2025
Rainfall variability and under-five child mortality in 59 low- and middle-income countries
He C, Zhu Y, Guo Y, Bell M, Filippi V, Brimicombe C, Chen R, Kan H. Rainfall variability and under-five child mortality in 59 low- and middle-income countries. Nature Water 2025, 3: 881-889. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00478-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnder-five child mortalityWet daysMiddle-income countriesChild mortalityDaily rainfall eventsEarth's hydrological cycleRainfall pattern changesChild healthHealth consequencesUnder-five child deathsRainfall surplusHydrological cycleRainfall amountRainfall eventsRainfall variabilityRainfall variationsSeasonal rainfallUnder-five mortalityAnnual rainfallLower educational attainmentRainfallRainfall scarcityClimate changeWater sourcesChild deaths
2023
Association of Ambient Temperature With the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Partnered Women in Low- and Middle-Income South Asian Countries
Zhu Y, He C, Bell M, Zhang Y, Fatmi Z, Zhang Y, Zaid M, Bachwenkizi J, Liu C, Zhou L, Chen R, Kan H. Association of Ambient Temperature With the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Partnered Women in Low- and Middle-Income South Asian Countries. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 952-961. PMID: 37379013, PMCID: PMC10308303, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence prevalenceIntimate partner violenceSouth Asian countriesMiddle-income countriesPartner violenceEmotional violenceRisk of intimate partner violencePrevalence of physical violenceInequality of womenAsian countriesAssociation of ambient temperatureMixed-effects multivariable logistic regression modelSexual violenceMultivariate logistic regression modelPartnered womenPhysical violenceCross-sectional studySelf-report questionnairesViolenceLogistic regression modelsPublic health problemSouth AsiaViolent eventsHealth Survey
2021
NO2 exposure and lung function decline in a cohort of adults in Mysore, India
Nori-Sarma A, Thimmulappa R, Venkataraman G, Warren J, Berman J, Whittaker S, Kulick E, Wellenius G, Mahesh P, Bell M. NO2 exposure and lung function decline in a cohort of adults in Mysore, India. Environmental Research Communications 2021, 3: 055001. DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/abf2dd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung function declineAir pollution exposureLung functionFunction declineLong-term nitrogen dioxide exposurePollution exposureWorse lung functionCohort of adultsInterquartile range increaseNitrogen dioxide exposureLow-income adultsMiddle-income countriesPotential confoundersRespiratory healthHigh riskHealthy individualsLongitudinal health dataLinear mixed effects modelsStandardized interviewHealthy participantsRelevant studiesNO2 exposureMixed effects modelsPoor populationCohort
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