Dr. Fatima is a Research Fellow at Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University. Fatima received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the School of Public Health, University of Queensland. Her major interest is in sleep research, specifically in the epidemiology of poor sleep and emerging burden of poor sleep in the young population. She is interested in exploring the link between inadequate sleep and cardiovascular outcomes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome.

Her research interest also involves identifying approaches to enhance health outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged population groups, specifically focusing on how epidemiological analyses can better inform policy and health services to reduce health disparities.

Interests

Research

• Cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes of poor sleep
• Primary Health Care service improvement
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Experience

• 2017 to 2018 - Research Fellow, , Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University (Mount Isa, QLD)
• 2015 to 2017 - Research Officer, , Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University (Mount Isa, QLD)
• 2013 to 2016 - Ph.D. Graduate, School of Public Health, University of Queensland (Brisbane, QLD)
• 2010 to 2012 - Research Student, School of Public Health, University of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW)

Research Disciplines

• Public health (4206)
• Health services and systems (4203)
• Epidemiology (4202)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public health (2004)
• Provision of health and support services (2003)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health (2103)

Awards

• 2018 - Recipient of the JCU Rising Stars Early Career Researcher Leadership Program

Memberships

• 2017 to 2018 - Australasian Sleep Association (ASA)
• 2016 to 2017 - Public Health Association of Australia

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Begum T, Anuradha S, Fatima Y and Mamun A (2023) Epidemiology of Caesarean section on maternal request in Australia: A population-based study. Midwifery, 117.
• Begum T, Fatima Y, Anuradha S, Hasan M and Al Mamun A (2022) Longitudinal association between caesarean section birth and cardio-vascular risk profiles among adolescents in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (6). pp. 776-783
• Blunden S, Yiallourou S and Fatima Y (2022) Sleep health and its implications in First Nation Australians: A systematic review. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 21.
• Fatima Y, Hays R, Neilson A, Knight S and Jatrana S (2022) Why patients attend emergency department for primary care type problems: views of healthcare providers working in a remote community. Rural and Remote Health, 22 (1).
• Hasan M, Fatima Y, Smith S, Tariqujjaman M, Jatrana S and Mamun A (2022) Geographical variations in the association between bullying victimization and sleep loss among adolescents: a population-based study of 91 countries. Sleep Medicine, 90. pp. 1-8
• Hasan M, Ahmed S, Soares Magalhaes R, Fatima Y, Biswas T and Mamun A (2022) Double burden of malnutrition among women of reproductive age in 55 low- and middle-income countries: progress achieved and opportunities for meeting the global target. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 76 (2). pp. 277-287
• Kanmiki E, Fatima Y and Mamun A (2022) Multigenerational transmission of obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 23 (3).
• Begum T, Saif-Ur-Rahman K, Yaqoot F, Stekelenburg J, Anuradha S, Biswas T, Doi S and Mamun A (2021) Global incidence of caesarean deliveries on maternal request: a systematic review and meta?regression. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128 (5). pp. 798-806
• Begum T, Fatima Y, Perales F, Anuradha S and Mamun A (2021) Associations of caesarean section with body mass and waist circumference trajectories from age 2 to 13 years: a nationally representative birth cohort study in Australia. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 16 (7).
• Blunden S, Fatima Y and Yiallourou S (2021) Sleep health in Indigenous Australian children: a systematic review. Sleep Medicine, 80. pp. 305-314
• Drakatos P, Olaithe M, Verma D, Ilic K, Cash D, Fatima Y, Higgins S, Young A, Chaudhuri K, Steier J, Skinner T, Bucks R and Rosenzweig I (2021) Periodic limb movements during sleep: a narrative review. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 13 (11). pp. 6476-6494

Book Chapters

• Fatima Y, Cleary A, King S, Solomon S, McDaid L, Hasan M, Al Mamun A and Baxter J (2022) Cultural Identity and Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. In: Family Dynamics over the Life Course: Foundations, Turning Points and Outcomes. Life Course Research and Social Policies, 15. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 57-70

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 44+ research outputs authored by Dr Yaqoot Fatima from 2007 onwards.

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Current

• Sleep and Educational Outcomes in Indigenous Children (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) as Indicators of Victimisation of IPV in Adulthood. (PhD , External Advisor)

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