Kate Macintyre
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 195811 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kate Macintyre |
| PRENOMES | Kate |
| SOBRENOME | Macintyre |
| ASSINATURA | MACINTYRE K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Tulane University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2741-0467 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Tobacco retail availability and smoking—A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Ambitions and realities
Strengthening resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH) is central to the Global Fund’s strategy, however questions persist about the Global Fund’s role in the health systems strengthening space, and the extent to which investments are designed to achieve strengthening objectives, or just fill in gaps in the system. This paper reports on findings from the Prospective Country Evaluations (PCE), a multi-country multi-year evaluation of Gl…
A perspective of massive open online courses (Moocs) and public health
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have emerged as an innovative educational technology relevant to and affecting higher education, professional development, and lifelong learning. This paper introduces the principles of MOOCs and reviews the development of these platforms over time. We reflect upon the considerable investment by institutions to develop, deliver and promote such courses, particularly in public health. While open to interpretatio…
HealthLit4Kids study protocol; crossing boundaries for positive health literacy outcomes
Health promotion cannot be meaningfully achieved in isolation from health literacy. Whilst health promotion activities are common in the school environment, health literacy is not a familiar concept. HealthLit4Kids recognizes that a one-size fits all approach seldom works to address health literacy. Long-term health outcomes are reliant on embedded, locally owned and co-designed programs which respond to local health and health literacy needs
Who benefits? What benefits? Part-time postgraduate study in health and human services
Part-time postgraduate students make up a significant proportion of the student population, yet their experience remains poorly understood. In this article, a multi-phase, explanatory mixed-method study conducted within Tasmanian health and human services provides some answers. Students reported improved job performance, self-esteem and increased motivation to learn as primary outcomes. Other benefits of significance included an increased ability…
Determinants of hanging and use of ITNs in the context of near universal coverage in Zambia
Roll Back Malaria recently recommended a policy of universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) so that all age groups can benefit from protection against malaria. Countries adopting the 'universal access' policy include Zambia. Policy implementation in many settings involves mass distribution of free ITNs to achieve a measure of universal coverage. This study examines ITN deployment and use in the context of mass distribution efforts …
Gogo Care and Protection of Vulnerable Children in Rural Malawi
The influence of orphan care and other household shocks on health status over time
In the context of rising rates of orphanhood in AIDS-affected settings, very little is understood about implications for caregiver well-being given increasing and intensifying responsibilities for the care of orphaned children. Emotional distress and self-reported health status as well as shifts in household orphan care, wealth, food security and recent illness and death among household members were measured among a panel of 1219 caregivers in ru…
P2-98 Prior psychiatric hospitalisation predicts mortality in patients hospitalised with non-cardiac chest pain
Introduction Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is considered a benign condition, associated with a low mortality rate. Contemporary population based studies describing outcomes in NCCP are lacking however. To our knowledge, the relationship between psychiatric disorders and survival in patients with NCCP has not been investigated. This data linkage study investigated case-fatality following a first hospitalisation for NCCP and examined the effect of …
P2-99 Time trends in first and subsequent hospitalisation for COPD in Scotland, 1991–2009
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Long-term trends describing the hospital burden of COPD are sparse. Methods A retrospective cohort study using the Scottish Morbidity Record Scheme. First and subsequent hospitalisations for COPD in Scotland (1991–2009) were identified. Age standardised hospitalisation rates were calculated. Age and sex-specific trends in first and subsequent ho…
Alcohol Brewing and the African Tuberculosis Epidemic
Countries in much of Africa are struggling with large tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. Although the treatment programs are being implemented as well as the many constraints allow, more prevention of TB is needed. Based on literature on alcohol and TB, and observations and case studies, we consider one potential area for intervention might be the popular and ubiquitous small bars and beer huts in many towns and cities. In these usually poverty-ridden …
Overcoming barriers to engaging socio-economically disadvantaged populations in CHD primary prevention
Socio-economically disadvantaged individuals can be hard-to-reach; engagement requires strategies tailored to the needs of the target population rather than a population-wide approach
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Their Comorbidity as Predictors of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the 1-year prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and their comorbidity were associated with subsequent all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality during 15 years in Vietnam veterans. METHODS: Participants (N = 4256) were from the Vietnam Experience Study. Service, sociodemographic, and health data were collected from service files, telephone interviews, and a med…
Self-Reported Malaria and Mosquito Avoidance in Relation to Household Risk Factors in a Kenyan Coastal City
A geographically stratified cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2002 to investigate household-level factors associated with use of mosquito control measures and self-reported malaria in Malindi, Kenya. A total of 629 households were surveyed. Logistic regressions were used to analyse the data. Half of all households (51%) reported all occupants using an insecticide-treated bed net and at least one additional mosquito control measure such as i…
Understanding Perceptions of HIV Risk Among Adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal
Interventions to Reduce HIV/Aids Stigma
This article reviews 22 studies that test a variety of interventions to decrease AIDS stigma in developed and developing countries. This article assesses published studies that met stringent evaluation criteria in order to draw lessons for future development of interventions to combat stigma. The target group, setting, type of intervention, measures, and scale of these studies varied tremendously. The majority (14) of the studies aimed to increas…
Pregnant or Positive
In communities where early age of childbearing is common and HIV prevalence is high, adolescents may place themselves at risk of HIV because positive or ambivalent attitudes towards pregnancy reduce their motivation to abstain from sex, have sex less often or use condoms. In this study, we analyse cross-sectional survey data from KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, to explore whether an association exists between the desire for pregnancy and perceptions…
Is the prevalence of coronary heart disease falling in British men
The prevalence and trends of coronary heart disease in British men are discussed. In Britain, approximately 150 000 deaths each year are attributed to coronary heart disease (CHD).1 CHD has been estimated to cost around £10 billion per annum, much of this through lost earnings.1 For some time, CHD has been a national priority, with targets set for reducing CHD mortality.2 Mortality rates from CHD have declined steadily in Britain over the past tw…
Rapid surveys for program evaluation
This paper presents details from the field test of two rapid surveys in Ecuador in 1995. It focuses on how the surveys were designed and implemented, including descriptions of the sampling procedures, the preparation and use of preprogrammed palmtop computers for data entry, the selection criteria for the interviewing team, and how the training was designed. Lessons are drawn that will assist health professionals plan and carry out better rapid d…
Rapid Assessment and Sample Surveys
Health policies in many developing countries are increasingly designed and evaluated by data collected using household surveys. This trend is closely associated with three factors: the increasing complexity of health systems, the increase in pressure for better accountability and improved health system management, and the continuing existence of poorly maintained vital statistics systems. But national household- or individual-level surveys are ex…
Referral revisited
Pregnant or Positive
In communities where early age of childbearing is common and HIV prevalence is high, adolescents may place themselves at risk of HIV because positive or ambivalent attitudes towards pregnancy reduce their motivation to abstain from sex, have sex less often or use condoms. In this study, we analyse cross-sectional survey data from KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, to explore whether an association exists between the desire for pregnancy and perceptions…
Gogo Care and Protection of Vulnerable Children in Rural Malawi
Alcohol Brewing and the African Tuberculosis Epidemic
Countries in much of Africa are struggling with large tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. Although the treatment programs are being implemented as well as the many constraints allow, more prevention of TB is needed. Based on literature on alcohol and TB, and observations and case studies, we consider one potential area for intervention might be the popular and ubiquitous small bars and beer huts in many towns and cities. In these usually poverty-ridden …
Referral revisited
Rapid surveys for program evaluation
This paper presents details from the field test of two rapid surveys in Ecuador in 1995. It focuses on how the surveys were designed and implemented, including descriptions of the sampling procedures, the preparation and use of preprogrammed palmtop computers for data entry, the selection criteria for the interviewing team, and how the training was designed. Lessons are drawn that will assist health professionals plan and carry out better rapid d…
Rapid Assessment and Sample Surveys
Health policies in many developing countries are increasingly designed and evaluated by data collected using household surveys. This trend is closely associated with three factors: the increasing complexity of health systems, the increase in pressure for better accountability and improved health system management, and the continuing existence of poorly maintained vital statistics systems. But national household- or individual-level surveys are ex…
Referral revisited
Is the prevalence of coronary heart disease falling in British men
The prevalence and trends of coronary heart disease in British men are discussed. In Britain, approximately 150 000 deaths each year are attributed to coronary heart disease (CHD).1 CHD has been estimated to cost around £10 billion per annum, much of this through lost earnings.1 For some time, CHD has been a national priority, with targets set for reducing CHD mortality.2 Mortality rates from CHD have declined steadily in Britain over the past tw…
Interventions to Reduce HIV/Aids Stigma
This article reviews 22 studies that test a variety of interventions to decrease AIDS stigma in developed and developing countries. This article assesses published studies that met stringent evaluation criteria in order to draw lessons for future development of interventions to combat stigma. The target group, setting, type of intervention, measures, and scale of these studies varied tremendously. The majority (14) of the studies aimed to increas…
Pregnant or Positive
In communities where early age of childbearing is common and HIV prevalence is high, adolescents may place themselves at risk of HIV because positive or ambivalent attitudes towards pregnancy reduce their motivation to abstain from sex, have sex less often or use condoms. In this study, we analyse cross-sectional survey data from KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, to explore whether an association exists between the desire for pregnancy and perceptions…
Understanding Perceptions of HIV Risk Among Adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal
Self-Reported Malaria and Mosquito Avoidance in Relation to Household Risk Factors in a Kenyan Coastal City
A geographically stratified cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2002 to investigate household-level factors associated with use of mosquito control measures and self-reported malaria in Malindi, Kenya. A total of 629 households were surveyed. Logistic regressions were used to analyse the data. Half of all households (51%) reported all occupants using an insecticide-treated bed net and at least one additional mosquito control measure such as i…
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Their Comorbidity as Predictors of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the 1-year prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and their comorbidity were associated with subsequent all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality during 15 years in Vietnam veterans. METHODS: Participants (N = 4256) were from the Vietnam Experience Study. Service, sociodemographic, and health data were collected from service files, telephone interviews, and a med…
Overcoming barriers to engaging socio-economically disadvantaged populations in CHD primary prevention
Socio-economically disadvantaged individuals can be hard-to-reach; engagement requires strategies tailored to the needs of the target population rather than a population-wide approach
The influence of orphan care and other household shocks on health status over time
In the context of rising rates of orphanhood in AIDS-affected settings, very little is understood about implications for caregiver well-being given increasing and intensifying responsibilities for the care of orphaned children. Emotional distress and self-reported health status as well as shifts in household orphan care, wealth, food security and recent illness and death among household members were measured among a panel of 1219 caregivers in ru…
P2-98 Prior psychiatric hospitalisation predicts mortality in patients hospitalised with non-cardiac chest pain
Introduction Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is considered a benign condition, associated with a low mortality rate. Contemporary population based studies describing outcomes in NCCP are lacking however. To our knowledge, the relationship between psychiatric disorders and survival in patients with NCCP has not been investigated. This data linkage study investigated case-fatality following a first hospitalisation for NCCP and examined the effect of …
P2-99 Time trends in first and subsequent hospitalisation for COPD in Scotland, 1991–2009
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Long-term trends describing the hospital burden of COPD are sparse. Methods A retrospective cohort study using the Scottish Morbidity Record Scheme. First and subsequent hospitalisations for COPD in Scotland (1991–2009) were identified. Age standardised hospitalisation rates were calculated. Age and sex-specific trends in first and subsequent ho…
Alcohol Brewing and the African Tuberculosis Epidemic
Countries in much of Africa are struggling with large tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. Although the treatment programs are being implemented as well as the many constraints allow, more prevention of TB is needed. Based on literature on alcohol and TB, and observations and case studies, we consider one potential area for intervention might be the popular and ubiquitous small bars and beer huts in many towns and cities. In these usually poverty-ridden …
Determinants of hanging and use of ITNs in the context of near universal coverage in Zambia
Roll Back Malaria recently recommended a policy of universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) so that all age groups can benefit from protection against malaria. Countries adopting the 'universal access' policy include Zambia. Policy implementation in many settings involves mass distribution of free ITNs to achieve a measure of universal coverage. This study examines ITN deployment and use in the context of mass distribution efforts …
Gogo Care and Protection of Vulnerable Children in Rural Malawi
Who benefits? What benefits? Part-time postgraduate study in health and human services
Part-time postgraduate students make up a significant proportion of the student population, yet their experience remains poorly understood. In this article, a multi-phase, explanatory mixed-method study conducted within Tasmanian health and human services provides some answers. Students reported improved job performance, self-esteem and increased motivation to learn as primary outcomes. Other benefits of significance included an increased ability…
HealthLit4Kids study protocol; crossing boundaries for positive health literacy outcomes
Health promotion cannot be meaningfully achieved in isolation from health literacy. Whilst health promotion activities are common in the school environment, health literacy is not a familiar concept. HealthLit4Kids recognizes that a one-size fits all approach seldom works to address health literacy. Long-term health outcomes are reliant on embedded, locally owned and co-designed programs which respond to local health and health literacy needs
A perspective of massive open online courses (Moocs) and public health
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have emerged as an innovative educational technology relevant to and affecting higher education, professional development, and lifelong learning. This paper introduces the principles of MOOCs and reviews the development of these platforms over time. We reflect upon the considerable investment by institutions to develop, deliver and promote such courses, particularly in public health. While open to interpretatio…
Tobacco retail availability and smoking—A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Ambitions and realities
Strengthening resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH) is central to the Global Fund’s strategy, however questions persist about the Global Fund’s role in the health systems strengthening space, and the extent to which investments are designed to achieve strengthening objectives, or just fill in gaps in the system. This paper reports on findings from the Prospective Country Evaluations (PCE), a multi-country multi-year evaluation of Gl…
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