Publications
2024
Articles
Dixon, J. et al. (2024) Interdisciplinary perspectives on multimorbidity in Africa: developing an expanded conceptual model. PLoS Global Public Health, 4(7), e0003434. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003434) (PMID:39078807) (PMCID:PMC11288440)
Ireland, R., Bunn, C. , Chambers, S. and Reith, G. (2024) Exploring fields of power in the English Premier League. A qualitative study into unhealthy sponsorships. Sport in Society, 27(9), pp. 1419-1436. (doi: 10.1080/17430437.2023.2300434)
Macgregor, C., Blane, D. N. , Tulle, E., Campbell, C. L., Barber, R. J., Hill O'Connor, C. and Seenan, C. (2024) An ecosystem of accepting life with chronic pain: a meta-ethnography. British Journal of Pain, 18(4), pp. 365-381. (doi: 10.1177/20494637241250271)
Redgrave, R. E., Singh, E., Tual-Chalot, S., Park, C., Hall, D., Bennaceur, K., Smyth, D. J. , Maizels, R. M. , Spyridopoulos, I. and Arthur, H. M. (2024) Exogenous transforming growth factor-β1 and its helminth-derived mimic attenuate the heart's inflammatory response to ischemic injury and reduce mature scar size. American Journal of Pathology, 194(4), pp. 562-573. (doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.09.014) (PMID:37832870)
2023
Articles
Banda, G. T. et al. (2023) Multimorbidity research in Sub-Saharan Africa: proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop. Wellcome Open Research, 8, 110. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18850.1)
Banda, J., Bunn, C. , Crampin, A. C. , Gill, J. M.R. and Gray, C. M. (2023) Qualitative study of practices and attitudes towards physical activity among prediabetic men and women in urban and rural Malawi. BMJ Open, 13(1), e058261. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058261) (PMID:36653056) (PMCID:PMC9853122)
Binyaruka, P., Mtenga, S. M., Mashasi, I., Karugu, C. H., Mohamed, S. F., Asiki, G., Mair, F. S. and Gray, C. M. (2023) Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania: A mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 13(12), e073668. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073668)
Glozah, F., Bunn, C. , Sichali, J. M., Yendork, J. S., Mtema, O., Udedi, M., Reith, G. and McGee, D. (2023) Young people and gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: towards a critical research agenda. Journal of the British Academy, 11(s3), pp. 153-172. (doi: 10.5871/jba/011s3.153)
Ireland, R. (2023) Red Bull’s F1 dominance showcases the extreme power of sports marketing. Conversation, 7 Jul.
Maddison, R. et al. (2023) Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT NZ): a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20, 37. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01395-w) (PMID:36978139) (PMCID:PMC10043512)
Meme, H. et al. (2023) Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 10(1), e001895. (doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001895) (PMID:37735103) (PMCID:PMC10514609)
Mmbaga, B. T. et al. (2023) Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders with arthritis screening in Tanzania: new insights into the growing clinical, economic and societal burden of non-communicable disease. Tanzania Public Health Bulletin, 10(1), pp. 8-14.
Mujumbusi, L., Nalwadda, E., Ssali, A., Pickering, L. , Seeley, J., Meginnis, K. and Lamberton, P. H.L. (2023) Understanding perceptions of schistosomiasis and its control among highly endemic lakeshore communities in Mayuge, Uganda. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(1), e0010687. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010687) (PMID:36656869) (PMCID:PMC9888691)
Ndambo, M. K., Pickersgill, M., Bunn, C. , Stewart, R. C., Umar, E., Nyasulu, M., McIntosh, A. M. and Manda-Taylor, L. (2023) Maternal mental health research in Malawi: community and healthcare provider perspectives on acceptability and ethicality. SSM - Mental Health, 3, 100213. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100213)
van Nassau, F. et al. (2023) Factors influencing the implementation of the EuroFIT lifestyle change program in professional football clubs in Europe: a qualitative study in four European countries. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(4), pp. 212-225. (doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibac100) (PMID:36694360) (PMCID:PMC10105865)
Books
Ireland, R. (2023) Sport, Sponsorship and Public Health. Series: Routledge research in physical activity and health. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y.. ISBN 9781032145181
Book Sections
Ireland, R. (2023) Brand engagement in a digital age: marketing gambling to Newcastle United Fans. In: McGee, D. and Bunn, C. (eds.) Gambling and Sports in a Global Age. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport, 18. Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 25-39. ISBN 9781801173056 (doi: 10.1108/S1476-285420230000018003)
Edited Books
McGee, D. and Bunn, C. (Eds.) (2023) Gambling and Sports in a Global Age. Series: Research in the sociology of sport: Volume 18. Emerald. ISBN 9781801173056
Research Reports or Papers
Kilonzo, K. G. et al. (2023) Estimating the prevalence, quality of life, economic and societal impact of arthritis in Tanzania: protocol for a mixed methods study [Protocol]. Other. protocols.io. (doi: 10.17504/protocols.io.8epv5j8r4l1b/v1).
Conference or Workshop Item
Chikumbu, E. and Bunn, C. (2023) Experiences of Multimorbidity in Urban and Rural Malawi: The Burden of Lack of Treatment. Centre for Global Chronic Conditions Seminar Series: Epidemiology and Experiences of Multimorbidity in Malawi: Perspectives from MEIRU researchers, London, UK, 21 Sep 2023.
2022
Articles
Bissett, M. et al. (2022) "I see salt everywhere": a qualitative examination of the utility of arts-based participatory workshops to study noncommunicable diseases in Tanzania and Malawi. PLoS Global Public Health, 2(12), e0000927. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000927) (PMID:36962765) (PMCID:PMC10022006)
Bitanihirwe, B. K.Y., Adebisi, T., Bunn, C. , Ssewenyana, D., Darby, P. and Kitchin, P. (2022) Gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: traditional forms and emerging technologies. Current Addiction Reports, 9(4), pp. 373-384. (doi: 10.1007/s40429-022-00449-0) (PMID:36312763) (PMCID:PMC9595076)
Duamor, C. T., Lankester, F. F., Mpolya, E. A., Ferguson, E. A. , Johnson, P. C. , Wyke, S. , Cleaveland, S. , Hampson, K. and Kreppel, K. A. (2022) Participation in mass dog vaccination campaigns in Tanzania: Benefits of community and public engagement. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 971967. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.971967) (PMID:36311637) (PMCID:PMC9616113)
Duamor, C. T., Hampson, K. , Lankester, F., Lugelo, A., Mpolya, E., Kreppel, K., Cleaveland, S. and Wyke, S. (2022) Development, feasibility and potential effectiveness of community-based continuous mass dog vaccination delivery strategies: Lessons for optimization and replication. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(9), e0010318. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010318) (PMID:36067231) (PMCID:PMC9481168)
Gokani, N., Garde, A., Philpott, M., Ireland, R., Owens, R. and Boyland, E. (2022) UK Nutrition Research Partnership ‘Hot Topic’ workshop report: a ‘game changer’ for dietary health – addressing the implications of sport sponsorship by food businesses through an innovative interdisciplinary collaboration. Nutrition Bulletin, 47(1), pp. 115-122. (doi: 10.1111/nbu.12535)
Gray, C. M. , MacLean, A., Maycock, M., Hunt, K. , Mailer, C. and Mason, K. (2022) Fit for LIFE: the development and optimization of an intervention delivered through prison gymnasia to support incarcerated men in making positive lifestyle changes. BMC Public Health, 22, 783. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13004-3) (PMID:35436873) (PMCID:PMC9017016)
Inghels, M. et al. (2022) Can a conditional financial incentive (CFI) reduce socio-demographic inequalities in home-based HIV testing uptake? A secondary analysis of the HITS clinical trial intervention in rural South Africa. Social Science and Medicine, 311, 115305. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115305) (PMID:36084520)
Ireland, R. (2022) Alcohol related harms and elite men’s football. British Medical Journal, 379, o2906. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.o2906) (PMID:36543356)
Ireland, R., Bunn, C. , Chambers, S. , Reith, G. and Viggars, M. (2022) How unhealthy commodity industries find a global audience in the English Premier League: three case studies of brand engagement. Soccer and Society, 23(4-5), pp. 334-348. (doi: 10.1080/14660970.2022.2059861)
Kwasnicka, D. et al. (2022) The Aussie-FIT process evaluation: feasibility and acceptability of a weight loss intervention for men, delivered in Australian Football League settings. Psychology and Health, 37(4), pp. 470-489. (doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1890730) (PMID:33719789)
Macaulay, L. et al. (2022) Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of text messages with or without endowment incentives for weight management in men with obesity (Game of Stones): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 23, 582. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06504-5) (PMID:35869503) (PMCID:PMC9306253)
Mungall-Baldwin, C. (2022) Women's participation in the prevention and control of dengue using environmental methods in the global south: a qualitative meta-synthesis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21, 140. (doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01726-0) (PMID:36151547) (PMCID:PMC9508726)
Nishio, M., Green, M. and Kondo, N. (2022) Roles of participation in social activities in the association between adverse childhood experiences and health among older Japanese adults. SSM - Population Health, 17, 101000. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.101000) (PMID:34988281) (PMCID:PMC8703060)
Perry, M. , Sharp, J. , Aanyu, K., Robinson, J. , Duclos, V. and Ferdous, R. (2022) Research partnerships across international contexts: a practice of unity or plurality? Development in Practice, 32(5), pp. 635-646. (doi: 10.1080/09614524.2022.2056579)
Shimonovich, M. , Pearce, A. , Thomson, H. , McCartney, G. and Katikireddi, S. V. (2022) Assessing the causal relationship between income inequality and mortality and self-rated health: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 11, 20. (doi: 10.1186/s13643-022-01892-w) (PMID:35115055) (PMCID:PMC8815171)
Virhia, J. (2022) Contextualising health seeking behaviours for febrile illness: lived experiences of farmers in northern Tanzania. Health and Place, 73, 102710. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102710) (PMID:34801785)
2021
Articles
Abraham, E., Gray, C. , Fagbamigbe, A., Tediosi, F., Otesinky, B., Haafkens, J., Mhalu, G. and Mtenga, S. (2021) Barriers and facilitators to health insurance enrolment among people working in the informal sector in Morogoro, Tanzania [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]. AAS Open Research, 4, 45. (doi: 10.12688/aasopenres.13289.1)
Al Ozairi, E. et al. (2021) Skeletal muscle and metabolic health – how do we increase muscle mass and function in people with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 106(2), pp. 309-317. (doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa835) (PMID:33336682)
Andersen, E. et al. (2021) Contributions of changes in physical activity, sedentary time, diet and body weight to changes in cardiometabolic risk. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18, 166. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01237-1)
Bynner, C. and Terje, A. (2021) Knowledge mobilisation in public service reform – integrating empirical, technical and practical wisdom. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 17(1), pp. 75-91. (doi: 10.1332/174426419X15757178659704)
Chng, N. R. , Hawkins, K., Fitzpatrick, B., O'Donnell, C. , Mackenzie, M. , Wyke, S. and Mercer, S. (2021) Implementing social prescribing in primary care in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation: process evaluation of the ‘Deep End’ community links worker programme. British Journal of General Practice, 71(713), e912-e920. (doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2020.1153) (PMID:34019479) (PMCID:PMC8463130)
Clark, H.-L. (2021) The Islamic origins of the French colonial welfare state: hospital finance in Algeria. European Review of History: Revue europeenne d'histoire, 28(5-6), pp. 689-717. (doi: 10.1080/13507486.2021.1990867)
Gormley, C. and Watson, N. (2021) Inaccessible justice: exploring the barriers to justice and fairness for disabled people accused of a crime. Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 60(4), pp. 493-510. (doi: 10.1111/hojo.12433)
Hughes, S., Lewis, S., Willis, K., Rogers, A., Wyke, S. and Smith, L. (2021) Participants’ experiences of and perceived value regarding different support types for long-term condition self-management programmes. Chronic Illness, 17(3), pp. 242-256. (doi: 10.1177/1742395319869437) (PMID:31426657)
Ireland, R. and Bunn, C. (2021) Euro 2020: football’s promotion of unhealthy consumption must end. Conversation, 14 June.
Ireland, R., Muc, M., Bunn, C. and Boyland, E. (2021) Marketing of unhealthy brands during the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup UK broadcasts – a frequency analysis. Journal of Strategic Marketing, (doi: 10.1080/0965254X.2021.1967427) (Early Online Publication)
Long, E. , Zucca, C. and Sweeting, H. (2021) School climate, peer relationships, and adolescent mental health: a social ecological perspective. Youth and Society, 53(8), pp. 1400-1415. (doi: 10.1177/0044118X20970232)
Manyara, A. M. (2021) Optimal cut-offs of five anthropometric indices and their predictive ability of type 2 diabetes in a nationally representative Kenyan study. AIMS Public Health, 8(3), pp. 507-518. (doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2021041) (PMID:34395701) (PMCID:PMC8334637)
Manyara, A. M. , Mwaniki, E., Gray, C. M. and Gill, J. M.R. (2021) Comparison of risk factors between people with type 2 diabetes and matched controls in Nairobi, Kenya. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26(9), pp. 1075-1087. (doi: 10.1111/tmi.13629) (PMID:34051023)
McCallum, M. , Gray, C. M. , Hanlon, P. , O'Brien, R. and Mercer, S. W. (2021) Exploring the utility of self-determination theory in complex interventions in multimorbidity: a qualitative analysis of patient experiences of the CARE Plus intervention. Chronic Illness, 17(4), pp. 433-450. (doi: 10.1177/1742395319884106) (PMID:31674216)
Palmer, V., Bowness, J. and Tulle, E. (2021) (Re)conceptualising physical activity participation as career. Ageing and Society, 41(4), pp. 936-954. (doi: 10.1017/S0144686X19001430)
Pearson, C. , Watson, N. , Gangneux, J. and Norberg, I. (2021) Transition to where and to what? Exploring the experiences of transitions to adulthood for young disabled people. Journal of Youth Studies, 24(10), pp. 1291-1307. (doi: 10.1080/13676261.2020.1820972)
Porter, T., Pearson, C. and Watson, N. (2021) Evidence, objectivity and welfare reform: a qualitative study of disability benefit assessments. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 17(2), pp. 279-296. (doi: 10.1332/174426421X16146990181049)
Røynesdal, Ø. B. et al. (2021) Exploring the provision and motives behind the adoption of health-promotion programmes in professional football clubs across four European countries. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0259458. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259458) (PMID:34797842) (PMCID:PMC8604315)
Scobbie, L., Brady, M.C., Duncan, E.A.S. and Wyke, S. (2021) Goal attainment, adjustment and disengagement in the first year after stroke: a qualitative study. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31(5), pp. 691-709. (doi: 10.1080/09602011.2020.1724803) (PMID:32412863)
Wardle, H. et al. (2021) The impact of the initial Covid-19 lockdown upon regular sports bettors in Britain: findings from a cross-sectional online study. Addictive Behaviors, 118, 106876. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106876) (PMID:33647707)
West, S. E. et al. (2021) Using a co-created transdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of air pollution in informal settlements. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8(1), 285. (doi: 10.1057/s41599-021-00969-6)
Zortea, T. C. , Gray, C. M. and O'Connor, R. C. (2021) The relationship between adult attachment and suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a systematic review. Archives of Suicide Research, 25(1), pp. 38-73. (doi: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1661893) (PMID:31545148)
Audio
Clark, H.-L. (2021) "Of Jinn Theory and Germ Theory". Inaugural lecture, "Health and Humanities in the Maghrib" lecture series by the American Institute for Maghrib Studies. [Audio]
Website
Bynner, C. and Terje, A. (2021) What types of knowledge do policy makers need to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? [Website]