2024
Noncommunicable disease risk behaviors and protective factors among children in Samoa: Retrospective trend analysis of global school-based health surveys in 2011 and 2017
Choy C, Simi S, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Salinas Y, Hawley N. Noncommunicable disease risk behaviors and protective factors among children in Samoa: Retrospective trend analysis of global school-based health surveys in 2011 and 2017. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003315. PMID: 38861507, PMCID: PMC11166286, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal School-based Student Health SurveyPrevalence of overweight/obesityNoncommunicable diseasesHealth SurveyNoncommunicable disease risk factorsMultistage stratified cluster sampling designNoncommunicable disease risk behavioursProtective factorsPrevalence of noncommunicable diseasesRisk behaviorsGlobal School-based Health SurveySchool-based Health SurveyPromote healthy behaviorsStudent Health SurveyPrevalence of obesityPublic health actionCluster sampling designStrengthening protective factorsReduce risk behaviorsRetrospective trend analysisPrevalence of riskSedentary behaviorSchool year 9School-aged childrenPhysical activity
2016
The growing threat of non-communicable disease to pregnancy health
Hawley N. The growing threat of non-communicable disease to pregnancy health. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2016, 1 DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2016.909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesChild health effortsPrevalence of obesityRelated non-communicable diseasesSkilled health providersChronic hypertensionObstetric populationMaternal deathsNewborn deathsPregnancy healthPregnant womenGlobal maternalHealth effortsHealth providersAdequate nutritionEssential medicinesDiseaseDeathHypertensionPrematurityObesityDiabetesMaternalMortalityPrevalence