International Child Health and Nutrition

The research group International Child Health and Nutrition, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, conducts research within Global Health, with a specific focus on, but not limited to, improved health and survival of children and their families in resource constrained settings. Our prioritized research topics align with the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN’s Declaration for Human Rights, underscoring the importance of improving the health and survival of all children of the world, and the opportunity for all human beings to benefit from scientific achievements.
The research group is part of the Pediatric University Hospital (Akademiska Barnsjukhuset) and Uppsala University, Uppsala. Our research projects are interdisciplinary and conducted in close collaboration with scientific partners in Sweden and abroad with a wide geographical distribution, from USA in North America to Japan in Asia, and from Sweden in Europe to South Africa in Africa.
Subgroups
Publications
Part of BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2025
- DOI for A comparative analysis of INTERGROWTH-21st and the World Health Organisation fetal growth chart in detection of term small for gestational age newborns and prediction of short-term adverse perinatal outcomes
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Action towards connecting knowledge translation and implementation research
Part of The Lancet Global Health, 2025
Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for Affordability of family foods is associated with Nutritional Status of women with pre-school children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Analysis of Severe and Relapse Risks of Imported Malaria in Five Provinces of China
Part of American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, p. 593-600, 2025
Part of Journal of International Development, p. 51-67, 2025
- DOI for Association of international remittance with satisfaction and utilization of maternal healthcare services in Nepal: A secondary analysis of two cohort studies
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2025
- DOI for Characterizing the genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium knowlesi in Aceh Province, Indonesia
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Part of BMC Infectious Diseases, 2025
- DOI for Clinical utility of the FilmArray® meningitis/encephalitis panel in children with suspected central nervous system infection in a low-resource setting - a prospective study in Southwestern Uganda
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Part of The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2025
- DOI for Cost-effectiveness analysis of two integrated early childhood development programs into Bangladeshi primary health-care services
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Part of Public Health, p. 221-228, 2025
Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Effects of household concrete floors on maternal and child health: the CRADLE trial - a randomised controlled trial protocol
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Part of Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2025
- DOI for How does the medicines retail sector ensure continued access to medicines during public health emergencies?: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
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Part of Global Health Action, 2025
- DOI for Improving WASH facilities and practices in Bangladeshi schools: progress and challenges from 2014 to 2018
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Part of Public Health in Practice, 2025
- DOI for Managing pre and postpartum mental health issues of refugee women from fragile and conflict-affected countries: A systematic review
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2025
- DOI for Measuring progress in availability and readiness of Basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) services in Bangladesh, 2014-2017
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Part of BMC Oral Health, 2025
- DOI for Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices of Bangladeshi female sex workers toward their 7-to-17-years old children: a cross-sectional study
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Patient experiences of internet-based enhanced cognitive behavior therapy for eating disorders
Part of Internet Interventions, 2025
- DOI for Patient experiences of internet-based enhanced cognitive behavior therapy for eating disorders
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Part of BMC Public Health, 2025
- DOI for Political economy of adolescent mental health and well-being in Sweden: how to overcome barriers to effective financing and youth-centered collective action
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Part of Archives of Public Health, 2025
- DOI for Reaching the unreachable: a mixed-method evaluation of multidimensional healthcare model addressing the healthcare service gaps in hard-to-reach Northern riverine Bangladesh
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Part of The Lancet Global Health, 2025
- DOI for Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security
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Part of International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2025
- DOI for Sensor-measured versus reported latrine use to characterize sanitation intervention uptake in a randomized controlled trial among households in rural Bangladesh
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Part of BMJ Global Health, 2025
- DOI for Social franchising in healthcare: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of implementation and outcomes
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Part of JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance, 2025
- DOI for Status and implications of the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards AWaRe antibiotic use, resistance and stewardship among low- and middle-income countries
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for Testing of a reusable chemical warming pad and an insulating jacket to manage hypothermia of preterm or low birthweight neonates
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User experience with pregnancy tracker mobile apps: Findings from comment-based qualitative study
Part of PLOS ONE, 2025
- DOI for User experience with pregnancy tracker mobile apps: Findings from comment-based qualitative study
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Part of Nature Communications, 2025
- DOI for Water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions can reduce child antibiotic use: evidence from Bangladesh and Kenya
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2024
Part of Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, p. 987-1003, 2024
- DOI for Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity, Fitness and Indicators of Cardiometabolic Risk among Rural Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study at 15-Year Follow-up of the MINIMat Cohort
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Part of JMIR Research Protocols, 2024
Part of The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2024
- DOI for Anthropometric indices in predicting 10-year cardiovascular risk among males and females aged 40-74 years in south and southeast Asia: analysis of 12 WHO STEPS survey data
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Part of Vaccines, 2024
- DOI for Antibody-Dependent Respiratory Burst against Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites in Individuals Living in an Area with Declining Malaria Transmission
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Part of BMJ Paediatrics Open, p. 1-16, 2024
- DOI for Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of postnatal clinical scoring methods and foot length measurement for estimating gestational age and birthweight of newborns in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Part of Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI for Association between maternal haemoglobin status during pregnancy and children's mental and psychomotor development at 18 months of age: Evidence from rural Bangladesh
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Part of Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2024
Part of Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2024
- DOI for Barriers to appropriate complementary feeding and the use of ultra-processed foods: A formative qualitative study from rural Oromia, Ethiopia
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Part of Energy Research & Social Science, 2024
- DOI for Building blocks of change: The energy, health, and climate co-benefits of more efficient brickmaking in Bangladesh
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Part of The Lancet, p. 2204-2256, 2024
- DOI for Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
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Part of BMJ Open, 2024
- DOI for Codesign with citizens to prevent cardiometabolic diseases in disadvantaged neighbourhoods: an interview study on needs and priorities among stakeholders in Sweden
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Construction and validation of ShaMaq developmental screening tool
Part of Child Care Health and Development, 2024
Part of BMJ Public Health, 2024
- DOI for ‘Counselling is the only thing to do’: healthcare providers’ experience of Kangaroo Mother Care in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
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Part of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2024
- DOI for Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections with digital mobile microscopy and artificial intelligence in a resource-limited setting
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Part of BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2024
- DOI for Diagnostic accuracy of foot length measurement for identification of preterm newborn in rural Sindh, Pakistan
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Part of BMC Nutrition, 2024
- DOI for Dietary diversity and associated factors among women attending antenatal clinics in the coast region of Tanzania
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Part of The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2024
- DOI for Effect of a parenting and nutrition education programme on development and growth of children using a social safety-net platform in urban Bangladesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial
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Part of MethodsX, 2024
- DOI for Effectiveness of soil remediation intervention in abandoned used lead acid battery (ULAB) recycling sites to reduce lead exposure among the children
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2024
Embedded implementation research in programming at scale: the new normal to be!
Part of BMC Pediatrics, 2024
- DOI for Embedded implementation research in programming at scale: the new normal to be!
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Part of Archives of Public Health, 2024
- DOI for Evaluation of the causal effect of maternal education on the utilisation of maternal health services in Bangladesh using an observational study: a comparison of different propensity score methods and covariate adjustment
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Excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: evidence from a rural survey
Part of Journal of Global Health, 2024
- DOI for Excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: evidence from a rural survey
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2024
- DOI for Exploring gestational age, and birth weight assessment in Thatta district, Sindh, Pakistan: Healthcare providers' knowledge, practices, perceived barriers, and the potential of a mobile app for identifying preterm and low birth weight
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Part of Reproductive Health, 2024
- DOI for Exploring women’s interpretations of survey questions on pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: Cognitive interviews in Iganga Mayuge, Uganda
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