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Item Contextualising individual household and community level factors associated with sugarsweetened beverage intake and screen time in Soweto South AfricaAlessandra Prioreschi; Lisa Ware; Catherine Draper; S Lye; Shane NorrisItem Costeffectiveness of a complex continuum of care intervention targeting women and children protocol for an economic evaluation of the Bukhali trial in South Africa(BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP) Tom Palmer; Rolando Leiva Granados; Catherine Draper; Shane Norris; Neha BaturaItem Crosssectional associations between mental health indicators and social vulnerability with physical activity sedentary behaviour and sleep in urban African young womenCatherine Draper; Caylee Cook; Stephanie Redinger; Tamsen Rochat; Alessandra Prioreschi; Dale E. Rae; Lisa Ware; Stephen J. Lye; Shane NorrisItem Enhanced or hindered research benefits A realist review of community engagement and participatory research practices for noncommunicable disease prevention in low and middleincome countriesSonja Klingberg; B Adhikari; Catherine Draper; Edna Bosire; D Nyirenda; P Tiigah; F MukumbangItem Executive function and pre-academic skills in preschoolers from South Africa(2023-08-25) Caylee J. Cook; Steven Howard; Gaia Scerif; Rhian Twine; Kathleen Kahn; Shane Norris; Catherine DraperBackground: While there is now considerable evidence in support of a relationship between executive function (EF) and academic success, these findings almost uniformly derive from Western and high-income countries. Yet, recent findings from low- to middle- income countries have suggested that patterns of EF and academic skills differ in these contexts, but there is little clarity on the extent, direction and nature of their association. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the contribution of EF to pre-academic skills in a sample of preschool children (N = 124; Mage = 50.91 months; 45% female). Setting: Two preschools were recruited from an urban setting in a community with both formal and informal housing, overcrowding, high levels of crime and violence, and poor service delivery. Three preschools were recruited from rural communities with household plots, a slow rate of infrastructure development, reliance on open fires for cooking, limited access to running water and rudimentary sanitation. Methods: Pre-academic skills were assessed using the Herbst Early Childhood Development Criteria test, and EF was assessed using the Early Years Toolbox. Results: Although EF scores appeared high and pre-academic skills were low (in norm comparisons), EF inhibition (ß = 0.23, p = 0.001) and working memory (ß = 0.25, p < 0.001) nevertheless showed strong prediction of pre-academic skills while shifting was not significant. Conclusion: While EF is an important predictor of pre-academic skills even in this low- and middle-income country context, factors in addition to EF may be equally important targets to foster school readiness in these settings. Contribution: The current study represents a first step towards an understanding of the current strengths that can be leveraged, and opportunities for additional development, in the service of preparing all children for the demands of school.Item Executive function and pre-academic skills in preschoolers from South Africa(2023-08-25) Caylee J. Cook; Steven Howard; Gaia Scerif; Rhian Twine; Kathleen Kahn; Shane Norris; Catherine DraperBackground: While there is now considerable evidence in support of a relationship between executive function (EF) and academic success, these findings almost uniformly derive from Western and high-income countries. Yet, recent findings from low- to middle-income countries have suggested that patterns of EF and academic skills differ in these contexts, but there is little clarity on the extent, direction and nature of their association. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the contribution of EF to pre-academic skills in a sample of preschool children (N = 124; Mage = 50.91 months; 45% female). Setting: Two preschools were recruited from an urban setting in a community with both formal and informal housing, overcrowding, high levels of crime and violence, and poor service delivery. Three preschools were recruited from rural communities with household plots, a slow rate of infrastructure development, reliance on open fires for cooking, limited access to running water and rudimentary sanitation. Methods: Pre-academic skills were assessed using the Herbst Early Childhood Development Criteria test, and EF was assessed using the Early Years Toolbox. Results: Although EF scores appeared high and pre-academic skills were low (in norm comparisons), EF inhibition (ß = 0.23, p = 0.001) and working memory (ß = 0.25, p < 0.001) nevertheless showed strong prediction of pre-academic skills while shifting was not significant. Conclusion: While EF is an important predictor of pre-academic skills even in this low- and middle-income country context, factors in addition to EF may be equally important targets to foster school readiness in these settings. Contribution: The current study represents a first step towards an understanding of the current strengths that can be leveraged, and opportunities for additional development, in the service of preparing all children for the demands of schoolItem Executive functioning skills and their environmental predictors among preschool aged children in South Africa and The Gambia(WILEY-BLACKWELL) B Milosavljevic; Caylee Cook; T Fadera; G Ghillia; S Howard; Hleliwe Makaula; E et al; Mbulelo Mshudulu; Nosibusiso Tshetu; Catherine DraperItem Integration of nutrition support using the FIGO nutrition checklist in the Bukhali trial: a dietitian's perspectiveMphothokgo Mogashoa; Shane Norris; Khuthala Mabetha; Larske Soepnel; Catherine DraperItem Mobile Technology Use in Clinical Research Examining Challenges and Implications for Health Promotion in South Africa Mixed Methods StudyKhuthala Mabetha; Larske Soepnel; Gugulethu Mabena; Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi; Howard Nyati; Shane Norris; Catherine DraperItem The next 1000 days building on early investments for the health and development of young childrenCatherine Draper; Aisha K Yousafzai; Dana C McCoy; Jorge Cuartas; Jelena Obradović; Sonja Klingberg; Stephanie Wrottesley; E et alItem Parent perspectives on preschoolers movement and dietary behaviours a qualitative study in Soweto South AfricaSonja Klingberg; Esther van Sluijs; Catherine DraperItem Prevalence and Correlates of Adherence to the Global Total Physical Activity Guideline Based on Step Counting Among 3 to 4YearOlds Evidence From SUNRISE Pilot Studies From 17 CountriesT.W Mwase-Vuma; X JANSSEN; K CHONG; A Okely; Catherine Draper; E et alItem Principles for Adapting Assessments of Executive Function across Cultural ContextsMatthew C H Jukes; Ishita Ahmed; Sara Baker; Catherine Draper; Steven J Howard; et al et alItem A qualitative analysis of community health worker perspectives on the implementation of the preconception and pregnancy phases of the Bukhali randomised controlled trialLarske Soepnel; Shane Norris; Khuthala Mabetha; Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi; Nokuthula Nkosi; S Lye; Catherine DraperItem A qualitative exploration of the reasons and influencing factors for pregnancy termination among young women in Soweto South Africa a Socioecological perspective(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD) Khuthala Mabetha; Larske Soepnel; D SSewanyana; Catherine Draper; S Lye; Shane NorrisItem Risk and Protective Factors for Executive Function in Vulnerable South African PreschoolAge ChildrenCaylee Cook; S J Howard; Hleliwe Makaula; R Merkley; Mbulelo Mshudulu; Nosibusiso Tshetu; G Scerif; Catherine DraperItem The role of a community health workerdelivered preconception and pregnancy intervention in achieving a more positive pregnancy experience the Bukhali trial in Soweto South Africa(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD) Larske Soepnel; Khuthala Mabetha; Shane Norris; Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi; Nokuthula Nkosi; Sonja Klingberg; Stephen Lye; Catherine DraperItem Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural high and lowincome preschool childrenD Rae; S Tomaz; RA Jones; T Hinkley; Rhian Twine; Kathleen Kahn; Shane Norris; Catherine DraperItem You go an extra mile a qualitative study of community health worker perspectives in a health promotion intervention in urban South Africa(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD) Catherine Draper; Larske Soepnel; Khuthala Mabetha; Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi; Nokuthula Nkosi; S. J Lye; Shane NorrisItem Youthcentred participatory action approach towards cocreated implementation of socially and physically activating environmental interventions in Africa and Europe the YoPA project study protocol(BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP) Mai J M Chinapaw; Leonie H Klaufus; Adewale L Oyeyemi; Catherine Draper; António L Palmeira; et al et al