2022
Social support and intimate partner violence in rural Pakistan: A longitudinal investigation of the bi-directional relationship
Richardson RA, Haight SC, Hagaman A, Sikander S, Maselko J, Bates LM. Social support and intimate partner violence in rural Pakistan: A longitudinal investigation of the bi-directional relationship. SSM - Population Health 2022, 19: 101173. PMID: 35928171, PMCID: PMC9343409, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violencePartner violenceSocial supportIPV severityRural PakistanWorld Health Organization ViolenceFamily social supportIPV interventionsWomen's educational levelHousehold compositionViolenceHousehold assetsBi-directional relationshipWomen instrumentAdverse childhood experiencesChildhood experiencesSecondary harmCohort study dataEducational levelLongitudinal evidenceLow social supportCross-sectional evidenceHigh social supportFriendsFamily members
2020
Association of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan
Hagaman AK, Baranov V, Chung E, LeMasters K, Andrabi N, Bates LM, Rahman A, Sikander S, Turner E, Maselko J. Association of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 276: 592-599. PMID: 32871690, PMCID: PMC7792907, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis activityMaternal depressionSocio-economic statusYear postpartumDHEAS levelsAxis activityIntimate partner violenceInfant stress response systemsSignificant associationLow DHEAS levelsHPA axis dysregulationHPA axis hormonesOne-year-old infantsYears of ageConsistent significant associationsChildren's HPA-axis activityHigher socio-economic statusSignificant positive associationAxis dysregulationAxis hormonesAdrenal axisStress-related diseasesDHEA activityInfant cortisolDepression severity