• Child health and nutrition
• Research methodology and epidemiology

 

Academic article

• Sintakala, Roshan; Ranjitkar, Suman; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2025). The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool Version in Nepali Children With Poor Growth in Infancy. (external link)
• Kvestad, Ingrid; Ulak, Manjeswori; McCann, Adrian et al. (2025). The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on early motor performance. Secondary analyses from a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ranjitkar, Suman; Manjeswori, Ulak et al. (2025). One-Year Daily Micronutrient Supplementation and Anemia Prevalence Among Mildly Stunted Infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Ranjitkar, Suman; Kvestad, Ingrid; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2025). The Association between Prenatal Maternal Selenium Concentration and Neurodevelopment in Early Childhood, Results from a Mother–Child Cohort Study. (external link)
• Kvestad, Ingrid; Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Ranjitkar, Suman et al. (2024). Social withdrawal behaviour in Nepalese infants and the relationship with future neurodevelopment; a longitudinal cohort study. (external link)
• Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ranjitkar, Suman; Silpakar, Jaya S. et al. (2024). Sleep characteristics and changes in sleep patterns among infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Shrestha, Merina; Kvestad, Ingrid; Hysing, Mari et al. (2024). The relationship between the ages and stages questionnaire, 3rd edition scores in early childhood and future cognitive abilities in young Nepalese children. (external link)
• Kvestad, Ingrid; Silpakar, Jaya S.; Hysing, Mari et al. (2023). The reliability and predictive ability of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in a community-based study in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Kvestad, Ingrid; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2023). The Effect of Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Leukocyte Telomere Length in Mildly Stunted Nepalese Children: A Secondary Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial. (external link)
• Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Schwinger, Catherine Monika; Kvestad, Ingrid et al. (2022). The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Schwinger, Catherine; Kvestad, Ingrid; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2022). The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Mccormick, Benjamin J. J; Richard, Stephanie A; Murray-Kolb, Laura E et al. (2022). Full breastfeeding protection against common enteric bacteria and viruses: Results from the MAL-ED cohort study. (external link)
• Kvestad, Ingrid; Hysing, Mari; Ranjitkar, Suman et al. (2022). The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country. (external link)
• McCormick, Benjamin J.J.; Caulfield, Laura E.; Richard, Stephanie A. et al. (2020). Early life experiences and trajectories of cognitive development. (external link)
• Ask, Thorvald Fossåen; Ranjitkar, Suman; Ulak, Manjeswori et al. (2019). The association between heart rate variability and neurocognitive and socio-emotional development in nepalese infants. (external link)
• Moucheraud, Corrina; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Henjum, Sigrun et al. (2019). Engagement in agriculture protects against food insecurity and malnutrition in peri-urban Nepal. (external link)
• Ranjitkar, Suman; Hysing, Mari; Kvestad, Ingrid et al. (2019). Determinants of cognitive development in the early life of children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Kvestad, Ingrid et al. (2019). Parental height modifies the association between linear growth and neurodevelopment in infancy. (external link)
• Strand, Tor A; Ulak, Manjeswori; Kvestad, Ingrid et al. (2018). Maternal and infant vitamin B12 status during infancy predict linear growth at 5 years. (external link)
• Morseth, Marianne S.; Henjum, Sigrun; Schwinger, Catherine et al. (2018). Environmental Enteropathy, Micronutrient Adequacy and Length Velocity in Nepalese Children - the Mal-Ed Birth Cohort Study.. (external link)
• Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Kvestad, Ingrid et al. (2018). Cobalamin and folate status among breastfed infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Richard, Stephanie A.; McCormick, Benjamin J.J.; Seidman, Jessica C. et al. (2018). Relationships among common illness symptoms and the protective effect of breastfeeding in early childhood in MAL-ED: An eight-country cohort study. (external link)
• Bates, Michael N.; Pokhrel, Amod K.; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2018). Kitchen PM2.5 concentrations and child acute lower respiratory infection in Bhaktapur, Nepal: The importance of fuel type. (external link)
• Ranjitkar, Suman; Kvestad, Ingrid; Strand, Tor A et al. (2018). Acceptability and reliability of the Bayley Scales of infant and Toddler Development-III Among Children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Acosta, Angel Mendez; Burga, Rosa Rios De; Chavez, Cesar Banda et al. (2017). Relationship between growth and illness, enteropathogens and dietary intakes in the first 2 years of life: Findings from the MAL-ED birth cohort study. (external link)
• Strand, Tor A; Ulak, Manjeswori; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2017). The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation in Nepalese infants on growth and development: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Morseth, Marianne S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2017). Severely inadequate micronutrient intake among children 9-24 months in Nepal - The MAL-ED birth cohort study. (external link)
• Morseth, Marianne S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede et al. (2017). Tracking of infant and young child feeding practices among 9- to 24-month-old children in Nepal: The MAL-ED Birth Cohort Study. (external link)
• Haugen, Johanne; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori et al. (2017). 25-hydroxy-vitamin D concentration is not affected by severe or non-severe pneumonia, or inflammation, in young children. (external link)
• Mitchell, Nicole J.; Hsu, Hui-Husan; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2017). Aflatoxin exposure during the first 36 months of life was not associated with impaired growth in Nepalese children: An extension of the MAL-ED study. (external link)
• Hoest, Christel; Seidman, Jessica C.; Lee, Gwenyth et al. (2017). Vaccine coverage and adherence to EPI schedules in eight resource poor settings in the MAL-ED cohort study. (external link)
• Kvestad, Ingrid; Hysing, Mari; Shrestha, Merina et al. (2017). Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children. (external link)
• Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Henjum, Sigrun; Ulak, Manjeswori et al. (2016). The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Henjum, Sigrun; Malde, Marian Kjellevold; Ulak, Manjeswori et al. (2016). Iodine concentration in breastmilk and urine among lactating women of Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Ulak, Manjeswori; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L. et al. (2016). Vitamin status among breastfed infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Haugen, Johanne; Ulak, Manjeswori; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2016). Low Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Nepalese Infants Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency among Their Mothers. (external link)
• Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Sommerfelt, Halvor et al. (2016). Nutritional intake and status of cobalamin and folate among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Lee, Gwenyth O.; Richard, Stephanie A.; Kang, Gagandeep et al. (2016). A comparison of diarrheal severity scores in the MAL-ED multisite community-based cohort study. (external link)
• Poudel-Tandukar, Kalpana; Chandyo, Ram Krishna (2016). Dietary B vitamins and serum C-reactive protein in persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: the positive living with HIV (POLH) Study. (external link)
• Henjum, Sigrun; Torheim, Liv Elin; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L. et al. (2015). Low dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy among lactating women in a peri-urban area of Nepal. (external link)
• Patil, Crystal L.; Turab, Ali; Ambikapathi, Ramya et al. (2015). Early interruption of exclusive breastfeeding: Results from the eight-country MAL-ED study. (external link)
• Haugen, Johanne; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Brokstad, Karl Albert et al. (2015). Cytokine concentrations in plasma from children with severe and non-severe community acquired pneumonia. (external link)
• Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Adhikari, Ramesh K. et al. (2015). Prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia among young children with acute diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Pokhrel, Amod K.; Bates, Michael N.; Acharya, Jivan et al. (2015). PM2.5 in household kitchens of Bhaktapur, Nepal, using four different cooking fuels. (external link)
• Shrestha, Prakash Sunder; Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn et al. (2014). Bhaktapur, Nepal: The MAL-ED birth cohort study in Nepal. (external link)
• Ulak, Manjeswori; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Adhikari, Ramesh K. et al. (2014). Cobalamin and folate status in 6 to 35 months old children presenting with acute diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Henjum, Sigrun; Manger, Mari Skar; Skeie, Eli et al. (2014). Iron deficiency is uncommon among lactating women in urban Nepal, despite a high risk of inadequate dietary iron intake. (external link)
• Caulfield, Laura E.; Bose, Anuradha; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2014). Infant feeding practices, dietary adequacy, and micronutrient status measures in the MAL-ED study. (external link)
• Hoest, Christel; Seidman, Jessica C.; Pan, William et al. (2014). Evaluating associations between vaccine response and malnutrition, gut function, and enteric infections in the MAL-ED cohort study: Methods and challenges. (external link)
• Bates, Michael N.; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Valentiner-Branth, Palle et al. (2013). Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Childhood and Household Fuel Use in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Strand, Tor A; Sharma, Pushpa R; Gjessing, Håkon K. et al. (2012). Risk factors for extended duration of acute diarrhea in young children. (external link)
• Ulak, Manjeswori; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Mellander, Lotta et al. (2012). Infant feeding practices in Bhaktapur, Nepal: across-sectional, health facility based survey. (external link)
• Mathisen, Maria; Strand, Tor Arne; Valentiner-Branth, Palle et al. (2010). Respiratory viruses in Nepalese children with and without pneumonia: a case-control study. (external link)
• Valentiner-Branth, Palle; Shrestha, Prakash S; Chandyo, Ram K et al. (2010). A randomized controlled trial of the effect of zinc as adjuvant therapy in children 2-35 mo of age with severe or nonsevere pneumonia in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Mathisen, Maria; Strand, Tor Arne; Sharma, Biswa N et al. (2010). Clinical presentation and severity of viral community-acquired pneumonia in young Nepalese children. (external link)
• Chandyo, Ram K; Shrestha, Prakash S; Valentiner-Branth, Palle et al. (2010). Two weeks of zinc administration to Nepalese children with pneumonia does not reduce the incidence of pneumonia or diarrhea during the next six months. (external link)
• Mathisen, Maria; Strand, Tor A; Sharma, Biswa N et al. (2009). RNA viruses in community-acquired childhood pneumonia in semi-urban Nepal; a cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Chandyo, RK; Strand, Tor Arne; Mathisen, M et al. (2009). Zinc deficiency is common among healthy women of reproductive age in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)

Reader opinion piece

• Strand, Tor Arne; McCann, Adrian; Kvestad, Ingrid et al. (2024). Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnant women – Authors' reply. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Kvestad, Ingrid et al. (2017). The effects of vitamin B12 supplementation in pregnancy and postpartum on growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood: Study Protocol for a Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial. (external link)

Poster

• Manjeswori, Ulak; strand, tor; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L. et al. (2016). Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among lactating mothers and infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (external link)
• Strand, Tor A; Sharma, Pushpa R; Chandyo, Ram Krishna et al. (2009). Folate and vitamin B12 status in young nepalese children. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Andersen, Peter; Chandyo, Ram Krishna (2012). Impacts of changes in grain pulse (legume) consumption on micronutrient supply of rural women in Nepal and North India. (external link)
• Andersen, Peter; Chandyo, Ram Krishna (2010). Orphan crops and nutrition: the potential of ricebean (Vigna umbellata) to reduce ‘hidden hunger’ among rural women in India and Nepal. (external link)
• Andersen, Peter; Chandyo, Ram Krishna (2010). How do ricebean and other pulses meet nutrient deficiencies among women of reproductive age in rural populations in hill areas in India and Nepal?. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Chandyo, Ram Krishna (2011). Zinc, Iron and Infectionstudies in children and women in Nepal. (external link)

Report

• Andersen, Peter; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Hollington, Phillip A. (2010). Nutritional problems among women of reproductive age in rural populations in hill areas in India and Nepal and how they can be reduced by increased intake of Ricebean. (external link)

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Publications in PubMed

• Acute Diarrhea Research Project (study on zinc for acute diarrhea among Nepalese children), 1998-2000
•  Prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies among women of reproductive age in Nepal, 2001-2002
•  Child Health Research Project (study on Zinc as adjuvant therapy during pneumonia in Nepalese children. Community based randomized placebo controlled clinical trial, 2003- 2007.
•  Breastfeeding and Micronutrient status among 500 infants and mother pair, 2007-2008
• Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED), since 2010 ongoing, http://mal-ed.fnih.org