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Vicki Ponce Hardy

Other name: Victoria Ponce Hardy
Public Health Scotland
Verified email at phs.scot
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[HTML][HTML] National, regional, and worldwide estimates of low birthweight in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis

…, D Estevez, L Cegolon, S Shiekh, VP Hardy… - The Lancet global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Low birthweight (LBW) of less than 2500 g is an important marker of maternal
and fetal health, predicting mortality, stunting, and adult-onset chronic conditions. Global …

Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards

…, TE Howe, L Allan, D Mains, V Hardy - … of systematic reviews, 2011 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Brief interventions involve a time‐limited intervention focusing on changing
behaviour. They are often motivational in nature using counselling skills to encourage a …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: Rapid antigen detection for SARS-CoV-2 by lateral flow assay: A national systematic evaluation of sensitivity and specificity for mass-testing

…, S Hammond, P Hammond, B Hanney, V Hardy… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Lateral flow device (LFD) viral antigen immunoassays have been developed
around the world as diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection. They have been proposed to …

[HTML][HTML] Randomised comparison of two household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five countries: the Every Newborn-INDEPTH study

…, T Melese, SS Alam, T Nareeba, VP Hardy… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background An estimated 5·1 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur annually. Household
surveys, most notably the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), run in more than 90 …

[HTML][HTML] Birthweight data completeness and quality in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study

GA Biks, H Blencowe, VP Hardy, BM Geremew… - Population health …, 2021 - Springer
Background Low birthweight (< 2500 g) is an important marker of maternal health and is
associated with neonatal mortality, long-term development and chronic diseases. Household …

[HTML][HTML] Training community healthcare workers on the use of information and communication technologies: a randomised controlled trial of traditional versus blended …

…, W Mkandawire, E Ngalande, JTS Wu, V Hardy… - BMC medical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite the increasing uptake of information and communication technologies (ICT)
within healthcare services across developing countries, community healthcare workers (…

Contextual design choices and partnerships for scaling early child development programmes

…, M Kohli-Lynch, K Manji, VP Hardy… - Archives of disease in …, 2019 - adc.bmj.com
Translating the Nurturing Care Framework and unprecedented global policy support for early
child development (ECD) into action requires evidence-informed guidance about how to …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying ovarian cancer in symptomatic women: a systematic review of clinical tools

G Funston, V Hardy, G Abel, EJ Crosbie, J Emery… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Most women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed after they develop
symptoms—identifying symptomatic women earlier has the potential to improve outcomes. Tools, …

Qualitative study of primary care clinicians' views on point-of-care testing for C-reactive protein for acute respiratory tract infections in family medicine

V Hardy, M Thompson, GA Keppel, W Alto, MA Dirac… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore clinicians views of the barriers and facilitators to use of C-reactive
protein (CRP) point-of-care tests (POCT) in US family medicine clinics for the management of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the barriers and facilitators to use of point of care tests in family medicine clinics in the United States

V Hardy, M Thompson, W Alto, GA Keppel… - BMC family …, 2016 - Springer
Background Point-of-care tests (POCTs) are increasingly used in family medicine clinics in
the United States. While the diagnostics industry predicts significant growth in the number …