MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Urban public space initiatives and health in Africa: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Meelan T, Mogo ERI, Onyemaobi N, Ogunro T, Odekunle D, Unuigboje R, K Muyiolu S, Olalekan D, Dominic C, Thomas A, Ngwa E, Walter O, Sanga C, Onifade V, Ndiabamoh CM, Blanche N, Seyinde D, Ogunjimi TF, Mapa-Tassou C, Buraimoh OM, Teguia SS, Mukhtar G, Iorse MP, Farr C, Oguntade AS, Olowoniyi I, Chatzidiakou L, Foley L, Alani R, Lawanson T, Assah F, Oni T

PLOS global public health. Oct 2024

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003709)

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Virtual Assessment of Physical Activity-Related Built Environment in Soweto, South Africa: What Is the Role of Contextual Familiarity?

Godongwana M, Gama K, Maluleke V, Micklesfield LK, Odekunle D, Wasnyo YF, Elouna B, Ngwa E, Lopes A, Balarabe MR, Coringrato E, McGushin A, Oni T, Foley L, Canelas T

Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. Sep 2024

(DOI : 10.1007/s11524-024-00914-3)

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Multisectoral interventions for urban health in Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review.

Thondoo M, Mogo ERI, Tatah L, Muti M, van Daalen KR, Muzenda T, Boscott R, Uwais O, Farmer G, Yue A, Dalzell S, Mukoma G, Bhagtani D, Matina S, Dambisya PM, Okop K, Ebikeme C, Micklesfield L, Oni T

Global health action. Apr 2024

(DOI : 10.1080/16549716.2024.2325726)

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Comparing travel behaviour characteristics and correlates between large and small Kenyan cities (Nairobi versus Kisumu).

Tatah L, Foley L, Oni T, Pearce M, Lwanga C, Were V, Assah F, Wasnyo Y, Mogo E, Okello G, Mogere S, Obonyo C, Woodcock J

Journal of Transport Geography. Jul 2023

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103625)

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Participatory prioritisation of interventions to improve primary school food environments in Gauteng, South Africa.

Erzse A, Karim SA, Rwafa-Ponela T, Kruger P, Hofman K, Foley L, Oni T, Goldstein S

BMC Public Health. Jun 2023

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-023-16101-z)

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Identifying priority interventions using the Behaviour Change Wheel to improve public primary school food environments in urban South Africa.

Erzse A, Karim SA, Rwafa-Ponela T, Kruger P, Hofman KJ, Foley L, Oni T, Goldstein S

The Lancet. Global health. Mar 2023

(DOI : 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00102-X)

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Multilevel correlates of abdominal obesity in adolescents and youth living with HIV in peri-urban Cape Town, South Africa.

Kamkuemah M, Gausi B, Oni T, Middelkoop K

PLoS ONE. Jan 2023

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0266637)

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Air quality management strategies in Africa: A scoping review of the content, context, co-benefits and unintended consequences.

Okello G, Nantanda R, Awokola B, Thondoo M, Okure D, Tatah L, Bainomugisha E, Oni T

Environment International. Dec 2022

(DOI : 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107709)

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Matching study using health and police datasets for characterising interpersonal violence in the community of Khayelitsha, South Africa 2013-2015.

Jabar A, Oni T, London L, Cois A, Matzopoulos R

BMJ Open. Sep 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048129)

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Reducing Sugar Intake in South Africa: Learnings from a Multilevel Policy Analysis on Diet and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention.

McCreedy N, Shung-King M, Weimann A, Tatah L, Mapa-Tassou C, Muzenda T, Govia I, Were V, Oni T

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Sep 2022

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph191811828)

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A Mixed-Methods Participatory Intervention Design Process to Develop Intervention Options in Immediate Food and Built Environments to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living among Children and Adolescents in Cameroon and South Africa.

Erzse A, Rwafa-Ponela T, Kruger P, Wayas FA, Lambert EV, Mapa-Tassou C, Ngwa E, Goldstein S, Foley L, Hofman KJ, Teguia S, Oni T, Assah F, Shung-King M, Abdool Karim S

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Aug 2022

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph191610263)

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Travel Behaviour and Barriers to Active Travel among Adults in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Tatah L, Wasnyo Y, Pearce M, Oni T, Foley L, Mogo ERI, Obonyo CO, Mbanya JC, Woodcock J, Assah FK

Sustainability. Jul 2022

(DOI : 10.3390/su14159092)

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A protocol for a systematic review on intersectoral interventions to reduce non-communicable disease risk factors in African cities.

Mogo ERI, Brugulat-Panés A, Micklesfield LK, Ebikeme C, Muzenda T, Foley L, Oni T

Public health in practice (Oxford, England). Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100251)

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The relationships between socioeconomic status, dietary knowledge and patterns, and physical activity with adiposity in urban South African women

Mukoma G, Wrottesley SV, Kagura J, Oni T, Micklesfield LK, Norris SA

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1080/16070658.2022.2076374)

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The other pandemic: social media engagement around non-communicable disease preventive behaviours during Nigeria’s COVID-19 lockdowns

Mogo ERI, Lawanson T, Unuigboje R, Chetty Y, Onifade V, Odekunle D, Ogunro T, Blanche N, Alani R, Foley L, Mapa-Tassou C, Assah F, Popoola O, Peter C, Oni T

Cities & Health. May 2022

(DOI : 10.1080/23748834.2022.2073540)

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Assessing adolescent diet and physical activity behaviour, knowledge and awareness in low- and middle-income countries: a systematised review of quantitative epidemiological tools.

Muzenda T, Kamkuemah M, Battersby J, Oni T

BMC Public Health. May 2022

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-022-13160-6)

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Environmental correlates of adolescent active travel to school in Asia: An ecological study.

Maulida R, Goel R, Labib SM, Oni T, Van Sluijs EM

Health & place. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103024)

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Descriptive epidemiology of the prevalence of adolescent active travel to school in Asia: a cross-sectional study from 31 countries.

Maulida R, Ikeda E, Oni T, van Sluijs EMF

BMJ Open. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057082)

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High prevalence of multimorbidity and non-communicable disease risk factors in South African adolescents and youth living with HIV: Implications for integrated prevention.

Kamkuemah M, Gausi B, Oni T

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.7196/samj.2022.v112i4.15967)

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Factors Influencing Satisfaction with Service Delivery Among National Health Insurance Scheme Enrollees in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria.

Adewole DA, Reid S, Oni T, Adebowale AS

Journal of patient experience. Jan 2022

(DOI : 10.1177_23743735221074186)

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Three Growth Spurts in Global Physical Activity Policies between 2000 and 2019: A Policy Document Analysis.

Muzenda T, Shung-King M, Lambert EV, Brugulat Panés A, Weimann A, McCreedy N, Tatah L, Mapa-Tassou C, Govia I, Were V, Oni T

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Dec 2021

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph19073819)

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A Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities.

Mogo ERI, Lawanson T, Foley L, Mapa-Tassou C, Assah F, Ogunro T, Onifade V, Odekunle D, Unuigboje R, Blanche N, Alani R, Chatzidiakou L, Popoola O, Jones R, Oni T

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Oct 2021

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph19042285)

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Analysis of Cameroon's Sectoral Policies on Physical Activity for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention.

Tatah L, Mapa-Tassou C, Shung-King M, Oni T, Woodcock J, Weimann A, McCreedy N, Muzenda T, Govia I, Mbanya JC, Assah F

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Oct 2021

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph182312713)

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Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean.

Shung-King M, Weimann A, McCreedy N, Tatah L, Mapa-Tassou C, Muzenda T, Govia I, Were V, Oni T

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Sep 2021

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph182413061)

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Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context.

Weimann A, Shung-King M, McCreedy N, Tatah L, Mapa-Tassou C, Muzenda T, Govia I, Were V, Oni T

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Sep 2021

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph182111246)

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Population health outcomes in Nigeria compared with other west African countries, 1998-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

Angell B, Sanuade O, Adetifa IMO, Okeke IN, Adamu AL, Aliyu MH, Ameh EA, Kyari F, Gadanya MA, Mabayoje DA, Yinka-Ogunleye A, Oni T, Jalo RI, Tsiga-Ahmed FI, Dalglish SL, Abimbola S, Colbourn T, Onwujekwe O, Owoaje ET, Aliyu G, Aliyu SH, Archibong B, Ezeh A, Ihekweazu C, Iliyasu Z, Obaro S, Obadare EB, Okonofua F, Pate M, Salako BL, Zanna FH, Glenn S, Walker A, Ezalarab M, Naghavi M, Abubakar I

Lancet (London, England). Jul 2021

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02722-7)

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Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa's provinces, 1990-2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study.

Achoki T, Sartorius B, Watkins D, Glenn SD, Kengne AP, Oni T, Wiysonge CS, Walker A, Adetokunboh OO, Babalola TK, Bolarinwa OA, Claassens MM, Cowden RG, Day CT, Ezekannagha O, Ginindza TG, Iwu CCD, Iwu CJ, Karangwa I, Katoto PD, Kugbey N, Kuupiel D, Mahasha PW, Mashamba-Thompson TP, Mensah GA, Ndwandwe DE, Nnaji CA, Ntsekhe M, Nyirenda TE, Odhiambo JN, Oppong Asante K, Parry CDH, Pillay JD, Schutte AE, Seedat S, Sliwa K, Stein DJ, Tanser FC, Useh U, Zar HJ, Zühlke LJ, Mayosi BM, Hay SI, Murray CJL, Naghavi M

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Jun 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2021-217480)

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Treatment outcomes among adults with HIV/non-communicable disease multimorbidity attending integrated care clubs in Cape Town, South Africa.

Gausi B, Berkowitz N, Jacob N, Oni T

AIDS research and therapy. May 2021

(DOI : 10.1186/s12981-021-00387-3)

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The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation.

Abubakar I, Dalglish SL, Angell B, Sanuade O, Abimbola S, Adamu AL, Adetifa IMO, Colbourn T, Ogunlesi AO, Onwujekwe O, Owoaje ET, Okeke IN, Adeyemo A, Aliyu G, Aliyu MH, Aliyu SH, Ameh EA, Archibong B, Ezeh A, Gadanya MA, Ihekweazu C, Ihekweazu V, Iliyasu Z, Kwaku Chiroma A, Mabayoje DA, Nasir Sambo M, Obaro S, Yinka-Ogunleye A, Okonofua F, Oni T, Onyimadu O, Pate MA, Salako BL, Shuaib F, Tsiga-Ahmed F, Zanna FH

Lancet (London, England). May 2021

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02488-0)

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The Role of Trust in the Pattern of Enrolment to a Social Health Insurance Scheme and Distribution of Healthcare Facilities in Ibadan, Southwest, Nigeria.

Adewole DA, Reid S, Oni T

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. Mar 2021

(DOI : 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0331)

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Adolescent Levers for a Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Across Socioecological Levels in Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, and Jamaica: Mixed Methods Study Protocol.

Odunitan-Wayas FA, Wadende P, Mogo ERI, Brugulat-Panés A, Micklesfield LK, Govia I, Mapa-Tassou C, Mukoma G, Smith JA, Motlhalhedi M, Wasnyo Y, Were V, Assah F, Okop KJ, Norris SA, Obonyo C, Mbanya JC, Tulloch-Reid MK, King AC, Lambert EV, Oni T

JMIR research protocols. Dec 2020

(DOI : 10.2196/26739)

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Evaluation of Host Serum Protein Biomarkers of Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa.

Morris TC, Hoggart CJ, Chegou NN, Kidd M, Oni T, Goliath R, Wilkinson KA, Dockrell HM, Sichali L, Banda L, Crampin AC, French N, Walzl G, Levin M, Wilkinson RJ, Hamilton MS

Frontiers in immunology. Dec 2020

(DOI : 10.3389/fimmu.2021.639174)

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Geospatial distribution and bypassing health facilities among National Health Insurance Scheme enrollees: implications for universal health coverage in Nigeria.

Adewole DA, Reid S, Oni T, Adebowale AS

International health. Dec 2020

(DOI : 10.1093/inthealth/ihab039)

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Mapping food and physical activity environments in low- and middle-income countries: A systematised review.

Muzenda T, Dambisya PM, Kamkuemah M, Gausi B, Battersby J, Oni T

Health & place. Sep 2020

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102809)

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Implications of COVID-19 control measures for diet and physical activity, and lessons for addressing other pandemics facing rapidly urbanising countries.

Oni T, Micklesfield LK, Wadende P, Obonyo CO, Woodcock J, Mogo ERI, Odunitan-Wayas FA, Assah F, Tatah L, Foley L, Mapa-Tassou C, Bhagtani D, Weimann A, Mba C, Unwin N, Brugulat-Panés A, Hofman KJ, Smith J, Tulloch-Reid M, Erzse A, Shung-King M, Lambert EV, Wareham NJ

Global health action. Sep 2020

(DOI : 10.1080/16549716.2020.1810415)

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Organisational culture and the integrated chronic diseases management model implementation fidelity in South Africa: a cross-sectional study.

Lebina L, Kawonga M, Alaba O, Khamisa N, Otwombe K, Oni T

BMJ Open. Aug 2020

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036683)

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The cost and cost implications of implementing the integrated chronic disease management model in South Africa.

Lebina L, Kawonga M, Oni T, Kim HY, Alaba OA

PLoS ONE. Mar 2020

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0235429)

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A mixed methods approach to exploring the moderating factors of implementation fidelity of the integrated chronic disease management model in South Africa.

Lebina L, Oni T, Alaba OA, Kawonga M

BMC health services research. Feb 2020

(DOI : 10.1186/s12913-020-05455-4)

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The global diet and activity research (GDAR) network: a global public health partnership to address upstream NCD risk factors in urban low and middle-income contexts.

Oni T, Assah F, Erzse A, Foley L, Govia I, Hofman KJ, Lambert EV, Micklesfield LK, Shung-King M, Smith J, Turner-Moss E, Unwin N, Wadende P, Woodcock J, Mbanya JC, Norris SA, Obonyo CO, Tulloch-Reid M, Wareham NJ, GDAR network GDAR network

Globalization and health. Dec 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12992-020-00630-y)

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Missed opportunities for NCD multimorbidity prevention in adolescents and youth living with HIV in urban South Africa.

Kamkuemah M, Gausi B, Oni T

BMC Public Health. Nov 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-020-08921-0)

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Tuberculosis, HIV and the association with transient hyperglycaemia in peri-urban South Africa.

Kubjane M, Berkowitz N, Goliath R, Levitt NS, Wilkinson RJ, Oni T

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. May 2019

(DOI : 10.1093/cid/ciz928)

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