Jana Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 7156323 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jana Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jana |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ideas42 |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6400-8050 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A behavioural science framework for tackling upstream challenges in health systems
Insights from behavioural science can inform a wide range of solutions including policy reforms, infrastructure changes, process reengineering, communications, devices and others. Its application in global health has, however, often focused on narrowly defined issues with linear theories of change that are relatively straightforward to study. Using behavioural science to examine ‘upstream’ actors in complex health systems holds promise as a compl…
Applying a behavioral science lens to maternity care in Liberia
Delivery in well-equipped facilities is important to prevent the major causes of maternal mortality. Social and structural barriers are well established across low-resource contexts; less understood is the interaction between the psychological dimensions of behavior and a pregnant woman's environment to either facilitate or hinder facility delivery. We conducted formative research applying the behavioral design approach to explore this context sh…
Social norms and social opportunities
Our findings highlight strong social influences on girls' perceptions, exposure to opportunities, and decision-making in ways that can often be protective against smoking, particularly at younger ages, but may also leave girls unprepared to manage challenging situations later in life. Understanding this context in Ghana will be important for any future programming aiming to prevent smoking initiation among adolescents
Behavioural barriers and perceived trade-offs to care-seeking for tuberculosis in the Philippines
Effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment has existed for more than 50 years, but TB remains a leading cause of death worldwide and in the Philippines, in part because symptomatic individuals delay or avoid seeking care. Through qualitative interviews in Pampanga, Philippines, we investigated barriers to care-seeking using a behavioural science lens. We found barriers to TB care-seeking to be shaped by: (1) ambiguous symptoms; (2) association of TB r…
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Behavioural barriers and perceived trade-offs to care-seeking for tuberculosis in the Philippines
Effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment has existed for more than 50 years, but TB remains a leading cause of death worldwide and in the Philippines, in part because symptomatic individuals delay or avoid seeking care. Through qualitative interviews in Pampanga, Philippines, we investigated barriers to care-seeking using a behavioural science lens. We found barriers to TB care-seeking to be shaped by: (1) ambiguous symptoms; (2) association of TB r…
Applying a behavioral science lens to maternity care in Liberia
Delivery in well-equipped facilities is important to prevent the major causes of maternal mortality. Social and structural barriers are well established across low-resource contexts; less understood is the interaction between the psychological dimensions of behavior and a pregnant woman's environment to either facilitate or hinder facility delivery. We conducted formative research applying the behavioral design approach to explore this context sh…
Social norms and social opportunities
Our findings highlight strong social influences on girls' perceptions, exposure to opportunities, and decision-making in ways that can often be protective against smoking, particularly at younger ages, but may also leave girls unprepared to manage challenging situations later in life. Understanding this context in Ghana will be important for any future programming aiming to prevent smoking initiation among adolescents
A behavioural science framework for tackling upstream challenges in health systems
Insights from behavioural science can inform a wide range of solutions including policy reforms, infrastructure changes, process reengineering, communications, devices and others. Its application in global health has, however, often focused on narrowly defined issues with linear theories of change that are relatively straightforward to study. Using behavioural science to examine ‘upstream’ actors in complex health systems holds promise as a compl…
Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)