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Lack of effect of a parent‐delivered early language intervention: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial completed during COVID‐19 (2024)
Journal Article
Burgoyne, K., Hargreaves, S., Akhter, N., Cramman, H., Eerola, P., Einbeck, J., & Menzies, V. (online). Lack of effect of a parent‐delivered early language intervention: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial completed during COVID‐19. JCPP Advances, Article e12279. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12279

Background: Parents play a key role in their child's early development but evidence that parental engagement strategies are effective is unclear. The current study evaluated a parent‐delivered early language teaching programme that aimed to support c... Read More about Lack of effect of a parent‐delivered early language intervention: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial completed during COVID‐19.

The role of constraints and information gaps in driving risky medicine purchasing practices in four African countries. (2024)
Journal Article
Wagnild, J. M., Akhter, N., Lee, D., Jayeola, B., Darko, D. M., Adeyeye, M. C., …Hampshire, K. (2024). The role of constraints and information gaps in driving risky medicine purchasing practices in four African countries. Health Policy and Planning, 39(4), 372–386. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czae006

Substandard and falsified (SF) medical products pose a major threat to public health and socioeconomic development, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In response, public education campaigns have been developed to alert consumers to th... Read More about The role of constraints and information gaps in driving risky medicine purchasing practices in four African countries..

Improving power calculations in educational trials (2023)
Report
Singh, A., Uwimpuhwe, G., Vallis, D., Akhter, N., Coolen-Maturi, T., Einbeck, J., Higgins, S., Culliney, M., & Demack, S. (2023). Improving power calculations in educational trials. Education Endowment Foundation

The aim of this study was to investigate and empirically derive parameters commonly used for statistical power and sample size calculations to better inform future trial design. Towards achieving this aim, the research project leveraged the richness... Read More about Improving power calculations in educational trials.

Individual participant data meta-analysis: pooled effect of EEF funded educational trials on low baseline attaining group (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Uwimpuhwe, G., Singh, A., Akhter, N., Ashraf, B., Coolen-Maturi, T., Robinson, T., Higgins, S., & Einbeck, J. (2024, July). Individual participant data meta-analysis: pooled effect of EEF funded educational trials on low baseline attaining group. Presented at International Workshop on Statistical Modelling, Dortmund

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), a charity aiming to break the link between socioeconomic disadvantage and pupil attainment, has commissioned over 200 randomised controlled trials. The collection of data from these trials, the `EEF Data Arch... Read More about Individual participant data meta-analysis: pooled effect of EEF funded educational trials on low baseline attaining group.

Preventing cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer and lymphoma: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (PROACT) (2022)
Journal Article
Maier, R. H., Plummer, C., Kasim, A. S., Akhter, N., Ogundimu, E., Maddox, J., …Austin, D. (2022). Preventing cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer and lymphoma: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (PROACT). BMJ Open, 12(12), Article e066252. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066252

Introduction: Anthracyclines are included in chemotherapy regimens to treat several different types of cancer and are extremely effective. However, it is recognised that a significant side effect is cardiotoxicity; anthracyclines can cause irreversib... Read More about Preventing cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer and lymphoma: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (PROACT).

The Parallel Pandemic: COVID-19 and Mental Health (2022)
Report
Bambra, C., Munford, L., Bennett, N., Khavandi, S., Davies, H., Bernard, K., …Taylor-Robinson, D. (2022). The Parallel Pandemic: COVID-19 and Mental Health. National Institute for Health and Care Research

Community empowerment and mental wellbeing: longitudinal findings from a survey of people actively involved in the big local place-based initiative in England (2022)
Journal Article
Akhter, N., McGowan, V., Halliday, E., Popay, J., Kasim, A., & Bambra, C. (2023). Community empowerment and mental wellbeing: longitudinal findings from a survey of people actively involved in the big local place-based initiative in England. Journal of Public Health, 45(2), 423–431. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdac073

Background: Community empowerment initiatives are receiving increased interest as ways of improving health and reducing health inequalities. Purpose: Longitudinally examine associations between collective control, social-cohesion and mental wellbeing... Read More about Community empowerment and mental wellbeing: longitudinal findings from a survey of people actively involved in the big local place-based initiative in England.

No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England (2022)
Journal Article
Brown, H., Xiang, H., Albani, V., Goffe, L., Akhter, N., Lake, A., …Wildman, J. (2022). No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England. Social Science & Medicine, 306, Article 115126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115126

The environment in which we live impacts on our health. The food available to us in our environment is likely to influence what we eat and subsequently our weight. The use of planning policy can be one way for both local and national government to he... Read More about No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England.

Community health workers and health equity in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice (2022)
Journal Article
Ahmed, S., Chase, L. E., Wagnild, J., Akhter, N., Sturridge, S., Clarke, A., …Hampshire, K. (2022). Community health workers and health equity in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01615-y

Background: The deployment of Community Health Workers (CHWs) is widely promoted as a strategy for reducing health inequities in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Yet there is limited evidence on whether and how CHW programmes achieve this. Th... Read More about Community health workers and health equity in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice.

Early Life, Life Course and Gender Influences on Levels of C-Reactive Protein among Migrant Bangladeshis in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Begum, K., Cooper, G. D., Nahar, P., Akhter, N., Kasim, A., & Bentley, G. R. (2022). Early Life, Life Course and Gender Influences on Levels of C-Reactive Protein among Migrant Bangladeshis in the UK. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 10(1), 21-35. https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoab041

Background and objectives: Humans co-evolved with pathogens, especially helminths, that educate the immune system during development and lower inflammatory responses. Absence of such stimuli in industrialized countries is associated with higher basel... Read More about Early Life, Life Course and Gender Influences on Levels of C-Reactive Protein among Migrant Bangladeshis in the UK.

Local inequalities in health behaviours: longitudinal findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Akhter, N., Fairbairn, R. S., Pearce, M., Warren, J., Kasim, A., & Bambra, C. (2021). Local inequalities in health behaviours: longitudinal findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), Article 11018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111018

This paper provides a longitudinal examination of local inequalities in health behaviours during a period of austerity, exploring the role of ‘place’ in explaining these inequalities. Data from the Stockton-on-Tees prospective cohort study of 836 ind... Read More about Local inequalities in health behaviours: longitudinal findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study.

Which public health interventions are effective in reducing morbidity, mortality and health inequalities from infectious diseases amongst children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): An umbrella review (2021)
Journal Article
Besnier, E., Thomson, K., Stonkute, D., Mohammad, T., Akhter, N., Todd, A., …Bambra, C. (2021). Which public health interventions are effective in reducing morbidity, mortality and health inequalities from infectious diseases amongst children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): An umbrella review. PLoS ONE, 16(6), Article e0251905. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251905

Despite significant progress in the last few decades, infectious diseases remain a major threat to child health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)—particularly amongst more disadvantaged groups. It is imperative to understand the best availa... Read More about Which public health interventions are effective in reducing morbidity, mortality and health inequalities from infectious diseases amongst children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): An umbrella review.

The impact of school exclusion zone planning guidance on the number and type of food outlets in an English local authority: A longitudinal analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Brown, H., Kirkman, S., Albani, V., Goffe, L., Akhter, N., Hollingsworth, B., …Lake, A. (2021). The impact of school exclusion zone planning guidance on the number and type of food outlets in an English local authority: A longitudinal analysis. Health & Place, 70, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102600

The use of planning policy to manage and create a healthy food environment has become a popular policy tool for local governments in England. To date there has been no evaluation of their short-term impact on the built environment. We assess if plann... Read More about The impact of school exclusion zone planning guidance on the number and type of food outlets in an English local authority: A longitudinal analysis.

Risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases Related to Obesity among First- and Second-Generation Bangladeshi Migrants Living in North-east or South-east England (2021)
Journal Article
Akhter, N., Begum, K., Nahar, P., Cooper, G., Vallis, D., Kasim, A., & Bentley, G. R. (2021). Risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases Related to Obesity among First- and Second-Generation Bangladeshi Migrants Living in North-east or South-east England. International Journal of Obesity, 45(7), 1588-1598. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00822-5

Background: Obesity is a global burden, which significantly increases the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). More than a quarter of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, but prevalence varies by ethnicity, and South Asians have the largest b... Read More about Risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases Related to Obesity among First- and Second-Generation Bangladeshi Migrants Living in North-east or South-east England.

The Gender Pain Gap: gender inequalities in pain across 19 European countries (2021)
Journal Article
Bimpong, K., Thomson, K., McNamara, C., Balaj, M., Akhter, N., Bambra, C., & Todd, A. (2022). The Gender Pain Gap: gender inequalities in pain across 19 European countries. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 50(2), 287-294. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494820987466

Aims: Chronic pain is increasingly considered to be an international public health issue – but gender differences in chronic pain in Europe are under-examined. This work aimed to examine gender inequalities in pain across Europe. Methods: Data for 27... Read More about The Gender Pain Gap: gender inequalities in pain across 19 European countries.

Micronutrient Adequacy in the Diet of Reproductive-Aged Adolescent Girls and Adult Women in Rural Bangladesh (2021)
Journal Article
Akter, R., Sugino, H., Akhter, N., Brown, C. L., Thilsted, S. H., & Yagi, N. (2021). Micronutrient Adequacy in the Diet of Reproductive-Aged Adolescent Girls and Adult Women in Rural Bangladesh. Nutrients, 13(2), Article 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020337

Micronutrient deficiencies remain a serious nutritional concern in Bangladesh, especially among rural women of reproductive age (WRA). This study assesses the diet quality of reproductive-aged adolescent girls and adult women (referred to together as... Read More about Micronutrient Adequacy in the Diet of Reproductive-Aged Adolescent Girls and Adult Women in Rural Bangladesh.

Collective control, social-cohesion and health and wellbeing: Baseline survey results from the Communities in Control Study in England (2021)
Journal Article
McGowan, V., Akhter, N., Halliday, E., Popay, J., Kasim, A., & Bambra, C. (2022). Collective control, social-cohesion and health and wellbeing: Baseline survey results from the Communities in Control Study in England. Journal of Public Health, 44(2), 378-386. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa227

Background: Area-based initiatives (ABIs) are receiving renewed interest as part of ‘place-based public health’ approaches to reducing health inequalities. Purpose: Examine associations between collective control, social-cohesion and health amongst r... Read More about Collective control, social-cohesion and health and wellbeing: Baseline survey results from the Communities in Control Study in England.

The Northumberland Exercise Referral Scheme as a universal community weight management programme: a mixed methods exploration of outcomes, expectations and experiences across a social gradient (2020)
Journal Article
Dodd-Reynolds, C., Vallis, D., Kasim, A., Akhter, N., & Hanson, C. (2020). The Northumberland Exercise Referral Scheme as a universal community weight management programme: a mixed methods exploration of outcomes, expectations and experiences across a social gradient. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(15), Article 5297. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155297

Exercise referral schemes (ERS) are internationally recognised, yet little attention has been paid to discrete referral groups or the influence of wider social determinants of health. The primary quantitative element of this mixed methods study used... Read More about The Northumberland Exercise Referral Scheme as a universal community weight management programme: a mixed methods exploration of outcomes, expectations and experiences across a social gradient.

Effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions among Chinese-origin populations living in high income countries: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Beasley, J., Wagnild, J., Pollard, T., Roberts, T., & Akhter, N. (2020). Effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions among Chinese-origin populations living in high income countries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 20, Article 1019. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08805-3

Background: This review examines the effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions to reduce cardiometabolic risk among Chinese immigrants and their descendants living in high income countries. The objective of this review is to provide i... Read More about Effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions among Chinese-origin populations living in high income countries: a systematic review.