Suraiya Ismail
Biographic Data
| ID | 3700752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suraiya Ismail |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suraiya |
| FAMILY NAME | Ismail |
| SIGNATURE | ISMAIL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Westminster |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Forum theatre practice as lived activism
This article seeks to show that activism for racialised, black and migrant women stems from their embodied lived experiences and the need for creating practices and spaces for these to manifest, be validated and expand on. Forum Theatre practice that includes the racialised body, collective reflection and reparative action can address the neo-colonial and patriarchal encounters, and places of oppression within mainstream activism. This article wa…
Using Participatory Approaches with Older People in a Residential Home in Guyana
Improving food provision in a Guyanese home for the elderly
Objectives To conduct a needs assessment of all aspects of food provision in a residential home and to evaluate a subsequent nutrition intervention. Design An intervention study using a before and after design. A participatory approach was adopted and quantitative and qualitative methods used throughout. The intervention involved a revised menu, kitchen equipment, and establishing wholesale shopping and food donations. Setting A residential home …
Nutritional Risk Factors for Older Refugees
This study describes risk factors for poor nutrition among older Rwandan refugees. The most important areas of nutritional risk for older refugees are: physical ability and mobility; income and access to land; access to appropriate food rations; meeting basic needs such as water, fuel, shelter; equal access to essential services (food distribution, health services, mills, feeding programmes); and psycho-social trauma.Women and older elderly (>70 …
Nutrition and handgrip strength of older adults in rural Malawi
Objective: To examine the relationship between the nutritional status and handgrip strength of older people in rural Malawi. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Lilongwe rural, Malawi, situated approximately 35–50 km from the city. Subjects: Ninety seven males and 199 females participated in this study. Methods: Selected anthropometric measurements were taken and nutrition indices were computed using standard equations. Handgrip strength was …
The nutritional status of older Rwandan refugees
Objective: To assess the nutritional status of older people in an unstable situation. Design: Anthropometric and socioeconomic data were collected cross-sectionally. Body mass index (BMI), arm muscle area (AMA) and arm fat area (AFA) were calculated to evaluate nutritional status. For 41 subjects with kyphosis, height was estimated from arm span using sex-specific regression equations from the non-kyphotic group. Setting: The study was carried ou…
Nutritional Risk Factors for Older Refugees
This study describes risk factors for poor nutrition among older Rwandan refugees. The most important areas of nutritional risk for older refugees are: physical ability and mobility; income and access to land; access to appropriate food rations; meeting basic needs such as water, fuel, shelter; equal access to essential services (food distribution, health services, mills, feeding programmes); and psycho-social trauma.Women and older elderly (>70 …
The nutritional status of older Rwandan refugees
Objective: To assess the nutritional status of older people in an unstable situation. Design: Anthropometric and socioeconomic data were collected cross-sectionally. Body mass index (BMI), arm muscle area (AMA) and arm fat area (AFA) were calculated to evaluate nutritional status. For 41 subjects with kyphosis, height was estimated from arm span using sex-specific regression equations from the non-kyphotic group. Setting: The study was carried ou…
Nutrition and handgrip strength of older adults in rural Malawi
Objective: To examine the relationship between the nutritional status and handgrip strength of older people in rural Malawi. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Lilongwe rural, Malawi, situated approximately 35–50 km from the city. Subjects: Ninety seven males and 199 females participated in this study. Methods: Selected anthropometric measurements were taken and nutrition indices were computed using standard equations. Handgrip strength was …
Nutritional Risk Factors for Older Refugees
This study describes risk factors for poor nutrition among older Rwandan refugees. The most important areas of nutritional risk for older refugees are: physical ability and mobility; income and access to land; access to appropriate food rations; meeting basic needs such as water, fuel, shelter; equal access to essential services (food distribution, health services, mills, feeding programmes); and psycho-social trauma.Women and older elderly (>70 …
Improving food provision in a Guyanese home for the elderly
Objectives To conduct a needs assessment of all aspects of food provision in a residential home and to evaluate a subsequent nutrition intervention. Design An intervention study using a before and after design. A participatory approach was adopted and quantitative and qualitative methods used throughout. The intervention involved a revised menu, kitchen equipment, and establishing wholesale shopping and food donations. Setting A residential home …
Using Participatory Approaches with Older People in a Residential Home in Guyana
Forum theatre practice as lived activism
This article seeks to show that activism for racialised, black and migrant women stems from their embodied lived experiences and the need for creating practices and spaces for these to manifest, be validated and expand on. Forum Theatre practice that includes the racialised body, collective reflection and reparative action can address the neo-colonial and patriarchal encounters, and places of oppression within mainstream activism. This article wa…
Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nutrition and Health in Aging (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Citizen journalism (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)