Inka Barnett
Biographic Data
| ID | 2462881 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Inka Barnett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Inka |
| FAMILY NAME | Barnett |
| SIGNATURE | BARNETT I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5899-4173 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A review of the business case for workforce nutrition initiatives
Undernutrition and malnutrition remain persistent challenges in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially among workers in labour-intensive sectors. Workplace nutrition programmes (WNPs) have shown promising health benefits, but evidence on their business impact remains scarce—particularly in LMIC contexts. This review examines whether WNPs generate measurable business outcomes that could incentivise employer investment. Using a structu…
Understanding Drivers of Sustained Engagement in SMS‐Based Nutrition Programmes
Child undernutrition remains a global challenge, intricately linked to systemic inequities in access to maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) services. While SMS-based behaviour change communication (BCC) offers a scalable strategy to address this challenge, its effectiveness is often undermined by low and inconsistent user engagement. This study extends the impact evaluation of the mNutrition programme in Tanzania-a nationwide SMS-based…
Factors shaping adolescent snack choices in urban Bangladeshi schools
Research on adolescents' snack choices in school food environments has predominantly focused on high-income countries, leaving gaps in low- and middle-income contexts. This study addresses these gaps by examining snack choices and their individual, social and environmental influencing factors among adolescents in 20 urban high schools in Bangladesh using a mixed-methods approach guided by a conceptual model informed social cognitive theory (SCT) …
Mobiles for Development – A Comparative Analysis of Business Decisions
Much research on ‘mobiles for development’ focuses on outcomes and impact of services. This paper focuses on the underlying business models. It draws on two case studies as part of a UK Aid funded evaluation of the GSM Association led mNutrition programme. Vodafone Farmers Club in Ghana provides agricultural and nutrition information via SMS and Wazazi Nipendeni in Tanzania is a maternal and child health SMS service. The paper presents the salien…
Can ICT-enabled real-time data contribute to adaptive management in development programming
This article aims to explore whether ICT-enabled real-time data (RTD) systems can help to improve the operationalisation of adaptive management of international development programmes. Using a qualitative multi-method approach consisting of 48 semi-structured key expert interviews and four exploratory case studies, we found that RTD can successfully inform rapid tactical adaptive management in development programmes but is, on its own, of only li…
Explaining the reduction in child undernutrition in the Indian state of Maharashtra between 2006 and 2012
The Indian state of Maharashtra has been lauded as a ‘success story’ for its rapid and significant decline in \nundernutrition amongst children. Between 2006 and 2012, childhood stunting fell from 39 to 24%. Whilst \nthe global policy and academic literature strongly emphasises the need to act on nutrition, there are still \ntoo few studies outlining the policy processes which been part of successful state-led strategies – particularly \nat a sub…
The double burden of malnutrition in SE Asia and the Pacific
The double burden of malnutrition is defined by the co-existence of serious levels of under- and overnutrition.(1) Nowhere have overweight rates risen as fast as in the regions of South East Asia and the Pacific. The regions are also burdened with high and often stagnant levels of undernutrition. For countries for which data are available, the regions contain nearly half of the individuals, world wide, suffering from a double burden of malnutriti…
Understanding the causes and consequences of injuries to adolescents growing up in poverty in Ethiopia, Andhra Pradesh (India), Vietnam and Peru
The World Health Organization estimates that almost half of all premature deaths among 15- to 19-year olds can be attributed to injuries with most (95%) fatal injuries occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Yet the evidence base for adolescent injuries in low-income countries is poor. This article uses a mixed method approach to gain an understanding of patterns, causes and consequences of unintentional injuries among adolescents aged bet…
Changes in household, transport and recreational physical activity and television viewing time across the transition to retirement
BACKGROUND: Retirement is associated with an increase in recreational physical activity but its impact on other domains of activity (at home, for transport) and sedentary behaviour, such as time spent watching television (TV) is unknown. We examined the association between retirement and changes in domain-specific and overall activity and TV viewing. METHODS: Data were derived from the population-based EPIC (European Prospective Investigation int…
Cohort Profile
Young Lives is an international longitudinal study investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four low-income countries [Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam] over a 15-year period. In each country, the cohort is comprised of ≈ 2000 children aged between 6 and 18 months and up to 1000 children aged between 7 and 8 years, recruited in 2002 and sampled from 20 sentinel sites. The first survey data collection from primar…
How do couples influence each other’s physical activity behaviours in retirement? An exploratory qualitative study
Interventions should aim to create supportive spousal environments for physical activity in which spouses encourage each other to pursue their preferred forms of physical activity; should address gender-specific needs and preferences, such as chances for socialising and relaxation for women and opportunities for personal challenges for men; and rather than solely focusing on promoting structured exercise, should also encourage everyday physical a…
Physical activity and the transition to retirement
Background Physical activity is seen as important for preventing disease and maintaining mobility and independence in later life. The transition to retirement often results in changes in lifestyle including physical activity behaviour. Interventions aimed at promoting physical activity need to be based on an understanding of the impacts of retirement as well as on people's attitudes towards physical activity in retirement. Aims To review existing…
Changes in household, transport and recreational physical activity and television viewing time across the transition to retirement
BACKGROUND: Retirement is associated with an increase in recreational physical activity but its impact on other domains of activity (at home, for transport) and sedentary behaviour, such as time spent watching television (TV) is unknown. We examined the association between retirement and changes in domain-specific and overall activity and TV viewing. METHODS: Data were derived from the population-based EPIC (European Prospective Investigation int…
The double burden of malnutrition in SE Asia and the Pacific
The double burden of malnutrition is defined by the co-existence of serious levels of under- and overnutrition.(1) Nowhere have overweight rates risen as fast as in the regions of South East Asia and the Pacific. The regions are also burdened with high and often stagnant levels of undernutrition. For countries for which data are available, the regions contain nearly half of the individuals, world wide, suffering from a double burden of malnutriti…
Explaining the reduction in child undernutrition in the Indian state of Maharashtra between 2006 and 2012
The Indian state of Maharashtra has been lauded as a ‘success story’ for its rapid and significant decline in \nundernutrition amongst children. Between 2006 and 2012, childhood stunting fell from 39 to 24%. Whilst \nthe global policy and academic literature strongly emphasises the need to act on nutrition, there are still \ntoo few studies outlining the policy processes which been part of successful state-led strategies – particularly \nat a sub…
Physical activity and the transition to retirement
Background Physical activity is seen as important for preventing disease and maintaining mobility and independence in later life. The transition to retirement often results in changes in lifestyle including physical activity behaviour. Interventions aimed at promoting physical activity need to be based on an understanding of the impacts of retirement as well as on people's attitudes towards physical activity in retirement. Aims To review existing…
Cohort Profile
Young Lives is an international longitudinal study investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four low-income countries [Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam] over a 15-year period. In each country, the cohort is comprised of ≈ 2000 children aged between 6 and 18 months and up to 1000 children aged between 7 and 8 years, recruited in 2002 and sampled from 20 sentinel sites. The first survey data collection from primar…
How do couples influence each other’s physical activity behaviours in retirement? An exploratory qualitative study
Interventions should aim to create supportive spousal environments for physical activity in which spouses encourage each other to pursue their preferred forms of physical activity; should address gender-specific needs and preferences, such as chances for socialising and relaxation for women and opportunities for personal challenges for men; and rather than solely focusing on promoting structured exercise, should also encourage everyday physical a…
Understanding the causes and consequences of injuries to adolescents growing up in poverty in Ethiopia, Andhra Pradesh (India), Vietnam and Peru
The World Health Organization estimates that almost half of all premature deaths among 15- to 19-year olds can be attributed to injuries with most (95%) fatal injuries occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Yet the evidence base for adolescent injuries in low-income countries is poor. This article uses a mixed method approach to gain an understanding of patterns, causes and consequences of unintentional injuries among adolescents aged bet…
Changes in household, transport and recreational physical activity and television viewing time across the transition to retirement
BACKGROUND: Retirement is associated with an increase in recreational physical activity but its impact on other domains of activity (at home, for transport) and sedentary behaviour, such as time spent watching television (TV) is unknown. We examined the association between retirement and changes in domain-specific and overall activity and TV viewing. METHODS: Data were derived from the population-based EPIC (European Prospective Investigation int…
The double burden of malnutrition in SE Asia and the Pacific
The double burden of malnutrition is defined by the co-existence of serious levels of under- and overnutrition.(1) Nowhere have overweight rates risen as fast as in the regions of South East Asia and the Pacific. The regions are also burdened with high and often stagnant levels of undernutrition. For countries for which data are available, the regions contain nearly half of the individuals, world wide, suffering from a double burden of malnutriti…
Explaining the reduction in child undernutrition in the Indian state of Maharashtra between 2006 and 2012
The Indian state of Maharashtra has been lauded as a ‘success story’ for its rapid and significant decline in \nundernutrition amongst children. Between 2006 and 2012, childhood stunting fell from 39 to 24%. Whilst \nthe global policy and academic literature strongly emphasises the need to act on nutrition, there are still \ntoo few studies outlining the policy processes which been part of successful state-led strategies – particularly \nat a sub…
Can ICT-enabled real-time data contribute to adaptive management in development programming
This article aims to explore whether ICT-enabled real-time data (RTD) systems can help to improve the operationalisation of adaptive management of international development programmes. Using a qualitative multi-method approach consisting of 48 semi-structured key expert interviews and four exploratory case studies, we found that RTD can successfully inform rapid tactical adaptive management in development programmes but is, on its own, of only li…
Mobiles for Development – A Comparative Analysis of Business Decisions
Much research on ‘mobiles for development’ focuses on outcomes and impact of services. This paper focuses on the underlying business models. It draws on two case studies as part of a UK Aid funded evaluation of the GSM Association led mNutrition programme. Vodafone Farmers Club in Ghana provides agricultural and nutrition information via SMS and Wazazi Nipendeni in Tanzania is a maternal and child health SMS service. The paper presents the salien…
A review of the business case for workforce nutrition initiatives
Undernutrition and malnutrition remain persistent challenges in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially among workers in labour-intensive sectors. Workplace nutrition programmes (WNPs) have shown promising health benefits, but evidence on their business impact remains scarce—particularly in LMIC contexts. This review examines whether WNPs generate measurable business outcomes that could incentivise employer investment. Using a structu…
Understanding Drivers of Sustained Engagement in SMS‐Based Nutrition Programmes
Child undernutrition remains a global challenge, intricately linked to systemic inequities in access to maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) services. While SMS-based behaviour change communication (BCC) offers a scalable strategy to address this challenge, its effectiveness is often undermined by low and inconsistent user engagement. This study extends the impact evaluation of the mNutrition programme in Tanzania-a nationwide SMS-based…
Factors shaping adolescent snack choices in urban Bangladeshi schools
Research on adolescents' snack choices in school food environments has predominantly focused on high-income countries, leaving gaps in low- and middle-income contexts. This study addresses these gaps by examining snack choices and their individual, social and environmental influencing factors among adolescents in 20 urban high schools in Bangladesh using a mixed-methods approach guided by a conceptual model informed social cognitive theory (SCT) …
Medicine (10 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Geography (3 works)