Heather Melanie R Ames

Researcher

Reviews and Health Technology Assessments

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Telephone: +47 21 07 72 41

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Sandakerveien 24c, Bygg D, 0473 Oslo

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Background

Medical anthropology, public health, international community health, health communication

Projects

Correlations between different parenting practices and well-being in children: a systematic mapping review’
Health personnel's communication of children’s weight status: What is effective and what are the childrens and parents’ experiences and preferences? A mixed methods systematic review

Publications

Scientific articles and book chapters Reports and books Others

Heather Melanie R Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Arnold Lewin, (2019). Purposive sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: a worked example from a synthesis on parental perceptions of vaccination communication. BMC Medical Research Methodology. ISSN 1471-2288. 19 doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0665-4.
Heather Melanie R Ames, Meike Zuske, Jonathan D King, Peter Steinmann, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, (2018). Community and Drug Distributor Perceptions and Experiences of Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: A Rapid Review of Qualitative Research. Advances in Parasitology. ISSN 0065-308X. 103 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2018.09.003.
Jessica Kaufman, Rebecca Ryan, Simon Arnold Lewin, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Claire Glenton, Julie Cliff, Afiong Oku, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Angela Oyo-Ita, Heather Ames, Gabriel Rada, Yuri Cartier, Sophie Hill, (2018). Identification of preliminary core outcome domains for communication about childhood vaccination: An online Delphi survey. Vaccine. ISSN 0264-410X. 36 (44), s 6520-6528. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.08.027.
Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Heather Ames, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Eme Owoaje, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin, (2017). Perceptions and experiences of childhood vaccination communication strategies among caregivers and health workers in Nigeria: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 12 (11), doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186733.
Heather Ames, Diangha Mabel Njang, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Afiong Oku, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Angela Oyo-Ita, Awar Paschal Kum, Simon Arnold Lewin, (2017). Stakeholder perceptions of communication about vaccination in two regions of Cameroon: A qualitative case study. PLoS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 12 (8), doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183721.
Jessica Kaufman, Rebecca Ryan, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Yuri Cartier, Julie Cliff, Angela Oyo-Ita, Heather Ames, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Afiong Oku, Gabriel Rada, Sophie Hill, (2017). Childhood vaccination communication outcomes unpacked and organized in a taxonomy to facilitate core outcome establishment. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. ISSN 0895-4356. 84 s 173-184. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.02.007.
Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Julie Cliff, Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Claire Glenton, Heather Ames, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin, (2017). Using the COMMVAC taxonomy to map vaccination communication interventions in Mozambique. Global health action. ISSN 1654-9880. 10 (1), doi: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1321313.
Jessica Kaufman, Heather Ames, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Yuri Cartier, Julie Cliff, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Gabriel Rada, Sophie Hill, (2017). The comprehensive ‘Communicate to Vaccinate’ taxonomy of communication interventions for childhood vaccination in routine and campaign contexts. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 17 (1), doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4320-x.
Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Glory Eteng, Heather Ames, Artur Muloliwa, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin, (2017). Factors affecting the implementation of childhood vaccination communication strategies in Nigeria: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 17 doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4020-6.
Heather Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, (2017). Parents' and informal caregivers' views and experiences of communication about routine childhood vaccination: A synthesis of qualitative evidence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. ISSN 1469-493X. 2017 (2), doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011787.pub2.
Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Heather Ames, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin, (2016). Communication strategies to promote the uptake of childhood vaccination in Nigeria: A systematic map. Global health action. ISSN 1654-9880. 9 (1), doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.30337.
Jessica Kaufman, Rebecca Ryan, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Yuri Cartier, Julie Cliff, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Gabriel Rada, Heather Ames, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Sophie Hill, (2016). Outcomes mapping study for childhood vaccination communication: too few concepts were measured in too many ways. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. ISSN 0895-4356. 72 s 33-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.10.003.
Heather Ames, Diangha Mabel Njang, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Afiong Oku, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Angela Oyo-Ita, Simon Lewin, (2015). Mapping how information about childhood vaccination is communicated in two regions of Cameroon: What is done and where are the gaps?. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 15 (1), doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2557-9.
Heather Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, (2015). Parents' and informal caregivers' views and experiences of routine early childhood vaccination communication: qualitative evidence synthesis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. ISSN 1469-493X. (7), doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011787.

Heather Melanie R Ames, Lars Jørun Langøien, Rigmor Berg, (2019). Hvor effektive er primærforebyggende tiltak mot bruk av tobakk hos barn og unge? En oversikt over systematiske oversikter. ISBN 978-82-8406-001-9. 90 s.
Heather Melanie R Ames, Hilde H Holte, Nora Blaasvær, Johanne Longva, Rigmor Berg, (2018). Støtteordninger til boligtilpasninger for eldre og voksne med nedsatt funksjonsevne: En systematisk kartleggingsoversikt. ISBN 978-82-8082-945-0. 33 s.
Heather Melanie R Ames, Hilde H Holte, Maryan Ahmad Said, Marita Heintz, Rigmor Berg, (2018). Tiltak mot trygde- og forsikringssvindel: En systematisk kartleggingsoversikt. ISBN 978-82-8082-964-1. 48 s.
Heather Melanie R Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Arnold Lewin, Atle Fretheim, (2017). Mapping, exploring and understanding communication interventions for childhood vaccination. ISBN 978-82-8377-086-5. 262 s.

Heather Ames, (2013). Moving from evidence to implementation for childhood vaccination communication strategies: learning from programme experience in low income countries.

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