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 Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2026
- DOI for Cough plates as a non-invasive alternative for pathogen detection in paediatric community-acquired pneumonia
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Part of International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2026
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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Part of BMC Psychology, 2025
- DOI for A sustainable organizational structure to integrate psycho-social stimulation programme into primary health care services in Bangladesh: protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial on scaling up early childhood development activities
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Part of Public Health in Practice, 2025
- DOI for A systematic review of the pivotal role of environmental toxicant exposure on infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries
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Action towards connecting knowledge translation and implementation research
Part of The Lancet Global Health, 2025
Part of The Lancet Planetary Health, 2025
- DOI for Adolescent psychological health, temporal discounting, and climate distress under increased flood exposure in Bangladesh: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study
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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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AI supported diagnostic innovations for impact in global women's health
Part of BMJ. British Medical Journal, 2025
- DOI for AI supported diagnostic innovations for impact in global women's health
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for AI-supported versus manual microscopy of Kato-Katz smears for diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections in a primary healthcare setting
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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 PLOS ONE, 2025
- DOI for Anticoagulant prescribing trends, bleeding events, and reversal agent use in pediatric patients: A retrospective, real-world study
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2025
- DOI for Assessing changes in the availability and readiness of health facilities to provide modern family planning services in Bangladesh: Insights from Bangladesh Health Facility Surveys, 2014 and 2017
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Part of BMC Public Health, 2025
- DOI for Assessing the impacts of women's autonomy on their approval of intimate partner violence: a nationwide cross-sectional study
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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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Associations between floor material and E. coli contamination in rural Bangladeshi households
Part of International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2025
- DOI for Associations between floor material and E. coli contamination in rural Bangladeshi households
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Part of Current Developments in Nutrition, 2025
- DOI for Associations Between Micronutrient Status, Hormones, and Immune Status During Pregnancy and Child Growth in Rural Bangladesh: A Prospective Cohort Study
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Part of Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2025
Part of Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2025
Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Baseline sociodemographic and sexual and reproductive health characteristics of the AdSEARCH adolescent cohort study participants in rural Bangladesh: a cohort profile
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2025
- DOI for Beyond the guidelines: participants' perspectives on sustained MPDSR implementation in Nigeria, North Macedonia, and Sri Lanka
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Part of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, p. 474-487, 2025
- DOI for Biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction and neurodevelopmental outcomes among children in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: a prospective cohort study
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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 Environmental Research, 2025
- DOI for Childhood exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and cardiometabolic indicators in childhood and adolescence: findings from a cohort study in rural Bangladesh
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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 BMC Public Health, 2025
- DOI for "Closing the gap in the wrong direction" migration, health policy, and the exclusion of asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants from healthcare access in South Africa
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Part of Discover Mental Health, 2025
- DOI for Comparative analysis of emotional and behavioral problems among adolescent offspring of female sex workers and residents of urban slum, Bangladesh
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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 Frontiers in Public Health, 2025
Part of American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, p. 1152-1161, 2025
Part of Journal of Global Health, 2025
Part of Public Health, p. 221-228, 2025
Part of PLoS Medicine, 2025
- DOI for Effects of early water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition interventions on child development at school age: a follow-on study of a cluster-randomized trial in rural Bangladesh
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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 Global Health, 2025
- DOI for Enhancing emergency obstetric care navigation through a 'Welcome Person' model: insights from a health system strengthening initiative in Bangladesh
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Part of BMJ Global Health, 2025
- DOI for Evaluation of a multicomponent child development intervention delivered through the government health system: a feasibility study
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Part of International Journal of Microbiology, 2025
- DOI for Evaluation of the Antigen mariPOC Respi Test Versus PCR in Relation to Immunological Viral Response in Children With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
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Part of Frontiers in Communication, 2025
Flooding and elevated prenatal depression in rural Bangladesh: A mixed methods study
Part of PLOS Global Public Health, 2025
- DOI for Flooding and elevated prenatal depression in rural Bangladesh: A mixed methods study
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Part of DISCOVER PUBLIC HEALTH, 2025
- DOI for Heat event risk perception and care adaptation among pregnant women in Nepal: baseline assessment of a longitudinal concurrent cohort
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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 PLOS Global Public Health, 2025
- DOI for How to make sense of information about COVID-19 and the vaccine from the authorities? A qualitative study of migrants’ experiences in two Swedish communities
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Part of JMIR Formative Research, 2025
- DOI for Image-Based Dietary Assessment Using the Swedish Plate Model: Evaluation of Deep Learning-Based You Only Look Once (YOLO) Models
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Part of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2025
- DOI for Implementation gaps in food safety interventions: evidence from a multi-vocal review focusing on animal-source foods in ethiopia
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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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Increase in intimate partner violence during the COVID19 lockdown in uganda: a household survey
Part of BMC Public Health, 2025
- DOI for Increase in intimate partner violence during the COVID19 lockdown in uganda: a household survey
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Part of International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2025
- DOI for Integrating wastewater surveillance and meteorological data to monitor seasonal variability of enteric and respiratory pathogens for infectious disease control in Dhaka city
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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 Journal of Global Health, 2025
- DOI for Measuring ENAP interventions for small and/or sick newborns in routine health information systems: indicators and considerations from a WHO expert consultation
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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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