Deborah Loxton
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 5221814 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Deborah Loxton |
| PRENOMES | Deborah |
| SOBRENOME | Loxton |
| ASSINATURA | LOXTON D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Newcastle Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4745-8612 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 39 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 39 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Co‐Production Experiences in Practice From Funding to Implementation
BACKGROUND: Consumer and community involvement in health research is increasingly recognised as essential for ensuring relevance and responsiveness to diverse population needs. The Australian Women's Health Research, Translation and Impact Network (WHRTN) aims to improve women's health and build capability in women academics. WHRTN awarded targeted co-production grants to support collaborations between academics and consumer teams across women-ce…
Using mHealth to provide sexual and reproductive health services to young people in rural Ghana
Mobile health (mHealth) technologies are increasingly being used in innovative ways to overcome traditional barriers to the provision of, and access to, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services among young people in rural low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). In rural Ghana, mHealth platforms are now being implemented by health care providers (HCPs) to improve access to SRH information for young people. However, the actual use of these pl…
Young women’s somatic symptoms are more strongly predicted by psychosocial rather than physiological factors
OBJECTIVE: Somatic symptoms - persistent medically unexplained physical complaints - present a challenge for the healthcare system, partly because patients often resist psychological explanations and treatments. To inform patient-practitioner interactions, we provide country-specific population-representative longitudinal data on the relative contributions of physiological and psychosocial factors - individually, as specific targets for treatment…
Australian women’s experiences of contraception and pregnancy planning in the context of chronic disease
In women's reproductive health, access to, and use of, contraception is important, as the choices women make about contraception impact their bodily autonomy and play a significant role in their overall health. Despite this, women with chronic disease are more likely to use less effective contraceptive methods that place them at an increased risk of an unintended pregnancy. To better understand Australian women's experiences of contraception use …
The Road to Unfreedom
Our study examined the cumulative impacts of violence from childhood through to adulthood on young women's multidimensional poverty risk. We analyzed six waves of data from the 1989-1995 birth cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health ( N = 11,224 women), estimating multinomial logistic regression and fixed-effects logistic regression models. Our measure of multidimensional poverty captured women's deprivations in material, ed…
Childhood Experiences of Corporal Punishment and Associated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization in Adulthood
Purpose Corporal punishment has been widely accepted to have adverse effects on children in childhood, however, less is known about its distal effects. The current study uses data from a longitudinal Australian twin study to estimate the association between experiencing corporal punishment in childhood and involvement in adult physical intimate partner violence (PIPV) as a victim or perpetrator. Methods The sample (N = 1532) consisted of 644 twin…
Women and divorce
Divorce is a life-changing event with financial implications for women. Although large-scale studies have examined the factors associated with financial coping after divorce, little attention has been paid to the lived experience of women over time. In this study, we used mixed methods to examine the financial well-being of divorced women over 20 years from 1996 to 2016. Using data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health [ALSWH],…
Prevalence and Correlates of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (Wash) and Spatial Distribution of Unimproved Wash in Nepal
This study aims to estimate the prevalence and correlation of household levels of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), including the identification of areas where WASH facilities are unimproved in Nepal. The study population was 11,040 household heads, using the data collected in the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Logistic regression analysis was performed and crude odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) using a 0.05 sig…
A Women’s Rights-Based Approach to Reducing Child Mortality
Gender equality was significantly associated with U5MR (Z = - 7.47, 95% CI = - 754.67 to - 440.98, p < 0‧001, n = 193 for Model 1, and Z = - 7.71, 95% CI = - 808.26 to - 480.72, p < 0‧001, n = 158 for Model 2). Female education, women's waged and salaried employment, women as employers, and women's representation in leadership and parliament enhanced gender equality, whereas the prevalence of child marriage and intimate partner violence (IPV) neg…
How young Australian women explain their use of condoms, withdrawal and fertility awareness
Rates of oral contraceptive pill use have declined over the past decade in Australia. While some women use highly effective methods, others rely on less effective methods such as condoms, withdrawal and fertility awareness. We aimed to understand motivations for relying on these methods among young women in Australia. Women aged 18-23 years who reported using less effective methods and participated in the Contraceptive Use, Pregnancy Intention an…
E‐cigarette use and cigarette smoking initiation among Australian women who have never smoked
Does unintended pregnancy have an impact on skilled delivery care use in Bangladesh? A nationally representative cross-sectional study using Demography and Health Survey data
Skilled delivery care has been targeted in the Sustainable Development Goals to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths, which mostly occur because of birthing complications. Birthing complications are more frequent in women with unintended than intended pregnancies, and around 43% of total pregnancies in low- and middle-income countries are unintended. This study quantified the impact of unintended pregnancy on skilled birth attendance an…
The Association between the Five-Minute Apgar Score and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes among Children Aged 8−66 Months in Australia
This study aimed to evaluate the association of the five-minute Apgar score and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children by taking the entire range of Apgar scores into account. Data from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health (ALSWH) and Mothers and their Children's Health (MatCH) study were linked with Australian state-based Perinatal Data Collections (PDCs) for 809 children aged 8-66 months old. Generalized estimating equations wer…
Population attributable fraction estimates for factors associated with different types of anaemia among women in Ethiopia
Objective: This study aimed to identify factors for different levels of anaemia among Ethiopian women and to estimate the population attributable fraction (PAF). Design: This study was a detailed analysis of data of the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data. Adjusted OR (AOR) with 95 % CI was computed using multilevel multinomial regression models, and the PAF were estimated using these AOR. Setting: This study was conducted in Ethiop…
The experience of delayed health care access during the Covid 19 pandemic in Australian women
Delayed health care access is a potential collateral effect of pandemic conditions, health rationing strategies and social distancing responses. We investigated experiences of delayed health care access in Australian women during COVID-19. A mixed methods study used quantitative and free-text data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health COVID-19 survey 4 (health care access or delay). Logistic regression models were used to estim…
Gender-Based Violence Perpetration by Male High School Students in Eastern Ethiopia
Gender-based violence (GBV) perpetration is a global public health problem due to its detrimental effect on health and education. This study aims to determine the prevalence of gender-based violence perpetration by male students in eastern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in eastern Ethiopia in December 2018. A total of 1064 male students were involved in the study. Data were collected using an adaptation of the WHO Multi-Country S…
The mediation effect of contraceptive use and women’s autonomy on the relationship between intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia
Women's autonomy appears to play a significant role in mediating the effect of IPV on unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia. Maternal health service interventions in Ethiopia could incorporate measures to improve women's decision-making power to reduce the negative reproductive health effects of IPV
Socioeconomic inequality in short birth interval in Ethiopia
There was a pro-poor inequality of short birth interval in Ethiopia. Strengthening the implementation of poverty alleviation programs may improve the population's socioeconomic status and reduce the associated inequality in short birth interval
Discussing Reproductive Plans with Healthcare Providers by Sexually Active Women Living with HIV in Western Ethiopia
Young Women's Complex Patterns of Contraceptive Use
The complexity of women's contraceptive choices and the associations between latent classes and such characteristics as pregnancy history highlight the need for individualized approaches to pregnancy prevention and contraceptive care
Consistency and Inconsistency of Young Women’s Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in a Population-Based Study
We examined reporting of lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) among 7,917 young women who completed two surveys, 12 months apart. At the first survey, 32% reported a history of IPV with a current or former partner. Of these, one third of women did not report IPV 12 months later (inconsistently reported IPV). Compared with women who consistently reported a history of IPV, women who inconsistently reported a history of IPV were less likely to r…
Low utilisation of postnatal care among women with unwanted pregnancy
Pregnancy complications are the major cause of maternal and newborn deaths in low- and middle-income countries that are more frequently associated with unintended pregnancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends postnatal care (PNC) for women and their newborns within 24 hr of birth to prevent pregnancy complications and associated adverse outcomes. We, therefore, examined the relationship between unintended pregnancy and PNC use in Bang…
Examining long-acting reversible contraception non-use among Australian women in their 20s
Australian women use less effective, short-term methods of contraception more often than any other method, despite the availability of much more effective long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). Although research examining the low uptake of LARC among Australian women has increased over the past few years, we still know little about the factors influencing this phenomenon. Using data from semi-structured telephone interviews with 15 Australi…
Maternal dietary patterns and risk of adverse pregnancy (hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus) and birth (preterm birth and low birth weight) outcomes
Objective Epidemiological studies have indicated that dietary patterns during pregnancy are associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW). However, the results of these studies are varied and inconsistent. The present study aimed to assess the association between dietary patterns and the risk of adverse pre…
I can be a mum or a professional, but not both”
Past research has identified the salience of the notion of “good motherhood” in countries such as Australia, where women are expected to invest significant time and energy, often through self‐sacrifice, to raise their children. We analysed free‐text comments provided in response to an open‐ended question from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health ( ALSWH ) to examine whether the discourse of “good motherhood” played any role in how …
The feminisation of contraceptive use
The oral contraceptive pill remains the most widely used contraceptive method. We consider The Pill’s depiction as variously revolutionary and liberating, oppressive for women, and more recently, a ‘lifestyle drug’. Drawing on discourses of (hetero)sex, heterosexuality and gender performance, we discuss how contraceptive use has been feminised and consider the current gap in understanding how women negotiate their positioning as responsible for c…
I can be a mum or a professional, but not both”
Past research has identified the salience of the notion of “good motherhood” in countries such as Australia, where women are expected to invest significant time and energy, often through self‐sacrifice, to raise their children. We analysed free‐text comments provided in response to an open‐ended question from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health ( ALSWH ) to examine whether the discourse of “good motherhood” played any role in how …
Influence of Intimate Partner Violence on Domestic Relocation in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Young Australian Women
Data from a national, population-based longitudinal study of Australian women (26-34 years) were analyzed to investigate the association between domestic relocation and multiple explanatory factors, namely intimate partner violence (IPV), metropolitan versus non-metropolitan residence, education, income, housing tenure, number of children, and changes in relationship status. Experience of IPV in the past 12 months was significantly associated wit…
Estimating the impact of mandatory fortification of bread with iodine on pregnant and post-partum women
BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency has re-emerged in Australia. Pregnant and breastfeeding women need higher iodine intakes (estimated average requirements: 160 μg/day and 190 μg/day) than non-pregnant women (100 μg/day) because iodine is critical for early infant development. The impact of iodine fortification of bread on women's iodine intake is evaluated by reproductive status using 2003 Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) food …
History of Domestic Violence and Physical Health in Midlife
The association between domestic violence and physical health in middle-aged Australian women is investigated via a cross-sectional survey of 14,100 women (45 to 50 years old) who responded to the first Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health survey. After adjustment for demographic and health behavior characteristics and menopause status in multivariate analyses, various physical conditions (allergies or breathing problems, pain or fatig…
Consistency and Inconsistency of Young Women’s Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in a Population-Based Study
We examined reporting of lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) among 7,917 young women who completed two surveys, 12 months apart. At the first survey, 32% reported a history of IPV with a current or former partner. Of these, one third of women did not report IPV 12 months later (inconsistently reported IPV). Compared with women who consistently reported a history of IPV, women who inconsistently reported a history of IPV were less likely to r…
Changes in housing among older women
Scant research exists on the patterns of changes in older women’s housing, and whether and when women transition into residential aged care (RAC). This study aimed to identify groups of women with different housing patterns (latent classes) over time, with a secondary aim to describe socio-demographic and health characteristics of women in each class. We analysed linked data for 9575 women born 1921–1926 from the Australian Longitudinal Study of …
The experience of delayed health care access during the Covid 19 pandemic in Australian women
Delayed health care access is a potential collateral effect of pandemic conditions, health rationing strategies and social distancing responses. We investigated experiences of delayed health care access in Australian women during COVID-19. A mixed methods study used quantitative and free-text data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health COVID-19 survey 4 (health care access or delay). Logistic regression models were used to estim…
Low utilisation of postnatal care among women with unwanted pregnancy
Pregnancy complications are the major cause of maternal and newborn deaths in low- and middle-income countries that are more frequently associated with unintended pregnancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends postnatal care (PNC) for women and their newborns within 24 hr of birth to prevent pregnancy complications and associated adverse outcomes. We, therefore, examined the relationship between unintended pregnancy and PNC use in Bang…
Predictors of Sexually Transmitted Infection in Australian Women
History of Domestic Violence and Physical Health in Midlife
The association between domestic violence and physical health in middle-aged Australian women is investigated via a cross-sectional survey of 14,100 women (45 to 50 years old) who responded to the first Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health survey. After adjustment for demographic and health behavior characteristics and menopause status in multivariate analyses, various physical conditions (allergies or breathing problems, pain or fatig…
Estimating the impact of mandatory fortification of bread with iodine on pregnant and post-partum women
BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency has re-emerged in Australia. Pregnant and breastfeeding women need higher iodine intakes (estimated average requirements: 160 μg/day and 190 μg/day) than non-pregnant women (100 μg/day) because iodine is critical for early infant development. The impact of iodine fortification of bread on women's iodine intake is evaluated by reproductive status using 2003 Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) food …
Determinants of pregnant women's compliance with alcohol guidelines
Most pregnant women did not comply with alcohol guidelines promoting abstinence. Prior alcohol behaviour was the strongest predictor of compliance during pregnancy, suggesting alcohol use should be addressed in women of child-bearing age. The study is limited by the relatively short timeframe between the official introduction of the 2009 guidelines and the date the surveys were sent out. Widespread dissemination of the guidelines may be necessary…
A Prospective Study of Prevalence and Predictors of Concurrent Alcohol and Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
Mental and Physical Health and Intimate Partner Violence against Women
Associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) and poor physical and mental health of women have been demonstrated in the international and national literature across numerous studies. This paper presents a review of the literature on this topic. The 75 papers included in this review cover both original research studies and those which undertook secondary analyses of primary data sources. The reviewed research papers published from 2006 to …
Disparities in reported psychosocial assessment across public and private maternity settings
This study provides an important insight into the reported overall penetration of and access to perinatal psychosocial assessment among a sample of women in Australia. Opportunities to minimise the current shortfall in assessment rates, particularly in the private sector, and for ongoing monitoring of assessment activity at a national level are discussed
Predictors of Sexually Transmitted Infection in Australian Women
Women’s perceptions of information about alcohol use during pregnancy
To make an informed decision about alcohol use during pregnancy, women must first be provided with the latest evidence-based information. As this study found a number of limitations with information provision, it is suggested that a systematic approach be adopted by healthcare professionals, in line with best-practice guidelines, to ensure all women are made aware of the alcohol recommendations for pregnancy
The feminisation of contraceptive use
The oral contraceptive pill remains the most widely used contraceptive method. We consider The Pill’s depiction as variously revolutionary and liberating, oppressive for women, and more recently, a ‘lifestyle drug’. Drawing on discourses of (hetero)sex, heterosexuality and gender performance, we discuss how contraceptive use has been feminised and consider the current gap in understanding how women negotiate their positioning as responsible for c…
Young Australian women explain their contraceptive choices
New developments in female contraceptives allow women increased options for preventing pregnancy, while men's options for reversible contraception have not advanced beyond the condom. There has been little discursive exploration of how neoliberal and postfeminist discourses shape women's accounts of choosing whether or not to use contraception. Our thematic discourse analysis of 760 free-text responses to a question about contraceptive choice con…
Influence of Intimate Partner Violence on Domestic Relocation in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Young Australian Women
Data from a national, population-based longitudinal study of Australian women (26-34 years) were analyzed to investigate the association between domestic relocation and multiple explanatory factors, namely intimate partner violence (IPV), metropolitan versus non-metropolitan residence, education, income, housing tenure, number of children, and changes in relationship status. Experience of IPV in the past 12 months was significantly associated wit…
Rates and Predictors of Caesarean Section for First and Second Births
Changes in housing among older women
Scant research exists on the patterns of changes in older women’s housing, and whether and when women transition into residential aged care (RAC). This study aimed to identify groups of women with different housing patterns (latent classes) over time, with a secondary aim to describe socio-demographic and health characteristics of women in each class. We analysed linked data for 9575 women born 1921–1926 from the Australian Longitudinal Study of …
Differences in Use of Government Subsidised Mental Health Services by Men and Women with Psychological Distress
Examining long-acting reversible contraception non-use among Australian women in their 20s
Australian women use less effective, short-term methods of contraception more often than any other method, despite the availability of much more effective long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). Although research examining the low uptake of LARC among Australian women has increased over the past few years, we still know little about the factors influencing this phenomenon. Using data from semi-structured telephone interviews with 15 Australi…
Maternal dietary patterns and risk of adverse pregnancy (hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus) and birth (preterm birth and low birth weight) outcomes
Objective Epidemiological studies have indicated that dietary patterns during pregnancy are associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW). However, the results of these studies are varied and inconsistent. The present study aimed to assess the association between dietary patterns and the risk of adverse pre…
I can be a mum or a professional, but not both”
Past research has identified the salience of the notion of “good motherhood” in countries such as Australia, where women are expected to invest significant time and energy, often through self‐sacrifice, to raise their children. We analysed free‐text comments provided in response to an open‐ended question from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health ( ALSWH ) to examine whether the discourse of “good motherhood” played any role in how …
Gender-Based Violence Perpetration by Male High School Students in Eastern Ethiopia
Gender-based violence (GBV) perpetration is a global public health problem due to its detrimental effect on health and education. This study aims to determine the prevalence of gender-based violence perpetration by male students in eastern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in eastern Ethiopia in December 2018. A total of 1064 male students were involved in the study. Data were collected using an adaptation of the WHO Multi-Country S…
The mediation effect of contraceptive use and women’s autonomy on the relationship between intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia
Women's autonomy appears to play a significant role in mediating the effect of IPV on unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia. Maternal health service interventions in Ethiopia could incorporate measures to improve women's decision-making power to reduce the negative reproductive health effects of IPV
Socioeconomic inequality in short birth interval in Ethiopia
There was a pro-poor inequality of short birth interval in Ethiopia. Strengthening the implementation of poverty alleviation programs may improve the population's socioeconomic status and reduce the associated inequality in short birth interval
Discussing Reproductive Plans with Healthcare Providers by Sexually Active Women Living with HIV in Western Ethiopia
Young Women's Complex Patterns of Contraceptive Use
The complexity of women's contraceptive choices and the associations between latent classes and such characteristics as pregnancy history highlight the need for individualized approaches to pregnancy prevention and contraceptive care
Consistency and Inconsistency of Young Women’s Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence in a Population-Based Study
We examined reporting of lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) among 7,917 young women who completed two surveys, 12 months apart. At the first survey, 32% reported a history of IPV with a current or former partner. Of these, one third of women did not report IPV 12 months later (inconsistently reported IPV). Compared with women who consistently reported a history of IPV, women who inconsistently reported a history of IPV were less likely to r…
Low utilisation of postnatal care among women with unwanted pregnancy
Pregnancy complications are the major cause of maternal and newborn deaths in low- and middle-income countries that are more frequently associated with unintended pregnancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends postnatal care (PNC) for women and their newborns within 24 hr of birth to prevent pregnancy complications and associated adverse outcomes. We, therefore, examined the relationship between unintended pregnancy and PNC use in Bang…
E‐cigarette use and cigarette smoking initiation among Australian women who have never smoked
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