Mark Tomlinson
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3581289 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Mark Tomlinson |
| PRENOMES | Mark |
| SOBRENOME | Tomlinson |
| ASSINATURA | TOMLINSON M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5846-3444 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 155 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 304 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 154 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Experiences of Children with Intentional Injury in a Low-Resource Setting in South Africa
Moving Beyond Moderation to Identify Differential Treatment Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Childhood Anxiety
Objective: Despite growing momentum towards personalised mental health care for children and adolescents, a central question remains unresolved: which treatment works best for which child, and under what circumstances? Identifying moderators of differential treatment effects is key to answering this question and guiding clinicians in tailoring interventions for childhood anxiety. However, progress has been hindered by conceptual ambiguity, incons…
Are parenting programmes effective at scale? Associations with violence against adolescent girls, parenting and mental health in real-world delivery across eight African countries
INTRODUCTION: Evidence-based parenting programmes are widely used to prevent violence against children and improve parenting and mental health. Despite hundreds of randomised trials, little is known about their outcomes when delivered at scale within routine delivery. This study assesses the WHO-endorsed and UNICEF-endorsed Parenting for Lifelong Health programme for caregivers and adolescents, delivered through non-governmental organisation and …
Longitudinal associations between violence exposure and adolescent conduct problems in a high‐adversity, South African setting
BACKGROUND: Violence exposure is a well-established risk factor for adolescent conduct problems, yet longitudinal research in high-adversity, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains limited. This study investigated whether early adolescent violence exposure predicts concurrent and longer-term conduct problems, and explored potential bidirectional associations and sex differences in a peri-urban South African community with high rates of …
Exploring variation in research priorities generated by AI tools
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) tools based on large language models (LLMs) are being increasingly used by researchers and may play a role in health-related research priority-setting exercises (RPSEs). However, little is known about how these tools may differ in the types of research priorities they generate. Methods: We examined research priorities aimed at improving treatments for four diseases: cancer, COVID-19, HIV, and Alzheimer. We…
Echoes of crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic caused 10.5 million children and adolescents worldwide to lose a caregiver, with South Africa facing this crisis alongside the world's largest HIV epidemic. This study examines how overlapping crises shape HIV-related risk behaviours and mental health among affected young people. Using longitudinal data from 389 participants aged 9-18; researchers assessed HIV risk behaviours, mental health symptoms and social risks at two t…
Health Action in ScHools for a Thriving Adolescent Generation (HASHTAG)
Schools play a crucial role in supporting adolescent mental health, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where young people face structural and societal challenges. This study explores the feasibility and acceptability of the Health Action in Schools for a Thriving Adolescent Generation (HASHTAG), a multilevel intervention for at-risk adolescents aged 13–14 in South Africa. HASHTAG includes two components: thriving environment …
Measurement of children’s language environments using automated measurement technology in rural Lesotho
The quality of the home language environment and communicative interactions between caregivers and children are crucial components of child language development. We used the Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA) technology to assess children's language environments (adult word count, conversational turns, and child vocalizations) among a sample of children and their caregivers in rural Lesotho. We assessed whether a parenting intervention led to i…
Conducting ethical research with young mothers
Introduction Adolescent engagement can enhance research by offering opportunities for empowerment and equity, and increasing relevance. However, to be effective, engagement should uphold ethical principles—particularly for adolescents who are exposed to adversities, including those who become mothers at a young age. Methods and results We share five key insights in this paper from our ongoing work with young mothers living with HIV between 16–20 …
Relationship of perinatal outcomes to the competence and quantity of contact with community health workers
Background: The effectiveness of perinatal home visits by community health workers (CHWs) often diminishes when large regional or national programmes are implemented. To address this gap, we aimed to identify which CHW behaviours influence maternal and child outcomes. Methods: We randomised all government-funded CHWs at eight deeply rural clinics (n = 43) by clinic to usual care, which consisted of home visits (control group; four clinics, 23 CHW…
The potential role of AI in research priority setting exercises
To help achieve the goals of accountability and research excellence, funding organisations often utilise evidence from research priority setting exercises (RPSEs), which distil, from data gathered from relevant stakeholders, a systematic and 'objective' rank-order of research priorities. RPSEs are, however, costly and labour-intensive. Also, critics of RPSEs have highlighted certain limitations: insufficient representation of difficult-to-reach s…
The relationship of sleep problems between eight-year-old South African children and their mothers
Background: Sleep problems are common among children and mothers. However, little is understood about sleep behaviours in low- and middle-income countries. Here we examine sleep behaviours and predictors among black, low-income, South African mothers and their eight-year-old children over time. Methods: We administered standardised measures of sleep behaviours at eight years post-birth to a population cohort of mothers and children in 24 neighbou…
What are universities for? Professor Leslie Swartz’s career in the context of the neoliberal university
The journal is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African context. Widely read by scholars, professionals and students, it encourages scholarly exchange between all disciplines and academics from low, middle and high-income countries to work towards the improvement of human development and its practices across the continent
Understanding the burden of Covid-19 orphanhood and caregiver loss among children and adolescents living in South Africa
Long‐term associations between early attachment and parenting and adolescent susceptibility to post‐traumatic distress in a South African high‐risk sample
BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that children and young people living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not only exposed more frequently to trauma but also have a higher likelihood of encountering traumas of greater severity than those living in high-income countries (HICs). This may lead to higher rates of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). However, developmental pathways to risk or resilience after trauma exposure in LMICs ar…
Development of a school-based programme for mental health promotion and prevention among adolescents in Nepal and South Africa
Introduction: Adolescence is a critical time for mental health promotion and prevention and establishing healthy behaviours. Implementing universal, school-based psychosocial interventions can improve short- and long-term health trajectories for adolescents. While these interventions may offer important opportunities for fostering skills and relationships, few school-based interventions have been developed for and tested in low- and middle-income…
“If we work as a team, there are success stories.” Unpacking team members’ perceptions and experiences of what impacts team performance in a maternal and neonatal quality improvement programme in Sout…
Many maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths can be avoided if quality of care is improved. The South African National Department of Health implemented a multi-partner quality improvement (QI) programme between 2018 and 2022, in 21 facilities, with the aim to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. We conducted a qualitative evaluation to explore QI team members’ perceptions of the factors shaping variation in team performance. The evaluati…
Setting research priorities for global pandemic preparedness
Background: In this priority-setting exercise, we sought to identify leading research priorities needed for strengthening future pandemic preparedness and response across countries. Methods: The International Society of Global Health (ISoGH) used the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) method to identify research priorities for future pandemic preparedness. Eighty experts in global health, translational and clinical research id…
Perceived Impact of Healthcare Relationships and Interactions on Parental Experiences of Prenatal Diagnosis and Termination of Pregnancy for Foetal Anomaly on the Island of Ireland
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore parents' experiences of their relationships and interactions with healthcare professionals (HCPs) during care related to prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy for foetal anomaly (TOPFA). METHODS: A qualitative approach was used. Participants included 33 parents (23 women and 10 men) from Northern Ireland (n = 11) and Ireland (n = 22) who had a TOPFA. Data collection methods included semi-s…
How do new crises impact HIV risk behaviour – exploring HIV risk behaviour according to Covid-19-related orphanhood status in South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in high death rates globally, and over 10.5 million children lost a parent or primary caregiver. Because HIV-related orphanhood has been associated with elevated HIV risk, we sought to examine HIV risk in children affected by COVID-19 orphanhood. Four hundred and twenty-one children and adolescents were interviewed, measuring seven HIV risk behaviours: condom use, age-disparate sex, transactional sex, multiple partn…
Shared experiences, shared support
Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by significant changes, increasing the risk of mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Understanding how youth engage with mental health resources is essential. This study explored the role of interpersonal relationships-including peer-to-peer, adult-youth, parent, teacher and mentor relationships, and interactions with mental health professionals-in shaping youth mental health …
Empowerment strategies of the Mentor Mother peer support program among mothers who have migrated to Sweden
These results highlight various aspects of peer support for empowerment facilitation that future interventions targeting immigrant parents can use in their intervention design
Soccer and Vocational Training are Ineffective Delivery Strategies to Prevent HIV and Substance Abuse by Young, South African Men
HIV and substance abuse are common among young men, associated with a cluster of risk behaviors. Yet, most services addressing these challenges are delivered in setting underutilized by men and are often inconsistent with male identity. This cluster randomized controlled trial aimed to reduce multiple risk behaviors found among young men township areas on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Young men aged 18-29 years (N = 1193) across 27 ne…
Exploring the impact of a maternal support grant to improve mental health and food security amongst pregnant women in South Africa during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Social protection during pregnancy may support pregnant women struggling to meet basic needs to ensure a healthy pregnancy and buffer negative impacts of multiple adversities. We assessed the effect of a bimonthly digital food voucher, delivered to pregnant women during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the Cape Town area, on their mental health, hunger, and dietary diversity. Pregnant women from antenatal clinics in specific high‐poverty areas were invit…
Does pre-Covid impulsive behaviour predict adherence to hygiene and social distancing measures in youths following the Covid-19 pandemic onset? Evidence from a South African longitudinal study
Our data indicate that impulsivity may predict adolescent engagement in hygiene behaviours post COVID-19 pandemic onset in a high risk, sub-Saharan African setting, albeit with a small effect size. For future pandemics, it is important to understand predictors of engagement, particularly in the context of adversity, where adherence may be challenging. Limitations include a small sample size and potential measure shortcomings
Pressed for Time' - the Differential Impacts of a 'Time Squeeze
The 'time squeeze' is a phrase often used to describe contemporary concerns about a shortage of time and an acceleration of the pace of daily life. This paper reviews analysis of the Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS), 1985 and 1992, and draws upon in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with twenty British suburban households, in order to shed light on 'senses' of time squeeze. 75% of HALS respondents felt at least 'somewhat' pressed for t…
The Mother-Infant Relationship and Infant Attachment in a South African Peri-Urban Settlement
A sample of 147 mother-infant dyads was recruited from a peri-urban settlement outside Cape Town and seen at 2- and 18-months postpartum. At 18 months, 61.9% of the infants were rated as securely attached (B); 4.1% as avoidant (A); 8.2% as resistant (C); and 25.8% disorganized (D). Postpartum depression at 2 months, and indices of poor parenting at both 2 and 18 months, were associated with insecure infant attachment. The critical 2-month predict…
Trends in Social Capital
This Note uses the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) to consider the changing volume and distribution of voluntary association membership (and hence social capital) in Great Britain. We aim to supplement Hall's study of trends in social capital published in this Journal with more recent and longitudinal data. This allows us to show that whilst the volume of social capital is not declining, it is becoming increasingly class specific, and that i…
Underemployment and well-being in the UK before and after the Great Recession
Since the start of the economic crisis in 2008 there has been widespread concern with changes in the level and composition of unemployment. The phenomenon of underemployment has, however, received markedly less attention, although it too increased in extent following the start of the crisis. This article considers the consequences of underemployment for the subjective well-being of UK employees. Drawing on data from the 2006 and 2012 Employment a…
Acceptability and feasibility of using non-specialist health workers to deliver mental health care
Three-quarters of the global mental health burden exists in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet the lack of mental health services in resource-poor settings is striking. Task-sharing (also, task-shifting), where mental health care is provided by non-specialists, has been proposed to improve access to mental health care in LMICs. This multi-site qualitative study investigates the acceptability and feasibility of task-sharing mental healt…
Imbalances in the knowledge about infancy
Over 90% of the world's infants are born in low‐income or “developing” countries, and these countries bear a disproportionate burden in terms of health and social problems. In this article we compare the contributions of richer and poorer countries to knowledge about infancy. We surveyed articles on infancy from 12 international journals dealing with psychological aspects of childhood and infancy and found that 94% of articles surveyed were writt…
Food insufficiency, depression, and the modifying role of social support
Measuring Poverty in Britain as a Multi-dimensional Concept, 1991 to 2003
While poverty is widely accepted to be an inherently multi-dimensional concept, it has proved very difficult to develop measures that both capture this multi-dimensionality and facilitate comparison of trends over time. Structural equation modelling appears to offer a solution to this conundrum and is used to exploit the British Household Panel Study to create a multi-dimensional measure of poverty. The analysis reveals that the decline in povert…
The Exclusiveness of the Political Field
This paper applies social network analysis to three case study social movement organizations based in the north of England: a local Labour Party branch, an environmental group, and a conservation group. Using a postal survey of members, we chart the extent of ties between members of these three groups, indicating how each group has its own internal social dynamics and characteristics that are related to the nature of the movement organizations th…
Unemployment Protection and Family Policy at the Turn of the 21st Century
This article contributes to the welfare state regime literature from a substantive and methodological perspective. At a very abstract level we confirm the relevance of the welfare state regime theory and stability for the period from 1971 to the end of the 1990s. However, by analyzing family policy and unemployment protection, we observe a dual transformation of the welfare state, consisting of a trend towards a ‘socialization’ of family policies…
Dynamics of Social Capital
Following the important recent work of Robert Putnam, there is considerable current debate about whether the volume of 'social capital' in western societies is in decline and if so what might be the implications for political democracy. Evaluations of the arguments are difficult both because the concept of social capital is a contested one and because measuring social capital is difficult. This paper focuses on membership of voluntary association…
When can parents most influence their child's development? Expert knowledge and perceived local realities
Imbalances in the Knowledge About Infant Mental Health in Rich and Poor Countries
The vast majority of infants are born in poor countries, but most of our knowledge about infants and children has emerged from high‐income countries. In 2003, M. Tomlinson and L. Swartz conducted a survey of articles on infancy between 1996 and 2001 from major international journals, reporting that a meager 5% of articles emanated from parts of the world other than North America, Europe, or Australasia. In this article, we conducted a similar rev…
Broadening Psychology's Contribution to Addressing Issues of HIV/Aids, Poverty and Nutrition
HIV/AIDS, more than any other public health problem, challenges dominant models of the role of psychology in health promotion and prevention. This paper focuses on poverty and resulting food insecurity as a structural risk factor for HIV infection. The paper considers the role of health psychology in global health concerns and argues that, while individual-based interventions are important, health psychology needs to shift to playing a proper rol…
The Factor Structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a South African Peri-Urban Settlement
The factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS) and similar instruments have received little attention in the literature. The researchers set out to investigate the construct validity and reliability of the EPDS amongst impoverished South African women. The EPDS was translated into isiXhosa (using Brislin's back translation method) and administered by trained interviewers to 147 women in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Response…
Underemployment and well-being in Europe
This article examines the consequences of underemployment for the well-being of workers in European countries. Previous studies of the impact of underemployment on well-being have tended to focus on a single country or occupational group and have examined single dimensions of underemployment. This article, by contrast, examines experiences across several European economies and explores two different dimensions of underemployment: the gap between …
Social Quality and Work
Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis models in conjunction with the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) this paper reports the first application of the concept of Social Quality to a UK data set. Social Quality is concerned with the quality of society, or social relations, and consists of both a theoretical model and an empirically tested set of measures. Social Quality is explored in relation to the policy issues of low pay and the working poor …
Associations between parental trauma, mental health, and parenting
Predictors of alcohol use prior to pregnancy recognition among township women in Cape Town, South Africa
Balancing roles and blurring boundaries
As demand for health services grows, task-shifting to lay health workers has become an attractive solution to address shortages in human resources. Community health workers (CHWs), particularly in low-resource settings, play critical roles in promoting equitable healthcare among underserved populations. However, CHWs often shoulder additional burdens as members of the same communities in which they work. We examined the experiences of a group of …
Community health workers’ experiences of using video teaching tools during home visits—A pilot study
Innovations in health, such as the use of tablet computers, show promise in broadening the scope of work of community health workers (CHWs), and play an important role in keeping CHWs and their clients up to date with advancements in health. While the use of mobile phones and tablets is innovative, the applicability of these technologies in different contexts remains poorly understood. Furthermore, little is known about the acceptability and feas…
Insiders and outsiders
With increasing recognition of the health and psychosocial challenges in developing countries, more research in these countries is essential. Research collaborations between wealthier and less wealthy countries are, however, complex. A partnership model has been proposed which emphasizes the importance of mutually respectful and beneficial relationships in international research. Using an example of a mother‐infant intervention project in South A…
Social Factors and Postpartum Depression in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Social factors, including poverty, are known risk factors for depression. In a previous study conducted in Khayelitsha, a very poor peri-urban settlement near Cape Town, a 34.7% prevalence rate for postpartum depression was found, roughly three times the expected rate internationally. This article is a report on a logistical regression analysis, showing that the odds ratios for the probability of maternal depression at two months were: for the in…
Diffusion with distinction
Alcohol use during pregnancy in rural Lesotho
Diffusion with distinction
Post-partum depression and the mother-infant relationship in a South African peri-urban settlement
BACKGROUND: Post-partum depression in the developing world has received little research attention, and its association with disturbances in the mother-infant relationship is unknown. AIMS: To determine the prevalence of post-partum depression and associated disturbances in the mother-infant relationship in Khayelitsha, a South African peri-urban settlement. METHOD: The mental state of 147 women who had delivered two months previously was assessed…
Restructuring the Employment Relationship
Restructuring the Employment Relationship
This masterly new study presents the first large-scale empirical analysis of the changes in British work experiences and employment relationships between the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing on the Employment in Britain surveya national survey providing the richest source of evidence to date about individuals' experience of employmentit examines the impact of new technologies, the emergence of new management policies, the changing forms of employment con…
Dynamics of Social Capital
Following the important recent work of Robert Putnam, there is considerable current debate about whether the volume of 'social capital' in western societies is in decline and if so what might be the implications for political democracy. Evaluations of the arguments are difficult both because the concept of social capital is a contested one and because measuring social capital is difficult. This paper focuses on membership of voluntary association…
Representing Infancy across the World
Over 90% of infants born in the world live in lowincome countries, but most scholarly knowledge about infancy is produced in wealthy countries. We therefore need far more information on infancy throughout the world. There are logistical and cultural difficulties associated with gaining this information, but in this article we focus on the broader ideological context of knowledge production about infancy world-wide. Using a recently-published volu…
Imbalances in the knowledge about infancy
Over 90% of the world's infants are born in low‐income or “developing” countries, and these countries bear a disproportionate burden in terms of health and social problems. In this article we compare the contributions of richer and poorer countries to knowledge about infancy. We surveyed articles on infancy from 12 international journals dealing with psychological aspects of childhood and infancy and found that 94% of articles surveyed were writt…
The Hanover Park Mother-Infant Project
A series of randomised trials conducted in the USA examined the impact of intervention programmes for mothers and their infants. As a result, a number of guidelines were identified for implementing methodologically sound and efficacious interventions. While these guidelines are scientifically sound, they are difficult to implement in third-world contexts like South Africa where funding and professional resources are scarce. The project examined i…
The Exclusiveness of the Political Field
This paper applies social network analysis to three case study social movement organizations based in the north of England: a local Labour Party branch, an environmental group, and a conservation group. Using a postal survey of members, we chart the extent of ties between members of these three groups, indicating how each group has its own internal social dynamics and characteristics that are related to the nature of the movement organizations th…
Trends in Social Capital
This Note uses the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) to consider the changing volume and distribution of voluntary association membership (and hence social capital) in Great Britain. We aim to supplement Hall's study of trends in social capital published in this Journal with more recent and longitudinal data. This allows us to show that whilst the volume of social capital is not declining, it is becoming increasingly class specific, and that i…
Social Factors and Postpartum Depression in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Social factors, including poverty, are known risk factors for depression. In a previous study conducted in Khayelitsha, a very poor peri-urban settlement near Cape Town, a 34.7% prevalence rate for postpartum depression was found, roughly three times the expected rate internationally. This article is a report on a logistical regression analysis, showing that the odds ratios for the probability of maternal depression at two months were: for the in…
The Factor Structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a South African Peri-Urban Settlement
The factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS) and similar instruments have received little attention in the literature. The researchers set out to investigate the construct validity and reliability of the EPDS amongst impoverished South African women. The EPDS was translated into isiXhosa (using Brislin's back translation method) and administered by trained interviewers to 147 women in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Response…
The Determinants of Lateness
Using a sample of male and female workers from the 1992 Employment in Britain survey, we estimate a generalised grouped zero‐inflated Poisson regression model of employees' self‐reported lateness. Lateness is higher for males, private sector workers and in service industries. Reflecting theoretical predictions from both psychology and economics, we model lateness as a function of incentives, the monitoring of, and sanctions for, lateness within t…
The Mother-Infant Relationship and Infant Attachment in a South African Peri-Urban Settlement
A sample of 147 mother-infant dyads was recruited from a peri-urban settlement outside Cape Town and seen at 2- and 18-months postpartum. At 18 months, 61.9% of the infants were rated as securely attached (B); 4.1% as avoidant (A); 8.2% as resistant (C); and 25.8% disorganized (D). Postpartum depression at 2 months, and indices of poor parenting at both 2 and 18 months, were associated with insecure infant attachment. The critical 2-month predict…
Pressed for Time' - the Differential Impacts of a 'Time Squeeze
The 'time squeeze' is a phrase often used to describe contemporary concerns about a shortage of time and an acceleration of the pace of daily life. This paper reviews analysis of the Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS), 1985 and 1992, and draws upon in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with twenty British suburban households, in order to shed light on 'senses' of time squeeze. 75% of HALS respondents felt at least 'somewhat' pressed for t…
Insiders and outsiders
With increasing recognition of the health and psychosocial challenges in developing countries, more research in these countries is essential. Research collaborations between wealthier and less wealthy countries are, however, complex. A partnership model has been proposed which emphasizes the importance of mutually respectful and beneficial relationships in international research. Using an example of a mother‐infant intervention project in South A…
International collaboration in infant mental health
Setting Priorities in Global Child Health Research Investments
This article provides detailed guidelines for the implementation of systematic method for setting priorities in health research investments that was recently developed by Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI). The target audience for the proposed method are international agencies, large research funding donors, and national governments and policy-makers. The process has the following steps: (i) selecting the managers of the proce…
The Associations of Voluntary Counseling and Testing Acceptance and the Perceived Likelihood of Being HIV-Infected Among Men with Multiple Sex Partners in a South African Township
Measuring Poverty in Britain as a Multi-dimensional Concept, 1991 to 2003
While poverty is widely accepted to be an inherently multi-dimensional concept, it has proved very difficult to develop measures that both capture this multi-dimensionality and facilitate comparison of trends over time. Structural equation modelling appears to offer a solution to this conundrum and is used to exploit the British Household Panel Study to create a multi-dimensional measure of poverty. The analysis reveals that the decline in povert…
Rapid assessment of infant feeding support to HIV-positive women accessing prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia
Objective The possibility of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV through breast-feeding has focused attention on how best to support optimal feeding practices especially in low-resource and high-HIV settings, which characterizes most of sub-Saharan Africa. To identify strategic opportunities to minimize late postnatal HIV transmission, we undertook a review of selected country experiences on HIV and infant feeding, with the aims of documen…
Prevalence and predictors of undernutrition among infants aged six and twelve months in Butajira, Ethiopia
There was a high prevalence of undernutrition in the first year of infancy in this rural Ethiopia population, with significant gender imbalance. Our prospective study highlighted the importance of prenatal maternal nutritional status and household sanitary facilities as potential targets for intervention
Maternal common mental disorders and infant development in Ethiopia
The study supports the hypothesis that it is the accumulation of risk exposures across time rather than early exposure to maternal CMD per se that is more likely to affect child development. Further investigation of the impact of chronicity of maternal CMD upon child development in LAMICs is indicated. In the Ethiopian setting, poverty, interpersonal violence and infant undernutrition should be targets for interventions to reduce the loss of chil…
Survey of iodine deficiency and intestinal parasitic infections in school-going children
Objective To obtain baseline pre-intervention prevalence levels of iodine deficiency and parasitic and helminth infections in school-going children in Bie Province, Angola. Design A cross-sectional study conducted in randomly selected schools. The target population was children aged 6–10 years. Setting Bie Province, Angola. Subjects A total of 1029 children sampled, with 791 stool samples and 826 urine samples collected from twenty-four schools. …
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