Carren Ginsburg
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 293360 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Carren Ginsburg |
| PRENOMES | Carren |
| SOBRENOME | Ginsburg |
| ASSINATURA | GINSBURG C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8391-8268 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 27 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 54 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
The Effect of Internal Migration on Blood Pressure among a Cohort of Young Adults in South Africa
Black South Africans Who Migrate Away From Their Rural Homes and Their Chances of Having Abdominal Obesity
INTRODUCTION: South Africa is experiencing a heterogeneous and rapid nutrition transition. Rural-origin Black South Africans frequently migrate to access employment opportunities in urbanized areas, which could place individuals at risk for obesity due to accompanying dietary and lifestyle changes. METHODS: We utilize longitudinal data-four waves from 2018 to 2022-with detailed internal migration and health information, and negligible participant…
Internal migration and depressive symptoms
Introduction: Investigations of migration effects on mental health conditions, including depression are sparse in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), yet mental health may play a role in a decision to migrate, and migration in turn can impact on mental health outcomes. Methods: This paper uses two waves of data from the Migrant Health Follow-Up Study, a young adult cohort of 3092 internal migrants and residents of the Agincourt study site in…
Dietary patterns and their socio-demographic correlates in the context of migration and urbanisation demonstrate nutrition transitions in South Africa
This paper investigates the demographic and socio-economic correlates of dietary patterns in South Africa, drawing on a sample of young adults experiencing internal migration and urbanisation. We use data from the 2018 baseline survey of the Migrant Health Follow-Up Study, an original longitudinal cohort study consisting of 3,087 internal migrants and rural residents aged 18-40 nested within the Agincourt Health and socio-Demographic Surveillance…
Do Migrants Exhibit More Grit? A Research Note
Strong expectations exist for the selectivity of migration along key demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, and education, which are often linked to social and economic drivers. Scholars acknowledge, however, that migratory behavior is also likely to be selective on characteristics that are less readily observable. This research note expands the list by examining “grit”—in other words, a measure of perseverance in the face of adversity. W…
Urban residence and elevated blood pressure among migrant women in South Africa
The dynamic role of household structure on under-5 mortality in southern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa
Background : Children are born and grow up in households, where they receive essential care, including time, socio-psychological support, and economic resources. Children's immediate environment, captured by household structure, changes over time. Objective : We evaluate the role of dynamic household structure in the risk of child death in southern and eastern Africa. Methods : We use longitudinal data from 15 Health and Demographic Surveillance …
The impact of Covid-19 on a cohort of origin residents and internal migrants from South Africa's rural northeast
South Africa has a large temporary migrant population with people commonly moving to metropolitan areas to access employment, while maintaining links with their rural origin households. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted patterns of movement, livelihoods and health seeking, and the effects on internal, temporary migrants are unclear. Using longitudinal data spanning 2018 to 2020, this paper employs descriptive statistics and regression analyses t…
Validity of Self-Report for Ascertaining HIV Status Among Circular Migrants and Permanent Residents in South Africa
Pregnancy-related healthcare utilisation in Agincourt, South Africa, 1993–2018
INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy-related health services, an important mediator of global health priorities, require robust health infrastructure. We described pregnancy-related healthcare utilisation among rural South African women from 1993 to 2018, a period of social, political and economic transition. METHODS: We included participants enrolled in the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, a pop…
Migrant health penalty
Background: Despite the greater attention given to international migration, internal migration accounts for the majority of movements globally. However, research on the effects of internal migration on health is limited, with this relationship examined predominantly in urban settings among working-age adults, neglecting rural populations and younger and older ages.Objectives: Using longitudinal data from 29 mostly rural sub-Saharan African Health…
Internal migration and health in South Africa
Migrants and non-migrants in the study population in South Africa were found to utilise health services differently, both in overall use and in the type of healthcare consulted. The study helps improve upon the limited stock of knowledge on how migrants interface with healthcare systems in low and middle-income country settings. Findings can assist in guiding policies and programmes to be directed more effectively to the populations most in need,…
The Crucial Role of Mothers and Siblings in Child Survival
A considerable body of research has studied the effects of siblings on child mortality through birth intervals. This research has commonly focused on older siblings. We argue that birth intervals with younger siblings may have equal or stronger effects on child mortality, even during a mother's pregnancy. Moreover, we contend that birth interval effects need to be considered only when siblings are coresident. Using longitudinal data from 29 Healt…
Dimensions of internal migration and their relationship to blood pressure in South Africa
Hypertension prevalence is on the rise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like South Africa, and migration and its concomitant urbanization are often considered to be associated with this rise. However, relatively little is known about the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and internal migration – a highly prevalent population process in LMICs. This study employed data for a group of 194 adult men and women from an original pilot …
Orphanhood, access to information and HIV knowledge among female adolescents in Malawi
Research on female orphans rarely explores their comprehensive HIV knowledge, which is a proximate factor for HIV vulnerability. Access to information generally is associated with higher HIV knowledge. Although emerging, but still limited, is research that accounts for broader community-level factors, such as the spatial distribution of HIV prevalence and orphanhood. This study explores if there is a relationship between individual orphanhood sta…
Relationship Between Orphanhood Status, Living Arrangements and Sexual Debut
This study examined the relationship between orphanhood status, living arrangements and sexual debut. The study is important in the context of southern Africa, where a substantial number of children live apart from their parents because the parent is dead or living elsewhere, and where female adolescents face disproportionate sexual and reproductive health risks. Data for female adolescents were taken from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted…
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
Association between internal migration and epidemic dynamics
Results suggest that structural socioeconomic issues, rather than epidemic dynamics are likely to be associated with differences in mortality risk by migrant status. Interventions aimed at improving recent migrant's access to treatment may mitigate risk
Does it Take a Village? Migration among Rural South African Youth
Healthy or unhealthy migrants? Identifying internal migration effects on mortality in Africa using health and demographic surveillance systems of the INDEPTH network
Migration has been hypothesised to be selective on health but this healthy migrant hypothesis has generally been tested at destinations, and for only one type of flow, from deprived to better-off areas. The circulatory nature of migration is rarely accounted for. This study examines the relationship between different types of internal migration and adult mortality in Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) populations in West, East, and…
Human capital on the move
BACKGROUND: Education, as a key indicator of human capital, is considered one of the major determinants of internal migration, with previous studies suggesting that human capital accumulates in urban areas at the expense of rural areas. However, there is fragmentary evidence concerning the educational correlates of internal migration in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVES: The study questions whether more precise measures of migration in Health and De…
Residential mobility, socioeconomic context and body mass index in a cohort of urban South African adolescents
Adolescents who are changing residence, as well as their social and economic circumstances may experience lifestyle changes that have an effect on body composition outcomes such as undernutrition, overweight or obesity. This paper uses data from Birth to Twenty, a birth cohort of South African urban children, to determine the relationship between residential mobility and body mass index (BMI) amongst Black adolescents aged 15 (n=1613), and to exa…
Modelling residential mobility
Conceptualisation of child residential mobility has been influenced by developed country contexts; however, trends and models for movement are likely to differ in transitional societies. This paper uses event‐history analysis to model the residential movements of South African urban children in the Birth to Twenty cohort over their first 14 years of life. Associations with mobility of children are tested over a set of domains relating to the chil…
An analysis of associations between residential and school mobility and educational outcomes in South African urban children
Patterns of Residential Mobility Amongst Children in Greater Johannesburg–Soweto, South Africa
Frequent residential movement challenges children to adapt to change, amongst others, houses and neighbourhoods, friends and schools, and this may have either or both negative and positive influences on their health and well-being. However, there is currently little knowledge of the patterns of child residential mobility within South Africa’s urban environment. This paper uses address data of children in the Birth to Twenty cohort to analyse the …
Healthy or unhealthy migrants? Identifying internal migration effects on mortality in Africa using health and demographic surveillance systems of the INDEPTH network
Migration has been hypothesised to be selective on health but this healthy migrant hypothesis has generally been tested at destinations, and for only one type of flow, from deprived to better-off areas. The circulatory nature of migration is rarely accounted for. This study examines the relationship between different types of internal migration and adult mortality in Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) populations in West, East, and…
Human capital on the move
BACKGROUND: Education, as a key indicator of human capital, is considered one of the major determinants of internal migration, with previous studies suggesting that human capital accumulates in urban areas at the expense of rural areas. However, there is fragmentary evidence concerning the educational correlates of internal migration in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVES: The study questions whether more precise measures of migration in Health and De…
South African-ness Among Adolescents
We assessed the emergence of a South African identity among Black, Colored (mixed ancestral origin), White (predominantly English speaking), and Indian adolescents participating in a birth cohort study called "Birth to Twenty" in Johannesburg, South Africa. We examined young people's certainty of their self-categorization as South African, the centrality of their personal, racial and linguistic, and South African identities in their self-definiti…
The Crucial Role of Mothers and Siblings in Child Survival
A considerable body of research has studied the effects of siblings on child mortality through birth intervals. This research has commonly focused on older siblings. We argue that birth intervals with younger siblings may have equal or stronger effects on child mortality, even during a mother's pregnancy. Moreover, we contend that birth interval effects need to be considered only when siblings are coresident. Using longitudinal data from 29 Healt…
In-migration and Living Conditions of Young Adolescents in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa
While migration in South Africa has been studied on a broad canvas, there have been few accounts of children's migration and the effects on living conditions and wellbeing. This article compares the access to services, housing and household amenities, and family characteristics of children born in the Greater Johannesburg metropolis with those of in-migrant children. The article also examines other indicators of child wellbeing related to parenta…
Modelling residential mobility
Conceptualisation of child residential mobility has been influenced by developed country contexts; however, trends and models for movement are likely to differ in transitional societies. This paper uses event‐history analysis to model the residential movements of South African urban children in the Birth to Twenty cohort over their first 14 years of life. Associations with mobility of children are tested over a set of domains relating to the chil…
Does it Take a Village? Migration among Rural South African Youth
Residential mobility, socioeconomic context and body mass index in a cohort of urban South African adolescents
Adolescents who are changing residence, as well as their social and economic circumstances may experience lifestyle changes that have an effect on body composition outcomes such as undernutrition, overweight or obesity. This paper uses data from Birth to Twenty, a birth cohort of South African urban children, to determine the relationship between residential mobility and body mass index (BMI) amongst Black adolescents aged 15 (n=1613), and to exa…
An analysis of associations between residential and school mobility and educational outcomes in South African urban children
The dynamic role of household structure on under-5 mortality in southern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa
Background : Children are born and grow up in households, where they receive essential care, including time, socio-psychological support, and economic resources. Children's immediate environment, captured by household structure, changes over time. Objective : We evaluate the role of dynamic household structure in the risk of child death in southern and eastern Africa. Methods : We use longitudinal data from 15 Health and Demographic Surveillance …
In-migration and Living Conditions of Young Adolescents in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa
While migration in South Africa has been studied on a broad canvas, there have been few accounts of children's migration and the effects on living conditions and wellbeing. This article compares the access to services, housing and household amenities, and family characteristics of children born in the Greater Johannesburg metropolis with those of in-migrant children. The article also examines other indicators of child wellbeing related to parenta…
South African-ness Among Adolescents
We assessed the emergence of a South African identity among Black, Colored (mixed ancestral origin), White (predominantly English speaking), and Indian adolescents participating in a birth cohort study called "Birth to Twenty" in Johannesburg, South Africa. We examined young people's certainty of their self-categorization as South African, the centrality of their personal, racial and linguistic, and South African identities in their self-definiti…
Patterns of Residential Mobility Amongst Children in Greater Johannesburg–Soweto, South Africa
Frequent residential movement challenges children to adapt to change, amongst others, houses and neighbourhoods, friends and schools, and this may have either or both negative and positive influences on their health and well-being. However, there is currently little knowledge of the patterns of child residential mobility within South Africa’s urban environment. This paper uses address data of children in the Birth to Twenty cohort to analyse the …
Modelling residential mobility
Conceptualisation of child residential mobility has been influenced by developed country contexts; however, trends and models for movement are likely to differ in transitional societies. This paper uses event‐history analysis to model the residential movements of South African urban children in the Birth to Twenty cohort over their first 14 years of life. Associations with mobility of children are tested over a set of domains relating to the chil…
An analysis of associations between residential and school mobility and educational outcomes in South African urban children
Residential mobility, socioeconomic context and body mass index in a cohort of urban South African adolescents
Adolescents who are changing residence, as well as their social and economic circumstances may experience lifestyle changes that have an effect on body composition outcomes such as undernutrition, overweight or obesity. This paper uses data from Birth to Twenty, a birth cohort of South African urban children, to determine the relationship between residential mobility and body mass index (BMI) amongst Black adolescents aged 15 (n=1613), and to exa…
Healthy or unhealthy migrants? Identifying internal migration effects on mortality in Africa using health and demographic surveillance systems of the INDEPTH network
Migration has been hypothesised to be selective on health but this healthy migrant hypothesis has generally been tested at destinations, and for only one type of flow, from deprived to better-off areas. The circulatory nature of migration is rarely accounted for. This study examines the relationship between different types of internal migration and adult mortality in Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) populations in West, East, and…
Human capital on the move
BACKGROUND: Education, as a key indicator of human capital, is considered one of the major determinants of internal migration, with previous studies suggesting that human capital accumulates in urban areas at the expense of rural areas. However, there is fragmentary evidence concerning the educational correlates of internal migration in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVES: The study questions whether more precise measures of migration in Health and De…
Relationship Between Orphanhood Status, Living Arrangements and Sexual Debut
This study examined the relationship between orphanhood status, living arrangements and sexual debut. The study is important in the context of southern Africa, where a substantial number of children live apart from their parents because the parent is dead or living elsewhere, and where female adolescents face disproportionate sexual and reproductive health risks. Data for female adolescents were taken from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted…
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
Association between internal migration and epidemic dynamics
Results suggest that structural socioeconomic issues, rather than epidemic dynamics are likely to be associated with differences in mortality risk by migrant status. Interventions aimed at improving recent migrant's access to treatment may mitigate risk
Does it Take a Village? Migration among Rural South African Youth
Dimensions of internal migration and their relationship to blood pressure in South Africa
Hypertension prevalence is on the rise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like South Africa, and migration and its concomitant urbanization are often considered to be associated with this rise. However, relatively little is known about the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and internal migration – a highly prevalent population process in LMICs. This study employed data for a group of 194 adult men and women from an original pilot …
Orphanhood, access to information and HIV knowledge among female adolescents in Malawi
Research on female orphans rarely explores their comprehensive HIV knowledge, which is a proximate factor for HIV vulnerability. Access to information generally is associated with higher HIV knowledge. Although emerging, but still limited, is research that accounts for broader community-level factors, such as the spatial distribution of HIV prevalence and orphanhood. This study explores if there is a relationship between individual orphanhood sta…
Pregnancy-related healthcare utilisation in Agincourt, South Africa, 1993–2018
INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy-related health services, an important mediator of global health priorities, require robust health infrastructure. We described pregnancy-related healthcare utilisation among rural South African women from 1993 to 2018, a period of social, political and economic transition. METHODS: We included participants enrolled in the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, a pop…
Migrant health penalty
Background: Despite the greater attention given to international migration, internal migration accounts for the majority of movements globally. However, research on the effects of internal migration on health is limited, with this relationship examined predominantly in urban settings among working-age adults, neglecting rural populations and younger and older ages.Objectives: Using longitudinal data from 29 mostly rural sub-Saharan African Health…
Internal migration and health in South Africa
Migrants and non-migrants in the study population in South Africa were found to utilise health services differently, both in overall use and in the type of healthcare consulted. The study helps improve upon the limited stock of knowledge on how migrants interface with healthcare systems in low and middle-income country settings. Findings can assist in guiding policies and programmes to be directed more effectively to the populations most in need,…
The Crucial Role of Mothers and Siblings in Child Survival
A considerable body of research has studied the effects of siblings on child mortality through birth intervals. This research has commonly focused on older siblings. We argue that birth intervals with younger siblings may have equal or stronger effects on child mortality, even during a mother's pregnancy. Moreover, we contend that birth interval effects need to be considered only when siblings are coresident. Using longitudinal data from 29 Healt…
The impact of Covid-19 on a cohort of origin residents and internal migrants from South Africa's rural northeast
South Africa has a large temporary migrant population with people commonly moving to metropolitan areas to access employment, while maintaining links with their rural origin households. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted patterns of movement, livelihoods and health seeking, and the effects on internal, temporary migrants are unclear. Using longitudinal data spanning 2018 to 2020, this paper employs descriptive statistics and regression analyses t…
Validity of Self-Report for Ascertaining HIV Status Among Circular Migrants and Permanent Residents in South Africa
Urban residence and elevated blood pressure among migrant women in South Africa
The dynamic role of household structure on under-5 mortality in southern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa
Background : Children are born and grow up in households, where they receive essential care, including time, socio-psychological support, and economic resources. Children's immediate environment, captured by household structure, changes over time. Objective : We evaluate the role of dynamic household structure in the risk of child death in southern and eastern Africa. Methods : We use longitudinal data from 15 Health and Demographic Surveillance …
Internal migration and depressive symptoms
Introduction: Investigations of migration effects on mental health conditions, including depression are sparse in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), yet mental health may play a role in a decision to migrate, and migration in turn can impact on mental health outcomes. Methods: This paper uses two waves of data from the Migrant Health Follow-Up Study, a young adult cohort of 3092 internal migrants and residents of the Agincourt study site in…
Dietary patterns and their socio-demographic correlates in the context of migration and urbanisation demonstrate nutrition transitions in South Africa
This paper investigates the demographic and socio-economic correlates of dietary patterns in South Africa, drawing on a sample of young adults experiencing internal migration and urbanisation. We use data from the 2018 baseline survey of the Migrant Health Follow-Up Study, an original longitudinal cohort study consisting of 3,087 internal migrants and rural residents aged 18-40 nested within the Agincourt Health and socio-Demographic Surveillance…
Do Migrants Exhibit More Grit? A Research Note
Strong expectations exist for the selectivity of migration along key demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, and education, which are often linked to social and economic drivers. Scholars acknowledge, however, that migratory behavior is also likely to be selective on characteristics that are less readily observable. This research note expands the list by examining “grit”—in other words, a measure of perseverance in the face of adversity. W…
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