Roisin E Drysdale

Datos Biográficos

ID6760466
NOMBRERoisin E Drysdale
NOMBRESRoisin E
APELLIDODrysdale
FIRMADRYSDALE R E
AFILIACIONESUniversity of the Witwatersrand
ORCID0000-0003-0409-9549
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS12
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR12
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2018
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • School health and nutrition environments

    Open AccessRamadhani Noor, Ramadhani A Noor et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Schools are increasingly regarded as a key setting for promoting the health, well-being, and development of children and adolescents. In this multicountry cross-sectional survey, we describe the health, nutrition, and food environments of public primary schools in five urban settings in Africa region: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Durban; South Africa, Khartoum, Sudan; and, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We evaluated the school heal…

  • Burden and contributing factors to overweight and obesity in young adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Open AccessRoisin E Drysdale, Amare Worku Tadesse et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    The prevalence of overweight/obesity in adolescents has increased globally, including in low- and middle-income countries. Early adolescence provides an opportunity to develop and encourage positive health and behavioural practices, yet it is an understudied age group with limited information to guide and inform appropriate interventions. This study aims to determine the prevalence of overweight/obesity in young adolescents, aged between 10 and 1…

  • Adolescent health and well‐being in sub‐Saharan Africa

    Open AccessSanjyot Shinde, Ramadhani Noor et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), adolescents make up around one-quarter of the population who are growing up in a rapidly urbanizing environment, with its associated risks and benefits, including impacts on health, psychosocial development, nutrition, and education. However, research on adolescents' health and well-being in SSA is limited. The ARISE (African Research, Implementation Science and Education) Network's Adolescent Health and Nutrition Stu…

  • Access to digital media and devices among adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa

    Open AccessDongqing Wang, Sanjyot Shinde et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    Digital technologies provide unprecedented opportunities for health and nutrition interventions among adolescents. The use of digital media and devices among young adolescents across diverse settings in sub-Saharan Africa is unclear. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the use of digital media and devices and the socioeconomic determinants of use among young adolescents in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, South Africa, Sudan and Tanzania. The study…

  • Burden and determinants of anaemia among in‐school young adolescents in Ethiopia, Sudan and Tanzania

    Open AccessUttara Partap, Amare Worku Tadesse et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    Anaemia among adolescents is a global health problem. However, evidence regarding its burden and risk factors, particularly for younger adolescents and in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), remains scarce. We aimed to assess the prevalence and potential determinants of anaemia among urban and semi-urban in-school young adolescents in Ethiopia, Sudan and Tanzania. We conducted a school-based survey among 3558 adolescents aged 10-14 years. A capillary blood…

  • An Opportunity During Antenatal Services to Strengthen Nurturing Care

    Open AccessWiedaad Slemming, Roisin E Drysdale et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Introduction: The Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby study (HPHB) augments a routine service (pregnancy ultrasound) with information about fetal and infant development and the importance of parent wellbeing and infant care, to assess whether it will improve child development and growth, parent-infant attachment, parental wellbeing and routine clinic attendance. This paper outlines the process of intervention development and implementation in a compl…

  • ‘A creeping phenomenon’

    Roisin E Drysdale, Mosa Moshabela et al.ARTICLEClimate and Development2021

    The effects of rainfall variability and droughts on food production are well established. However, in South Africa, the association between rainfall, droughts and household food insecurity is not well known. The aim of this paper was to measure and compare household food insecurity during and after a drought, and to assess the association between rainfall and food insecurity. Using a comparative study design, two cross-sectional household surveys…

  • Father involvement, maternal depression and child nutritional outcomes in Soweto, South Africa

    Open AccessRoisin E Drysdale, Wiedaad Slemming et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2021

    Father involvement in South Africa is low, despite evidence that it can improve maternal and child health and wellbeing. Within a larger randomised controlled trial, we assessed whether father involvement during and after pregnancy increased birth weight and exclusive breastfeeding through improved maternal mental health. At 6-week postnatal, mothers completed questionnaires on birth, feeding practices, social support, father involvement and post…

  • Coping through a drought

    Open AccessRoisin E Drysdale, Urmilla Bob et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: To assess and compare the association between household food insecurity and child nutritional status over two time-points taking into consideration the effects of a severe drought. Design: The study used two cross-sectional household surveys during and after a severe drought, consistent with a natural experiment design. Setting: The study took place in the district of iLembe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants: Households with c…

  • Socio-economic Determinants of Increasing Household Food Insecurity during and after a Drought in the District of iLembe, South Africa

    Roisin E Drysdale, Urmilla Bob et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2021

    In 2015 and 2016, South Africa experienced a severe drought resulting in water restrictions and food price inflation. A year later, while the proportion of food secure households remained constant, the proportion of those experiencing severe food insecurity increased. This paper investigates the socio-economic determinants of increasing food insecurity during and after the drought. Two cross-sectional household surveys were carried out in the dis…

  • Food Security in the District of iLembe, KwaZulu-Natal

    Open AccessRoisin E Drysdale, Mosa Moshabela et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2019

    Food insecurity varies between urban and rural populations, as do their household characteristics and practices. The aim of the study was to compare the behaviours and practices households in rural and urban areas carry out during times of limited food in the district of iLembe, South Africa. Using a cross-sectional study design, household surveys were carried out to collect information on household characteristics, food, and coping strategies. I…

  • Adapting the Coping Strategies Index to measure food insecurity in the rural district of iLembe, South Africa

    Roisin E Drysdale, Mosa Moshabela et al.ARTICLEFood Culture & Society2018Referencias: 3

    Food insecurity is a global phenomenon that has seen an increase since 2015, thought to be a result of growing conflict- and climate-related shocks. While there are a number of different tools to measure household food security, there is no agreed global standard. This situation is reflected in South Africa where there is no nationally accepted tool to measure or evaluate food insecurity, even though quantitative food and nutrition variables are …