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Adolescent dating and relationship violence (DRV) is widespread and associated with increased risk of subsequent poor mental health outcomes and partner violence in adulthood. Shifting social norms could be important for reducing DRV. We aimed to map and evaluate measures of social norms concerning DRV and gender reported in DRV research. ⋯ US Agency for International Development (agreement number AID-OAA-A-15-00042).
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News media is powerful at framing health, shaping public perceptions and demand for policy. The effects of news media include perpetuating obesity discrimination, which threatens public health. Two-thirds of pregnant women report experiencing bodyweight-related stigma. The aim of this review was to explore the portrayal of maternal obesity in UK newspaper outlets. ⋯ None.
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People experiencing homelessness have poor health. Physical activity is known to improve health outcomes. No published systematic review of physical activity interventions in this population exists. We aimed to systematically synthesise evidence for physical activity interventions in people experiencing homelessness. ⋯ National Institute for Health Research School for Public Health Research.
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We estimated the effect of social media use on adolescents aged 14 years and risk of cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual use when aged 17 years. Data was from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, which followed up approximately 19 000 children born between 2000 and 2002. ⋯ Medical Research Council, Chief Scientist Office, Wellcome Trust.
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Maternal socioeconomic disadvantage and ethnic minority status are linked to increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes. Neighbourhoods are structural and contextual conditions in which babies are born, but associations between area deprivation and neonatal outcomes in ethnically diverse areas are seldom examined. We examined spatial variations in neonatal outcomes using area deprivation at small-area levels in an ethnically diverse maternal cohort in the east of England. ⋯ Wellbeing of Women, in partnership with the Burdett Trust for Nursing (grant reference RG2245).