Jo Hunter‐Adams
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5815199 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jo Hunter‐Adams |
| NOMBRES | Jo |
| APELLIDO | Hunter‐Adams |
| FIRMA | ADAMS J H |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Cape Town |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Investigating the disjoint between education and health policy for infant feeding among teenage mothers in South Africa
Our findings suggest educators should actively encourage school attendance in a healthy pregnant adolescent until delivery with later return to school, and health providers should focus attention on breastfeeding for the initial 4-6 weeks postpartum, followed by guided support of formula-feeding. We encourage the active engagement of adolescents' mothers and extended families who are often involved in infant feeding and care decisions. Education …
Health care providers’ perspectives of diet-related non-communicable disease in South Africa
Supporting health care providers in understanding context, through approaches such as translational competency, while strengthening both health and social services, are vital given the high burden of NCDs in South Africa
No Looking Back
Perceptions of weight in relation to health, hunger, and belonging among women in periurban South Africa
Obesity among South African women represents an important dimension of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk. Experiences of weight are an under-explored frame of reference for intervention. Using three-part in-depth interviews with 20 women and 9 focus groups with a total of 57 women ( N = 77) in one low-income neighborhood, I relate women's positive perceptions of fatness to belonging and experiences of hunger. Aware of public health obesity messa…
Adolescent girls’ perceptions of breastfeeding in two low-income periurban communities in South Africa
In South Africa, exclusive breastfeeding rates are low, and rates of teenage pregnancy are high. Educational policy enables mothers' return to school, which conflicts with policy emphasizing exclusive breastfeeding. We elicited adolescent women's perceptions and experiences of infant feeding choices, and conducted six focus groups ( N = 57) in two periurban settlements. Participants knew arguments in favor of and against breast and formula-feedin…
Food insecurity in relation to obesity in peri-urban Cape Town, South Africa
Relationships Between English Language Proficiency, Health Literacy, and Health Outcomes in Somali Refugees
The dimensionality of disclosure of HIV status amongst post-partum women in Cape Town, South Africa
Disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners and others has been presented as positive health behaviour and is widely encouraged by antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes, providers and policies. However, disclosure is also highly contextual and its positive effects are not universal. We explore the dimensions of disclosure amongst post-partum women who initiated ART during pregnancy in Cape Town, South Africa. Forty-seven semi-structured inter…
Acculturation and a Potential Relationship with Oral Health Outcomes Among Somali Refugees in Massachusetts
Exploring Perceptions of the Food Environment Amongst Congolese, Somalis and Zimbabweans Living in Cape Town
In low and middle‐income countries, the nutrition transition to highly processed, high‐sugar diets has been extraordinarily rapid. Yet in these same settings, obesity and hunger are often experienced within a single household. As part of a broader study of cross‐border migrants’ experiences of maternal and infant nutrition in Cape Town, in this article I explore the individual and collective meanings associated with foods in a specific migrant co…
Mourning the support of women postpartum
The maintenance of social networks amongst migrant diasporas has been previously emphasized. When caring for a new baby in particular, however, hands-on social supports are needed. These social supports are poorly understood for migrants. This qualitative study of maternal postpartum support included 23 in-depth interviews with postpartum migrant women and nine focus groups with adult men and women (N = 48) in Cape Town. The absence of nonworking…
Pregnant in a foreign city
Interpreting habits in a new place
Looking Islam in the Teeth
The Arabicmiswak(Somali,adayge) is a tooth-cleaning stick from the Salvadora persica plant. In this article, we trace the social life of a "thing," examining meanings inscribed in the stick brush, drawing on interviews with 82 Somali refugees in Massachusetts and an analysis of local and transnational science and marketing. The miswak toothbrush symbolizes relationships to nature, homeland culture, global Islam, globalizing dental medicine, and t…
Interpreting habits in a new place
Looking Islam in the Teeth
The Arabicmiswak(Somali,adayge) is a tooth-cleaning stick from the Salvadora persica plant. In this article, we trace the social life of a "thing," examining meanings inscribed in the stick brush, drawing on interviews with 82 Somali refugees in Massachusetts and an analysis of local and transnational science and marketing. The miswak toothbrush symbolizes relationships to nature, homeland culture, global Islam, globalizing dental medicine, and t…
No Looking Back
Exploring Perceptions of the Food Environment Amongst Congolese, Somalis and Zimbabweans Living in Cape Town
In low and middle‐income countries, the nutrition transition to highly processed, high‐sugar diets has been extraordinarily rapid. Yet in these same settings, obesity and hunger are often experienced within a single household. As part of a broader study of cross‐border migrants’ experiences of maternal and infant nutrition in Cape Town, in this article I explore the individual and collective meanings associated with foods in a specific migrant co…
Pregnant in a foreign city
Looking Islam in the Teeth
The Arabicmiswak(Somali,adayge) is a tooth-cleaning stick from the Salvadora persica plant. In this article, we trace the social life of a "thing," examining meanings inscribed in the stick brush, drawing on interviews with 82 Somali refugees in Massachusetts and an analysis of local and transnational science and marketing. The miswak toothbrush symbolizes relationships to nature, homeland culture, global Islam, globalizing dental medicine, and t…
Mourning the support of women postpartum
The maintenance of social networks amongst migrant diasporas has been previously emphasized. When caring for a new baby in particular, however, hands-on social supports are needed. These social supports are poorly understood for migrants. This qualitative study of maternal postpartum support included 23 in-depth interviews with postpartum migrant women and nine focus groups with adult men and women (N = 48) in Cape Town. The absence of nonworking…
Pregnant in a foreign city
Interpreting habits in a new place
The dimensionality of disclosure of HIV status amongst post-partum women in Cape Town, South Africa
Disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners and others has been presented as positive health behaviour and is widely encouraged by antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes, providers and policies. However, disclosure is also highly contextual and its positive effects are not universal. We explore the dimensions of disclosure amongst post-partum women who initiated ART during pregnancy in Cape Town, South Africa. Forty-seven semi-structured inter…
Acculturation and a Potential Relationship with Oral Health Outcomes Among Somali Refugees in Massachusetts
Exploring Perceptions of the Food Environment Amongst Congolese, Somalis and Zimbabweans Living in Cape Town
In low and middle‐income countries, the nutrition transition to highly processed, high‐sugar diets has been extraordinarily rapid. Yet in these same settings, obesity and hunger are often experienced within a single household. As part of a broader study of cross‐border migrants’ experiences of maternal and infant nutrition in Cape Town, in this article I explore the individual and collective meanings associated with foods in a specific migrant co…
Relationships Between English Language Proficiency, Health Literacy, and Health Outcomes in Somali Refugees
Perceptions of weight in relation to health, hunger, and belonging among women in periurban South Africa
Obesity among South African women represents an important dimension of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk. Experiences of weight are an under-explored frame of reference for intervention. Using three-part in-depth interviews with 20 women and 9 focus groups with a total of 57 women ( N = 77) in one low-income neighborhood, I relate women's positive perceptions of fatness to belonging and experiences of hunger. Aware of public health obesity messa…
Adolescent girls’ perceptions of breastfeeding in two low-income periurban communities in South Africa
In South Africa, exclusive breastfeeding rates are low, and rates of teenage pregnancy are high. Educational policy enables mothers' return to school, which conflicts with policy emphasizing exclusive breastfeeding. We elicited adolescent women's perceptions and experiences of infant feeding choices, and conducted six focus groups ( N = 57) in two periurban settlements. Participants knew arguments in favor of and against breast and formula-feedin…
Food insecurity in relation to obesity in peri-urban Cape Town, South Africa
Health care providers’ perspectives of diet-related non-communicable disease in South Africa
Supporting health care providers in understanding context, through approaches such as translational competency, while strengthening both health and social services, are vital given the high burden of NCDs in South Africa
No Looking Back
Investigating the disjoint between education and health policy for infant feeding among teenage mothers in South Africa
Our findings suggest educators should actively encourage school attendance in a healthy pregnant adolescent until delivery with later return to school, and health providers should focus attention on breastfeeding for the initial 4-6 weeks postpartum, followed by guided support of formula-feeding. We encourage the active engagement of adolescents' mothers and extended families who are often involved in infant feeding and care decisions. Education …
Medicine (11 obras) · Psychology (9 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Geography (6 obras) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 obras) · Nursing (5 obras) · Public health (5 obras) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 obras)