Search Results - "Kiss, Ligia"

Human trafficking and exploitation: A global health concern by Zimmerman, Cathy, Kiss, Ligia

“…In this collection review, Cathy Zimmerman and colleague introduce the PLOS Medicine Collection on Human Trafficking, Exploitation and Health, laying out the…”
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Migration and health: a framework for 21st century policy-making by Zimmerman, Cathy, Kiss, Ligia, Hossain, Mazeda

“…Where migration health policies exist, they operate primarily in isolation at national levels and cover only fragmented snapshots of people's movement, with…”
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Human trafficking and labor exploitation: Toward identifying, implementing, and evaluating effective responses by Kiss, Ligia, Zimmerman, Cathy

“…In an Editorial, Ligia Kiss and Cathy Zimmerman discuss the need for research on the prevention of human trafficking and mitigation of its effects…”
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What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence by Abramsky, Tanya, Watts, Charlotte H, Garcia-Moreno, Claudia, Devries, Karen, Kiss, Ligia, Ellsberg, Mary, Jansen, Henrica Afm, Heise, Lori

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health and human rights concern. Despite a growing body of research into risk factors for IPV,…”
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A systematic review of the effects of intimate partner violence on HIV-positive pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa by Yonga, Ashley Magero, Kiss, Ligia, Onarheim, Kristine Husøy

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects more than one in three women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is associated with both pregnancy and HIV, adversely…”
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Labour Trafficking among Men and Boys in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Exploitation, Violence, Occupational Health Risks and Injuries by Pocock, Nicola S, Kiss, Ligia, Oram, Sian, Zimmerman, Cathy

“…Men comprise nearly two-thirds of trafficked and forced labourers in common low-skilled labour sectors including fishing, agriculture and factory work. Yet,…”
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The role of social support in reducing the impact of violence on adolescents’ mental health in São Paulo, Brazil by Quinlan-Davidson, Meaghen, Kiss, Ligia, Devakumar, Delan, Cortina-Borja, Mario, Eisner, Manuel, Tourinho Peres, Maria Fernanda

“…Objectives We investigated whether perceived social support among adolescent students moderated the association between violence exposure and internalising…”
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Ecological pathways to prevention: How does the SASA! community mobilisation model work to prevent physical intimate partner violence against women? by Abramsky, Tanya, Devries, Karen M, Michau, Lori, Nakuti, Janet, Musuya, Tina, Kiss, Ligia, Kyegombe, Nambusi, Watts, Charlotte

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health concern. While community-level gender norms and attitudes to IPV are recognised drivers…”
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The mental health and well-being of internally displaced female Yazidis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: a realist review of psychosocial interventions and the impact of COVID-19 by Lobanov-Rostovsky, Sophia, Kiss, Ligia

“…Yazidis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have been exposed to recurrent traumatic experiences associated with genocide and gender-based violence (GBV). In 2014,…”
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Gender based violence (GBV) coordination in a complex, multi-crisis context: a qualitative case study of Lebanon's compounded crises (2019-2023) by Raftery, Philomena, Usta, Jinan, Kiss, Ligia, Palmer, Jennifer, Hossain, Mazeda

“…Since 2019 Lebanon has faced multiple compounded crises. Political and social instability, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Beirut Port explosion, alongside the…”
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Paper: violence, abuse and exploitation among trafficked women and girls: a mixed-methods study in Nigeria and Uganda by Kiss, Ligia, Fotheringhame, David, Kyegombe, Nambusi, McAlpine, Alys, Abilio, Ludmila, Kyamulabi, Agnes, Walakira, Eddy J, Devries, Karen, Tanton, Clare

“…Africa is the global region where modern-slavery is most prevalent, especially among women and girls. Despite the severe health consequences of human…”
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Health of men, women, and children in post-trafficking services in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam: an observational cross-sectional study by Kiss, Ligia, Dr, Pocock, Nicola S, MSc, Naisanguansri, Varaporn, Suos, Soksreymom, MA, Dickson, Brett, BA, Thuy, Doan, MA, Koehler, Jobst, Sirisup, Kittiphan, Pongrungsee, Nisakorn, Nguyen, Van Anh, MA, Borland, Rosilyne, MA, Dhavan, Poonam, MPH, Zimmerman, Cathy, PhD

“…Summary Background Trafficking is a crime of global proportions involving extreme forms of exploitation and abuse. Yet little research has been done of the…”
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Challenges to pre-migration interventions to prevent human trafficking: Results from a before-and-after learning assessment of training for prospective female migrants in Odisha, India by Pocock, Nicola Suyin, Kiss, Ligia, Dash, Mamata, Mak, Joelle, Zimmerman, Cathy, Munro-Kramer, Michelle L

“…Background Awareness-raising and pre-migration training are popular strategies to prevent human trafficking. Programmatic theories assume that when prospective…”
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The scientific knowledge on child labor in Latin America by Santana, Vilma Sousa, Kiss, Ligia, Andermann, Anne

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Evaluating quality in adolescent mental health services: a systematic review by Quinlan-Davidson, Meaghen, Roberts, Kathryn J, Devakumar, Delan, Sawyer, Susan M., Cortez, Rafael, Kiss, Ligia

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the quality of adolescent mental health service provision globally, according to the WHO Global Standards of adolescent mental health…”
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Male and LGBT survivors of sexual violence in conflict situations: a realist review of health interventions in low-and middle-income countries by Kiss, Ligia, Quinlan-Davidson, Meaghen, Pasquero, Laura, Tejero, Patricia Ollé, Hogg, Charu, Theis, Joachim, Park, Andrew, Zimmerman, Cathy, Hossain, Mazeda

“…Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) against women and girls has been the subject of increasing research and scholarship. Less is known about the health of…”
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Local understandings of PTSD and complex PTSD among health professionals working with adolescents in violent neighbourhoods of São Paulo city, Brazil by Massazza, Alessandro, de Almeida, Juliana Feliciano, Quinlan-Davidson, Meaghen, da Silva, Renata Teixeira, Devakumar, Delanjathan, Peres, Maria Fernanda Tourinho, Lewis, Glyn, Kiss, Ligia

“…Adolescents in low-resource urban settings in Brazil are often exposed to high levels of trauma that can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…”
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Human Trafficking: Results of a 5-Year Theory-Based Evaluation of Interventions to Prevent Trafficking of Women From South Asia by Zimmerman, Cathy, Mak, Joelle, Pocock, Nicola S, Kiss, Ligia

“…Preventing modern slavery is of global interest, but evidence on interventions remains weak. This paper presents findings from a 5-year theory-based evaluation…”
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Corrigendum: Human trafficking: Results of a 5-year theory-based evaluation of interventions to prevent trafficking of women from South Asia by Zimmerman, Cathy, Mak, Joelle, Pocock, Nicola S, Kiss, Ligia

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.645059.]…”
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"Because if we talk about health issues first, it is easier to talk about human trafficking"; findings from a mixed methods study on health needs and service provision among migrant and trafficked fishermen in the Mekong by Pocock, Nicola S, Tadee, Reena, Tharawan, Kanokwan, Rongrongmuang, Wansiri, Dickson, Brett, Suos, Soksreymom, Kiss, Ligia, Zimmerman, Cathy

“…Human trafficking in the fishing industry or "sea slavery" in the Greater Mekong Subregion is reported to involve some of the most extreme forms of…”
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