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    Paid staff or volunteers – does it make a difference? The impact of staffing on child outcomes for children attending community based programmes in South Africa and Malawi 

    Tomlinson, Mark; Sherr, Lorraine; Macedo, Ana; Hunt, Xanthe; Skeen, Sarah (Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)
    Background: Globally, and in low and middle income countries (LMIC) specifically, there is a critical shortage of workers. The use of volunteers to support such care delivery systems has been examined, there is scant ...
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    How might global health master deadly sins and strive for greater virtues? 

    Panter-Brick, Catherine; Eggerman, Mark; Tomlinson, Mark (Co-Action Publishing, 2014-03-28)
    In the spirit of critical reflection, we examine how the field of global health might surmount current challenges and prioritize its ethical mandate, namely to achieve, for all people, equity in health. We use the parlance ...
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    “Toxic poverty” – improving maternal, infant and child health 

    Tomlinson, Mark (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-11)
    Professor Mark Tomlinson is based in the Department of Psychology at Stellenbosch University and received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. He is a Visiting Professor in the ...
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    Thinking about the environment and theorising change : how could life history strategy theory inform mHealth interventions in low- and middleincome countries 

    Morgan, Barak; Hunt, Xanthe; Tomlinson, Mark (Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)
    Background: There is a growing body of literature outlining the promise of mobile information and communication technologies to improve healthcare in resource-constrained contexts. Methods: We reviewed the literature ...
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    Boring family routines reduce non-communicable diseases : a commentary and call for action 

    Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Tomlinson, Mark; Davis, Emily (BioMed Central, 2015-07)
    As global donors shift their efforts from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCD), it is critical to capitalize on our prior mistakes and successes. Policy makers and public health administrators are often ...
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    Community health workers can improve child growth of antenatally-depressed, South African mothers : a cluster randomized controlled trial 

    Tomlinson, Mark; Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Harwood, Jessica; Le Roux, Ingrid M.; O’Connor, Mary; Worthman, Carol (BioMed Central, 2015-09-23)
    Background: Maternal antenatal depression has long-term consequences for children’s health. We examined if home visits by community health workers (CHW) can improve growth outcomes for children of mothers who are antenatally ...
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    Value of a mobile information system to improve quality of care by community health workers 

    Tomlinson, Mark; Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Doherty, Tanya; Swendeman, Dallas; Tsai, Alexander C.; Ijumba, Petrida; Le Roux, Ingrid; Jackson, Debra; Stewart, Jackie; Friedman, Andi; Colvin, Mark; Chopra, Mickey (AOSIS Publishing, 2013)
    Background: We will be unable to achieve sustained impact on health outcomes with community health worker (CHW)-based interventions unless we bridge the gap between small scale efficacy studies and large scale interventions. ...
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    Post-trauma coping in the context of significant adversity : a qualitative study of young people living in an urban township in South Africa 

    Hiller, Rachel M.; Halligan, Sarah L.; Tomlinson, Mark; Stewart, Jackie; Skeen, Sarah; Christie, Hope (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-10)
    Objective Compared with knowledge of the post-trauma needs of young people living in developed countries, little is known about the needs of those in low-middle-income countries. Such information is crucial, particularly ...
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    The Benefits of Early Book Sharing (BEBS) for child cognitive and socio-emotional development in South Africa: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial 

    Dowdall, Nicholas; Cooper, Peter J.; Tomlinson, Mark; Skeen, Sarah; Gardner, Frances; Murray, Lynne (BioMed Central, 2017-03-09)
    Background: Children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at risk for problems in their cognitive, social and behavioural development. Factors such as a lack of cognitive stimulation, harsh parenting practices, ...
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    Global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention : a modified Delphi study 

    Mikton, Christopher R.; Tanaka, Masako; Tomlinson, Mark; Streiner, David L.; Tonmyr, Lil; Lee, Bandy X.; Fisher, Jane; Hegadoren, Kathy; Pim, Joam Evans; Wangi, Shr-Jie Sharlenna; MacMillan, Harriet L. (World Health Organization -- WHO, 2017-1)
    Objective To establish global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention using a systematic approach. Methods Research priorities were identified in a three-round process involving two surveys. In round 1, ...
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