List of works - Paula L Griffiths

"So they believe that if the baby is sick you must give drugs…" The importance of medicines in health-seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses in urban South Africa

scientific article published on 4 June 2013

'We eat together; today she buys, tomorrow I will buy the food': adolescent best friends' food choices and dietary practices in Soweto, South Africa

scientific article

A comparison of the socio-economic determinants of growth retardation in South African and Filipino infants

scientific article

A complementary feeding and play intervention improves the home environment and mental development among toddlers in rural India

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

A tale of two continents: a multilevel comparison of the determinants of child nutritional status from selected African and Indian regions

scientific article published on June 2004

Age at menarche and the evidence for a positive secular trend in urban South Africa

scientific article published on January 2009

Approaches for assessing the role of household socioeconomic status on child anthropometric measures in urban South Africa

scientific article published in January 2009

Association of socioeconomic status change between infancy and adolescence, and blood pressure, in South African young adults: Birth to Twenty Cohort

scientific article

Associations between household and neighbourhood socioeconomic status and systolic blood pressure among urban South African adolescents

scientific article published on 11 April 2012

Barriers to physical activity: qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and practices

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Cluster-randomized trial on complementary and responsive feeding education to caregivers found improved dietary intake, growth and development among rural Indian toddlers

scientific article

Clustering and correlates of screen-time and eating behaviours among young adolescents

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Clustering and correlates of screen-time and eating behaviours among young children.

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Community readiness for adolescents' overweight and obesity prevention is low in urban South Africa: a case study

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Current socio-economic measures, and not those measured during infancy, affect bone mass in poor urban South african children

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Does maternal autonomy influence feeding practices and infant growth in rural India? ⬇️

scientific article published on June 17, 2011

Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial

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Effectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 27 December 2013

Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

Exploring food security and nutrition among young women in the formally regulated garment sector of Myanmar

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

Factors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in Kenya

scientific article published on 17 December 2014

Fat free mass explains the relationship between stunting and energy expenditure in urban Mexican Maya children

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Feasibility and effectiveness of the baby friendly community initiative in rural Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Gender, family, and the nutritional status of children in three culturally contrasting states of India

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

How does poverty affect children's nutritional status in Nairobi slums? A qualitative study of the root causes of undernutrition

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How ready are communities to implement actions to improve diets of adolescent girls and women in urban Ghana?

scientific article published on 28 May 2019

How useful is BMI in predicting adiposity indicators in a sample of Maya children and women with high levels of stunting?

scientific article published on 20 September 2011

Impact of flooding on feeding practices of infants and young children in Dhaka, Bangladesh Slums: what are the coping strategies? ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Improving nutritional status among urban poor children in sub-Saharan Africa: An evidence-informed Delphi-based consultation

scientific article published on 03 November 2020

In urban South Africa, 16 year old adolescents experience greater health equality than children

scientific article published on 06 June 2013

Individual, behavioural and home environmental factors associated with eating behaviours in young adolescents

scientific article published on 03 January 2017

Interventions to tackle malnutrition and its risk factors in children living in slums: a scoping review

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 28 June 2020

Is puberty starting earlier in urban South Africa?

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Logistics of using the Actiheart physical activity monitors in urban Mexico among 7‐ to 9‐year‐old children ⬇️

scientific article published on March 29, 2011

Maternal autonomy is inversely related to child stunting in Andhra Pradesh, India

scientific article published on January 2009

Maternal short stature does not predict their children's fatness indicators in a nutritional dual-burden sample of urban Mexican Maya.

scientific article published on 30 December 2013

Modeling physical growth using mixed effects models

scientific article published on January 2013

Monitoring and moderating extreme indoor temperatures in low-income urban communities

scientific article published in February 2021

Multi-level modelling of longitudinal child growth data from the Birth-to-Twenty Cohort: a comparison of growth models

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Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (0 to 5 years) living in urban slums

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Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

Pregnant women's and community health workers' perceptions of root causes of malnutrition among infants and young children in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Reducing screen-time and unhealthy snacking in 9-11 year old children: the Kids FIRST pilot randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

Regression equations to estimate percentage body fat in African prepubertal children aged 9 y.

scientific article published in July 2004

Residential mobility, socioeconomic context and body mass index in a cohort of urban South African adolescents

scientific article

Screen-time during the after-school period: A contextual perspective

scientific article published on 08 May 2020

Sitting time and obesity in a sample of adults from Europe and the USA.

scientific article published on 7 September 2016

Social value of a nutritional counselling and support program for breastfeeding in urban poor settings, Nairobi.

scientific article

Socio-economic influences on anthropometric status in urban South African adolescents: sex differences in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort

scientific article

Socio-economic predictors of stunting in preschool children--a population-based study from Johannesburg and Soweto.

scientific article published on June 2009

Sociocultural factors influencing breastfeeding practices in two slums in Nairobi, Kenya

scientific article published on January 2016

Studying a population undergoing nutrition transition: a practical case study of dietary assessment in urban South African adolescents

scientific article

Stuips, spuits and prophet ropes: the treatment of abantu childhood illnesses in urban South Africa

scientific article published on 24 November 2008

Stunting at 2 years in relation to body composition at 9 years in African urban children

scientific article published on January 2005

The timing of adrenarche in Maya girls, Merida, Mexico

scientific article published on 09 July 2020

Unhealthy eating practices of city-dwelling Africans in deprived neighbourhoods: Evidence for policy action from Ghana and Kenya

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

List of works by Paula L Griffiths

"So they believe that if the baby is sick you must give drugs…" The importance of medicines in health-seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses in urban South Africa

'We eat together; today she buys, tomorrow I will buy the food': adolescent best friends' food choices and dietary practices in Soweto, South Africa

A comparison of the socio-economic determinants of growth retardation in South African and Filipino infants

A complementary feeding and play intervention improves the home environment and mental development among toddlers in rural India

A tale of two continents: a multilevel comparison of the determinants of child nutritional status from selected African and Indian regions

Age at menarche and the evidence for a positive secular trend in urban South Africa

Approaches for assessing the role of household socioeconomic status on child anthropometric measures in urban South Africa

Association of socioeconomic status change between infancy and adolescence, and blood pressure, in South African young adults: Birth to Twenty Cohort

Associations between household and neighbourhood socioeconomic status and systolic blood pressure among urban South African adolescents

Barriers to physical activity: qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and practices

Cluster-randomized trial on complementary and responsive feeding education to caregivers found improved dietary intake, growth and development among rural Indian toddlers

Clustering and correlates of screen-time and eating behaviours among young adolescents

Clustering and correlates of screen-time and eating behaviours among young children.

Community readiness for adolescents' overweight and obesity prevention is low in urban South Africa: a case study

Current socio-economic measures, and not those measured during infancy, affect bone mass in poor urban South african children

Does maternal autonomy influence feeding practices and infant growth in rural India? ⬇️

Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of personalised, home-based nutritional counselling on infant feeding practices, morbidity and nutritional outcomes among infants in Nairobi slums: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya

Exploring food security and nutrition among young women in the formally regulated garment sector of Myanmar

Factors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in Kenya

Fat free mass explains the relationship between stunting and energy expenditure in urban Mexican Maya children

Feasibility and effectiveness of the baby friendly community initiative in rural Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Gender, family, and the nutritional status of children in three culturally contrasting states of India

How does poverty affect children's nutritional status in Nairobi slums? A qualitative study of the root causes of undernutrition

How ready are communities to implement actions to improve diets of adolescent girls and women in urban Ghana?

How useful is BMI in predicting adiposity indicators in a sample of Maya children and women with high levels of stunting?

Impact of flooding on feeding practices of infants and young children in Dhaka, Bangladesh Slums: what are the coping strategies? ⬇️

Improving nutritional status among urban poor children in sub-Saharan Africa: An evidence-informed Delphi-based consultation

In urban South Africa, 16 year old adolescents experience greater health equality than children

Individual, behavioural and home environmental factors associated with eating behaviours in young adolescents

Interventions to tackle malnutrition and its risk factors in children living in slums: a scoping review

Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Is puberty starting earlier in urban South Africa?

Logistics of using the Actiheart physical activity monitors in urban Mexico among 7‐ to 9‐year‐old children ⬇️

Maternal autonomy is inversely related to child stunting in Andhra Pradesh, India

Maternal short stature does not predict their children's fatness indicators in a nutritional dual-burden sample of urban Mexican Maya.

Modeling physical growth using mixed effects models

Monitoring and moderating extreme indoor temperatures in low-income urban communities

Multi-level modelling of longitudinal child growth data from the Birth-to-Twenty Cohort: a comparison of growth models

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (0 to 5 years) living in urban slums

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)

Pregnant women's and community health workers' perceptions of root causes of malnutrition among infants and young children in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Reducing screen-time and unhealthy snacking in 9-11 year old children: the Kids FIRST pilot randomised controlled trial

Regression equations to estimate percentage body fat in African prepubertal children aged 9 y.

Residential mobility, socioeconomic context and body mass index in a cohort of urban South African adolescents

Screen-time during the after-school period: A contextual perspective

Sitting time and obesity in a sample of adults from Europe and the USA.

Social value of a nutritional counselling and support program for breastfeeding in urban poor settings, Nairobi.

Socio-economic influences on anthropometric status in urban South African adolescents: sex differences in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort

Socio-economic predictors of stunting in preschool children--a population-based study from Johannesburg and Soweto.

Sociocultural factors influencing breastfeeding practices in two slums in Nairobi, Kenya

Studying a population undergoing nutrition transition: a practical case study of dietary assessment in urban South African adolescents

Stuips, spuits and prophet ropes: the treatment of abantu childhood illnesses in urban South Africa

Stunting at 2 years in relation to body composition at 9 years in African urban children

The timing of adrenarche in Maya girls, Merida, Mexico

Unhealthy eating practices of city-dwelling Africans in deprived neighbourhoods: Evidence for policy action from Ghana and Kenya