Browsing School of Health Sciences by Author "Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse"
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Food marketing in Irish schools
Kelly, Colette; Clerkin, Pauline; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Emerald, 2010)Purpose - Schools are thought to represent a growing marketing opportunity for food advertisers in many countries. Marketing of unhealthy food to children is linked to the increased prevalence of obesity worldwide. This ... -
Food poverty and health among schoolchildren: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study.
Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette; Friel, Sharon; Kelleher, Cecily C. (Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2007)Objectives - To investigate the relationships between food poverty and food consumption, health and life satisfaction among schoolchildren. Design - Analysis of the 2002 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) ... -
Foreign-born children in Europe : an overview of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2009) -
Friendships and perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban children and adolescents in Ireland.
McGrath, Brian; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Institute of Public Administration, 2007)Some features of contemporary Irish life, such as the fast pace of (sub)urbanisation and the proliferation of scattered housing in the countryside (e.g. Corcoran, 2005; Peillon, 2005; Crowley, 2006) suggest that the ... -
From science to policy: experience of the Breastfeeding in Ireland Strategic Action Plan
Kelly, Colette; Batt, Vivienne; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Cambridge University Press, 2007)Healthcare decisions and policy-related issues are increasingly being made on research-based evidence. However, translating evidence into practice and policy can prove difficult and time consuming, not least because ... -
HBSC 2006 full variable report: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study 2006: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people's lives
Kelly, Colette; Walker, Lorraine; Brennan, Graham; Molcho, Molcho; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Department of Health and Children, 2008-12)The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (Ireland) study is conducted by the HBSC Ireland research team at the Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (www.nuigalway.ie/hbsc). ... -
HBSC 2010 full variable report: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland study 2010: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people's lives
Walker, Lorraine; Gavin, Aoife; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Awobiyi, Damilola; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2012-12)[No abstract available] -
HBSC Ireland 2018: Health and well-being of young people in Donegal
Költő, András; Ravikumar, Divya; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-06-30)This short report presents indicators of health and well-being in young people from Donegal, compared to the same findings from other counties of Republic of Ireland (ROI). The indicators included in this analysis are the ... -
HBSC Ireland: Child Wellbeing in South County Dublin
Brennan, Graham; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008-12)This short report presents a brief analysis of the national well-being indicators for children in the South Dublin County Council area. These analyses were matched with randomly selected children of the same age-groups ... -
HBSC Ireland: Physical Activity Patterns by Age and Gender
Brennan, Graham; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008-11)This short report presents a brief analysis of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) among Irish schoolchildren by age, gender, urban or rural location and health board region. -
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland 2006 Middle Childhood Study: Socio-demographic patterns in the health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people¿s health.
Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2009) -
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Ireland 2010: Middle Childhood Study: Socio-demographic patterns in health behaviours, risk behaviours, health outcomes and social contexts of young people's lives
Walker, Lorraine; Gavin, Aoife; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Awobiyi, Damilola; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2012-02)[No abstract available] -
Health Behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC): A World Health Organisation collaborative cross-national study.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (National Institute of Health Sciences, 2006-02)The study aims to gain new insight into, and increase our understanding of young peoples' health and well-being, health behaviours and their social context. The survey considers the positive aspects of health, as well as ... -
How well protected are sexually active 15 year olds? Cross national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002 - 2006.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Springer, 2009)Objectives - To present comparative data on sexual initiation, and condom use and contraceptive pill use at last intercourse among adolescents in Europe, Israel and Canada. Methods - Data were collected by self-report ... -
Indicators of health promoting schools in Ireland: towards the participative inclusion of students.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Sixsmith, Jane (2008-06)There is a political and practical need to develop appropriate indicators for health promoting schools. As key stakeholders in education, students have the right to be fully engaged in this process. This research proposed ... -
Influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health and quality of life in rural communities: findings from the Agriproject in the Republic of Ireland
Tay, Joseph; Kelleher, Cecily; Hope, Ann; Barry, Margaret M.; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Sixsmith, Jane (BMJ Group, 2004-01-26)Objective: To examine the influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health, quality of life, and perceived opportunities for change (as one measure of empowerment) in rural Irish communities. Design: ... -
Influence on self-rated health of socio-demographic, lifestyle and affluence factors
Kelleher, Cecily C.; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Irish Medical Association, 2007-09)In this analysis we employed the International Health Behaviour Among School Aged Children (HBSC) 1998 data, comprising 8326 Irish children and 115,327 children in the International dataset, to examine influences on self ... -
Interpersonal relationships as predictors of positive health among Irish youth: The more the merrier.
Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelleher, Cecily C. (Irish Medical Organisation, 2007)ciations with supportive relationships with friends and family members, we conducted an analysis of data from the 2002 Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study (HBSC); a cross-sectional survey of 8,424 Irish ... -
Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland
Daniels, Natasha; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Sixsmith, Jane; Byrne, Molly; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Emerald, 2014-09-30)Abstract Purpose Active travel to school, by walking or cycling, can positively influence children's health and increase physical activity. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the context and promoters and barriers ... -
The Irish health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study 2014
Gavin, Aoife; Keane, Eimear; Callaghan, Mary; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Department of Health, 2015)This report presents data from HBSC Ireland 2014, the Irish Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children survey. The 2014 HBSC survey is the fifth time that data of this kind have been collected from young people across the ...