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The Keele Repository is intended to be an Open Access showcase for the published research output of the university. Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided.



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Impact of Sickle Cell Awareness Day on online health information seeking in Africa using Google Trends (2023)
Journal Article

The United Nations Council Assembly recognized sickle cell disease (SCD) as a global public health problem due to its increasing burden, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. To raise awareness, a resolution was adopted, designating June 19th as SCD aw... Read More about Impact of Sickle Cell Awareness Day on online health information seeking in Africa using Google Trends.

“It was really poor prior to the pandemic. It got really bad after”: A qualitative study of the impact of COVID-19 on prison healthcare in England (2023)
Journal Article

Background The impact of COVID-19 has been exceptional, particularly on the National Health Service which has juggled COVID affected patients alongside related staff shortages and the existing (and growing) health needs of the population. In prisons... Read More about “It was really poor prior to the pandemic. It got really bad after”: A qualitative study of the impact of COVID-19 on prison healthcare in England.

The quality of prison primary care: cross-sectional analyses of prison healthcare data in Northern England (2023)
Presentation / Conference

Background Prisoners have considerable health needs, are relatively high users of health care and often die prematurely. Prison healthcare research has typically focused on specific problems such as substance misuse, but ‘routine’ primary care has re... Read More about The quality of prison primary care: cross-sectional analyses of prison healthcare data in Northern England.