Stephen Pearson

Biographic Data

ID3622499
NAMEStephen Pearson
GIVEN NAMESStephen
FAMILY NAMEPearson
SIGNATUREPEARSON S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Leeds
ORCID0000-0003-1503-5452
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS7
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX1

  • Coherence between health policy and human resource strategy

    Open AccessTim Martineau, Tolib Mirzoev et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2015References: 12

    The failure to meet health goals such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) is partly due to the lack of appropriate resources for the effective implementation of health policies. The lack of coherence between the health policies and human resource (HR) strategy is one of the major causes. This article explores the relationship and the degree of coherence between health policy--in this case maternal health policy--processes and HR strategy in…

  • The design and implementation of a computer supported assessment of Dementia - ACEmobile

    Open AccessCraig Newman, John R Hodges et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2014

    Introduction: There is increasing need to be able to reliably diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in the NHS. With an aging population, the number of patients expected to have dementia is predicted to double by 2030 (www.dementia2010.org). Despite developments in NHS memory clinic services, currently, 50% of patients with dementia may never receive a formal diagnosis and many do not receive a diagnosis until they are in the moderate/severe stages. …

  • "The Last Bastion of Colonialism"

    Open AccessStephen Pearson, S Vere Pearson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Indian Culture and…2013

    This article outlines and interrogates the neglected settler-colonial discourse of White Appalachians, in particular their construction of a White indigeneity. In order to justify occupation and reconcile themselves to the wider settler-colonial society, influential settler Appalachian scholars and activists positioned themselves as a colonized Indigenous people, advancing the once-paradigmatic Colonialist model of Appalachian exploitation. This …

  • Traditional gender roles, forced sex and HIV in Zimbabwean marriages

    Esther Mugweni, Stephen Pearson et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2012

    Little is known on how forced sex contributes to the sexual transmission of HIV in marriage. This paper describes traditional gender norms surrounding forced sex in Zimbabwean marriage. Data were collected from 4 focus group discussions and 36 in-depth interviews with married women and men in Harare. Results indicate that hegemonic masculinity characterised by a perceived entitlement to sex, male dominance and being a provider contributed to forc…

  • Comparing Knowledge and Use of Health Services of Migrants From Rural and Urban Areas in Kunming City, China

    Open AccessXiaolin Wei, Stephen Pearson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2010

    This paper compares the knowledge and utilization of health services among rural residents, urban residents, rural migrants and urban migrants in a large Chinese city. Data were obtained from a questionnaire survey of 2765 individuals (1951 heads of households and 814 spouses) in Guandu district, Kunming, in 2005. The determinants of their knowledge and utilization of health services were analysed using multivariate logistic regression. First, th…

  • Help‐seeking behaviour for sexual‐health concerns

    Stephen Pearson, S Vere Pearson et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2008

    Using data collected through semi‐structured interviews and focus group discussions with adult men in Zimbabwe, this paper explores the decision‐making process associated with help‐seeking for sexual‐health concerns. Help‐seeking is located in the complex and dynamic socio‐cultural contexts around men's sexualities, masculinities and reproductive health. Pathways to help‐seeking include identifying symptoms and the condition, seeking information …

  • Infantile Specimens

    Stephen Pearson, S J PearsonARTICLEJournal of Social History2008Cited by: 1References: 7

    Journal Article "Infantile Specimens": Showing Babies in Nineteenth-Century America Get access Susan J. Pearson Susan J. Pearson Department of History, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 42, Issue 2, Winter 2008, Pages 341–370, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh.0.0100 Published: 01 December 2008

  • For the Prevention of Cruelty

    Stephen Pearson, S J PearsonARTICLEJournal of American History2007

    Journal Article For the Prevention of Cruelty: The History and Legacy of Animal Rights Activism in the United States Get access For the Prevention of Cruelty: The History and Legacy of Animal Rights Activism in the United States. By Beers Diane L.. (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2006. xvi, 312 pp. Cloth, $34.95, isbn0-8040-1086-2. Paper, $19.95, isbn0-8040-1087-0.) Susan J. Pearson Susan J. Pearson Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois Searc…

  • The Implications of Shortages of Health Professionals for Maternal Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Nancy Gerein, Andrew Green et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2006Cited by: 6References: 11

    This paper discusses the implications of shortages of midwives, nurses and doctors for maternal health and health services in sub-Saharan Africa, and inequitable distribution of maternal health professionals between geographic areas and health facilities. Shortages of health professionals reduce the number of facilities equipped to offer emergency obstetric care 24 hours a day, and are significantly related to quality of care and maternal mortali…