Publications by authors named "Alice Armitage"
A 2010 survey in The Gambia among women of reproductive age put the prevalence rate of FGM/C at 76.3%. FGM/C was banned in 2015, but there is no real effort at enforcement of the ban.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess variation in current practice of initial health assessments (IHAs) for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) across England.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Main Outcomes Measures: Type of routine assessment carried out, threshold to specialist referrals and facilities available to complete IHA.
Objective: (1) To describe a novel integrated pathway for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).(2) To evaluate a population engaged with this service.
Design: Description of the integrated pathway (objective 1) and retrospective evaluation, using data from community paediatrics, infectious diseases (IDs) screening and a sexual health (SH) service (objective 2).
Introduction: Migration status is a key determinant of health, but health outcomes among migrant children and young people (CYP), that is, those aged under 18 years, are poorly understood. A 'healthy migrant' effect has been demonstrated among adults, but evidence for the same effect in CYP is lacking. No large studies or reviews exist reporting comprehensive or holistic health outcomes among migrant CYP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Up to a quarter of all children globally live in single-parent households. Studies have concluded that children who grow up with continuously married parents have better health outcomes than children who grow up with single or separated parents. This is consistent for key health and development outcomes including physical health, psychological well-being and educational attainment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Simulation training is an effective tool for improving confidence in healthcare workers. During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, large numbers of staff required re-training to manage unfamiliar situations. We present a set of medical student-led clinical simulation sessions and evaluate their effects on (i) confidence among redeployed healthcare workers managing COVID-19 patients and (ii) medical students' confidence as educators.
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- The study aimed to describe cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) among girls under 16 years old attending paediatricians and sexual assault referral centres in the UK and Ireland, focusing on demographics and medical outcomes.
- A total of 146 case returns were reported, with 71% confirmed as FGM; the majority occurred in Africa, and the average age of these children was 3 years old, highlighting the types of FGM and lack of severe health symptoms.
- The findings suggest a low incidence of FGM cases over two years and only one successful prosecution, indicating potential shifts in community attitudes that warrant supportive and culturally aware national policies for at-risk populations.
Objective: To describe the presentation and management of children with suspected or confirmed female genital mutilation (FGM) referred to a specialist paediatric clinic.
Methods: Data collected included referral source, age, ethnicity, circumstances of FGM and clinical findings in accordance with the WHO FGM classification.
Results: Between September 2014 and January 2019, 148 children attended the clinic of whom 55 (37.
Purpose: International guidance on health-care transition has existed for over a decade; however, many unanswered questions remain. This systematic review of reviews aimed to answer the question: is a later age of transfer from pediatric to adult health care associated with improved health and health service outcomes?
Methods: We included systematic reviews which considered at least one long-term condition and provided outcome data from adult services. Methodology of primary studies was not an exclusion criterion.
Aim: To identify the proportions of hospital inpatients with recorded weights: among all patients, and among those receiving weight-dosed drug therapy.
Method: Survey of clinical notes of hospital inpatients across a convenience sample of 11 secondary and tertiary referral hospitals in England and Wales in November 2011.
Results: 1068 patients were included, and 1061 patient clinical notes were available (99.
Objective: To describe the presentation and management of children referred with suspected female genital mutilation (FGM) to a UK safeguarding clinic.
Design And Setting: Case series of all children under 18 years of age referred with suspected FGM between June 2006 and May 2014.
Main Outcome Measures: These include indication for referral, demographic data, circumstances of FGM, medical symptoms, type of FGM, investigations and short-term outcome.