Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Author "Jackson, Debra J."
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Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children
Ramokolo, Vundli; Lombard, Carl; Chhagan, Meera Kurson; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Doherty, Tanya; Goga, Ameena E.; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Zembe, Wanga; Jackson, Debra J.; Van den Broeck, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-02)Background South Africa has the highest prevalence of overweight/obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Assessing the effect of modifiable factors such as early infant feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity is therefore ... -
In Utero ART Exposure and Birth and Early Growth Outcomes Among HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants Attending Immunization Services: Results From National PMTCT Surveillance, South Africa
Ramokolo, Vundli; Goga, Ameena E.; Lombard, Carl; Doherty, Tanya; Jackson, Debra J.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10)Background. Despite the recognized benefit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for preventing and treating HIV, some studies have reported adverse birth outcomes with in utero ART exposure. We evaluated the effect of infant ... -
Oral medicine acceptance in infants and toddlers: measurement properties of the caregiver-administered Children's acceptance tool (CareCAT)
Blume, Joern; Ruano, Ana Lorena; Wang, Siri; Jackson, Debra J.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Strand, Liv Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-22)Background: Developing age-appropriate medications remains a challenge in particular for the population of infants and toddlers, as they are not able to reliably self-report if they would accept and consequently take an ...