Natalie Darko

Biographic Data

ID5985199
NAMENatalie Darko
GIVEN NAMESNatalie
FAMILY NAMEDarko
SIGNATUREDARKO N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Leicester
ORCID0000-0002-6384-9269
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and related risk factors in young adults in the Caribbean islands

    Open AccessMatthew J Savage, Natalie Darko et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    This scoping review highlights the need for further research surrounding NCD risk and prevalence among young adults across the Caribbean. Generating further data on this topic will aid in developing targeted health-based initiatives to reduce the current and future burden of NCDs across the region

  • Tackling non-communicable disease risk in young adults across the Caribbean

    Open AccessMatthew J Savage, Natalie Darko et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BOX The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is growing worldwide and is particularly pronounced in the Caribbean

  • Community acceptability of cardiovascular risk screening in faith centres in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana

    Open AccessSamuel Chatio, Samuel Tamti Chatio et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The findings highlight community acceptability and willingness to participate in the screening programme, contingent upon addressing key challenges identified through both focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. These challenges included concerns about treatment affordability, the need for comprehensive community education, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring screening services are convenient and time efficient. Participants emphas…

  • Cardiovascular disease prevention

    Open AccessAndrew Willis, Samuel Chatio et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Prevalence of conditions which raise cardiovascular risk, such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes are seeing a dramatic rise in Sub Saharan Africa. A large proportion of these cases remain undiagnosed and there is limited resource to provide patients with self-management support and education once diagnosed. This study aimed to identify and catalogue community-based assets for the purposes of developing and deploying a screening and education pr…

  • ‘Don’t you feel bad watching the Olympics, watching us?’ A qualitative analysis of London 2012 Olympics influence on family sports participation and physical activity

    Natalie Darko, Chris MackintoshARTICLEQualitative Research in Sport and…2016

    This paper examines the use of video diaries (VDs) and their value as supplementary methods in qualitative research examining the influence of the London 2012 Olympics, from the perspectives of five families in the East Midlands of England. The aims of the project were to assess their reaction to the Games, the influence it had on family attitudes, opinions and perceptions towards sports participation and physical activity. We present qualitative…

  • Unintended outcomes of the London 2012 Olympic Games

    Chris Mackintosh, Natalie Darko et al.ARTICLELeisure Studies2016Cited by: 2References: 26

    This study was undertaken with five families before, during and after the London 2012 Olympics to examine and explore everyday reactions to the Games on families in the East Midlands region of England. The aim of the research was to build localised accounts of the multiple interpretations, potential impacts and reactions to the Olympics in everyday family household settings. The views, perceptions and interpretations of the Games were gathered th…

  • A qualitative study of the impact of the London 2012 Olympics on families in the East Midlands of England

    Chris Mackintosh, Natalie Darko et al.ARTICLESport Education and Society2014Cited by: 7References: 12

    The dynamics and culture of families are central to individual and community sport and physical activity participation. This research project examined the lived experiences and day-to-day realities of the London 2012 Olympics from the perspectives of five families in the East Midlands region of England. The aims of the project were to assess the influence the Games had on shaping family sports participation, influencing social and health relation…

  • Retracted

    Open AccessCecile Wright, Cecile Yvonne Wright et al.ARTICLESociology2010Cited by: 1References: 17

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