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G. J. Melendez-Torres

University of Exeter - Medical School

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Scholarly Papers (11)

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Equity Effects of Parenting Interventions to Reduce Violence Against Children: Individual Participant Data and Aggregate-Level Meta-Analyses

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Feb 2024
Sophia Backhaus, Frances Gardner, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Ignacia Arruabarrena, Vashti Berry, Bram Orobio de Castro, Maria Filomena Gaspar, Judy Hutchings, Ankie Menting and Patty Leijten
University of Oxford - Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford - Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Exeter - Medical School, University of the Basque Country, University of Exeter, University of Amsterdam, Universidade de Coimbra, Bangor University - Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention, Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam - Research Institute Child Development and Education
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Violence against children, Systematic review, Equity, Parenting intervention, Meta analysis

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Effects Over Time of Parenting Interventions to Reduce Physical and Emotional Violence Against Children – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Jan 2023
Sophia Backhaus, Patty Leijten, Janina Jochim, G. J. Melendez-Torres and Frances Gardner
University of Oxford - Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Amsterdam - Research Institute Child Development and Education, University of Oxford - Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Exeter - Medical School and University of Oxford - Department of Social Policy and Intervention
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Violence against children, systematic review, parenting, intervention, meta analysis

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Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by Children and Young People in Households and Schools: A Meta-Analysis of Population-Based and Contact-Tracing Studies

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 09 Jul 2021
Russell Viner, Claire Waddington, Oliver Mytton, Robert Booy, Shamez Ladhani, Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Chris Bonell and G. J. Melendez-Torres
University College London - Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University of Cambridge - Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Children’s Hospital at Westmead - The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS), Public Health England - Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, University of Oxford, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and University of Exeter - Medical School
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Motivations for Investigating Health Inequities in Observational Epidemiology: A Content Analysis of 320 Studies

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 Nov 2023
Omar Dewidar, Georgia McHale, Ali Al Zubaidi, Mostafa Bondok, Leenah Abdelrazeq, Jimmy Huang, Alyssa Jearvis, Khadija Aliyeva, Amjad Alghamyan, Fatima Jahel, Regina Greer-Smith, Janice Tufte, Lucy C. Barker, Nour Elmestekawy, Melissa K. Sharp, Tanya Horsley, Clara Juandro Prats, Janet Jull, Luke Wolfenden, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Billie-Jo Hardy, Janet Hatcher-Roberts, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Ekwaro Obuku, Ebenezer Owusu-Addo, Stuart G. Nicholls, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Sarah Funnell, Bev Shea, Anita Rizvi, Peter Tugwell, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Vivian Welch and G. J. Melendez-Torres
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University College Cork, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Cochrane Consumer, University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, University College Dublin (UCD), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, University of Toronto, Queen's University, University of Newcastle, Autonomous University of Barcelona - Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Preventative Medicine, University of Toronto, University of Ottawa - Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Makerere University, National Ageing and Research Institute, Australia, University of Ottawa - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto - Centre for Global Child Health, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute and University of Exeter - Medical School
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equity, observational studies, discourse, themes, motivation, qualitative study design, reporting guidelines

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Evaluation of a COVID-19 Fundamental Nursing Care Guideline (COVID-NURSE) Versus Usual Care: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Nov 2022
David A. Richards, Jess Bollen, Benjamin Jones, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Claire Hulme, Emma Cockcroft, Heather Cook, Joanne Cooper, Siobhan Creanor, Susanne Cruickshank, Phoebe Dawe, Faye Doris, Heather Iles-Smith, Merryn Kent, Philippa Anne Logan, Abby O'Connell, Jakub Onysk, Rosie Owens, Lynne Quinn, Anne Marie Rafferty, Lidia Romanczuk, Anne-Marie Russell, Maggie Shepherd, Sally J. Singh, Holly V. R. Sugg, Jo Thompson Coon, Susannah Tooze, Fiona C. Warren, Bethany Whale and Stephen Wootton
University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Exeter - Medical School, University of Exeter, University of Exeter - College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Exeter, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Salford, University of Exeter, University of Nottingham - School of Medicine, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, Government of the United Kingdom - Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, University of Exeter, University of Exeter - Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Leicester - Centre for Exercise and Rehabilitation Science, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Exeter, University of Exeter and University of Southampton
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nursing, randomised controlled trial, COVID-19, fundamental care

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A Realist Synthesis to Develop an Explanatory Model of How Policy Instruments Impact Child and Maternal Health Outcomes

Social Science & Medicine Volume 339, December 2023, 116402. Doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116402
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 13 Dec 2023
Max Barnish, Si Ying Tan, Sophie Robinson, Araz Taeihagh and G. J. Melendez-Torres
University of Exeter, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, University of Exeter, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and University of Exeter - Medical School
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Policy instruments, Child health, Maternal health, Health policy, International health, Public policy, Realist synthesis,

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Building Hope in Crisis: A Multi-Country Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating a Psychosocial, Parenting, and Violence Prevention Intervention During War in Ukraine

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Feb 2026
Sydney Tucker, Nicole Baldonado, Olha Hennadiivna Ruina, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Seth Flaxman, Lyudmyla Bryn, Kateryna Louchnikov, Joshua Baldonado, Svitlana Kharchenko, Tetiana Machabelii, Philip Goldman, Lorraine Sherr, Oliver Ratmann, Jamie Lachman, Lucie Cluver and Susan Hillis
University of Oxford, World Without Orphans, World Without Orphans, University of Exeter - Medical School, University of Oxford - Department of Computer Science, Children’s Mission, University of California, Berkeley, World Without Orphans, Ukraine Without Orphans, Neemia, Maestral International, University College London - Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London - Department of Mathematics, University of Oxford - Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Oxford
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War, displacement, parenting, mental health, violence against children

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Understanding how voluntary and community sector resources impact the mental health and wellbeing of young people living in context of disadvantage: A realist review

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 04 Dec 2025
Michelle Tester-Jones, Will Mason, Hannah Fairbrother, Steph Scott, Sophie Robinson and G. J. Melendez-Torres
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Newcastle University, University of Exeter and University of Exeter - Medical School
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realist review, Voluntary community sector (VCSE), mental health, youth, Community-based services, help-seeking

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Linking political exposures to child and maternal health outcomes: a realist review

BMC Public Health 21, 127 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10176-2
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Max Barnish, Si Ying Tan, Araz Taeihagh, Michelle Tørnes, Rebecca V. H. Nelson-Horne5 and G. J. Melendez-Torres
University of Exeter, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Exeter - Medical School
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Child health, Maternal health, Health policy, International health, Politics, Realist synthesis,

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Menstrual Health During the First Year of Secondary School and Adolescent Girls’ Mental Health: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort in Khulna, Bangladesh

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Mar 2026
Julie Hennegan, Laura Dunstan, Abdul Jabbar, Afreen Zaman, Sabina Akter, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Alexandra Head, Erin Hunter, Elissa Kennedy, Peter S. Azzopardi, Helen A. Weiss and Tanvir Hasan
University of Queensland, Burnet Institute, BRAC University, BRAC University, BRAC University, University of Exeter - Medical School, Burnet Institute, Clemson University, Burnet Institute, Burnet Institute - Global Adolescent Health Group, Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Program, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group and BRAC University
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menstrual health, mental health, cohort study, Bangladesh, adolescent girls

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Priority Problem Areas in Continuity and Coordination of Care for Multiple Long-Term Conditions: a Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Feb 2026
Thomas Richards, G. J. Melendez-Torres and Helen Dawes
University of Exeter, University of Exeter - Medical School and National Institute for Health and Care Research
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Multiple Long-term Conditions, Continuity of Care, Coordination of Care, Integrated Care, Health Systems, Qualitative Evidence Synthesis, Patient-Centred Care, Health Policy, Stakeholder Perspectives, Chronic Disease Management