All Outputs (2)

‘Our bodies are not strong anymore’: a focus group study of health risk perception of ambient air pollution near a petrochemical industry (2023)
Journal Article
Okoye, O., Carnegie, E., & Mora, L. (2023). ‘Our bodies are not strong anymore’: a focus group study of health risk perception of ambient air pollution near a petrochemical industry. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 14(7), Article 2522. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2522

Background. Ambient air pollution has persisted in less-endowed communities, resulting in exposure to unhealthy pollutants. Epidemiological studies on air pollution have been mainly quantitative, with a dearth of information on community health risk... Read More about ‘Our bodies are not strong anymore’: a focus group study of health risk perception of ambient air pollution near a petrochemical industry.

Accounts of women identified as drinking at ‘high risk’ during pregnancy: A meta-ethnography of missing voices (2023)
Journal Article
Taylor, A., Whittaker, A., Chandler, A., & Carnegie, E. (2023). Accounts of women identified as drinking at ‘high risk’ during pregnancy: A meta-ethnography of missing voices. International Journal of Drug Policy, 117, Article 104061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104061

Background Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is associated with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and women who drink at higher levels are more likely to have a baby with FASD. Public health responses focus on population-level approaches to... Read More about Accounts of women identified as drinking at ‘high risk’ during pregnancy: A meta-ethnography of missing voices.