Linda Mason
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3870979 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Linda Mason |
| PRENOMES | Linda |
| SOBRENOME | Mason |
| ASSINATURA | MASON L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1568-9261 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1975 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Because she doesn’t have a voice’. Perceptions of rejection amongst girls who have dropped out of school in rural western Kenya
Despite global commitments to girls’ education, many dropout prematurely facing health, social, and economic hardships. Using ten focus group discussions and ten in-depth interviews, this study explored issues identified as important in the lives of girls who had dropped out of school. Thematic analysis first revealed rejection as a central theme in the girls' experiences, prompting a deductive approach that identified five interrelated themes: (…
Interventions aiming to improve menstrual, sexual, reproductive, and mental health among out-of-school girls
Menstrual cups to reduce bacterial vaginosis and STIs through reduced harmful sexual and menstrual practices among economically vulnerable women
Clinicaltrials.gov NCT05666778 (28th December, 2022); Pan African Clinical Trials Registry 202,305,912,778,108 (25th May, 2023)
Building menstrual health and hygiene-supportive environments
Introduction: Existing school environments and staff play a critical role in Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) for school aged girls in middle and low-income countries. This paper leverages teachers' perspectives on menstruation and the impact of the Menstrual Solutions (MS) study, an open cluster randomized controlled feasibility study to determine the impact of puberty education, nurses support, and menstrual product provision on girls' academ…
Research priorities for improving menstrual health across the life-course in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Research on menstrual health is required to understand menstrual needs and generate solutions to improve health, wellbeing, and productivity. The identification of research priorities will help inform where to invest efforts and resources. OBJECTIVES: To identify research priorities for menstrual health across the life-course, in consultation with a range of stakeholder groups from a variety of geographic regions, and to identify if m…
Impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout among secondary schoolgirls in Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Secondary school closures aimed at limiting the number of infections and deaths due to COVID-19 may have amplified the negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and schooling outcomes of vulnerable adolescent girls. This study aimed to measure pandemic-related effects on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout among school-going girls in Kenya. METHODS: We report longitudinal findings of 910 girls in their last 2 years of second…
Quality of life and well-being problems in secondary schoolgirls in Kenya
Background Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa often report low levels of quality of life (QoL) and well-being, but reliable data are limited. This study examines which sociodemographic, health, and behavioral risk factors and adverse adolescent experiences are associated with, and predictive of, QoL in Kenyan secondary schoolgirls. Methods and findings 3,998 girls at baseline in a randomised controlled trial in Siaya County, western Kenya were med…
‘You don’t have to sleep with a man to get how to survive’
In sub-Saharan Africa, girls suffer from high rates of morbidity and mortality, enduring high exposure to sexual and reproductive health harms. Staying in school helps protect girls from such harms. Focus group discussions were conducted in a rural, impoverished area of Kenya with adolescent girls participating in a 4-arm cluster randomised controlled trial, evaluating menstrual cups, cash transfer, or combined cups plus cash transfer against con…
Investigation of the Environmental and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Counties with a High Asthma Burden to Focus Asthma Action in Utah
Rising adult asthma prevalence (AAP) rates and asthma emergency room (AER) visits constitute a large burden on public health in Utah (UT), a high-altitude state in the Great Basin Desert, USA. This warrants an investigation of the characteristics of the counties with the highest asthma burden within UT to improve allocation of health resources and for planning. The relations between several predictor environmental, health behavior and socio-econo…
Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools
BACKGROUND: Lack of menstrual knowledge, poor access to sanitary products and a non-facilitating school environment can make it difficult for girls to attend school. In India, interventions have been developed to reduce the burden of menstruation for school girls by government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). We sought to identify challenges related to menstruation, and facilitators of menstrual management in schools in three states in …
Menstrual cups and cash transfer to reduce sexual and reproductive harm and school dropout in adolescent schoolgirls
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03051789 , 15th February 2017
Do Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Conditions in Primary Schools Consistently Support Schoolgirls’ Menstrual Needs? A Longitudinal Study in Rural Western Kenya
Many females lack access to water, privacy and basic sanitation-felt acutely when menstruating. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions in schools, such as access to latrines, water, and soap, are essential for the comfort, equity, and dignity of menstruating girls. Our study was nested within a cluster randomized controlled pilot feasibility study where nurses provided menstrual items to schoolgirls. We observed the WASH conditions of 30…
‘We Keep It Secret So No One Should Know’ – A Qualitative Study to Explore Young Schoolgirls Attitudes and Experiences with Menstruation in Rural Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Keeping girls in school offers them protection against early marriage, teen pregnancy, and sexual harms, and enhances social and economic equity. Studies report menstruation exacerbates school-drop out and poor attendance, although evidence is sparse. This study qualitatively examines the menstrual experiences of young adolescent schoolgirls. METHODS AND FINDINGS: The study was conducted in Siaya County in rural western Kenya. A sampl…
An increase in the burden of neonatal admissions to a rural district hospital in Kenya over 19 years
There is clear evidence of increasing burden in neonatal admissions at a rural district hospital in contrast to reducing numbers of non-neonatal paediatrics' admissions aged ≤ 5 years. Though the inpatient case fatality for all admissions aged ≤ 5 years declined significantly, neonates now comprise close to 60% of all inpatient deaths. Simple indicators may identify neonates at risk of death
Risk factors for low birthweight in the public-hospitals at Peshawar, NWFP-Pakistan
In addition to gestational age, specific factors related to geo-demographics (maternal age, consanguinity and nationality), maternal health (anaemia) and pregnancy history (abortion/miscarriage) were significantly associated with the incidence of LBW observed at the four hospitals surveyed in Peshawar. These results indicate that cultural factors can adversely affect the incidence of SGA in this area of Pakistan
Patients’ experiences of a community pharmacy-led medicines management service
Medicines management services provided by community pharmacists have been proposed as one means to ensure that patients receive all the medicines they may benefit from in the English National Health Service. These services may also offer ways of addressing the historic under-utilization of community pharmacists' clinical skills and expertise. Medicines management services differ significantly from the dispensing and medicines sales roles traditio…
Teaching Spelling in the Primary Grades
Primary grade teachers randomly selected from across the United Sates completed a survey ( N = 168) that examined their instructional practices in spelling and the types of adaptations they made for struggling spellers. Almost every single teacher surveyed reported teaching spelling, and the vast majority of respondents implemented a complex and multifaceted instructional program that applied a variety of research-supported procedures. Although s…
Magic Medicines of the Indians
Rice, Rivalry, and Politics. Managing Cambodian Relief
Rice, Rivalry, and Politics. Managing Cambodian Relief
Teaching Spelling in the Primary Grades
Primary grade teachers randomly selected from across the United Sates completed a survey ( N = 168) that examined their instructional practices in spelling and the types of adaptations they made for struggling spellers. Almost every single teacher surveyed reported teaching spelling, and the vast majority of respondents implemented a complex and multifaceted instructional program that applied a variety of research-supported procedures. Although s…
Magic Medicines of the Indians
Risk factors for low birthweight in the public-hospitals at Peshawar, NWFP-Pakistan
In addition to gestational age, specific factors related to geo-demographics (maternal age, consanguinity and nationality), maternal health (anaemia) and pregnancy history (abortion/miscarriage) were significantly associated with the incidence of LBW observed at the four hospitals surveyed in Peshawar. These results indicate that cultural factors can adversely affect the incidence of SGA in this area of Pakistan
Patients’ experiences of a community pharmacy-led medicines management service
Medicines management services provided by community pharmacists have been proposed as one means to ensure that patients receive all the medicines they may benefit from in the English National Health Service. These services may also offer ways of addressing the historic under-utilization of community pharmacists' clinical skills and expertise. Medicines management services differ significantly from the dispensing and medicines sales roles traditio…
Teaching Spelling in the Primary Grades
Primary grade teachers randomly selected from across the United Sates completed a survey ( N = 168) that examined their instructional practices in spelling and the types of adaptations they made for struggling spellers. Almost every single teacher surveyed reported teaching spelling, and the vast majority of respondents implemented a complex and multifaceted instructional program that applied a variety of research-supported procedures. Although s…
An increase in the burden of neonatal admissions to a rural district hospital in Kenya over 19 years
There is clear evidence of increasing burden in neonatal admissions at a rural district hospital in contrast to reducing numbers of non-neonatal paediatrics' admissions aged ≤ 5 years. Though the inpatient case fatality for all admissions aged ≤ 5 years declined significantly, neonates now comprise close to 60% of all inpatient deaths. Simple indicators may identify neonates at risk of death
‘We Keep It Secret So No One Should Know’ – A Qualitative Study to Explore Young Schoolgirls Attitudes and Experiences with Menstruation in Rural Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Keeping girls in school offers them protection against early marriage, teen pregnancy, and sexual harms, and enhances social and economic equity. Studies report menstruation exacerbates school-drop out and poor attendance, although evidence is sparse. This study qualitatively examines the menstrual experiences of young adolescent schoolgirls. METHODS AND FINDINGS: The study was conducted in Siaya County in rural western Kenya. A sampl…
Do Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Conditions in Primary Schools Consistently Support Schoolgirls’ Menstrual Needs? A Longitudinal Study in Rural Western Kenya
Many females lack access to water, privacy and basic sanitation-felt acutely when menstruating. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions in schools, such as access to latrines, water, and soap, are essential for the comfort, equity, and dignity of menstruating girls. Our study was nested within a cluster randomized controlled pilot feasibility study where nurses provided menstrual items to schoolgirls. We observed the WASH conditions of 30…
Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools
BACKGROUND: Lack of menstrual knowledge, poor access to sanitary products and a non-facilitating school environment can make it difficult for girls to attend school. In India, interventions have been developed to reduce the burden of menstruation for school girls by government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). We sought to identify challenges related to menstruation, and facilitators of menstrual management in schools in three states in …
Menstrual cups and cash transfer to reduce sexual and reproductive harm and school dropout in adolescent schoolgirls
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03051789 , 15th February 2017
Investigation of the Environmental and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Counties with a High Asthma Burden to Focus Asthma Action in Utah
Rising adult asthma prevalence (AAP) rates and asthma emergency room (AER) visits constitute a large burden on public health in Utah (UT), a high-altitude state in the Great Basin Desert, USA. This warrants an investigation of the characteristics of the counties with the highest asthma burden within UT to improve allocation of health resources and for planning. The relations between several predictor environmental, health behavior and socio-econo…
Impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout among secondary schoolgirls in Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Secondary school closures aimed at limiting the number of infections and deaths due to COVID-19 may have amplified the negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and schooling outcomes of vulnerable adolescent girls. This study aimed to measure pandemic-related effects on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout among school-going girls in Kenya. METHODS: We report longitudinal findings of 910 girls in their last 2 years of second…
Quality of life and well-being problems in secondary schoolgirls in Kenya
Background Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa often report low levels of quality of life (QoL) and well-being, but reliable data are limited. This study examines which sociodemographic, health, and behavioral risk factors and adverse adolescent experiences are associated with, and predictive of, QoL in Kenyan secondary schoolgirls. Methods and findings 3,998 girls at baseline in a randomised controlled trial in Siaya County, western Kenya were med…
‘You don’t have to sleep with a man to get how to survive’
In sub-Saharan Africa, girls suffer from high rates of morbidity and mortality, enduring high exposure to sexual and reproductive health harms. Staying in school helps protect girls from such harms. Focus group discussions were conducted in a rural, impoverished area of Kenya with adolescent girls participating in a 4-arm cluster randomised controlled trial, evaluating menstrual cups, cash transfer, or combined cups plus cash transfer against con…
Building menstrual health and hygiene-supportive environments
Introduction: Existing school environments and staff play a critical role in Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) for school aged girls in middle and low-income countries. This paper leverages teachers' perspectives on menstruation and the impact of the Menstrual Solutions (MS) study, an open cluster randomized controlled feasibility study to determine the impact of puberty education, nurses support, and menstrual product provision on girls' academ…
Research priorities for improving menstrual health across the life-course in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Research on menstrual health is required to understand menstrual needs and generate solutions to improve health, wellbeing, and productivity. The identification of research priorities will help inform where to invest efforts and resources. OBJECTIVES: To identify research priorities for menstrual health across the life-course, in consultation with a range of stakeholder groups from a variety of geographic regions, and to identify if m…
Interventions aiming to improve menstrual, sexual, reproductive, and mental health among out-of-school girls
Menstrual cups to reduce bacterial vaginosis and STIs through reduced harmful sexual and menstrual practices among economically vulnerable women
Clinicaltrials.gov NCT05666778 (28th December, 2022); Pan African Clinical Trials Registry 202,305,912,778,108 (25th May, 2023)
Rice, Rivalry, and Politics. Managing Cambodian Relief
Because she doesn’t have a voice’. Perceptions of rejection amongst girls who have dropped out of school in rural western Kenya
Despite global commitments to girls’ education, many dropout prematurely facing health, social, and economic hardships. Using ten focus group discussions and ten in-depth interviews, this study explored issues identified as important in the lives of girls who had dropped out of school. Thematic analysis first revealed rejection as a central theme in the girls' experiences, prompting a deductive approach that identified five interrelated themes: (…
Medicine (15 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Demography (6 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Nursing (6 obras) · Menstrual Health and Disorders (5 obras) · Pediatrics (5 obras) · Psychological intervention (5 obras) · Public health (5 obras)