A5088973950- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Malaria Research and Control
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
University of London
2010-2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2015-2024
GN Store Nord (Denmark)
2024
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
2024
Uniwersytet SWPS
2021
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
2021
University Medical Center
2021
National Institute for Health Research
2021
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2021
Institute of Psychology
2021
BACKGROUND. Breastfeeding promotion is a key child survival strategy. Although there an extensive scientific basis for its impact on postneonatal mortality, evidence sparse neonatal mortality. OBJECTIVES. We sought to assess the contribution of timing initiation breastfeeding any impact. METHODS. This study took advantage 4-weekly surveillance system from large ongoing maternal vitamin A supplementation trial in rural Ghana involving all women childbearing age and their infants. It was...
BackgroundAlthough structured psychological treatments are recommended as first-line interventions for depression, only a small fraction of people globally receive these because poor access in routine primary care. We assessed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness brief treatment (Healthy Activity Program [HAP]) delivery by lay counsellors to patients with moderately severe depression health-care settings.MethodsIn this randomised controlled trial, we recruited participants aged 18–65...
Background Screening of patients for common mental disorders (CMDs) is needed in primary-care management programmes. This study aimed to compare the screening properties five widely used questionnaires. Method Adult attenders settings India were recruited through systematic sampling. Four questionnaires administered, pairs, random order participants: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ, 12 items); Primary (PHQ, nine Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10, 10 items), and from which we could...
The relation between the true plasma creatinine concentration (Pc) and glomerular filtration rate corrected for body surface area (GFR/SA) was investigated in 108 individuals, following formula derived: GFR/SA (ml/min per 1-73m2SA) = 0-43 Ht (cm)/Pc (mg/100 ml). This tested a second group of 83 children, its accuracy precision compared to 24-hour clearance. It found be superior clearance overall, as good, even if all results involving suspect 24-hour-urine collections were eliminated from...
Modelled mortality estimates have been useful for health programmes in low-income and middle-income countries. However, these are often based on sparse low-quality data. We aimed to generate high quality data about the burden, timing, causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths, neonatal deaths south Asia sub-Saharan Africa.In this prospective cohort study done 11 community-based research sites Africa, between July, 2012, February, 2016, we conducted population-based surveillance women...
Depressive and anxiety disorders (common mental disorders) are the most common psychiatric condition encountered in primary healthcare.To test effectiveness of an intervention led by lay health counsellors care settings (the MANAS intervention) to improve outcomes people with disorders.Twenty-four facilities (12 public, 12 private) Goa (India) were randomised provide either collaborative stepped or enhanced usual adults who screened positive for disorders. Participants assessed at 2, 6...
<h3>Background</h3> Gender disadvantage and reproductive health are major determinants of women's in developing countries. <h3>Objective</h3> To determine the association factors indicative gender with risk common mental disorders (CMDs) women. <h3>Design</h3> Cross-sectional survey from November 1, 2001, to June 15, 2003. <h3>Participants</h3> A total 3000 women randomly selected a sampling frame aged 18 45 years Goa; 2494 participated. <h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3> The primary outcome was...
To investigate risk factors for pneumonia infants < 2 years of age.Hospital-based, case-control study with neighborhood control subjects.Urban area in southern Brazil.Five hundred ten radiologically confirmed who were admitted to a pediatric hospital. One age-matched subject was selected each case.Multiple conditional regression modeling used confounding, taking into account the hierarchical relationships between factors. The incidence associated low paternal education, number persons...
To date questionnaire surveys have been the most commonly used instruments to measure hygiene behaviours related water and sanitation. More recently, a number of studies structured observations study practices diarrhoea. During trial education intervention reduce diarrhoea among young children in Bandundu, Zaire, both were disposal child faeces various hand‐washing practices. Three hundred families observed follow‐up interviews performed with 274 (91%) mothers. At individual level, agreement...