UK/India/Africa Network for Adolescent Nutrition

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Cyrus Cooper

Prof Rheumatology Clinical Epidemiology

Research interests

Key research contributions have been:
discovery of the developmental influences which contribute to the risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture in late adulthood
demonstration that maternal vitamin D insufficiency is associated with sub-optimal bone mineral accrual in childhood

Connect with Cyrus

Email: cc@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

Supporting maternal and child nutrition: views from community members in rural Northern Ghana

Cornelius Debpuur, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Samuel T. Chatio, James K. Adoctor, Edith Dambayi, Paula Beeri, Esmond W. Nonterah, Doreen Ayi-Bisah, Daniella Watson, Sarah Kehoe, Maxwell A. Dalaba, Winfred Ofosu, Raymond Aborigo, Paul Welaga, Abraham R. Oduro, Marie-Louise Newell & Mary Barker, 2020, Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S136898002000302X

Type: article

Community perspectives on maternal and child health during nutrition and economic transition in sub-Saharan Africa

Daniella Watson, Sarah Kehoe, Agnes Erzse, Adelaide Compaore, Cornelius Debpuur, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Hermann Sorgho, Shane Norris, Karen J. Hofman, Wendy Lawrence, Marie-Louise Newell, Keith Godfrey, Kathryn Ward & Mary Barker, 2020, Public Health Nutrition, 24(12), 3710 - 3718

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020003018

Type: article

A scoping review of literature describing the nutritional status and diets of adolescents in Côte d’Ivoire

Julie Jesson, Egnon Kouakou, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Laurence Adonis, Stephanie V. Wrottesley, Valeriane Leroy & Caroline Fall, 2020, Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002621

Type: article

Exploring influences on adolescent diet and physical activity in rural Gambia, West Africa; food insecurity, culture and the natural environment

Ramatoulie E. Janha, Polly Hardy-Johnson, Sarah Kehoe, Michael B. Mendy, Isatou Camara, Landing M. Jarjou, Kathryn Ward, Sophie E. Moore, Caroline Fall, Mary Barker & Susan Weller, 2020, Public Health Nutrition, 1-11

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020002669

Type: article

Double-duty solutions for optimising maternal and child nutrition in urban South Africa: a qualitative study

Agnes Erzse, Susan Goldstein, Shane A. Norris, Daniella Watson, Sarah Kehoe, Mary Barker, Emmanuel Cohen & Karen J. Hofman, 2020, Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002426

Type: article

Social, economic and cultural influences on adolescent nutrition and physical activity in Jimma, Ethiopia: perspectives from adolescents and their caregivers

Mubarek Abera , Polly Hardy-Johnson, Alemseged Abdissa, Abdulhalik Workicho, Rahma Ali, Susan Weller, Caroline Fall, Sarah Kehoe, Mary Barker & Abraham Haileamlak, 2020, Public Health Nutrition, 1-9

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020001664

Type: article

What shapes adolescents' diet and physical activity habits in rural Konkan, India? Adolescents' and caregivers' perspectives

Ulka Banavali, Suvarna Patil, Rupali Chavan, Swati Sonawane, Charudatta V. Joglekar, Caroline Fall, Susan Weller, Sarah Kehoe, Mary Barker & Polly Hardy-Johnson, 2020, Public Health Nutrition

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020001731

Type: article