The role of paternity acknowledgment in breastfeeding noninitiation (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In the United States, less than a quarter of mothers breastfeed in accordance with national recommendations. To date, researchers have demonstrated that paternal support directly influence
Discordance in couples pregnancy intentions and breastfeeding duration: results from the national survey of family growth 2011-2013 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Parental disagreement in pregnancy intention elevates the risk of adverse health events for mother and child. However, research surrounding parental pregnancy intention discrepancies and b
Marital status disruptions and internalizing disorders of children (Publications)
Marital disruption (i.e., separation or divorce) impacts an estimated 40-50% of married couples. Previous research has shown that marital disruption results in negative health outcomes for children an
Association between intimate partner violence and breastfeeding duration: results from the 2004-2014 pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence is a major public health problem that disproportionately affects women. Current literature investigating the relationship between intimate partner violence and br
Integrating statistical and agent-based modelling for activity-based ambient air pollution exposure assessment (Publications)
Assessment of long-term human exposure to spatiotemporally highly variable air pollution requires accounting for human space–time activity. Individual exposure and space–time track data are not availa
Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling of air pollution burden in Europe: integrating data from monitors, satellites and chemical transport models (Publications)
Ambient air quality is a growing global public health concern. Reducing air pollution and its burden on health is the aim of several environmental agencies and global agendas including the sustainable
Assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene services in district health care facilities in rural area of Mekong delta, Vietnam (Publications)
Access to sufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is a crucial requirement for patients during therapy and general well-being in the hospital. However, in low- and middle-income coun
Screening open access compound libraries and repurposing drugs to identify and characterize new molecules active against schistosomiasis and other... (Publications)
Far from the baneful impact of the so-called “big three” (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria), schistosomiasis and other worm infections, such as the soil-transmitted helminths (STH) for example, have
Long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality from dementia, psychiatric disorders, and suicide in a large pooled European cohort: ELAPSE study (Publications)
Ambient air pollution is an established risk factor for premature mortality from chronic cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic diseases, while evidence on neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatri
Glyphosate and AMPA in human urine of HBM4EU-aligned studies: part B adults (Publications)
Within HBM4EU, human biomonitoring (HBM) studies measuring glyphosate (Gly) and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in urine samples from the general adult population were aligned and quality-controlled
