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    • Association between asymptomatic infections and linear growth in 18–24-month-old Malawian children 

      Luoma, Juho; Adubra, Laura; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Bendabenda, Jaden; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Hallamaa, Lotta; Coghlan, Ryan; Horton, William A.; Hyöty, Heikki; Kortekangas, Emma; Lehto, Kirsi Maarit; Maleta, Kenneth; Matchado, Andrew; Nkhoma, Minyanga; Oikarinen, Sami; Parkkila, Seppo; Purmonen, Sami; Fan, Yue Mei (2022)
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      Inadequate diet and frequent symptomatic infections are considered major causes of growth stunting in low-income countries, but interventions targeting these risk factors have achieved limited success. Asymptomatic infections ...

    • Association between prenatal provision of lipid-based nutrient supplements and caesarean delivery: Findings from a randomised controlled trial in Malawi 

      Salenius, Meeri; Pyykkö, Juha; Ashorn, Ulla; Dewey, Kathryn G; Gondwe, Austrida; Harjunmaa, Ulla; Maleta, Kenneth; Nkhoma, Minyanga; Vosti, Stephen A; Ashorn, Per; Adubra, Laura (2022)
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      <p>In populations with a high prevalence of childhood and adolescent undernutrition, supplementation during pregnancy aiming at improving maternal nutritional status and preventing fetal growth restriction might ...

    • Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis 

      Monangi, Nagendra K; Xu, Huan; Fan, Yue-Mei; Khanam, Rasheeda; Khan, Waqasuddin; Deb, Saikat; Pervin, Jesmin; Price, Joan T; Kaur, Lovejeet; Al Mahmud, Abdullah; Thanh, Le Quang; Care, Angharad; Landero, Julio A; Combs, Gerald F; Belling, Elizabeth; Chappell, Joanne; Chen, Jing; Kong, Fansheng; Lacher, Craig; Ahmed, Salahuddin; Chowdhury, Nabidul Haque; Rahman, Sayedur; Kabir, Furqan; Nisar, Imran; Hotwani, Aneeta; Mehmood, Usma; Nizar, Ambreen; Khalid, Javairia; Dhingra, Usha; Dutta, Arup; Ali, Said Mohamed; Aftab, Fahad; Juma, Mohammed Hamad; Rahman, Monjur; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Islam, M Munirul; Vwalika, Bellington; Musonda, Patrick; Ashorn, Ulla; Maleta, Kenneth; Hallman, Mikko; Goodfellow, Laura; Gupta, Juhi K; Alfirevic, Ana; Murphy, Susan K; Rand, Larry; Ryckman, Kelli K; Murray, Jeffrey C; Bahl, Rajiv; Ashorn, Per (27.01.2023)
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      BACKGROUND: Copper (Cu), an essential trace mineral regulating multiple actions of inflammation and oxidative stress, has been implicated in risk for preterm birth (PTB).OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the ...

    • Association of maternal prenatal selenium concentration and preterm birth: A multicountry meta-analysis 

      Monangi, Nagendra; Xu, Huan; Khanam, Rasheda; Khan, Waqasuddin; Deb, Saikat; Pervin, Jesmin; Price, Joan T.; Kennedy, Stephen H.; Al Mahmud, Abdullah; Fan, Yuemei; Le, Thanh Q.; Care, Angharad; Landero, Julio A.; Combs, Gerald F.; Belling, Elizabeth; Chappell, Joanne; Kong, Fansheng; Lacher, Criag; Ahmed, Salahuddin; Chowdhury, Nabidul Haque; Rahman, Sayedur; Kabir, Furqan; Nisar, Imran; Hotwani, Aneeta; Mehmood, Usma; Nizar, Ambreen; Khalid, Javairia; Dhingra, Usha; Dutta, Arup; Ali, Said; Aftab, Fahad; Juma, Mohammed Hamad; Rahman, Monjur; Vwalika, Bellington; Musonda, Patrick; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Islam, Md Munirul; Ashorn, Ulla; Maleta, Kenneth; Hallman, Mikko; Goodfellow, Laura; Gupta, Juhi K.; Alfirevic, Ana; Murphy, Susan; Rand, Larry; Ryckman, Kelli K.; Murray, Jeffrey C.; Bahl, Rajiv; Litch, James A.; Ashorn, Per (13.09.2021)
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      Background Selenium (Se), an essential trace mineral, has been implicated in preterm birth (PTB). We aimed to determine the association of maternal Se concentrations during pregnancy with PTB risk and gestational duration ...

    • Associations between Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Inflammation, Permeability and Damage in Young Malawian Children 

      Kortekangas, Emma; Fan, Yue Mei; Chaima, David; Lehto, Kirsi Maarit; Malamba-Banda, Chikondi; Matchado, Andrew; Chingwanda, Chilungamo; Liu, Zhifei; Ashorn, Ulla; Cheung, Yin Bun; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per (02 / 2022)
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      BACKGROUND: Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is common in low- and middle-income countries and associated with childhood undernutrition. The composition of gut microbiota has been implicated in the pathogenesis of ...

    • Associations between individual variations in visual attention at 9 months and behavioral competencies at 18 months in rural Malawi 

      Pyykkö, Juha; Ashorn, Ulla; Chilora, Eletina; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Leppänen, Jukka (01.10.2020)
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      Theoretical and empirical considerations suggest that individual differences in infant visual attention correlate with variations in cognitive skills later in childhood. Here we tested this hypothesis in infants from rural ...

    • Associations of human milk oligosaccharides and bioactive proteins with infant growth and development among Malawian mother-infant dyads 

      Jorgensen, Josh M; Young, Rebecca; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Chaima, David; Davis, Jasmine C C; Goonatilleke, Elisha; Kumwenda, Chiza; Lebrilla, Carlito B; Maleta, Kenneth; Prado, Elizabeth L; Sadalaki, John; Totten, Sarah M; Wu, Lauren D; Zivkovic, Angela M; Dewey, Kathryn G (23.10.2020)
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      BACKGROUND: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and bioactive breast milk proteins have many beneficial properties. Information is sparse regarding associations between these milk constituents and infant growth and development ...

    • Associations of Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Bioactive Proteins with Infant Morbidity and Inflammation in Malawian Mother-Infant Dyads 

      Jorgensen, Josh M.; Young, Rebecca; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Chaima, David; Davis, Jasmine C.C.; Goonatilleke, Elisha; Kumwenda, Chiza; Lebrilla, Carlito B.; Maleta, Kenneth; Sadalaki, John; Totten, Sarah M.; Wu, Lauren D.; Zivkovic, Angela M.; Dewey, Kathryn G. (04 / 2021)
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      <p>Background: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and bioactive proteins likely benefit infant health, but information on these relations is sparse. Objectives: We aimed to examine associations of milk content of ...

    • Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child anemia and micronutrient status: An individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

      Wessells, K. Ryan; Arnold, Charles D.; Stewart, Christine P.; Prado, Elizabeth L.; Abbeddou, Souheila; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Arnold, Benjamin F.; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Becquey, Elodie; Brown, Kenneth H.; Byrd, Kendra A.; Campbell, Rebecca K.; Christian, Parul; Fernald, Lia C.H.; Fan, Yue Mei; Galasso, Emanuela; Hess, Sonja Y.; Huybregts, Lieven; Jorgensen, Josh M.; Kiprotich, Marion; Kortekangas, Emma; Lartey, Anna; Le Port, Agnes; Leroy, Jef L.; Lin, Audrie; Maleta, Kenneth; Matias, Susana L.; Mbuya, Mduduzi N.N.; Mridha, Malay K.; Mutasa, Kuda; Naser, Abu M.; Paul, Rina R.; Okronipa, Harriet; Ouédraogo, Jean Bosco; Pickering, Amy J.; Rahman, Mahbubur; Schulze, Kerry; Smith, Laura E.; Weber, Ann M.; Zongrone, Amanda; Dewey, Kathryn G. (09 / 2021)
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      Background: Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) have been shown to reduce the prevalence of child anemia and iron deficiency, but effects on other micronutrients are less well known. Identifying ...

    • Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child growth: An individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

      Dewey, Kathryn G.; Wessells, K. Ryan; Arnold, Charles D.; Prado, Elizabeth L.; Abbeddou, Souheila; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Ali, Hasmot; Arnold, Benjamin F.; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Ashraf, Sania; Becquey, Elodie; Bendabenda, Jaden; 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; Iannotti, Lora L.; Jannat, Kaniz; Lartey, Anna; Le Port, Agnes; 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. (09 / 2021)
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      Background: Meta-analyses show that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) reduce child stunting and wasting. Identification of subgroups who benefit most from SQ-LNSs may facilitate program design. ...

    • Child Aflatoxin Exposure is Associated with Poor Child Growth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study in Rural Malawi 

      Matchado, Andrew; Smith, Joshua W.; Schulze, Kerry J.; Groopman, John D.; Kortekangas, Emma; Chaima, David; Arnold, Charles D.; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Ulla; Ashorn, Per; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Stewart, Christine P. (07 / 2023)
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      Background: Aflatoxin (AF) exposure is associated with child growth faltering in cross-sectional studies, with limited findings from longitudinal studies. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between maternal AF B1-lysine ...

    • Child growth and neurodevelopment after maternal antenatal antibiotic treatment 

      Videman, Karoliina; Hallamaa, Lotta; Heimonen, Otto; Mangani, Charles; Luntamo, Mari; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla (03.09.2021)
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      Objective To assess whether intermittent preventive treatment of pregnant women (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and azithromycin (AZI) in a malaria-endemic area leads to sustained gains in linear growth and ...

    • Childhood Linear Growth and Early Morbidity as Predictors of Adolescent Cognitive Ability in Malawi: A Prospective Observational Study 

      Videman, Karoliina; Leppänen, Jukka M.; Hallamaa, Lotta; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Mangani, Charles; Ashorn, Ulla (2025)
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      Aim: Growth faltering and loss of development potential are common in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to study whether linear growth before and after 2 years, height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) from 1 month until 13 ...

    • The choice of reference chart affects the strength of the association between malaria in pregnancy and small for gestational age: an individual participant data meta-analysis comparing the Intergrowth-21 with a Tanzanian birthweight chart 

      Mtove, George; Minja, Daniel T R; Abdul, Omari; Gesase, Samwel; Maleta, Kenneth; Divala, Titus H; Patson, Noel; Ashorn, Ulla; Laufer, Miriam K; Madanitsa, Mwayiwawo; Ashorn, Per; Mathanga, Don; Chinkhumba, Jobiba; Gutman, Julie R; Ter Kuile, Feiko O; Møller, Sofie Lykke; Bygbjerg, Ib C; Alifrangis, Michael; Theander, Thor; Lusingu, John P A; Schmiegelow, Christentze (12.10.2022)
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      <p>BACKGROUND: The prevalence of small for gestational age (SGA) may vary depending on the chosen weight-for-gestational-age reference chart. An individual participant data meta-analysis was conducted to assess the ...

    • Consumption of multiple micronutrients or small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements containing iodine at the recommended dose during pregnancy, compared with iron and folic acid, does not affect women's urinary iodine concentration in rural Malawi: a secondary outcome analysis of the iLiNS DYAD trial 

      Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Arnold, Charles D; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Ashorn, Ulla; Jorgensen, Josh M; Fan, Yue-Mei; Nkhoma, Minyanga; Bendabenda, Jaden; Matchado, Andrew; Dewey, Kathryn G (15.10.2020)
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      OBJECTIVES: Inadequate iodine intake during pregnancy increases the risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate whether prenatal supplements containing iodine affect urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) ...

    • Early-childhood linear growth faltering in low- and middle-income countries 

      Benjamin-Chung, Jade; Christian, Parul; Arnold, Benjamin F.; Abbeddou, Souheila; Adair, Linda S.; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Ashorn, Per; Bahl, Rajiv; Barreto, Mauricio L.; Begín, France; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan; Black, Robert E.; Carba, Delia; Gonzalez Casanova, Ines; Checkley, William; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Mahfuz, Mustafa; Maleta, Kenneth; Mostafa, Ishita (21.09.2023)
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      <p>Globally, 149 million children under 5 years of age are estimated to be stunted (length more than 2 standard deviations below international growth standards)<sup> 1,2</sup>. Stunting, a form of linear growth faltering, ...

    • Early-childhood linear growth faltering in low- and middle-income countries 

      Benjamin-Chung, Jade; Mertens, Andrew; Colford, John M.; Hubbard, Alan E.; van der Laan, Mark J.; Coyle, Jeremy; Sofrygin, Oleg; Cai, Wilson; Nguyen, Anna; Pokpongkiat, Nolan N.; Djajadi, Stephanie; Seth, Anmol; Jilek, Wendy; Jung, Esther; Chung, Esther O.; Rosete, Sonali; Hejazi, Nima; Malenica, Ivana; Li, Haodong; Hafen, Ryan; Subramoney, Vishak; Häggström, Jonas; Norman, Thea; Brown, Kenneth H.; Christian, Parul; Arnold, Benjamin F.; Abbeddou, Souheila; Adair, Linda S.; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Ali, Asad; Ali, Hasmot; Ashorn, Per; Bahl, Rajiv; Barreto, Mauricio L.; Begín, France; Bessong, Pascal Obong; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan; Bhandari, Nita; Bhargava, Santosh K.; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Black, Robert E.; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn; Carba, Delia; Gonzalez Casanova, Ines; Checkley, William; Crabtree, Jean E.; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Mahfuz, Mustafa; Maleta, Kenneth; Mostafa, Ishita (21.09.2023)
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      Globally, 149 million children under 5 years of age are estimated to be stunted (length more than 2 standard deviations below international growth standards) 1,2. Stunting, a form of linear growth faltering, increases the ...

    • Effect of Antenatal Monthly Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine, Alone or with Azithromycin, on Gestational Weight Gain and Anemia during Pregnancy and One Month Postpartum in Malawi: A Randomized Controlled Trial Secondary Analysis 

      Luntamo, Mari; Hallamaa, Lotta; Kulmala, Teija; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per (04 / 2025)
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      Low gestational weight gain (GWG) and prenatal anemia are associated with adverse pregnancy, maternal and infant health outcomes. In a secondary analysis of a single-center, randomized, partially placebo-controlled, outcome ...

    • Effect of dietary intervention on the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria among 6–18-month-old children in rural Malawi 

      Sady, Hany; Chaima, David; Hallamaa, Lotta; Kortekangas, Emma; Ashorn, Ulla; Banda, Jomo; Mangani, Charles; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Per; Fan, Yue Mei (09 / 2023)
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      Background: The complex interaction between malaria and undernutrition leads to increased mortality and morbidity rate among young children in malaria-endemic regions. Results from previous interventions suggest that ...

    • Effect of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on maternal gestational weight gain in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials 

      Liu, Enju; Partap, Uttara; Shinde, Sachin; Wang, Dongqing; Costa, Janaína Calu; Cliffer, Ilana R.; Wang, Molin; Nookala, Sudeer Kumar; Subramoney, Vishak; Briggs, Brittany; Hamer, Davidson H.; Akurut, Hellen; Argaw, Alemayehu; Ashorn, Ulla; Chinkhumba, Jobiba; Desai, Meghna; Divala, Titus H.; Elliott, Alison M.; Gutman, Julie R.; Hien, Alain; Huybregts, Lieven; Kajubi, Richard; Kakuru, Abel; Kariuki, Simon; Lachat, Carl; Laufer, Miriam K.; Luntamo, Mari; Maleta, Kenneth; Mathanga, Don P.; Ochieng, Teddy; Ome-Kaius, Maria; Patson, Noel; Roberfroid, Dominique; Rogerson, Stephen J.; Toe, Laéticia Céline; Unger, Holger W.; Webb, Emily L.; Fawzi, Wafaie W. (06 / 2025)
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      Background: Studies have consistently demonstrated beneficial effects of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) on reducing malaria infection and improving birth ...