Health and Wellbeing: Recent submissions
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Meta-Analysis of Sub-Saharan African Studies Provides Insights Into Genetic Architecture of Lipid Traits
(National Library of MedicineNature Communications, 2022)Genetic associations for lipid traits have identified hundreds of variants with clear differences across European, Asian and African studies. Based on a sub-Saharan-African GWAS for lipid traits in the population cross-sectional ... -
Perspective: Food Environment Research Priorities for Africa: Lessons from the Africa Food Environment Research Network
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2022)Over the last 2 decades, many African countries have undergone dietary and nutrition transitions fueled by globalization, rapid urbanization, and development. These changes have altered African food environments and, ... -
Low Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated with Reduced Psychomotor and Language Abilitiesin Young Ugandan Children.
(National Library of MedicineMDPI, 2022)Children living in Sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to developmental delay, particularly in the critical first five years due to various adverse exposures including disease and nutritional deficiencies. Anemia and iron ... -
Prevalence and Overlap of Known Undernutrition Risk Factors in Children in Nairobi Kenya.
(National Library of MedicineWiley Online Library, 2022)We aimed to describe the co-occurrence of known risk factors for undernutrition and the prevalence of modifiable risks in wasted, stunted and healthy children. Quota sampling was used to recruit healthy [weight for age Z ... -
Perspectives on Returning Individual and Aggregate Genomic Research Results to Study Participants and Communities in Kenya: A Qualitative Study.
(National Library of MedicineBMC Medical Ethics, 2022)Background: A fundamental ethical challenge in conducting genomics research is the question of what and how individual level genetic findings and aggregate genomic results should be conveyed to research participants and ... -
Using Economic Diaries in an Ethnographic Study: What They Can Tell About the Financial and Daily Lives of Male and Female Sex Workers in Mombasa
(ReserchGateSage Journals, 2022)This article has two objectives: first, to contribute to the academic understanding of the relationship of money with sex work by going beyond purely instrumentalist conceptualizations; and second, to inform interventions ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Caesarean Section in Rwanda: A Trend Analysis of Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2000 to 2019–20
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2022)Background: Caesarean section (CS) is an important medical intervention for reducing the risk of poor perinatal outcomes. However, CS trends in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continue to increase yet maternal and neonatal mortality ... -
Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs: Can Implementation Science Pave the Path Forward?
(National Library of MedicineSpringerLink, 2022)Adolescent mental health (AMH) is a critical driver of HIV outcomes, but is often overlooked in HIV research and programming. The implementation science Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework ... -
Level and Comfort of Caregiver-Young Adolescent Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Southwestern Uganda
(National Library of MedicineBMC Public Health, 2022)Background: Communication on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) between caregivers and their young adolescent children plays a significant role in shaping attitudes and behaviours that are critical to laying the foundations ... -
Power and Sample Size for Longitudinal Models in R - The longpower Package and Shiny App
(The R JournalResearchGate, 2022)Longitudinal studies are ubiquitous in medical and clinical research. Sample size computations are critical to ensure that these studies are sufficiently powered to provide reliable and valid inferences. There are several ...
