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S. Cousens

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h-index: 105
Works: 361
Citations: 69K

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Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000–19: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals
Jamie Perin, A. Mulick, Diana Yeung, Francisco Villavicencio +6 more
2021The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health1,045 citations Open access
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National, regional, and worldwide estimates of low birthweight in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis
H. Blencowe, J. Krasevec, M. de Onís, R. Black +10 more
2019Lancet Global Health870 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national trends in under-5 mortality between 1990 and 2019 with scenario-based projections until 2030: a systematic analysis by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation
D. Sharrow, L. Hug, D. You, L. Alkema +14 more
2022Lancet Global Health479 citations Open access
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Estimates of the Burden of Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide for Pregnant Women, Stillbirths, and Children
A. Seale, Fiorella Bianchi-Jassir, N. Russell, M. Kohli-Lynch +19 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases464 citations Open access
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Estimates of burden and consequences of infants born small for gestational age in low and middle income countries with INTERGROWTH-21st standard: analysis of CHERG datasets
Anne C. C. Lee, Naoko Kozuki, S. Cousens, G. Stevens +36 more
2017British medical journal379 citations Open access
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Aetiology of invasive bacterial infection and antimicrobial resistance in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis in line with the STROBE-NI reporting guidelines.
U. Okomo, E. Akpalu, K. Le Doare, A. Roca +5 more
2019Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)247 citations Open access
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Patterns of antibiotic use, pathogens, and prediction of mortality in hospitalized neonates and young infants with sepsis: A global neonatal sepsis observational cohort study (NeoOBS)
N. Russell, W. Stöhr, N. Plakkal, A. Cook +80 more
2023PLoS Medicine173 citations Open access
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National, regional, and state-level all-cause and cause-specific under-5 mortality in India in 2000–15: a systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals
Li Liu, Yue Chu, S. Oza, Ho-Gan Dan +17 more
2019Lancet Global Health122 citations Open access
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Review of the evidence regarding the use of antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation in low‐ and middle‐income countries
M. Bourassa, S. Osendarp, S. Adu-Afarwuah, Saima Ahmed +25 more
2019Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences105 citations Open access
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Health and development from preconception to 20 years of age and human capital.
R. Black, Li Liu, F. Hartwig, Francisco Villavicencio +28 more
2022The Lancet87 citations Open access
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Community engagement and integrated health and polio immunisation campaigns in conflict-affected areas of Pakistan: a cluster randomised controlled trial
M. A. Habib, S. Soofi, S. Cousens, Saeed Anwar +5 more
2017Lancet Global Health86 citations Open access
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Estimating the birth prevalence and pregnancy outcomes of congenital malformations worldwide
S. Moorthie, H. Blencowe, Matthew W. Darlison, J. Lawn +24 more
2018Journal of Community Genetics80 citations Open access
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Characteristics and birth outcomes of pregnant adolescents compared to older women: An analysis of individual level data from 140,000 mothers from 20 RCTs
N. Akseer, E. Keats, Pravheen Thurairajah, S. Cousens +22 more
2022EClinicalMedicine67 citations Open access
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“Every Newborn-BIRTH” protocol: observational study validating indicators for coverage and quality of maternal and newborn health care in Bangladesh, Nepal and Tanzania
L. Day, H. Ruysen, V. S. Gordeev, Georgia R. Gore-Langton +57 more
2019Journal of Global Health57 citations Open access
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Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China in 1990 and 2010
Kit Y. Chan, Xue Li, Wanjing Chen, Peige Song +9 more
2017Journal of Global Health57 citations Open access
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Involving male partners in maternity care in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial
Marina A. S. Daniele, R. Ganaba, Sophie Sarrassat, S. Cousens +4 more
2018Bulletin of the World Health Organization55 citations Open access
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Setting health research priorities using the CHNRI method: VII. A review of the first 50 applications of the CHNRI method
I. Rudan, S. Yoshida, Kit Y. Chan, Devi Sridhar +12 more
2017Journal of Global Health52 citations Open access
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Postdischarge Mortality Prediction in Sub-Saharan Africa
L. Madrid, A. Casellas, Charfudin Sacoor, L. Quintó +12 more
2018Pediatrics51 citations
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Assessment of the validity of the measurement of newborn and maternal health-care coverage in hospitals (EN-BIRTH): an observational study.
L. Day, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, N. Salim +78 more
2020Lancet Global Health48 citations Open access
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An Integrated eDiagnosis Approach (IeDA) versus standard IMCI for assessing and managing childhood illness in Burkina Faso: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial
Sophie Sarrassat, J. Lewis, A. Some, S. Somda +2 more
2021BMC Health Services Research47 citations Open access
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Rare single gene disorders: estimating baseline prevalence and outcomes worldwide
H. Blencowe, S. Moorthie, M. Petrou, Hanan Hamamy +27 more
2018Journal of Community Genetics47 citations Open access
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Community-Based Interventions for Newborns in Ethiopia (COMBINE): Cost-effectiveness analysis
Bereket Mathewos, H. Owen, D. Sitrin, S. Cousens +5 more
2017Health Policy and Planning45 citations Open access
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Improving Adherence to Essential Birth Practices Using the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist With Peer Coaching: Experience From 60 Public Health Facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
Megan Marx Delaney, Pinki Maji, Tapan Kalita, N. Kara +13 more
2017Global Health: Science and Practice Journal45 citations Open access
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Chromosomal disorders: estimating baseline birth prevalence and pregnancy outcomes worldwide
S. Moorthie, H. Blencowe, Matthew W. Darlison, S. Gibbons +26 more
2017Journal of Community Genetics44 citations Open access
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Randomised comparison of two household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five countries: the Every Newborn-INDEPTH study.
Joseph Akuze, H. Blencowe, P. Waiswa, A. Baschieri +52 more
2020Lancet Global Health43 citations Open access
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Impact of early kangaroo mother care versus standard care on survival of mild-moderately unstable neonates <2000 grams: A randomised controlled trial
H. Brotherton, A. Gai, Bunja Kebbeh, Y. Njie +10 more
2021EClinicalMedicine42 citations Open access
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Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based prospective cohort study in 8 countries
Fahad Aftab, I. Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed, S. Ali +58 more
2021PLoS Medicine42 citations Open access
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Effect on Neonatal Mortality of Newborn Infection Management at Health Posts When Referral Is Not Possible: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Rural Ethiopia
T. Degefie Hailegebriel, B. Mulligan, S. Cousens, Bereket Mathewos +12 more
2017Global Health: Science and Practice Journal42 citations Open access
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“Every Newborn-INDEPTH” (EN-INDEPTH) study protocol for a randomised comparison of household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five Health and Demographic Surveillance sites
A. Baschieri, V. S. Gordeev, Joseph Akuze, Doris Kwesiga +37 more
2019Journal of Global Health40 citations Open access
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Effects of a multimedia campaign on HIV self-testing and PrEP outcomes among young people in South Africa: a mixed-methods impact evaluation of ‘MTV Shuga Down South’
I. Birdthistle, Sarah Mulwa, Sophie Sarrassat, Venetia Baker +4 more
2021BMJ Global Health39 citations Open access
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Effect of a mass radio campaign on family behaviours and child survival in Burkina Faso: a repeated cross-sectional, cluster-randomised trial
Sophie Sarrassat, N. Méda, Herman Badolo, M. Ouédraogo +7 more
2018Lancet Global Health39 citations Open access
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Effect of provision of home-based curative health services by public sector health-care providers on neonatal survival: a community-based cluster-randomised trial in rural Pakistan
S. Soofi, S. Cousens, A. Turab, Yaqub Wasan +6 more
2017Lancet Global Health37 citations Open access
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Research priorities to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
O. Polašek, Kerri Wazny, D. Adeloye, Peige Song +63 more
2022Journal of Global Health32 citations Open access
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Dietary diversity and social determinants of nutrition among late adolescent girls in rural Pakistan
Jo-Anna B. Baxter, Yaqub Wasan, Muhammad Islam, S. Cousens +4 more
2021Maternal and Child Nutrition32 citations Open access
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Multiple-micronutrient supplementation in pregnant adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and a meta-analysis of individual participant data
E. Keats, N. Akseer, Pravheen Thurairajah, S. Cousens +1 more
2021Nutrition reviews32 citations Open access
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The effect of the Alive & Thrive initiative on exclusive breastfeeding in rural Burkina Faso: a repeated cross-sectional cluster randomised controlled trial
J. Cresswell, R. Ganaba, Sophie Sarrassat, Henri Somé +3 more
2019Lancet Global Health30 citations Open access
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Cost-effectiveness and economies of scale of a mass radio campaign to promote household life-saving practices in Burkina Faso
F. Kasteng, Joanna Murray, S. Cousens, Sophie Sarrassat +5 more
2018BMJ Global Health30 citations Open access
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Early neonatal vitamin A supplementation and infant mortality: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
K. West, Lee S. F. Wu, H. Ali, R. Klemm +26 more
2018Archives of Disease in Childhood29 citations Open access
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Modelling the effect of a mass radio campaign on child mortality using facility utilisation data and the Lives Saved Tool (LiST): findings from a cluster randomised trial in Burkina Faso
Joanna Murray, Roy Head, Sophie Sarrassat, J. Hollowell +9 more
2018BMJ Global Health29 citations Open access
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The polychoric dual-component wealth index as an alternative to the DHS index: Addressing the urban bias
Pierre Martel, F. Mbofana, S. Cousens
2021Journal of Global Health28 citations Open access
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An overview of concepts and approaches used in estimating the burden of congenital disorders globally
S. Moorthie, H. Blencowe, Matthew W. Darlison, J. Lawn +25 more
2017Journal of Community Genetics28 citations Open access
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Children and Young People’s Health Partnership (CYPHP) Evelina London model of care: protocol for an opportunistic cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) to assess child health outcomes, healthcare quality and health service use
J. Newham, J. Forman, M. Heys, S. Cousens +5 more
2019BMJ Open27 citations Open access
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Four decades of measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Demographic and Health Surveys: historical review
Joseph Akuze, S. Cousens, J. Lawn, P. Waiswa +5 more
2021Population Health Metrics26 citations Open access
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Predictors and disparities in neonatal and under 5 mortality in rural Pakistan: cross sectional analysis
Z. Memon, Daniel Fridman, S. Soofi, Wardah Ahmed +6 more
2023The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia23 citations Open access
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Improving estimates of the burden of severe wasting: analysis of secondary prevalence and incidence data from 352 sites
S. Isanaka, C. Andersen, S. Cousens, M. Myatt +6 more
2021BMJ Global Health19 citations Open access
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The Clean pilot study: evaluation of an environmental hygiene intervention bundle in three Tanzanian hospitals
G. Gon, Abdunoor M. Kabanywanyi, Petri Blinkhoff, S. Cousens +14 more
2021Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control17 citations Open access
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Pre-control relationship of onchocercal skin disease with onchocercal infection in Guinea Savanna, Northern Nigeria
M. Murdoch, I. Murdoch, Jennifer A. Evans, H. Yahaya +4 more
2017PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases17 citations Open access
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Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding and consumption of soft, semi-solid or solid food among infants in Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso: A cross-sectional survey
J. Cresswell, R. Ganaba, Sophie Sarrassat, S. Cousens +3 more
2017PLoS ONE16 citations Open access
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Predicting quality and quantity of water used by urban households based on tap water service
A. Jeandron, O. Cumming, Lumami Kapepula, S. Cousens
2019npj Clean Water14 citations Open access
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Suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices in rural Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso: Findings from a cross-sectional population-based survey
Sophie Sarrassat, R. Ganaba, Henri Somé, J. Cresswell +3 more
2019PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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