Kirk Dearden
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 137057 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Kirk Dearden |
| NOMBRES | Kirk |
| APELLIDO | Dearden |
| FIRMA | DEARDEN K |
| AFILIACIONES | IMA World Health, Nyalali Curve, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1992 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Association between Wash-Related Behaviors and Knowledge with Childhood Diarrhea in Tanzania
Findings indicate that knowledge of handwashing importance was significant in washing hands after assisting a child who has defecated, before preparing food, and prior to feeding a child. These findings demonstrate the value of parental involvement to lower morbidity and mortality among children
A National Communication Campaign in Indonesia Is Associated with Improved Wash-Related Knowledge and Behaviors in Indonesian Mothers
Background: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) behaviors play a significant role in stunting. Knowledge and behaviors regarding WASH among caregivers are critical to providing children with chances to survive and thrive. The purpose of this study is to determine if exposure to a national communication campaign using media and interpersonal communication (IPC) is associated with WASH-related knowledge and behaviors among Indonesian mothers with…
Media Access is Associated with Knowledge of Optimal Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Tanzania
The importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) behaviors in low- and middle-income countries in preventing childhood illness is well established. Tanzania is known to have high rates of chronic malnutrition and childhood stunting-both of which have been linked to poor WASH practices. Interviews were conducted with 5000 primary caregivers of children aged 0-23 months. Four composite WASH knowledge variables were created to assess the relat…
Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty and Inequality
Academic and policy literatures on intergenerational transmissions of poverty and inequality suggest that improving schooling attainment and income for parents in poor households will lessen poverty and inequality in their children’s generation through increased human capital accumulated by their children. However, magnitudes of such effects are unknown. We use data on children born in the twenty-first century in four developing countries to simu…
What difference can fathers make? Early paternal absence compromises Peruvian children's growth
Considerable evidence suggests that fathers' absence from home has a negative short- and long-term impact on children's health, psychosocial development, cognition and educational experience. We assessed the impact of father presence during infancy and childhood on children's height-for-age z-score (HAZ) at 5 years old. We conducted secondary data analysis from a 15-year cohort study (Young Lives) focusing on one of four Young Lives countries (Pe…
The impact of mother-to-mother support on optimal breast-feeding
This study does not provide evidence of population impact of La Leche League's intervention after one year of implementation. In peri-urban Guatemala, long-term community-based interventions, in partnership with existing health care systems, may be needed to improve community wide exclusive breast-feeding rates
Determinants of optimal breast-feeding in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala
Our findings suggest that global efforts must be continued to improve breast-feeding practices in delivery hospitals. In addition, community-based support of breast-feeding is needed well after delivery. Mothers who work outside the home should be provided with options to maintain exclusive breast-feeding when they are physically separated from their infants due to the demands of work
Tracking the impact of microenterprise programs
In September 1995, US AID funded a five-year project on Assessing the Impact of Microenterprise Services (AIMS). Initially AIMS supported a survey to determine existing practices among 41 members of the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion Network (SEEP) and several associated overseas programs. The most commonly perceived weaknesses of the NGOs' impact information systems were insufficient rigor and reliability of data, inability to collect …
Comprehensive impact assessment systems for NGO microenterprise development programs
This paper reviews the monitoring and evaluation systems of four nongovernment organizations (NGOs) providing business development services to microenterprises in developing countries. It compares their approaches to data collection and analysis, uses, and types of impact indicators. While the diversity of microenterprise programs makes it difficult to specify a standard set of indicators, the paper provides examples of the questions that can be …
Family Structure, Function, and the Early Transition to Fatherhood in Great Britain
This study uses data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) of Great Britain to identify social risk factors for becoming a father at a young age. The NCDS is a longitudinal study spanning more than 20 years. Findings reported here suggest that boys whose families experienced financial hardship were at greater risk for fathering a child while in their teens. Presence of older siblings was also associated with the transition to early fat…
The Educational Antecedents of Teen Fatherhood
In attempting to identify the determinants of teen pregnancy, researchers have focused on risk factors for young women, largely ignoring teen fathers. This study examines the educational antecedents of teen fatherhood using the 1958 National Child Development Study. Results suggest that those less than 20 years old at onset of fatherhood are much more likely than those who had not fathered a child by age 23 to have experienced academic difficulti…
Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty and Inequality
Academic and policy literatures on intergenerational transmissions of poverty and inequality suggest that improving schooling attainment and income for parents in poor households will lessen poverty and inequality in their children’s generation through increased human capital accumulated by their children. However, magnitudes of such effects are unknown. We use data on children born in the twenty-first century in four developing countries to simu…
Family Structure, Function, and the Early Transition to Fatherhood in Great Britain
This study uses data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) of Great Britain to identify social risk factors for becoming a father at a young age. The NCDS is a longitudinal study spanning more than 20 years. Findings reported here suggest that boys whose families experienced financial hardship were at greater risk for fathering a child while in their teens. Presence of older siblings was also associated with the transition to early fat…
The Educational Antecedents of Teen Fatherhood
In attempting to identify the determinants of teen pregnancy, researchers have focused on risk factors for young women, largely ignoring teen fathers. This study examines the educational antecedents of teen fatherhood using the 1958 National Child Development Study. Results suggest that those less than 20 years old at onset of fatherhood are much more likely than those who had not fathered a child by age 23 to have experienced academic difficulti…
Comprehensive impact assessment systems for NGO microenterprise development programs
This paper reviews the monitoring and evaluation systems of four nongovernment organizations (NGOs) providing business development services to microenterprises in developing countries. It compares their approaches to data collection and analysis, uses, and types of impact indicators. While the diversity of microenterprise programs makes it difficult to specify a standard set of indicators, the paper provides examples of the questions that can be …
The Educational Antecedents of Teen Fatherhood
In attempting to identify the determinants of teen pregnancy, researchers have focused on risk factors for young women, largely ignoring teen fathers. This study examines the educational antecedents of teen fatherhood using the 1958 National Child Development Study. Results suggest that those less than 20 years old at onset of fatherhood are much more likely than those who had not fathered a child by age 23 to have experienced academic difficulti…
Family Structure, Function, and the Early Transition to Fatherhood in Great Britain
This study uses data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) of Great Britain to identify social risk factors for becoming a father at a young age. The NCDS is a longitudinal study spanning more than 20 years. Findings reported here suggest that boys whose families experienced financial hardship were at greater risk for fathering a child while in their teens. Presence of older siblings was also associated with the transition to early fat…
Tracking the impact of microenterprise programs
In September 1995, US AID funded a five-year project on Assessing the Impact of Microenterprise Services (AIMS). Initially AIMS supported a survey to determine existing practices among 41 members of the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion Network (SEEP) and several associated overseas programs. The most commonly perceived weaknesses of the NGOs' impact information systems were insufficient rigor and reliability of data, inability to collect …
Comprehensive impact assessment systems for NGO microenterprise development programs
This paper reviews the monitoring and evaluation systems of four nongovernment organizations (NGOs) providing business development services to microenterprises in developing countries. It compares their approaches to data collection and analysis, uses, and types of impact indicators. While the diversity of microenterprise programs makes it difficult to specify a standard set of indicators, the paper provides examples of the questions that can be …
The impact of mother-to-mother support on optimal breast-feeding
This study does not provide evidence of population impact of La Leche League's intervention after one year of implementation. In peri-urban Guatemala, long-term community-based interventions, in partnership with existing health care systems, may be needed to improve community wide exclusive breast-feeding rates
Determinants of optimal breast-feeding in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala
Our findings suggest that global efforts must be continued to improve breast-feeding practices in delivery hospitals. In addition, community-based support of breast-feeding is needed well after delivery. Mothers who work outside the home should be provided with options to maintain exclusive breast-feeding when they are physically separated from their infants due to the demands of work
What difference can fathers make? Early paternal absence compromises Peruvian children's growth
Considerable evidence suggests that fathers' absence from home has a negative short- and long-term impact on children's health, psychosocial development, cognition and educational experience. We assessed the impact of father presence during infancy and childhood on children's height-for-age z-score (HAZ) at 5 years old. We conducted secondary data analysis from a 15-year cohort study (Young Lives) focusing on one of four Young Lives countries (Pe…
Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty and Inequality
Academic and policy literatures on intergenerational transmissions of poverty and inequality suggest that improving schooling attainment and income for parents in poor households will lessen poverty and inequality in their children’s generation through increased human capital accumulated by their children. However, magnitudes of such effects are unknown. We use data on children born in the twenty-first century in four developing countries to simu…
Media Access is Associated with Knowledge of Optimal Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Tanzania
The importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) behaviors in low- and middle-income countries in preventing childhood illness is well established. Tanzania is known to have high rates of chronic malnutrition and childhood stunting-both of which have been linked to poor WASH practices. Interviews were conducted with 5000 primary caregivers of children aged 0-23 months. Four composite WASH knowledge variables were created to assess the relat…
A National Communication Campaign in Indonesia Is Associated with Improved Wash-Related Knowledge and Behaviors in Indonesian Mothers
Background: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) behaviors play a significant role in stunting. Knowledge and behaviors regarding WASH among caregivers are critical to providing children with chances to survive and thrive. The purpose of this study is to determine if exposure to a national communication campaign using media and interpersonal communication (IPC) is associated with WASH-related knowledge and behaviors among Indonesian mothers with…
Association between Wash-Related Behaviors and Knowledge with Childhood Diarrhea in Tanzania
Findings indicate that knowledge of handwashing importance was significant in washing hands after assisting a child who has defecated, before preparing food, and prior to feeding a child. These findings demonstrate the value of parental involvement to lower morbidity and mortality among children
Medicine (7 obras) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 obras) · Demography (5 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Demography (4 obras) · Logistic regression (4 obras) · Pediatrics (4 obras) · Developmental psychology (3 obras)