Brigitte Tonon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6621117 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brigitte Tonon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brigitte |
| FAMILY NAME | Tonon |
| SIGNATURE | TONON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Action Contre la Faim |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Health care utilisation in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries introduced public health and social measures that had indirect societal, economic consequences. Concerns during epidemics include continuity of routine health services. We investigate how healthcare utilisation and healthcare seeking behaviour changed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among host communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. This mixed-methods study combines quantitative analys…
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference only protocol in Pakistan
Objective: We investigated the missed treatment opportunities affecting programs using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) as the sole anthropometric criterion for identification and monitoring of children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). Design: Alongside MUAC, we assessed Weight-for-Height Z-score (WHZ) in children screened and treated according to the national MUAC only protocol in Pakistan. Besides, we collected parents’ percept…
Social representations of the undernourished child and health‐seeking behaviour in Nepal
Development programmes tackling severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children tend to try to replace traditional beliefs with biomedical knowledge. However, stigmatization associated with undernutrition may be an additional impediment to seeking assistance. Drawing on the concepts of cognitive polyphasia and of othering, this study explored how different types of knowledge are used simultaneously in order to maintain a sense of otherness from the u…
Social representations of the undernourished child and health‐seeking behaviour in Nepal
Development programmes tackling severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children tend to try to replace traditional beliefs with biomedical knowledge. However, stigmatization associated with undernutrition may be an additional impediment to seeking assistance. Drawing on the concepts of cognitive polyphasia and of othering, this study explored how different types of knowledge are used simultaneously in order to maintain a sense of otherness from the u…
Social representations of the undernourished child and health‐seeking behaviour in Nepal
Development programmes tackling severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children tend to try to replace traditional beliefs with biomedical knowledge. However, stigmatization associated with undernutrition may be an additional impediment to seeking assistance. Drawing on the concepts of cognitive polyphasia and of othering, this study explored how different types of knowledge are used simultaneously in order to maintain a sense of otherness from the u…
Health care utilisation in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries introduced public health and social measures that had indirect societal, economic consequences. Concerns during epidemics include continuity of routine health services. We investigate how healthcare utilisation and healthcare seeking behaviour changed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among host communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. This mixed-methods study combines quantitative analys…
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference only protocol in Pakistan
Objective: We investigated the missed treatment opportunities affecting programs using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) as the sole anthropometric criterion for identification and monitoring of children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). Design: Alongside MUAC, we assessed Weight-for-Height Z-score (WHZ) in children screened and treated according to the national MUAC only protocol in Pakistan. Besides, we collected parents’ percept…
Medicine (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Malnutrition (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Anthropometry (1 works) · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (1 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (1 works) · Cognition (1 works) · Community Health and Development (1 works)