Research
Global and Public Health
This research group is led by Dr Ritika Tiwari.
The group conducts research in collaboration with national and international partners, contributing to significant advancements in public health knowledge and practice.
Areas of interest include:
- Health systems
- Health disparities and equity
- Public health policy development and implementation
- Disease prevention and health promotion
- Social determinants of health
- Global health challenges and solutions
- Community health and participatory research
- Health workforce
- Healthy ageing
- School health
- Maternal and child health
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Epidemiology and biostatistics
- Environmental health
- Health systems and services research
- Mental health and well-being
Our work is disseminated through leading health journals and major public health conferences. The group holds regular meetings to discuss ongoing research, share findings, and explore new initiatives, fostering a collaborative and dynamic research environment.
The Global and Public Health Research Group welcomes research from prospective PhD students and new members in areas such as health disparities and equity, public health policy, disease prevention, health promotion, social determinants of health, global health challenges, community health, epidemiology, environmental health, health systems, mental health, and well-being. These areas reflect the group's commitment to addressing a wide range of public health issues through innovative and impactful research.
Research activity
Recent publications by group members
- Ene, N., Bolarinwa, O.A., Adedigba, C., Oyeleye, J., Boboye, I., Nwosu, U., Olususi, F., Oluwayemi, P. and Okeke, S.R., 2024. “If I use pad, I feel comfortable and safe”: a mixed-method analysis of knowledge, attitude, and practice of menstrual hygiene management among in-school adolescent girls in a Nigerian city. BMC Public Health, 24(1), pp.1-12.
- Bolarinwa, O.A., Odimegwu, C. and Adebisi, Y.A., 2024. Leaving no one behind: addressing the sexuality of people with disabilities. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23(1), p.129.
- Olawade, D.B., Eberhardt, J., David-Olawade, A.C., Balogun, M.A., Bolarinwa, O.A. and Esan, D.T., 2024. Transforming multidrug-resistant tuberculosis care: The potentials of telemedicine in resource-limited settings. Health Sciences Review, p.100185.
- Bolarinwa, O.A., 2024. Inequality gaps in modern contraceptive use and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Nigeria between 2003 and 2018. BMC Women's Health, 24(1), p.317.
- Tiwari R, Bolarinwa OA. Exploring the impact of street play as a powerful pedagogical tool in public health programs. Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching in HE. 2024 May 9;17(1):6-15.
- Appiah-Agyekum M, Tiwari R. Postpartum Depression: An Invisible Distress in the United Kingdom. Qeios. Available at: https://www.qeios.com/read/YW3EOZ. May 2024
- Ugargol AP, Mukherji A, Tiwari R. In search of a fix to the primary health care chasm in India: can institutionalizing a public health cadre and inducting family physicians be the answer? The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 2023 Jun 1;13.
- Tiwari R, Grobbelaar HW, Vermaak C, Chikte U. Strengthening the biokinetics workforce for improved services: A human resources for health review from 2000 to 2020. South African Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023 Apr 5;35(1).
- Gallagher, B., Wager, N., Gall, V., Gilroy, B., Hudspith, L. F., Singh, M., ... & Whitaker, V. (2022). Consensual Aggression and Violence During Sex (‘rough sex’) in the General Population–A Scoping (Literature) Review. In ‘Rough Sex’ and the Criminal Law: Global Perspectives (pp. 9-29). Emerald Publishing Limited.
- Doyle, M. and Singh, M. (2023). Developing a Digital Application for Non-Mental Health Nurses to Assess the Mental Health Needs and Risks of Children and Young People. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services. Vol 8 (2). Accessible online.
- Doyle, M. and Singh, M. (2023). Developing a web-based application for non-mental health specialists to assess young people in forensic services. The Huddersfield App for Mental Health Assessment: HAMHA. Paper presented to International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Conference, 20 June, Sydney, Australia.
- Doyle, M., Singh, M., McNulty, P., Slavin, S., Smith, M., Walker, H., Khan, W. and Percy-Smith, B., 2024. Developing a web-based app for non-mental health nurses to assess children and young people with mental health problems. Nursing children and young people.
Conference/seminars organised by the group
- Annual Business and Health Conference was organised on 19 June 2024 at York St John London Campus
Group members
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Dr Ritika Tiwari
Group leader
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Obasanjo Bolarinwa
Lecturer in Public Health
Manisha Singh
Lecturer in Public Health
