Publications: Child Cognitive Development
Stress Biomarkers and Child Development in Young Children in Bangladesh | Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Andrew N Mertens, Sophia T Tan, Douglas A Granger, Helen O Pitchik, Dora Il'yasova, Fahmida Tofail, Md Ziaur Rahman, Ivan Spasojevic, Idan Shalev, Shahjahan Ali, Mohammed Rabiul Karim, Sunny Shahriar, Syeda Luthfa Famida, Gabrielle Shuman, Abul K Shoab, Salma Akther, Md Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Kishor K Das, Liying Yan, Ann Meyer, Christine P Stewart, Alan Hubbard, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Kausar Parvin, Md Mahfuz Al Mamun, Stephen P Luby, John M Colford, Lia C H Fernald, Audrie Lin | medRxiv | September 12, 2023
Food safety policy enforcement and associated actions reduce lead chromate adulteration in turmeric across Bangladesh | Jenna E Forsyth, Musa Baker, Syeda Nurunnahar, Shariful Islam, M Saiful Islam, Tauhidul Islam, Erica Plambeck, Peter J Winch, Dinsha Mistree, Stephen P Luby, Mahbubur Rahman | Environmental Research | September 1, 2023
Micronutrient Status During Pregnancy is Associated with Child Immune Status in Rural Bangladesh | Da Kyung Jung, Sophia T. Tan, Caitlin Hemlock, Andrew N. Mertens, Christine P. Stewart, Md Ziaur Rahman, Shahjahan Ali, Rubhana Raqib, Jessica A. Grembi, Mohammed Rabiul Karim, Sunny Shahriar, Anjan Kumar Roy, Sarah Abdelrahman, Abul K. Shoab, Syeda L. Famida, Md Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Salma Akther, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Lisa Hester, Douglas A. Granger, Juergen Erhardt, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Md Mahfuz Al Mamun, Kausar Parvin, John M. Colford Jr., Lia C.H. Fernald, Stephen P. Luby, Firdaus S. Dhabhar, Audrie Lin | Current Developments in Nutrition | July 4, 2023
Implementing a group-based multi-component early child development intervention through the government health system in rural Bangladesh: A feasibility study | Mahbubur Rahman, Tania Jahir, Fahmida Akter, Farzana Yeasmin, Helen O. Pitchik, Rezaul Hasan, Jyoti Bhushan Das, Hannah X. Grant, Khobair Hossain, Jesmin Sultana, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, AKM Shoab, Rizwana Khan, Fahmida Tofail, Stephen P. Luby, Lia C. H. Fernald, Jahangir Rashid, Sabina Ashrafee, Elli Leontsini, Peter J. Winch | International Journal of Health Planning and Management | July 2023
How does women's empowerment relate to antenatal care attendance? A cross-sectional analysis among rural women in Bangladesh | Solis Winters, Helen O. Pitchik, Fahmida Akter, Farzana Yeasmin, Tania Jahir, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, Mahbubur Rahman, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby, Lia C. H. Fernald | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | June 13, 2023
Assessing sustained uptake of latrine and child feces management interventions: Extended follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh 1-3.5 years after intervention initiation | Mahfuza Islam, Mahbubur Rahman, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi, Leanne Unicomb, Mostafizur Rahman, Andrew Mertens, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Benjamin F. Arnold, John M. Colford Jr., Stephen P. Luby, Ayse Ercumen | International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health | May 2023
Concurrent validity of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire Inventory and the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development in rural Bangladesh | Helen O Pitchik, Fahmida Tofail, Fahmida Akter, Abul K M Shoab, Jesmin Sultana, Tarique M N Huda, Mahbubur Rahman, Peter J Winch, Stephen P Luby, Lia C H Fernald | BMC Pediatrics | March 1, 2023
Effects of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions on detection of enteropathogens and host-specific faecal markers in the environment: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis | Andrew Mertens, Benjamin F Arnold, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Alexandria B Boehm, Joe Brown, Drew Capone, Thomas Clasen, Erica Fuhrmeister, Jessica A Grembi, David Holcomb, Jackie Knee, Laura H Kwong, Audrie Lin, Stephen P Luby, Rassul Nala, Kara Nelson, Sammy M Njenga, Clair Null, Amy J Pickering, Mahbubur Rahman, Heather E Reese, Lauren Steinbaum, Jill Stewart, Ruwan Thilakaratne, Oliver Cumming, John M Colford Jr, Ayse Ercumen | Lancet Planetary Health | March 2023
Assessing Analytical Methods for the Rapid Detection of Lead Adulteration in the Global Spice Market | Alandra M Lopez, Carla M Nicolini, Meret Aeppli, Stephen P Luby, Scott Fendorf, Jenna E Forsyth | Environmental Science and Technology | November 7, 2022
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 | Kathryn G Dewey, Charles D Arnold, K Ryan Wessells, Elizabeth L Prado, Souheila Abbeddou, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Hasmot Ali, Benjamin F Arnold, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, Sania Ashraf, Elodie Becquey, Kenneth H Brown, Parul Christian, John M Colford, Jr, Sherlie JL Dulience, Lia CH Fernald, Emanuela Galasso, Lotta Hallamaa, Sonja Y Hess, Jean H Humphrey, Lieven Hyubregts, Lora L Iannotti, Kaniz Jannat, Anna Lartey, Agnes Le Port, Jef L Leroy Stephen P Luby, Kenneth Maleta, Susana L Matias, Mduduzi NN Mbuya, Malay K Mridha, Minyanga Nkhoma, Clair Null, Rina R Paul, Harriet Okronipa, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Amy J Pickering, Andrew J Prendergast, Marie Ruel, Saijuddin Shaikh, Ann M Weber, Patricia Wolff, Amanda Zongrone, Christine P Stewart | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | November 2022
Prevalence of Sugar-Sweetened Food Consumption in Rural Bangladeshi Children Aged 6-24 Months | Marie K Salem, Helen O Pitchik, Jesmin Sultana, Mahbubur Rahman, Kaniz K Jannat, Stephen P Luby, Malay K Mridha, Peter J Winch, Lia C H Fernald | Journal of Nutrition | September 6, 2022
The effect of a large-scale water, sanitation and hygiene intervention in Bangladesh on knowledge, behaviour and health: Findings from an endline programme evaluation | Kelly Zhang Aluri, Amal K Halder, Mahfuza Islam, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Monirul Alam, Abul Kasham Shoab, Mahbubur Rahman 2, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen P Luby | Tropical Medicine and International Health | August 17, 2022
Evaluation of an on-site sanitation intervention against childhood diarrhea and acute respiratory infection 1 to 3.5 years after implementation: Extended follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh | Jesse D Contreras, Mahfuza Islam, Andrew Mertens, Amy J Pickering, Benjamin F Arnold, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Alan E Hubbard, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen P Luby, John M Colford Jr, Ayse Ercumen | PLOS Medicine | August 8, 2022
Influence of community-level sanitation coverage and population density on environmental fecal contamination and child health in a longitudinal cohort in rural Bangladesh | Jesse D Contreras, Mahfuza Islam, Andrew Mertens, Amy J Pickering, Laura H Kwong, Benjamin F Arnold, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Alan E Hubbard, Mahfuja Alam, Debashis Sen, Sharmin Islam, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen P Luby, John M Colford Jr, Ayse Ercumen | International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health | August 2022
Differential Overlap in Human and Animal Fecal Microbiomes and Resistomes in Rural versus Urban Bangladesh | Jenna M Swarthout, Erica R Fuhrmeister, Latifah Hamzah, Angela R Harris, Mir A Ahmed, Emily S Gurley, Syed M Satter, Alexandria B Boehm, Amy J Pickering | Applied and Environmental Microbiology | July 11, 2022
Early diagnosis of kala-azar in Bangladesh: Findings from a population based mixed methods research informing the post-elimination era | Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Anna Olsen, David Harley, Indira V M Samarawickrema, Colin D Butler, Khandaker Zahid, Shariful Amin Sumon, Dinesh Mondal, Stephen P Luby, Adrian C Sleigh | Parasitology International | December 2021
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 | Kathryn G Dewey, K Ryan Wessells, Charles D Arnold, Elizabeth L Prado, Souheila Abbeddou, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Hasmot Ali, Benjamin F Arnold, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, Sania Ashraf, Elodie Becquey, Jaden Bendabenda, Kenneth H Brown, Parul Christian, John M Colford, Sherlie J L Dulience, Lia C H Fernald, Emanuela Galasso, Lotta Hallamaa, Sonja Y Hess, Jean H Humphrey, Lieven Huybregts, Lora L Iannotti, Kaniz Jannat, Anna Lartey, Agnes Le Port, Jef L Leroy, Stephen P Luby, Kenneth Maleta, Susana L Matias, Mduduzi N N Mbuya, Malay K Mridha, Minyanga Nkhoma, Clair Null, Rina R Paul, Harriet Okronipa, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Amy J Pickering, Andrew J Prendergast, Marie Ruel, Saijuddin Shaikh, Ann M Weber, Patricia Wolff, Amanda Zongrone, Christine P Stewart | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | November 2, 2021
Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for children age 6-24 months: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of effects on developmental outcomes and effect modifiers | Elizabeth L Prado, Charles D Arnold, K Ryan Wessells, Christine P Stewart, Souheila Abbeddou, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Benjamin F Arnold, Ulla Ashorn, Per Ashorn, Elodie Becquey, Kenneth H Brown 8, Jaya Chandna, Parul Christian 10, Holly N Dentz, Sherlie J L Dulience, Lia C H Fernald, Emanuela Galasso, Lotta Hallamaa, Sonja Y Hess, Lieven Huybregts, Lora L Iannotti, Elizabeth Y Jimenez, Patricia Kohl, Anna Lartey, Agnes Le Port, Stephen P Luby, Kenneth Maleta, Andrew Matchado, Susana L Matias, Malay K Mridha, Robert Ntozini, Clair Null, Maku E Ocansey, Sarker M Parvez, John Phuka, Amy J Pickering, Andrew J Prendergast, Abu A Shamim, Zakia Siddiqui, Fahmida Tofail, Ann M Weber, Lee S F Wu, Kathryn G Dewey | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | November 2021
Telomere length is associated with growth in children in rural Bangladesh | Audrie Lin, Andrew N Mertens, Benjamin F Arnold, Sophia Tan, Jue Lin, Christine P Stewart, Alan E Hubbard, Shahjahan Ali, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Abul K Shoab, Md Ziaur Rahman, Syeda L Famida, Md Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Salma Akther, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Md Mahfuz Al Mamun, Kausar Parvin, Firdaus S Dhabhar, Patricia Kariger, Lia Ch Fernald, Stephen P Luby0, John M Colford Jr | eLife | September 8, 2021
Making the invisible visible: Developing and evaluating an intervention to raise awareness and reduce lead exposure among children and their caregivers in rural Bangladesh | Tania Jahir, Helen O Pitchik, Mahbubur Rahman, Jesmin Sultana, A K M Shoab, Tarique Md Nurul Huda, Kendra A Byrd, Md Saiful Islam, Farzana Yeasmin, Musa Baker, Dalia Yeasmin, Syeda Nurunnahar, Stephen P Luby, Peter J Winch, Jenna E Forsyth | Environmental Research | August 2021
Effect of sanitation improvements on soil-transmitted helminth eggs in courtyard soil from rural Bangladesh: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial | Laura H Kwong, Debashis Sen, Sharmin Islam, Sunny Shahriar, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Benjamin F Arnold, Alan Hubbard, Sarker Masud Parvez, Mahfuza Islam, Leanne Unicomb, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Kara Nelson, John M Colford Jr, Stephen P Luby, Ayse Ercumen | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | July 28, 2021
Success Factors for Community Health Workers in Implementing an Integrated Group-Based Child Development Intervention in Rural Bangladesh | Tania Jahir, Peter J Winch, Elli Leontsini, Sharon T Hwang, Farzana Yeasmin, Khobair Hossain, Jyoti Bhushan Das, Ruhul Amin, Tarique Md Nurul Huda, Jesmin Sultana, Rizwana Khan, Fahmida Akter, Akm Shoab, Rezaul Hasan, Helen O Pitchik, Fahmida Tofail 4Lia C H Fernald, Stephen P Luby, Mahbubur Rahman | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | July 26, 2021
Cost of illness for severe and non-severe diarrhea borne by households in a low-income urban community of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study | Rebeca Sultana, Stephen P Luby, Emily S Gurley, Nadia Ali Rimi, Sayeda Tasnuva Swarna, Jahangir A M Khan, Nazmun Nahar, Probir Kumar Ghosh, Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Humayun Kabir, Shifat Khan, Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | June 11, 2021
Longitudinal Effects of a Sanitation Intervention on Environmental Fecal Contamination in a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh | Jesse D Contreras, Mahfuza Islam, Andrew Mertens, Amy J Pickering, Laura H Kwong, Benjamin F Arnold, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Alan E Hubbard, Mahfuja Alam, Debashis Sen, Sharmin Islam, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen P Luby, John M Colford, Ayse Ercumen | Environmental Science & Technology | June 4, 2021
Monitoring of diverse enteric pathogens across environmental and host reservoirs with TaqMan array cards and standard qPCR: a methodological comparison study | Rachael Lappan, Rebekah Henry, Steven L Chown, Stephen P Luby, Ellen E Higginson, Lamiya Bata, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Christelle Schang, John J Openshaw, Joanne O'Toole, Audrie Lin, Autiko Tela, Amelia Turagabeci, Tony H F Wong, Matthew A French, Rebekah R Brown, Karin Leder, Chris Greening, David McCarthy | Lancet Planetary Health | May 5, 2021
Nitrate in Drinking Water during Pregnancy and Spontaneous Preterm Birth: A Retrospective Within-Mother Analysis in California | Allison R Sherris, Michael Baiocchi, Scott Fendorf, Stephen P Luby, Wei Yang, Gary M Shaw | Environmental Health Perspectives | May 5, 2021
Scalable deep learning to identify brick kilns and aid regulatory capacity | Jihyeon Lee, Nina R Brooks, Fahim Tajwar, Marshall Burke, Stefano Ermon, David B Lobell, Debashish Biswas, Stephen P Luby | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | April 22, 2021
The Lived Experiences of Community Health Workers Serving in a Large-Scale Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Intervention Trial in Rural Bangladesh | Mahbubur Rahman, Tania Jahir, Farzana Yeasmin, Farzana Begum, Mosammot Mobashara, Khobair Hossain, Rizwana Khan, Rezwana Hossain, Fosiul Alam Nizame, Anika Jain, Elli Leontsini, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen P Luby, Peter J Winch | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | March 25, 2021
A holistic approach to promoting early child development: a cluster randomised trial of a group-based, multicomponent intervention in rural Bangladesh | Helen O Pitchik, Fahmida Tofail, Mahbubur Rahman, Fahmida Akter, Jesmin Sultana, Abul Kasham Shoab, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, Tania Jahir, Md Ruhul Amin, Md Khobair Hossain, Jyoti Bhushan Das, Esther O Chung, Kendra A Byrd, Farzana Yeasmin, Laura H Kwong, Jenna E Forsyth, Malay K Mridha, Peter J Winch, Stephen P Luby, Lia CH Fernald | BMJ Global Health | March 16, 2021
Household finished flooring and soil-transmitted helminth and Giardia infections among children in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: a prospective cohort study | Jade Benjamin-Chung, Yoshika S Crider, Andrew Mertens, Ayse Ercumen, Amy J Pickering, Audrie Lin, Lauren Steinbaum, Jenna Swarthout, Mahbubur Rahman, Sarker M Parvez, Rashidul Haque, Sammy M Njenga, Jimmy Kihara, Clair Null, Stephen P Luby, John M Colford, Jr, Benjamin F Arnold | Lancet Global Health | February 16, 2021
Exploration of Attendance, Active Participation, and Behavior Change in a Group-Based Responsive Stimulation, Maternal and Child Health, and Nutrition Intervention | Farzana Yeasmin, Peter J. Winch, Sharon T. Hwang, Elli Leontsini, Tania Jahir, Jyoti B. Das, Mohammad R. Amin, Md K. Hossain, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, Fahmida Akter, Abul K. M. Shoab, Fahmida Tofail, Malay K. Mridha,Jesmin Sultana, Helen Pitchik, Lia C. H. Fernald, Stephen P. Luby, Mahbubur Rahman | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | January 18, 2021
Child lead exposure near abandoned lead acid battery recycling sites in a residential community in Bangladesh: Risk factors and the impact of soil remediation on blood lead levels | Kamal Ibne Amin Chowdhury, Syeda Nurunnahara, Mohammad Lutful Kabir, Mohammad Tauhidul Islam, Musa Baker, M. Saiful Islam, Mahbubur Rahman, M. Aziz Hasan, Arif Sikder, Laura H. Kwong, Gordon K. Binkhorst, Emily Nash, John Keith, Andrew McCartor, Stephen P. Luby, Jenna E. Forsyth | Environmental Research | January 4, 2021
Ingestion of Fecal Bacteria along Multiple Pathways by Young Children in Rural Bangladesh Participating in a Cluster-Randomized Trial of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions (WASH Benefits) | Laura H. Kwong, Ayse Ercumen, Amy J. Pickering, Joanne E. Arsenault, Mahfuza Islam, Sarker M Parvez, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman, Jennifer Davis, Stephen P. Luby | Environmental Science & Technology | October 20, 2020
Measuring Environmental Exposure to Enteric Pathogens in Low-Income Settings: Review and Recommendations of an Interdisciplinary Working Group | Frederick G B Goddard, Radu Ban, Dana Boyd Barr, Joe Brown, Jennifer Cannon, John M Colford Jr, Joseph N S Eisenberg, Ayse Ercumen, Helen Petach, Matthew C Freeman, Karen Levy, Stephen P Luby, Christine Moe, Amy J Pickering, Jeremy A Sarnat, Jill Stewart, Evan Thomas, Mami Taniuchi, Thomas Clasen | Environmental Science & Technology | September 9, 2020
Effect of water, sanitation, handwashing and nutrition interventions on enteropathogens in children 14 months old: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh | Jessica A Grembi, Audrie Lin, Md Abdul Karim, Md Ohedul Islam, Rana Miah, Benjamin F Arnold, Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuade, Shahjahan Ali, Md Ziaur Rahman, Zahir Hussain, Abul K Shoab, Syeda L Famida, Md Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Rashidul Haque, Mami Taniuchi, Jie Liu, James A Platts-Mills, Susan P Holmes, Christine P Stewart, Jade Benjamin-Chung, John M Colford, Eric R Houpt, Stephen P Luby | Journal of Infectious Diseases | August 29, 2020
Adaptation and Integration of Psychosocial Stimulation, Maternal Mental Health and Nutritional Interventions for Pregnant and Lactating Women in Rural Bangladesh | Fahmida Akter, Mahbubur Rahman, Helen O. Pitchik, Peter J. Winch, Lia C. H. Fernald, Tarique Mohammad Nurul Huda, Tania Jahir, Ruhul Amin, Jyoti Bhushan Das, Khobair Hossain, Abul Kashem Shoab, Rizwana Khan, Farzana Yeasmin, Jesmin Sultana, Stephen P. Luby, Fahmida Tofail | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | August 27, 2020
High-Throughput Multiparallel Enteropathogen Detection via Nano-Liter qPCR | Jessica A. Grembi, Koshlan Mayer-Blackwell, Stephen P. Luby and Alfred M. Spormann | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | July 15, 2020
Effect of Improved Water Quality, Sanitation, Hygiene and Nutrition Interventions on Respiratory Illness in Young Children in Rural Bangladesh: A Multi-Arm Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial | Sania Ashraf, Mahfuza Islam, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman, Peter J. Winch, Benjamin F. Arnold, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Pavani K. Ram, John M. Colford Jr., Stephen P. Luby | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | May 6, 2020
Comparison of multi-parallel qPCR and double-slide Kato-Katz for detection of soil-transmitted helminth infection among children in rural Bangladesh | Jade Benjamin-Chung, Nils Pilotte, Ayse Ercumen, Jessica R. Grant, Jacqueline R. M. A. Maasch, Andrew M. Gonzalez, Ashanta C. Ester, Benjamin F. Arnold | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | April 24, 2020
Snack food consumption among Bangladeshi children, supplementary data from a large RCT | Kaniz Jannat, Stephen P. Luby, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman, Peter J. Winch, Md. Iqbal Hossain, Christine P. Stewart | Maternal & Child Nutrition | March 20, 2020
Ruminant Fecal Contamination of Drinking Water Introduced Post-Collection in Rural Kenyan Households | Latifah Hamzah, Alexandria B Boehm, Jennifer Davis, Amy J Pickering, Marlene Wolfe, Maryanne Mureithi, Angela Harris | Environmental Research and Public Health | January 17, 2020
Moving towards transformational WASH – Authors' reply | Amy J Pickering, Benjamin F Arnold, Andrew J Prendergast, Clair Null, Peter J Winch, Sammy M Njenga, Mahbubur Rahman, Robert Ntozini, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Christine P Stewart, John M Colford Jr, Stephen Luby, Jean H Humphrey | The Lancet Global Health | November 1, 2019
Soil ingestion among young children in rural Bangladesh | Laura H. Kwong, Ayse Ercumen, Amy J. Pickering, Leanne Unicomb, Jennifer Davis, James O. Leckie, Stephen P. Luby | Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology | October 31, 2019
Sources of Blood Lead Exposure in Rural Bangladesh | Jenna E. Forsyth, Karrie L. Weaver, Kate Maher, M. Saiful Islam, Rubhana Raqib, Mahbubur Rahman, Scott Fendorf, Stephen P. Luby | Environmental Science & Technology | September 17, 2019
Turmeric means “yellow” in Bengali: Lead chromate pigments added to turmeric threaten public health across Bangladesh | Jenna E. Forsyth, Syeda Nurunnahar, Sheikh Shariful Islam, Musa Baker. Dalia Yeasmin, M. Saiful Islam, Mahbubur Rahman, Scott Fendorf, Nicole M. Ardoin, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby | Environmental Research | September 6, 2019
The implications of three major new trials for the effect of water, sanitation and hygiene on childhood diarrhea and stunting: a consensus statement | Oliver Cumming, Benjamin F. Arnold, Radu Ban, Thomas Clasen, Joanna Esteves Mills, Matthew C. Freeman, Bruce Gordon, Raymond Guiteras, Guy Howard, Paul R. Hunter, Richard B. Johnston, Amy J. Pickering, Andrew J. Prendergast, Annette Prüss-Ustün, Jan Willem Rosenboom, Dean Spears, Shelly Sundberg, Jennyfer Wolf, Clair Null, Stephen P. Luby, Jean H. Humphrey, John M. Colford Jr. | BMC Medicine | August 28, 2019
High prevalence of taeniasis and Taenia solium cysticercosis in children in western Sichuan, China | Tiaoying Li, Xingwang Chen, Hao Wang, John J. Openshaw, Bo Zhong, Stephen A. Felt, Akira Ito, Stephen P. Luby | Acta Tropica | August 12, 2019
The WASH Benefits and SHINE trials: interpretation of WASH intervention effects on linear growth and diarrhoea | Amy J Pickering, PhD, Clair Null, PhD, Prof Peter J Winch, MD, Goldberg Mangwadu, PhD, Benjamin F Arnold, PhD, Prof Andrew J Prendergast, DPhil, Prof Sammy M Njenga, PhD, Mahbubur Rahman, MBBS, Robert Ntozini, MPH, Jade Benjamin-Chung, PhD, Christine P Stewart, PhD, Tarique M N Huda, PhD, Prof Lawrence H Moulton, PhD, Prof John M Colford Jr, MD, Prof Stephen P Luby, MD, Prof Jean H Humphrey, ScD | The Lancet Global Health | August 1, 2019
The WASH Benefits and SHINE Trials. Interpretation of Findings on Linear Growth and Diarrhoea and Implications for Policy: Perspective of the Investigative Teams (P10-136-19) | Jean Humphrey, Amy Pickering, Clair Null, Peter Winch, Goldberg Mangwadu, Ben Arnold, Andrew Prendergast, Sammy Njenga, Mahbubar Rahman, Robert Ntozini, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Christine Stewart, Tarique Huda, Lawrence Moulton, John Colford, Stephen Luby | Current Developments in Nutrition | June 13, 2019
Effects of water, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on soil-transmitted helminth infections in young children: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh | Ayse Ercumen, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Benjamin F. Arnold, Audrie Lin, Alan E. Hubbard, Christine Stewart, Zahidur Rahman, Sarker Masud Parvez, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman, Rashidul Haque, John M. Colford Jr., Stephen P. Luby | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | May 3, 2019
Effects of Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Environmental Enteric Dysfunction in Young Children: A Cluster-randomized, Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh | Audrie Lin, Shahjahan Ali, Benjamin F Arnold, Md Ziaur Rahman, Mohammad Alauddin, Jessica Grembi, Andrew N Mertens, Syeda L Famida, Salma Akther, Md Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Abul K Shoab, Zahir Hussain, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Sania Ashraf, Abu Mohd Naser, Sarker M Parvez, Ayse Ercumen, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Rashidul Haque, Tahmeed Ahmed, Md Iqbal Hossain, Nuzhat Choudhury, Kaniz Jannat, Sarah T Alauddin, Sandra G Minchala, Rabije Cekovic, Alan E Hubbard, Christine P Stewart, Kathryn G Dewey, John M Colford, Jr, Stephen P Luby | Clinical Infectious Diseases | April 8, 2019
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) of Cysticercosis in School-Aged Children in Tibetan Rural Farming Areas of Western China: Implications for Intervention Planning | Huan Zhou, Qingzhi Wang, Junmin Zhou, Tiaoying Li, Alexis Medina, Stephen A. Felt, Scott Rozelle, John J. Openshaw | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | March 4, 2019
Effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements and infant and young child feeding counseling with or without improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) on anemia and micronutrient status: results from 2 cluster-randomized trials in Kenya and Bangladesh | Christine P Stewart, Kathryn G Dewey, Audrie Lin, Amy J Pickering, Kendra A Byrd, Kaniz Jannat, Shahjahan Ali, Gouthami Rao, Holly N Dentz, Marion Kiprotich, Charles D Arnold, Benjamin F Arnold, Lindsay H Allen, Setareh Shahab-Ferdows, Ayse Ercumen, Jessica A Grembi, Abu Mohd Naser, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, John M Colford, Jr, Stephen P Luby, Clair Null | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | January 9, 2019
Achieving optimal technology and behavioral uptake of single and combined interventions of water, sanitation hygiene and nutrition, in an efficacy trial (WASH benefits) in rural Bangladesh | Sarker Masud Parvez, Rashidul Azad, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Pavani K. Ram, Abu Mohd Naser, Christine P. Stewart, Kaniz Jannat, Musarrat Jabeen Rahman, Elli Leontsini, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby | Trials | July 6, 2018
WASH Benefits Bangladesh trial: management structure for achieving high coverage in an efficacy trial | Leanne Unicomb, Farzana Begum, Elli Leontsini, Mahbubur Rahman, Sania Ashraf, Abu Mohd Naser, Fosiul A. Nizame, Kaniz Jannat, Faruqe Hussain, Sarker Masud Parvez, Shaila Arman, Moshammot Mobashara, Stephen P. Luby, Peter J. Winch | Trials | July 6, 2018
WASH Benefits Bangladesh trial: system for monitoring coverage and quality in an efficacy trial | Mahbubur Rahman, Sania Ashraf, Leanne Unicomb, A. K. M. Mainuddin, Sarker Masud Parvez, Farzana Begum, Kishor Kumar Das, Abu Mohd. Naser, Faruqe Hussain, Thomas Clasen, Stephen P. Luby, Elli Leontsini, Peter J. Winch | Trials | July 6, 2018
Prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among pregnant women and sources of lead exposure in rural Bangladesh: A case control study | Jenna E. Forsyth, M. Saiful Islam, Sarker Masud Parvez, Rubhana Raqib, M. Sajjadur Rahman, E. Marie Muehe, Scott Fendorf, Stephen P. Luby | Environmental Research | May 24, 2018
Prevalence and risk factors for Taenia solium cysticercosis in school-aged children: A school based study in western Sichuan, People’s Republic of China | John J. Openshaw, Alexis Medina, Stephen A. Felt, Tiaoying Li, Zhou Huan, Scott Rozelle, Stephen P. Luby | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | May 8, 2018
Implications of WASH Benefits trials for water and sanitation – Authors' reply | Benjamin F Arnold, Clair Null, Stephen P Luby, John M Colford Jr | The Lancet Global Health | April 26, 2018
Effects of Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Child Enteric Protozoan Infections in Rural Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial | Audrie Lin, Ayse Ercumen, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Benjamin F Arnold, Shimul Das, Rashidul Haque, Sania Ashraf, Sarker M Parvez, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman, Alan E Hubbard, Christine P Stewart, John M Colford, Jr, Stephen P Luby | Clinical Infectious Diseases | April 13, 2018
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Measure Spillover Effects of a Combined Water, Sanitation, and Handwashing Intervention in Rural Bangladesh | Jade Benjamin-Chung, Nuhu Amin, Ayse Ercumen, Benjamin F Arnold, Alan E Hubbard, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman, Stephen P Luby, John M Colford, Jr. | American Journal of Epidemiology | March 27, 2018
Effect of water quality, sanitation, hand washing, and nutritional interventions on child development in rural Bangladesh (WASH Benefits Bangladesh): a cluster-randomised controlled trial | Fahmida Tofail, PhD, Prof Lia CH Fernald, PhD, Kishor K Das, MS, Mahbubur Rahman, MBBS, Prof Tahmeed Ahmed, PhD, Kaniz K Jannat, MBBS, Leanne Unicomb, PhD, Benjamin F Arnold, PhD, Sania Ashraf, PhD, Prof Peter J Winch, MD, Patricia Kariger, PhD, Christine P Stewart, PhD, Prof John M Colford Jr, MD, Prof Stephen P Luby, MD | The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health | February 12, 2018
Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial | Clair Null, PhD, Christine P Stewart, PhD, Amy J Pickering, PhD, Holly N Dentz, MPH, Benjamin F Arnold, PhD, Charles D Arnold, MS, Jade Benjamin-Chung, PhD, Prof Thomas Clasen, PhD, Prof Kathryn G Dewey, PhD, Prof Lia C H Fernald, PhD, Alan E Hubbard, PhD, Patricia Kariger, PhD, Audrie Lin, PhD, Stephen P Luby, MD, Andrew Mertens, MS, Sammy M Njenga, PhD, Geoffrey Nyambane, MA, Pavani K Ram, MD, Prof John M Colford Jr, MD | The Lancet Global Health | January 29, 2018
Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Bangladesh: a cluster randomised controlled trial | Prof Stephen P Luby, MD, Mahbubur Rahman, MBBS, Benjamin F Arnold, PhD, Leanne Unicomb, PhD, Sania Ashraf, MPH, Prof Peter J Winch, MD, Christine P Stewart, PhD, Farzana Begum, MPH, Faruqe Hussain, MSS, Jade Benjamin-Chung, PhD, Elli Leontsini, MD, Abu M Naser, MBBS, Sarker M Parvez, MPH, Prof Alan E Hubbard, PhD, Audrie Lin, PhD, Fosiul A Nizame, MA, Kaniz Jannat, MBBS, Ayse Ercumen, PhD, Pavani K Ram, MD, Kishor K Das, MS, Jaynal Abedin, MS, Prof Thomas F Clasen, PhD, Prof Kathryn G Dewey, PhD, Prof Lia C Fernald, Clair Null, PhD, Tahmeed Ahmed, PhD, Prof John M Colford Jr, MD | The Lancet Global Health | January 29, 2018
Effects of water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on telomere length among children in a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh | Audrie Lin, Benjamin F Arnold, Andrew N Mertens, Jue Lin, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Shahjahan Ali, Alan E Hubbard, Christine P Stewart, Abul K Shoab, Md Ziaur Rahman, Md Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Syeda L Famida, Salma Akther, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Firdaus S Dhabhar, Lia C H Fernald, John M Colford Jnr, Stephen P Luby | eLife | October 5, 2017
Scaling Up a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program in Rural Bangladesh: The Role of Program Implementation | Jade Benjamin-Chung PhD, MPH, Sonia Sultana MBBS, MPH, Amal K. Halder PhD, Mohammed Ali Ahsan MA, Benjamin F. Arnold PhD, MPH, Alan E. Hubbard PhD, Leanne Unicomb PhD, Stephen P. Luby MD, and John M. Colford Jr MD, PhD, MPH | American Journal of Public Health | April 11, 2017
Potential effects of increased global temperatures on neurological development factors in children under 5 years in east Africa: a modelling study | The Lancet Global Health | April 8, 2016
Ruminants Contribute Fecal Contamination to the Urban Household Environment in Dhaka, Bangladesh | Angela R Harris, Amy J Pickering, Michael Harris, Solaiman Doza, M Sirajul Islam, Leanne Unicomb, Stephen Luby, Jennifer Davis, Alexandria B Boehm | Environmental Science and Technology | April 5, 2016
Program integration to achieve the global nutrition targets | Christine P. Stewart, MPH, PhD | UC Davis | RINEW: Project Information