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pro vyhledávání: '"Christina Howitt"'
Autor:
Predner Duvivier, Robers Pierre Tescar, Cassandra Halliday, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Cornelia Guell, Christina Howitt, Eden Augustus, Emily Haynes, Nigel Unwin
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 8 (2024)
IntroductionHaiti is the poorest country in the Americas and has the highest levels of gender inequality. It has high burdens of malnutrition and food insecurity. Our aim in this study was to investigate differences between female and male heads of f
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/aac94f37278f4990a08f137fcfcf859e
Publikováno v:
Dialogues in Health, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100088- (2023)
Background: Transforming the urban infrastructure to become safe, inclusive and sustainable remains a challenge in most developing settings. The Caribbean has high burdens of physical inactivity and non-communicable diseases. Therefore, understanding
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8c3edd22fd284f3dae13f773beddd1a5
Autor:
Kim R. Quimby, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Heather Harewood, Christina Howitt, Ian Hambleton, Selvi M. Jeyaseelan, Natalie Greaves, Natasha Sobers
Publikováno v:
Implementation Science Communications, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Abstract Background The Barbados Diabetes Remission Study-2 reported that a low-calorie diet for weight loss and diabetes remission implemented within the community and supported by trained community health advocates was both an acceptable implementa
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/729eba66e7b249bc9044afa88d718da4
Autor:
Nigel Unwin, Angela M C Rose, Ian R Hambleton, Christina Howitt, Anselm J M Hennis, Selvi M Jeyaseelan, Nkemcho O Ojeh
Publikováno v:
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2021)
Introduction Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) cut-offs associated with hyperglycemia may differ by ethnicity. We investigated the optimal BMI and WC cut-offs for identifying hyperglycemia in the predominantly Afro-Caribbean populati
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4876635d8ac94500ba5d0382828dad7e
Autor:
Rachel M. Harris, Angela M. C. Rose, Ian R. Hambleton, Christina Howitt, Nita G. Forouhi, Anselm J. M. Hennis, T. Alafia Samuels, Nigel Unwin
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Abstract Background High sodium diets with inadequate potassium and high sodium-to-potassium ratios are a known determinant of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The Caribbean island of Barbados has a high prevalence of hypertension and m
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/89e6bdd67ae94264ba98c98f19fb27c3
Autor:
Christina Howitt, Soren Brage, Ian R. Hambleton, Kate Westgate, T. Alafia Samuels, Angela MC Rose, Nigel Unwin
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2016)
Abstract Background Current understanding of population physical activity (PA) levels and sedentary behaviour in developing countries is limited, and based primarily on self-report. We described PA levels using objective and self-report methods in a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b459ccaf4bc641b19591c09942c46a0f
Publikováno v:
Salud Pública de México, Vol 59, Iss Supl.1 (2017)
Objective. To provide baseline information on tobacco use among adolescents in the Caribbean for the period before country-level implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC). Materials and methods. Using Global Youth Tobac
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/cb48508364cb43ae9ff476f44c38a505
Publikováno v:
The Lancet Global Health, Vol 3, Iss 10, p e593 (2015)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/7720289cb63547ca9ba4b66596c3a308
Autor:
Ian R Hambleton, Christina Howitt, Selvi Jeyaseelan, Madhuvanti M Murphy, Anselm J Hennis, Rainford Wilks, E Nigel Harris, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan, U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR)
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 6, p e0129778 (2015)
ObjectiveWe describe trends in life expectancy at birth (LE) and between-country LE disparities since 1965, in Latin America and the Caribbean.Methods & findingsLE trends since 1965 are described for three geographical sub-regions: the Caribbean, Cen
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/24a25be6e423457d9dc2f5687bec6c86
Autor:
Mayke J A M Oesterholt, Michael Alifrangis, Colin J Sutherland, Sabah A Omar, Patrick Sawa, Christina Howitt, Louis C Gouagna, Robert W Sauerwein, Teun Bousema
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 4, Iss 2, p e4364 (2009)
BackgroundSingle nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the dhfr and dhps genes are associated with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) treatment failure and gametocyte carriage. This may result in enhanced transmission of mutant malaria parasites, as previo
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b3b98ca949fb46a2a1c518955fc44f99