Kethakie Lamahewa
Biographic Data
| ID | 7788892 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kethakie Lamahewa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kethakie |
| FAMILY NAME | Lamahewa |
| SIGNATURE | LAMAHEWA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1210-7716 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Understanding adolescent perinatal wellbeing in rural parts of Kenya
Despite global efforts to reduce adolescent birth rates, the problem persists in low- and middle-income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates (97.9 births per 1000 women). In Kenya, more than 15 % of adolescent girls become pregnant. Forty-three percent of these develop depression. This study investigated adolescent pregnancy in rural Kenya to understand the challenges and context-specific factors that can help adolescents maintain …
Protocol for intervention development to improve adolescent perinatal mental health in Kenya and Mozambique
Mental health interventions have traditionally been developed by clinicians and researchers without the meaningful engagement and partnership with those who would receive, deliver, and fund them. Recent progress has highlighted the importance of the co-design of interventions, through stakeholder participation, as a means of increasing the integration of mental health interventions into existing health, education, and social care systems. This pr…
Perceptions towards Covid-19 and adoption of preventive measures among the public in Saudi Arabia
The study reported high levels of adoption of preventive measures, willingness and perceived ability to self-isolate during the early phase of the pandemic. Vulnerable groups such as the elderly, and those with low socio-economic status reported lower adoption of preventive measures or ability and willingness to self-isolate. Tailored public health messages and interventions are needed to achieve high adherence to these preventive measures in the…
Can health promotion videos ‘go viral’? A non-randomised, controlled, before-and-after pilot study to measure the spread and impact of local language mobile videos in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Mobile phones present a new health communications opportunity but use of mobile videos warrants more exploration. Our study tested a new idea: to produce health promotion videos in languages for which films have never previously been produced to see if they were widely shared. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the novelty of films in local languages focusing on health messages would be shared 'virally' among the target population. MET…
A qualitative study exploring the difficulties influencing decision making at the end of life for people with dementia
BACKGROUND: Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by declining functional and cognitive abilities. The quality of end of life care for people with dementia in the UK can be poor. Several difficult decisions may arise at the end of life, relating to the care of the person with dementia, for example management of comorbidities. OBJECTIVE: To explore difficulties in decision making for practitioners and family carers at…
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A qualitative study exploring the difficulties influencing decision making at the end of life for people with dementia
BACKGROUND: Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by declining functional and cognitive abilities. The quality of end of life care for people with dementia in the UK can be poor. Several difficult decisions may arise at the end of life, relating to the care of the person with dementia, for example management of comorbidities. OBJECTIVE: To explore difficulties in decision making for practitioners and family carers at…
Can health promotion videos ‘go viral’? A non-randomised, controlled, before-and-after pilot study to measure the spread and impact of local language mobile videos in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Mobile phones present a new health communications opportunity but use of mobile videos warrants more exploration. Our study tested a new idea: to produce health promotion videos in languages for which films have never previously been produced to see if they were widely shared. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the novelty of films in local languages focusing on health messages would be shared 'virally' among the target population. MET…
Perceptions towards Covid-19 and adoption of preventive measures among the public in Saudi Arabia
The study reported high levels of adoption of preventive measures, willingness and perceived ability to self-isolate during the early phase of the pandemic. Vulnerable groups such as the elderly, and those with low socio-economic status reported lower adoption of preventive measures or ability and willingness to self-isolate. Tailored public health messages and interventions are needed to achieve high adherence to these preventive measures in the…
Protocol for intervention development to improve adolescent perinatal mental health in Kenya and Mozambique
Mental health interventions have traditionally been developed by clinicians and researchers without the meaningful engagement and partnership with those who would receive, deliver, and fund them. Recent progress has highlighted the importance of the co-design of interventions, through stakeholder participation, as a means of increasing the integration of mental health interventions into existing health, education, and social care systems. This pr…
Understanding adolescent perinatal wellbeing in rural parts of Kenya
Despite global efforts to reduce adolescent birth rates, the problem persists in low- and middle-income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates (97.9 births per 1000 women). In Kenya, more than 15 % of adolescent girls become pregnant. Forty-three percent of these develop depression. This study investigated adolescent pregnancy in rural Kenya to understand the challenges and context-specific factors that can help adolescents maintain …
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Disease (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works)