A5061691175- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Media Influence and Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Media Studies and Communication
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
The University of Queensland
2022-2024
UNSW Sydney
2023
Objectives In addition to harms caused individuals who smoke, second-hand smoke (SHS or passive smoke) is an important public health issue. We aim estimate the extent of preventable deaths due tobacco and SHS exposure in Southeast Asia. Methods Data were from Global Burden Disease Study 2019. analysed data Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam. Results 2019, there 728,500...
Background: Vaccinations protect the public against serious diseases or death; however, some individuals are hesitant in obtaining them. We aim to contribute understanding of challenges vaccination roll-out by examining motivations, hesitancies, and their associated factors, COVID-19 vaccines two years into pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional online surveys were conducted Norway, USA, UK, Australia (N = 1649). The participants self-reported whether they had obtained one vaccines. Those who a...
Abstract Background Gaming Disorder was included as an addictive disorder in the latest version of International Classification Diseases (ICD-11), published 2022. The present study aimed to develop a screening tool for Disorder, Identification Test (GADIT), based on four ICD-11 diagnostic criteria: impaired control, increasing priority, continued gaming despite harm, and functional impairment. Method We reviewed 297 questionnaire items from 48 existing addiction scales selected 68 content...
Although many countries have banned tobacco advertising on traditional media platforms, the industry actively promotes their products via online channels. Adolescents are at high risk of exposure due to spending substantial time online. We examined prevalence adolescent advertisements and promotions.
Video games are a source of positive experiences and joy for many people. However, some interaction styles may lead to negative consequences. We aimed examine the potential physical problems associated with video gaming behaviors. Data were from 2022 International Gaming Study (IGS22), cross-sectional survey 955 individuals aged 18–94 (M = 46.10 [16.19]; 45% male) who played games. examined association between prolonged continuous game play identified in past 12 months. Playing three or more...
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the levels of trust in information provided by public authorities 2 years after COVID-19 outbreak and factors associated with trust. Methods: Using a cross-national approach, online survey data was collected from four Western countries-Australia, Norway, United Kingdom, States America. Differences reports very low or were examined age, gender, area residence, highest level education countries. Results: Levels authorities' among Norwegian respondents...
Traditionally, opioid-related disease burden was primarily due to heroin use. However, increases in extra-medical (or non-medicinal use of prescription opioids; NMPOs) has precipitated the current overdose epidemic North America. We aim examine state-level prevalence and NMPO dependence their associations with mortality socio-demographic profiles. Data were pooled from 2005–2014 National Survey on Drug Use Health (NSDUH). CDC WONDER (Cause Death database) by past year DSM-IV dependence, age...
Tobacco use among youth in the South-East Asian region is quite prevalent. This study aims to examine if psychosocial factors (perceived loneliness, peer, and parental relationships) were associated with adolescent smoking, whether effects different according sex age. Data came from Global School-based Student Health Surveys collected between 2012 2015 Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam. 64 578 (males = 48.5%) adolescents aged 13-18...
Prioritizing adolescent health is a public priority to achieve the sustainable development goals, including reducing risk of unsafe sex. Data on sex have remained scarce among adolescents in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). To estimate prevalence LMICs, we conducted secondary data analysis Global School-based Student Health Surveys 244,863 students aged 13-17 years from 68 across five World Organization regions. The overall ever had was 16.2%. highest lowest regional estimation 30.5%...
Background and aims: Social media vaping awareness campaigns can potentially decrease youth prevalence. Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers capabilities for rapidly producing campaign materials at scale, however, there is limited research on perceptions of AI-generated combining images text.Methods: We conducted a two-phase mixed-methods study in Queensland, Australia. Phase 1 involved two focus groups (n=10 total; mean age: 16.3) to evaluate created using basic approach zero-shot...
Objectives: We aim to estimate the burden of preventable deaths due tobacco and second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure in Southeast Asia.Design: This study used data from Global Burden Disease 2019 number attributable SHS Asia.Setting: The focused on Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.Subjects: Individuals general populations Asia.Main outcome measures: main measures were exposure,...
Schooling-at-home and educating children at home have received increased attention since the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in abrupt social changes, including stay-at-home protocols school closures to prevent spread of infection during period. We examined mental health, psychosocial well-being, loneliness parents according whether they had been taking on extra schooling-at-home child-care responsibilities. conducted a multi-country cross-sectional online survey nine months into Norway,...