Rihlat Said‐mohamed
Biographic Data
| ID | 4357624 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rihlat Said‐mohamed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rihlat |
| FAMILY NAME | Said‐mohamed |
| SIGNATURE | MOHAMED R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1592-5412 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Psychological legacies of intergenerational trauma under South African apartheid
BACKGROUND: South Africa's rates of psychiatric morbidity are among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa and are foregrounded by the country's long history of political violence during apartheid. Growing evidence suggests that in utero stress exposure is a potent developmental risk factor for future mental illness risk, yet the extent to which the psychiatric effects of prenatal stress impact the next generation are unknown. We evaluate the intergen…
Infection, nutritional status, and body composition
INTRODUCTION: The impact of infection on infant nutritional status, body size, and growth is well documented. However, research into the impact of infection on infant body composition is limited. Greater understanding is, therefore, needed on the effects of infection in early life. METHODS: Associations between a composite morbidity index consisting of the sum of the cumulative tallies for a range of symptoms representing infection and morbidity …
Rethinking water, sanitation, and hygiene for human growth and development
Life history theory emphasises plasticity in developmental and biological programming where conditions in early life, lead to long-term consequences for health and wellbeing. Studies linking water, sanitation, and hygiene, nutrition, and child growth and development have emphasised the optimisation of linear growth as a key metric for the evaluation of intervention efficacy. Life history characteristics pertaining to human growth and phenotypic p…
Direct and Indirect Determinants of Body Mass Index in Both Major Ethnic Groups Experiencing the Nutritional Transition in Cameroon
In the context of rapid nutritional transitions in Africa, few studies have analyzed the etiology of obesity by considering the driver pathways that predict body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study is to innovatively identify these driver pathways, including the main sociodemographic and socioecological drivers of BMI. We conducted a rural-urban quantitative study in Cameroon ( n = 1106; balanced sex ratio) to explore this issue. We recruited…
Advocating for a Collaborative Research Approach on Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma
Association Between Household and Maternal Socioeconomic Factors with Birth Outcomes in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa
Intersectoral (in)activity
Associations between different forms of malnutrition and environmental conditions, including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), contribute to poor child health, nutritional status and physical growth. The primary responsibility for the provision of water and sanitation, as a basic service and human right, lies with the State, as such, a number of stakeholders are involved. Despite relatively high levels of WASH infrastructure coverage in South…
Sanitation and diarrhoea in infancy and CRP level at 18 years
Background: Cardiometabolic disease is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation. While low birthweight, childhood stunting and rapid weight gain predict higher adult high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentrations, associations between childhood infections and adulthood CRP are inconsistent.Aim: To assess the associations between sanitation, diarrhoea and a combined score of both from birth to age 2 years and hs-CRP at age 18 ye…
Rural–urban variations in age at menarche, adult height, leg-length and abdominal adiposity in black South African women in transitioning South Africa
In black South African women, the earlier onset of puberty, and consequently an earlier growth cessation process, may lead to central fat mass accumulation in adulthood
The associations between interpersonal violence and psychological distress among rural and urban young women in South Africa
Life History theory hypotheses on child growth
Life history theory integrates ecological, physiological, and molecular layers within an evolutionary framework to understand organisms’ strategies to optimize survival and reproduction. Two life history hypotheses and their implications for child growth, development, and health (illustrated in the South African context) are reviewed here. One hypothesis suggests that there is an energy trade‐off between linear growth and brain growth. Undernutri…
Understanding and acting on the developmental origins of health and disease in Africa would improve health across generations
Data from many high- and low- or middle-income countries have linked exposures during key developmental periods (in particular pregnancy and infancy) to later health and disease. Africa faces substantial challenges with persisting infectious disease and now burgeoning non-communicable disease.This paper opens the debate to the value of strengthening the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) research focus in Africa to tackle critica…
Maternal and early life nutrition and physical activity
Early life is important for later health outcomes, yet there are few studies which adequately address all of the potential early life insults that may affect later life health and growth trajectories. This is particularly evident in low- to middle-income countries such as South Africa, where women of childbearing age are particularly vulnerable to high levels of physical inactivity, malnutrition, and obesity. Pregnancy may therefore be an opportu…
Understanding the Relationship between Socio-Economic Status, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour, and Adiposity in Young Adult South African Women Using Structural Equation Modelling
Socio-economic status (SES) is an important predictor of obesity, but how it is associated with differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviour is less clear. This cross-sectional study examined the association between SES (sum of household assets), physical activity and sedentary time, and how they predict adiposity. Socio-demographic, anthropometric, and physical activity data on rural ( n = 509) and urban ( n = 510) South African wome…
Nutrition Transition and Biocultural Determinants of Obesity among Cameroonian Migrants in Urban Cameroon and France
Native of rural West Cameroon, the Bamiléké population is traditionally predisposed to obesity. Bamiléké who migrated to urban areas additionally experience the nutrition transition. We investigated the biocultural determinants of obesity in Bamiléké who migrated to urban Cameroon (Yaoundé), or urban France (Paris). We conducted qualitative interviews ( n = 36; 18 men) and a quantitative survey ( n = 627; 266 men) of adults using two-stage sampli…
Determinants of overweight associated with stunting in preschool children of Yaoundé, Cameroon
Poor preschool children of Yaounde are facing concomitant stunting and overweight. More studies are needed to better assess the impact of maternal factors
Life History theory hypotheses on child growth
Life history theory integrates ecological, physiological, and molecular layers within an evolutionary framework to understand organisms’ strategies to optimize survival and reproduction. Two life history hypotheses and their implications for child growth, development, and health (illustrated in the South African context) are reviewed here. One hypothesis suggests that there is an energy trade‐off between linear growth and brain growth. Undernutri…
The associations between interpersonal violence and psychological distress among rural and urban young women in South Africa
Determinants of overweight associated with stunting in preschool children of Yaoundé, Cameroon
Poor preschool children of Yaounde are facing concomitant stunting and overweight. More studies are needed to better assess the impact of maternal factors
Understanding and acting on the developmental origins of health and disease in Africa would improve health across generations
Data from many high- and low- or middle-income countries have linked exposures during key developmental periods (in particular pregnancy and infancy) to later health and disease. Africa faces substantial challenges with persisting infectious disease and now burgeoning non-communicable disease.This paper opens the debate to the value of strengthening the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) research focus in Africa to tackle critica…
Maternal and early life nutrition and physical activity
Early life is important for later health outcomes, yet there are few studies which adequately address all of the potential early life insults that may affect later life health and growth trajectories. This is particularly evident in low- to middle-income countries such as South Africa, where women of childbearing age are particularly vulnerable to high levels of physical inactivity, malnutrition, and obesity. Pregnancy may therefore be an opportu…
Understanding the Relationship between Socio-Economic Status, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour, and Adiposity in Young Adult South African Women Using Structural Equation Modelling
Socio-economic status (SES) is an important predictor of obesity, but how it is associated with differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviour is less clear. This cross-sectional study examined the association between SES (sum of household assets), physical activity and sedentary time, and how they predict adiposity. Socio-demographic, anthropometric, and physical activity data on rural ( n = 509) and urban ( n = 510) South African wome…
Nutrition Transition and Biocultural Determinants of Obesity among Cameroonian Migrants in Urban Cameroon and France
Native of rural West Cameroon, the Bamiléké population is traditionally predisposed to obesity. Bamiléké who migrated to urban areas additionally experience the nutrition transition. We investigated the biocultural determinants of obesity in Bamiléké who migrated to urban Cameroon (Yaoundé), or urban France (Paris). We conducted qualitative interviews ( n = 36; 18 men) and a quantitative survey ( n = 627; 266 men) of adults using two-stage sampli…
Rural–urban variations in age at menarche, adult height, leg-length and abdominal adiposity in black South African women in transitioning South Africa
In black South African women, the earlier onset of puberty, and consequently an earlier growth cessation process, may lead to central fat mass accumulation in adulthood
The associations between interpersonal violence and psychological distress among rural and urban young women in South Africa
Life History theory hypotheses on child growth
Life history theory integrates ecological, physiological, and molecular layers within an evolutionary framework to understand organisms’ strategies to optimize survival and reproduction. Two life history hypotheses and their implications for child growth, development, and health (illustrated in the South African context) are reviewed here. One hypothesis suggests that there is an energy trade‐off between linear growth and brain growth. Undernutri…
Sanitation and diarrhoea in infancy and CRP level at 18 years
Background: Cardiometabolic disease is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation. While low birthweight, childhood stunting and rapid weight gain predict higher adult high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentrations, associations between childhood infections and adulthood CRP are inconsistent.Aim: To assess the associations between sanitation, diarrhoea and a combined score of both from birth to age 2 years and hs-CRP at age 18 ye…
Intersectoral (in)activity
Associations between different forms of malnutrition and environmental conditions, including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), contribute to poor child health, nutritional status and physical growth. The primary responsibility for the provision of water and sanitation, as a basic service and human right, lies with the State, as such, a number of stakeholders are involved. Despite relatively high levels of WASH infrastructure coverage in South…
Advocating for a Collaborative Research Approach on Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma
Association Between Household and Maternal Socioeconomic Factors with Birth Outcomes in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa
Rethinking water, sanitation, and hygiene for human growth and development
Life history theory emphasises plasticity in developmental and biological programming where conditions in early life, lead to long-term consequences for health and wellbeing. Studies linking water, sanitation, and hygiene, nutrition, and child growth and development have emphasised the optimisation of linear growth as a key metric for the evaluation of intervention efficacy. Life history characteristics pertaining to human growth and phenotypic p…
Direct and Indirect Determinants of Body Mass Index in Both Major Ethnic Groups Experiencing the Nutritional Transition in Cameroon
In the context of rapid nutritional transitions in Africa, few studies have analyzed the etiology of obesity by considering the driver pathways that predict body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study is to innovatively identify these driver pathways, including the main sociodemographic and socioecological drivers of BMI. We conducted a rural-urban quantitative study in Cameroon ( n = 1106; balanced sex ratio) to explore this issue. We recruited…
Psychological legacies of intergenerational trauma under South African apartheid
BACKGROUND: South Africa's rates of psychiatric morbidity are among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa and are foregrounded by the country's long history of political violence during apartheid. Growing evidence suggests that in utero stress exposure is a potent developmental risk factor for future mental illness risk, yet the extent to which the psychiatric effects of prenatal stress impact the next generation are unknown. We evaluate the intergen…
Infection, nutritional status, and body composition
INTRODUCTION: The impact of infection on infant nutritional status, body size, and growth is well documented. However, research into the impact of infection on infant body composition is limited. Greater understanding is, therefore, needed on the effects of infection in early life. METHODS: Associations between a composite morbidity index consisting of the sum of the cumulative tallies for a range of symptoms representing infection and morbidity …
Medicine (14 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (10 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 works) · Demography (10 works) · Demography (8 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Gerontology (6 works)