Generating Demand for Alternative Protein in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: Opportunities and Experiences from Nutritious and Sustainable Market Solutions.

Protein consumption and the demand for high-value nutritional products is growing rapidly in emerging markets. The projected growth of the alternative protein industry may position it well to meet this demand while addressing environmental sustainability and ethical standards. However, adoption of alternative protein products over traditional animal-sourced proteins is not always a clear choice, with factors such as consumer preferences and habitual behaviors influencing consumer decisions.

Young People's Attitudes, Perceptions and Experiences of Social Distancing and Self-Isolation During the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Social distancing and self-isolation were key parts of the UK's strategy for reducing the spread of COVID-19. This study explored young people's attitudes, perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative individual, family and paired-friendship interviews were conducted.

Support Needs in Carers of People With Parkinson's From Early to Later Stages: A Qualitative Study With 36 Carers in 11 European Countries.

Background: Parkinson's Disease (PD) is associated with considerable carer burden, but there has been little qualitative research on the support needs of carers of People with Parkinson's (PwP).

Methods: Semi-structured in-depth interviews with carers of PwP in 11 European countries.

Results: Interviews with 36 carers of PwP were analysed.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Pregnant Women and Healthcare Providers in Bangladesh regarding Multivitamin Supplements during Pregnancy.

Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and lead to potentially adverse effects for mother and baby. In Bangladesh, maternal malnutrition remains a severe problem, with high rates of anemia (49.6% of pregnant women and 47.

Print media coverage of breastfeeding in Great Britain: Positive or negative?

Media can be a powerful communication tool to promote breastfeeding, influence mothers' breastfeeding behaviour, create positive social norms and generate support among stakeholders and policymakers for breastfeeding. However, negative stories could deter women from starting or continuing to breastfeed. This study aimed to describe the breadth and focus of the media coverage of breastfeeding and the message frames that are found in three of the most widely read national newspapers and three popular women's magazines in Great Britain over a 12-month period, as part of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly in Great Britain (BBF-GB) study.

Scaling up breastfeeding in England through the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative (BBF).

Breastfeeding is the most accessible and cost-effective activity available to public health and has been shown to be one of the most effective preventive measures mothers can take to protect their children's health. Despite the well-documented benefits, the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) toolkit was developed through highly structured technical and academic collaboration, led by Yale University.

Becoming breastfeeding friendly in Great Britain-Does implementation science work?

The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) in Great Britain study was conducted during 2017-2019 comprising three country studies: BBF England, Wales and Scotland. It was part of an international project being coordinated during the same period by the Yale School of Public Health across five world regions to inform countries and guide policies to improve the environment for the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. This paper reports on the application of the BBF process that is based on an implementation science approach, across the countries that constitute Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).

Using Community-Based Prevention Marketing to Generate Demand for Healthy Diets in Jordan.

Jordan has been experiencing a nutrition transition with high rates of micronutrient deficiencies and rising overweight and obesity rates. This highlights the need to generate demand for healthy diets. This study used a community-based prevention marketing approach and worked with local communities as partners to develop a set of behavior change interventions to improve healthy eating within vulnerable communities.

Enhancing Behavior Change Skills in Health Extension Workers in Ethiopia: Evaluation of an Intervention to Improve Maternal and Infant Nutrition.

Maternal and infant nutrition are problematic in areas of Ethiopia. Health extension workers (HEWs) work in Ethiopia's primary health care system, increasing potential health service coverage, particularly for women and children, providing an opportunity for health improvement. Their roles include improving maternal and infant nutrition, disease prevention, and health education.

A qualitative study to explore fathers' attitudes towards breastfeeding in South West England.

Aim: To explore the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours of fathers towards breastfeeding and how they impact either positively or negatively on their partners' decisions to initiate or continue breastfeeding.

Background: Despite policy initiatives at a national and international level and the increased number of baby-friendly hospitals within the UK, breastfeeding rates are slow to rise. Support from both parents has been proven to increase uptake and continuation rates, but there is little research into the emotional experience of fathers when it comes to breastfeeding.

Supporting patients self-managing respiratory health: a qualitative study on the impact of the Breathe Easy voluntary group network.

Self-management strategies are designed to improve lung and respiratory health through structured self-management plans with regular practitioner reviews. Strategies have not, however, focused upon how patient support groups and advocacy networks can help with the management of these conditions; therefore, it is unknown what impact they may have on patient self-management. A qualitative study was designed to help understand what impact the British Lung Foundation's Breathe Easy (BE) groups have on patients managing their lung and respiratory conditions.

Sources of parental burden in a UK sample of first-generation North Indian Punjabi Sikhs and their white British counterparts.

Objective: The correlates of parental burden in schizophrenia may differ between ethnic groups, but few studies have examined this in a UK setting. Our aim was to identify the correlates of burden in a UK sample of first-generation North Indian Punjabi Sikh parents and their white British counterparts.

Method: Test the association of burden with a series of clinical, social and service use variables and control for potential confounding factors in a model predicting drivers of burden in a combined sample of the above.

A comparison of levels of burden in Indian and white parents with a son or daughter with schizophrenia.

Background: Caregiver burden in mental illness is believed to differ between ethnic groups, but few studies have examined this in schizophrenia in the UK.

Aim: To measure burden in British North Indian Sikh and white British parents with a son or daughter with established schizophrenia managed in outpatient care.

Method: A cross-cultural cohort study measuring family factors, patient psychopathology and levels of burden and distress.

Neurological disorders and violence: a systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on epilepsy and traumatic brain injury.

The objectives of this study were to systematically review and meta-analyze the research literature on the association of common neurological disorders and violence. Keywords relating to neurological disorders and violence were searched between 1966 and August 2008. Case-control and cohort studies were selected.

Long term outcome of primary care depression.

We conducted a follow up over 23 years of depressed patients originally presenting to general practice in 1981 and studied in detail at that time. Aims were to assess the long term course and outcome of depression in primary care. Patterns of recovery and recurrence of major depressive episodes, together with other aspects of course, treatment and current state, were assessed at interview.

A cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an intervention to educate students about depression.

Background: Depression is an important cause of disability worldwide, with many people experiencing their first depressive episode before the age of 18. University students are particularly vulnerable to depression. Depression can be treated successfully in most patients.