Aatekah Owais
Biographic Data
| ID | 5475695 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aatekah Owais |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aatekah |
| FAMILY NAME | Owais |
| SIGNATURE | OWAIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hospital for Sick Children |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9148-843X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Pivoting school health and nutrition programmes during Covid-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Background: Preventive and promotive interventions delivered by schools can support a healthy lifestyle, positive development, and well-being in children and adolescents. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presented unique challenges to school health and nutrition programmes due to closures and mobility restrictions. Methods: We conducted a scoping review to examine how school health and nutrition programmes pivoted during the COVID…
Assessing the hidden burden and costs of Covid-19 pandemic in South Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected vulnerable populations. With its intensity expected to be cyclical over the foreseeable future, and much of the impact estimates still modeled, it is imperative that we accurately assess the impact to date, to help with the process of targeted rebuilding of services. We collected data from administrative health information systems in six South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, I…
Critical assessment of the current indicator for antenatal iron‐containing supplementation coverage
Daily consumption of iron-containing supplements is recommended for all pregnant women but there is no approved global standard indicator for assessing supplementation coverage. Furthermore, the validity of commonly used coverage indicators for iron-containing supplement consumption is questionable. The WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring, and partners, have systematically worked to identify a feasible and valid ind…
Household food security and infant feeding practices in rural Bangladesh
Objective To determine the association between household food security and infant complementary feeding practices in rural Bangladesh. Design Prospective, cohort study using structured home interviews during pregnancy and 3 and 9 months after delivery. We used two indicators of household food security at 3-months’ follow-up: maternal Food Composition Score (FCS), calculated via the World Food Programme method, and an HHFS index created from an el…
Maternal prenatal attitudes and postnatal breast-feeding behaviours in rural Bangladesh
Objective To assess the relationships between maternal breast-feeding intention, attitudes, self-efficacy and knowledge at 7 months’ gestation with exclusive or full breast-feeding at 3months postpartum. Design Prospective cohort study with structured home interviews during pregnancy and 3 months after delivery. Setting Two rural sub-districts of Kishoreganj district, Bangladesh. Subjects Mother–infant dyads. Results Over 80 % of 2178 pregnant wo…
Maternal Knowledge, Attitudes and Self-efficacy in Relation to Intention to Exclusively Breastfeed Among Pregnant Women in Rural Bangladesh
Does improving maternal knowledge of vaccines impact infant immunization rates? A community-based randomized-controlled trial in Karachi, Pakistan
A simple educational intervention designed for low-literate populations, improved DPT-3/Hepatitis B vaccine completion rates by 39%. These findings have important implications for improving routine immunization rates in Pakistan
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Does improving maternal knowledge of vaccines impact infant immunization rates? A community-based randomized-controlled trial in Karachi, Pakistan
A simple educational intervention designed for low-literate populations, improved DPT-3/Hepatitis B vaccine completion rates by 39%. These findings have important implications for improving routine immunization rates in Pakistan
Maternal Knowledge, Attitudes and Self-efficacy in Relation to Intention to Exclusively Breastfeed Among Pregnant Women in Rural Bangladesh
Maternal prenatal attitudes and postnatal breast-feeding behaviours in rural Bangladesh
Objective To assess the relationships between maternal breast-feeding intention, attitudes, self-efficacy and knowledge at 7 months’ gestation with exclusive or full breast-feeding at 3months postpartum. Design Prospective cohort study with structured home interviews during pregnancy and 3 months after delivery. Setting Two rural sub-districts of Kishoreganj district, Bangladesh. Subjects Mother–infant dyads. Results Over 80 % of 2178 pregnant wo…
Household food security and infant feeding practices in rural Bangladesh
Objective To determine the association between household food security and infant complementary feeding practices in rural Bangladesh. Design Prospective, cohort study using structured home interviews during pregnancy and 3 and 9 months after delivery. We used two indicators of household food security at 3-months’ follow-up: maternal Food Composition Score (FCS), calculated via the World Food Programme method, and an HHFS index created from an el…
Critical assessment of the current indicator for antenatal iron‐containing supplementation coverage
Daily consumption of iron-containing supplements is recommended for all pregnant women but there is no approved global standard indicator for assessing supplementation coverage. Furthermore, the validity of commonly used coverage indicators for iron-containing supplement consumption is questionable. The WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring, and partners, have systematically worked to identify a feasible and valid ind…
Assessing the hidden burden and costs of Covid-19 pandemic in South Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected vulnerable populations. With its intensity expected to be cyclical over the foreseeable future, and much of the impact estimates still modeled, it is imperative that we accurately assess the impact to date, to help with the process of targeted rebuilding of services. We collected data from administrative health information systems in six South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, I…
Pivoting school health and nutrition programmes during Covid-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Background: Preventive and promotive interventions delivered by schools can support a healthy lifestyle, positive development, and well-being in children and adolescents. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presented unique challenges to school health and nutrition programmes due to closures and mobility restrictions. Methods: We conducted a scoping review to examine how school health and nutrition programmes pivoted during the COVID…
Medicine (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Pediatrics (4 works) · Breastfeeding (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works)