A5041458520- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Phytoestrogen effects and research
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Decision Support System Applications
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- Antioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleracea
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
University of Westminster
2005-2021
King's College London
2008
Save the Children
1997
People with HIV access to treatment are growing older and living healthier lives than in the past, while health improvements increased survival rates welcome, psychological social consequences quality of life ageing complex for this group. Understanding how ageing, intersect is key developing effective interventions improve QoL.One hundred people over age 50 (range 50-87, mean 58), were recruited through community organizations, clinics, included men who have sex (MSM), Black African White...
In 1974 a joint FAO/UNICEF/WHO Expert Committee met to develop methods for nutrition surveillance. There has been much interest and activity in this topic since then, however there is lack of guidance practitioners confusion exists around the terminology paper we propose classification data collection activities, consider technical issues each category, examine potential applications challenges related information communication technology. are three major approaches used collect primary...
Many varied activities are encompassed by the term "nutrition(al) surveillance". Several national surveillance systems were initiated soon after World Food Conference in 1974, but few have lasted. Most complex, expensive, slow to produce findings, and eventually stopped. This paper discusses why nutrition low-income countries is so hard sustain, identifies key factors which been maintained. For be sustainable, there needs be: demand for information; a reasonable cost as well cost-efficient...
Objectives First, to investigate cross-cultural variations in symptom prevalence for mid-life women using data from studies undertaken the UK, Japan, China, Canada and USA, and, second, examine relationship between symptoms, ethnicity, age menopausal status London's multi-ethnic urban aged 45–55 years.Methods Cross-sectional, self-administered, postal questionnaire of years London, UK (n = 1115), recruited general practitioner lists. Participants recalled 15 symptoms rates were compared with...
Background: Auricular acupuncture has been identified as a possible method for modulating appetite and suggested cost-effective adjunct to current treatments obesity. Objective: To investigate changes in reported feelings of hunger satiety after auricular acupuncture. Design Patients: Randomized, controlled, pilot study 40 participants randomized fasted control intervention groups (n = 20 per group). Intervention: A 5-point (Hypothalamus, Hunger, Stomach, Point Zero, Shenmen) unilateral...
To undertake a case-control analysis of the health, nutrition and caring practices orphans enrolled in primary schools Ethiopia.Pupils both sexes aged 7-17 who were randomly selected from Grades 3 4 school during national survey schoolchildren Ethiopia classified as an orphan matched by age, sex with non-orphans. Logistic regression was used to compare children terms indicators anthropometric nutritional status, chronic infections, personal hygiene, diet, self-reported sensory disability.Of...
Parental investment theory postulates that where physical condition varies significantly then birth sex ratio will be correlated with social status. Application of this to man remains contentious. This study examines physique, wealth, and status in relation the live births. It reports a female-biased high economic Nepalese. Close consanguineous marriage, intended conserve landed wealth within related lineages, increased female work burdens accompanying larger farm size, are proximate factors...
Abstract Background In northern Nigeria, UNICEF has supported introduction of a short message service (SMS) system for data transmission in the Community-based Management Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme. The SMS operates parallel to traditional paper-based system, and weekly are transmitted directly from health facilities federal level. For paper monthly summaries passed through all levels government. We assessed quality performance both CMAM information systems. Methods undertook...