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Heidi Stöckl is affiliated with the University of London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in the social sciences and health professions. They have a significant number of publications, with their work focusing primarily on topics related to intimate partner and family violence, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and associated social issues.

Their research spans various subfields including health, general health professions, sociology and political science, gender studies, and clinical psychology. This interdisciplinary approach covers multiple dimensions of health and social wellbeing.

Key topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Stöckl's frequent co-authors reflect collaborations with researchers active in similar fields. These include Gerry Mshana, Saidi Kapiga, Donati Malibwa, Neema Mosha, and Sarah R. Meyer.

Several journals and publication venues host Stöckl's work, with a notable presence in:

  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • BMC Public Health
  • Trauma Violence & Abuse
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries

Among recently published papers associated with or including Stöckl's contributions are:

  • "Global, regional, and national prevalence estimates of physical or sexual, or both, intimate partner violence against women in 2018" (2022), published in The Lancet
  • "Natural hazards, disasters and violence against women and girls: a global mixed-methods systematic review" (2021), published in BMJ Global Health
  • "A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review: Infidelity, Romantic Jealousy and Intimate Partner Violence against Women" (2020), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Economic empowerment and intimate partner violence: a secondary data analysis of the cross-sectional Demographic Health Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa" (2021), published in BMC Women's Health
  • "Measurement and prevalence of sexual harassment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021), published in BMJ Open

The researcher's output demonstrates a focus on empirical and mixed-methods approaches, frequently addressing issues of violence, economic factors, and health disparities in global and low-resource settings.

Best Publications

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Global and regional estimates of violence against women: prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence.

    Garcia-Moreno C;Pallitto C;Devries K;Stockl H

  • Global, regional, and national prevalence estimates of physical or sexual, or both, intimate partner violence against women in 2018

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  • The global prevalence of intimate partner homicide: a systematic review.

    Heidi Stöckl;Karen Devries;Alexandra Rotstein;Naeemah Abrahams

  • Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Haidong Wang;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • Intimate partner violence during pregnancy: analysis of prevalence data from 19 countries

    Karen M. Devries;Sunita Kishor;Holly Johnson;Heidi Stöckl

  • Prevalence and risk of violence and the physical mental and sexual health problems associated with human trafficking: systematic review.

    Siân Oram;Heidi Stöckl;Joanna Busza;Louise M. Howard

  • Intimate partner violence among adolescents and young women: prevalence and associated factors in nine countries: a cross-sectional study.

    Heidi Stöckl;Laura March;Laura March;Christina Pallitto;Claudia Garcia-Moreno

  • Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses of Prospective–Longitudinal Studies

    Alexa R. Yakubovich;Heidi Stöckl;Joseph A. Murray;G. J. Melendez-Torres

  • A transformative stand-alone goal on achieving gender equality womens rights and womens empowerment: Imperatives and key components. In the context of the post-2015 development framework and sustainable development goals.

    Brooks R;Oram S;Stockl H;Busza J

  • Intimate partner violence and engagement in HIV care and treatment among women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Abigail M. Hatcher;Elizabeth M. Smout;Janet M. Turan;Nicola Christofides

  • Natural hazards, disasters and violence against women and girls: a global mixed-methods systematic review.

    Alyssa Mari Thurston;Heidi Stöckl;Meghna Ranganathan

  • The Concept and Measurement of Violence Against Women and Men

    Sylvia Walby;Jude Towers;Susan Balderston;Consuelo Corradi

  • Prevalence of intimate partner violence and abuse and associated factors among women enrolled into a cluster randomised trial in northwestern Tanzania

    Saidi Kapiga;Sheila Harvey;Abdul Khalie Muhammad;Heidi Stöckl

  • Is Early Sexual Debut a Risk Factor for HIV Infection Among Women in Sub‐Saharan Africa? A Systematic Review

    Heidi Stöckl;Naira Kalra;Jantine Jacobi;Charlotte Watts

  • Intimate Partner Violence and Its Association With Physical and Mental Health Symptoms Among Older Women in Germany

    Heidi Stöckl;Bridget Penhale

  • Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and associated mental health symptoms among pregnant women in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

    B Mahenge;S Likindikoki;H Stöckl;J Mbwambo

  • Induced abortion, pregnancy loss and intimate partner violence in Tanzania: a population based study

    Heidi Stöckl;Véronique Filippi;Charlotte H. Watts;Jessie Kk Mbwambo

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudia Garcia-Moreno
Claudia Garcia-Moreno World Health Organization
Karen Devries
Karen Devries London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Abigail M. Hatcher
Abigail M. Hatcher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Heidi J Larson
Heidi J Larson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Paul S. F. Yip
Paul S. F. Yip University of Hong Kong
Kalpana Balakrishnan
Kalpana Balakrishnan Sri Ramachandra University
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer University of British Columbia
Michelle L. Bell
Michelle L. Bell Yale University
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
Foad Abd-Allah
Foad Abd-Allah Cairo University

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