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The healthy migrant families initiative: development of a culturally competent obesity prevention intervention for African migrants

after school programs, family programs

Green J, Halliday JA, Renzaho A.
GSID: X_LU9K1vBiQJ
A Renzaho, JA Halliday, D Mellor, J Green - BMC Public health, 2015 - Springer

Although obesity among immigrants remains an important area of study given the increasing migrant population in Australia and other developed countries, research on factors …

Challenges of negotiating obesity‐related findings with African migrants in Australia: Lessons learnt from the African migrant capacity building and performance …

after school programs, family programs

RENZAHO AMN.
GSID: asTGPvcX0ZMJ
AMN RENZAHO - Nutrition & Dietetics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library

Abstract Aim: To document sub‐Saharan African migrants' and teachers' reaction to and acceptance of findings from African Migrant Capacity Building and Performance Appraisal …

The Ugandan Youth Quality of Life index: assessing the relevance of incorporating perceived importance into the quality of life measure and factors associated with the quality of life among youth in slum areas of Kampala, Uganda.

Global health action

Renzaho AM, Kamara JK, Kamanga G.
PMID: 27427302
Glob Health Action. 2016 Jul 15;9:31362. doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.31362. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: While quality of life (QoL) has long been an explicit policy goal for international development programmes, no instruments have specifically been developed for measuring health-related QoL in resource-limited settings. The aim of this study was to develop and...

Exploring the role of community engagement in improving the health of disadvantaged populations: a systematic review.

Global health action

Cyril S, Smith BJ, Possamai-Inesedy A, Renzaho AM.
PMID: 26689460
Glob Health Action. 2015 Dec 18;8:29842. doi: 10.3402/gha.v8.29842. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: Although community engagement (CE) is widely used in health promotion, components of CE models associated with improved health are poorly understood. This study aimed to examine the magnitude of the impact of CE on health and health inequalities...

Revisiting CD8 T-cell 'Memory Inflation': New Insights with Implications for Cytomegaloviruses as Vaccine Vectors.

Vaccines

Holtappels R, Freitag K, Renzaho A, Becker S, Lemmermann NAW, Reddehase MJ.
PMID: 32707744
Vaccines (Basel). 2020 Jul 22;8(3). doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030402.

Murine models of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection have revealed an exceptional kinetics of the immune response. After resolution of productive infection, transient contraction of the viral epitope-specific CD8 T-cell pool was found to be followed by a pool expansion specific...

TRIzol-based RNA extraction for detection protocol for SARS-CoV-2 of coronavirus disease 2019.

New microbes and new infections

Amirouche A, Ait-Ali D, Nouri H, Boudrahme-Hannou L, Tliba S, Ghidouche A, Bitam I, Wright D, Renzaho AMN.
PMID: 33815807
New Microbes New Infect. 2021 May;41:100874. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100874. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Diagnostic testing is important for managing the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). We developed an optimized protocol for SARS-CoV-2 RNA extraction from the surface of the respiratory mucosa with nasopharyngeal swabs and compared the sensitivity of RNA extraction methods. RNA...

Global variation in the prevalence of suicidal ideation, anxiety and their correlates among adolescents: A population based study of 82 countries.

EClinicalMedicine

Biswas T, Scott JG, Munir K, Renzaho AMN, Rawal LB, Baxter J, Mamun AA.
PMID: 33015595
EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Jun 24;24:100395. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100395. eCollection 2020 Jul.

BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation and anxiety are common among adolescents although their prevalence has predominantly been studied in high income countries. This study estimated the population prevalence of suicidal ideation and anxiety and their correlates with peer support, parent-adolescent relationship,...

The global and regional burden of sexual behaviors and food insecurity and their combined association on the magnitude of suicidal behaviors among 121,248 adolescent girls: An international observational study in 67 low- and middle-income and high-income countries.

Journal of affective disorders

Mahumud RA, Rahman MA, Gow J, Kamara JK, Koly KN, Shahjalal M, Law CK, Hossain MG, Renzaho AMN.
PMID: 34774975
J Affect Disord. 2022 Feb 01;298:481-491. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.023. Epub 2021 Nov 11.

BACKGROUND: Food insecurity and early sexual behaviors increase the risk of suicidal behavior, however their combined association on social behaviors receive little attention. Therefore, this study estimated the magnitude of adolescent global suicidal burden, it correlates with food insecurity...

Correction: The Impact of Internal Migration on under-Five Mortality in 27 Sub-Saharan African Countries.

PloS one

Issaka AI, Agho KE, Renzaho AM.
PMID: 28152058
PLoS One. 2017 Feb 02;12(2):e0171766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171766. eCollection 2017.

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Social health insurance coverage and financial protection among rural-to-urban internal migrants in China: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study.

BMJ global health

Chen W, Zhang Q, Renzaho AMN, Zhou F, Zhang H, Ling L.
PMID: 29082027
BMJ Glob Health. 2017 Oct 16;2(4):e000477. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000477. eCollection 2017.

INTRODUCTION: Migrants are a vulnerable population and could experience various challenges and barriers to accessing health insurance. Health insurance coverage protects migrants from financial loss related to illness and death. We assessed social health insurance (SHI) coverage and its...

Addressing migration-related social and health inequalities in Australia: call for research funding priorities to recognise the needs of migrant populations.

Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association

Renzaho A, Polonsky M, Mellor D, Cyril S.
PMID: 26164042
Aust Health Rev. 2016 Feb;40(1):3-10. doi: 10.1071/AH14132.

OBJECTIVE: Migrants constitute 26% of the total Australian population and, although disproportionately affected by chronic diseases, they are under-represented in health research. The aim of the present study was to describe trends in Australian Research Council (ARC)- and National...

A Systematic Review of Obesity Prevention Intervention Studies among Immigrant Populations in the US.

Current obesity reports

Tovar A, Renzaho AM, Guerrero AD, Mena N, Ayala GX.
PMID: 24818072
Curr Obes Rep. 2014 Apr 03;3:206-22. doi: 10.1007/s13679-014-0101-3. eCollection 2014.

The aim of this review was to systematically assess the effectiveness of obesity prevention and control interventions in US immigrant populations across the life course, from preschool-age to adults. A systematic review of relevant studies was undertaken and eligible...

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