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Leonor Guariguata
Researcher at University of the West Indies
Publications - 5
Citations - 4916
Leonor Guariguata is an academic researcher from University of the West Indies. The author has contributed to research in topics: Diabetes mellitus & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 2016 citations.
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Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition.
Pouya Saeedi,Inga Petersohn,Paraskevi Salpea,Belma Malanda,Suvi Karuranga,Nigel Unwin,Stephen Colagiuri,Leonor Guariguata,Ayesha A. Motala,Katherine Ogurtsova,Jonathan E. Shaw,Dominic Bright,Rhys Williams +12 more
TL;DR: Just under half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide and the number is projected to increase by 25% in 2030 and 51% in 2045, with the prevalence higher in urban than rural areas, and in high-income than low-income countries.
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Using Group Model Building to Describe the System Driving Unhealthy Eating and Identify Intervention Points: A Participatory, Stakeholder Engagement Approach in the Caribbean.
Leonor Guariguata,Etiënne A. J. A. Rouwette,Madhuvanti M. Murphy,Arlette Saint Ville,Leith Lorraine Dunn,Gordon M. Hickey,Waneisha Jones,T. Alafia Samuels,Nigel Unwin,Nigel Unwin,Nigel Unwin +10 more
TL;DR: Group model building proved to be an effective tool for engaging a highly diverse group of stakeholders in better collective understanding of a complex problem and potential interventions in three dissimilar countries.
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An updated systematic review and meta-analysis on the social determinants of diabetes and related risk factors in the Caribbean
Leonor Guariguata,Catherine R. Brown,Natasha Sobers,Ian Hambleton,T. Alafia Samuels,Nigel Unwin +5 more
TL;DR: An analysis of the most recent data on diabetes and its risk factors by gender and other social determinants of health to understand why its prevalence is higher among women than men in the Caribbean is conducted to inform policy agenda-setting for diabetes prevention and control in the region.
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Systems Science for Caribbean Health: the development and piloting of a model for guiding policy on diabetes in the Caribbean
Leonor Guariguata,Cornelia Guell,TA Samuels,Eaja Rouwette,James Woodcock,Ian Hambleton,Nigel Unwin,Nigel Unwin +7 more
TL;DR: This study represents the first of its kind to evaluate the utility of SD in developing countries as an aid to policy decision-making related to NCDs and develops a manual developed for use in other high-burden developing regions.
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A Systematic Scoping Review of the Impacts of Community Food Production Initiatives in Kenya, Cameroon, and South Africa
Gráinne B Hutton,Anna Brugulat-Panes,Divya Bhagtani,Camille Maadjhou,Camille Maadjhou,Jack M Birch,Hueyjong Shih,Kufre Joseph Okop,Monica Muti,Pamela Wadende,Lambed Tatah,Ebele Mogo,Leonor Guariguata,Nigel Unwin +13 more
TL;DR: A systematic and comprehensive overview of recently published research into the health, social, economic, and environmental impacts of community food production initiatives (CFPIs) in Kenya, Cameroon and South Africa can be found in this article.