Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Schwinger, Catherine"
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Agreement Between Mothers and Fieldworkers While Assessing Child Development Using Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition in Nepal
Shrestha, Merina; Schwinger, Catherine; Hysing, Mari; Chandyo, Ram K; Ulak, Manjeswori; Ranjitkar, Suman; Kvestad, Ingrid; Sharma, Shakun; Shrestha, Laxman; Strand, Tor A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3) is becoming a widely used developmental assessment tool. The ASQ-3 can be completed by the caregivers (referred to as “mail out”), or by trained personnel ... -
The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Schwinger, Catherine; Kvestad, Ingrid; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Shrestha, Merina; Ranjitkar, Suman; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background There are still many people in the world who prepare their meals on open fires or stoves using solid fuels from biomass, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Although biomass cooking fuels have been ... -
Association of Maternal Plasma Total Cysteine and Growth among Infants in Nepal: A Cohort Study
Arora, Nikhil; Strand, Tor A; Chandyo, Ram K; Elshorbagy, Amany; Shrestha, Laxman; Ueland, Per Magne; Ulak, Manjeswori; Schwinger, Catherine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Cysteine is a semi-essential amino acid that has been positively associated with growth in children. However, transgenerational effects remain unclear. The aim of this analysis was to assess whether maternal plasma total ... -
Association of Plasma Total Cysteine and Anthropometric Status in 6–30 Months Old Indian Children
Schwinger, Catherine; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sharma, Shakun; Bhandari, Nita; Taneja, Sunita; Ueland, Per Magne; Strand, Tor A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)High-quality protein has been associated with child growth; however, the role of the amino acid cysteine remains unclear. The aim was to measure the extent to which plasma total cysteine (tCys) concentration is associated ... -
Biomass fuel use for cooking in Nepalese families and child cognitive abilities, results from a community-based study
Kvestad, Ingrid; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Schwinger, Catherine; Ranjitkar, Suman; Hysing, Mari; Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Shrestha, Merina; Shrestha, Laxman P.; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Biomass fuel use for cooking is widespread in low to middle income countries. Studies on the association between biomass fuel use and cognitive abilities in children are limited. Objective To examine the association ... -
Cobalamin and folate status in women during early pregnancy in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Schwinger, Catherine; Sharma, Shakun; Chandyo, Ram K; Hysing, Mari; Kvestad, Ingrid; Ulak, Manjeswori; Ranjitkar, Suman; Shrestha, Merina; Shrestha, Laxman; McCann, Adrian; Ueland, Per Magne; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The demand for cobalamin (vitamin B12) and folate is increased during pregnancy, and deficiency during pregnancy may lead to complications and adverse outcomes. Yet, the status of these micronutrients is unknown in many ... -
Cohort profile: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
Schwinger, Catherine; Kaldenbach, Siri; Berkley, James A.; Walson, Judd L.; Argaw, Alemayehu; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Strand, Tor Arne; Rollins, Nigel C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose: To provide details of a pooled data set that will be used to estimate absolute and relative mortality risks and other outcomes among children less than 59 months of age and the predictive performance of common ... -
The effect of infant vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment: A follow-up of a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Nepal
Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Kvestad, Ingrid; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ranjitkar, Suman; Hysing, Mari; Schwinger, Catherine; Shrestha, Merina; Basnet, Sudha; Shrestha, Laxman; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The most critical period for brain development is before a child’s second birthday. Standardised tests measuring neurodevelopment are more reliable when administered after this period. Severe vitamin B12 deficiency affects ... -
The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on infant growth and development in Nepal: a community-based, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Chandyo, Ram K.; Kvestad, Ingrid; Ulak Chandyo, Manjeswori; Ranjitkar, Suman; Hysing, Mari; Shrestha, Merina; Schwinger, Catherine; McCann, Adrian; Ueland, Per Magne; Basnet, Sudha; Shrestha, Laxman; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Vitamin B12 is required for healthy infant growth and development, but low and marginal vitamin B12 status is endemic in low-income and middle-income countries. We aimed to measure the effect of vitamin B12 ... -
The effect of vitamin B12-supplementation on actigraphy measured sleep pattern; a randomized control trial
Hysing, Mari; Strand, Tor Arne; Chandyo, Ram K; Ranjitkar, Suman; Schwinger, Catherine; Shrestha, Merina; Kvestad, Ingrid; Ulak, Manjeswori (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Vitamin B12 deficiency is common worldwide and has been associated with poor sleep. The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on sleep in infants is not known. Aims To measure the effect of daily supplementation ... -
Growth velocity of young children in two low-resource settings. Patterns and abilities to predict negative health outcomes
Schwinger, Catherine (Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-12)Introduction Measuring child growth repeatedly over time has theoretical advantages over measuring growth at a single time point, such as the early detection of deviations in growth. A timely identification of children at ... -
Health-related behaviors in adolescents mediate the association between subjective social status and body mass index
Bjertnæs, Asborg Sine Aanstad; Schwinger, Catherine; Juliusson, Petur Benedikt; Strand, Tor A; Holten-Andersen, Mads Nikolaj; Bakken, Kjersti Sletten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The aim of this study was to explore the association between adolescent subjective social status (SSS) and body mass index (BMI) at two different time points and to determine whether this association was mediated by ... -
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and worry among mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Ranjitkar, Suman; Strand, Tor Arne; Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Kvestad, Ingrid; Shrestha, Merina; Schwinger, Catherine; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Shrestha, Laxman P.; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of daily life worldwide, but the impact may be higher for impoverished populations. The main aim of this study is to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different ... -
Incidence and course of child malnutrition according to clinical or anthropometrical assessment: a longitudinal study from rural DR Congo
Kismul, Hallgeir; Schwinger, Catherine; Chhagan, Meera; Mapatano, Mala; Van den Broeck, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-28)Background: Longitudinal studies describing incidence and natural course of malnutrition are scarce. Studies defining malnutrition clinically [moderate clinical malnutrition (McM) marasmus, kwashiorkor] rather than ... -
Predicting undernutrition at age 2 years with early attained weight and length compared with weight and length velocity
Schwinger, Catherine; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Prakash Sunder; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Shrestha, Binob; Ulak, Manjeswori; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn; Mason, Carl J.; Strand, Tor A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: To estimate the abilities of weight and length velocities vs attained growth measures to predict stunting, wasting, and underweight at age 2 years. Study design: We analyzed data from a community-based cohort ... -
Prevalence of Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity in Adults in Bhaktapur, Nepal in 2015–2017
Schwinger, Catherine; Chandyo, Ram K.; Ulak, Manjeswori; Hysing, Mari; Shrestha, Merina; Ranjitkar, Suman; Strand, Tor A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: There is an increase in the double burden of malnutrition globally, with a particular rise documented in Asia. In Nepal, undernutrition has been prevalent for decades. Today, however, the incidence of overweight ... -
Prognostic value of different anthropometric indices over different measurement intervals to predict mortality in 6-59-month-old children
Briend, André; Myatt, Mark; Berkley, James A; Black, Robert E; Boyd, Erin; Garenne, Michel; Lelijveld, Natasha; Isanaka, Sheila; McDonald, Christine M; Mwangwome, Martha; O'Brien, Kieran S; Schwinger, Catherine; Stobaugh, Heather; Taneja, Sunita; West, Keith P; Khara, Tanya (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: To compare the prognostic value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) for predicting death over periods of 1, 3 and 6 months follow-up in ... -
The reliability and predictive ability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Kvestad, Ingrid; Silpakar, Jaya S.; Hysing, Mari; Ranjitkar, Suman; Strand, Tor Arne; Schwinger, Catherine; Shrestha, Merina; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak Chandyo, Manjeswori (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim: In a Nepalese setting, to measure the reliability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) and its ability to predict development scores at 6 months. Methods: Nepalese infants (n = 705) were assessed by the TIMP ... -
Seasonal and spatial factors related to longitudinal patterns of child growth in Bwamanda, DR Congo
Schwinger, Catherine; Lunde, Torleif Markussen; Andersen, Peter; Kismul, Hallgeir; Van den Broeck, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background: Studying the influence of geographical factors on child growth is important, especially given the increasing interest in climate change and health in resource-poor settings and the recognized importance of ... -
Severe acute malnutrition and mortality in children in the community: Comparison of indicators in a multi-country pooled analysis
Schwinger, Catherine; Golden, Michael H.; Grellety, Emmanuel; Roberfroid, Dominique; Guesdon, Benjamin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-06)Objectives: This study aims to describe the mortality risk of children in the community who had severe acute malnutrition (SAM) defined by either a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) <115mm, a low weight-for-height Z-score ...