Publications

Ali N.B, Regan M, Perumal N, Mita C, Lambiris M, Fink G, Danaei G, Sudfeld C.R. Acute undernutrition and child development in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-analysis. Nutr Rev. 2026(in press). DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaf178

Alvarado M, Mäusezahl D, Hartinger S, Fernandez-Rodriguez A, Melero-Dominguez M, Diez-Canseco F, Fink G, Peña-Sánchez R, Falgas-Bague I. Community mental health services in Andean Peru: mapping supply and demand. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026;23(4). DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23040512

Brady S.P, Ewell A, Lopera-Perez D.C, Rockers P.C, Evans D, Coetzee L, Fink G, Hamer D.H, Yousafzai A.K, Tarullo A.R. Physiological markers of early social skills in rural South Africa: the role of frontal alpha asymmetry and heart rate variability. Dev Psychobiol. 2026;68(1):e70115. DOI: 10.1002/dev.70115

Brentani A, Loss G, Bessa L, Chang-Lopez S, Walker S, Ferrer A.P, Grisi S, Lopez Boo F, Fink G. Survive and thrive in Brazil: estimating the impact of the Boa Vista early childhood program. Health Policy Plan. 2026(in press). DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czag057

de Vernisy-Romero D, Melero-Dominguez M, Fernandez-Rodriguez A, Musonda C, Tembo T, Chembe M, Kuleba M, Del Cueto P, Fink G, Falgas-Bague I. Understanding the impact of the PM4M intervention on women's mental wellbeing in Zambia and lessons for implementation: a qualitative study. Front Psychiatry. 2026;17:1686644. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1686644

Dietsche S, Weeren F, Meinlschmidt G, Toussaint A, Baenteli I, Bahmane S, Frick A, Karpf C, Studer A, Wyss K, Schwenkglenks M, Fink G, Tschudin S, Trost S, Bachmann M, Dörner A, Buechel D, Ebner L, Schaefert R, SomPsyNet Consortium. Assessing DSM-5 criteria of somatic symptom disorder in medically hospitalized inpatients: a cross-sectional analysis. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2026;99:6-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.12.023

Ehteshami F, Verjans A, Cassidy R, Tediosi F, Fink G, Cobos Muñoz D. A realist review to understand the complexity of effective management of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Public Health Rev. 2026;47:1608655. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2026.1608655

Fink G, McCoy D.C, Jäggi L, Hinckley K, Castellanos A, Huaylinos Bustamante M.L, Aguilar L, Gastiaburu Cabello M.C, Alvarado M, Hatch S.F, Dormal M, Cuartas J, Zhang C, Hartinger Peña S, Mäusezahl D. Digital support systems to improve child development in Peru: a cluster-randomized controlled open-label trial. Sci Adv. 2026;12(10):eaeb9403. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb9403

Fink G, Owen B.N, Will J, Kozain I. Estimating the impact of Viamo call-in information services on sexual and reproductive health knowledge, behavior, and outcomes among women of reproductive age: a 2-arm open label randomized controlled trial in Uganda. PLoS One. 2026;21(2):e0342327. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342327

Hinckley K, Alvarado M, McCoy D.C, Jäggi L, Dormal M, Mäusezahl D, Hartinger S.M, Castellanos A, Huaylinos Bustamante M.L, Aguilar L, Gastiaburú Cabello M.C, Quispe Roncal N.G, Fink G. Development and validation of the Nurturing Parenting Beliefs and Behaviors Scale (NPBBS): measuring parenting in high Andean Peru. Dev Psychol. 2026;62(1):233-253. DOI: 10.1037/dev0002037

Jäggi L, McCoy D.C, Fink G, Hinckley K, Alvarado M, Dormal M, Hartinger Pena S, Mäusezahl D, Noom M.J. A short parent-reported attachment relationship questionnaire: development and cultural validation for a majority world context. Int J Behav Dev. 2026(in press). DOI: 10.1177/01650254251368797

Lauer J.M, Leng Y, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Chibesa K, Moono A, Fink G, Rockers P.C, Locks L.M. Gut microbiome and environmental enteric dysfunction are unchanged by 18 months of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation among young children in Lusaka, Zambia. Br J Nutr. 2026(in press):1-25. DOI: 10.1017/s0007114526107818

Lauer J.M, Pyykkö J, Consigli A, Chembe M, Billima-Mulenga T, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Leppänen J.M, Locks L.M, Fink G, Rockers P.C. Predictors of saccadic reaction time among young children in Lusaka, Zambia. PLoS One. 2026;21(3):e0339819. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339819

Lewis T.P, Sabwa S, Breda J, Carai S, Clarke-Deelder E, Doubova S.V, Fink G, Garcia P.J, Garcia-Elorrio E, Lee H.Y, Mohan S, Naidoo I, Oh J, Okiro E.A, Tadele A, Tarricone R, Ungureanu M.I, Wang X, Xu D.R, Kruk M.E. Population expectations of primary care quality in 18 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the People's Voice Survey. Lancet Prim Care. 2026;2(5):100151. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanprc.2026.100151

Lustenberger S, Aryal A, Kone B.V, Bonfoh B, Fink G. Agency of smallholder cocoa farmers in the adoption system of fertilizer as agricultural innovation: a mixed methods study. Front Sustain Food Syst. 2026;10

Lustenberger S, Bonfoh B, Koné B.V, Six J, Fink G. On-farm fertilization experiment on small-scale cocoa farms in Côte d′Ivoire: evaluation of poultry litter compost for sustainable yield and profitability. Eur J Agron. 2026;174:127878. DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2025.127878

Lustenberger S, Bonfoh B, Schwarzkopf D, Koné S, Utzinger J, Fink G. Agricultural productivity is linked to children's nutritional status: evidence from small-scale cocoa production systems in Côte d'Ivoire. Front Sustain Food Syst. 2026;10:1790760. DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1790760

McCoy D.C, Dormal M, Hinckley K, Alvarado M, Jäggi L, Mäusezahl D, Hartinger S.M, Fink G. Measuring parenting interactions in resource-constrained settings: Evidence from an observational tool implemented in Andean Peru. Psychol Assess. 2026;38(6-7):503-516. DOI: 10.1037/pas0001462

Meinlschmidt G, Frick A, Baenteli I, Karpf C, Studer A, Bahmane S, Cicic N, Buechel D, Ebner L, Bachmann M, Dörner A, Tschudin S, Trost S, Wyss K, Fink G, Schwenkglenks M, Schaefert R, SomPsyNet consortium. Patient- and ward-level determinants of psychosomatic-psychiatric consultations for mentally distressed inpatients from medical hospitals: findings from the SomPsyNet stepped-wedge-trial. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2026;101:166-175. DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2026.05.013

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations. Nature. 2026;653(8114):510-518. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10383-0

Sarki M, Fink G, Aissaoui S, Brugnoletti F, Bürki N, Graffeo R, Monnerat C, Rabaglio M, Zürrer-Härdi U, Chappuis P.O, Heinimann K, Katapodi M.C. Health behaviors and cancer diagnosis among individuals with pathogenic variants associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer or lynch syndrome. J Pers Med. 2026;16(1). DOI: 10.3390/jpm16010006

Sonephet S, Reno R, Fink G, Kounnavong S, Wallenborn J.T. "People who have money feed formula to their infants": a qualitative study of exclusive breastfeeding barriers and potential interventions in Lao People's Democratic Republic. BMC Public Health. 2026;26:1827. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27416-y

Aryal A, Clarke-Deelder E, Sayasone S, Fink G. Informing facility selection through a web-based user ratings system: protocol for a randomized controlled trial among mothers in urban Lao People's Democratic Republic. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025;14:e66085. DOI: 10.2196/66085

Brady S.P, Rockers P.C, Evans D, Coetzee L, Lopera-Perez D.C, Fink G, Hamer D.H, Yousafzai A.K, Tarullo A.R. Infant EEG power predicts early childhood language and motor skills in a rural South African cohort. Glob Pediatr. 2025;14:100298. DOI: 10.1016/j.gpeds.2025.100298

Chong J.J, Fink G, Saxena A. Scaling up perinatal care: health benefits for infant survival in high-burden countries. Popul Dev Rev. 2025;51(2):735-758. DOI: 10.1111/padr.70004

Clarke-Deelder E, Amor Fernandez P, Drouard S, Kandpal E, Fink G, Shapira G. Know-do gaps in the clinical management of childhood illness: evidence from three countries in sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health. 2025;25:3601. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24852-0

Draper C.E, Fink G, McCoy D.C, Nores M, Yousafzai A.K. Beyond deficit models in early childhood development science - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2025;405(10495):2127-2128. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00626-9

Fakih B.S, Seidahmed O, Holzschuh A, Abdul R, Irema I, Shija S.J, Aliy S.M, Ali A, Fink G, Yukich J, Hetzel M.W. Determinants of locally acquired malaria infections in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional study. Malar J. 2025;24:346. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05524-1

Hinckley K, Gastiaburú Cabello M.C, Alvarado M, McCoy D.C, Mäusezahl D, Fink G, Hatch S.F, Quispe Roncal N.G, Gonzales Eslava N, Huaylinos Bustamante M.L, Castellanos A, Hartinger S.M, Jäggi L. Caregivers' perceptions and practices regarding responsive caregiving and early learning in Cajamarca, Andean Peru: a qualitative study. Infant Child Dev. 2025;34(4):e70036. DOI: 10.1002/icd.70036

Jäggi L, Falgas-Bague I, Koné S, Probst-Hensch N, Fink G. Prevalence of depression in a large regionally representative population sample in Côte d'Ivoire. BMC Public Health. 2025;25:3754. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24879-3

Jäggi L, Hartinger S.M, Fink G, McCoy D.C, Alvarado M.L, Hinckley K, Ramirez-Varela L, Aguilar L, Castellanos A, Mäusezahl D. Parenting in the digital age: a scoping review of digital early childhood parenting interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). Public Health Rev. 2025;45:1607651. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607651

Khoury S, Brentani A, Brentani H, Fiamoncini J, Francisco R, Onofre A.C, Rodrigues Henrique S.E, Fink G, Wallenborn J. Social transfers for exclusive breastfeeding in Brazil: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025;14:e75796. DOI: 10.2196/75796

Khoury S.M, Karimian-Marnani N, Sonephet S, Fink G, Wallenborn J.T. Longitudinal associations between maternal anemia and breastfeeding practices on infant hemoglobin levels in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Nutrients. 2025;17(10):1703. DOI: 10.3390/nu17101703

Koné S, Probst-Hensch N, Dao D, Utzinger J, Laubet M, Tobo A.M, Fink G. Taabo multigenerational birth cohort in Côte d'Ivoire: protocol for establishing a longitudinal multigenerational birth cohort to guide health policy. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025;14:e70771. DOI: 10.2196/70771

Lauer J.M, Odom A.R, Rani A, Story G, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Fink G, Rockers P.C, Sela D, Locks L.M. Breastfeeding, the gut microbiome, and growth among infants in Lusaka, Zambia. J Nutr. 2025;155(12):4253-4263. DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.10.026

Lauer J.M, Pyykkö J, Chembe M, Bilima-Mulenga T, Sikazwe D, Chibwe B, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Leppänen J.M, Fink G, Locks L.M, Rockers P.C. Markers of environmental enteric dysfunction are associated with poor growth and developmental outcomes among young children in Lusaka, Zambia. J Pediatr. 2025;277:10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114408

Leppänen J.M, Pyykkö J, Evans D, Coetzee L, Fink G, Yousafzai A.K, Hamer D.H, Parkerson D, Rockers P.C. Early emerging gradients in children's eye movement times across levels of household resources. Dev Sci. 2025;28(5):e70058. DOI: 10.1111/desc.70058

Locks L.M, Chembe M, Bilima-Mulenga T, Lauer J.M, Sizakawe D, Henderson S, Rockers P.C, Parkerson D, Fink G. Predictors of stunting and pathway analysis for linear growth among children aged two to three years of age after a trial of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements and home-installed growth charts in three districts in Zambia. J Nutr. 2025;155(2):589-601. DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.11.003

Loss G, Wallenborn J.T, Sinantha-Hu M, Ouipoulikoune V, Probst-Hensch N, Kounnavong S, Sayasone S, Odermatt P, Fink G. Evaluating the hypertension cascade of care in adults in urban Lao PDR: evidence from the VITERBI Cohort Study. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2025;21:109-123. DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.S506857

Mapesi H, Rohacek M, Vanobberghen F, Gupta R, Wilson H.I, Lukau B, Amstutz A, Lyimo A, Muhairwe J, Senkoro E, Byakuzana T, Nkouabi J, Mbunda G, Siru J, Tarr A, Ramapepe E, Mphunyane M, Oehri J, Nemtsova V, Yan X, Bresser M, Glass T.R, Paris D.H, Fink G, Gingo W, Labhardt N.D, Burkard T, Weisser M. Treatment strategies to control blood pressure in people with hypertension in Tanzania and Lesotho: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2025;10(4):321-333. DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.5124