Search Results - "Morrison, Joanna"

Women's groups practising participatory learning and action to improve maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Prost, Audrey, Dr, Colbourn, Tim, PhD, Seward, Nadine, MSc, Azad, Kishwar, Prof, Coomarasamy, Arri, Prof, Copas, Andrew, PhD, Houweling, Tanja A J, PhD, Fottrell, Edward, PhD, Kuddus, Abdul, MBBS, Lewycka, Sonia, PhD, MacArthur, Christine, Prof, Manandhar, Dharma, Prof, Morrison, Joanna, PhD, Mwansambo, Charles, FRCPCH, Nair, Nirmala, MBBS, Nambiar, Bejoy, MPH, Osrin, David, PhD, Pagel, Christina, PhD, Phiri, Tambosi, MSc, Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria, PhD, Rosato, Mikey, PhD, Skordis-Worrall, Jolene, PhD, Saville, Naomi, PhD, More, Neena Shah, MA, Shrestha, Bhim, MSc, Tripathy, Prasanta, MSc, Wilson, Amie, MSc, Costello, Anthony, Prof

“…Summary Background Maternal and neonatal mortality rates remain high in many low-income and middle-income countries. Different approaches for the improvement…”
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Hydrogen sulfide attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by preservation of mitochondrial function by Elrod, John W, Calvert, John W, Morrison, Joanna, Doeller, Jeannette E, Kraus, David W, Tao, Ling, Jiao, Xiangying, Scalia, Rosario, Kiss, Levente, Szabo, Csaba, Kimura, Hideo, Chow, Chi-Wing, Lefer, David J

“…The recent discovery that hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) is an endogenously produced gaseous second messenger capable of modulating many physiological processes, much…”
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Community participation: lessons for maternal, newborn, and child health by Rosato, Mikey, MSc, Laverack, Glenn, Prof, Grabman, Lisa Howard, MA, Tripathy, Prasanta, MSc, Nair, Nirmala, MBBS, Mwansambo, Charles, FRCPCH, Azad, Kishwar, Prof, Morrison, Joanna, MSc, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Prof, Perry, Henry, PhD, Rifkin, Susan, PhD, Costello, Anthony, Prof

“…Summary Primary health care was ratified as the health policy of WHO member states in 1978. Participation in health care was a key principle in the Alma-Ata…”
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Health worker perspectives on access to antenatal care in rural plains Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic by Thapaliya, Bibhu, Yadav, Samata Kumari, Bhattarai, Sanju, Giri, Santosh, Sapkota, Suprich, Arjyal, Abriti, Harris-Fry, Helen, Saville, Naomi, Hillman, Sara, Baral, Sushil, Morrison, Joanna

“…The COVID-19 pandemic affected access to antenatal care in low and middle-income countries where anaemia in pregnancy is prevalent. We analyse how health…”
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Addressing anaemia in pregnancy in rural plains Nepal: A qualitative, formative study by Morrison, Joanna, Giri, Romi, Arjyal, Abriti, Kharel, Chandani, Harris‐Fry, Helen, James, Philip, Baral, Sushil, Saville, Naomi, Hillman, Sara

“…Maternal anaemia prevalence in low‐income countries is unacceptably high. Our research explored the individual‐, family‐ and community‐level factors affecting…”
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Understanding multilevel barriers to childhood vaccination uptake among Internally Displaced Populations (IDPs) in Mogadishu, Somalia: a qualitative study by Jelle, Mohamed, Seal, Andrew J, Mohamed, Hodan, Mohamed, Hani, Omar, Mohamed Sheikh, Mohamed, Sadik, Mohamed, Amina, Morrison, Joanna

“…Disparities in vaccination coverage exist in Somalia with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) being among the groups with the lowest coverage. We implemented…”
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Impact on birth weight and child growth of Participatory Learning and Action women's groups with and without transfers of food or cash during pregnancy: Findings of the low birth weight South Asia cluster-randomised controlled trial (LBWSAT) in Nepal by Saville, Naomi M, Shrestha, Bhim P, Style, Sarah, Harris-Fry, Helen, Beard, B James, Sen, Aman, Jha, Sonali, Rai, Anjana, Paudel, Vikas, Sah, Raghbendra, Paudel, Puskar, Copas, Andrew, Bhandari, Bishnu, Neupane, Rishi, Morrison, Joanna, Gram, Lu, Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria, Skordis-Worrall, Jolene, Basnet, Machhindra, de Pee, Saskia, Hall, Andrew, Harthan, Jayne, Thondoo, Meelan, Klingberg, Sonja, Messick, Janice, Manandhar, Dharma S, Osrin, David, Costello, Anthony

“…Undernutrition during pregnancy leads to low birthweight, poor growth and inter-generational undernutrition. We did a non-blinded cluster-randomised controlled…”
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A cash-based intervention and the risk of acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months living in internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: A non-randomised cluster trial by Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos S, Jelle, Mohamed, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Colbourn, Tim, Golden, Kate, King, Sarah, Cox, Cassy L, Morrison, Joanna, Skordis-Worrall, Jolene, Fottrell, Edward, Seal, Andrew J

“…Somalia has been affected by conflict since 1991, with children aged <5 years presenting a high acute malnutrition prevalence. Cash-based interventions (CBIs)…”
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Contextual factors affecting the implementation of an anemia focused virtual counseling intervention for pregnant women in plains Nepal: a mixed methods process evaluation by Bhattarai, Sanju, Yadav, Samata Kumari, Thapaliya, Bibhu, Giri, Santosh, Bhattarai, Basudev, Sapkota, Suprich, Manandhar, Shraddha, Arjyal, Abriti, Saville, Naomi, Harris-Fry, Helen, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Copas, Andrew, Hillman, Sara, Baral, Sushil Chandra, Morrison, Joanna

“…Anemia is estimated to cause 115,000 maternal deaths each year. In Nepal, 46% of pregnant women have anemia. As part of an integrated anemia-prevention…”
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Beyond interviews and focus groups: a framework for integrating innovative qualitative methods into randomised controlled trials of complex public health interventions by Davis, Katy, Minckas, Nicole, Bond, Virginia, Clark, Cari Jo, Colbourn, Tim, Drabble, Sarah J, Hesketh, Therese, Hill, Zelee, Morrison, Joanna, Mweemba, Oliver, Osrin, David, Prost, Audrey, Seeley, Janet, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Spindler, Esther J, Stern, Erin, Turner, Katrina M, Mannell, Jenevieve

“…Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are widely used for establishing evidence of the effectiveness of interventions, yet public health interventions are often…”
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Stakeholder perceptions on scaling-up community-led interventions for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh: a qualitative study by Akter, Kohenour, Kuddus, Abdul, Jeny, Tasnova, Nahar, Tasmin, Shaha, Sanjit, Ahmed, Naveed, King, Carina, Pires, Malini, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Azad, Kishwar, Fottrell, Edward, Morrison, Joanna

“…Engaging communities is an important component of multisectoral action to address the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and…”
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Describing adolescents with disabilities' experiences of COVID-19 and other humanitarian emergencies in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Rohwerder, Brigitte, Wong, Sara, Pokharel, Shraddha, Khadka, Dipesh, Poudyal, Niraj, Prasai, Sagar, Shrestha, Nir, Wickenden, Mary, Morrison, Joanna

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and other humanitarian emergencies exacerbate pre-existing inequalities faced by people with disabilities. They experience worse access…”
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The long-term impact of community mobilisation through participatory women's groups on women's agency in the household: A follow-up study to the Makwanpur trial by Gram, Lu, Skordis-Worrall, Jolene, Manandhar, Dharma S, Strachan, Daniel, Morrison, Joanna, Saville, Naomi, Osrin, David, Tumbahangphe, Kirti M, Costello, Anthony, Heys, Michelle

“…Women's groups practicing participatory learning and action (PLA) in rural areas have been shown to improve maternal and newborn survival in low-income…”
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Care-seeking and managing diabetes in rural Bangladesh: a mixed methods study by Jennings, Hannah Maria, Morrison, Joanna, Akter, Kohenour, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, King, Carina, Ahmed, Naveed, Kuddus, Abdul, Shaha, Sanjit Kumar, Nahar, Tasmin, Azad, Kishwar, Fottrell, Edward

“…Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus poses a major health challenge worldwide and in low-income countries such as Bangladesh, however little is known…”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a virtual antenatal intervention for improved diet and iron intake in Kapilvastu district, Nepal: VALID by Saville, Naomi M, Bhattarai, Sanju, Harris-Fry, Helen, Giri, Santosh, Manandhar, Shraddha, Morrison, Joanna, Copas, Andrew, Thapaliya, Bibhu, Arjyal, Abriti, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Baral, Sushil C, Hillman, Sara

“…IntroductionDespite evidence that iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements can improve anaemia in pregnant women, uptake in Nepal is suboptimal. We hypothesised…”
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Evidence-based policy-making: The implications of globally-applicable research for context-specific problem-solving in developing countries by Behague, Dominique, Tawiah, Charlotte, Rosato, Mikey, Some, Télésphore, Morrison, Joanna

“…In the past 15 or so years, the “evidence-based medicine” (EBM) framework has become increasingly institutionalized, facilitating its transfer across the…”
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Is the Job Satisfaction Survey a good tool to measure job satisfaction amongst health workers in Nepal? Results of a validation analysis by Batura, Neha, Skordis-Worrall, Jolene, Thapa, Rita, Basnyat, Regina, Morrison, Joanna

“…Job satisfaction is an important predictor of an individual's intention to leave the workplace. It is increasingly being used to consider the retention of…”
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Developing a theory-driven contextually relevant mHealth intervention by Jennings, Hannah Maria, Morrison, Joanna, Akter, Kohenour, Kuddus, Abdul, Ahmed, Naveed, Kumer Shaha, Sanjit, Nahar, Tasmin, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Khan, AK Azad, Azad, Kishwar, Fottrell, Edward

“…Background: mHealth interventions have huge potential to reach large numbers of people in resource poor settings but have been criticised for lacking…”
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Health management committee strengthening and community mobilisation through women's groups to improve trained health worker attendance at birth in rural Nepal: a cluster randomised controlled trial by Morrison, Joanna, Tumbahangphe, Kirti, Sen, Aman, Gram, Lu, Budhathoki, Bharat, Neupane, Rishi, Thapa, Rita, Dahal, Kunta, Thapa, Bidur, Manandhar, Dharma, Costello, Anthony, Osrin, David

“…Engaging citizens and communities to make services accountable is vital to achieving health development goals. Community participation in health management…”
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Comprehensive Anaemia Programme and Personalized Therapies (CAPPT): protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing the effect women's groups, home counselling and iron supplementation on haemoglobin in pregnancy in southern Nepal by Saville, Naomi M, Kharel, Chandani, Morrison, Joanna, Harris-Fry, Helen, James, Philip, Copas, Andrew, Giri, Santosh, Arjyal, Abriti, Beard, B James, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Skordis, Jolene, Richter, Adam, Baral, Sushil, Hillman, Sara

“…Anaemia in pregnancy remains prevalent in Nepal and causes severe adverse health outcomes. This non-blinded cluster-randomised controlled trial in the plains…”
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