Jeroen Douwes
Biographic Data
| ID | 6161667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeroen Douwes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeroen |
| FAMILY NAME | Douwes |
| SIGNATURE | DOUWES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3599-4036 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Human papillomavirus self‐testing among unscreened and under‐screened Māori, Pasifika and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand
INTRODUCTION: Māori, Pasifika and Asian women are less likely to attend cervical screening and Māori and Pasifika women are more likely to be diagnosed with later-stage cervical cancer than other women in Aotearoa New Zealand. This study-with under-screened women taking part in a randomized-controlled trial comparing self-testing and standard screening-explored the acceptability of a human papillomavirus (HPV) self-test kit and the preferred meth…
Epidemiology of green space and health
2026 Objectives Evaluate the traditional delivery methods of nuclear medicine education at an approved academic center. Highlight key themes, utilizing qualitative feedback from clinical stakeholders, leading to the identification of emerging learning and assessments paradigms. Evaluation of a current cohort of postgraduate students will inform the value of such developments. Methods Traditional educational methods were evaluated using an on-line…
Obesity measures in the Kiribati population
In conclusion, the majority of adults in Kiribati were either obese or overweight and had high BF%. We suggest that ethnic-specific BMI cut-points to define obesity for the population of Kiribati may be more appropriate than the currently used international cut-points
Inequities in exposure to occupational risk factors between Māori and non-Māori workers in Aotearoa New Zealand
BACKGROUND: Health inequities between indigenous and non-indigenous people are well documented. However, the contribution of differential exposure to risk factors in the occupational environment remains unclear. This study assessed differences in the prevalence of self-reported exposure to disease risk factors, including dust and chemicals, physical factors and organisational factors, between Māori and non-Māori workers in New Zealand. METHODS: P…
Ethnic differences in risk factors for obesity in New Zealand infants
BACKGROUND: In New Zealand, the burden of childhood obesity is greatest in Māori and Pacific children. METHODS: In 687 infants from an internet-based birth cohort in New Zealand, we investigated ethnic differences in early life risk factors for later obesity, the degree to which these were explained by sociodemographic factors, and the extent to which ethnic differences in weight at age 3 months were explained by measured risk factors. RESULTS: T…
Job insecurity is associated with adult asthma in Germany during Europe's recent economic crisis
BACKGROUND: Job insecurity has been identified as a risk factor for adverse health outcomes. Perceptions of job insecurity steeply increased during Europe's recent economic downturn, which commenced in 2008. The current study assessed whether job insecurity was associated with incident asthma in Germany during this period. METHODS: We used prospective data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 2009-2011 (follow-up rate=77.5%, n=7031…
Agricoh
AGRICOH is a recently formed consortium of agricultural cohort studies involving 22 cohorts from nine countries in five continents: South Africa (1), Canada (3), Costa Rica (2), USA (6), Republic of Korea (1), New Zealand (2), Denmark (1), France (3) and Norway (3). The aim of AGRICOH, initiated by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) and coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), is to promote and sustain collaborat…
Stress and asthma
Asthma is a complex disease affecting a large proportion of the world’s popula-tion,1 but despite decades of intensive biomedical and epidemiological research its aetiology and pathogenesis is still poorly understood. As a consequence, a single target for intervention has not (yet) been identified. Recent epidemiological studies have provided innovative theories of the aetiology of asthma, such as the hygiene hypothesis, which suggests that micro…
Infections, medication use, and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in childhood
Background: The “hygiene hypothesis” postulates that infections during infancy may protect against asthma and atopy. There is also some evidence that antibiotic and/or paracetamol use may increase the risk of asthma. Methods: The study measured the association between infections, and medication use early in life and the risk of asthma at age 6–7 years. It involved 1584 children who had been notified to public health services with serious infectio…
Inequities in exposure to occupational risk factors between Māori and non-Māori workers in Aotearoa New Zealand
BACKGROUND: Health inequities between indigenous and non-indigenous people are well documented. However, the contribution of differential exposure to risk factors in the occupational environment remains unclear. This study assessed differences in the prevalence of self-reported exposure to disease risk factors, including dust and chemicals, physical factors and organisational factors, between Māori and non-Māori workers in New Zealand. METHODS: P…
Job insecurity is associated with adult asthma in Germany during Europe's recent economic crisis
BACKGROUND: Job insecurity has been identified as a risk factor for adverse health outcomes. Perceptions of job insecurity steeply increased during Europe's recent economic downturn, which commenced in 2008. The current study assessed whether job insecurity was associated with incident asthma in Germany during this period. METHODS: We used prospective data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 2009-2011 (follow-up rate=77.5%, n=7031…
Stress and asthma
Asthma is a complex disease affecting a large proportion of the world’s popula-tion,1 but despite decades of intensive biomedical and epidemiological research its aetiology and pathogenesis is still poorly understood. As a consequence, a single target for intervention has not (yet) been identified. Recent epidemiological studies have provided innovative theories of the aetiology of asthma, such as the hygiene hypothesis, which suggests that micro…
Infections, medication use, and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in childhood
Background: The “hygiene hypothesis” postulates that infections during infancy may protect against asthma and atopy. There is also some evidence that antibiotic and/or paracetamol use may increase the risk of asthma. Methods: The study measured the association between infections, and medication use early in life and the risk of asthma at age 6–7 years. It involved 1584 children who had been notified to public health services with serious infectio…
Infections, medication use, and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in childhood
Background: The “hygiene hypothesis” postulates that infections during infancy may protect against asthma and atopy. There is also some evidence that antibiotic and/or paracetamol use may increase the risk of asthma. Methods: The study measured the association between infections, and medication use early in life and the risk of asthma at age 6–7 years. It involved 1584 children who had been notified to public health services with serious infectio…
Stress and asthma
Asthma is a complex disease affecting a large proportion of the world’s popula-tion,1 but despite decades of intensive biomedical and epidemiological research its aetiology and pathogenesis is still poorly understood. As a consequence, a single target for intervention has not (yet) been identified. Recent epidemiological studies have provided innovative theories of the aetiology of asthma, such as the hygiene hypothesis, which suggests that micro…
Agricoh
AGRICOH is a recently formed consortium of agricultural cohort studies involving 22 cohorts from nine countries in five continents: South Africa (1), Canada (3), Costa Rica (2), USA (6), Republic of Korea (1), New Zealand (2), Denmark (1), France (3) and Norway (3). The aim of AGRICOH, initiated by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) and coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), is to promote and sustain collaborat…
Job insecurity is associated with adult asthma in Germany during Europe's recent economic crisis
BACKGROUND: Job insecurity has been identified as a risk factor for adverse health outcomes. Perceptions of job insecurity steeply increased during Europe's recent economic downturn, which commenced in 2008. The current study assessed whether job insecurity was associated with incident asthma in Germany during this period. METHODS: We used prospective data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 2009-2011 (follow-up rate=77.5%, n=7031…
Ethnic differences in risk factors for obesity in New Zealand infants
BACKGROUND: In New Zealand, the burden of childhood obesity is greatest in Māori and Pacific children. METHODS: In 687 infants from an internet-based birth cohort in New Zealand, we investigated ethnic differences in early life risk factors for later obesity, the degree to which these were explained by sociodemographic factors, and the extent to which ethnic differences in weight at age 3 months were explained by measured risk factors. RESULTS: T…
Inequities in exposure to occupational risk factors between Māori and non-Māori workers in Aotearoa New Zealand
BACKGROUND: Health inequities between indigenous and non-indigenous people are well documented. However, the contribution of differential exposure to risk factors in the occupational environment remains unclear. This study assessed differences in the prevalence of self-reported exposure to disease risk factors, including dust and chemicals, physical factors and organisational factors, between Māori and non-Māori workers in New Zealand. METHODS: P…
Obesity measures in the Kiribati population
In conclusion, the majority of adults in Kiribati were either obese or overweight and had high BF%. We suggest that ethnic-specific BMI cut-points to define obesity for the population of Kiribati may be more appropriate than the currently used international cut-points
Human papillomavirus self‐testing among unscreened and under‐screened Māori, Pasifika and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand
INTRODUCTION: Māori, Pasifika and Asian women are less likely to attend cervical screening and Māori and Pasifika women are more likely to be diagnosed with later-stage cervical cancer than other women in Aotearoa New Zealand. This study-with under-screened women taking part in a randomized-controlled trial comparing self-testing and standard screening-explored the acceptability of a human papillomavirus (HPV) self-test kit and the preferred meth…
Epidemiology of green space and health
2026 Objectives Evaluate the traditional delivery methods of nuclear medicine education at an approved academic center. Highlight key themes, utilizing qualitative feedback from clinical stakeholders, leading to the identification of emerging learning and assessments paradigms. Evaluation of a current cohort of postgraduate students will inform the value of such developments. Methods Traditional educational methods were evaluated using an on-line…
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Pathology (4 works) · Asthma (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Aotearoa (2 works) · Asthma and respiratory diseases (2 works)