R. Bhopal, Nigel Unwin, Martin White, Julie Yallop et al.
OBJECTIVE: To compare coronary risk factors and disease prevalence among Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis, and in all South Asians (these three groups together) with Europeans. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey. SETTING: Newcastle upon Tyne. PARTICIPANTS: 259 Indian, 305 Pakistani, 120 Bangladeshi...
SH Wild, Colin Fischbacher, Ashlei Brock, Clare Griffiths et al.
BACKGROUND: Differences in mortality by country of birth in England and Wales in people under 70 years of age have been demonstrated previously. Changes in age distribution of migrants and in migration patterns have occurred subsequently. METHODS: All-cause and circulatory disease mortality for peop...
Lawrence D. Hayes, Martha White, Nigel Unwin, R. Bhopal et al.
BACKGROUND: Differences in level of physical activity between European, Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi populations living in the UK might contribute to differences in the prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk markers that exist in these populations. METHODS: Type and level of phy...
R. Bhopal, Louise Hayes, Martin White, Nigel Unwin et al.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that in Europeans and South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis) alike, worse socio-economic status is associated with a higher prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD), glucose intolerance (impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes)...
Raj Bhopal, Colin Fischbacher, Erkki Vartiainen, Nigel Unwin et al.
BACKGROUND: South Asian populations in the United Kingdom have a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Risk prediction models appear to be inaccurate in South Asians. OBJECTIVE: To explore the predictive capacity of the FINRISK, Framingham (1991) and SCORE risk prediction models in th...
J Bush, Martin White, Joe Kai, Judith Rankin et al.
Abstract Objective: To gain detailed understanding of influences on smoking behaviour in Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities in the United Kingdom to inform the development of effective and culturally acceptable smoking cessation interventions. Design: Qualitative study using community participato...
Ataur Rahman Belal
Historically, the study of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting has largely been within the context of Western economies. However, in the wake of highly publicized incidents such as Bhopal and the struggle of the Ogoni people in Nigeria, many large corporations now claim to be taking step...
Colin Fischbacher, Raj Bhopal, Martin K. Rutter, Nigel Unwin et al.
AIMS: We aimed to compare levels of urinary albumin excretion and the prevalence of microalbuminuria in UK South Asians and Europeans. Microalbuminuria predicts cardiovascular disease in European origin populations, but evidence from the general population of South Asians is lacking. Coronary heart ...
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, Justine Nolan
Cover -- Half Title -- Title page -- Copyright Page -- Outline contents -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- 1 The relationship of human rights to business -- 1.1 Business and human rights in context -- 1.2 Making the business case for human rights: an assessment -- 1.3 Bhopal...
Colin Fischbacher, Raj Bhopal, Nigel Unwin, Martin White et al.
BACKGROUND: The Rose angina questionnaire has been extensively used in different cultural settings, but may not perform consistently in different ethnic groups. We set out to assess the performance of the Rose angina questionnaire in UK South Asians compared with Europeans. METHODS: Data on major EC...
Raj Bhopal, Laurence Gruer, Geneviève Cézard, Anne Douglas et al.
BACKGROUND: Migrant and ethnic minority groups are often assumed to have poor health relative to the majority population. Few countries have the capacity to study a key indicator, mortality, by ethnicity and country of birth. We hypothesized at least 10% differences in mortality by ethnic group in S...
R. Bhopal
OBJECTIVE: To assess the adequacy of cross cultural adaptations of survey questions on self reported tobacco and alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Assessment of consistency of data between studies identified through literature review. Studies evaluated with 12 guidelines developed f...
Martin White, Judith Bush, Joe Kai, Raj Bhopal et al.
OBJECTIVE: To explore attitudes to quitting smoking and experience of smoking cessation among Bangladeshi and Pakistani ethnic minority communities. DESIGN: Qualitative study using community participatory methods, purposeful sampling, interviews and focus groups, and a grounded approach to data gene...
Mohammed A. Mamun, Mark D. Griffiths
On April 24, 2013, a tragedy occurred in Savar (Bangladesh). The Rana Plaza (RP) building collapse was the world's deadliest industrial accident since the Bhopal gas leak in India in 1984. The collapse of the garment factory resulted in 1,134 reported deaths with an additional 200 unidentified bodie...
Avril A. Powell, Siobhan Lambert‐Hurley
INTRODUCTION: PROBLEMATIZING DISCOURSE AND PRACTICE AVRIL A. POWELL AND SIOBHAN LAMBERT-HURLEY CHAPTER 1. CHILD, MOTHER AND SERVANT: MOTHERHOOD AND DOMESTIC IDEOLOGY IN COLONIAL BENGAL SWAPNA M. BANERJEE CHAPTER 2. REDESIGNING THE ZENANA: DOMESTIC EDUCATION IN EASTERN BENGAL IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH C...