Catherine Monika Schwinger
senior advisor
Contact
Send email {model.translations.sendEmailTo} CatherineMonika.Schwinger@fhi.no
Department
Projects and publications
- Nicholas Steel, Clarissa Maria Mercedes Bauer-Staeb, Bauer-Staeb Clarissa Maria Mercedes, John A. Ford, John A Ford, Cristiana Abbafati, Mohammed Altigani Abdalla, Mohammed Altigani Abdalla, Atef Abdelkader, Parsa Abdi, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Olugbenga Olusola Abiodun, Hassan Abolhassani, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Hana J. Abukhadijah, Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Isaac Yeboah Addo, Omid Dadras, Giovanni Addolorato, Victor Adekanmbi, Juliana Bunmi Adetunji, Temitayo Esther Adeyeoluwa, Emilie E. Agardh, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Danish Ahmad, Anisuddin Ahmed, Ayman Ahmed, Syed Anees Ahmed, Karolina Akinosoglou, Mohammed Ahmed Akkaif, Salah Al Awaidy, Simon I Hay, Syed Mahfuz Al Hasan, Omar Ali Mohammed Al Zaabi, Axel Walter Wolf, Robert W. Aldridge, Grant M A Wyper, Abdelazeem M. Algammal, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Abid Ali, Mohammed Usman Ali, Syed Shujait Ali, Arzu Yiğit, Waad Ali, Gianfranco Alicandro, Sheikh Mohammad Alif, Adel Al-Jumaily, Aurora Zanghì, Peter Allebeck, Ahmad Alrawashdeh, Mohammed G M Zeariya, Rami H. Al-Rifai, Liqun Zhang, Mohammed A. Alsabri, Najim Z. Alshahrani, Deborah Oyine Aluh, Mohammad Al-Wardat, Walid A. Al-Zyoud, Magdalena Zielińska, Sohrab Amiri, Deanna Anderlini, Sa'ed H Zyoud, Catalina Liliana Andrei, John N Newton, Abhishek Anil, Saeid Anvari, Anayochukwu Edward Anyasodor, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Michele Aquilano, Jalal Arabloo, Mosab Arafat, Demelash Areda, Abdulfatai Aremu, Keivan Armani, Benedetta Armocida, Johan Ärnlöv, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Thomas Astell-Burt, Avinash Aujayeb, Marcel Ausloos, Sina Azadnajafabad, Shahkaar Aziz, Ahmed Y. Azzam, Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu, Andreea Corina Badache, Ashish D. Badiye, Saeed Bahramian, Atif Amin Baig, Jennifer L. Baker, Hansi Bansal, Till Winfried Bärnighausen, Mark Thomaz Ugliara Barone, Amadou Barrow, Sandra Barteit, Shahid Bashir, Hameed Akande Bashiru, João Diogo Basso, Mohammad-Mahdi Bastan, Sanjay Basu, (2025). Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Public Health s. e172-e188. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00009-X
- Catherine Schwinger, Siri Kaldenbach, James A. Berkley, Judd L. Walson, Alemayehu Argaw, Ranadip Chowdhury, Tor Arne Strand, Nigel C. Rollins, (2024). Cohort profile: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood. BMJ Open doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085164
- Ram Krishna Chandyo, Suman Ranjitkar, Jaya S. Silpakar, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Ingrid Kvestad, Merina Shrestha, Catherine Schwinger, Mari Hysing, (2024). Sleep characteristics and changes in sleep patterns among infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Sleep Health s. 279-285. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2024.02.004
- Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Ingrid Kvestad, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Catherine Schwinger, Sudha Basnet, Merina Shrestha, Suman Ranjitkar, Linda Vy Nguyen, Diana Corona-Pérez, Immaculata De Vivo, Per Magne Ueland, Adrian McCann, Tor Arne Strand, (2023). The Effect of Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Leukocyte Telomere Length in Mildly Stunted Nepalese Children: A Secondary Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nutrition doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.10.015
- André Briend, Mark Myatt, James A Berkley, Robert E Black, Erin Boyd, Michel Garenne, Natasha Lelijveld, Sheila Isanaka, Christine M McDonald, Martha Mwangwome, Kieran S O'Brien, Catherine Schwinger, Heather Stobaugh, Sunita Taneja, Keith P West, Tanya Khara, (2023). Prognostic value of different anthropometric indices over different measurement intervals to predict mortality in 6-59-month-old children. Public Health Nutrition (PHN) s. 1210-1221. doi: 10.1017/S1368980023000149
- Ram K. Chandyo, Ingrid Kvestad, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Suman Ranjitkar, Mari Hysing, Merina Shrestha, Catherine Schwinger, Adrian McCann, Per Magne Ueland, Sudha Basnet, Laxman Shrestha, Tor Arne Strand, (2023). The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on infant growth and development in Nepal: a community-based, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet s. 1508-1517. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00346-X
- Ingrid Kvestad, Jaya S. Silpakar, Mari Hysing, Suman Ranjitkar, Tor Arne Strand, Catherine Schwinger, Merina Shrestha, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, (2023). The reliability and predictive ability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Infant Behavior and Development doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2023.101809
- Ram Krishna Chandyo, Catherine Monika Schwinger, Ingrid Kvestad, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Suman Ranjitkar, Merina Shrestha, Linda Vy Nguyen, Diana Corona-Perez, Immaculata DeVivo, Laxman Shrestha, Tor Arne Strand, (2022). The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology s. 1-7. doi: 10.1038/s41370-022-00474-1
- Ingrid Kvestad, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Catherine Schwinger, Suman Ranjitkar, Mari Hysing, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Merina Shrestha, Laxman P. Shrestha, Tor Arne Strand, (2022). Biomass fuel use for cooking in Nepalese families and child cognitive abilities, results from a community-based study. Environmental Research doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113265
- Suman Ranjitkar, Tor Arne Strand, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Ingrid Kvestad, Merina Shrestha, Catherine Schwinger, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Laxman P. Shrestha, Mari Hysing, (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and worry among mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. PLOS Global Public Health doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000278
- Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Ingrid Kvestad, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Suman Ranjitkar, Mari Hysing, Catherine Schwinger, Merina Shrestha, Sudha Basnet, Laxman Shrestha, Tor Arne Strand, (2022). The effect of infant vitamin B12 supplementation on neurodevelopment: A follow-up of a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Nepal. . British Journal of Nutrition s. 41-48. doi: 10.1017/S0007114522000071
- Catherine Schwinger, Ingrid Kvestad, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Merina Shrestha, Suman Ranjitkar, Tor Arne Strand, (2022). The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Environment International doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107089
- Mari Hysing, Tor Arne Strand, Ram K Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Suman Ranjitkar, Catherine Schwinger, Merina Shrestha, Ingrid Kvestad, (2021). The effect of vitamin B12-supplementation on actigraphy measured sleep pattern; a randomized control trial. Clinical Nutrition doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.11.040
- Dongqing Wang, Catherine Schwinger, Willy Urassa, Yemane Berhane, Tor Arne Strand, Wafaie Fawzi, (2021). Comparing Attained Weight and Weight Velocity during the First 6 Months in Predicting Child Undernutrition and Mortality . Journal of Nutrition doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab338
- Catherine Schwinger, Shakun Sharma, Ram K Chandyo, Mari Hysing, Ingrid Kvestad, Manjeswori Ulak Chandyo, Suman Ranjitkar, Merina Shrestha, Laxman Shrestha, Adrian McCann, Per Magne Ueland, Tor Arne Strand, (2021). Cobalamin and folate status in women during early pregnancy in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Journal of Nutritional Science (JNS) doi: 10.1017/jns.2021.53
- Merina Shrestha, Catherine Schwinger, Mari Hysing, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak, Suman Ranjitkar, Ingrid Kvestad, Shakun Sharma, Laxman Shrestha, Tor A Strand, (2020). Agreement between mothers and fieldworkers while assessing child development using ages and stages questionnaires, Third edition in Nepal. Frontiers in Psychology s. 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.579412
- Catherine Schwinger, Ranadip Chowdhury, Shakun Sharma, Nita Bhandari, Sunita Taneja, Per Magne Ueland, Tor A Strand, (2020). Association of plasma total cysteine and anthropometric status in 6–30 months old Indian children . Nutrients s. 1-12. doi: 10.3390/nu12103146
- Asborg Sine Aanstad Bjertnæs, Catherine Schwinger, Petur Benedikt Juliusson, Tor A Strand, Mads Nikolaj Holten-Andersen, Kjersti Sletten Bakken, (2020). Health-related behaviors in adolescents mediate the association between subjective social status and body mass index. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) s. 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197307
- Catherine Schwinger, Ram K. Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak, Mari Hysing, Merina Shrestha, Suman Ranjitkar, Tor A. Strand, (2020). Prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity in adults in Bhaktapur, Nepal in 2015–2017. Frontiers in Nutrition s. 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.567164
- Nikhil Arora, Tor A Strand, Ram K. Chandyo, Amany Elshorbagy, Laxman Shrestha, Per Magne Ueland, Manjeswori Ulak, Catherine Schwinger, (2020). Association of maternal plasma total cysteine and growth among infants in Nepal: A cohort study. Nutrients s. 1-13. doi: 10.3390/nu12092849
- Catherine Schwinger, Michael H. Golden, Emmanuel Grellety, Dominique Roberfroid, Benjamin Guesdon, (2019). Severe acute malnutrition and mortality in children in the community: Comparison of indicators in a multi-country pooled analysis. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219745
- Marianne S. Morseth, Sigrun Henjum, Catherine Schwinger, Tor A Strand, Sanjaya Shrestha, Binob Shrestha, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak, Liv Elin Torheim, (2018). Environmental Enteropathy, Micronutrient Adequacy and Length Velocity in Nepalese Children - the Mal-Ed Birth Cohort Study.. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001990
- Catherine Schwinger, Lars T. Fadnes, Sanjaya Kumar Shrestha, Prakash Sunder Shrestha, Ram Krishna Chandyo, Binob Shrestha, Manjeswori Ulak, Ladaporn Bodhidatta, Carl J. Mason, Tor A Strand, (2017). Predicting undernutrition at age 2 years with early attained weight and length compared with weight and length velocity. Journal of Pediatrics s. 127-132.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.013
- Catherine Schwinger, Lars T. Fadnes, Jan Van den Broeck, (2016). Using growth velocity to predict child mortality. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition s. 801-807. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.118679
- Catherine Schwinger, Torleif Markussen Lunde, Peter Andersen, Hallgeir Kismul, Jan Van den Broeck, (2014). Seasonal and spatial factors related to longitudinal patterns of child growth in Bwamanda, DR Congo . Earth Perspectives doi: 10.1186/s40322-014-0026-8
- Hallgeir Kismul, Catherine Schwinger, Meera K. Chhagan, Mala Mapatano, Jan Van den Broeck, (2014). Incidence and course of child malnutrition according to clinical or anthropometrical assessment: A longitudinal study from rural DR Congo. BMC Pediatrics doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-22
- Ann Kristin Skrindo Knudsen, Christian Madsen, Ingeborg Forthun, Hilde Marie Tvedten, Jesper Dahl, Trude Marie Lyngstad, Marianne Sørlie Strøm, Stephanie Jebsen Fagerås, German Tapia, Catherine Schwinger, Preben Aavitsland, Trine Hessevik Paulsen, Hilde Kløvstad, Carl Baravelli, Kari Anne Sveen, Per Henrik Zahl, Pétur Benedikt Juliusson, Hanne Løvdal Gulseth, (2023). Dødelighet i Norge under koronapandemien 2020–2022.
- Catherine Schwinger, Jan Van den Broeck, Tor A Strand, (2017). Growth velocity of young children in two low-resource settings. Patterns and abilities to predict negative health outcomes.
- Benjamin Guesdon, Catherine Schwinger, Mansuk Daniel Han, (2022). Is MUAC-only screening and admission good enough for early detection and management of acute malnutrition? Lessons from a retrospective birth cohort in Bangladesh refugee camps.
- Catherine Schwinger, Ingrid Kvestad, Ram K Chandyo, Mari Hysing, Manjeswori Ulak, Merina Shrestha, Suman Ranjitkar, Laxman P. Shrestha, Tor Arne Strand, (2022). Associations between biomass fuel use and child health: a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. European Journal of Public Health doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac130.036
- Catherine Schwinger, (2022). CISMAC Webinar series: Preparing for the CISMAC/BCEPS Epidemiology course with Ken Rothman Types of Epidemiologic Studies .
- Catherine Schwinger, (2016). Growth velocity predicts child mortality better than attained growth.
- Catherine Schwinger, Torleif Markussen Lunde, Jan Van den Broeck, (2014). Seasonal and spatial factors related to longitudinal patterns of child Growth in Bwamanda, DR Congo.