Health and well-being of Nepalese migrant workers abroad

P Adhikary, ZA Sheppard, S Keen… - International Journal of …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose Although South Asia is a growing supplier of migrant labour, there is a paucity of
research on the health and well-being of male Nepalese migrant workers. The purpose of …

[HTML][HTML] More than just ticking a box… how patient and public involvement improved the research design and funding application for a project to evaluate a cycling …

LM Andrews, H Allen, ZA Sheppard, G Baylis… - Research Involvement …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Plain English summary Involving patients and the public in research helps to
ensure that research remains relevant, and has an impact on the people it aims to benefit …

Quality of life in survivors of adult haematological malignancy

A Immanuel, J Hunt, H McCarthy… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Survivors of haematological malignancies endure long‐term effects of both
treatment and disease. This paper examines factors that influence their quality of life through …

Approaches for assessing the role of household socioeconomic status on child anthropometric measures in urban South Africa

ZA Sheppard, SA Norris, JM Pettifor… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives of this article were to compare the variance explained in anthropometric
outcomes when using individual measures of socioeconomic status (SES) versus different …

Factors associated with contraceptive use in rural Nepal: Gender and decision-making

PK Mahato, ZA Sheppard, E van Teijlingen… - Sexual & Reproductive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Gender norms and roles influence many decisions related to reproductive
health behaviours including contraceptive use. There are very few studies related to gender …

Associations between household and neighbourhood socioeconomic status and systolic blood pressure among urban South African adolescents

PL Griffiths, ZA Sheppard, W Johnson… - Journal of biosocial …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Factors resulting in high risk for cardiovascular disease have been well studied in high
income countries, but have been less well researched in low/middle income countries. This …

Factors related to choice of place of birth in a district in Nepal

PK Mahato, E Van Teijlingen, P Simkhada… - Sexual & Reproductive …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective In Nepal, both percentage of women giving birth at health facility and
proportion of birth assisted by skilled birth attendant is very low. The purpose of this research …

Identifying the factors that influence midwives' perineal practice at the time of birth in the United Kingdom

SL Stride, VA Hundley, S Way, ZA Sheppard - Midwifery, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective The Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI) Care Bundle is designed to
reduce the incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injuries. However, introducing behavioural …

Clinical risk factors for underlying gastrointestinal malignancy in iron deficiency anaemia: the IDIOM study

AC Silva, ZA Sheppard, SL Surgenor… - Frontline …, 2014 - fg.bmj.com
Objective Ten percent of adults presenting with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) have
underlying cancer. This analysis–the I ron D eficiency as an I ndicator O f M alignancy …

Stress at work: factors associated with cognitive disorganisation among private sector professionals

H Boschi, S Trenoweth… - Health Psychology …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores psychological and psychological variables associated with perceived
stress at work. A total of 100 international participants consented to donating a hair sample …