Search Results - "Sapna Nair"

Integrating father involvement into early childhood initiatives delivered at scale: key considerations by Nair, Sapna, Sinha, Harshula, Holding, Penny

“…Early child development (ECD) interventions, usually centered around the mother, exclude fathers from contributing to childcare. Research shows that a father’s…”
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Disruptions, restorations and adaptations to health and nutrition service delivery in multiple states across India over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: An observational study by Avula, Rasmi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Ashok, Sattvika, Bajaj, Sumati, Kachwaha, Shivani, Pant, Anjali, Walia, Monika, Singh, Anshu, Paul, Anshuman, Singh, Ayushi, Kulkarni, Bharati, Singhania, Deepak, Escobar-Alegria, Jessica, Augustine, Little Flower, Khanna, Madhulika, Krishna, Maitreiyee, Sundaravathanam, Nandhini, Nayak, Prakash Kumar, Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Makkar, Prerna, Ghosh, Puspen, Subramaniam, Sadhana, Mala, Sai, Giri, Rakesh, Jain, Sameeksha, Banjara, Santosh Kumar, Nair, Sapna, Ghosh, Sebanti, Das, Suman, Patil, Sumeet, Mahapatra, Tanmay, Forissier, Thomas, Nanda, Priya, Krishnan, Suneeta, Menon, Purnima

“…Modeling studies estimated severe impacts of potential service delivery disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child nutrition outcomes. Although…”
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Father Involvement in Early Childhood Care: Insights From a MEL System in a Behavior Change Intervention Among Rural Indian Parents by Nair, Sapna, Chandramohan, Shivani, Sundaravathanam, Nandhini, Rajasekaran, Arvind Balaji, Sekhar, Rathish

“…Fathers' involvement in care and early initiation of cognitive development activities have a positive impact on a child's social-behavioral, cognitive-academic…”
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A community-based qualitative study on the experience and understandings of intimate partner violence and HIV vulnerability from the perspectives of female sex workers and male intimate partners in North Karnataka state, India by Blanchard, Andrea K, Nair, Sapna G, Bruce, Sharon G, Ramanaik, Satyanarayana, Thalinja, Raghavendra, Murthy, Srikanta, Javalkar, Prakash, Pillai, Priya, Collumbien, Martine, Heise, Lori, Isac, Shajy, Bhattacharjee, Parinita

“…Research has increasingly documented the important role that violence by clients and the police play in exacerbating HIV vulnerability for women in sex work…”
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Reducing violence and increasing condom use in the intimate partnerships of female sex workers: study protocol for Samvedana Plus, a cluster randomised controlled trial in Karnataka state, south India by Beattie, Tara S, Isac, Shajy, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Javalkar, Prakash, Davey, Calum, Raghavendra, T, Nair, Sapna, Ramanaik, Satyanarayana, Kavitha, D L, Blanchard, James F, Watts, Charlotte, Collumbien, Martine, Moses, Stephen, Heise, Lori

“…Female sex workers (FSWs) are at increased risk of HIV and STIs compared to women in the general population, and frequently experience violence in their…”
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Pursuing Authenticity From Process to Outcome in a Community-Based Participatory Research Study of Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Vulnerability in North Karnataka, India by Blanchard, Andrea Katryn, Sangha, Chaitanya AIDS Tadegattuva Mahila, Nair, Sapna G., Thalinja, Raghavendra, Srikantamurthy, H.S., Ramanaik, Satyanaryana, Javalkar, Prakash, Pillai, Priya, Isac, Shajy, Collumbien, Martine, Heise, Lori, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Bruce, Sharon Gail

“…Community-based participatory research has been seen to hold great promise by researchers aiming to bridge research and action in global health programs and…”
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The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health services: the provider perspective by Nair, Sapna, Kannan, Preethi, Mehta, Kaustav, Raju, Ananya, Mathew, John, Ramachandran, Padmavati

“…Background The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on mental health of populations is in focus recently but few studies focus on service adaptations to ensure…”
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Understanding the Relationship Between Female Sex Workers and Their Intimate Partners: Lessons and Initial Findings From Participatory Research in North Karnataka, South India by Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Campbell, Linda, Thalinja, Raghavendra, Nair, Sapna, Doddamane, Mahesh, Ramanaik, Satyanarayana, Isac, Shajy, Beattie, Tara S.

“…While traditional HIV prevention programs with female sex workers (FSWs) in Karnataka, India, have focused on reducing HIV transmission between FSWs and…”
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Intervening in masculinity: work, relationships and violence among the intimate partners of female sex workers in South India by Huynh, Anthony, Khan, Shamshad, Nair, Sapna, Chevrier, Claudyne, Roger, Kerstin, Isac, Shajy, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Lorway, Robert

“…Although health researchers have begun to examine the forms of violence and power dynamics that play out in the intimate relationships of female sex workers…”
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Supporting adolescent girls to stay in school, reduce child marriage and reduce entry into sex work as HIV risk prevention in north Karnataka, India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Beattie, Tara S, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Isac, Shajy, Davey, Calum, Javalkar, Prakash, Nair, Sapna, Thalinja, Raghavendra, Sudhakar, Gautam, Collumbien, Martine, Blanchard, James F, Watts, Charlotte, Moses, Stephen, Heise, Lori

“…Low caste adolescent girls living in rural northern Karnataka are at increased risk of school drop-out, child marriage, and entry into sex-work, which enhances…”
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The barriers and enablers to education among scheduled caste and scheduled tribe adolescent girls in northern Karnataka, South India: A qualitative study by Bhagavatheeswaran, Lalitha, Nair, Sapna, Stone, Hollie, Isac, Shajy, Hiremath, Tejaswini, T., Raghavendra, Vadde, Kumar, Doddamane, Mahesh, Srikantamurthy, H.S., Heise, Lori, Watts, Charlotte, Schweisfurth, Michele, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Beattie, Tara S.

“…•This qualitative study found that scheduled caste/scheduled tribe adolescent girls faced numerous barriers to education at macro and micro levels.•The main…”
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Exploring male adolescents' perceptions of gender relations in South India: A project ethnography of the Parivartan program by Huynh, Anthony, Ramanaik, Satyanarayana, Nargarchi, Dawood, Lazarus, Lisa, McPhail, Deborah, Collumbien, Martine, Nair, Sapna, Raghavendra, Thalinga, Murthy, Shrikanth, Isac, Shajy, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Lorway, Robert

“…In Northern Karnataka, South India, boys' behaviours and attitudes towards girls are regarded as one of the many important proximate structural barriers…”
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Media, nationalism, and the body: Exploring masculinities, male partner violence, and HIV vulnerability among female sex workers in northern Karnataka, India by Khan, Shamshad, Nair, Sapna, Huynh, Anthony, Chevrier, Claudyne, Thalinja, Raghavendra, Prakash, Ravi, Javalkar, Prakash, Ramanaik, Satyanarayana, Isac, Shajy, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Lorway, Robert

“…Public health and media discourses on men and HIV prevention in India have largely focused on changing knowledge, attitudes and risk behaviour pertaining to…”
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Disruptions, restorations and adaptations to health and nutrition service delivery in multiple states across India over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: An observational study by Rasmi Avula, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Sattvika Ashok, Sumati Bajaj, Shivani Kachwaha, Anjali Pant, Monika Walia, Anshu Singh, Anshuman Paul, Ayushi Singh, Bharati Kulkarni, Deepak Singhania, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Little Flower Augustine, Madhulika Khanna, Maitreiyee Krishna, Nandhini Sundaravathanam, Prakash Kumar Nayak, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Prerna Makkar, Puspen Ghosh, Sadhana Subramaniam, Sai Mala, Rakesh Giri, Sameeksha Jain, Santosh Kumar Banjara, Sapna Nair, Sebanti Ghosh, Suman Das, Sumeet Patil, Tanmay Mahapatra, Thomas Forissier, Priya Nanda, Suneeta Krishnan, Purnima Menon

“…Background Modeling studies estimated severe impacts of potential service delivery disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child nutrition…”
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