Ken Daniels
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 144181 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Ken Daniels |
| NOMBRES | Ken |
| APELLIDO | Daniels |
| FIRMA | DANIELS K |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4345-5406 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 31 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 124 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1988 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Understanding the political economy of reforming global health initiatives – insights from global and country levels
INTRODUCTION: Since 2000, the number and role of global health initiatives (GHIs) has been growing, with these platforms playing an increasingly important role in pooling and disbursing funds dedicated to specific global health priorities. While recognising their important contribution, there has also been a growth in concerns about distortions and inefficiencies linked to the GHIs and attempts to improve their alignment with country health syste…
Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (Epoc) Qualitative Evidence Syntheses, Differences From Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness and Implications for Guidance
Systematic reviews of qualitative research (‘qualitative evidence syntheses’) are increasingly popular and represent a potentially important source of information about people’s views, needs and experiences. Since 2013, Cochrane has published qualitative evidence syntheses, and the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care group has been involved in the majority of these reviews. But more guidance is needed on how to prepare these revi…
Qualitative Evidence Syntheses Within Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care
A growing number of researchers are preparing systematic reviews of qualitative evidence, often referred to as 'qualitative evidence syntheses'. Cochrane published its first qualitative evidence synthesis in 2013 and published 27 such syntheses and protocols by August 2020. Most of these syntheses have explored how people experience or value different health conditions, treatments and outcomes. Several have been used by guideline producers and ot…
Adolescent's views on youth gang involvement in a South African Township
Revisiting the use of ‘counselling’ as a means of preparing prospective parents to meet the emerging psychosocial needs of families that have used gamete donation
Third party reproduction is an increasingly important part of family building but also challenges societal understanding of family and ‘kin’ relationships as being primarily hetero-normative and based on genetic connection. At the same time, understanding of the longer-term psycho-social implications of gamete donation is changing as knowledge grows. Research, professional and personal experiences demonstrate that a range of meanings can be trigg…
Embryo Donation or Embryo Adoption? Practice and Policy in the New Zealand Context
Embryo donation (ED) is the donation by a couple who have surplus embryos following IVF to another infertile person/s. There has been much debate as to whether ED can be understood as akin to gamete donation or as adoption, as these viewpoints evoke different health and welfare concerns and implications for the various parties. In this article, we discuss the legislative frameworks, policy guidelines, and practice of ED in New Zealand in comparis…
The Discourse of Gifting in Embryo Donation
In New Zealand, embryo donation (ED) is "open," allowing offspring to access genetic information. Donors and recipients meet prior to donation. Drawing on interviews with 15 recipients, 22 donors, and nine counselors, this article discusses how ED may be constructed as a form of gifting. This discourse may evoke expectations that recipients will express gratitude for the gift, including through honoring contact agreements. Donation becomes a rela…
The Fate of Unused Embryos
Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) has offered hope to those struggling with infertility, it has also had some unintended consequences, including the fate of embryos that may be "surplus" to requirement following IVF treatment. The number of embryos in storage across the world is high, creating a dilemma for patients who need to make disposal decisions, as well as presenting an administrative and practical dilemma for clinics. Research has sug…
The ‘community’ in community case management of childhood illnesses in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malawi has achieved a remarkable feat in reducing its under-5 mortality in time to meet its MDG 4 target despite high levels of poverty, low female literacy rates, recurrent economic crises, a severe shortage of human resources for health, and poor health infrastructure. The country's community-based delivery platform (largely headed by Health Surveillance Assistants, or HSAs) has been well established since the 1960s, although their …
Fair publication of qualitative research in health systems
10.1186/s12939-016-0368-y
Assessment of Malawi’s success in child mortality reduction through the lens of the Catalytic Initiative Integrated Health Systems Strengthening programme
BACKGROUND: Malawi is estimated to have achieved its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 target. This paper explores factors influencing progress in child survival in Malawi including coverage of interventions and the role of key national policies. METHODS: We performed a retrospective evaluation of the Catalytic Initiative (CI) programme of support (2007-2013). We developed estimates of child mortality using four population household surveys und…
Emerging models for facilitating contact between people genetically related through donor conception
Thank You to Reviewers 2012
Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases
BACKGROUND: Lay health workers (LHWs) are widely used to provide care for a broad range of health issues. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of LHW interventions. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of LHW interventions in primary and community health care on maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases. SEARCH STRATEGY: For the current version of this review we searched The Cochrane Central Register of Control…
Policy development in malaria vector management in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe
INTRODUCTION: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), two principal malaria control strategies, are similar in cost and efficacy. We aimed to describe recent policy development regarding their use in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. METHODS: Using a qualitative case study methodology, we undertook semi-structured interviews of key informants from May 2004 to March 2005, carried out document reviews and developed …
The donor, the father, and the imaginary constitution of the family
Parents Dilemmas in Sharing Donor Insemination Conception Stories with their Children
Parents of children conceived by gamete (sperm or egg) donation often find it challenging to share donor conception stories with their children. This study reports findings of a qualitative study of families with children conceived by donor insemination in New Zealand, a country where the policy and practice of sharing information in donor insemination is advanced. Almost all parents had told, or planned to tell, their children about their origin…
The (ir)relevance of genetics
Informing offspring of the nature of their conception when conceived via donated gametes such as donor sperm, is increasingly considered by professionals and policy makers to be desirable for many reasons. The aim of this research is to explore and understand processes within families that either facilitate or hinder the telling of children about their conception. This exploration includes analysing the complexity of sociocultural processes surro…
Policy formation in gamete donation and egg sharing in the UK-a critical appraisal
Life in Claremont
The Best Interests of the Child in Assisted Human Reproduction
Developments in assisted human reproduction (AHR) have aroused considerable debate and interest around the world, with most governments accepting that they are matters of public policy. This politicization of AHR is explored in the context of a consideration of the oft-used term "the best interests of the child." This "rallying call" is frequently cited as the primary concern in the determination of policy. This article is based on the contention…
The psychology of assisted reproduction — or psychology assisting its reproduction? a response
This response to Walker and Broderick (1999) argues that they did indeed, using their own phrase, “overstate and oversimplify” their case. They argued that participation by psychologists and counsellors in the field of assisted human reproduction (AHR) is unjustified, unnecessary, unwanted and motivated by a desire for professional territorial expansion. This paper identifies numerous faults with the nature and substance of their arguments and wi…
Information sharing in semen donation
Families formed as a result of donor insemination
This paper reports the views and feelings of semen donors at two London donor insemination (Dl) programmes regarding the recipients of Dl and the families created by this method. In particular it reports on: the types of recipients that donors wish to assist; their understanding of the legal position of donors and Di fathers; their views on the‘matching’ of donors and Dl fathers; their perception of Dl offspring's need or desire for information a…
Donor insemination
Secrecy and Openness in Donor Insemination
This article explores the issues surrounding the notions of secrecy and openness in donor insemination (DI). Secrecy in DI is first placed in historical context, with an outline of some of the main reasons that secrecy has been advocated. The concept of openness is then introduced, and some of the arguments for a more open approach to DI are presented. On this basis, the responses of various governments to calls for more openness are outlined, an…
The donor, the father, and the imaginary constitution of the family
Donor insemination
Telling donor insemination offspring about their conception
The (ir)relevance of genetics
Informing offspring of the nature of their conception when conceived via donated gametes such as donor sperm, is increasingly considered by professionals and policy makers to be desirable for many reasons. The aim of this research is to explore and understand processes within families that either facilitate or hinder the telling of children about their conception. This exploration includes analysing the complexity of sociocultural processes surro…
Artificial insemination using donor semen and the issue of secrecy
Policy development in malaria vector management in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe
INTRODUCTION: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), two principal malaria control strategies, are similar in cost and efficacy. We aimed to describe recent policy development regarding their use in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. METHODS: Using a qualitative case study methodology, we undertook semi-structured interviews of key informants from May 2004 to March 2005, carried out document reviews and developed …
Information sharing in semen donation
The Fate of Unused Embryos
Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) has offered hope to those struggling with infertility, it has also had some unintended consequences, including the fate of embryos that may be "surplus" to requirement following IVF treatment. The number of embryos in storage across the world is high, creating a dilemma for patients who need to make disposal decisions, as well as presenting an administrative and practical dilemma for clinics. Research has sug…
Emerging models for facilitating contact between people genetically related through donor conception
The Best Interests of the Child in Assisted Human Reproduction
Developments in assisted human reproduction (AHR) have aroused considerable debate and interest around the world, with most governments accepting that they are matters of public policy. This politicization of AHR is explored in the context of a consideration of the oft-used term "the best interests of the child." This "rallying call" is frequently cited as the primary concern in the determination of policy. This article is based on the contention…
Revisiting the use of ‘counselling’ as a means of preparing prospective parents to meet the emerging psychosocial needs of families that have used gamete donation
Third party reproduction is an increasingly important part of family building but also challenges societal understanding of family and ‘kin’ relationships as being primarily hetero-normative and based on genetic connection. At the same time, understanding of the longer-term psycho-social implications of gamete donation is changing as knowledge grows. Research, professional and personal experiences demonstrate that a range of meanings can be trigg…
The Discourse of Gifting in Embryo Donation
In New Zealand, embryo donation (ED) is "open," allowing offspring to access genetic information. Donors and recipients meet prior to donation. Drawing on interviews with 15 recipients, 22 donors, and nine counselors, this article discusses how ED may be constructed as a form of gifting. This discourse may evoke expectations that recipients will express gratitude for the gift, including through honoring contact agreements. Donation becomes a rela…
Formulating selection policies for assisted reproduction
Policy formation in gamete donation and egg sharing in the UK-a critical appraisal
Moving Towards Openness in Donor Insemination
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Relationships between Semen Donors and their Networks
The semen donor can be seen as an individual who is at the centre of a web of relationships. Some of these relationships are interactive and therefore provide him with feedback. These include the clinic staff, his partner and friends. A further set of relationships are involved and these include the child, the recipient couple and the community. These relationships are non-reactive in that there is none or very little feedback for the donor
Artificial insemination using donor semen and the issue of secrecy
Relationships between Semen Donors and their Networks
The semen donor can be seen as an individual who is at the centre of a web of relationships. Some of these relationships are interactive and therefore provide him with feedback. These include the clinic staff, his partner and friends. A further set of relationships are involved and these include the child, the recipient couple and the community. These relationships are non-reactive in that there is none or very little feedback for the donor
Secrecy and Openness in Donor Insemination
This article explores the issues surrounding the notions of secrecy and openness in donor insemination (DI). Secrecy in DI is first placed in historical context, with an outline of some of the main reasons that secrecy has been advocated. The concept of openness is then introduced, and some of the arguments for a more open approach to DI are presented. On this basis, the responses of various governments to calls for more openness are outlined, an…
Moving Towards Openness in Donor Insemination
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Formulating selection policies for assisted reproduction
Telling donor insemination offspring about their conception
Families formed as a result of donor insemination
This paper reports the views and feelings of semen donors at two London donor insemination (Dl) programmes regarding the recipients of Dl and the families created by this method. In particular it reports on: the types of recipients that donors wish to assist; their understanding of the legal position of donors and Di fathers; their views on the‘matching’ of donors and Dl fathers; their perception of Dl offspring's need or desire for information a…
Donor insemination
Information sharing in semen donation
The psychology of assisted reproduction — or psychology assisting its reproduction? a response
This response to Walker and Broderick (1999) argues that they did indeed, using their own phrase, “overstate and oversimplify” their case. They argued that participation by psychologists and counsellors in the field of assisted human reproduction (AHR) is unjustified, unnecessary, unwanted and motivated by a desire for professional territorial expansion. This paper identifies numerous faults with the nature and substance of their arguments and wi…
The Best Interests of the Child in Assisted Human Reproduction
Developments in assisted human reproduction (AHR) have aroused considerable debate and interest around the world, with most governments accepting that they are matters of public policy. This politicization of AHR is explored in the context of a consideration of the oft-used term "the best interests of the child." This "rallying call" is frequently cited as the primary concern in the determination of policy. This article is based on the contention…
Life in Claremont
Policy formation in gamete donation and egg sharing in the UK-a critical appraisal
Parents Dilemmas in Sharing Donor Insemination Conception Stories with their Children
Parents of children conceived by gamete (sperm or egg) donation often find it challenging to share donor conception stories with their children. This study reports findings of a qualitative study of families with children conceived by donor insemination in New Zealand, a country where the policy and practice of sharing information in donor insemination is advanced. Almost all parents had told, or planned to tell, their children about their origin…
The (ir)relevance of genetics
Informing offspring of the nature of their conception when conceived via donated gametes such as donor sperm, is increasingly considered by professionals and policy makers to be desirable for many reasons. The aim of this research is to explore and understand processes within families that either facilitate or hinder the telling of children about their conception. This exploration includes analysing the complexity of sociocultural processes surro…
The donor, the father, and the imaginary constitution of the family
Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases
BACKGROUND: Lay health workers (LHWs) are widely used to provide care for a broad range of health issues. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of LHW interventions. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of LHW interventions in primary and community health care on maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases. SEARCH STRATEGY: For the current version of this review we searched The Cochrane Central Register of Control…
Policy development in malaria vector management in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe
INTRODUCTION: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), two principal malaria control strategies, are similar in cost and efficacy. We aimed to describe recent policy development regarding their use in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. METHODS: Using a qualitative case study methodology, we undertook semi-structured interviews of key informants from May 2004 to March 2005, carried out document reviews and developed …
Thank You to Reviewers 2012
Assessment of Malawi’s success in child mortality reduction through the lens of the Catalytic Initiative Integrated Health Systems Strengthening programme
BACKGROUND: Malawi is estimated to have achieved its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 target. This paper explores factors influencing progress in child survival in Malawi including coverage of interventions and the role of key national policies. METHODS: We performed a retrospective evaluation of the Catalytic Initiative (CI) programme of support (2007-2013). We developed estimates of child mortality using four population household surveys und…
Emerging models for facilitating contact between people genetically related through donor conception
The ‘community’ in community case management of childhood illnesses in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malawi has achieved a remarkable feat in reducing its under-5 mortality in time to meet its MDG 4 target despite high levels of poverty, low female literacy rates, recurrent economic crises, a severe shortage of human resources for health, and poor health infrastructure. The country's community-based delivery platform (largely headed by Health Surveillance Assistants, or HSAs) has been well established since the 1960s, although their …
Fair publication of qualitative research in health systems
10.1186/s12939-016-0368-y
Embryo Donation or Embryo Adoption? Practice and Policy in the New Zealand Context
Embryo donation (ED) is the donation by a couple who have surplus embryos following IVF to another infertile person/s. There has been much debate as to whether ED can be understood as akin to gamete donation or as adoption, as these viewpoints evoke different health and welfare concerns and implications for the various parties. In this article, we discuss the legislative frameworks, policy guidelines, and practice of ED in New Zealand in comparis…
The Discourse of Gifting in Embryo Donation
In New Zealand, embryo donation (ED) is "open," allowing offspring to access genetic information. Donors and recipients meet prior to donation. Drawing on interviews with 15 recipients, 22 donors, and nine counselors, this article discusses how ED may be constructed as a form of gifting. This discourse may evoke expectations that recipients will express gratitude for the gift, including through honoring contact agreements. Donation becomes a rela…
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