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Personal profile
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Nursena Aksünger is a PhD candidate at the Department of Economics of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her project aims to understand how poverty and mental health are interlinked. In addition, she is a part-time researcher at PharmAccess Foundation with a focus on maternal care.
Research
Applied Econometrics, Microeconometrics, Health Economics
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors Among Reproductive Age Women in Khwisero, Western Kenya: A Longitudinal Community-based Study
Abajobir, A., Sidze, E., Janssens, W., Aksünger, N., Maina, D. & Gerbaba, M. J., 8 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychiatric Quarterly.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Daily Struggles, Shifting Moods: The Short-Term Dynamics of income and Depression
Aksünger, N., Janssens, W. & Pradhan, M., 5 Feb 2025, Tinbergen Institute, (TI Discussion Paper Series; no. 25-005/V).Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper › Professional
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The psychological poverty trap: Evidence from a financial and health diaries study in Kenya
Aksünger, N., Janssens, W. & Pradhan, M., Nov 2023, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 28, S1, p. 269-269 1 p., 553.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic
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COVID-19 and mental health in 8 low- and middle-income countries: A prospective cohort study
Aksunger, N., Vernot, C., Littman, R., Voors, M., Meriggi, N. F., Abajobir, A., Beber, B., Dai, K., Egger, D., Islam, A., Kelly, J., Kharel, A., Matabaro, A., Moya, A., Mwachofi, P., Nekesa, C., Ochieng, E., Rahman, T., Scacco, A. & van Dalen, Y. & 3 others, , Apr 2023, In: PLoS Medicine. 20, 4, p. 1-22 22 p., e1004081.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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What prevents pregnant women from adhering to the continuum of maternal care? Evidence on interrelated mechanisms from a cohort study in Kenya
Aksunger, N., De Sanctis, T., Waiyaiya, E., van Doeveren, R., van der Graaf, M. & Janssens, W., Jan 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 1, 12 p., e050670.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
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Innovative Partnership for Universal Sustainable Health
Aksünger, N. (PhD candidate), Pradhan, M. (Principal Investigator) & Janssens, W. (Principal Investigator)
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Lecture / Presentation
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The cost of a peaceful mind: Evidence from Kenya
Aksünger, N. (Speaker)
Sept 2021Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Prizes / Grants
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ODISSEI Microdata Access Grant (MAG) to access Statistics Netherlands Microdata for the research project Navigating Change: The mental health effects of Dutch student finance
Janssens, W. (Recipient), Aksünger, N. (Recipient) & Galama, T. J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Datasets
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Replication Data for: COVID-19 and mental health: A prospective cohort study in eight Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Aksünger, N. (Creator) & Janssens, W. (Contributor), DataverseNL, 2022
DOI: 10.34894/ryerf6, https://dataverse.nl/citation?persistentId=doi:10.34894/RYERF6
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Replication Data for: COVID-19 and mental health: A prospective cohort study in eight Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Aksünger, N. (Creator), Aksünger, N. (Contributor) & Janssens, W. (Contributor), DataverseNL, 2022
DOI: 10.34894/ryerf6, https://dataverse.nl/citation?persistentId=doi:10.34894/RYERF6
Dataset / Software: Dataset