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Whitney Barnett
Researcher at University of Cape Town
Publications - 42
Citations - 1513
Whitney Barnett is an academic researcher from University of Cape Town. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cohort study & Population. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 36 publications receiving 952 citations. Previous affiliations of Whitney Barnett include Medical Research Council & South African Medical Research Council.
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Risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus associated with acute lower respiratory infection in children under five years: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ting Shi,Evelyn Balsells,Elizabeth Wastnedge,Rosalyn J. Singleton,Zeba A Rasmussen,Heather J. Zar,Barbara Rath,Shabir A. Madhi,Stuart Campbell,Linda Cheyenne Vaccari,Lisa R. Bulkow,Elizabeth D. Thomas,Whitney Barnett,Christian Hoppe,Harry Campbell,Harish Nair +15 more
TL;DR: In addition to the future impact of novel RSV vaccines, national action against ALRI risk factors as part of national control programmes can be expected to reduce burden of disease from RSV.
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Aetiology of childhood pneumonia in a well vaccinated South African birth cohort: a nested case-control study of the Drakenstein Child Health Study.
Heather J. Zar,Heather J. Zar,Whitney Barnett,Whitney Barnett,Attie Stadler,Attie Stadler,Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe,Landon Myer,Mark P. Nicol +8 more
TL;DR: The incidence and causes of childhood pneumonia in a South African birth cohort is longitudinally investigated to show associations between organisms and pneumonia, and bocavirus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, Haemophilus influenzae, and cytomegalovirus were also associated with pneumonia.
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Investigating the early-life determinants of illness in Africa: the Drakenstein Child Health Study
TL;DR: A unique multidisciplinary South African birth cohort, the Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS), is described to investigate the incidence, risk factors, aetiology and long-term impact of early lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) on child health.
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Investigating the psychosocial determinants of child health in Africa: The Drakenstein Child Health Study.
Dan J. Stein,Dan J. Stein,Nastassja Koen,Kirsten A. Donald,Colleen M. Adnams,Sheri‐Michelle Koopowitz,Crick Lund,Anna-Susan Marais,Bronwyn Myers,Annerine Roos,Katherine Sorsdahl,M. Stern,Mark Tomlinson,C. van der Westhuizen,B. Vythilingum,Landon Myer,Whitney Barnett,Kirsty Brittain,Heather J. Zar +18 more
TL;DR: The rationale for and baseline findings from the psychosocial component of the Drakenstein Child Health Study are described, and initial data on psychological distress, depression, substance use, and exposure to traumatic stressors and intimate partner violence are provided.
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Risk Factors for Antenatal Depression and Associations with Infant Birth Outcomes: Results From a South African Birth Cohort Study.
Kirsty Brittain,Kirsty Brittain,Landon Myer,Nastassja Koen,Nastassja Koen,Sheri Koopowitz,Kirsten A. Donald,Whitney Barnett,Whitney Barnett,Heather J. Zar,Heather J. Zar,Dan J. Stein,Dan J. Stein +12 more
TL;DR: Antenatal depression and associated risk factors are highly prevalent in this setting and are associated with adverse fetal growth and maternal mental health may be an important predictor of infant growth in utero.