Fiona Mensah

Children's language abilities at age 10 and exposure to intimate partner violence in early childhood: Results of an Australian prospective pregnancy cohort study.

Laura J Conway, Fallon Cook, Petrea Cahir, Stephanie Brown, Sheena Reilly, Deirdre Gartland, Fiona Mensah, Rebecca Giallo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Child Abuse & Neglect

BACKGROUND: Approximately one in four children in Australia have mothers who experience intimate partner violence (IPV). These chi..

Intimate partner violence, maternal depression, and pathways to children's language ability at 10 years.

Laura J Conway, Fallon Cook, Petrea Cahir, Fiona Mensah, Sheena Reilly, Stephanie Brown, Deirdre Gartland, Rebecca Giallo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Family Psychology

Intimate partner violence (IPV) between parents is associated with poorer child language development. This study aimed to examine ..

Tablet-based adaptation and administration of the Castles and Coltheart Reading Test 2 for a large longitudinal study

Clair Bennett, Meabh Cullinane, Shannon K Bennetts, Jasmine Love, Naomi J Hackworth, Fiona K Mensah, Sheena Reilly, Jan M Nicholson, Elizabeth M Westrupp

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS One

Tablet-adapted measures provide an efficient, accurate method of data collection for large-scale studies. The Castles and Colthear..

Community Perspectives of Complex Trauma Assessment for Aboriginal Parents: 'Its Important, butHowThese Discussions Are Held Is Critical'

Catherine Chamberlain, Graham Gee, Deirdre Gartland, Fiona K Mensah, Sarah Mares, Yvonne Clark, Naomi Ralph, Caroline Atkinson, Tanja Hirvonen, Helen McLachlan, Tahnia Edwards, Helen Herrman, Stephanie J Brown, Jan M Nicholson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Psychology

Measuring educational attainment in longitudinal research: challenges and recommendations

J Love, SK Bennetts, D Berthelsen, NJ Hackworth, EM Westrupp, FK Mensah, JM Nicholson

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Body Mass Index From Early to Late Childhood and Cardiometabolic Measurements at 11 to 12 Years

Kate Lycett, Markus Juonala, Costan G Magnussen, David Norrish, Fiona K Mensah, Richard Liu, Susan A Clifford, John B Carlin, Tim Olds, Richard Saffery, Jessica A Kerr, Sarath Ranganathan, Louise A Baur, Matthew A Sabin, Michael Cheung, Terence Dwyer, Mengjiao Liu, David Burgner, Melissa Wake

Journal article  |  2020  |  Pediatrics

OBJECTIVES: To examine how overweight and obesity at specific ages and overall BMI growth patterns throughout childhood predict ca..

Oromotor dysfunction in minimally verbal children with cerebral palsy: characteristics and associated factors

Cristina Mei, Madeleine Hodgson, Sheena Reilly, Bethany Fern, Dinah Reddihough, Fiona Mensah, Lindsay Pennington, Annabel Losche, Angela Morgan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Disability and Rehabilitation

AIM: To explore the characteristics and associated factors of oromotor dysfunction in minimally verbal children with cerebral pals..

Communication behaviours of children with cerebral palsy who are minimally verbal

Cristina Mei, Bethany Fern, Sheena Reilly, Madeleine Hodgson, Dinah Reddihough, Fiona Mensah, Angela Morgan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Child: Care, Health and Development

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of population-based studies exploring the communicative behaviours of minimally verbal children with c..

Evaluation of systems reform in public hospitals, Victoria, Australia, to improve access to antenatal care for women of refugee background: An interrupted time series design

Jane Yelland, Fiona Mensah, Elisha Riggs, Ellie McDonald, Josef Szwarc, Wendy Dawson, Dannielle Vanpraag, Sue Casey, Christine East, Marry Anne Biro, Glyn Teale, Sue Willey, Stephanie J Brown

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS Medicine

INTRODUCTION: Inequalities in maternal and newborn health persist in many high-income countries, including for women of refugee ba..

Physical and Emotional Intimate Partner Violence and Women's Health in the First Year After Childbirth: An Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study

Kelly M FitzPatrick, Stephanie Brown, Kelsey Hegarty, Fiona Mensah, Deirdre Gartland

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Interpersonal Violence