Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

Locks, LM, Katz, E, Simmons, E… Maternal characteristics are stronger predictors of undernutrition in pregnancy and low birthweight than seasonality in Eastern Maharashtra, India. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2021.
Sinha, P, Carwile, M, Cintron, C….. Locks, LM, Hochberg, N. How much do Indians pay for tuberculosis treatment? A cost analysis. Public Health Action, 2020.
Tripp, K, Locks, LM; Jefferds, ME… Combined infant and young child feeding (IYCF) with small-quantity lipid-nutrient supplementation (SQ-LNS) is associated with a reduction in anemia among young children in Katanga province of Democratic Republic of Congo. Accepted for publication at the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020.
Addo, OY, Tripp, K, Nanama, S. … Locks, LM. An Integrated Infant and Young Child Feeding and Small-Quantity Lipid-Nutrient Supplementation Program is associated with improved gross motor and communication scores of children 6-18 months in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Pediatrics, 2020.
Aluisio, AR, Perera, SM, Yam, D, …. Locks, L.M., Liu, T, Levine, AC. Association Between Multivitamin Supplementation and Mortality Among Patients with Ebola Virus Disease: An International Multisite Cohort Study. Accepted for publication in the African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019.
Locks, L.M., Dahal, P., Pokharel, R., Joshi, N., Paudyal, N., Whitehead, R., Chitekwe, S., Mei, Z., Lamichhane, B., Gaarg, A., Jefferds, ME. Predictors of micronutrient powder (MNP) knowledge, coverage and consumption during the scale-up of an integrated infant and young child feeding (IYCF-MNP) program in Nepal. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2019.
Sania, A., Sudfeld, C.R., Danaei, G.… Locks, L.M.,… Fawzi, W.W. Early life risk factors of motor, cognitive, and language development: a pooled analysis of prospective cohorts. BMJ Open, 2019.
Aluisio, AR, Perera, SM, Yam, D, …. Locks, L.M., Liu, T, Levine, AC. Impact of Vitamin A Supplementation on Mortality in Ebola Virus Disease From A Multisite Propensity-Matched Cohort Study. Journal of Nutrition, 2019.
Locks, L.M., Nanama, S., Addo, Y., Albert, B., Sandalinas, F., Nanema, A., Whitehead, R., Garg, A., Kupka, R., Jefferds, ME, Tripp, K. An Integrated Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and Small-Quantity Lipid-Nutrient Supplementation (SQ-LNS) Program in Democratic Republic of Congo is Associated with Improvements in Breastfeeding and Handwashing Behaviors but not Dietary Diversity. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2019.
Moucheraud, C., Chandyo, R.K., Henjum, S., Strand, T.A., Ulak, M., Fawzi, W.W., Locks, L.M., Shrestha, P.S., Webb, P., Thorne-Lyman, A.L., Engagement in agriculture protects against food insecurity and adverse child nutritional outcomes in a peri-urban population in Nepal. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2019.
Blakstad, M.M., Smith, E.R., Etheredge, A., Locks, L.M., McDonald, C.M., Kupka, R., Kisenge, R., Aboud, S., Bellinger, D., Fawzi, W.W., Manji, K.P., Duggan, C.P., Socio-Economic, Delivery and Growth Characteristics Predict Neurodevelopment in Tanzanian Infants. Journal of Pediatrics,
Locks, L.M., Dahal, P., Pokharel, R., Joshi, N., Paudyal, N., Whitehead, R., Chitekwe, S., Mei, Z., Lamichhane, B., Gaarg, A., Jefferds, ME. Changes in growth, anaemia, and iron deficiency among children aged 6–23 months in two districts in Nepal that were part of the post-pilot scale-up of an integrated infant and young child feeding and micronutrient powder intervention. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2018.
Locks, LM, Dahal, P., Pokharel, R., Joshi, N., Paudyal, N., Whitehead, R., Chitekwe, S., Mei, Z., Lamichhane, B., Gaarg, A., Jefferds, ME. Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices Improved in 2 Districts in Nepal during the Scale-Up of an Integrated IYCF and Micronutrient Powder Program. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2018.
Syed, S., Manji, K.P., McDonald, C.M., Kisenge, R., Aboud, S., Sudfeld, C., Locks, L.M., Liu, E., Fawzi, W.W., Duggan, C.P. Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammation and Growth are Associated with Stunting in Young Tanzanian Children. Nutrients, 2018.
Hasan, T.S.M., Rahman, S., Khan, A., Locks, L.M., Rahman, M., Hore, S.K., Saqeeb, K.N., Ahmed, T., Magnitude and determinants of inadequate third-trimester weight gain in rural Bangladesh. Plos One, 2018.
Locks, L.M., Reerink, I., Brown, A.T., Gnegne, S., Ramalanjaona, N., Nanama, S., Duggan, C.P., Garg, A., The impact of integrated infant and young child feeding and micronutrient powder intervention on feeding practices and anemia in children aged 6–23 months in Madagascar. Nutrients,
Locks, L.M., Mwiru S., Mtisi E., Manji K.P., McDonald C.M., Liu E., Kupka R., Kisenge R., Aboud S., Gosselin K., Gillman M., Gewirtz A.T., Fawzi W.W., Duggan C.P., Infant nutritional status and markers of environmental enteric dysfunction are associated with mid-childhood anthropometry and blood pressure in Tanzania. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2017.
Smith, E.R., Locks, L.M., Manji, K.P., McDonald, C.M., Kupka, R., Kisenge, R., Aboud, S., Fawzi, W.W., Duggan, C.P., Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation is associated with Infant Morbidity. Journal of Pediatrics,
Locks, L.M., Manji, P., McDonald, C.M., Kupka, R., Kisenge, R., Aboud, S., Wang, M., Fawzi, W.W., Duggan, C.P., High Burden of Morbidity and Mortality but Not Growth Failure in Infants Exposed to but Uninfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Tanzania. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2016.
Locks, L.M., Manji, P., McDonald, C.M., Kupka, R., Kisenge, R., Aboud, S., Wang, M., Fawzi, W.W., Duggan, C.P., The effect of zinc and multiple micronutrient supplements on growth in Tanzanian infants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2016.
Locks, L.M., Manji, P., McDonald, C.M., Kupka, R., Kisenge, R., Aboud, S., Wang, M., Bellinger, D.C., Fawzi, W.W., Duggan, C.P., The effect of multiple micronutrient and zinc supplements on early childhood development in Tanzanian infants, Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2016.
Locks, L.M., PandeyR., Osei A.K., Spiro D.S., Adhikari D.P., Haselow N.J., Quinn, V.J., Nielsen J.N., Using formative research to design a context-specific behaviour change strategy to improve infant and young child feeding practices and nutrition in Nepal. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2016.
Baidal, J.A.W., Locks, L.M., Cheng, E.R., Blake-Lamb, T.L., Perkins, M.E., Taveras, E.M., Childhood Obesity Prevention in the First 1000 Days: Systematic Review of Modifiable Risk Factors from Conception to Age 2 Years. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2016.
Blake-Lamb, T.L., Locks, L.M., Perkins, M.E., Baidal, J.A.W., Cheng, E.R., Taveras, E.M., Obesity Prevention in the First 1000 Days: A Systematic Review of Evidence and Consideration of Conceptual Frameworks and Opportunities for Early Life Interventions. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2016.
Chandyo, K., Henjum, S., Ulak, M., Thorne- Lyman, A.L., Ulvik, R.J., Shrestha, P.S., Locks, L.M., Fawzi, W.W., Strand, T.A., The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency are more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2015.
Henjum S., Manger, M., Skeie, E., Ulak, M., Thorne-Lyman, A.L., Chandyo, , Shrestha, P.S., Locks, L.M., Ulvik, R.J., Fawzi, W.W., Strand, T.A., Iron deﬁciency is uncommon among lactating women in urban Nepal, despite a high risk of inadequate dietary iron intake. British Journal of Nutrition, 2014.

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