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    • Effect of monthly intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine with and without azithromycin versus monthly sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine on adverse pregnancy outcomes in Africa: a double-blind randomised, partly placebo-controlled trial 

      Madanitsa, Mwayiwawo; Barsosio, Hellen C.; Minja, Daniel T.R.; Mtove, George; Kavishe, Reginald A.; Dodd, James; Saidi, Queen; Onyango, Eric D.; Otieno, Kephas; Wang, Duolao; Ashorn, Ulla; Hill, Jenny; Mukerebe, Crispin; Gesase, Samwel; Msemo, Omari A.; Mwapasa, Victor; Phiri, Kamija S.; Maleta, Kenneth; Klein, Nigel; Magnussen, Pascal; Lusingu, John P.A.; Kariuki, Simon; Mosha, Jacklin F.; Alifrangis, Michael; Hansson, Helle; Schmiegelow, Christentze; Gutman, Julie R.; Chico, R. Matthew; ter Kuile, Feiko O. (25.03.2023)
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      Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine is more effective than IPTp with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine at reducing malaria infection during pregnancy in areas with ...

    • Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation compared with iron and folic acid supplementation on size at birth and subsequent growth through 24 mo of age: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Gomes, Filomena; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Agustina, Rina; Ali, Hasmot; Arcot, Amrita; Arifeen, Shams; Arnold, Charles D.; Black, Robert E.; Christian, Parul; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Hallamaa, Lotta; Hoddinott, John; Kissell, Mihaela C.; Kraemer, Klaus; Lachat, Carl; Moore, Sophie E.; Maleta, Kenneth; Pereira, Carolina; Roberfroid, Dominique; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Shankar, Anuraj H.; Smith, Emily R.; Subarkah, Inan; Sunawang, Rahardjo; Wang, Dongqing; S-F Wu, Lee; Mwangi, Martin N. (07 / 2025)
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      Background: Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS), in comparison to iron and folic acid supplementation (IFA), improves pregnancy outcomes, but less is known about their effect on infant growth. Objectives: ...

    • Effects of prenatal small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on pregnancy, birth, and infant outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomized controlled trials in low- and middle-income countries 

      Dewey, Kathryn G.; Wessells, K. Ryan; Arnold, Charles D.; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Arnold, Benjamin F.; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Garcés, Ana; Huybregts, Lieven; Krebs, Nancy F.; Lartey, Anna; Leroy, Jef L.; Maleta, Kenneth; Matias, Susana L.; Moore, Sophie E.; Mridha, Malay K.; Okronipa, Harriet; Stewart, Christine P. (10 / 2024)
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      Background: Undernutrition during pregnancy increases the risk of giving birth to a small vulnerable newborn. Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) contain both macro- and micronutrients and can help ...

    • Eye-tracking measures of oculomotor speed and control as markers of cognitive ability in Malawian adolescent population: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial 

      Videman, Karoliina; Ashorn, Ulla; Ashorn, Per; Hallamaa, Lotta; Maleta, Kenneth; Mangani, Charles; Leppänen, Jukka M. (07 / 2025)
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      Processing speed and response control are fundamental properties of brain function and potential markers of cognitive ability. This study, a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial, examined whether eye-tracking ...

    • Faecal regenerating 1B protein concentration is not associated with child growth in rural Malawi 

      Liu, Zhifei; Fan, Yue-Mei; Ashorn, Per; Cheung, Yin Bun; Hallamaa, Lotta; Hyöty, Heikki; Maleta, Kenneth; Lehto, Kirsi-Maarit; Oikarinen, Sami; Parkkila, Seppo; Ashorn, Ulla (28.03.2020)
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      AIM: This study was designed to determine whether faecal regenerating 1B protein (REG1B) concentration is associated with physical growth among 6-30-month-old children in rural Malawi.METHODS: This was a secondary analysis ...

    • Fetal sex and risk of pregnancy-associated malaria in Plasmodium falciparum-endemic regions: a meta-analysis 

      Unger, Holger W.; Hadiprodjo, Anastasia Jessica; Gutman, Julie R.; Briand, Valerie; Fievet, Nadine; Valea, Innocent; Tinto, Halidou; D’Alessandro, Umberto; Landis, Sarah H.; Ter Kuile, Feiko; Ouma, Peter; Oneko, Martina; Mwapasa, Victor; Slutsker, Laurence; Terlouw, Dianne J.; Kariuki, Simon; Ayisi, John; Nahlen, Bernard; Desai, Meghna; Madanitsa, Mwayi; Kalilani-Phiri, Linda; Ashorn, Per; Maleta, Kenneth; Tshefu-Kitoto, Antoinette; Mueller, Ivo; Stanisic, Danielle; Cates, Jordan; Van Eijk, Anna Maria; Ome-Kaius, Maria; Aitken, Elizabeth H.; Rogerson, Stephen J. (2023)
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      In areas of moderate to intense Plasmodium falciparum transmission, malaria in pregnancy remains a significant cause of low birth weight, stillbirth, and severe anaemia. Previously, fetal sex has been identified to modify ...

    • High-Throughput Multiplex Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Method for Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium Species Detection in Stool Samples 

      Nurminen, Noora; Juuti, Rosa; Oikarinen, Sami; Fan, Yue-Mei; Lehto, Kirsi-Maarit; Mangani, Charles; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Hyöty, Heikki (2015)
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    • The Impact of Antenatal Azithromycin and Monthly Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine on Maternal Malaria during Pregnancy and Fetal Growth: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Hallamaa, Lotta; Ashorn, Per; Cheung, Yin Bun; Luntamo, Mari; Ashorn, Ulla; Kulmala, Teija; Maleta, Kenneth; Mangani, Charles; Fan, Yue Mei (05.04.2023)
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      <p>Maternal malaria and infections during pregnancy are risk factors for fetal growth restriction. We assessed the impact of preventive treatment in pregnancy on maternal malaria and fetal growth. Between 2003 and ...

    • Impact of asymptomatic malaria infection on children’s growth in rural Malawi 

      Sady, Hany; Chaima, David; Hallamaa, Lotta; Ashorn, Ulla; Banda, Jomo; Mangani, Charles; Kamwendo, John; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Fan, Yue Mei (2025)
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      Asymptomatic malaria infections are common in endemic regions, yet their impact on children’s growth remains inadequately understood. This study investigates the association between asymptomatic malaria and 6-18-month-old ...

    • Infections and systemic inflammation are associated with lower plasma concentration of insulin-like growth factor I among Malawian children 

      Maleta, Kenneth; Fan, Yue Mei; Luoma, Juho; Ashorn, Ulla; Bendabenda, Jaden; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Hyöty, Heikki; Knip, Mikael; Kortekangas, Emma; Lehto, Kirsi Maarit; Matchado, Andrew; Nkhoma, Minyanga; Nurminen, Noora; Parkkila, Seppo; Purmonen, Sami; Veijola, Riitta; Oikarinen, Sami; Ashorn, Per (2021)
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      BACKGROUND: Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is the most important hormonal promoter of linear growth in infants and young children. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to compare plasma IGF-I concentration ...

    • Lack of Associations between Environmental Exposures and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction among 18-Month-Old Children in Rural Malawi 

      Liu, Zhifei; Fan, Yue Mei; Ashorn, Per; Chingwanda, Chilungamo; Maleta, Kenneth; Hallamaa, Lotta; Hyöty, Heikki; Chaima, David; Ashorn, Ulla (01.09.2022)
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      <p>Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is common and contributes to linear growth faltering (stunting) and mortality among children in low-resource settings. A few studies on the environmental causes of EED have ...

    • Low length-for-age Z-score within 1 month after birth predicts hyperdynamic circulation at the age of 21 years in rural Malawi 

      Penninkangas, Roosa Maria; Choudhary, Manoj Kumar; Mangani, Charles; Maleta, Kenneth; Teivaanmäki, Tiina; Niemelä, Onni; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Pörsti, Ilkka (06 / 2023)
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      <p>Low birth weight predisposes to the development of hypertension in middle- and high-income countries. We examined the relation of early life length-for-age score (Z-score) on cardiovascular function in young adults ...

    • Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns by fine stratum of gestational age and birthweight for 230 679 live births in nine low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2017 

      Hazel, Elizabeth A.; Erchick, Daniel J.; Katz, Joanne; Lee, Anne C.C.; Diaz, Michael; Wu, Lee S.F.; West, Keith P.; Shamim, Abu Ahmed; Christian, Parul; Ali, Hasmot; Baqui, Abdullah H.; Saha, Samir K.; Ahmed, Salahuddin; Roy, Arunangshu Dutta; Silveira, Mariângela F.; Buffarini, Romina; Shapiro, Roger; Zash, Rebecca; Kolsteren, Patrick; Lachat, Carl; Huybregts, Lieven; Roberfroid, Dominique; Zhu, Zhonghai; Zeng, Lingxia; Gebreyesus, Seifu H.; Tesfamariam, Kokeb; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Gyaase, Stephaney; Poku-Asante, Kwaku; Boamah Kaali, Ellen; Jack, Darby; Ravilla, Thulasiraj; Tielsch, James; Taneja, Sunita; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Ashorn, Per; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Ulla; Mangani, Charles; Mullany, Luke C.; Khatry, Subarna K.; Ramokolo, Vundli; Zembe-Mkabile, Wanga; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Wang, Dongqing; Schmiegelow, Christentze; Minja, Daniel; Msemo, Omari Abdul; Lusingu, John P.A.; Smith, Emily R.; Masanja, Honorati; Mongkolchati, Aroonsri; Keentupthai, Paniya; Kakuru, Abel; Kajubi, Richard; Semrau, Katherine; Hamer, Davidson H.; Manasyan, Albert; Pry, Jake M.; Chasekwa, Bernard; Humphrey, Jean; Black, Robert E. (2024)
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      Objective: To describe the mortality risks by fine strata of gestational age and birthweight among 230 679 live births in nine low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017. Design: Descriptive multi-country ...

    • Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns: A descriptive analysis of subnational, population-based birth cohorts for 238 143 live births in low- and middle-income settings from 2000 to 2017 

      Hazel, Elizabeth A.; Erchick, Daniel J.; Katz, Joanne; Lee, Anne C.C.; Diaz, Michael; Wu, Lee S.F.; West, Keith P.; Shamim, Abu Ahmed; Christian, Parul; Ali, Hasmot; Baqui, Abdullah H.; Saha, Samir K.; Ahmed, Salahuddin; Roy, Arunangshu Dutta; Silveira, Mariângela F.; Buffarini, Romina; Shapiro, Roger; Zash, Rebecca; Kolsteren, Patrick; Lachat, Carl; Huybregts, Lieven; Roberfroid, Dominique; Zhu, Zhonghai; Zeng, Lingxia; Gebreyesus, Seifu H.; Tesfamariam, Kokeb; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Gyaase, Stephaney; Poku-Asante, Kwaku; Boamah Kaali, Ellen; Jack, Darby; Ravilla, Thulasiraj; Tielsch, James; Taneja, Sunita; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Ashorn, Per; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Ulla; Mangani, Charles; Mullany, Luke C.; Khatry, Subarna K.; Ramokolo, Vundli; Zembe-Mkabile, Wanga; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Wang, Dongqing; Schmiegelow, Christentze; Minja, Daniel; Msemo, Omari Abdul; Lusingu, John P.A.; Smith, Emily R.; Masanja, Honorati; Mongkolchati, Aroonsri; Keentupthai, Paniya; Kakuru, Abel; Kajubi, Richard; Semrau, Katherine E.A.; Hamer, Davidson H.; Manasyan, Albert; Pry, Jake M.; Chasekwa, Bernard; Humphrey, Jean H; Black, Robert E (2023)
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      Objective: We aimed to understand the mortality risks of vulnerable newborns (defined as preterm and/or born weighing smaller or larger compared to a standard population), in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Design: ...

    • Posture-Related Differences in Cardiovascular Function Between Young Men and Women: Study of Noninvasive Hemodynamics in Rural Malawi 

      Choudhary, Manoj Kumar; Penninkangas, Roosa-Maria; Eräranta, Arttu; Niemelä, Onni; Mangani, Charles; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Pörsti, Ilkka (2022)
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      <p>Background Cardiovascular risk is higher in men than in women, but little information exists about sex-related differences in cardiovascular function from low-income countries. We compared hemodynamics between ...

    • Prevalence of Large-for-Gestational Age and Macrosomia Among Livebirths in 23 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2021: An Individual Participant Data Analysis 

      Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Fati; Ukwishaka, Joyeuse; Ngwasiri, Calypse; Subedi, Seema; Hazel, Elizabeth A.; Erchick, Daniel J.; Wu, Lee Shu Fune; Grandi, Carlos; Lachat, Carl; Toe, Laéticia Céline; Roberfroid, Dominique; Huybregts, Lieven; Labrique, Alain B.; Rashid, Mabhubur; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Haque, Rezwanul; Baqui, Abdullah H.; Saha, Samir K.; Khanam, Rasheda; Rahman, Sayedur; Silveira, Md Mariângela F.; Buffarini, Romina; Shapiro, Roger L.; Zash, Rebecca; Zhu, Zhonghai; Zeng, Lingxia; Qiu, Xiu; He, Jianrong; Gebreyesus, Seifu H.; Tesfamariam, Kokeb; Chan, Grace; Bekele, Delayehu; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Gyaase, Stephaney; Wylie, Blair J.; Taneja, Sunita; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Babu, Giridhara R.; Deepa, R.; Rishard, Mohamed; Lazzerini, Marzia; Rodriguez-Sibaja, Maria J.; Acevedo-Gallegos, Sandra; Ashorn, Per; Maleta, Kenneth; Mullany, Luke C.; Jehan, Fyezah; Ilyas, Muhammad; Rogerson, Stephen J; Unger, Holger W; Ghosh, Rakesh; Musange, Sabine; Mongkolchati, Aroonsri; Keentupthai, Paniya; Fawzi, Wafaie W; Wang, Dongqing; Schmiegelow, Christentze; Minja, Daniel T R; Hjort, Line; Lusingu, John P A; Smith, Emily R.; Masanja, Honorati; Kabole, Fathma Mohamed; Slim, Salim Nassir; Kakuru, Abel; Kajubi, Richard; Walker, Dilys; Waiswa, Peter; Ramokolo, Vundli; Zembe-Mkabile, Wanga; Semrau, Katherine E.A.; Hamer, Davidson H.; Chico, R. Matthew; Chaponda, Enesia Banda; Manasyan, Albert; Pry, Jake M.; Musokotwane, Kebby; Banda, Bowen; Prendergast, Andrew J.; Chasekwa, Bernard; Katz, Joanne; Lee, Anne Cc; Black, Robert E (11 / 2025)
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      Objective: To examine the prevalence of large-for-gestational age (LGA) and macrosomia in 23 countries between 2000 and 2021. Design: Descriptive multi-country secondary data analysis. Setting: Subnational, population-based ...

    • Prevalence of morbidity symptoms among pregnant and postpartum women receiving different nutrient supplements in Ghana and Malawi: A secondary outcome analysis of two randomised controlled trials 

      Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Arnold, Charles D.; Lartey, Anna; Okronipa, Harriet; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Dewey, Kathryn G. (2023)
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      <p>Little is known about the impact of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) on maternal morbidity. This secondary outcome analysis aimed to compare morbidity symptoms among women in two trials ...

    • Preventive small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements reduce severe wasting and severe stunting among young children: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

      Dewey, Kathryn G; Arnold, Charles D; Wessells, K Ryan; Prado, Elizabeth L; Abbeddou, Souheila; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Ali, Hasmot; Arnold, Benjamin F; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Ashraf, Sania; Becquey, Elodie; Brown, Kenneth H; Christian, Parul; Colford, John M; Dulience, Sherlie J L; Fernald, Lia C H; Galasso, Emanuela; Hallamaa, Lotta; Hess, Sonja Y; Humphrey, Jean H; Huybregts, Lieven; Iannottie, Lora L; Jannat, Kaniz; Lartey, Anna; Port, Agnes Le; Leroy, Jef L; Luby, Stephen P; Maleta, Kenneth; Matias, Susana L; Mbuya, Mduduzi N N; Mridha, Malay K; Nkhoma, Minyanga; Null, Clair; Paul, Rina R; Okronipa, Harriet; Ouédraogo, Jean-Bosco; Pickering, Amy J; Prendergast, Andrew J; Ruel, Marie; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Weber, Ann M; Wolff, Patricia; Zongrone, Amanda; Stewart, Christine P (31.08.2022)
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      BACKGROUND: Meta-analyses show that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) reduce child wasting and stunting. There is little information regarding effects on severe wasting or stunting.OBJECTIVE: We aimed ...

    • Provision of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements does not improve intestinal health among rural Malawian children 

      Liu, Zhifei; Ashorn, Ulla; Chingwanda, Chilungamo; Maleta, Kenneth; Hallamaa, Lotta; Matchado, Andrew; Kortekangas, Emma; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Ashorn, Per; Fan, Yue Mei (2022)
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      <p>Lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) have been found to improve child growth and reduce child mortality. However, the mechanistic pathways for these improvements warrant exploration. One potential pathway is ...

    • Provision of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Increases Plasma Selenium Concentration in Pregnant Women in Malawi: A Secondary Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Haskell, Marjorie J.; Maleta, Kenneth; Arnold, Charles D.; Jorgensen, Josh M.; Fan, Yue Mei; Ashorn, Ulla; Matchado, Andrew; Monangi, Nagendra K.; Zhang, Ge; Xu, Huan; Belling, Elizabeth; Landero, Julio; Chappell, Joanne; Muglia, Louis J.; Hallman, Mikko; Ashorn, Per; Dewey, Kathryn G. (03 / 2022)
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      <p>Background: Pregnant women in Malawi are at risk of selenium deficiency, which can have adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes. Interventions for improving selenium status are needed. Objectives: To assess the ...