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HUNAINA KHAN
Aspiration Statement
I am inclined towards research in global and community health, along with health administration. I also want to pursue my postgraduate degree in public health, specifically in sexual and reproductive health rights. My other passions include literature and travelling.
Core Skills
- MAXQDA
- STATA
Academic Awards / Achievements
- Dean's List, Spring 2021
- Dean's List, Fall 2020
Experience
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Research Associate - Centre for Social Innovation in Developing Countries
- Management Trainee - VCast Online
- International Writing Program, University of Iowa (2022)
- Undergraduate Researcher Fellowship - Higher Education Commission (March 2021)
- Intern - Network of Organizations Working with Persons with Disabilities (July 2020 - August 2020)
- Intern - The Citizens Foundation Baghbaan Program (October 2018 - May 2019)
Publications / Creative Projects
- Youth as Researchers: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 UNESCO (2021)
- Cysterhood Awareness Intervention Proposal (2020)
- Research on Low-skilled Labor Migrants: Struggles of a Pakistani Labor Migrant in Saudi Arabia (2019)
Final Year Project
Project Title
A Qualitative Outlook into the Relationship between the Reputable and the Disreputable: To explore the Provider Bias in SRHR health-care services towards young female sex workers in Karachi, Pakistan 2021
Description
The study explores provider bias in SRHR healthcare services towards young female sex workers in Karachi, Pakistan. It focuses on whether young female sex workers' access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services through their experience with health providers, is hindered by the provider's attitude or behavior that restrict patient access and choice, in Karachi, Pakistan. Data was collected using primary research methods, to recruit four female health provider participants, from both public and private health facilities. The participants were interviewed one-on-one, in-person or on call, using an in-depth, open-ended questionnaire. Findings included five primary themes: Discrimination/No Discrimination (subtheme: Stigma and Criminalization), Sufficient/Lack of Health Provider Training and Knowledge, YFSWS' Lack of Accessibility (subtheme: Lack of Education), Guidance in Terms of Referral/Guidance in Terms of Leaving Sex Work, and Health Providers' Attitude towards Rape and Abortion. Recommendations include stigma reduction training and implementation of SRH in education curriculum.