Arnold D M Kester
Biographic Data
| ID | 7723386 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arnold D M Kester |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arnold D M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kester |
| SIGNATURE | KESTER A D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maastricht University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Psychosocial Predictors of Increases in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Objectives: To examine psychosocial predictors of changes in fruit and vegetable consumption. Methods: Baseline psychosocial variables were used to explain differences in changes in consumption in 83 healthy women with children after they received free fruit and vegetables for one month. Results: One-month changes in fruit consumption (mean 144; SE 16 g/day) were positively associated with perceived costs and perceived health benefits for the chi…
Does a competitive voucher program for adolescents improve the quality of reproductive health care? A simulated patient study in Nicaragua
This study illustrates provider-related obstacles adolescents often face when requesting contraception. The care provided during the voucher program improved for some important outcomes. The improvements were more pronounced among providers with the weakest initial performance. Shared decision-making and condom promotion were improvements that sustained after the program ended. The SP method is suitable and relatively easy to apply in monitoring …
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Does a competitive voucher program for adolescents improve the quality of reproductive health care? A simulated patient study in Nicaragua
This study illustrates provider-related obstacles adolescents often face when requesting contraception. The care provided during the voucher program improved for some important outcomes. The improvements were more pronounced among providers with the weakest initial performance. Shared decision-making and condom promotion were improvements that sustained after the program ended. The SP method is suitable and relatively easy to apply in monitoring …
Psychosocial Predictors of Increases in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Objectives: To examine psychosocial predictors of changes in fruit and vegetable consumption. Methods: Baseline psychosocial variables were used to explain differences in changes in consumption in 83 healthy women with children after they received free fruit and vegetables for one month. Results: One-month changes in fruit consumption (mean 144; SE 16 g/day) were positively associated with perceived costs and perceived health benefits for the chi…
Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Biostatistics (1 works) · Condom (1 works) · Consumption (sociology (1 works) · Family medicine (1 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (1 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (1 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (1 works)