Gail M Williams
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 110911 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Gail M Williams |
| NOMBRES | Gail M |
| APELLIDO | Williams |
| FIRMA | WILLIAMS G M |
| AFILIACIONES | The University of Queensland |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 102 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2000 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Perpetrators of the Criminal Victimisation of Children
Excluding child abuse and neglect, children may experience violence in their day-to-day lives, but little is known about the frequency of such experiences or the characteristics of those who perpetrate this violence. Some characteristics of the environment in which the child is reared, e.g., family economic disadvantage, or of the perpetrator, e.g., mental illness, may contribute to the level of violence children may routinely experience. This st…
The Indoor Environment and Otitis Media among Australian Children
The association between the indoor environment and lifetime prevalence of otitis media (OM) in Australian children was assessed. We analysed data from a cross-sectional study of children, aged 7-11 years, performed in twelve Australian cities during 2007-2008. The main outcome was a parental report of their child's diagnosis with OM by a doctor. Information on the indoor environment (energy sources used for heating, cooling, and cooking, pets, an…
Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults
Objective: Previous studies of sociodemographic and lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults have primarily focused on physical activity and smoking, with inconclusive results. This study aims to examine the associations between a broader range of lifestyles of young adults and their patterns of food consumption. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Brisbane, Australia. Participants: The data set are from a long running birth coho…
Predicting Child Maltreatment over the Early Life Course
Does leaving an abusive partner lead to a decline in victimization
Changing a partner does not interrupt the continuity of victimization either for male or female respondents, and previous IPV victimization remained a determining factor of re-abuse, despite re-partnering
Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of malnutrition indicators in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh, 1999–2011
Objective To examine changes in the spatial clustering of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (under-5s) for the period 1999 to 2011 in Bangladesh. Design We used data from four nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 1999–2000, 2004, 2007 and 2011 in Bangladesh involving a total of 24 211 under-5s located in 1661 primary sampling units (PSU; geographical unit of analysis) throughout Bangladesh. The p…
Association between patient activation and patient‐assessed quality of care in type 2 diabetes
BACKGROUND: Previous research using cross-sectional data has shown a positive relationship between patient activation and quality of care. The quantitative relationships in the same patients over time, however, remain undefined. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between changes in activation over time and patient-assessed quality of chronic illness care. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: The study used data reported annually fr…
Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners
BACKGROUND: The world prison population is large and growing. Poor health outcomes after release from prison are common, but few programmes to improve health outcomes for ex-prisoners have been rigorously evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualised case management on contact with health services during the first 6 months post-release. METHODS: Single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial. Baseline assessment with…
The impact of concordant and discordant comorbidities on patient‐assessed quality of diabetes care
OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of concordant and discordant comorbidities on patients' assessments of providers' adherence to diabetes-specific care guidelines and quality of chronic illness care. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A population-based survey of 3761 adults with type 2 diabetes, living in Queensland, Australia was conducted in 2008. Based on self-reports, participants were grouped into four mutually exclusive comorbid categories: none,…
The role of maternal education in the 15‐year trajectory of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in B angladesh
Malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (U5s) is a serious public health problem in low- and middle-income countries including Bangladesh. Improved maternal education can contribute effectively to reduce child malnutrition. We examined the long-term impact of maternal education on the risk of malnutrition in U5s and quantified the level of education required for the mothers to reduce the risk. We used pooled data from five nationwide demogr…
Forecasting the progress towards the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Objective To estimate the average annual rates of reduction of stunting, underweight and wasting for the period 1996 to 2011, and to evaluate whether Bangladesh will be expected to achieve the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C of reducing the prevalence of underweight by half by 2015. Design We used five nationwide, cross-sectional, Demographic and Health Survey data sets to estimate prevalence of undernutrition defined by stunting, underw…
Evaluation of the tuberculosis programme in Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, the People’s Republic of China
It is clear that active surveillance is necessary to determine the full extent of the burden of TB in NHAR. New control and treatment strategies for TB are required that increase awareness in the health-care system and at the individual and community level
Young adult problem behaviour outcomes of adolescent bullying
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the association between bullying victimisation and various internalizing and externalizing behaviours including anxiety and depression, somatic problems, withdrawn behaviour, aggressive and delinquent behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Data for this research come from the Mater‐University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy and its Outcomes (MUSP) a prospective cohort study of mothers and their c…
Family Poverty Over the Early Life Course and Recurrent Adolescent and Young Adult Anxiety and Depression
Objectives. We determined whether exposure to family poverty over a child's early life course predicts adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression. Methods. We used a birth cohort study of a sample of women in Brisbane, Australia, who were recruited in early pregnancy and whose children were followed up on at ages 14 and 21 years. Some 2609 mothers and adolescents provided usable data at the 14- and 21-year follow-ups. Results. After adjust…
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Cannabis Use in Early Adulthood
Does maternal smoking during pregnancy predict the smoking patterns of young adult offspring? A birth cohort study
The findings provide some evidence for a direct effect of maternal smoking in utero on the development of smoking behaviour patterns of offspring and provide yet another incentive to persuade pregnant women not to smoke
Socioeconomic Position, Cognitive Function, and Clustering of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescence
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to examine the extent of clustering of smoking, high levels of television watching, overweight, and high blood pressure among adolescents and whether this clustering varies by socioeconomic position and cognitive function. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional analysis of 3613 (1742 females) participants of an Australian birth cohort who were examined at age 14. RESULTS: Three hundred fifty-three …
Asthma and Internalizing Behavior Problems in Adolescence
OBJECTIVE: Clinical studies of asthmatic children have found an association between lung disease and internalizing behavior problems. The causal direction of this association is, however, unclear. This article examines the nature of the relationship between behavior and asthma problems in childhood and adolescence. METHODS: Data were analyzed on 5135 children from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes (MUSP), a large birth coho…
Intrauterine growth and intelligence within sibling pairs
Objective: To examine the association between intrauterine growth and intelligence. Design: Population based birth cohort study of sibling pairs born within a maximum of three years of each other. Setting: Mater-University women and children’s hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Participants: 235 (470 children) sibling pairs. Results: Among one randomly selected sibling from each pair verbal comprehension at age 5, general intelligence at age 14, and …
The generational transmission of socioeconomic inequalities in child cognitive development and emotional health
Changes in mental health status amongst children of migrants to Australia
This paper examines the mental wellbeing of children of Australian migrants. Migration can be viewed as a natural experiment in which persons of one culture have their beliefs, values and behaviours challenged by the host culture. Such a process could be expected to lead to impaired mental health amongst migrants and their children. This paper investigates the relationship between migrants' region of origin, length of stay in Australia and indica…
The effect of partners’ ethnicity on the health of Filipinas in Australia
Chronicity, severity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms
Preschool Children and Behaviour Problems
Toddler/child behaviour problems have received relatively little previous attention. Prior studies have implicated a wide variety of factors in the aetiology of child behaviour problems but many of these factors are correlated and little is known about their independent contributions. Four broad categories of factors have been associated with child behaviour problems: (1) maternal social and economic characteristics; (2) maternal lifestyle; (3) m…
Chronicity, severity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms
The generational transmission of socioeconomic inequalities in child cognitive development and emotional health
Family Poverty Over the Early Life Course and Recurrent Adolescent and Young Adult Anxiety and Depression
Objectives. We determined whether exposure to family poverty over a child's early life course predicts adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression. Methods. We used a birth cohort study of a sample of women in Brisbane, Australia, who were recruited in early pregnancy and whose children were followed up on at ages 14 and 21 years. Some 2609 mothers and adolescents provided usable data at the 14- and 21-year follow-ups. Results. After adjust…
Changes in mental health status amongst children of migrants to Australia
This paper examines the mental wellbeing of children of Australian migrants. Migration can be viewed as a natural experiment in which persons of one culture have their beliefs, values and behaviours challenged by the host culture. Such a process could be expected to lead to impaired mental health amongst migrants and their children. This paper investigates the relationship between migrants' region of origin, length of stay in Australia and indica…
Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners
BACKGROUND: The world prison population is large and growing. Poor health outcomes after release from prison are common, but few programmes to improve health outcomes for ex-prisoners have been rigorously evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualised case management on contact with health services during the first 6 months post-release. METHODS: Single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial. Baseline assessment with…
Young adult problem behaviour outcomes of adolescent bullying
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the association between bullying victimisation and various internalizing and externalizing behaviours including anxiety and depression, somatic problems, withdrawn behaviour, aggressive and delinquent behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Data for this research come from the Mater‐University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy and its Outcomes (MUSP) a prospective cohort study of mothers and their c…
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Cannabis Use in Early Adulthood
Intrauterine growth and intelligence within sibling pairs
Objective: To examine the association between intrauterine growth and intelligence. Design: Population based birth cohort study of sibling pairs born within a maximum of three years of each other. Setting: Mater-University women and children’s hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Participants: 235 (470 children) sibling pairs. Results: Among one randomly selected sibling from each pair verbal comprehension at age 5, general intelligence at age 14, and …
The effect of partners’ ethnicity on the health of Filipinas in Australia
Chronicity, severity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms
Preschool Children and Behaviour Problems
Toddler/child behaviour problems have received relatively little previous attention. Prior studies have implicated a wide variety of factors in the aetiology of child behaviour problems but many of these factors are correlated and little is known about their independent contributions. Four broad categories of factors have been associated with child behaviour problems: (1) maternal social and economic characteristics; (2) maternal lifestyle; (3) m…
The effect of partners’ ethnicity on the health of Filipinas in Australia
Changes in mental health status amongst children of migrants to Australia
This paper examines the mental wellbeing of children of Australian migrants. Migration can be viewed as a natural experiment in which persons of one culture have their beliefs, values and behaviours challenged by the host culture. Such a process could be expected to lead to impaired mental health amongst migrants and their children. This paper investigates the relationship between migrants' region of origin, length of stay in Australia and indica…
The generational transmission of socioeconomic inequalities in child cognitive development and emotional health
Socioeconomic Position, Cognitive Function, and Clustering of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescence
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to examine the extent of clustering of smoking, high levels of television watching, overweight, and high blood pressure among adolescents and whether this clustering varies by socioeconomic position and cognitive function. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional analysis of 3613 (1742 females) participants of an Australian birth cohort who were examined at age 14. RESULTS: Three hundred fifty-three …
Asthma and Internalizing Behavior Problems in Adolescence
OBJECTIVE: Clinical studies of asthmatic children have found an association between lung disease and internalizing behavior problems. The causal direction of this association is, however, unclear. This article examines the nature of the relationship between behavior and asthma problems in childhood and adolescence. METHODS: Data were analyzed on 5135 children from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes (MUSP), a large birth coho…
Intrauterine growth and intelligence within sibling pairs
Objective: To examine the association between intrauterine growth and intelligence. Design: Population based birth cohort study of sibling pairs born within a maximum of three years of each other. Setting: Mater-University women and children’s hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Participants: 235 (470 children) sibling pairs. Results: Among one randomly selected sibling from each pair verbal comprehension at age 5, general intelligence at age 14, and …
Does maternal smoking during pregnancy predict the smoking patterns of young adult offspring? A birth cohort study
The findings provide some evidence for a direct effect of maternal smoking in utero on the development of smoking behaviour patterns of offspring and provide yet another incentive to persuade pregnant women not to smoke
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Cannabis Use in Early Adulthood
Family Poverty Over the Early Life Course and Recurrent Adolescent and Young Adult Anxiety and Depression
Objectives. We determined whether exposure to family poverty over a child's early life course predicts adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression. Methods. We used a birth cohort study of a sample of women in Brisbane, Australia, who were recruited in early pregnancy and whose children were followed up on at ages 14 and 21 years. Some 2609 mothers and adolescents provided usable data at the 14- and 21-year follow-ups. Results. After adjust…
Young adult problem behaviour outcomes of adolescent bullying
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the association between bullying victimisation and various internalizing and externalizing behaviours including anxiety and depression, somatic problems, withdrawn behaviour, aggressive and delinquent behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Data for this research come from the Mater‐University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy and its Outcomes (MUSP) a prospective cohort study of mothers and their c…
Evaluation of the tuberculosis programme in Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, the People’s Republic of China
It is clear that active surveillance is necessary to determine the full extent of the burden of TB in NHAR. New control and treatment strategies for TB are required that increase awareness in the health-care system and at the individual and community level
The impact of concordant and discordant comorbidities on patient‐assessed quality of diabetes care
OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of concordant and discordant comorbidities on patients' assessments of providers' adherence to diabetes-specific care guidelines and quality of chronic illness care. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A population-based survey of 3761 adults with type 2 diabetes, living in Queensland, Australia was conducted in 2008. Based on self-reports, participants were grouped into four mutually exclusive comorbid categories: none,…
The role of maternal education in the 15‐year trajectory of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in B angladesh
Malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (U5s) is a serious public health problem in low- and middle-income countries including Bangladesh. Improved maternal education can contribute effectively to reduce child malnutrition. We examined the long-term impact of maternal education on the risk of malnutrition in U5s and quantified the level of education required for the mothers to reduce the risk. We used pooled data from five nationwide demogr…
Forecasting the progress towards the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Objective To estimate the average annual rates of reduction of stunting, underweight and wasting for the period 1996 to 2011, and to evaluate whether Bangladesh will be expected to achieve the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C of reducing the prevalence of underweight by half by 2015. Design We used five nationwide, cross-sectional, Demographic and Health Survey data sets to estimate prevalence of undernutrition defined by stunting, underw…
Association between patient activation and patient‐assessed quality of care in type 2 diabetes
BACKGROUND: Previous research using cross-sectional data has shown a positive relationship between patient activation and quality of care. The quantitative relationships in the same patients over time, however, remain undefined. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between changes in activation over time and patient-assessed quality of chronic illness care. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: The study used data reported annually fr…
Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners
BACKGROUND: The world prison population is large and growing. Poor health outcomes after release from prison are common, but few programmes to improve health outcomes for ex-prisoners have been rigorously evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualised case management on contact with health services during the first 6 months post-release. METHODS: Single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial. Baseline assessment with…
Does leaving an abusive partner lead to a decline in victimization
Changing a partner does not interrupt the continuity of victimization either for male or female respondents, and previous IPV victimization remained a determining factor of re-abuse, despite re-partnering
Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of malnutrition indicators in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh, 1999–2011
Objective To examine changes in the spatial clustering of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (under-5s) for the period 1999 to 2011 in Bangladesh. Design We used data from four nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 1999–2000, 2004, 2007 and 2011 in Bangladesh involving a total of 24 211 under-5s located in 1661 primary sampling units (PSU; geographical unit of analysis) throughout Bangladesh. The p…
Predicting Child Maltreatment over the Early Life Course
The Indoor Environment and Otitis Media among Australian Children
The association between the indoor environment and lifetime prevalence of otitis media (OM) in Australian children was assessed. We analysed data from a cross-sectional study of children, aged 7-11 years, performed in twelve Australian cities during 2007-2008. The main outcome was a parental report of their child's diagnosis with OM by a doctor. Information on the indoor environment (energy sources used for heating, cooling, and cooking, pets, an…
Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults
Objective: Previous studies of sociodemographic and lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults have primarily focused on physical activity and smoking, with inconclusive results. This study aims to examine the associations between a broader range of lifestyles of young adults and their patterns of food consumption. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Brisbane, Australia. Participants: The data set are from a long running birth coho…
Perpetrators of the Criminal Victimisation of Children
Excluding child abuse and neglect, children may experience violence in their day-to-day lives, but little is known about the frequency of such experiences or the characteristics of those who perpetrate this violence. Some characteristics of the environment in which the child is reared, e.g., family economic disadvantage, or of the perpetrator, e.g., mental illness, may contribute to the level of violence children may routinely experience. This st…
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