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CKD Prevalence and Associated Factors in Jamaica Open

Lori‐Ann Fisher, Trevor S. Ferguson, Kern Rocke, Natalie G Guthrie-Dixon, Novie O.M. Younger-Coleman , et al. · 2025

CKD prevalence was estimated at 15%. This may translate to increased burden on the Jamaican health system.

Neighbourhood Walkability and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Caribbean Small Island Developing State Open

Kern Rocke, Christina Howitt, Jenna Panter, Mark A. Tully, Ian Hambleton · 2023

Introduction Cities and neighborhoods may provide opportunities for population-level environmental interventions to reduce physical inactivity and cardiometabolic risk. In this study, we describe the association between neighborhood walkab…

Understanding the relationship between built environment features and physical activity in the Caribbean: A scoping review Open

Kern Rocke, Christina Howitt, Ian Hambleton · 2022

COVID-19 and the social distribution of hunger in three Caribbean Small Island Developing States Open

Christina Howitt, Fitzroy J. Henry, Kern Rocke, Catherine Brown, Waneisha Jones , et al. · 2022

Objectives. To determine changes to income and livelihood, food consumption, and hunger due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in three Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean: Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Vincen…

Interventions and policies aimed at improving nutrition in Small Island Developing States: a rapid review Open

Catherine Brown, Kern Rocke, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Ian Hambleton · 2022

Objective. To describe features of nutritional interventions implemented in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the past 20 years. Methods. A rapid scoping review was conducted by searching PubMed and Web of Science databases for inte…

COVID-19 containment in the Caribbean: The experience of small island developing states Open

Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Selvi Jeyaseelan, Christina Howitt, Natalie Greaves, Heather Harewood , et al. · 2020

COVID-19 containment in the Caribbean: the experience of Small Island Developing States Open

Madhuvanti M. Murphy, Selvi Jeyaseelan, Christina Howitt, Natalie Greaves, Heather Harewood , et al. · 2020

Background Small island developing states (SIDS) have limited absolute resources for responding to national disasters, including health emergencies. Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Caribbean on 1st March 2020, non-pharmac…

The role of fathers in overweight prevention: an analysis of a Caribbean cohort Open

Joanne Smith, Kern Rocke, Sharon Charles, Susan M. Chang, Amika S. Wright , et al. · 2018

Background Family-based strategies to reduce the risk of overweight in childhood are needed in the Caribbean. Aim To investigate the associations between parental characteristics and risk of overweight and explore possible mechanisms. Meth…

Determinants of Food Security among Low Income Households in North-East Trinidad. Open

Isabella Francis-Granderson, Carlisle A. Pemberton, Hazel Patterson-Andrews, Meghan Farley Webb, A. Mc Donald , et al. · 2018

This study examined the determinants of the food security status of low income households in North-East Trinidad. Food security status was assessed using the 18-item U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module of the United States Departmen…

List of Abstracts - Peer Submissions Open

Colin M. Ramsay, Victor I. Oguledo, Donna M. Morrison, J. Kalu Osiri, Akshi Jain , et al. · 2017

Relationship between Early Life Factors and Renal Function in Afro-Caribbean Young Adults: Analysis from the Jamaica 1986 Birth Cohort Study Open

Kern Rocke, TS Ferguson, NO Younger-Coleman, MK Tulloch-Reid, JM Knight-Madden , et al. · 2015

Objective: To investigate the relationship between intrauterine growth and renal function among Jamaican young adults.Methods: Data from 744 participants from the Jamaica 1986 Birth Cohort Study were analysed.We evaluated the relationship …

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