Outputs (43)

An audit of rubella IgG antibody status in antenatal women in a NHS Trust over 5 years (2005–2009) (2010)
Journal Article

Rubella, a vaccine-preventable infection. This study examined the antibody status of 11 987 pregnant women during 2005–2009. Results showed a non-significant decrease in those with antibody levels of

Injecting practices and knowledge of the associated risk among 1619-year-old injecting drug users in Plymouth, UK (2010)
Journal Article

There has been significant research into the harms associated with injecting drugs and about the use of needle exchange programmes (NEPs) by adult injecting drug users (IDUs) in the United Kingdom. However, very limited research has been conducted in... Read More about Injecting practices and knowledge of the associated risk among 1619-year-old injecting drug users in Plymouth, UK.

Understanding the effect of decentralisation on health services: The Nepalese experience (2010)
Journal Article

Purpose: Despite enormous progress in health globally, primary healthcare services in many developing countries are facing different challenges. Many studies have documented that decentralisation could be useful in supporting and developing health se... Read More about Understanding the effect of decentralisation on health services: The Nepalese experience.

Evaluating social and behavioural impacts of english smoke-free legislation in different ethnic and age groups: Implications for reducing smoking-related health inequalities (2010)
Journal Article

Objective To explore social and behavioural impacts of English smoke-free legislation (SFL) in different ethnic groups. Design A longitudinal, qualitative panel study of smokers using in-depth interviews conducted before and after introduction of SFL... Read More about Evaluating social and behavioural impacts of english smoke-free legislation in different ethnic and age groups: Implications for reducing smoking-related health inequalities.

Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women: Taking action and generating evidence (2010)
Journal Article

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The right to leave versus a duty to remain: Health care workers and the 'brain drain' (2010)
Book Chapter

Promoting healthy and sustainable environments: opportunities for injury prevention (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is a renewed emphasis on the importance of place as a major health determinant, including the need to promote healthier and more sustainable environments and communities. This is in the main a response to two of the most pressing public health... Read More about Promoting healthy and sustainable environments: opportunities for injury prevention.

Epidemiology of unintentional injuries in children in South East Asian countries: A systematic review (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Aim To perform a systematic review of community-based studies on unintentional injuries in children in WHO's South-East Asian countries to summarise and compare rates of and risk factors for injuries.

Background Globally, injuries are among the le... Read More about Epidemiology of unintentional injuries in children in South East Asian countries: A systematic review.

Development of a situational judgement test for selection into UK public health training (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Applying the life course perspective to understanding walking and cycling behaviour: Narrative biographical interviews with the baby-boom generation (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Young people’s use and views of a school-based sexual health drop-in service in areas of high deprivation (2010)
Journal Article

Young peoples use and views of a school-based sexual health drop-in service in areas of high deprivation (2010)
Journal Article

Objective: To describe patterns and reasons of attendance and young peoples views of the drop-in service. Design: Analysis of a prospective database, questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews and discussions. Setting: Sexual health drop-in clin... Read More about Young peoples use and views of a school-based sexual health drop-in service in areas of high deprivation.

Environmental risk factors for injuries in UK primary school aged children (2010)
Journal Article

A Fair Start? Child Mortality and Morbidity in the South West. (2010)
Other

Children in the South West region are, overall, healthier
than their counterparts in other regions. However, many of
the child deaths and much of the morbidity are potentially
avoidable, suggesting that there is still considerable room
for improv... Read More about A Fair Start? Child Mortality and Morbidity in the South West..

Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces - further analysis (2010)
Report

On 25 January 2010 Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) published its initial estimate of the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces. The study involved matching the personal
details of adult prisoners against... Read More about Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces - further analysis.

A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes (2010)
Journal Article

Background: There has been a philosophical commitment to participation in public health since the 1970s. UK policy rhetoric on participation in public health has been particularly marked since 1997. It is less clear that participatory approaches have... Read More about A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes.

Decentralization and district health services in Nepal: Understanding the views of service users and service providers (2010)
Journal Article

Background: Within the decentralization framework of Government, the Ministry of Health (MoH) Nepal initiated the decentralization of primary care services closer to citizens. This paper aims to examine and understand the effect of decentralization a... Read More about Decentralization and district health services in Nepal: Understanding the views of service users and service providers.

P16 immunocytochemistry on borderline cervical cytology: preliminary results following colposcopy (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Preconceptions, power and position: researcher reflections on public involvement in research (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health and many funding bodies require public involvement in health and social care research. However, members of the public are still mostly engaged in research as subjects/participants, or in a limited consu... Read More about Preconceptions, power and position: researcher reflections on public involvement in research.

Rhetoric or reality? A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes (2010)
Journal Article

Background: There has been a philosophical commitment to participation in public health since the 1970s. UK policy rhetoric on participation in public health has been particularly marked since 1997. It is less clear that participatory approaches have... Read More about Rhetoric or reality? A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes.