A5022274546- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Disaster Response and Management
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Health and Wellbeing Research
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2009-2024
Hong Kong Jockey Club
2015-2022
Prince of Wales Hospital
2009-2011
Background Hong Kong is a densely populated city with low incidence and mortality of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The imposed different levels social distancing including, the closure sports venues restrictions on eateries. This inevitably affects eating behaviour physical activities population. We examined changes in behavior before during COVID-19 pandemic, identified sociodemographic factors associated behavioral changes.
This study determines the differences in health risk behavior, knowledge, and benefit beliefs between science non-health university students 17 low middle income countries. Anonymous questionnaire data were collected a cross-sectional survey of 13,042 undergraduate (4,981 8,061 students) from universities countries across Asia, Africa, Americas. Results indicate that overall, had same mean number behaviors as students. Regarding addictive fewer used tobacco, binge drinkers, or gambled once...
This study investigated whether the consumption of fruit and vegetable by Chinese primary students in Hong Kong is associated with their mother's (1) nutrition knowledge on vegetables; (2) attitude towards healthy eating; (3) consumption.Fourth-and fifth-grade from 10 schools located different districts, along mothers, were invited to each fill-in a questionnaire related diet intake.Accomplished questionnaires matched analysed.There 1779 mother-child pairs who successfully matched.Chi-square...
Fire is one of the major disasters in rural communities but evidence effectiveness education interventions against fire risks limited. This was a 2-year study assessed face-to-face Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) for raising risk reduction knowledge fire-prone ethnic minority community. The conducted various pre-set time points an intervention-based project Dong-based community Nanjiang Village, Guizhou Province 2015 2016 to increase among villagers about how...
Food safety and unhealthy dietary pattern are important global health problems. Understanding food-related needs providing corresponding support to risk reduction. A assessment, education intervention for food labelling, another salt-intake reduction were conducted in a rural Kunge community Yunnan, China 2014, 2015 2016, respectively. Not checking the expiry date of packaged (37.1%) high salt diet (53.9%) most common problems community. Both topics selected intervention. Pre-...
Water security is essential for maintaining health and well-being, reducing a population’s vulnerability in disaster. Among resource-poor villagers China, water-related disasters climate change may increasingly affect people’s water security. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between perceived disaster risk perception rural ethnic minority community. A cross-sectional household survey conducted 2015 Xingguang village, Chongqing, examining association villagers’...
Abstract Aim The economic depression and reduced physical mobility associated with COVID‐19 potentially affected the food security status of poor. This study aimed to assess possible worsening perceived insecurity among low‐income families in Hong Kong. Methods Families either receiving government subsidies or living a subdivided flat referred by local non‐governmental organisations were invited participate telephone survey. Food before (by recalling) during pandemic assessed using Household...
Aim Overconsumption of salt contributes to hypertension and increases the risks cardiovascular diseases. Most studies that investigated intake by applying Health belief model (HBM) have focused on urban settings. This study aims identify prevalence overconsumption (>6 g per day) in a rural village Southwestern China determine association between knowledge regarding consumption/HBM constructs behavior among residents. Methods Inthis cross-sectional study, 79 adults aged 18 years above were...
Previous study reported that high proportion of Chinese cancer patients practise food avoidance behaviour for fear recurrence. The present aims at documenting the degree behaviours and its association with nutrient intake diet quality among patients.Cross-sectional face-to-face interviews were conducted 245 suffering from nasopharyngeal colorectal to investigate their behaviour. Participant's was assessed by 3-day record. Diet measured Quality Index - International (DQI-I).As many as 86%...