Jithen Paramanund
Biographic Data
| ID | 1562783 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jithen Paramanund |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jithen |
| FAMILY NAME | Paramanund |
| SIGNATURE | PARAMANUND J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Discovery Vitality, South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Use of financial incentives and text message feedback to increase healthy food purchases in a grocery store cash back program: A randomized controlled trial
NCT02486588 Increasing Engagement with a Healthy Food Benefit. The trial was prospectively registered on July 1, 2015
Framing preventive care messaging and cervical cancer screening in a health-insured population in South Africa: Implications for population-based communication
The impact of health message framing on cervical cancer screening uptake is poorly understood. In a prospective randomized control study with 748 females, aged 21-65 years with no Pap smear in the previous 3 years, they randomly received a loss-framed, gain-framed, or neutral health message (control) regarding cervical cancer screening by email. Screening rate in the control group was 9.58 percent (CI: 9.29%-9.87%), 5.71 percent (CI: 5.48%-6.98%)…
Seasonal cycles in food purchases and changes in BMI among South Africans participating in a health promotion programme
Objective Improving diet quality is a key factor for promoting population health. Social norms can support or undermine these efforts. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between seasonal variation in food purchases and BMI. Design The study population comprises members of a South African health promotion programme. Data come from scanner data of food purchases by 400 000 enrolled households at supermarkets and repeated indivi…
Framing preventive care messaging and cervical cancer screening in a health-insured population in South Africa: Implications for population-based communication
The impact of health message framing on cervical cancer screening uptake is poorly understood. In a prospective randomized control study with 748 females, aged 21-65 years with no Pap smear in the previous 3 years, they randomly received a loss-framed, gain-framed, or neutral health message (control) regarding cervical cancer screening by email. Screening rate in the control group was 9.58 percent (CI: 9.29%-9.87%), 5.71 percent (CI: 5.48%-6.98%)…
Seasonal cycles in food purchases and changes in BMI among South Africans participating in a health promotion programme
Objective Improving diet quality is a key factor for promoting population health. Social norms can support or undermine these efforts. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between seasonal variation in food purchases and BMI. Design The study population comprises members of a South African health promotion programme. Data come from scanner data of food purchases by 400 000 enrolled households at supermarkets and repeated indivi…
Framing preventive care messaging and cervical cancer screening in a health-insured population in South Africa: Implications for population-based communication
The impact of health message framing on cervical cancer screening uptake is poorly understood. In a prospective randomized control study with 748 females, aged 21-65 years with no Pap smear in the previous 3 years, they randomly received a loss-framed, gain-framed, or neutral health message (control) regarding cervical cancer screening by email. Screening rate in the control group was 9.58 percent (CI: 9.29%-9.87%), 5.71 percent (CI: 5.48%-6.98%)…
Use of financial incentives and text message feedback to increase healthy food purchases in a grocery store cash back program: A randomized controlled trial
NCT02486588 Increasing Engagement with a Healthy Food Benefit. The trial was prospectively registered on July 1, 2015
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 works) · Body weight (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Cancer (1 works)