Research related to welfare policy

Twelver Shia Beliefs and Religious Financing for Social Welfare

Sara Rizvi Jafree

Routledge, Taylor & Francis (Forthcoming June 2026)

https://www.routledge.com/Twelver-Shia-Beliefs-and-Religious-Financing-for-Social-Welfare/Jafree/p/book/9781041322962

Social Policy for Women in Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree

Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-32863-3

The Sociology of South Asian Women's Health

Ed. Sara Rizvi Jafree

Springer Nature, 2020

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-50204-1

Women, Healthcare, and Violence in Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree

Oxford University Press, 2018

https://oup.com.pk/academic-generalbooks/sociology-gender-studies/women-healthcare-and-violence-in-pakistan.html

Telehealth Services for Aging Patients in Pakistan:

Understanding challenges and developing regionally relevant support through social policy

Sara Rizvi Jafree

In Digital Healthcare in Asia and Gulf Region for Healthy Aging and More Inclusive Societies Shaping Digital Future Ed. Patricia Ordonez de Pablos, Elsevier, 2024

https://shop.elsevier.com/books/digital-healthcare-in-asia-and-gulf-region-for-healthy-aging-and-more-inclusive-societies/de-pablos/978-0-443-23637-2

Women and Minorities in Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree

In Pakistan Studies: A Book of Readings Ed. Sikandar Hayat, Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2023

https://sangemeel.shop/products/pakistan-studies-a-book-of-readings-sikandar-hayat

The Relationship between Religious Text, Religious Tolerance, and Mental Health in different Religious Groups of Pakistan: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Journal of Religion and Health, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02520-2

Predictors of Health-seeking Behavior in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease and a comparison of Health-seeking based on patient-type

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

BMC Gastroenterology, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04235-w

Occupational Commitment Among Women Clinical Educators in Pakistan: The Impact of Social Status and Work-Family Interference

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Journal of Educational Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences, 2025

https://jepps.su.edu.pk/uploads/journals/JEPPS_107-5i0125-p_1-14.pdf

Empowered by Survival: Women Street Vendors in Pakistan’s Informal Patriarchal Economy

Ravail Hasan and Sara Rizvi Jafree

Development in Practice, 2025

Predicting High Risk Pregnancies in Pakistan-A Demographic Assessment using Predictive Machine Learning

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Quality & Quantity, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02210-x

Christian Religious Minorities of Pakistan and their Satisfaction with Higher Education and Mental Wellbeing

Amber Bajwa and Sara Rizvi Jafree

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1163/15718115-bja10216

Predictors of Help-Seeking Behaviour for Women Domestic Violence Victims of Pakistan and the Gaps in Networks of Support

Sajida Yaqoob, Fareeha Habib, and Sara Rizvi Jafree

Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies, 2024

https://www.socialsciencejournals.pjgs-ws.com/index.php/PJGS/article/view/778

Mental Health and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Single-center Structural Equation Model

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

BMC Gastroenterology, 2024

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12876-024-03268-x.pdf

Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Key Barriers and Facilitators to the Delivery and Uptake of Primary Healthcare Services to Women in Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

BMJ Open, 2023

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e076883.citation-tools

Influence of Gender Identity on the Adoption of Religious-spiritual, Preventive and Emotion-focused Coping Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan

Saeed Ahmad and Sara Rizvi Jafree

Annals of Medicine, 2023

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07853890.2023.2291464

Characterizing Social Determinants of Maternal and Child Health: A Qualitative Community Health Needs Assessment in Underserved Areas

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Healthcare, 2023

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11152224

Maternal Stress and Health Quality of Life in Mothers with Special Needs Children: Four-Track Social Policy Recommendations Led by Social Work

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Advances in Women’s Studies 2023

https://womensresearch-ataunipress.org/en/maternal-stress-and-health-quality-of-life-in-mothers-with-special-needs-children-four-track-social-policy-recommendations-led-by-social-work-1647

Pakistani Hazara Shia Victims: Challenges, Survival Techniques, and Protective Needs

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Conflict, Security & Development, 2023

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14678802.2023.2186166

Impact of a Digital Health Literacy Intervention and Risk Predictors for Multimorbidity among Poor Women of Reproductive Years: Results of a Randomized-Controlled Trial

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Digital Health, 2023

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/20552076221144506

The Migrant Hazara Shias of Pakistan and their Social Determinants for PTSD, Mental Disorders and Life Satisfaction

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Journal of Migration and Health, 2023

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623523000168

Predictors for Stress in Special Education Teachers: Policy Lessons for Teacher Support and Special Needs Education Development during the COVID Pandemic and Beyond

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 2022

https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2022.2077498

Infection Preparedness of Community Health Workers: Implications for Maternal and Neonatal Health Services in Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Primary Health Care Research & Development, 2022

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423622000081

WhatsApp-Delivered Intervention for Continued Learning for Nurses in Pakistan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Randomized-Controlled Trial

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.739761

Transmitting Religious Values through Online Religious Communities: Case study of Pakistani Shia Mothers’ Home Education

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2021

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13617672.2021.1992744

The Impact of Intergenerational Learning on Quality of Life in Older Populations Residing in A Public Sector Old Age Home: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 2021

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15350770.2021.1942383

Challenges in Providing Surgical Procedures during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study among Operating Department Practitioners in Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Science Progress, 2021

https://doi.org/10.1177/00368504211023282

Delivery Health Service Satisfaction of Mothers and Fear of COVID-19: Implications for Maternal and Child Health in Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Maternal and Child Health Journal, Springer, 2021

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03140-4

Protective Factors for Life Satisfaction in Aging Populations Residing in Public Sector Old Age Homes of Pakistan: Implications for Social Policy

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Journal of Aging and Environment, 2021

https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2021.1887042

Social Protection for Socioeconomically Vulnerable Women of Pakistan-During Covid-19 and Beyond

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies: Alam-e-Niswan, 2021

https://discovery.researcher.life/article/social-protection-for-socioeconomically-vulnerable-women-of-pakistan-during-covid-19-and-beyond/040b705386933f5d9d26870308915b6f

Impact of Microfinance Health Interventions on Health-related Outcomes among Female Informal Workers in Pakistan: A Retrospective Quasi-Experimental Study

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

BMJ Open, 2021

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043544

Significant other Family Members and their Experiences of COVID-19 in Pakistan: A Qualitative Study with Implications for Social Policy

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Stigma and Health, 2020

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sah0000269

Determinants of Depression in Women with Chronic Disease: Evidence from a Sample of Poor Loan Takers from Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree

Journal of Community Psychology, Wiley, 2020

https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22399

Health Challenges of Mothers with Special Needs Children in Pakistan and the Importance of Integrating Health Social Workers

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Social Work in Health Care, Taylor & Francis, 2020

https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2020.1781738

The Triple Burden of Disease, Destitution and Debt: Pakistani Women Microfinance Borrowers Health Challenges

Sara Rizvi Jafree et al.

Health Care for Women International, Taylor & Francis, 2020

https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2020.1716236

Informal Congregational Social Workers and Promotion of Social Welfare in Sermons: A study of Shia Women Religious Scholars of Pakistan

Sara Rizvi Jafree

Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, Taylor & Francis, 2020

https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2020.1713963