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Rebecca S Geary

Lecturer, Department of Public Health and Policy, University of Liverpool
Verified email at liverpool.ac.uk
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A call to action: Improving urban green spaces to reduce health inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19

RS Geary, B Wheeler, R Lovell, R Jepson, R Hunter… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Health is not equally distributed across society; there are avoidable, unfair, systematic
differences in health between population groups. Some of these same groups (older people, …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to and facilitators of the provision of a youth-friendly health services programme in rural South Africa

RS Geary, FX Gómez-Olivé, K Kahn, S Tollman… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Background Youth-friendly health services are a key strategy for improving young people’s
health. This is the first study investigating provision of the Youth Friendly Services …

Synaptic function for the Nogo-66 receptor NgR1: regulation of dendritic spine morphology and activity-dependent synaptic strength

H Lee, SJ Raiker, K Venkatesh, R Geary… - Journal of …, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
In the mature nervous system, changes in synaptic strength correlate with changes in neuronal
structure. Members of the Nogo-66 receptor family have been implicated in regulating …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual identity, attraction and behaviour in Britain: The implications of using different dimensions of sexual orientation to estimate the size of sexual minority …

RS Geary, C Tanton, B Erens, S Clifton, P Prah… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Sexual orientation encompasses three dimensions: sexual identity, attraction
and behaviour. There is increasing demand for data on sexual orientation to meet equality …

Long-term rate of mesh sling removal following midurethral mesh sling insertion among women with stress urinary incontinence

I Gurol-Urganci, RS Geary, JB Mamza, J Duckett… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is concern about outcomes of midurethral mesh sling insertion for women
with stress urinary incontinence. However, there is little evidence on long-term outcomes. …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in conceptions in women younger than 18 years and the circumstances of young mothers in England in 2000–12: an observational study

K Wellings, MJ Palmer, RS Geary, LJ Gibson, A Copas… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background In 2000, a 10-year Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was launched in England to
reduce conceptions in women younger than 18 years and social exclusion in young parents. …

Evaluating youth-friendly health services: young people's perspectives from a simulated client study in urban South Africa

RS Geary, EL Webb, L Clarke, SA Norris - Global Health Action, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Few youth-friendly health services worldwide have been scaled up or
evaluated from young people's perspectives. South Africa's Youth Friendly Services (YFS) …

[HTML][HTML] Visiting nature is associated with lower socioeconomic inequalities in well-being in Wales

…, MP White, R Lovell, RJ Fry, A Akbari, R Geary… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Natural environments can promote well-being through multiple mechanisms. Many studies
have investigated relationships between residential green/blue space (GBS) and well-being, …

The effectiveness of youth centers in increasing use of sexual and reproductive health services: a systematic review

MA Zuurmond, RS Geary, DA Ross - Studies in family planning, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents findings from a systematic review of the evidence regarding the effectiveness
of youth centers in increasing use of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in …

Sexual health clinic attendance and non-attendance in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

C Tanton, RS Geary, S Clifton, N Field… - Sexually transmitted …, 2018 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives In Britain, sexual health clinics (SHCs) are the most common location for STI
diagnosis but many people with STI risk behaviours do not attend. We estimate prevalence of …