Publications

Social media as a determinant of health

Purba AK, Pearce A, Henderson M, McKee M, Katikireddi SV (2024) Social media as a determinant of health. European Journal of Public Health.

The relationship between time spent on social media and adolescent cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual use: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Purba AK, Henderson M, Baxter A, Pearce A, Katikireddi SV (2024) The relationship between time spent on social media and adolescent cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual use: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Social media use and health risk behaviours in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Purba AK, Thomson RM, Henery PM, Pearce A, Henderson M, Katikireddi SV, Pearce A (2023) Social media use and health risk behaviours in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The BMJ.

Early career researchers’ thoughts on academic careers: Updated evidence from the Society of Social Medicine and Population Health

Purba AK and Society for Social Medicine Early Career Researcher Subcommittee (2023) Early career researchers’ thoughts on academic careers: Updated evidence from the Society of Social Medicine and Population Health. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

How do income changes impact on mental health and wellbeing for working-age adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Thomson RM, Igelstrom E, Purba AK, Shimonovich M, Thomson H, McCartney G, Reeves A, Leyland A, Pearce A, Katikireddi SV (2022) How do income changes impact on mental health and wellbeing for working-age adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Public Health.

Frequency of transmission, asymptomatic shedding, and airborne spread of Streptococcus pyogenes among school children exposed to scarlet fever: A longitudinal multi-cohort molecular epidemiology contact tracing study

Cordery R, Purba AK, Begum L, Mills E, Mosavie M, Vieira A, Juaneikaite E, Leung RCY, Siggins MK, Ready D, Hoffman P, Lamagni T, Sriskandan S (2021) Frequency of transmission, asymptomatic shedding, and airborne spread of Streptococcus pyogenes among school children exposed to scarlet fever: A longitudinal multi-cohort molecular epidemiology contact tracing study. Lancet Microbe.

Health of people experiencing co-occurring homelessness, imprisonment, substance use, sex work and/ or severe mental illness in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tweed EJ, Thomson RM, Lewer D, Sumpter C, Kirolos A, Southworth PM, Purba AK, Aldridge RW, Hayward A, Story A, Hwang SW, Katikireddi SV (2021) Health of people experiencing co-occurring homelessness, imprisonment, substance use, sex work and/ or severe mental illness in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health,.

Clinical management and impact of scarlet fever in the modern era: Findings from a cross-sectional study of cases in London, 2018-2019

Herdman T, Cordery R, Karo B, Purba AK, Begum L, Lamagni T, Kee C, Balasegaram S, Sriskandan S. et al. (2021) Clinical management and impact of scarlet fever in the modern era: Findings from a cross-sectional study of cases in London, 2018-2019. BMJ Open.

The relationship between organisational stressors and mental wellbeing within police officers: A systematic review

Purba AK, Demou E (2019) The relationship between organisational stressors and mental wellbeing within police officers: A systematic review. BMC Public Health.

Preprints

Social media use and adolescent health-risk behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Purba AK, Thomson R, Henery P, Pearce A, Henderson M, Katikireddi SV (2023) Social media use and adolescent health-risk behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis. medRviv

Pre-registered Protocols

To what extent does time spent on social media influence adolescent use of cigarettes, e-cigarette and alcohol use: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Purba AK, Pearce A, Henderson M, Katikireddi SV (2022) To what extent does time spent on social media influence adolescent use of cigarettes, e-cigarette and alcohol use: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Open Science Framework.

Does social media influence adolescent engagement in health risk behaviours? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Purba AK, Henery PM, Thomson RM, Pearce A, Henderson M, Katikireddi SV (2020) Does social media influence adolescent engagement in health risk behaviours? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Science Framework.