Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Taneja, Sunita"
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Anthropometric Indicators as Predictors of Mortality in Early Life Among Low Birthweight Indian Infants
Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Kumar, Mohan; Sinha, Bireshwar; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Low birthweight (LBW) babies (<2.5 kg) are at higher risk of mortality and weight for height z score is currently recommended for identifying infants at risk of mortality. Objective: To compare different ... -
The assessment of developmental status using the Ages and Stages questionnaire-3 in nutritional research in north Indian young children
Kvestad, Ingrid; Taneja, Sunita; Kumar, Tivendra; Bhandari, Nita; Strand, Tor A.; Hysing, Mari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-23)Objective and background: For large epidemiological studies in low and middle-income countries, inexpensive and easily administered developmental assessment tools are called for. This report evaluates the feasibility of ... -
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 ... -
Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Sankar, Mari Jeeva; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Rollins, Nigel; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-04)Aim. To evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on long-term (breast carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus) and short-term (lactational amenorrhoea, postpartum depression, postpartum weight ... -
Cognitive and motor outcomes in children born low birth weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from South Asia
Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Naik, Gitismita; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-29)Background South Asia contributes substantially to global low birth weight population (i.e. those with birth weight < 2500 g). Synthesized evidence is lacking on magnitude of cognitive and motor deficits in low birth weight ... -
Community initiated kangaroo mother care and early child development in low birth weight infants in India - a randomized controlled trial
Taneja, Sunita; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Mazumder, Sarmila; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Martines, Jose Carlos; Dalpath, Suresh Kumar; Gupta, Rakesh; Kariger, Patricia; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhandari, Nita; Dua, Tarun; Abbasi, Farah; Panwar, Vaishali; Nagpal, Sugandhi; Shekhar, Medha; Ghosh, Runa; Kaur, Jasmine; Dube, Brinda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: In a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 8402 stable low birthweight (LBW) infants, majority being late preterm or term small for gestational age, community-initiated KMC (ciKMC) showed a significant improvement ... -
Daily Folic Acid and/or Vitamin B12 Supplementation Between 6 and 30 Months of Age and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers After 6–7 Years: A Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Manapurath, Rukman; Strand, Tor Arne; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Kvestad, Ingrid; Yajnik, Chittaranjan S.; Bhandari, Nita; Taneja, Sunita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Deficiencies of vitamin B12 and folate are associated with elevated concentrations of metabolic markers related to CVDs. Objectives We investigated the effect of supplementation of vitamin B12 with or ... -
Diagnostic measures for severe acute malnutrition in Indian infants under 6 months of age: a secondary data analysis
Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sanger, Nitika; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Taneja, Sunita; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bhandari, Nita; Bahl, Rajiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Weight for length z-score (WLZ) < − 3 is currently used to define severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among infants. However, this approach has important limitations for infants younger than 6 months of age as WLZ ... -
Diarrhea, Stimulation and Growth Predict Neurodevelopment in Young North Indian Children
Kvestad, Ingrid; Taneja, Sunita; Hysing, Mari; Kumar, Tivendra; Bhandari, Nita; Strand, Tor A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-31)Background and Objective. Infants and young children in low to middle-income countries are at risk for adverse neurodevelopment due to multiple risk factors. In this study, we sought to identify stimulation and learning ... -
Early child stimulation, linear growth and neurodevelopment in low birth weight infants
Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Taneja, Sunita; Strand, Tor Arne; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Hysing, Mari; Mazumder, Sarmila; Bhandari, Nita; Martines, Jose Carlos; Dua, Tarun; Kariger, Patricia; Bahl, Rajiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Children with low birth weight (LBW) are at risk of linear growth faltering and developmental deficits. Evidence suggests that early child stimulation and care reflected as responsive caregiving and opportunities ... -
Effect of community-initiated kangaroo mother care on breastfeeding performance in low birthweight infants: A randomized clinical trial
Sinha, Bireshwar; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Ashorn, Per; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhandari, Nita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This individually randomized trial was conducted to estimate the effect of promoting community-initiated kangaroo mother care (ciKMC) in low birthweight (LBW) infants on infant breastfeeding performance. It was designed ... -
Effect of Community-Initiated Kangaroo Mother Care on Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Stress among Mothers of Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Sinha, Bireshwar; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Ashorn, Per; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; More, Deepak; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhandari, Nita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Importance Approximately 1 in 5 women in low- and middle-income countries experience postpartum depression, and the risk is higher among mothers of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is effective ... -
Effect of implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness programme on treatment seeking practices for morbidities in infants: cluster randomised trial
Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bahl, Rajiv; Mohan, Pavitra; Strand, Tor A.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Kirkwood, Betty; Goyal, Nidhi; Van Den Hombergh, Henri; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bhandari, Nita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-29)Objective: To determine the effect of implementation of the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness strategy on treatment seeking practices and on neonatal and infant morbidity. Design: Cluster randomised ... -
Effect of kangaroo mother care initiated in community settings on financial risk protection of low-income households: a randomised controlled trial in Haryana, India
Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Mazumder, Sarmila; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Taneja, Sunita; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bahn, Maharaj Kishan; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Bhandari, Nita; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Many families in low-income and middle-income countries have high out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) for healthcare, and some face impoverishment. We aimed to assess the effect of Kangaroo Mother Care initiated ... -
Enteral Calcium or Phosphorus Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Kumar, Mohan; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)OBJECTIVES To assess effects of calcium or phosphorous supplementation compared with no supplementation in human milk-fed preterm or low birth weight infants. METHODS Data sources include Cochrane Central Register of ... -
Enteral Iron Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Manapurath, Rukman M.; Gadapani Pathak, Barsha; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumdar, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Chowdhury, Ranadip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Iron is needed for growth and development of infants globally, but preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants are at risk for severe iron deficiencies. To assess the effect of enteral iron ... -
Enteral Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Kumar, Mohan; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Edmond, Karen; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhandari, Nita; Ramakrishnan, Usha; Rivera, Juan A.; Tandon, Sonia; Duggan, Christopher P.; Liu, Enju; Fawzi, Wafaie; Manji, Karim; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)OBJECTIVES To assess effects of supplementation with 3 or more micronutrients (multiple micronutrients; MMN) compared to no MMN in human milk-fed preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. RESULTS Data on a subgroup ... -
Enteral Vitamin D Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Kumar, Mohan; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Chowdhury, Ranadip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants have low vitamin D stores. The objective of this study was to assess effects of enteral vitamin D supplementation compared with no vitamin D ... -
Enteral Zinc Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Sinha, Bireshwar; Dudeja, Nonita; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Rongsen-Chandola, Temsunaro; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Evidence on the effect of zinc supplementation on health outcomes in preterm or low birth weight (LBW) infants is unclear. We estimated the effect of enteral zinc versus no zinc supplementation ... -
Factors determining cognitive, motor and language scores in low birth weight infants from North India
Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Taneja, Sunita; Ranjitkar, Suman; Mazumder, Sarmila; Bhandari, Nita; Dua, Tarun; Shrestha, Laxman; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Children born with low birth weight (LBW) tend to have lower neurodevelopmental scores compared to term normal birth weight children. It is important to determine factors that influence neurodevelopment in these ...