Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Nutrition and Dietetics
Research interest
Research interests include Child Nutrition and Water Access, Menstrual Health and Disorders, Reproductive Health and Contraception, and Global Maternal and Child Health.
Effects and costs of a multi-component menstrual health intervention (MENISCUS) on mental health problems, educational performance, and menstrual health in Ugandan secondary schools: an open-label, school-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial
A multifaceted menstrual health intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes and menstrual practices among secondary schoolgirls in Northwest Tanzania: a pilot intervention study
Effect of a Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Menstrual Health and Hygiene and School Attendance Among Adolescent Girls in the Gambia (MEGAMBO Trial)
“I know your problems; take your bag and go home”: a qualitative study using the social-ecological model to understand drivers of suboptimal school and social participation among secondary schoolgirls in Northwest Tanzania
Unmet menstrual needs and psychosocial well-being among schoolgirls in Northern Tanzania: baseline results from the PASS MHW study
Indicators for National and Global Monitoring of Girls' Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Development of a Priority Shortlist
Understanding the social and physical menstrual health environment of secondary schools in Uganda: A qualitative methods study
Research priorities for improving menstrual health across the life-course in low- and middle-income countries
Effects of Menstrual Health and Hygiene on School Absenteeism and Drop-Out among Adolescent Girls in Rural Gambia
Menstrual health interventions, schooling, and mental health problems among Ugandan students (MENISCUS): study protocol for a school-based cluster-randomised trial
Co-development and piloting of a menstrual, sexual and reproductive health intervention to improve social and psychological outcomes among secondary schoolgirls in Northern Tanzania: the PASS MHW study protocol
Puberty health intervention to improve menstrual health and school attendance among adolescent girls in The Gambia: study methodology of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural Gambia (MEGAMBO TRIAL)
Analysis of pit latrine microbiota reveals depth-related variation in composition, and key parameters and taxa associated with latrine fill-up rate
Does a school-based intervention to engage parents change opportunity for handwashing with soap at home? Practical experience from the Mikono Safi trial in Northwestern Tanzania
Menstrual hygiene management in schools: midway progress update on the “MHM in Ten” 2014–2024 global agenda
How addressing menstrual health and hygiene may enable progress across the Sustainable Development Goals
Menstrual hygiene management practices and associated health outcomes among school-going adolescents in rural Gambia
Qualitative study exploring the barriers to menstrual hygiene management faced by adolescents and young people with a disability, and their carers in the Kavrepalanchok district, Nepal
Are Nepal’s water, sanitation and hygiene and menstrual hygiene policies and supporting documents inclusive of disability? A policy analysis
Menstrual characteristics, menstrual anxiety and school attendance among adolescents in Uganda: a longitudinal study
Identifying Risk Factors for Lower Reproductive Tract Infections among Women Using Reusable Absorbents in Odisha, India
Effect of a combined household-level piped water and sanitation intervention on reported menstrual hygiene practices and symptoms of urogenital infections in rural Odisha, India
The Bishesta campaign: a menstrual hygiene management intervention for people with intellectual impairments and their carers
Evaluating the Efficacy of the Supertowel™ as a Handwashing Product: A Simulation of Real-World Use Conditions
Menstrual health intervention and school attendance in Uganda (MENISCUS-2): a pilot intervention study
Acceptability of menstrual products interventions for menstrual hygiene management among women and girls in Malawi
Assessing the effectiveness of a comprehensive menstrual health intervention program in Ugandan schools (MENISCUS): process evaluation of a pilot intervention study
Systematic review of menstrual hygiene management requirements, its barriers and strategies for disabled people
A rite of passage: a mixed methodology study about knowledge, perceptions and practices of menstrual hygiene management in rural Gambia
Assessing longer-term effectiveness of a combined household-level piped water and sanitation intervention on child diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, soil-transmitted helminth infection and nutritional status: a matched cohort study in rural Odisha, India