Catherine M Kirk
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6806576 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Catherine M Kirk |
| NOMBRES | Catherine M |
| APELLIDO | Kirk |
| FIRMA | KIRK C M |
| AFILIACIONES | BIO Ventures for Global Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9103-2611 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Risk and protective factors of depression among caregivers of children with disabilities in rural Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Caregivers of children with disabilities are at increased risk of experiencing poor mental health due to the compound effects of financial and family stressors. This study aims to identify risk and protective factors for poor mental health, particularly depression, among caregivers of young children with disabilities. METHODS: This is a secondary data analysis, including a total of 1518 caregivers who were enrolled at baseline in a cl…
The Impact of an Integrated Nurturing Care Intervention to Improve Early Childhood Development Outcomes in Nampula Province, Mozambique
Objective: To estimate the effect of integrating responsive care, early learning, and development monitoring into a community-based package of activities on nutrition, sanitation, and hygiene, on improvements in early childhood development outcomes. Design: This was a quasi-experimental study with nonequivalent comparison groups. The study primary outcome, early childhood development, was measured using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) a…
Promoting responsive care and early learning practices among caregivers of children 0–23 months in the Kyrgyz Republic
Objective: To assess changes in caregiver practices for young children after integrating the Responsive Care and Early Learning (RCEL) Addendum package into nutrition services after 10 months of implementation. Design: We measured changes in RCEL practices through a pre- and post-intervention assessment comprising a household survey and observations. To implement the intervention, we trained health service staff and community volunteers to delive…
Promoting responsive care and early learning practices in Northern Ghana
Objective: This study assesses change in caregiver practices after integrating responsive care and early learning (RCEL) in nutrition and health services and community platforms in northern Ghana. Design: We trained health facility workers and community health volunteers to deliver RCEL counselling to caregivers of children under 2 years of age through existing health facilities and community groups. We assessed changes in caregivers’ RCEL practi…
Nutritional care for children with feeding difficulties and disabilities
One billion people worldwide have a disability, and 80 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The prevalence of feeding difficulties globally ranges from 25–45 percent to 33–80 percent in children without and with disabilities, respectively. The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) flagship multi-sectoral nutrition project, USAID Advancing Nutrition, conducted a scoping review of programs supporting nutri…
Evaluation of an mHealth tool to improve nutritional assessment among infants under 6 months in paediatric development clinics in rural Rwanda
Infants born preterm, low birthweight or with other perinatal complications require frequent and accurate growth monitoring for optimal nutrition and growth. We implemented an mHealth tool to improve growth monitoring and nutritional status assessment of high risk infants. We conducted a pre-post quasi-experimental study with a concurrent control group among infants enrolled in paediatric development clinics in two rural Rwandan districts. During…
Nutritional evaluation and growth of infants in a Rwandan neonatal follow‐up clinic
Children born preterm, low birth weight (LBW) or with other perinatal risk factors are at high-risk of malnutrition. Regular growth monitoring and early intervention are essential to promote optimal feeding and growth; however, monitoring growth in preterm infants can be complex. This study evaluated growth monitoring of infants under 6 months enrolled in Paediatric Development Clinics (PDCs) in rural Rwanda. We reviewed electronic medical record…
Risk factors for stunting among children under five years
Family-level factors are major drivers of children's growth stunting in Rwanda. Interventions to improve the nutrition of pregnant and lactating women so as to prevent low birth weight babies, reduce poverty, promote girls' education and intervene early in cases of malnutrition are needed
Over-age and underserved
Children living with and affected by HIV are at risk of poverty and mental health problems that can interfere with educational attainment. This review is a secondary analysis of educational attainment within a case-controlled study of children 10–17 years of age who were HIV-positive, HIV-affected by caregiver HIV status or by HIV in their family and HIV-unaffected in rural Rwanda. We evaluated caregiver and child-reported HIV-related stigma, anx…
Exploring the potential of a family-based prevention intervention to reduce alcohol use and violence within HIV-affected families in Rwanda
HIV-affected families report higher rates of harmful alcohol use, intimate partner violence (IPV) and family conflict, which can have detrimental effects on children. Few evidence-based interventions exist to address these complex issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. This mixed methods study explores the potential of a family-based intervention to reduce IPV, family conflict and problems related to alcohol use to promote child mental health and family f…
Mental Health of Children Living in Foster Families in Rural Rwanda
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Exploring the potential of a family-based prevention intervention to reduce alcohol use and violence within HIV-affected families in Rwanda
HIV-affected families report higher rates of harmful alcohol use, intimate partner violence (IPV) and family conflict, which can have detrimental effects on children. Few evidence-based interventions exist to address these complex issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. This mixed methods study explores the potential of a family-based intervention to reduce IPV, family conflict and problems related to alcohol use to promote child mental health and family f…
Mental Health of Children Living in Foster Families in Rural Rwanda
Over-age and underserved
Children living with and affected by HIV are at risk of poverty and mental health problems that can interfere with educational attainment. This review is a secondary analysis of educational attainment within a case-controlled study of children 10–17 years of age who were HIV-positive, HIV-affected by caregiver HIV status or by HIV in their family and HIV-unaffected in rural Rwanda. We evaluated caregiver and child-reported HIV-related stigma, anx…
Risk factors for stunting among children under five years
Family-level factors are major drivers of children's growth stunting in Rwanda. Interventions to improve the nutrition of pregnant and lactating women so as to prevent low birth weight babies, reduce poverty, promote girls' education and intervene early in cases of malnutrition are needed
Nutritional evaluation and growth of infants in a Rwandan neonatal follow‐up clinic
Children born preterm, low birth weight (LBW) or with other perinatal risk factors are at high-risk of malnutrition. Regular growth monitoring and early intervention are essential to promote optimal feeding and growth; however, monitoring growth in preterm infants can be complex. This study evaluated growth monitoring of infants under 6 months enrolled in Paediatric Development Clinics (PDCs) in rural Rwanda. We reviewed electronic medical record…
Evaluation of an mHealth tool to improve nutritional assessment among infants under 6 months in paediatric development clinics in rural Rwanda
Infants born preterm, low birthweight or with other perinatal complications require frequent and accurate growth monitoring for optimal nutrition and growth. We implemented an mHealth tool to improve growth monitoring and nutritional status assessment of high risk infants. We conducted a pre-post quasi-experimental study with a concurrent control group among infants enrolled in paediatric development clinics in two rural Rwandan districts. During…
Nutritional care for children with feeding difficulties and disabilities
One billion people worldwide have a disability, and 80 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The prevalence of feeding difficulties globally ranges from 25–45 percent to 33–80 percent in children without and with disabilities, respectively. The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) flagship multi-sectoral nutrition project, USAID Advancing Nutrition, conducted a scoping review of programs supporting nutri…
Promoting responsive care and early learning practices among caregivers of children 0–23 months in the Kyrgyz Republic
Objective: To assess changes in caregiver practices for young children after integrating the Responsive Care and Early Learning (RCEL) Addendum package into nutrition services after 10 months of implementation. Design: We measured changes in RCEL practices through a pre- and post-intervention assessment comprising a household survey and observations. To implement the intervention, we trained health service staff and community volunteers to delive…
Promoting responsive care and early learning practices in Northern Ghana
Objective: This study assesses change in caregiver practices after integrating responsive care and early learning (RCEL) in nutrition and health services and community platforms in northern Ghana. Design: We trained health facility workers and community health volunteers to deliver RCEL counselling to caregivers of children under 2 years of age through existing health facilities and community groups. We assessed changes in caregivers’ RCEL practi…
The Impact of an Integrated Nurturing Care Intervention to Improve Early Childhood Development Outcomes in Nampula Province, Mozambique
Objective: To estimate the effect of integrating responsive care, early learning, and development monitoring into a community-based package of activities on nutrition, sanitation, and hygiene, on improvements in early childhood development outcomes. Design: This was a quasi-experimental study with nonequivalent comparison groups. The study primary outcome, early childhood development, was measured using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) a…
Risk and protective factors of depression among caregivers of children with disabilities in rural Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Caregivers of children with disabilities are at increased risk of experiencing poor mental health due to the compound effects of financial and family stressors. This study aims to identify risk and protective factors for poor mental health, particularly depression, among caregivers of young children with disabilities. METHODS: This is a secondary data analysis, including a total of 1518 caregivers who were enrolled at baseline in a cl…
Medicine (10 obras) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Nursing (6 obras) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 obras) · Family medicine (5 obras) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (4 obras) · Mental health (4 obras) · Psychological intervention (4 obras) · Psychology (4 obras)