A5051789835- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Water resources management and optimization
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
University of East Anglia
2013-2024
Spire Bristol Hospital
2023
Norwich Research Park
2013-2017
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
2012
Carrying water may be a major contributor to disability from musculoskeletal disorders in low
Introduction Water fetching for household needs can cause injury, but documentation of the burden harm globally has been limited. We described frequency, characteristics and correlates water-fetching injuries in 24 sites 21 low-income middle-income countries Asia, Africa Latin America Caribbean. Methods In a survey 6291 randomly selected households, respondents reported whether how they had experienced injuries. Responses were coded injury type, mechanism, bodily location physical context....
In recent weeks, people all over the world have been settling into a 'new normal' of restricted mobility, online working, social distancing and enhanced hand hygiene.As part global fight against spread COVID-19 (the illness caused by SARS-CoV-2), we are repeatedly reminded public health authorities that frequent thorough hand-washing with soap water is one best ways limiting transmission.The rationale behind this clear: washing regularly thoroughly physically degrades removes viral particles...
Background The health of a carer is key factor which can affect the well-being child with disabilities for whom they care. In low-income countries, many carers children contend poverty, limited public services and lack assistive devices. these situations caregiving may require more physical work than in high-income countries so carry greater risk injury or problems. There some evidence that poverty access to care equipment those who disabilities. This study seeks understand this relationship...
Millions of people carry water home from off-plot sources each day and lack improved sanitation. Research on the health outcomes associated with fetching is limited, usage sanitation inconclusive.To analyse association fetching, unimproved supplies, facilities indicators women's children's health.49 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys 41 countries were merged, creating a data set 2,740,855 539,915 households. Multilevel, multivariable analyses conducted, using logistic regression for binary...
Limited access to water and sanitation is a risk health, dignity, ability engage in occupations. This article aims to: 1) discuss the current historical factors affecting rural South Africa, 2) explore occupational implications of access, particularly for older adults people with disability Africa. A literature review was carried out through searching JSTOR, Scopus, MEDLINE databases using framework analysis interpret retrieved documents. paper also reports thematic semi-structured...
Abstract Background Nearly 50% of South African children lack access to clean safe water and many regularly carry loads. The health effects carrying have not been well researched or considered when estimating the burden disease due suboptimal supply. Improved has potential create important economic benefits, by reducing childhood exposure risk factors for injury disease. aim this study was identify which domains perceive as affected carrying. Methods Qualitative research used within a...
Purpose: Information regarding the nature, availability and distribution of rehabilitation services for children with disabilities across developing countries is scarce, data that do exist are variable quality. If planning development to progress, information about service provision vital. The aim was establish scope nature support available (0–15 years) their families in rural Kenya. Method: A comprehensive sample comprising health special education sectors established. Non-governmental...
Aims To identify the incidence and risk factors for five-year same-site recurrent disc herniation (sRDH) after primary single-level lumbar discectomy. Secondary outcome was sRDH reoperation. Methods A retrospective study conducted using prospectively collected data patient-reported measures, including Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), between 2008 2019. Postoperative identified from clinical notes centre’s MRI database, with all imaging providers in region checked missing events. The...
We seek to advance a critical and relational concept of urban water security that theorizes processes in relation the hydro-social dynamics produce experiences securities insecurities at multiple scales. Our intention is set out an analytical framework both examines social relations underpin insecurity goes beyond as merely context which provision risk take place. mobilize this envision meaningful policies practices enhance equity empowerment for communities.
Physiotherapy practice in Africa faces a number of challenges, one which is the limited therapists most public hospitals. In Africa, physiotherapy still mainly institution based with very little community-based practice, leading to lack access services for large part population. This study explores users' perceptions physiotherapy, challenges faced by users, possible options management, and determines whether current rural Kilifi District general hospital Kenya facilitates future...
ABSTRACT In water-scarcity contexts, girls fetching water are exposed to gender-based violence (GBV), for which prevalence, types, and forms were unknown in the Peri-Urban Settings of Kinshasa. A cross-sectional study using multi-stage random sampling technique select 684 adolescent was conducted assess extent scarcity GBV affecting while water. Findings indicate that 98.2% dealing with shortage; 99.9% experienced at least one type GBV, 97.1, 95.5, 44.9% sexual, psychological, physical...