Shazna M Buksh

Biographic Data

ID6266173
NAMEShazna M Buksh
GIVEN NAMESShazna M
FAMILY NAMEBuksh
SIGNATUREBUKSH S M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of the South Pacific
ORCID0000-0001-5980-1580
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Home caregiving, early learning and the development of preschool-aged children in Vanuatu

    Open AccessSally Popplestone, Thach Tran et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Optimal early childhood development (ECD) is foundational for lifelong learning, health, and wellbeing. As children spend most of their early years at home, this setting represents a modifiable environment for enhancing ECD. As yet, there is little ECD research in Vanuatu. The first aim was to determine the proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track and the distributions of home responsive caregiving, early learning…

  • A qualitative exploration of food choice motives of urban indigenous food gatekeepers in Fiji

    Open AccessShazna M Buksh, John De Wit et al.ARTICLEAppetite2024References: 52

    Pacific Island Countries (PICs) have exceptionally high rates of obesity and non-communicable diseases. The causes are complex but one prominent factor is the notable shift from traditional plant and seafood diets to diets high in unhealthy processed foods. Literature is sparse on the motives behind food choice decisions of Pacific Islanders. The widely used Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) (Steptoe et al., 1995) is a multi-dimensional tool captur…