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Jolene Skordis-Worrall
Researcher at University College London
Publications - 78
Citations - 2815
Jolene Skordis-Worrall is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 78 publications receiving 2249 citations. Previous affiliations of Jolene Skordis-Worrall include University of Cape Town & University of London.
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Women's groups practising participatory learning and action to improve maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Audrey Prost,Tim Colbourn,Nadine Seward,Kishwar Azad,Arri Coomarasamy,Andrew Copas,Tanja A. J. Houweling,Tanja A. J. Houweling,Edward Fottrell,Abdul Kuddus,Sonia Lewycka,Christine MacArthur,Dharma S Manandhar,Joanna Morrison,Joanna Morrison,Charles Mwansambo,Nirmala Nair,Bejoy Nambiar,David Osrin,Christina Pagel,Tambosi Phiri,Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström,Mikey Rosato,Jolene Skordis-Worrall,Naomi Saville,Naomi Saville,Neena Shah More,Bhim P Shrestha,Prasanta Tripathy,Amie Wilson,Anthony Costello +30 more
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials undertaken in Bangladesh, India, Malawi, and Nepal in which the effects of women's groups practising participatory learning and action were assessed to identify population-level predictors of effect on maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, and stillbirths.
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Intervention strategies to improve nutrition and health behaviours before conception
Mary Barker,Stephan U Dombrowski,Tim Colbourn,Caroline H.D. Fall,Natasha M. Kriznik,Wendy Lawrence,Shane A. Norris,Gloria Ngaiza,Dilisha Patel,Jolene Skordis-Worrall,Falko F. Sniehotta,Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen,Christina Vogel,Kathryn Woods-Townsend,Kathryn Woods-Townsend,Judith Stephenson +15 more
TL;DR: A dual strategy that targets specific groups actively planning a pregnancy, while improving the health of the population more broadly is proposed, and it is suggested that speedy and scalable benefits to public health might be achieved through strategic engagement with the private sector.
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Effect of women's groups and volunteer peer counselling on rates of mortality, morbidity, and health behaviours in mothers and children in rural Malawi (MaiMwana): a factorial, cluster-randomised controlled trial
Sonia Lewycka,Charles Mwansambo,Mikey Rosato,Peter N. Kazembe,Tambosi Phiri,Andrew Mganga,Hilda Chapota,Florida Malamba,Esther Kainja,Marie-Louise Newell,Giulia Greco,Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström,Jolene Skordis-Worrall,Stefania Vergnano,David Osrin,Anthony Costello +15 more
TL;DR: Community mobilisation through women's groups and volunteer peer counsellor health education are methods to improve maternal and child health outcomes in poor rural populations in Africa.
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The effect of increased coverage of participatory women's groups on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: A cluster randomized trial
Edward Fottrell,Kishwar Azad,Abdul Kuddus,Layla Younes,Sanjit Shaha,Tasmin Nahar,Bedowra Haq Aumon,Munir Hossen,James Beard,Tanvir Hossain,Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström,Jolene Skordis-Worrall,Audrey Prost,Anthony Costello,Tanja A. J. Houweling,Tanja A. J. Houweling +15 more
TL;DR: Women's group community mobilization, delivered at adequate population coverage, is a highly cost-effective approach to improve newborn survival and health behavior indicators in rural Bangladesh.
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Self-transfer and mortality amongst adults lost to follow-up in ART programmes in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis
TL;DR: To ascertain estimates of adult patients, recorded as lost to follow‐up (LTFU) within antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes, who have self‐transferred care, died or truly stopped ART in low‐ and middle‐income countries, data are analyzed.