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Journal articles
2024, 'Factors Associated with Psychological Distress during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study of Sub-Saharan African Migrant Workers across Australia and Canada', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091127
,2024, 'Association between Child Nutritional Anthropometric Indices and Iron Deficiencies among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Nepal', Nutrients, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu16050698
,2023, 'Factors associated with inadequate receipt of components and non-use of antenatal care services in India: a regional analysis', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14812-3
,2023, 'Adolescent Pregnancy in South Asia: A Pooled Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126099
,2023, 'Editorial: Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in COVID-19 response', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, pp. 1104758, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1104758
,2023, 'Long-Term Consumption of 10 Food Groups and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies', Advances in Nutrition, 14, pp. 55 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2022.10.010
,2023, 'Adolescent pregnancy in Mongolia: Evidence from Mongolia Social Indicator Sample Survey 2013-2018.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 3, pp. e0001821, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001821
,2022, 'Adolescent Pregnancy in South Asia: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215004
,2022, 'Child Marriage in South Asia: A Systematic Review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 15138, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215138
,2022, 'Double burden of malnutrition among migrants and refugees in developed countries: A mixed-methods systematic review', PLoS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273382
,2022, 'Regional Trends and Socioeconomic Predictors of Adolescent Pregnancy in Nigeria: A Nationwide Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138222
,2022, 'Medical waste management-related factors affecting health and experiences of health risks among medical waste handlers in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review protocol of qualitative studies', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e056037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056037
,2021, 'Association between intimate partner violence and male alcohol use and the receipt of perinatal care: Evidence from Nepal demographic and health survey 2011-2016', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0259980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259980
,2021, 'Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', The Lancet, 398, pp. 1593 - 1618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01546-4
,2021, 'The association between post-migration nutrition and lifestyle transition and the risk of developing chronic diseases among sub-Saharan African migrants: A mixed method systematic review protocol', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 4706, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094706
,2021, 'Understanding the enablers and barriers to appropriate infants and young child feeding practices in India: A systematic review', Nutrients, 13, pp. 1 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13030825
,2021, 'Engaging sub-Saharan African migrant families in Australia: broadening definitions of family, community, and culture', Community, Work and Family, 24, pp. 435 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2020.1752621
,2020, 'Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', The Lancet, 396, pp. 1135 - 1159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31404-5
,2020, 'Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', The Lancet, 396, pp. 1204 - 1222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9
,2020, 'Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', The Lancet, 396, pp. 1223 - 1249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2
,2020, 'Association between obesity and miscarriage among women of reproductive age in Nepal', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0236435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236435
,2020, 'Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6)', Nature Medicine, 26, pp. 1308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0972-7
,2020, 'Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017', Nature Medicine, 26, pp. 750 - 759, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6
,2020, 'Associations between infant and young child feeding practices and acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea in Ethiopia: A propensity score matching approach', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0230978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230978
,2020, 'Association of Psychosocial Factors With Risk of Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58, pp. e39 - e50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2019.09.007
,2020, 'Breastfeeding in the community—how can partners/fathers help? A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020413
,2020, 'Prevalence, trends, and drivers of the utilization of unskilled birth attendants during democratic governance in Nigeria from 1999 to 2018', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010372
,2019, 'Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates and Associated Factors in 13 “Economic Community of West African States” (ECOWAS) Countries', Nutrients, 11, pp. 3007, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11123007
,2019, 'Factors Associated with the Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)', Nutrients, 11, pp. 2765, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11112765
,2019, 'The concept of a child within sub-Saharan African migrant homes: Reconciling culture and child rights', Child and Family Social Work, 24, pp. 519 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12632
,2019, 'Factors associated with neonatal mortality in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of national surveys', Journal of Global Health Reports, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019043
,2019, 'Enablers and barriers to the utilization of antenatal care services in India', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, pp. 3152, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173152
,2019, 'The Impact of Heritage Tourism on Sustainable Community Development, Health and Wellbeing', Social Science Protocols, 2, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.7565/sssp.2019.2655
,2019, 'The Impact of Heritage Tourism on Sustainable Community Development, Health and Wellbeing', Social Science Protocols, 2, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.7565/ssp.2019.2655
,2019, 'Estimating the double burden of malnutrition among 595,975 children in 65 low-and middle-income countries: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, pp. 2886, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162886
,2019, 'Factors associated with neonatal mortality in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of national surveys', Journal of Global Health Reports, http://dx.doi.org/10.29392//001c.11991
,2019, 'Childhood undernutrition in three disadvantaged East African Districts: A multinomial analysis', BMC Pediatrics, 19, pp. 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1482-y
,2019, 'Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in child undernutrition: Evidence from Nigeria demographic and health survey (2003 – 2013)', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0211883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211883
,2019, 'Perinatal mortality in sub-saharan africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys', Annals of Global Health, 85, pp. 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2348
,2018, 'Resilience to climate-induced disasters and its overall relationship to well-being in southern africa: A mixed-methods systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, pp. 2375, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112375
,2018, 'Stillbirth in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys', PLoS ONE, 13, pp. e0202603, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202603
,2018, 'Perinatal mortality in South Asia: Systematic review of observational studies', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, pp. 1428, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071428
,2017, 'Child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys (2006-2016)', PLoS ONE, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177338
,2017, 'Stunting and severe stunting among children under-5 years in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis', BMC Pediatrics, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0770-z
,2017, 'Multilevel analysis of factors associated with wasting and underweight among children under-five years in Nigeria', Nutrients, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9010044
,2017, 'Stunting, wasting and underweight in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080863
,Conference Presentations
2018, 'Child under-nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa and its implication for the welfare of Australian African diaspora.', presented at AFSAAP International conference, Sydney, Australia, 21 November 2018 - 23 November 2020
,2017, 'Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood under-nutrition in Nigeria', presented at 3rd World Congress on Public Health, Nutrition & Epidemiology, Osaka, Japan, 13 November 2017 - 14 November 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711-C1-030
,2017, 'Policy implications of child under-nutrition in Nigeria', presented at International Conference on Public Policy, Lee khan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June 2017 - 30 June 2017
,2016, 'Multilevel Analysis of Factors Associated with Wasting and Underweight among Children Under-Five Years in Nigeria', presented at International Health Conference, King's College, London, United Kingdom, 20 June 2016 - 22 June 2016
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