Publications
EQUITA
University of Sunderland (2025) Researchers awarded over half a million pounds for study into health inequalities.
PROCAN-B
Christie-de Jong, F., Oyeniyi, O.S., Nnyanzi, L., Ling, J., Murphy, M. K., Eberhardt, J., Jarrar, R., Kabuye, J., Kalemba, M., Robb, K.A. (2025) Barriers and facilitators to accessing healthcare for early diagnosis of prostate cancer for black men—a qualitative exploration in North-East England and Scotland, BMC Public Health, 25, 2454.
Christie-de Jong, F., Eberhardt, J., Ling, J., Kotzur, M., Oyeniyi, O.S., Nnyanzi, L., Kabuye, J., Kalemba, M. and Robb, K.A. (2024) The PROCAN-B study protocol: Early diagnosis of PROstate CANcer for Black men—a community-centred participatory approach in Scotland and the North-East of England, PLOS One, 19(12) 0315288.
Christie-de Jong, F., Oyeniyi, O.S.; Nnyanzi, L.; Kotzur, M.; Eberhardt, J.; Kalemba, M.; Kabuye, J.; Robb, K.A (2024) ‘Mixed-methods evaluation of a co-designed peer-led intervention to tackle barriers to early diagnosis of prostate cancer for Black men in North-East England and Scotland’, The Lancet, Vol. 404, S58.
Christie-de Jong et al (2024) PROCAN-B Early diagnosis of prostate cancer for Black men [Animation].
University of Sunderland (2024) Sunderland researchers back Chris Hoy’s calls for early prostate cancer checks.
University of Sunderland (2024) How a study tackling health inequalities is encouraging more Black men to get checked for cancer.
University of Sunderland (2022) New study to tackle barriers to early cancer diagnosis.
University of Sunderland (2022) Black History Month: “Our ultimate goal is to save the lives of black men”.
IMCAN
University of Sunderland (2024) IWD 2024: Milestone for scheme improving cancer screening among Muslim women.
Cancer Research UK (2023) Life Saving Scheme to Improve Cancer Screening among Muslim Women.
IMCAN Conference Presentation slides, IMCAN study Improving Muslim Women CANcer screening Uptake.
Kotzur, M., Amiri, R., Ling, J., Mooney, J.D., Robb, K.A., Christie-de Jong, F. (2023) Adapting participatory workshops to a virtual setting: Co-design with Muslim women of a faith-based intervention to encourage cancer screening uptake, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22.
Christie-de Jong, F; Kotzur, M.; Amiri, R.; Ling, J.; Robb, K.A. (2023) ‘Using a participatory approach to encourage uptake of breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening for Scottish Muslim women: a pilot qualitative study’, UK Public Health Science Conference, November 24, London, The Lancet.
Jarrar, R; Robb, K.A.; Kotzur, M.; Ling, J.; Amiri, R.; McConnachie, A.; Padela, A.; Sadiq, C.; Marlow, L.; Black, A.; Sattar, Z.; Wearn, A.; Waqar, S.; Ashley, L.; Christie-de Jong, F. (2023) Improving uptake of breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening among Muslim women: protocol for a non-randomised feasibility study of a peer-led, faith-based intervention (IMCAN project). In: 67th Annual Scientific Meeting - Society for Social Medicine & Population Health, 6-8 September 2023, Newcastle, J Epidemiol Community Health, 77:A50-A51.
Kotzur, M. & Christie-de Jong, F. (2023) Increasing screening uptake among Muslim women blog: Can their faith help? Cancer Prevention and Screening Blog, Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London, CRUK.
Christie-de Jong, F., Kotzur, M., Amiri, R., Ling, J., Mooney, J., Robb, K.A. (2022) Qualitative evaluation of a codesigned faith-based intervention for Muslim women in Scotland to encourage uptake of breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screening, BMJ Open, 12(5).
University of Sunderland (2021) Removing barriers to cancer screening.
Selection of relevant publications
Christie-de Jong, F. (2025) Refugees and Migrants: Health Policies in OECD Countries. In: Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care Policy and Practice A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. ISBN 9781032381237.
Dunnett, J., Trebacz, A., Holkham, J., Baldasera, C., Dawson, L., Swiers, R. and Christie-de-Jong, F. (2025) Health literacy: Reducing inequalities in healthcare access through improving the readability of healthcare material in the Northeast of England-a qualitative evaluation, Public Health, Vol. 247.
Christie-de Jong, F. (2022) Living in a foreign land: Refugee and Migrant Health and related Health Inequalities. In La Placa, V., & Morgan, J. (Eds.). Social Science Perspectives on Global Public Health (1st ed.). Routledge.
Christie-de Jong, F., Kotzur, M., Amiri, R., Ling, J. and Robb, K.A. (2022) ‘Working in partnership with ethnic minority groups to encourage early diagnosis of cancer’, NIHR ARC NENC Inequalities theme event, November 2022.
Christie-de Jong, F. and Reilly, S. (2020) Barriers and facilitators to cervical screening for Filipino women-a narrative literature review. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, Vol. 17 (1), pp. 16-34.
Christie-de Jong, F. and Reilly, S. (2020) Barriers and Facilitators to cervical cancer screening for female overseas Filipino Workers: a qualitative exploration, International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 13 (3), pp. 275-288.
Klose, K. and Christie-de Jong, F. (2019) Lasting Impact: A qualitative study of perspectives on surgery by adult recipients of free mission-based surgical care in Benin, BMJ Open.
Christie-de Jong, F. (2018) Health inequalities and migrants: Accessing Healthcare as a global human right. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol 11 (4), pp 229-231.
McNeely, S. and Christie-de Jong, F. (2016) Somali refugees’ perspectives regarding FGM/C in the US. International Journal for Migration, Health and Social Care, Vol. 12 (3), pp. 157-169.
Donnelly, T. T., Al-Khater, A., Bujassoum Al-Bader, S., Al-Kuwari, M., Al-Meer, N., Malik, M., Singh, R. and Christie-de Jong, F. (2013) Arab Women’s Breast Cancer Screening Practices: A Literature Review. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 14 (8), pp. 4519-28.
Donnelly, T., Al Khater, H., Al-Kuwari, M., Al-Meer, N., Malik, M., Bujassoum, S., Singh, R. and Christie-de Jong, F. (2011) Study exploring breast cancer screening practices amongst Arabic women living in the State of Qatar, Avicenna, Vol. 1, pp. 1-9.
Christie, F. and Mason, L. (2011) Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding vitamin D deficiency among female students in Saudi Arabia; a qualitative exploration, International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, Vol. 14 (3), pp. e22-e29.