Gita D Mishra
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 367513 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Gita D Mishra |
| NOMBRES | Gita D |
| APELLIDO | Mishra |
| FIRMA | MISHRA G D |
| AFILIACIONES | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9610-5904 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 74 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 71 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 74 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Correlates of hysterectomy in low- and middle-income countries
Background: Hysterectomies for benign conditions have declined in recent decades in most high-income countries (HICs); however, it remains a common surgical procedure among women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although an expanding body of evidence has examined the factors associated with hysterectomy in HICs, evidence remains limited in LMICs. Therefore, we systematically reviewed and synthesised the existing ev…
Impact of adverse childhood experiences on health-related quality of life in Australian women with endometriosis
To examine the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Australian women with endometriosis. This population-based cohort study included 1,120 women with endometriosis born in 1973–78 and 1989–95, using data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health and its sub-study, the Genetic variants, Early Life exposures, and Longitudinal Endometriosis symptoms Study. HRQoL was…
Equity in use and financing of assisted reproductive technologies
This study estimates inequity for a relatively low frequency-of-use and expensive health service, Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in Australia, that nevertheless has health and well-being related consequences. Although the universal healthcare system provides rebates, a policy to put a monetary cap was introduced in 2010, thereby increasing the co-payments for consumers. These government co-financing decisions include a trade-off between s…
The experience of intimate partner violence and age at the onset of multimorbidity
IPV is an independent risk factor that increases the risk of multimorbidity and accelerates its onset. The findings underscore the importance of implementing IPV screening and support into routine health care strategies to mitigate its long-term health impacts
Risk of Iron Deficiency in Women With Endometriosis
Women with endometriosis are at a higher risk of developing iron deficiency than those without endometriosis. The findings suggest that iron deficiency should be concomitantly addressed during initial diagnosis and successive management of endometriosis
A shared agenda for gender and Covid-19 research
While the acute and collective crisis from the pandemic is over, an estimated 2.5 million people died from COVID-19 in 2022, tens of millions suffer from long COVID and national economies still reel from multiple deprivations exacerbated by the pandemic. Sex and gender biases deeply mark these evolving experiences of COVID-19, impacting the quality of science and effectiveness of the responses deployed. To galvanise change by strengthening eviden…
Symptom patterns and health service use of women in early adulthood
Women in young adulthood experience substantially different symptom burdens. A sizeable proportion of women experience many co-occurring symptoms across both physical and psychological domains and this high symptom burden is associated with a high level of health service use. Further follow-up of the women in our study as they enter their late 20 s and early 30 s will allow us to examine the stability of the classes of symptoms and their associat…
Do mothers or females without children have better health-related quality of life across their reproductive years
Symptoms of sleep problems and adherence to dietary guidelines in older women
Objective: This study examined adherence to dietary guidelines and symptoms of sleep problems (e.g. taking a long time to fall sleep or waking up early) and their associations in a sample of older Australian women (68–73 years of age). Design: This was a population-based cross-sectional study. Adherence to the dietary guidelines was measured using a validated FFQ and reported as a diet quality score. Symptoms of sleep problems were measured using…
What can death records tell us about multimorbidity
BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity has been measured from many data sources which show that prevalence increases with age and is usually greater among women than men and in more recent periods. Analyses of multiple cause of death data have shown different patterns of multimorbidity associated with demographic and other characteristics. METHODS: Deaths in Australia among over 1.7 million decedents aged 55+ were stratified into three types: medically certi…
The role of child diets in the association between pre-pregnancy diets and childhood behavioural problems
Objective: To quantify the mediating role of childhood diets in the relationship between maternal diets prior to pregnancy and childhood behavioural disorders. Design: The Healthy Eating Index score was constructed using a semi-quantitative and validated 101-item FFQ. We assessed childhood behavioural disorders using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Three dietary patterns were identified using principal component analysis to explore …
Plant-based dietary patterns are associated with lower body weight, BMI and waist circumference in older Australian women
Objective: To investigate the association between plant-based diets (PBD) and overweight/obesity compared to regular meat eaters in older women. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Setting: 1946–1951 birth cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH). PBD were categorised as vegan, lacto-ovo vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian, semi-vegetarian and regular meat eaters. Outcomes included body weight (BW), BMI and waist circumference…
Changes in dietary patterns from preconception to during pregnancy and its association with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors
Objective: To examine dietary patterns changes from preconception to during pregnancy and their associations with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors. Design: This study used data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH), a population-based prospective cohort study. Women’s dietary patterns were assessed using Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) score and the four patterns were obtained from the factor analysis (Weste…
The experience of delayed health care access during the Covid 19 pandemic in Australian women
Delayed health care access is a potential collateral effect of pandemic conditions, health rationing strategies and social distancing responses. We investigated experiences of delayed health care access in Australian women during COVID-19. A mixed methods study used quantitative and free-text data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health COVID-19 survey 4 (health care access or delay). Logistic regression models were used to estim…
Early life programming of adult ischemic heart disease within and across generations
The findings point to similar magnitudes of IHD inequalities by early life disadvantages across two historical periods and the existence of transgenerational effects on IHD. Epigenetic dysregulation involving the germline is a plausible candidate mechanism underlying the transgenerational associations that warrant further research
Do post-menopausal women provide more care to their kin?
Lifestyle and Psychological Factors Associated with Pregnancy Intentions
It appears that women are not changing their behaviours when they form a decision to try to conceive. Interventions are needed that address women's preconception needs, to optimise lifestyle and improve health outcomes for women and their families
Developmental origins of endometriosis
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting women of reproductive age and is associated with multiple health burdens. Yet, findings regarding its 'developmental origins' are inconsistent. We aimed to investigate the associations of birth characteristics with endometriosis. We also explored potential mediation by adult social and reproductive factors. METHODS: This cohort study consisted of 3406 women born in Uppsala, Sweden, betwee…
Before the beginning
Socioeconomic Position and Reproduction
Hysterectomy and perceived physical function in middle-aged Australian women
Mapping the global research landscape and knowledge gaps on multimorbidity
BACKGROUND: To summarize global research trends and activities on multimorbidity; then to assess the knowledge gaps and to identify implications for knowledge exchange between high income countries (HICs) and low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). METHODS: , as well as diabetes, depression, hypertension, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The time frame for the search was from 1900 to June, 2016. Information (such as publicatio…
The relationship between SF-6D utility scores and lifestyle factors across three life stages
Factors across the life course predict women’s change in smoking behaviour during pregnancy and in midlife
BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking before, during and after pregnancy remains one of the few preventable factors associated with poor health outcomes for mothers and their children. We investigate predictors across the life course for change in smoking behaviour during pregnancy and whether this change predicts smoking status in midlife. METHODS: Data were from the National Child Development Study (1958 British birth cohort). We included female cohort m…
Norms for the physical and mental health component summary scores of the SF-36 for young, middle-aged and older Australian women
Do socioeconomic gradients in women's health widen over time and with age
Television viewing and other screen-based entertainment in relation to multiple socioeconomic status indicators and area deprivation
BACKGROUND: Sedentary behaviour (sitting) is detrimental to health, independently of participation in physical activity. Socioeconomic position (SEP) is known to relate strongly to physical activity participation but we know very little about how SEP relates to sedentary behaviour. This study aimed to assess the relationships between SEP, neighbourhood deprivation and an index of sedentary time. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of a representative …
Do childhood cognitive ability or smoking behaviour explain the influence of lifetime socio-economic conditions on premature adult mortality in a British post war birth cohort
Poor childhood and adult socio-economic conditions, lower childhood cognitive ability and cigarette smoking are all associated with adult mortality risk. Using data on 4458 men and women aged 60 years from a British birth cohort study, we investigated the extent to which these risk factors are part of the same pathway linking childhood experience to adult survival. Compared with women from non-manual origins, men from non-manual origins, women an…
Colonialism and the health transition
This paper presents the results of the first two longitudinal historical cradle-to-grave datasets constructed in Australia: the Aboriginal population of the state of Victoria, reconstituted backwards using genealogical research and vital registrations, 1835–1930; and an impoverished European population born at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital, 1857–1900 and traced until 1985. It investigates the hypothesis that the health transition in indigenous …
Perceived change in quality of life during the menopause
Early life programming of adult ischemic heart disease within and across generations
The findings point to similar magnitudes of IHD inequalities by early life disadvantages across two historical periods and the existence of transgenerational effects on IHD. Epigenetic dysregulation involving the germline is a plausible candidate mechanism underlying the transgenerational associations that warrant further research
Exploring Workforce Participation Patterns and Chronic Diseases Among Middle-Aged Australian Men and Women Over the Life Course
The results strengthen the importance of gender focused policies aimed to promote and preserve health of young and middle-aged workers, and creating supportive environment for those with chronic health issues over the life course
Mother's education and adverse birth outcomes
Babies born too soon or too small face many difficulties, including increased rates of mortality and lifelong disability.1 The 2012 Global Action Report on Preterm Birth ‘Born Too Soon’ presents a sobering picture: 15 million (1 in 10) babies every year are born too soon, with these rates appearing to be rising globally.1 Low levels of maternal education have been clearly associated with adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth …
Social inequality in pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain in the first and second pregnancy among women in Sweden
BACKGROUND: High pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and inappropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with adverse short and long-term maternal and neonatal outcomes and may act as modifiable risk factors on the path to overweight/obesity, but their social patterning is not well established. This study investigates the association of education with BMI and GWG across two consecutive pregnancies. METHODS: The study includes 163,352 S…
Age at birth of first child and coronary heart disease risk factors at age 53 years in men and women
OBJECTIVE: To assess the associations between parental age at birth of first child and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors in men and women. To investigate whether the associations are explained by childhood predictors of age at parenthood or adult lifestyle factors related to child rearing. METHODS: Data from 2540 men and women, with CHD risk factors measured at age 53 years, from a birth cohort study of individuals born in Britain in 1946…
History of Domestic Violence and Physical Health in Midlife
The association between domestic violence and physical health in middle-aged Australian women is investigated via a cross-sectional survey of 14,100 women (45 to 50 years old) who responded to the first Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health survey. After adjustment for demographic and health behavior characteristics and menopause status in multivariate analyses, various physical conditions (allergies or breathing problems, pain or fatig…
A health transition
Happy hours
While the labour force participation of women in postindustrial western societies is increasing, study after study shows that women still take major responsibility for family work, whatever their paid employment commitments. However, it has also been shown that employment is associated with better health and wellbeing for women. In regard to optimal integration of work, well-being and family life, there is therefore a need for more fine-grained r…
The Measurement of Socio-Economic Status
Factors associated with hysterectomy among women in Australia
Validity of the SF-12 Compared with the SF-36 Health Survey in Pilot Studies of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
This study assessed the relative validity of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-36 and SF-12) for Australian women and compared norms for the independently administered and embedded SF- 12. Two samples of women in New South Wales were randomly selected from the Medicare database ( N = 3600). The sample was stratified into young (18 to 22 years), middle-aged (45 to 49 years) and older (70 to 74 years) women, and into w…
The experience of delayed health care access during the Covid 19 pandemic in Australian women
Delayed health care access is a potential collateral effect of pandemic conditions, health rationing strategies and social distancing responses. We investigated experiences of delayed health care access in Australian women during COVID-19. A mixed methods study used quantitative and free-text data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health COVID-19 survey 4 (health care access or delay). Logistic regression models were used to estim…
Factors across the life course predict women’s change in smoking behaviour during pregnancy and in midlife
BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking before, during and after pregnancy remains one of the few preventable factors associated with poor health outcomes for mothers and their children. We investigate predictors across the life course for change in smoking behaviour during pregnancy and whether this change predicts smoking status in midlife. METHODS: Data were from the National Child Development Study (1958 British birth cohort). We included female cohort m…
Young Women, Work and Inequality
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health was established to track the health of three age cohorts of Australian women - 40,000 in total - over a twenty year period. It provides opportunities for research into health and related issues for women. In this paper, we investigate (1) baseline data from the young cohort of 1400 survey participants and (2) follow up in-depth interview data from a small sample of 57 of the original respondents…
Validity of the SF-12 Compared with the SF-36 Health Survey in Pilot Studies of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
This study assessed the relative validity of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-36 and SF-12) for Australian women and compared norms for the independently administered and embedded SF- 12. Two samples of women in New South Wales were randomly selected from the Medicare database ( N = 3600). The sample was stratified into young (18 to 22 years), middle-aged (45 to 49 years) and older (70 to 74 years) women, and into w…
Women's Health Australia
The Women's Health Australia (WHA) project is a longitudinal study of several cohorts of Australian women, which aims to examine the relationships between biological, psychological, social and lifestyle factors and women's physical health, emotional well-being, and their use of and satisfaction with health care. Using the Medicare database as a sampling frame (with oversampling of women from rural and remote areas), 106,000 women in the three age…
Factors associated with hysterectomy among women in Australia
The Measurement of Socio-Economic Status
Happy hours
While the labour force participation of women in postindustrial western societies is increasing, study after study shows that women still take major responsibility for family work, whatever their paid employment commitments. However, it has also been shown that employment is associated with better health and wellbeing for women. In regard to optimal integration of work, well-being and family life, there is therefore a need for more fine-grained r…
Young Women, Work and Inequality
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health was established to track the health of three age cohorts of Australian women - 40,000 in total - over a twenty year period. It provides opportunities for research into health and related issues for women. In this paper, we investigate (1) baseline data from the young cohort of 1400 survey participants and (2) follow up in-depth interview data from a small sample of 57 of the original respondents…
Physical and mental health
Three Year Health Outcomes Among Older Women at Risk of Elder Abuse
How well do Australian women comply with dietary guidelines
Objective: To investigate the proportion of middle-aged Australian women meeting national dietary recommendations and its variation according to selected sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics. Design: This cross-sectional population-based study used a food-frequency questionnaire to investigate dietary patterns and compliance with 13 commonly promoted dietary guidelines among a cohort of middle-aged women participating in the Australia…
Do socioeconomic gradients in women's health widen over time and with age
Socio-economic inequalities in women's fruit and vegetable intakes
Objective This study employed a multilevel design to test the contribution of individual, social and environmental factors to mediating socio-economic status (SES) inequalities in fruit and vegetable consumption among women. Design A cross-sectional survey was linked with objective environmental data. Setting A community sample involving 45 neighbourhoods. Subjects In total, 1347 women from 45 neighbourhoods provided survey data on their SES (hig…
History of Domestic Violence and Physical Health in Midlife
The association between domestic violence and physical health in middle-aged Australian women is investigated via a cross-sectional survey of 14,100 women (45 to 50 years old) who responded to the first Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health survey. After adjustment for demographic and health behavior characteristics and menopause status in multivariate analyses, various physical conditions (allergies or breathing problems, pain or fatig…
Cessation of Hormone Replacement Therapy After Reports of Adverse Findings From Randomized Controlled Trials
Objectives. We examined the cessation of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) among British women, by educational level, social class, and cardiovascular risk factors, at the time of publicity about 2 clinical trials of HRT that were halted after adverse findings. Methods. A total of 1387 women aged 57 years reported their monthly HRT use between January 2002 and February 2003. A succession of regression-based time-series models were fitted to detec…
Perceived change in quality of life during the menopause
Which food-related behaviours are associated with healthier intakes of fruits and vegetables among women
Objective To examine associations between shopping, food preparation, meal and eating behaviours and fruit and vegetable intake among women. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Community-based sample from metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Subjects A sample of 1136 women aged 18–65 years, randomly selected from the electoral roll. Results Food-related behaviours reflecting organisation and forward-planning, as well as enjoyment of and high per…
What evidence is there that adjustment for adult height influences the relationship between birth weight and blood pressure
BACKGROUND: The inverse association between birth weight and blood pressure may partly be the result of inappropriate adjustment for adult body size, but it remains unclear whether adjustment for adult height elicits this effect. AIM: The study investigated the impact of adjustment for adult height on the relationship between birth weight and blood pressure. METHODS: A systematic search of Medline from 1996 to 2006 was conducted using the terms '…
Socioeconomic position and hysterectomy
OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations between indicators of socioeconomic position (SEP) and hysterectomy in two Australian and two British cohorts. STUDY POPULATION: Women participating in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH), born 1921-1926 and 1946-1951, and two cohorts of British women, the British Women's Heart and Health Study and the MRC National Survey of Health and Development, born at similar times (1920 to 1939…
Characterisation of smoking behaviour across the life course and its impact on decline in lung function and all-cause mortality
OBJECTIVES: To describe smoking trajectories from early adolescence into mid-life and to examine the effects of these trajectories on health and all-cause mortality. METHODS: A nationally representative birth cohort study including 3387 men and women followed up since their birth in 1946 in England, Scotland and Wales. The main outcome measure is all-cause mortality by age 60 years and rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV(…
A health transition
Intake of B vitamins in childhood and adult life in relation to psychological distress among women in a British birth cohort
Background Lower levels of B vitamins (particularly folate, vitamin B 12 and vitamin B 6 ) may be associated with psychological distress. Little is known about the impact of childhood nutrition on psychological distress in adult life. Objective We investigated whether prospectively measured childhood and adult dietary intakes of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B 6 and vitamin B 12 were related to the psychological distress of women i…
Colonialism and the health transition
This paper presents the results of the first two longitudinal historical cradle-to-grave datasets constructed in Australia: the Aboriginal population of the state of Victoria, reconstituted backwards using genealogical research and vital registrations, 1835–1930; and an impoverished European population born at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital, 1857–1900 and traced until 1985. It investigates the hypothesis that the health transition in indigenous …
Patterns in trouble sleeping among women at mid-life
BACKGROUND: Although trouble sleeping is a common problem among women at mid-life, patterns in trouble sleeping relating to social and health-related risk factors are unclear. This analysis describes the dynamics of trouble sleeping among women at mid-life. METHODS: The National Survey of Health and Development is a nationally representative study of births in 1946 in England, Scotland, and Wales followed up through mid-life. Multistate life tabl…
Trajectories of body mass index and overweight in early adulthood and blood pressure at 53 years
Results: In terms of incidence, in 1980, the overall ASR varied widely across countries, ranging from 18 per 100 000 in Belarus to 309 per 100 000 in Switzerland. Between 1980 and 2002, prostate cancer incidence increased in all 20 countries. The OPC was the smallest in Denmark (+40%) and highest in Italy (+336%). Generally, countries with lower incidence in early years had the highest OPCs. In North-America and Australia incidence peaked around …
Television viewing and other screen-based entertainment in relation to multiple socioeconomic status indicators and area deprivation
BACKGROUND: Sedentary behaviour (sitting) is detrimental to health, independently of participation in physical activity. Socioeconomic position (SEP) is known to relate strongly to physical activity participation but we know very little about how SEP relates to sedentary behaviour. This study aimed to assess the relationships between SEP, neighbourhood deprivation and an index of sedentary time. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of a representative …
Comparison of life course socioeconomic models for cardiovascular risk factors
compared with participants who had died, for the three psychosocial measures, were: CASP-19 (3.75 and 6.02 respectively, p,0.001); GHQ-12 (1.24 and 2.12 respectively, p,0.001); and CES-D (1.53 and 2.44 respectively, p,0.001). Logistic regression analyses revealed that, after controlling for demographic, health, and lifestyle factors, CASP-19 (odds ratio (OR) = 1.10, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.13), GHQ-12 (OR 1.09, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.12), and CES-D (OR 1.13, …
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