Publications

Alchalabi L, Probst-Hensch N, Zitzmann N.U, Merten S. Asylum seekers and refugees' access to oral health care services in Switzerland: a qualitative study. Int J Equity Health. 2026;25(1):5. DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02711-z

Ammann P, Doetzer J, Fuhrimann S, Imboden M, Ingold K, Merten S, Probst-Hensch N, Winkler M.S, Kaiser-Grolimund A. Beyond human health – exploring farmers' perspectives on pesticides in Swiss agriculture. J Rural Stud. 2026;122:103995. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103995

Ammann P, Jeong A, Lovison G, Doetzer J, Fuhrimann S, Imboden M, Ingold K, Winkler M.S, Probst-Hensch N. Depression and anxiety symptoms in male and female farmers: association with farm characteristics and mental health protection strategies in the FarmCoSwiss cohort. BMC Public Health. 2026;26(1):101. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25407-z

Brulé G, Boiko P, Mezeray T.M, Nadal D, Vuilleumier S, Senn N, Fehr J, Crivelli L, Zinsstag J, Probst-Hensch N. Can One Health help reduce the environmental impacts of the healthcare system in Switzerland? Insights from an interdisciplinary focus group. Ethics Med Public Health. 2026;34:101227. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemep.2025.101227

de Hoogh K, Flückiger B, Probst-Hensch N, Jeong A, Imboden M, Karsies A, Schmitz O, Vermeulen R, Kyriakou K, Ndiaye A, Shen Y, Karssenberg D, Vienneau D, Hoek G. Comparison of residential and mobility-integrated air pollution exposures from tracking campaigns and agent-based modelling in Switzerland and the Netherlands. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026(in press). DOI: 10.1038/s41370-025-00836-5

Hänggi J, Lovison G, Jeong A, Dössegger A, Taube W, Kayser B, Suggs S.L, Bringolf-Isler B, Probst-Hensch N. Movement patterns of youth and their parents: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations. J Act Sedentary Sleep Behav. 2026;5:2. DOI: 10.1186/s44167-025-00092-w

Vogli M, Jeong A, Yu Z, Vonk J.M, Ibi D, Kronberg J, Gregor P, Maier L, Leskien M, Cirach M, Dadvand P, Mikeš O, Gruzieva O, Gehring U, Wolf K, Waldenberger M, Imboden M, Čupr P, de Hoogh K, Koppelman G.H, Melén E, Pickford R, Thiering E, Standl M, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Klánová J, Vlaanderen J, Vermeulen R, Probst-Hensch N, Peters A, EXPANSE Project. The impact of environmental exposures on DNA methylation in the EXPANSE project. EBioMedicine. 2026;123:106084. DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.106084

Yu Z, Fontes Marques I, Kebede Merid S, Burrows K, Soares A.G, Pyko A, Ögren M, Pershagen G, Lepeule J, Hjertager Krog N, Aasvang G.M, Kusters M.S.W, Foraster M, Bustamante M, Leskien M, Thiering E, Elhakeem A, Peters A, Koppelman G.H, Gehring U, Vonk J.M, Jeong A, Imboden M, Probst-Hensch N, Vermeulen R, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Guxens M, Standl M, Jaddoe V.W.J, London S.J, Melén E, Felix J.F, Gruzieva O. Road traffic noise exposure and blood DNA methylation at birth and in childhood: an epigenome-wide meta-analysis. Environ Int. 2026;207:109976. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109976

Ammann P, Jeong A, Lovison G, Doetzer J, Fuhrimann S, Imboden M, Ingold K, Winkler M.S, Probst-Hensch N. Human flourishing in the context of farm characteristics and occupational hazards – baseline findings from the FarmCoSwiss cohort. Swiss Med Wkly. 2025;155(4):4135. DOI: 10.57187/s.4135

Bringolf-Isler B, Hänggi J, Kayser B, Suggs L.S, Dössegger A, Probst-Hensch N. Parental modelling has a sustainable effect on offspring's physical activity: the SOPHYA cohort. BMC Public Health. 2025;25:3435. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24527-w

Brugger C, Abu Hamad B, Hattendorf J, Winkler M.S, Probst-Hensch N. Changes in psychological distress during conflict escalation in an adult population-based cohort in the Gaza Strip (2020-2025): a longitudinal analysis. EClinicalMedicine. 2025;90:103647https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103647. DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103647

Brugger C, Owen B.N, Abu Hamad B, van Gastel T, Sittaro F, Rossi R, Probst-Hensch N, Winkler M.S. Drinking water access and quality in the Gaza Strip prior to 7 October 2023 and implications for reconstruction. Environ Health. 2025;24:41. DOI: 10.1186/s12940-025-01191-6

Bussalleu A, Hoek G, Probst-Hensch N, Röösli M, de Hoogh K. Comparison of gridded ambient temperature exposure estimates derived from various temperature models and weather station networks for epidemiological research. Environ Res. 2025;285(Pt 3):122433. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122433

Dalecká A, Jeong A, Szabó D, Tamasi B, Imboden M, Schaffner E, Keidel D, Shen Y, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Cirach M, de Hoogh K, Vlaanderen J, Vermeulen R, Peters A, Melén E, Peasey A, Bobák M, Pikhart H, Probst-Hensch N. Air pollution, greenspace, and metabolic syndrome in older Czech and Swiss populations. Environ Epidemiol. 2025;9(3):e393. DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000393

de Hoogh K, Flückiger B, Probst-Hensch N, Vienneau D, Jeong A, Imboden M, Karsies A, Baruth S, de Ferrars D, Schmitz O, Lu M, Vermeulen R, Kyriakou K, Ndiaye A, Shen Y, Karssenberg D, Hoek G. Accounting for mobility in air pollution exposure estimates in studies on long-term health effects. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2025(229):1-60

de Hoogh K, Hoek G, Flückiger B, Bussalleu A, Vienneau D, Jeong A, Probst-Hensch N, de Pinho M.G.M, Mackenbach J.D, Lakerveld J, Beulens J.W, Castagné R, Delpierre C, Kelly-Irving M, Shen Y, Huss A, Dadvand P, Pradas M.C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Vlaanderen J, Vermeulen R. A Europe-wide characterization of the external exposome: a spatio-temporal analysis. Environ Int. 2025;200:109542. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109542

Doetzer J, Ammann P, Imboden M, Ingold K, Jeong A, Kaiser-Grolimund A, Schaffner E, Winkler M.S, Fuhrimann S, Probst-Hensch N. Methods and exploratory findings of the first Swiss agricultural health cohort FarmCoSwiss. Sci Rep. 2025;15:10690. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-94440-0

Doetzer J, Kaiser-Grolimund A, Ammann P, Imboden M, Jeong A, Veillat A, Ingold K, Winkler M.S, Fuhrimann S, Probst-Hensch N. A call for research and policy into building multi-layered social resilience toward a sustainable agricultural workforce in Switzerland. Front Public Health. 2025;13:1617575. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1617575

Garcia-Aymerich J, de Las Heras M, Carsin A.E, Accordini S, Agustí A, Bui D, Dharmage S.C, Dodd J.W, Eze I, Gehring U, Gislason T, Granell R, Imboden M, Íñiguez C, Jeong A, Koch S, Koppelman G.H, Leynaert B, Melén E, Perret J, Probst-Hensch N, Santa-Marina L, Torrent M, Vicendese D, Vonk J.M, de Vries M, Walters E.H, Wang G, Wedzicha J.A, Jarvis D, Faner R. General population-based lung function trajectories over the life course: an accelerated cohort study. Lancet Respir Med. 2025;13(7):611-622. DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00043-8

Ikuteyijo O.O, Zepro N, Akinyemi A.I, Probst-Hensch N, Merten S. Socio-economic factors influencing intimate partner violence among adolescents and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Public Health Rev. 2025;45:1607041. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607041

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

Jeong A, Lovison G, Bussalleu A, Cirach M, Dadvand P, de Hoogh K, Flexeder C, Hoek G, Imboden M, Karrasch S, Koppelman G.H, Kress S, Ljungman P, Majewska R, Pershagen G, Pickford R, Shen Y, Vermeulen R.C.H, Vlaanderen J.J, Vogli M, Wolf K, Yu Z, Melén E, Pac A, Peters A, Schikowski T, Standl M, Gehring U, Probst-Hensch N. Lung function-associated exposome profile in the era of climate change: pooled analysis of 8 population-based European cohorts within the EXPANSE project. Environ Int. 2025;196:109269. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109269

Jouanny A, Upadhyay A, Jiang J, Vasilakos P, Via M, Cheng Y, Flueckiger B, Uzu G, Jaffrezo J.L, Voiron C, Favez O, Chebaicheb H, Bourin A, Font A, Riffault V, Freney E, Marchand N, Chazeau B, Conil S, Petit J.E, de la Rosa J.D, de la Campa A.S, Navarro D.S, Castillo S, Alastuey A, Querol X, Reche C, Minguillón M.C, Maasikmets M, Keernik H, Giardi F, Colombi C, Cuccia E, Gilardoni S, Rinaldi M, Paglione M, Poluzzi V, Massabò D, Belis C, Grange S, Hueglin C, Canonaco F, Tobler A, Timonen H.J, Aurela M, Ehn M, Stavroulas I, Bougiatioti A, Eleftheriadis K, Gini M.I, Zografou O, Manousakas M.I, Chen G.I, Green D.C, Pokorná P, Vodička P, Lhotka R, Schwarz J, Schemmel A, Atabakhsh S, Herrmann H, Poulain L, Flentje H, Heikkinen L, Kumar V, Denier van der Gon H.A, Aas W, Platt S.M, Yttri K.E, Salma I, Vasanits A, Bergmans B, Sosedova Y, Necki J, Ovadnevaite J, Lin C, Pauraite J, Pikridas M, Sciare J, Vasilescu J, Belegante L, Alves C, Slowik J.G, Probst-Hensch N, Vienneau D, Prévôt A.S.H, Medbouhi A.A, Banos D.T, de Hoogh K, Daellenbach K.R, Krymova E, El Haddad I. Machine-learning-driven reconstruction of organic aerosol sources across dense monitoring networks in Europe. Environ Sci Technol Lett. 2025;12(11):1523-1531. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00771

Joubert N, Adams L, Hattendorf J, Degen J, Dolley D, Gresse A, Müller I, Nqweniso S, Probst-Hensch N, Seelig H, Steinmann P, Randt R.D, Pühse U, Utzinger J, Gerber M, Walter C. Predictors of metabolic syndrome among teachers in under-resourced schools in South Africa: baseline findings from the KaziHealth workplace health intervention. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5(6):e0004681. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004681

Kaali S, Li M, Mujtaba M.N, Tsotetsi K, Yussif T, Colicino E, Osei M, Awuni S, Probst-Hensch N, Chillrud S, Jack D, Asante K.P, Röösli M, Lee A.G. Early life cookstove interventions and children's blood pressure: evidence from the Ghana randomized air pollution and health study. Environ Res. 2025;286(Pt 3):122994. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122994

Karakoltzidis A, Papaioannou N, Gabriel C, Chatzimpaloglou A, Andersson A.M, Juul A, Halldorsson T.I, Olafsdottir K, Klanova J, Piler P, Janasik B, Wasowicz W, Janev-Holcer N, Namorado S, Rambaud L, Riou M, Probst-Hensch N, Imboden M, Van Nieuwenhuyse A, Appenzeller B.M.R, Kolossa-Gehring M, Weber T, Stewart L, Sepai O, Esteban-López M, Castaño A, Gilles L, Govarts E, Rodriguez Martin L, Schoeters G, Karakitsios S, Sarigiannis D.Α. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure among European adults: evidence from the HBM4EU aligned studies. Environ Int. 2025;198:109383. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109383

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

Kyriakou K, Flückiger B, Vienneau D, Probst-Hensch N, Jeong A, Imboden M, Karsies A, Schmitz O, Karssenberg D, Vermeulen R, Hoek G, de Hoogh K. GPS tracking methods for spatiotemporal air pollution exposure assessment: comparison and challenges in study implementation. Int J Health Geogr. 2025;24:17. DOI: 10.1186/s12942-025-00405-x

Long K.Z, Traoré S.G, Kouassi K.B, Coulibaly J.T, Gba B.C, Dao D, Beckmann J, Lang C, Seelig H, Probst-Hensch N, Pühse U, Gerber M, Utzinger J, Bonfoh B. Micronutrient status, food security, anaemia, Plasmodium infection, and physical activity as predictors of primary schoolchildren's body composition in Côte d'Ivoire. Front Nutr. 2025;11:1524810. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1524810

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

Maani-Abuzahra Y, Winkler M.S, Hattendorf J, Galli A, Tamas A, Abdulkarim Z, Kolo U.M, Shuaibu M.A, Peter M, Probst-Hensch N, N. Baseline assessment of handwashing behavior, hand hygiene conditions, and wellbeing in primary schools in Nigeria. Int J Public Health. 2025;70:1608656. DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2025.1608656

Meier-Schwarzer F, Probst-Hensch N, Höglinger M, Schwenkglenks M, Wieser S. Should we include dementia diagnosis or cognitive impairment to predict home care cost? An observational study using real-world data. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025(in press). DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13868-2

Ndiaye A, Vienneau D, Flückiger B, Probst-Hensch N, Jeong A, Imboden M, Schmitz O, Lu M, Vermeulen R, Kyriakou K, Shen Y, Karssenberg D, de Hoogh K, Hoek G. Associations between long-term air pollution exposure and mortality and cardiovascular morbidity: a comparison of mobility-integrated and residential-only exposure assessment. Environ Int. 2025;198:109387. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109387

Schmitz O, de Hoogh K, Probst-Hensch N, Jeong A, Flückiger B, Lu M, Ndiaye A, Vienneau D, Hoek G, Kyriakou K, Vermeulen R.C.H, Karssenberg D. A computational framework for agent-based assessment of multiple environmental exposures. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025(In press). DOI: 10.1038/s41370-025-00799-7

Southisavath P, Kling K, Homsana A, Probst-Hensch N, Paris D.H, Sayasone S, Odermatt P. Elimination of schistosomiasis mekongi in reach for Lao PDR: the last patient with severe disease?. Parasitol Int. 2025;104:102976. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2024.102976

Upadhyay A, Jiang J, Cheng Y, Vasilakos P, Chen Y, Banos D.T, Flückiger B, Manousakas M.I, Prévôt A.S.H, Modini R.L, de la Campa A.S, Schemmel A, Alastuey A, Bergmans B, Alves C.A, Hueglin C, Colombi C, Reche C, Sánchez-Rodas D, Massabò D, Diapouli E, Mazzei F, Lucarelli F, Uzu G, Salma I, Jaffrezo J.L, de la Rosa J.D, Reusser J.E, Elefthariadis K, Alleman L.Y, Scerri M, Severi M, Favez O, Prati P, Traversi R, Vecchi R, Becagli S, Nava S, Castillo S, Darfeuil S, Grange S.K, Querol X, Kertész Z, Ciarelli G, Probst-Hensch N, Vienneau D, Kuenen J, Van Der Gon H.D, Daellenbach K.R, Krymova E, de Hoogh K, El-Haddad I. High-resolution modelling of particulate matter chemical composition over Europe: brake wear pollution. Environ Int. 2025;202:109615. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109615

Wei L, Helbich M, Flückiger B, Shen Y, Vlaanderen J, Jeong A, Probst-Hensch N, de Hoogh K, Hoek G, Vermeulen R. Variability in mobility-based air pollution exposure assessment: effects of GPS tracking duration and temporal resolution of air pollution maps. Environ Int. 2025;198:109454. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109454

Zepro N.B, Schüpbach C, Paris D.H, Abongomera C, Maigetter K, Medhanyie A.A, Probst-Hensch N, Merten S. Violence against women and sexual reproductive health service use among Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia: a latent class analysis. Reprod Health. 2025;22:246. DOI: 10.1186/s12978-025-02197-6

Alchalabi L, Schaffner E, Imboden M, Difloe-Geisert J.C, Zitzmann N.U, Probst-Hensch N. Removable dental prostheses and difficulties with chewing among frail individuals: results from the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort. Swiss Dent J. 2024;134(2):53-71. DOI: 10.61872/sdj-2024-02-04

Baum E, Abdi S, Hattendorf J, van Eeuwijk P, Tschopp R, Vosseler B, Zinsstag J, Probst-Hensch N. Burden of chronic pain among adult pastoralists in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional household survey. Pain. 2024;165(11):2629-2643. DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003282