A5040990252- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Health and Behaviors
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- School Health and Nursing Education
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2019-2025
Environmental Health
2021-2025
University of London
2019-2022
MRC Unit the Gambia
2021
Appropriate menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is impeded by taboos and secrecy surrounding menstruation. Unhygienic practices unpreparedness for managing menstruation has been associated with adverse health social outcomes among adolescent girls. In The Gambia, there limited data on girls women in rural communities the sources of information about adolescents. This study aimed to explore knowledge, preparedness its adolescents, mothers teachers Gambia.A mixed methods was conducted Kiang...
Poor knowledge and management of menstruation impacts girls’ school attendance academic performance. This paper aims to explore how menstrual hygiene practices related factors influence absenteeism drop-out among primary secondary girls in rural Gambia. Mixed-method studies were conducted students key informants from 19 schools July 2015–December 2017. Focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, cross-sectional surveys, diaries, water, sanitation (WASH) facility observations used. Key...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s engagement in health behaviors, especially those that protect individuals from SARS-CoV-2 transmission, such as handwashing/sanitizing. This study investigated whether adherence to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) handwashing guidelines (the outcome variable) was associated with trajectory of pandemic, measured by following 6 indicators: (i) number new cases morbidity/mortality (a country-level mean calculated for 14 days...
Inadequate menstrual hygiene management (MHM) practices have been associated with adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to describe MHM among schoolgirls from rural Gambia and assess risk factors urogenital infections depressive symptoms. A cross-sectional was conducted adolescent in thirteen schools Gambia. questionnaire used collect information on socio-demographics, clinical symptoms of reproductive urinary tract (UTIs). modified Beck Depression Inventory-II screen for Mid-stream...
PurposeEvidence on the effect of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) interventions education is scarce. This trial assessed a multicomponent intervention school attendance, urogenital health, other wellbeing outcomes among schoolgirls in rural Gambia.MethodsA cluster-randomised controlled was conducted between July 2019 December 2020 50 villages across 2 regions The Gambia, selecting one per village. Using restricted randomisation, half received 3-month NGO-led intervention, which included...
Patterns of protective health behaviors, such as handwashing and sanitizing during the COVID-19 pandemic, may be predicted by macro-level variables, regulations specified public policies. Health behavior patterns also micro-level self-regulatory cognitions models, including Action Process Approach (HAPA).
Background In circumstances where vaccine hesitancy is high, like in Tanzania 2021, measures to control the spread of COVID-19 infection through non-pharmaceutical interventions, specifically mask-wearing, hand-washing and physical distancing, become crucial. This study was undertaken inform development a context-adapted communication campaign Tanzania. Focus Article The examines effectiveness three different behaviour change ads created as part same effort, two them by creative process,...
Menstrual health (MH) is a recognised global public challenge. Poor MH may lead to absence from school and work, adverse outcomes. However, reviews suggest lack of rigorous evidence for the effectiveness interventions on education The objective this paper describe methods used in cluster-randomised controlled trial estimate effect multi-component intervention improve attendance Gambia.The design ensured half schools (25) were randomised receive which comprised following components: (i) Peer...
Introduction: Evidence on the effect of menstrual health (MH) interventions education is scarce. This trial assessed a multi-component intervention school attendance, urogenital health, and other wellbeing outcomes among schoolgirls in rural Gambia.Methods: We conducted cluster-randomised controlled between July 2019 December 2020 50 villages two regions The Gambia. One was selected per village. Half were randomised using restricted randomisation to receive three-month NGO-led which included...
Abstract Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s engagement in health behaviors, especially those that protect individuals from SARS-CoV-2 transmission, such as handwashing/sanitizing. Associations between the pandemic’s trajectory and protective behavior of handwashing are unclear. This study investigated whether adherence to World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines is associated with (i) total cases morbidity/mortality accumulated since onset pandemic, (ii) recent...