Sharon Huttly
Biographic Data
| ID | 1817685 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharon Huttly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharon |
| FAMILY NAME | Huttly |
| SIGNATURE | HUTTLY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 187 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Subjective measures of socio-economic position and the wealth index: A comparative analysis
INTRODUCTION: The wealth index is a commonly-used measure of socio-economic position (SEP) in low- and middle-income settings, but there is concern that it is strongly influenced by community-level as well as household-level factors. Subjective SEP indicators are infrequently used in health research. METHODS: We use data from 11 280 households included in the Malawi Integrated Household Survey 2004/5. We compare the wealth index with four subject…
Issues in the construction of wealth indices for the measurement of socio-economic position in low-income countries
Adult education and child nutrition: The role of family and community
BACKGROUND: It is well established that mothers' education has positive effects on child nutrition in developing countries. Less explored is the effect exerted by the education of other individuals--mothers' friends, neighbours and family. OBJECTIVES: To examine independent effects of mothers', fathers' and grandmothers' education on child height-for-age and weight-for-age z-score, and the role of community-level maternal literacy over and above …
The bigger the better’ – mothers' social networks and child nutrition in Andhra Pradesh
Objective It is hypothesised that mothers' social networks can positively affect child nutrition through the sharing of health knowledge and other resources. The present study describes the composition of mothers' networks, examines their association with child nutrition, and assesses whether health knowledge is shared within networks. Design and setting Cross-sectional data for mothers of young children from Andhra Pradesh (south India) were com…
Social capital and mental health: A comparative analysis of four low income countries
A Case Study of Sample Design for Longitudinal Research: Young Lives
This paper presents a case study to illustrate the range of decisions involved in designing a sampling strategy for a complex, longitudinal research study. It is based on experience from the Young Lives project and identifies the approaches used to sample children for longitudinal follow-up in four less developed countries (LDCs). The rationale for decisions made and the resulting benefits, and limitations, of the approaches adopted are discussed…
Psychometric and cognitive validation of a social capital measurement tool in Peru and Vietnam
Maternal mental health and child nutritional status in four developing countries
Objective: To test the hypothesis that maternal common mental disorders (CMD) are associated with poorer child nutritional status in four developing countries (Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, and Peru). Design: Community based cross sectional survey in 20 sites in each of the four countries. Maternal CMD measured by the self reporting questionnaire 20 items (SRQ20). Potential confounding factors include: household poverty, household composition, matern…
Defecation practices of young children in a Peruvian shanty town
Feces, flies, and fetor: Findings from a Peruvian shantytown
Sanitary disposal of feces is vital to combat childhood diarrhea, and its promotion is key to improving health in developing countries. Knowledge of prevailing feces disposal practices is a prerequisite to formulation of effective intervention strategies. Two studies were conducted in a shantytown area of Lima, Peru. First, information was gathered through in-depth interviews with mothers and structured observations (4 hours) of young children an…
Caffeine intake and pregnancy outcomes: A meta-analytic review
Epidemiological publications on the relationship of caffeine to birth weight and duration of human pregnancy, from 1966 to 1995, were searched through Medline. Each study was treated as the stratification variable, and its weight in the weighted average was proportional to the inverse of its variance. Twenty-six studies were located. Among the twenty-two studies on birth weight, eleven were on mean birth weight, nine on low birth weight (LBW), an…
The role of conceptual frameworks in epidemiological analysis: A hierarchical approach
BACKGROUND: This paper discusses appropriate strategies for multivariate data analysis in epidemiological studies. METHODS: In studies where determinants of disease are sought, it is suggested that the complex hierarchical inter-relationships between these determinants are best managed through the use of conceptual frameworks. Failure to take these aspects into consideration is common in the epidemiological literature and leads to underestimation…
Designing educational messages to improve weaning food hygiene practices of families living in proverty
Maternal education in relation to early and late child health outcomes: Findings from a Brazilian cohort study
Epidemic of caesarean sections in Brazil
Epidemic of Caesarean Section in Brazil
Subsequent pregnancies: Who has them and who wants them? Observations from an urban center in Southern Brazil
Subsequent pregnancies in mothers of a birth cohort from Pelotas, Southern Brazil, were studied in relation to maternal and socio-economic factors. Within about 3 1/2 years of the cohort child's birth, 39% of mothers had experienced at least one further pregnancy. This proportion decreased with increasing maternal age, years of schooling and family income. A U-shaped trend was observed with respect to parity. Mothers who had delivered the cohort …
Effects of Floods on the Use and Condition of Pit Latrines in Rural Bangladesh
The severe floods of 1987 in Bangladesh had devastating effects on many development activities. Here, the use and condition of improved sanitation facilities (double pit water sealed latrines) during the 1987 peak flood period are presented. Two surveys on the use and condition of the latrines were carried out in May (pre-flood) and September (post-flood) 1987 in a rural area 60 km north of Dhaka, with a population of about 4500. General usage of…
Social capital and mental health: A comparative analysis of four low income countries
Psychometric and cognitive validation of a social capital measurement tool in Peru and Vietnam
Maternal mental health and child nutritional status in four developing countries
Objective: To test the hypothesis that maternal common mental disorders (CMD) are associated with poorer child nutritional status in four developing countries (Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, and Peru). Design: Community based cross sectional survey in 20 sites in each of the four countries. Maternal CMD measured by the self reporting questionnaire 20 items (SRQ20). Potential confounding factors include: household poverty, household composition, matern…
Maternal education in relation to early and late child health outcomes: Findings from a Brazilian cohort study
A Case Study of Sample Design for Longitudinal Research: Young Lives
This paper presents a case study to illustrate the range of decisions involved in designing a sampling strategy for a complex, longitudinal research study. It is based on experience from the Young Lives project and identifies the approaches used to sample children for longitudinal follow-up in four less developed countries (LDCs). The rationale for decisions made and the resulting benefits, and limitations, of the approaches adopted are discussed…
Subjective measures of socio-economic position and the wealth index: A comparative analysis
INTRODUCTION: The wealth index is a commonly-used measure of socio-economic position (SEP) in low- and middle-income settings, but there is concern that it is strongly influenced by community-level as well as household-level factors. Subjective SEP indicators are infrequently used in health research. METHODS: We use data from 11 280 households included in the Malawi Integrated Household Survey 2004/5. We compare the wealth index with four subject…
Adult education and child nutrition: The role of family and community
BACKGROUND: It is well established that mothers' education has positive effects on child nutrition in developing countries. Less explored is the effect exerted by the education of other individuals--mothers' friends, neighbours and family. OBJECTIVES: To examine independent effects of mothers', fathers' and grandmothers' education on child height-for-age and weight-for-age z-score, and the role of community-level maternal literacy over and above …
Defecation practices of young children in a Peruvian shanty town
Designing educational messages to improve weaning food hygiene practices of families living in proverty
Effects of Floods on the Use and Condition of Pit Latrines in Rural Bangladesh
The severe floods of 1987 in Bangladesh had devastating effects on many development activities. Here, the use and condition of improved sanitation facilities (double pit water sealed latrines) during the 1987 peak flood period are presented. Two surveys on the use and condition of the latrines were carried out in May (pre-flood) and September (post-flood) 1987 in a rural area 60 km north of Dhaka, with a population of about 4500. General usage of…
Subsequent pregnancies: Who has them and who wants them? Observations from an urban center in Southern Brazil
Subsequent pregnancies in mothers of a birth cohort from Pelotas, Southern Brazil, were studied in relation to maternal and socio-economic factors. Within about 3 1/2 years of the cohort child's birth, 39% of mothers had experienced at least one further pregnancy. This proportion decreased with increasing maternal age, years of schooling and family income. A U-shaped trend was observed with respect to parity. Mothers who had delivered the cohort …
Epidemic of caesarean sections in Brazil
Epidemic of Caesarean Section in Brazil
Maternal education in relation to early and late child health outcomes: Findings from a Brazilian cohort study
The role of conceptual frameworks in epidemiological analysis: A hierarchical approach
BACKGROUND: This paper discusses appropriate strategies for multivariate data analysis in epidemiological studies. METHODS: In studies where determinants of disease are sought, it is suggested that the complex hierarchical inter-relationships between these determinants are best managed through the use of conceptual frameworks. Failure to take these aspects into consideration is common in the epidemiological literature and leads to underestimation…
Designing educational messages to improve weaning food hygiene practices of families living in proverty
Feces, flies, and fetor: Findings from a Peruvian shantytown
Sanitary disposal of feces is vital to combat childhood diarrhea, and its promotion is key to improving health in developing countries. Knowledge of prevailing feces disposal practices is a prerequisite to formulation of effective intervention strategies. Two studies were conducted in a shantytown area of Lima, Peru. First, information was gathered through in-depth interviews with mothers and structured observations (4 hours) of young children an…
Caffeine intake and pregnancy outcomes: A meta-analytic review
Epidemiological publications on the relationship of caffeine to birth weight and duration of human pregnancy, from 1966 to 1995, were searched through Medline. Each study was treated as the stratification variable, and its weight in the weighted average was proportional to the inverse of its variance. Twenty-six studies were located. Among the twenty-two studies on birth weight, eleven were on mean birth weight, nine on low birth weight (LBW), an…
Defecation practices of young children in a Peruvian shanty town
Maternal mental health and child nutritional status in four developing countries
Objective: To test the hypothesis that maternal common mental disorders (CMD) are associated with poorer child nutritional status in four developing countries (Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, and Peru). Design: Community based cross sectional survey in 20 sites in each of the four countries. Maternal CMD measured by the self reporting questionnaire 20 items (SRQ20). Potential confounding factors include: household poverty, household composition, matern…
A Case Study of Sample Design for Longitudinal Research: Young Lives
This paper presents a case study to illustrate the range of decisions involved in designing a sampling strategy for a complex, longitudinal research study. It is based on experience from the Young Lives project and identifies the approaches used to sample children for longitudinal follow-up in four less developed countries (LDCs). The rationale for decisions made and the resulting benefits, and limitations, of the approaches adopted are discussed…
Psychometric and cognitive validation of a social capital measurement tool in Peru and Vietnam
The bigger the better’ – mothers' social networks and child nutrition in Andhra Pradesh
Objective It is hypothesised that mothers' social networks can positively affect child nutrition through the sharing of health knowledge and other resources. The present study describes the composition of mothers' networks, examines their association with child nutrition, and assesses whether health knowledge is shared within networks. Design and setting Cross-sectional data for mothers of young children from Andhra Pradesh (south India) were com…
Social capital and mental health: A comparative analysis of four low income countries
Issues in the construction of wealth indices for the measurement of socio-economic position in low-income countries
Adult education and child nutrition: The role of family and community
BACKGROUND: It is well established that mothers' education has positive effects on child nutrition in developing countries. Less explored is the effect exerted by the education of other individuals--mothers' friends, neighbours and family. OBJECTIVES: To examine independent effects of mothers', fathers' and grandmothers' education on child height-for-age and weight-for-age z-score, and the role of community-level maternal literacy over and above …
Subjective measures of socio-economic position and the wealth index: A comparative analysis
INTRODUCTION: The wealth index is a commonly-used measure of socio-economic position (SEP) in low- and middle-income settings, but there is concern that it is strongly influenced by community-level as well as household-level factors. Subjective SEP indicators are infrequently used in health research. METHODS: We use data from 11 280 households included in the Malawi Integrated Household Survey 2004/5. We compare the wealth index with four subject…
Medicine (15 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Demography (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Socioeconomics (5 works)