A5059012825- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Homelessness and Social Issues
Emory University
2023-2025
University of California, Irvine
2017-2025
Harvard Global Health Institute
2016-2024
Boston University
2024
New York Academy of Sciences
2023
John Wiley & Sons (Germany)
2023
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
2023
Hudson Institute
2023
Johns Hopkins University
2022
Harvard University
2018-2021
Few studies have examined the relationship between paternal stimulation and children's growth development, particularly in low- middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to estimate prevalence of assess whether was associated with early child development.Data from Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys rounds 4 5 were combined across 38 LMICs. The sample comprised 87 286 children aged 3 years. Paternal measured by number play learning activities (up 6) a father engaged his over past...
Background Little attention has been paid to potential relationships between mental health, trauma, and personal exposures Ebola virus disease (EVD) health behaviors in post-conflict West Africa. We tested a conceptual model linking trauma EVD risk prevention behaviors. Methods Findings Using survey data from representative sample the Western Urban Rural districts of Sierra Leone, this study examines associations war exposures, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression,...
Background and objectives Globally, studies have shown associations between maternal stimulation early child development. Yet, little is known about the prevalence of paternal other caregivers’ practices, particularly in low- and- middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods Data from Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) Demographic Health (DHS) were combined across 62 LMICs (2010–2018). The sample included 205,150 mothers children aged 3 4 years. High levels defined as caregiver engagement...
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A strong body of evidence has underscored the cross-cultural importance nurturing parent-child relationships for promoting early child development outcomes. However, most research on parenting predominantly relied self-reported measures collected from mothers. Observational tools assessing interactions not only mothers but also fathers remains limited, especially in Majority World contexts. This study aimed to evaluate psychometric properties an observational tool mother-child and...
Previous research has demonstrated associations between maternal experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) and a range adverse outcomes among women their young children. However, few studies have examined the IPV early child development (ECD) in low- middle-income countries (LMIC). Our objectives this study were to examine association victimization ECD assess whether was mediated by paternal stimulation.We combined cross-sectional data from Demographic Health Surveys for 15 202...
Advancing gender equality and women's empowerment (GE/WE) may contribute to better child nutrition development in low-resource settings. However, few empirical studies have generated evidence on GE/WE examined the potential of engaging men transform norms power relations context parenting programs. We tested independent combined effects couples bundling interventions Mara, Tanzania. EFFECTS (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03759821) was a cluster-randomized 2 × factorial trial plus control. Eighty...
Background Maternal and paternal education are associated with improved early child outcomes. However, less is known about how these relative associations compare for preschool children’s growth versus development outcomes; across country contexts. Methods We analysed data from 89 663 children aged 36 to 59 months in 39 low-income middle-income countries (LMICs). used linear regression models fixed effects estimate the joint between maternal Additionally, we examined variability...
Multicomponent interventions are needed to address the various co-occurring risks that compromise early child nutrition and development. We compared independent combined effects of engaging fathers bundling parenting components into a intervention on development (ECD) outcomes.
Parents are the primary providers of nurturing care for young children's healthy early development. However, literature on parenting in childhood, especially low- and middle-income countries, has primarily focused mothers. In this study, we investigate how parents make meaning fathers' roles with regards to their health development rural Pakistan.Data were collected between January March 2017 through in-depth interviews fathers (N = 33) partners 32); as well separate focus group discussions...