2025
Study protocol for the Health Outcomes in Pregnancy and Early Childhood (HOPE) Study: A mother-infant study in American Samoa
Heinsberg L, Loia M, Tasele S, Faasalele-Savusa K, Carlson J, Anesi S, Desobry K, Yuchongco E, Guevara B, Sesaga A, Iloilo A, Tofaeono V, Bryan K, Tauasosi-Posiulai T, Kershaw E, Conley Y, Weeks D, Hawley N, Muasau-Howard B. Study protocol for the Health Outcomes in Pregnancy and Early Childhood (HOPE) Study: A mother-infant study in American Samoa. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0326644. PMID: 40952996, PMCID: PMC12435730, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusBody mass indexHealth outcomesBurden of gestational diabetes mellitusLower risk of type 2 diabetesAmerican Samoa Department of HealthAssociated with higher body mass indexLow riskGestational diabetes statusRisk of type 2 diabetesHigher Body Mass IndexCord blood DNA methylationLongitudinal cohort studyDepartment of HealthInfant body sizePacific IslandersPeer-reviewed publicationsType 2 diabetesBlood DNA methylationInstitutional review boardAmerican SamoaPregnant womenInfant growthFollow-upMass indexPsychosocial correlates of HbA1c among adult Samoans without diabetes
Rivara A, Heinsberg L, Carlson J, Pomer A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Choy C, Wang D, Kershaw E, Viali S, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Psychosocial correlates of HbA1c among adult Samoans without diabetes. PLOS Mental Health 2025, 2: e0000196. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial factorsSocial supportMental health awarenessHealth promotion materialsAssociated with lower HbA1cBehavioral risk factorsFactors associated with HbA1cHigh social supportHigh-risk populationPsychosocial healthDiabetes careDiabetes prevalencePsychosocial determinantsHealth outcomesDiabetes preventionAdult SamoansPsychosocial variablesParticipant demographicsCorrelation of HbA1cPsychosocial correlatesHealth awarenessSamoan adultsRs373863828 genotypeSelf-EfficacyLower HbA1c
2022
Psychosocial family-level mediators in the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mew E, Nyhan K, Bonumwezi J, Blas V, Gorman H, Hennein R, Quach K, Shabanova V, Hawley N, Lowe S. Psychosocial family-level mediators in the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276753. PMID: 36378630, PMCID: PMC9665367, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mental health outcomesSystematic review registrationRelevant study characteristicsMental health outcomesParental trauma exposureReview registrationBias assessmentRegistration IDConference abstractsPeer-reviewed publicationsPsychosocial factorsFamily-level factorsHealth outcomesSystematic reviewNarrative synthesisPsychosocial mediatorsPublication biasTrauma exposureStudy characteristicsEpidemiological researchProQuest DissertationsTraumaTrauma typesPsychological impactMediators
2021
Preterm birth among Pacific Islander women and related perinatal outcomes: a scoping review protocol
Wu B, Arslanian KJ, Nyhan K, Taylor S, Shabanova V, Muasau-Howard B, Hawley NL. Preterm birth among Pacific Islander women and related perinatal outcomes: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e050483. PMID: 34728448, PMCID: PMC8565552, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPacific IslandersMaternal-child health outcomesCause of deathPreferred Reporting ItemsJoanna Briggs Institute ManualPacific Islander womenFull-text screeningPerinatal outcomesFuture study designsPeer-reviewed journalsCochrane LibraryRisk factorsEligible studiesConsensus reviewReporting ItemsHealth outcomesReview protocolEvidence mappingStudy designEvidence synthesisBirthOutcomesScoping ReviewMinority populations
2020
An Exploratory Study of the Gaps and Barriers to Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women in Tamale, Ghana
Ayande R, Otoo G, Rousham E, Hawley N, Carbone E. An Exploratory Study of the Gaps and Barriers to Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women in Tamale, Ghana. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa054_009. PMCID: PMC7258329, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal health literacyPregnant womenNutrition educationHealth providersNE interventionsHealth professionals’ workloadsLow-middle income settingsChild health outcomesTraditional birth attendantsCurrent nutrition educationLow socioeconomic statusANC visitsPregnancy outcomesAnemia preventionBirth attendantsMaternal complianceANC sessionsHealth workersStudy investigatorsHealth literacyWomen's adherenceHealth outcomesCare processesIncome settingsSpousal controls
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