, Resource Insecurities, and HIV Vulnerabilities Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya
Qualitative research (5 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Focus group (3 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (3 works) · Mental health (3 works)