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.
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Publications
2024
Part of Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, p. 987-1003, 2024
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 Journal of International Development, 2024
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
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
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
Part of BMC Nutrition, 2024
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
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
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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Part of BMC Pediatrics, 2024
- DOI for Factors associated with changes in the quality of life and family functioning scores of primary caregivers of children and young people with primary brain tumors in Karachi, Pakistan: a prospective cohort study
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Part of Child Care Health and Development, 2024
Part of Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, 2024
Part of Malaria Journal, 2024
Part of Journal of Global Health, 2024
Part of Toxicology, 2024
Part of Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2024
Part of The Lancet Global Health, 2024
- DOI for Improving effective coverage of medical-oxygen services for neonates and children in health facilities in Uganda: a before-after intervention study
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2024
Part of Heliyon, 2024
Part of BMJ Open, 2024
- DOI for 'I've just heard that there are people who feel like they need to exercise': a photo-elicitation study of values and priorities influencing physical activity in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhood in Uppsala, Sweden
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Maternal betel quid use during pregnancy and child growth: a cohort study from rural Bangladesh
Part of Global Health Action, 2024
Part of Environment International, 2024
- DOI for Maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during pregnancy and timing of pubertal onset in a longitudinal mother-child cohort in rural Bangladesh
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Part of Journal of Hospital Infection, p. 22-33, 2024
- DOI for Measuring the effectiveness of an integrated intervention package to improve the level of infection prevention and control: a multi-centre study in Bangladesh
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Part of Malaria Journal, 2024
- DOI for Microsatellites reveal high polymorphism and high potential for use in anti-malarial efficacy studies in areas with different transmission intensities in mainland Tanzania
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Part of BMJ Open, 2024
Part of Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI for Parenting with nutrition education and unconditional cash reduce maternal depressive symptoms and improve quality of life: Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in urban Bangladesh
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Part of BMJ Open, 2024
- DOI for Pivotal relationship between heavy metal, PM2.5exposures and tuberculosis in Bangladeshi children: protocol paper of a case–control study
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Part of Child's Nervous System, 2024
- DOI for Predictors of neurocognition outcomes in children and young people with primary brain tumor presenting to tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan: a prospective cohort study
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Part of BMJ Open, 2024
2024
Part of Journal of Global Health, 2024
- DOI for Shock, response, and resilience of COVID-19 on Kangaroo Mother Care service utilisation in public health facilities in Bangladesh: An interrupted time series analysis
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Part of European Journal of Public Health, p. 14-21, 2024
Part of JOURNAL OF PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, p. 366-369, 2024
- DOI for Socio-demographic characteristics of children and young people with primary brain tumours: comparison between a public and private sector tertiary hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
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Part of eLIFE, 2024
- DOI for Strong isolation by distance and evidence of population microstructure reflect ongoing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Zanzibar
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