2023
Prevalence of malnutrition among Samoan children aged 5 to 11 years in 2019–2020
Choy C, Lupematasila V, Arorae M, Tafunaina F, Unasa F, Soti-Ulberg C, Reupena M, Duckham R, Faasalele-Savusa K, Naseri T, Hawley N. Prevalence of malnutrition among Samoan children aged 5 to 11 years in 2019–2020. Annals Of Human Biology 2023, 50: 200-205. PMID: 37166449, PMCID: PMC10214481, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2023.2197298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityExact testWorld Health Organization z scoreNutrition transitionPrevalence of malnutritionBody mass indexFisher's exact testComplete physical assessmentLevel of malnutritionComprehensive intervention strategiesAnemia prevalenceMass indexSamoan childrenHigh prevalenceObesityHemoglobin concentrationAnemiaZ-scorePhysical assessmentPrevalenceModerate stuntingUnderweightChi-squareMalnutritionChild's age
2015
An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa
Freeman J, Thompson K, Muasau-Howard B, Ah Ching J, McGarvey S, Hawley N. An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2015, 1: 68. DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2015.914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral glucose tolerance testMedical record reviewGlucose tolerance testWeeks of gestationHigh-risk populationFetal complicationsPregnancy obesityGDM screeningGestational diabetesRecord reviewPregnant womenClinical recordsSocio-demographic characteristicsTolerance testScreening practicesClinical auditInadequate screeningLocal guidelinesRisk populationsIndependent sample t-testImproved screeningSocio-demographic differencesGDMChi-squareSample t-test