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Sarah E Jackson

Researcher at University College London

Publications -  190
Citations -  5096

Sarah E Jackson is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Smoking cessation. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 167 publications receiving 2782 citations.

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Association between cannabis use and sexual behavior among adolescents aged 12-15 years in 21 low- and middle-income countries

TL;DR: Adolescents from LMIC who use cannabis are more likely to have ever had sexual intercourse than those who do not, and among those who have hadSexual intercourse, those who use Cannabis are morelikely to have had multiple sexual partners.
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Association of Video Game Use With Body Mass Index and Other Energy-Balance Behaviors in Children.

TL;DR: This secondary analysis examines survey data collected in the Millennium Cohort Study in the UK for variables and behaviors likely to be associated with weight gain over the long term among children aged 5 to 14 years.
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Trends in Attempts to Quit Smoking in England Since 2007: A Time Series Analysis of a Range of Population-Level Influences.

TL;DR: Increases in the prevalence of high motivation to quit were associated with higher prevalence of attempts to quit smoking, while an increase in the mean age of smokers was associated with lower prevalence, suggesting a need for intervention or policy to stimulate quit attempts in older smokers.
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Effects of weight stigma in news media on physical activity, dietary and weight loss intentions and behaviour

TL;DR: In people with obesity, exposure to weight-stigmatising media may contribute to increased BMI over time, and larger trials with longer follow-up are needed to confirm these findings.
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Changes in health and wellbeing in the years leading up to a cancer diagnosis: a prospective cohort study

TL;DR: There may be early signs of deterioration in perceived health that precede development of symptoms leading to cancer diagnosis by many years, and some of the impaired wellbeing in cancer patients may be long-standing, while other changes are more acute and may require targeted support following diagnosis.