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Item A qualitative study reporting maternal perceptions of the importance of play for healthy growth and development in the first two years of lifeAlessandra Prioreschi; Stephanie Wrottesley; Wiedaad Slemming; Emmanuel Cohen; Shane NorrisItem Adiposity phenotypes and subclinical atherosclerosis in adults from subSaharan Africa a H3AfricaAWIGen studyE Nonterah; M Bots; A Oduro; G Agongo; Cassandra Soo; Lisa Micklesfield; Alisha Wade; Shane Norris; Stephen Tollman; Michele Ramsay; Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch; Nigel CrowtherItem Alleviating the public health burden of hypertension debating precision prevention as a possible solution(CO-ACTION PUBLISHING) Madeleine J Samakosky; Shane NorrisItem Anthropometric prediction models of body composition in 3 to 24month old infants a multicenter international study(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP) Vithanage Pujitha Wickramasinghe; Shabina Ariff; Shane Norris; Ina S Santos; Rebecca Kuriyan; Howard Nyati; et al et alItem Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth a multicountry metaanalysis(CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE) Nagendra K Monangi; Huan Xu; Yue-Mei Fan; Rasheeda Khanam; Shane Norris; et al et alItem Associations between nutrition knowledge and obesityrelated attitudes and physical activity among young adults from Kenya South Africa and United KingdomSiphiwe Dlamini; Asanda Mtintsilana; Witness Mapanga; Ashleigh Craig; Shane NorrisItem Item Item Comparing a range of potassiumenriched low sodium salt substitutes to common salt Results of taste and visual tests in South African adultsSimone Crouch; Lisa Ware; Shane Norris; Aletta SchutteItem 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 Determining the perceived acceptability of an intervention designed to improve health literacy around developmentally appropriate play during infancy with a community advisory group of mothers in Soweto South AfricaFiona Bennin; Helene Theunissen; Shane Norris; Alessandra PrioreschiItem Effects of earlylife poverty on health and human capital in children and adolescents Analyses of national surveys and birth cohort studies in LMICsCesar Victora; Fernando Hartwig; Luis Vidaletti; Reynaldo Martorell; LINDA RICHTER; Shane Norris; Alan Stein; et al. et al.Item Exclusive breastfeeding policy practice and influences in South Africa 1980 to 2018 A mixedmethods systematic reviewSara Nieuwoudt; Bwangandu Ngandu; Lenore Manderson; Shane NorrisItem 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 Feasibility Testing of a Health Literacy Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults in South Africa The LifeLab Soweto Programme(WILEY-BLACKWELL) Lisa Ware; Delisile Kubheka; T Mdladlamba; Khuthala Mabetha; M Hanson; K. M Godfrey; K Woods‐Townsend; Shane NorrisItem Final 192Week Efficacy and Safety Results of the ADVANCED Trial Comparing 3 Firstline Antiretroviral RegimensSimiso Sokhela; Willem Venter; B Bosch; J Woods; Godspower Akpomiemie; Nomathemba Chandiwana; Angela Tembo; Lucas Hermans; Shane Norris; Lee Fairlie; E et alItem Fine 192week efficacy and safety results of the ADVANCE trial comparing 3 firstline Antiretroviral RegimesSimiso Sokhela; Willem Venter; B Bosch; J Woods; K McCann; Godspower Akpomiemie; Nomathemba Chandiwana; Nonkululeko Mashabane; Angela Tembo; Samanta Lalla-Edward; Lucas Hermans; Lee Fairlie; A Vos; Shane Norris; N Arupallan; et al et al