Sanjyot Shinde
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 173677 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sanjyot Shinde |
| PRENOMES | Sanjyot |
| SOBRENOME | Shinde |
| ASSINATURA | SHINDE S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Harvard Global Health Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6369-4212 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Opportunities and challenges for integrating family planning and nutrition policies and programmes in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Despite known linkages between family planning (FP) and nutrition, there is little evidence on whether and how these services are integrated for women of reproductive age (WRA; aged 15-49 years) in Burkina Faso. This study aimed to obtain an overview of FP and nutrition policies and programmes in Burkina Faso to understand the value, current efforts, gaps and opportunities for integration. METHODS: In this mixed-methods study, we anal…
Opportunities and challenges in integrating family planning and nutrition services in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Integration of family planning (FP) and nutrition is critical for improving maternal and child health, yet evidence on effective integration remains limited in Tanzania. This study explored challenges and opportunities for integrated service delivery in Tanzania. METHODS: A mixed-methods approach was used, combining analysis of the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (n=15, 254 women), a desk review of 25 national documents, a…
Leveraging connections between family planning and nutrition to improve the health of women
The global burden of malnutrition and unmet need for family planning (FP) among women of reproductive age remains high. Leveraging the epidemiological and programmatic links between FP and nutrition could help improve outcomes in both domains for women, with wider benefits to health and well-being. Here, we draw on findings from our recently concluded Family Planning and Nutrition Project, which synthesised epidemiological and programmatic linkag…
Predictors of anaemia incidence and remission among adolescents
Background: Anaemia remains a major public health challenge among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, longitudinal evidence on its incidence and remission during this critical period is limited. Most existing studies assess anaemia cross-sectionally, providing limited insight into its progression or potential reversibility. We aimed to examine the dynamics of anaemia during adolescence, estimating incidence and remis…
Perspectives on integrating family planning and nutrition
BACKGROUND: Limited information is available on the value of integrating family planning and nutrition services to improve related outcomes among women of reproductive age and effective approaches to achieve this. This study aimed to ascertain the perspectives and experiences of global and regional stakeholders about integrating family planning and nutrition services, examine facilitators and barriers and identify opportunities and considerations…
Integrating family planning with nutrition and other sexual and reproductive health services in low-income and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION: Integrating family planning with nutrition could address unmet family planning needs and malnutrition in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Integrating family planning with sexual reproductive health (SRH) services may provide valuable insights as well. This scoping review synthesised evidence from published and grey literature on interventions integrating family planning with nutrition or SRH services in LMICs. METHODS…
Effectiveness of a comic book intervention on mental health literacy among adolescents and youth in Burkina Faso
This trial has been registered on the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS), with the registration number DRKS00034242
Double-duty actions addressing the double burden of malnutrition among adolescents aged 10–19
Background: The global adolescent population faces the challenge of the double burden of malnutrition (DBM), characterized by the coexistence of undernutrition and overweight/obesity, including diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This dual challenge, prevalent across various socio-economic backgrounds, necessitates double-duty actions, i.e., integrated interventions designed to concurrently address both sets of conditions. These action…
School health and nutrition environments
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…
Estimated timing of the first menstrual period and dietary and nutritional correlates of menarche among urban school‐going adolescents in four sub‐Saharan African sites
Characterizing the timing of menarche and the factors that are associated with it is important for understanding a population's reproductive health needs and long-term health trajectories. We estimated the age at the menstrual onset among adolescent girls and the association between dietary and nutritional factors and menarche in four sub-Saharan African urban sites. We used cross-sectional school-based data from 2307 female adolescents aged 10-1…
Burden and contributing factors to overweight and obesity in young adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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…
Dietary intake and quality for young adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa
Adolescents face the risk of the triple burden of malnutrition-the co-existence of micronutrient deficiencies, underweight and overweight and obesity and related noncommunicable diseases. Poor-quality diets are a modifiable risk factor for all forms of malnutrition in adolescents. However, there is limited knowledge about diet quality for African adolescents. We analyzed data from 4609 school-going adolescents aged 10-15 years in Burkina Faso, Et…
Adolescent health and well‐being in sub‐Saharan Africa
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…
Food environment around schools and adolescent consumption of unhealthy foods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Adolescent diets may be influenced by the retail food environment around schools. However, international research to examine associations between the proximity of retail food outlets to schools and diet provides equivocal support for an association. This study aims to understand the school food environment and drivers for adolescents' consumption of unhealthy foods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mixed-methods research was conducted, 1200 adolescents (…
Correlates of internalizing and externalizing problems among school‐going young adolescents in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Mental health in adolescence is important for health and well-being throughout the life course, but evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa is sparse. This study aimed to assess the correlates of internalizing, externalizing and cumulative problems among early adolescents. This study used cross-sectional survey data from 3516 school-going adolescents in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We used a 25-item Stren…
Access to digital media and devices among adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa
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
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…
What happens when a whole-school health promotion research trial ends? a case study of the Seher program in India
Background Health promotion interventions that are developed and evaluated by researchers and other external providers are at risk of not being sustained beyond the initial implementation period. When delivered by a lay school health worker, the SEHER study of a whole-school health promotion intervention in Bihar, India was found to be feasible, acceptable and effective in improving school climate and student health behaviors. The objective of th…
Prevalence of Obesity and Anemia Among Early Adolescents in Junior Secondary Schools
BACKGROUND: The school presents an ideal environment to positively impact the long-term health and nutrition outcomes of early adolescents, who are at risk of obesity and anemia. METHODS: In this cross-sectional survey, we described differences in weight and anemia by sociodemographic, diet and physical activity indicators among 1059 students aged 11 to 15 years from 22 junior secondary schools in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Weight was based on bo…
Association of iron supplementation and dietary diversity with nutritional status and learning outcomes among adolescents
BACKGROUND: Poor nutritional status and educational outcomes are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life course. OBJECTIVES: We examined the associations of sex, iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation, deworming, and dietary diversity with nutritional status and learning outcomes among Indian adolescents. METHODS: -scores, and incidence of anemia, stunting, and underweight) and learning outcomes (ie, reading proficiency…
The Food and Health Environment in Junior Secondary Schools in Urban Burkina Faso
School enrolment rates have increased globally, making the school environment a unique setting to promote healthy nutrition and eating outcomes among early adolescents. In this cross-sectional study, we describe the food and health environment of junior secondary schools in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, West Africa). We evaluated the food and health environment using three components: (1) the implementation of health-related policies or guidelines i…
Promoting school climate and health outcomes with the Seher multi-component secondary school intervention in Bihar, India
The development and pilot testing of a multicomponent health promotion intervention (Seher) for secondary schools in Bihar, India
BACKGROUND: Schools can play an important role in health promotion by improving students' health literacy, attitudes, health-related behaviours, social connection and self-efficacy. These interventions can be particularly valuable in low- and middle-income countries with low health literacy and high burden of disease. However, the existing literature provides poor guidance for the implementation of school-based interventions in low-resource setti…
Public health research in India in the new millennium
BACKGROUND: Public health research has gained increasing importance in India's national health policy as the country seeks to address the high burden of disease and its inequitable distribution, and embarks on an ambitious agenda towards universalising health care. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at describing the public health research output in India, its focus and distribution, and the actors involved in the research system. It makes recommendatio…
The impact of a lay counselor led collaborative care intervention for common mental disorders in public and private primary care
The MANAS trial evaluated the effectiveness of a lay counselor led collaborative stepped care intervention for Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in public and private sector primary care settings in Goa, India. This paper describes the qualitative findings of the experience of the intervention and its impact on health and psychosocial outcomes. Twenty four primary care facilities (12 public and private each) were randomized to provide either collabor…
The impact of a lay counselor led collaborative care intervention for common mental disorders in public and private primary care
The MANAS trial evaluated the effectiveness of a lay counselor led collaborative stepped care intervention for Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in public and private sector primary care settings in Goa, India. This paper describes the qualitative findings of the experience of the intervention and its impact on health and psychosocial outcomes. Twenty four primary care facilities (12 public and private each) were randomized to provide either collabor…
Effect of Gender of the Recorded Voice on Responses to Sensitive Sexual Behavior Questions
Audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI) has been shown to reduce interviewer and social desirability bias related to sensitive questions, which can be especially important for studies of sexual behavior and HIV risk. Baseline demographic and HIV risk data were collected using ACASI for 849 adults aged 18–34 (423 males and 426 females) of unknown or HIV-negative status as part of an HIV-incidence cohort study in Kisumu, Kenya. ACASI questio…
Effect of Gender of the Recorded Voice on Responses to Sensitive Sexual Behavior Questions
Audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI) has been shown to reduce interviewer and social desirability bias related to sensitive questions, which can be especially important for studies of sexual behavior and HIV risk. Baseline demographic and HIV risk data were collected using ACASI for 849 adults aged 18–34 (423 males and 426 females) of unknown or HIV-negative status as part of an HIV-incidence cohort study in Kisumu, Kenya. ACASI questio…
The impact of a lay counselor led collaborative care intervention for common mental disorders in public and private primary care
The MANAS trial evaluated the effectiveness of a lay counselor led collaborative stepped care intervention for Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in public and private sector primary care settings in Goa, India. This paper describes the qualitative findings of the experience of the intervention and its impact on health and psychosocial outcomes. Twenty four primary care facilities (12 public and private each) were randomized to provide either collabor…
Public health research in India in the new millennium
BACKGROUND: Public health research has gained increasing importance in India's national health policy as the country seeks to address the high burden of disease and its inequitable distribution, and embarks on an ambitious agenda towards universalising health care. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at describing the public health research output in India, its focus and distribution, and the actors involved in the research system. It makes recommendatio…
The development and pilot testing of a multicomponent health promotion intervention (Seher) for secondary schools in Bihar, India
BACKGROUND: Schools can play an important role in health promotion by improving students' health literacy, attitudes, health-related behaviours, social connection and self-efficacy. These interventions can be particularly valuable in low- and middle-income countries with low health literacy and high burden of disease. However, the existing literature provides poor guidance for the implementation of school-based interventions in low-resource setti…
Promoting school climate and health outcomes with the Seher multi-component secondary school intervention in Bihar, India
Association of iron supplementation and dietary diversity with nutritional status and learning outcomes among adolescents
BACKGROUND: Poor nutritional status and educational outcomes are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life course. OBJECTIVES: We examined the associations of sex, iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation, deworming, and dietary diversity with nutritional status and learning outcomes among Indian adolescents. METHODS: -scores, and incidence of anemia, stunting, and underweight) and learning outcomes (ie, reading proficiency…
The Food and Health Environment in Junior Secondary Schools in Urban Burkina Faso
School enrolment rates have increased globally, making the school environment a unique setting to promote healthy nutrition and eating outcomes among early adolescents. In this cross-sectional study, we describe the food and health environment of junior secondary schools in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, West Africa). We evaluated the food and health environment using three components: (1) the implementation of health-related policies or guidelines i…
Prevalence of Obesity and Anemia Among Early Adolescents in Junior Secondary Schools
BACKGROUND: The school presents an ideal environment to positively impact the long-term health and nutrition outcomes of early adolescents, who are at risk of obesity and anemia. METHODS: In this cross-sectional survey, we described differences in weight and anemia by sociodemographic, diet and physical activity indicators among 1059 students aged 11 to 15 years from 22 junior secondary schools in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Weight was based on bo…
Burden and contributing factors to overweight and obesity in young adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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…
Dietary intake and quality for young adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa
Adolescents face the risk of the triple burden of malnutrition-the co-existence of micronutrient deficiencies, underweight and overweight and obesity and related noncommunicable diseases. Poor-quality diets are a modifiable risk factor for all forms of malnutrition in adolescents. However, there is limited knowledge about diet quality for African adolescents. We analyzed data from 4609 school-going adolescents aged 10-15 years in Burkina Faso, Et…
Adolescent health and well‐being in sub‐Saharan Africa
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…
Food environment around schools and adolescent consumption of unhealthy foods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Adolescent diets may be influenced by the retail food environment around schools. However, international research to examine associations between the proximity of retail food outlets to schools and diet provides equivocal support for an association. This study aims to understand the school food environment and drivers for adolescents' consumption of unhealthy foods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mixed-methods research was conducted, 1200 adolescents (…
Correlates of internalizing and externalizing problems among school‐going young adolescents in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Mental health in adolescence is important for health and well-being throughout the life course, but evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa is sparse. This study aimed to assess the correlates of internalizing, externalizing and cumulative problems among early adolescents. This study used cross-sectional survey data from 3516 school-going adolescents in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We used a 25-item Stren…
Access to digital media and devices among adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa
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
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…
What happens when a whole-school health promotion research trial ends? a case study of the Seher program in India
Background Health promotion interventions that are developed and evaluated by researchers and other external providers are at risk of not being sustained beyond the initial implementation period. When delivered by a lay school health worker, the SEHER study of a whole-school health promotion intervention in Bihar, India was found to be feasible, acceptable and effective in improving school climate and student health behaviors. The objective of th…
Double-duty actions addressing the double burden of malnutrition among adolescents aged 10–19
Background: The global adolescent population faces the challenge of the double burden of malnutrition (DBM), characterized by the coexistence of undernutrition and overweight/obesity, including diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This dual challenge, prevalent across various socio-economic backgrounds, necessitates double-duty actions, i.e., integrated interventions designed to concurrently address both sets of conditions. These action…
School health and nutrition environments
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…
Estimated timing of the first menstrual period and dietary and nutritional correlates of menarche among urban school‐going adolescents in four sub‐Saharan African sites
Characterizing the timing of menarche and the factors that are associated with it is important for understanding a population's reproductive health needs and long-term health trajectories. We estimated the age at the menstrual onset among adolescent girls and the association between dietary and nutritional factors and menarche in four sub-Saharan African urban sites. We used cross-sectional school-based data from 2307 female adolescents aged 10-1…
Perspectives on integrating family planning and nutrition
BACKGROUND: Limited information is available on the value of integrating family planning and nutrition services to improve related outcomes among women of reproductive age and effective approaches to achieve this. This study aimed to ascertain the perspectives and experiences of global and regional stakeholders about integrating family planning and nutrition services, examine facilitators and barriers and identify opportunities and considerations…
Integrating family planning with nutrition and other sexual and reproductive health services in low-income and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION: Integrating family planning with nutrition could address unmet family planning needs and malnutrition in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Integrating family planning with sexual reproductive health (SRH) services may provide valuable insights as well. This scoping review synthesised evidence from published and grey literature on interventions integrating family planning with nutrition or SRH services in LMICs. METHODS…
Effectiveness of a comic book intervention on mental health literacy among adolescents and youth in Burkina Faso
This trial has been registered on the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS), with the registration number DRKS00034242
Opportunities and challenges for integrating family planning and nutrition policies and programmes in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Despite known linkages between family planning (FP) and nutrition, there is little evidence on whether and how these services are integrated for women of reproductive age (WRA; aged 15-49 years) in Burkina Faso. This study aimed to obtain an overview of FP and nutrition policies and programmes in Burkina Faso to understand the value, current efforts, gaps and opportunities for integration. METHODS: In this mixed-methods study, we anal…
Opportunities and challenges in integrating family planning and nutrition services in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Integration of family planning (FP) and nutrition is critical for improving maternal and child health, yet evidence on effective integration remains limited in Tanzania. This study explored challenges and opportunities for integrated service delivery in Tanzania. METHODS: A mixed-methods approach was used, combining analysis of the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (n=15, 254 women), a desk review of 25 national documents, a…
Leveraging connections between family planning and nutrition to improve the health of women
The global burden of malnutrition and unmet need for family planning (FP) among women of reproductive age remains high. Leveraging the epidemiological and programmatic links between FP and nutrition could help improve outcomes in both domains for women, with wider benefits to health and well-being. Here, we draw on findings from our recently concluded Family Planning and Nutrition Project, which synthesised epidemiological and programmatic linkag…
Medicine (22 obras) · Environmental health (16 obras) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (15 obras) · Nursing (12 obras) · Psychological intervention (11 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 obras) · Population (10 obras) · Public health (10 obras) · Demography (9 obras) · Psychology (8 obras)