Khalidha Nasiri

The University of Western Ontario | UWO · Schulich School of Medicine

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder linked to functional impairments and adverse health outcomes. We sought to examine the association between pregnant women with OCD and obstetrical and neonatal outcomes in the USA. A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted using data provided by pregnant women from the Natio...

Objectives We estimated the degree to which the association between race and spontaneous recurrent preterm delivery is mediated by the timing of the first prenatal care visit. Methods A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted using the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics Natality Files. We identified 644,576 women with a p...

Background Access to high-quality, person-centred care during pregnancy and childbirth is a global priority. Positive experience of care is key in particular, because it is both a fundamental right and can influence health outcomes and future healthcare utilisation. Despite its importance for accountability and action, systematic guidance on measur...

Background Evidence has shown the benefits of labour companions during childbirth. Few studies have documented the relationship between the absence of labour companions and mistreatment of women during childbirth in low-income and middle-income countries using a standardised tool. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of the WHO multi-country...

Race is associated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and small-for-gestational age (SGA). We evaluated the extent to which this association is mediated by adequacy of prenatal care (PNC). A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the United States' National Center for Health Statistics Natality Files for the years 2011-2017. We per...

Pregnancy and childbirth place women at risk of morbidity and mortality, particularly in Benin where the health system is fragile. This study aimed to understand women’s experiences concerning their interactions with midwives during antenatal visits and to explore contextual factors influencing these interactions and the quality of care received. A...

Purpose: To examine intolerance of uncertainty, maladaptive coping strategies, and perfectionism as predictors of an obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD) diagnosis. Methods: Outpatients (N = 549) referred to the START Clinic for Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Toronto from 2011-2014 completed a structured clinical interview (MINI International Neurop...

Background: Social accountability is a participatory process in which citizens are engaged to hold politicians, policy makers and public officials accountable for the services that they provide. In the Fifteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, African leaders recognized the need for strong, decentralized health programs with...

Relatively little is known about individual characteristics that factor into the decision to seek help for mood and anxiety symptoms. The current study was undertaken in order to examine factors that predict the likelihood of seeking help for mood and anxiety symptoms amongst a clinical population. Patients (N=278) referred to a tertiary care clini...

Background: Malaria is a major global health challenge. This study aims to clarify the manner in which contextual factors determine the use and maintenance of bed nets and the extent to which malaria prevention policy is responsive to them in Southern Benin. Methods: Semi-structured interviews and direct observations were undertaken with 30 preg...