Vartika Sharma
Biographic Data
| ID | 6662338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vartika Sharma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vartika |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharma |
| SIGNATURE | SHARMA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3878-5435 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Migrant women, alcohol and drinking experiences
Work-Life Balance and Employee Longevity
In today’s fast-paced banking sector, the equilibrium between professional responsibilities and personal well-being has emerged as a critical determinant of employee retention and longevity. This study explores the intricate relationship between work-life balance and employee longevity in private sector banks of Western Uttar Pradesh, applying statistical tools grounded in actuarial models and survival analysis. Utilizing primary data collected t…
Confronting stereotypes
Ethnic Minority Youth (EMY, i.e. Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African ethnic origins) constitute 20% of the youth population in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and yet their experiences remain invisible in the mainstream discourses. Interviews with 17 EMY with additional marginalized identities (EMYi) indicated significant diversity and fluidity in their lived experience. Participants felt ‘othered’ by the wider NZ society for their ethni…
Beyond the healthy migrant effect
Feminising the Healthy Migrant Effect
Despite the perceptible feminisation of migration globally and in New Zealand, there remains a noticeable absence of a gendered perspective of the Healthy Migrant Effect (HME). In this paper, we seek to articulate a critical perspective on ethnic and migrant women’s reproductive health deploying two established bodies of scholarship, the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Social Practices theory. While the former highlights gender‐specific …
Between reproductive rights and sex selection in New Zealand’s abortion reforms
In 2020, the New Zealand (NZ) Parliament voted to decriminalise abortion. Although NZ's abortion law formally opposes sex selective abortions, there is considerable complexity in the gender politics of 'choice' and 'agency' in multi-ethnic societies, and interpretations of reproductive rights for ethnic minority women and for the girl child, respectively. This paper explores these complexities through the perspectives of reproductive and maternit…
An intersectional approach to exploring lived realities and harnessing the creativity of ethnic minority youth for health gains
This study will explore the implications of public discourse, racism and multiple forms of marginalisation on the wellbeing of EMYi. It is expected to provide evidence on the impacts of marginalisation on their mental and emotional wellbeing and inform responsive health practice and policy. Using established research tools and innovative creative means, it will enable EMYi to propose their own strength-based solutions. Further, population-based e…
Adapting a codesign process with young people to prioritize outcomes for a systematic review of interventions to prevent self‐harm and suicide
The Use of Helplines and Telehealth Support in Aotearoa/New Zealand During Covid-19 Pandemic Control Measures
COVID-19, related interventions, and measures of control were associated with an increase in contacts to helplines. However, the extent of the demand increases was lower than observed internationally. Moreover, in Aotearoa/New Zealand the reasons for increases in demand were often beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and measures of control
South–south mobility
This paper reports the results of a three-country study of the social, economic and health vulnerabilities of migrants from Bangladesh and Nepal living in India and of returnees. Overall, migration was found to be economically beneficial for those who succeed in the host labour market. However, it is associated with significant psychosocial and health vulnerabilities for most migrants in both communities. Further, migrants returning to their home…
HIV, Hepatitis B and C among people who inject drugs
We report a high prevalence of HIV, HCV and HIV-HCV co-infection among male PWIDs in Delhi. A tenth of the participants were HBsAg positive. Targeted Intervention programs should make HBV/HCV testing, prevention and care more accessible for PWIDs
Women at risk’
Needle and syringe sharing is common among people who inject drugs and so is unprotected sex, which consequently puts their sex partners at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV and other blood-borne infections, like hepatitis. We undertook a nested study with the regular female partners of men who inject drugs participating in a longitudinal HIV incidence study in Delhi, India. In-depth interviews were conducted with femal…
High Uptake of HIV Testing in a Cohort of Male Injection Drug Users in Delhi, India
Condoms
Condoms are a common denominator for three prestigious national prevention programmes in India, none of which has been a real success. The present study was undertaken to investigate prevalence of condom use and to assess knowledge about correct use of condoms among married, sexually active men, who had not adopted any permanent method of contraception. The study was conducted by a house-to-house survey in eight randomly selected villages of Anan…
South–south mobility
This paper reports the results of a three-country study of the social, economic and health vulnerabilities of migrants from Bangladesh and Nepal living in India and of returnees. Overall, migration was found to be economically beneficial for those who succeed in the host labour market. However, it is associated with significant psychosocial and health vulnerabilities for most migrants in both communities. Further, migrants returning to their home…
Condoms
Condoms are a common denominator for three prestigious national prevention programmes in India, none of which has been a real success. The present study was undertaken to investigate prevalence of condom use and to assess knowledge about correct use of condoms among married, sexually active men, who had not adopted any permanent method of contraception. The study was conducted by a house-to-house survey in eight randomly selected villages of Anan…
High Uptake of HIV Testing in a Cohort of Male Injection Drug Users in Delhi, India
HIV, Hepatitis B and C among people who inject drugs
We report a high prevalence of HIV, HCV and HIV-HCV co-infection among male PWIDs in Delhi. A tenth of the participants were HBsAg positive. Targeted Intervention programs should make HBV/HCV testing, prevention and care more accessible for PWIDs
Women at risk’
Needle and syringe sharing is common among people who inject drugs and so is unprotected sex, which consequently puts their sex partners at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV and other blood-borne infections, like hepatitis. We undertook a nested study with the regular female partners of men who inject drugs participating in a longitudinal HIV incidence study in Delhi, India. In-depth interviews were conducted with femal…
South–south mobility
This paper reports the results of a three-country study of the social, economic and health vulnerabilities of migrants from Bangladesh and Nepal living in India and of returnees. Overall, migration was found to be economically beneficial for those who succeed in the host labour market. However, it is associated with significant psychosocial and health vulnerabilities for most migrants in both communities. Further, migrants returning to their home…
Adapting a codesign process with young people to prioritize outcomes for a systematic review of interventions to prevent self‐harm and suicide
The Use of Helplines and Telehealth Support in Aotearoa/New Zealand During Covid-19 Pandemic Control Measures
COVID-19, related interventions, and measures of control were associated with an increase in contacts to helplines. However, the extent of the demand increases was lower than observed internationally. Moreover, in Aotearoa/New Zealand the reasons for increases in demand were often beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and measures of control
Between reproductive rights and sex selection in New Zealand’s abortion reforms
In 2020, the New Zealand (NZ) Parliament voted to decriminalise abortion. Although NZ's abortion law formally opposes sex selective abortions, there is considerable complexity in the gender politics of 'choice' and 'agency' in multi-ethnic societies, and interpretations of reproductive rights for ethnic minority women and for the girl child, respectively. This paper explores these complexities through the perspectives of reproductive and maternit…
An intersectional approach to exploring lived realities and harnessing the creativity of ethnic minority youth for health gains
This study will explore the implications of public discourse, racism and multiple forms of marginalisation on the wellbeing of EMYi. It is expected to provide evidence on the impacts of marginalisation on their mental and emotional wellbeing and inform responsive health practice and policy. Using established research tools and innovative creative means, it will enable EMYi to propose their own strength-based solutions. Further, population-based e…
Confronting stereotypes
Ethnic Minority Youth (EMY, i.e. Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African ethnic origins) constitute 20% of the youth population in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and yet their experiences remain invisible in the mainstream discourses. Interviews with 17 EMY with additional marginalized identities (EMYi) indicated significant diversity and fluidity in their lived experience. Participants felt ‘othered’ by the wider NZ society for their ethni…
Beyond the healthy migrant effect
Feminising the Healthy Migrant Effect
Despite the perceptible feminisation of migration globally and in New Zealand, there remains a noticeable absence of a gendered perspective of the Healthy Migrant Effect (HME). In this paper, we seek to articulate a critical perspective on ethnic and migrant women’s reproductive health deploying two established bodies of scholarship, the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Social Practices theory. While the former highlights gender‐specific …
Migrant women, alcohol and drinking experiences
Work-Life Balance and Employee Longevity
In today’s fast-paced banking sector, the equilibrium between professional responsibilities and personal well-being has emerged as a critical determinant of employee retention and longevity. This study explores the intricate relationship between work-life balance and employee longevity in private sector banks of Western Uttar Pradesh, applying statistical tools grounded in actuarial models and survival analysis. Utilizing primary data collected t…
Medicine (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Aotearoa (5 works) · Ethnic group (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works)