Dr. Maria Delores Jackson

Research Interests

• Prostate Cancer in Jamaica: The Contribution of Diet and Lifestyle factors
• Manchester Health and Lifestyle Survey !! to determine the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and the influence on health seeking behaviours and lifestyle following a health promotion intervention
• Health, development and behaviour of Jamaica's adolescents at 15-16 years
• Evaluation of screening, referal and early childhood interventions for children 0-8 years old at risk for under and over-nutrition and poor growth in Jamaica
• The contribution of diet to prostate cancer in Jamaica: a case-control study

Citations

Book, Chapter

• Samms-Vaughan, Maureen, Jackson, Maria D., Ashley, Deanna. School achievement and behaviour in Jamaican children
• Jackson, Maria, D. , Coombs, Michael, P. , Wright, Beverley, E. , Carney, Alice, A. , Lewis-Fuller, Eva , Reizo, M. Self-reported non-communicable chronic diseases and health seeking behaviour in rural Jamaica, following a health promotion intervention: A preliminary report

Journal, Article

• Jackson, M. , Walker, S. , Simpson, C. , McFarlane-Anderson, N. , Bennett, Franklyn I.. Are food patterns associated with prostate cancer in Jamaican men: a preliminary report
• Mennen, L. I., Jackson, Maria D., Cade, J., Mbanya, J. C., Lafay, L., Sharma, S., Walker, Susan P., Chungong, S., Wilks, Rainford J., Balkau, B., Forrester, Terrence E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy. Underreporting of energy intake in four populations of African origin
• Bazuaye, P. E., Fletcher, Horace M., Smikle, Monica , Jackson, Maria D., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma. The Association Between Tumor Necrosis factor (TNFa) - 308 Polymorphism and Cervical Dysplasia in Jamaican Women [Abstract]
• Bazuaye, P.E., Fletcher, Horace M., Smikle, Monica , Jackson, Maria D., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma. Class 1 HLA-A-B Haplotypes and Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF-a) - 308 Polymorphism and Cervical dysplasia [Abstract]
• McFarlane-Anderson, N. , Bazuaye, P. E. , Jackson, M. D. , Smikle, M. , Fletcher, H. M. . Cervical dysplasia and cancer and the use of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican women
• Coard, Kathleen C., Jackson, Maria D.. Heart Weight and Heart Weight/Body Weight Ratio in a Jamaican Adult Autopsy Population: A Preliminary Study
• Blake, Orane A., Jackson, Jose Candace, Jackson, Maria D., Gordon, C. L. A.. Assessment of Dietary Exposure the Natural Toxin Hypoglycin in Ackee (Blighia sapida) by Jamaican Consumers
• Jackson, Maria D., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Wilks, Rainford J.. Social and Dietary Determinants of Body Mass Index of Adult Jamaicans of African Origin
• Jackson, Maria D., Samms-Vaughan, Maureen E. , Ashley, Deanna E.. Psychosocial, Cognitive and Socio-demographic Factors Associated with Under-and-Over-Nutrition among 11-12 Year Old Jamaican Children. [Abstract]
• Watt, Angela. , Garwood, D. , Jackson, M. , Younger, Novie, Ragin, C. , Smikle, M. , Fletcher, H. , McFarlane-Anderson, N. . High-risk and multiple human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in cancer-free Jamaican women
• Samms-Vaughan, Maureen E., Ashley, Deanna E., Jackson, Maria D.. Nutritional Status of 11–12-Year-Old Jamaican Children: Coexistence of Under- and Over nutrition in Early Adolescence
• Tulloch-Reid, M. K. , Boyne, Michael S, Choo-Kang, Eric. G. , Parkes, R. H. , Wright-Pascoe, Rosemarie A. , Barton, E. N. , Wilks, Rainford J., Palmer-Levy, M. L. , Smikle, M. F. . Autoantibodies in Caribbean youth with diabetes mellitus
• McFarlane-Anderson, Norma, Bazuaye, P.E., Jackson, Maria D., Smikle, Monica, Fletcher, Horace M.. Cervical dysplasia and cancer and the use of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican women.
• Galloway, K., MacIntosh, A., McNab, D., Miller, P., Reid, Marvin E., Ricketts-Roomes, T., Stoutt, C., Strachan, S., Sutherland, N., Jackson, Maria D.. Knowledge of the risk factors and preventative measures for cervical cancer among women attending universities in Kingston, Jamaica [abstract]
• Zohoori, Namvar, Jackson, Maria D., Wilks, Rainford J., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E.. Nutritional status of older adults in Jamaica [Abstract only]
• Bazuaye, K.P., Jackson, Maria D., Smikle, Monica ., Fletcher, Horace M., Rattray, Carole A., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma . Cervical dysplasia and use of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican women [abstract]
• Rodney-Peart, N., Mullings, Anthony M., Eldemire-Shearer, Denise A., Jackson, Maria D.. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Female Health Workers Regarding Methods of Early Detection of Breast Cancer. [Abstract]
• Lindo, Jascinth L. M., McCaw-Binns, Affette M., Jackson, Maria D., La Grenade, Janet A., Eldemire-Shearer, Denise A.. Health Maintenance Practices Among Doctors and Nurses at Two Hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica. [Abstract]
• Lindo, Jascinth L. M., La Grenade, Janet A., McCaw-Binns, Affette M., Jackson, Maria D., Eldemire-Shearer, Denise A.. Evaluation of the General Mental Well-Being of Doctors and Nurses in Two Hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica [Abstract]
• Bromwell, G. G., Levy, Natricha, Wierenga, Andrea M., Jackson, Maria D., Rodriguez-Orengo, Fletcher H., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma. Plasma Homocysteine Levels, Folate Intake and Polymorphisms in the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene in Jamaican women
• Lindo, Jascinth L.M., La Grenade, Janet A., McCaw-Binns, Affette M., Jackson, Maria D., Eldemire-Shearer, Denise A.. Assessment of General Mental Well-Being of Doctors and Nurses at the University Hospital of the West Indies and the Kingston Public Hospital [Abstract]
• Jackson, Maria D.. Risk factors for obesity in Caribbean women and children
• Lindo, Jascinth L. M., McCaw-Binns, Affette M. , LaGrenade, J. , Jackson, M. , Eldemire-Shearer, D. . Mental well-being of doctors and nurses in two hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica
• Jackson, Maria. Nutrition
• Bazuaye, P. E., Fletcher, Horace M., Smikle, Monica , Jackson, Maria D., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma. Class 1 HLA-A-B Haplotypes and Tumour Factors (TNF-à) - 308 Polymorphism and Cervical Dysplasia [Abstract]
• Jackson, Maria D., Ashley, Deanna E.. Workplace Violence in Jamaica's Health Sector: Determinants of Physical and Psychological Abuse [Abstract]
• Mennen, L. I., Jackson, Maria D., Sharma, S., Mbanya, J. C., Cade, J., Walker, Susan P., Riste, Lisa K., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E., Balkau, B., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy . Habitual diet in four populations of African origin: A descriptive paper on nutrient intakes in rural and urban Cameroon, Jamaica and Caribbean migrants in Britain
• Antoine, C., Bailey, S., Baker, J., Brown, Yvonne, Clarke, K., Creighton, A., Drummond, S., Ganness, R., Nairn, C., Rolle, A., Rose-Green, G., Sherwood, T., Wisdom, S., Jackson, Maria D.. Social and demographic characteristics of children on the streets of Kingston and St. Andrew [abstract]
• Bazuaye, K.P., Fletcher, Horace M., Smikle, Monica , Jackson, Maria D., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma . Cervical dysplasia in Jamaican women: The role of lifestyle and sexual practices [abstract]
• Sharma, S., Cade, J., Jackson, Maria D., Mbanya, J. C., Chungong, S., Forrester, Terrence E., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Balkau, B., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy. Development of food frequency questionaires in three population samples of African origin from Cameroon, Jamaica and Caribbean
• Lindo, Jascinth L. M., McCaw-Binns, Affette M., Jackson, Maria D., La Grenade, Janet A., Eldemire-Shearer, Denise A.. Health Maintenance Practices Among Doctors and Nurses at Two Hospitals in Jamaica [Abstract]
• Lindo, Jascinth L. M., La Grenade, Janet A., McCaw-Binns, Affette M., Jackson, Maria D., Eldemire-Shearer, Denise A.. Evaluation of the General Well-Being of Doctors and Nurses in Two Hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica [Abstract]
• Zohoori, Namvar., Jackson, Maria D., Wilks, Rainford J., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E.. Nutritional Status of Older Adults in Urban Jamaica
• Anderson, S. G., Mbanya, J. C., Heald, A.H., Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Jackson, Maria D., Balkau, B., Sharma, S., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford.J., Cruickshank , J.Kennedy. Relationship of Specific Dietary Patterns and Nutrient Intake with Glucose Intolerance and Diabetes in Populations of West African Origin [Abstract]
• Jackson, Maria D., Walker, Susan P., Cade, J., Forrester, Terrence E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Wilks, Rainford J. . Reproducibility and validity of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire among Jamaicans of African origin
• Jackson, M., Walker, S., Cruickshank, J.K., Sharma, S., Cade, J., Mbanya, J.C., Younger, N., Forrester, T., Wilks, R.. Diet and overweight and obesity in populations of African origin: Cameroon, Jamaica and the UK
• Jackson, Maria D., Samms-Vaughan, Maureen E., Ashley, Deanna E. . Nutritional status of 11-12-year-old Jamaican children: Coexistence of under- and overnutrition in early adolescence
• Samms-Vaughan, Maureen E. , Jackson, Maria D. , Ashley, Deanna E.. Urban Jamaican Children's Exposure to Community Violence
• Thame, Minerva M, Jackson, Maria D, Manswell, Inger P, Osmond, Clive, Antoine, Matthias G. Weight retention within the puerperium in adolescents: a risk factor for obesity
• Jackson, Maria D. , Ashley, Deanna E. Physical and psychological violence in Jamaica's health sector

Abstract

• Jackson, Maria D., Walker, Susan P., /Younger, Novie O., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma D., Bennett, Franklyn/ I./Coard, Kathleen C., Paul, Tomlin J., Tulloch, Trevor/ E./Aiken, William D., Simpson, Shakeria N.. Food patterns and risk of prostate cancer in Jamaican men
• Watt, Angela I., Ragin, C., Younger, Novie O., Garwood, D., Jackson, Maria D., Smikle, Monica P., Fletcher, Horace M., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma D.. Human papilloma-virus (HPV) infection in Jamaican women

Conference Proceedings

• Eyre, S.A., Boyne, M.S., Ferguson, T.S., Younger, N.O., Tulloch-Reid, M.K., Jackson, M., Vaughan, K., Samms-Vaughan, M., Wilks, R.J.. The distribution and correlates of bone density in Jamaican young adults

Postgraduate Advisement:

• Simpson,Candace
• Brown,Rena
• Gomez,Lily