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Kathryn M Olszowy

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Scott M, Olszowy K, Dancause K, Roome A, Chan C, Taylor H, et al.
Front Sociol . 2023 May; 8:983972. PMID: 37152207
Rapid research is essential to assess impacts in communities affected by disasters, particularly those communities made "hard-to-reach" due to their active marginalization across history and in contemporary practices. In this...
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Nzayisenga E, Chan C, Roome A, Therrien A, Sinclair I, Taleo G, et al.
Front Public Health . 2022 Nov; 10:1017286. PMID: 36438230
Background: Displacement due to natural disaster exposure is a major source of distress, and disproportionately affects people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Public mental health resources following natural disasters...
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Olszowy K, Roome A, Standard E, Tarivonda L, Taleo G, Dancause K
Asia Pac J Public Health . 2022 Jul; 34(6-7):634-642. PMID: 35815547
Obesity prevalence has increased in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) over the past several decades, with generally greater occurrence among adult females compared with males. Gendered variation in health behaviors,...
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Therrien A, Buffa G, Roome A, Standard E, Pomer A, Obed J, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2020 Oct; 17(19). PMID: 33050108
Prenatal stress affects body composition in childhood and later in life. However, few studies assess body composition in infancy. Furthermore, most are in high-income countries and do not consider interactive...
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Therrien A, Buffa G, Roome A, Standard E, Pomer A, Obed J, et al.
Am J Hum Biol . 2020 Sep; 33(3):e23500. PMID: 32918311
Objectives: To analyze relationships between mental health and diet during pregnancy with birth outcomes in Vanuatu, a lower-middle income country. Methods: We assessed negative emotional symptoms of depression, anxiety, and...
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Van Horn A, Weitz C, Olszowy K, Dancause K, Sun C, Pomer A, et al.
Public Health Nutr . 2019 Mar; 22(9):1533-1544. PMID: 30846019
Objective: The present study evaluates the use of multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), a type of exploratory factor analysis designed to reduce the dimensionality of large categorical data sets, in identifying...
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Zahlawi T, Roome A, Chan C, Campbell J, Tosiro B, Malanga M, et al.
Int Health . 2019 Feb; 11(6):472-479. PMID: 30805602
Background: Past studies show relationships between disaster-related displacement and adverse psychosocial health outcomes. The development of psychosocial interventions following displacement is thus increasingly prioritized. However, data from low- and middle-income...
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Olszowy K, Little M, Lee G, Pomer A, Dancause K, Sun C, et al.
Am J Phys Anthropol . 2018 Sep; 167(4):760-776. PMID: 30259970
Objectives: To determine whether (1) maximal handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with inter-island level of economic development in Vanuatu, (2) how associations between island of residence and HGS are mediated...
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Weitz C, Olszowy K, Dancause K, Sun C, Pomer A, Silverman H, et al.
Asia Pac J Public Health . 2017 Apr; 29(3):180-188. PMID: 28434250
In addition to the widespread availability of packaged cigarettes, the inhabitants of island nations of the Southwest Pacific frequently smoke commercially available loose tobacco using manufactured rolling papers, as well...