Nicola M Lowe
Biographic Data
| ID | 5478457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicola M Lowe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicola M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lowe |
| SIGNATURE | LOWE N M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lancashire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6934-2768 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Household food security and dietary diversity in south‐eastern Nigeria
The aim of this study was to investigate household food security (access) level and the dietary diversity of households in the Nsukka Local Government Area in South-eastern Nigeria. From 20 local communities of Nsukka, 390 women were randomly sampled from the women's group and asked to complete a survey that determined the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale scores and the Household Dietary Diversity Scores (HDDS). The descriptive results indi…
Can an ethics code help to achieve equity in international research collaborations? Implementing the global code of conduct for research in resource-poor settings in India and Pakistan
The Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings (GCC) aims to stop the export of unethical research practices from higher to lower income settings. Launched in 2018, the GCC was immediately adopted by European Commission funding streams for application in research that is situated in lower and lower-middle income countries. Other institutions soon followed suit. This article reports on the application of the GCC in two of the fi…
An educational intervention to prevent overweight in pre-school years
ISRCTN22620137 Registered 21st December 2016
A realist qualitative study to explore how low‐income pregnant women use Healthy Start food vouchers
Healthy Start is the UK government's food voucher programme for low-income pregnant women and young children. It was introduced in 2006, but the impact of the programme on nutritional outcomes remains understudied. This study sought to explore potential outcomes of the Healthy Start programme (including intended and unintended outcomes) and develop explanations for how and why these outcomes might occur. A realist review preceded this study, in w…
Understanding communication pathways to foster community engagement for health improvement in North West Pakistan
The major lines of communication and influence in the local community described are placed within the wider literature on community engagement in health improvement. The process of maximisation of local cultural knowledge as part of a community engagement effort is one that has application well beyond the particular setting of this study
Development and implementation of a nutrition intervention programme in North West Pakistan
Maternal and infant malnutrition is prevalent in rural regions of NW Pakistan. This article reports on the use of a combination of a realist Context-Mechanism-Outcome framework and participatory appraisal methods to facilitate the development of a locally sensitive and responsive nutritional intervention programme. Data were gathered through a series of focus group (FG) discussions with local lady health workers, as well as pregnant and breastfee…
The Development of DRIs 1994â2004
Introduction to Human Nutrition
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Introduction to Human Nutrition
The Development of DRIs 1994â2004
Development and implementation of a nutrition intervention programme in North West Pakistan
Maternal and infant malnutrition is prevalent in rural regions of NW Pakistan. This article reports on the use of a combination of a realist Context-Mechanism-Outcome framework and participatory appraisal methods to facilitate the development of a locally sensitive and responsive nutritional intervention programme. Data were gathered through a series of focus group (FG) discussions with local lady health workers, as well as pregnant and breastfee…
Understanding communication pathways to foster community engagement for health improvement in North West Pakistan
The major lines of communication and influence in the local community described are placed within the wider literature on community engagement in health improvement. The process of maximisation of local cultural knowledge as part of a community engagement effort is one that has application well beyond the particular setting of this study
A realist qualitative study to explore how low‐income pregnant women use Healthy Start food vouchers
Healthy Start is the UK government's food voucher programme for low-income pregnant women and young children. It was introduced in 2006, but the impact of the programme on nutritional outcomes remains understudied. This study sought to explore potential outcomes of the Healthy Start programme (including intended and unintended outcomes) and develop explanations for how and why these outcomes might occur. A realist review preceded this study, in w…
An educational intervention to prevent overweight in pre-school years
ISRCTN22620137 Registered 21st December 2016
Can an ethics code help to achieve equity in international research collaborations? Implementing the global code of conduct for research in resource-poor settings in India and Pakistan
The Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings (GCC) aims to stop the export of unethical research practices from higher to lower income settings. Launched in 2018, the GCC was immediately adopted by European Commission funding streams for application in research that is situated in lower and lower-middle income countries. Other institutions soon followed suit. This article reports on the application of the GCC in two of the fi…
Household food security and dietary diversity in south‐eastern Nigeria
The aim of this study was to investigate household food security (access) level and the dietary diversity of households in the Nsukka Local Government Area in South-eastern Nigeria. From 20 local communities of Nsukka, 390 women were randomly sampled from the women's group and asked to complete a survey that determined the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale scores and the Household Dietary Diversity Scores (HDDS). The descriptive results indi…
Medicine (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works)