Colin W Binns

Biographic Data

ID1740323
NAMEColin W Binns
GIVEN NAMESColin W
FAMILY NAMEBinns
SIGNATUREBINNS C W
AFFILIATIONSCurtin University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS18
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX3

  • Soya and isoflavone intakes associated with reduced risk of oesophageal cancer in north-west China

    Open AccessLi Tang, Andy H Lee et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015

    Objective To ascertain the association between soya consumption, isoflavone intakes and oesophageal cancer risk in remote north-west China, where the incidence of oesophageal cancer is known to be high. Design Case–control study. Information on habitual consumption of soya foods and soya milk was obtained by personal interview. The intakes of isoflavones were then estimated using the US Department of Agriculture nutrient database. Logistic regres…

  • Bypassing birth centres for childbirth

    Open AccessRajendra Karkee, Andy H Lee et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2015Cited by: 3References: 23

    BACKGROUND: In Nepal, women residing in rural areas tend to bypass local birth centres and deliver at urban hospitals, despite the availability of obstetric care in these centres. This study investigated the incidence of bypassing, characteristics of bypassers and their reasons for bypassing the birth centres. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was undertaken in the Kaski district of central Nepal. The 353 pregnant women of 5 months or more gest…

  • A community-based prospective cohort study of exclusive breastfeeding in central Nepal

    Open AccessRajendra Karkee, Andy H Lee et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Despite the almost universal practice of breastfeeding, the reported exclusive breastfeeding rates declined substantially over time. Exclusive breastfeeding up to six months was more common in rural than urban areas of central Nepal. Urban mothers also exclusively breastfed shorter than rural mothers

  • Incidence of Low Birthweight in Central Nepal

    Open AccessRajendra Karkee, Andy H Lee et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2014

  • Eating out is associated with self-reported food poisoning

    Open AccessCarl Pollard, Xingqiong Meng et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014

    Objective To explore factors associated with self-reported food poisoning among Western Australian adults between 1998 and 2009. Design Data were pooled from four Nutrition Monitoring Surveys Series which included information on suspected food poisoning among Western Australian adults. Descriptive statistics and multinomial regression analyses were used to describe factors associated with self-reported food poisoning, food safety knowledge and be…

  • Differences in satiety effects of alginate- and whey protein-based foods

    Open AccessVicky A Solah, Vicky Solah et al.ARTICLEAppetite2010Cited by: 3References: 43

  • Consumer perceptions of fruit and vegetables serving sizes

    Open AccessCarl Pollard, Alison M Daly et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2009

    Objective To assess consumer understanding of fruit and vegetable serving sizes. Design The Western Australian Health Department launched the Go for 2&5 ® campaign to promote fruit and vegetables in March 2002. The Health & Wellbeing Surveillance System surveyed 1108 adults, aged 16 years and over, between September and November 2002 about what constituted a serving of fruit and of vegetables, their usual daily fruit and vegetables intake, and th…

  • Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption

    Open AccessCarl Pollard, Margaret R Miller et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2008

    Objective The Western Australian Health Department’s Go for 2&5 ® campaign aimed to increase adults’ awareness of the need to eat more fruit and vegetables and encourage increased consumption of one serving over five years. Design The multi-strategy fruit and vegetable social marketing campaign, conducted from 2002 to 2005, included mass media advertising (television, radio, press and point-of-sale), public relations events, publications, a websi…

  • Tea or coffee? A case study on evidence for dietary advice

    Open AccessColin Binns, Colin W Binns et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2008

    The present paper explores the level of evidence required to justify giving dietary advice to the public. There are important practical differences between the development of public health nutrition guidelines and guidelines for clinical practice. While the gold standard for evidence for clinical practice guidelines is a meta-analysis of a number of randomised controlled trials, this is often unrealistic and sometimes unethical for the evaluation…

  • Predictors of Breastfeeding Duration

    Jane A Scott, Colin Binns et al.ARTICLEPEDIATRICS2006

    OBJECTIVE. To report the duration of breastfeeding among a population of Australian women and to identify factors that are associated with the duration of full breastfeeding to 6 months and any breastfeeding to 12 months. METHODS. Participants were 587 women who were recruited from 2 maternity hospitals in Perth and completed a baseline questionnaire just before or shortly after discharge from the hospital. Women were followed up by telephone int…

  • Why do adult women in Vietnam take iron tablets

    Open AccessRitsuko Aikawa, Masamine Jimba et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2006

    The study found that multiple poor environmental risk factors discouraged women from taking iron tablets continuously. The availability (frequent supply) of iron tablets was the most effective way to help adult women to continue taking iron tablets

  • Which women stop smoking during pregnancy and the effect on breastfeeding duration

    Open AccessRoslyn Giglia, Roslyn C Giglia et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2006

    Pregnancy is a time when many women are motivated to quit smoking and providing targeted smoking cessation interventions at this time, which take into account factors predictive of quitting smoking, are more likely to be successful

  • Risk factors for iron-deficiency anaemia among pregnant women living in rural Vietnam

    Open AccessRitsuko Aikawa, Ngyen C Khan et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2006

    Objective To assess the prevalence of anaemia in rural Vietnam and to determine its risk factors. Design A cross-sectional survey. Setting Vietnam, Nghe An Province. Study population The total number of participants was 439. Of these participants, one was excluded from the study due to a mental disorder. Forty-seven did not participate in the test for parasites and 68 did not complete at least one of the questions. Results The prevalence of anaem…

  • Validity of a food-frequency questionnaire for elderly men in southeast China

    Open AccessLe Jian, Colin Binns et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2006

    Objective To investigate the internal validity of a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) developed for a case–control study of prostate cancer in southeast China. Design A comprehensive questionnaire comprising a quantitative FFQ and a short food habit questionnaire (SFHQ) was developed and modified from previous cancer and nutritional studies. The Goldberg formula (ratio of energy intake (EI) to basal metabolic rate (BMR), EI/BMR) was used to asse…

  • Breast-feeding initiation and exclusive breast-feeding in rural Vietnam

    Open AccessDat V Duong, Dat Duong et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2004

    Objective: To investigate the initiation of breast-feeding and exclusive breast-feeding within the first week after delivery for women in rural Vietnam. Design: An interviewer-administered survey was conducted on a sample of rural women who gave birth during August-October 2002. Setting: Quang Xuong District, Thanh Hoa Province of Vietnam. Subjects: Four hundred and sixty-three women participated in the study, of whom 181 delivered at the distric…

  • Utilization of delivery services at the primary health care level in rural Vietnam

    Open AccessDat V Duong, Dat Duong et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2004Cited by: 12References: 26

  • Quality of life for adolescents

    Open AccessLynn Meuleners, Lynn B Meuleners et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2003