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International Food Policy Research Institute: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2022-07-18 to present | Research Fellow (Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit)
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Lilia Bliznashka

University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, GB

2021-10-18 to 2022-07-07 | Research Fellow (Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security)
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Lilia Bliznashka

International Food Policy Research Institute: Washington, DC, US

2013-09 to 2017-07 (Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division )
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Boston, MA, US

2017-09 to 2021-05 | PhD (Department of Global Health and Population)
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Works (34)

Interventions on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Evidence and Knowledge Gaps

Food and Nutrition Bulletin
2025-03-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/03795721251314141
Contributors: Fusta Azupogo; Nadia Koyratty; Taryn J. Smith; Guy-Marino Hinnouho; Manisha Tharaney; Lilia Bliznashka; Dorcas A. Amunga; Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa; Eva Goyena; Frederick Grant et al.
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Effect of combining lower- and higher-value monthly cash transfers with nutrition-sensitive agriculture, male engagement, and psychosocial intervention on maternal depressive symptoms in rural Malawi: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled trial

2024-12-31 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.12.31.24319814
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Odiche Nwabuikwu; Marilyn Ahun; Natalie Roschnik; Brenda Phiri; Esnatt Gondwe-Matekesa; Monice Kachinjika; Peter Mvula; Alister Munthali; Daniel Maggio et al.
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Diets, fruit and vegetables consumption, and nutritional status in Benin: A scoping review

Maternal & Child Nutrition
2024-12-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13747
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Kamara Pather; Irene M. Mitchodigni; Sonja Y. Hess; Deanna K. Olney
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Understanding modifiable caregiver factors contributing to child development among young children in rural Malawi

Maternal & Child Nutrition
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13698
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Odiche Nwabuikwu; Marilyn Ahun; Karoline Becker; Theresa Nnensa; Natalie Roschnik; Monice Kachinjika; Peter Mvula; Alister Munthali; Victoria Ndolo et al.
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School feeding for improving child nutrition in conflict‐affected settings: Feasibility and cost efficiency of alternative models in Yemen

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
2024-09-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.15222
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Dalia Elsabbagh; Sikandra Kurdi; Olivier Ecker; Aulo Gelli
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Evidence of potential impacts of a nutrition-sensitive agroecology program in Andhra Pradesh, India, on dietary diversity, nutritional status, and child development

PLOS ONE
2024-05-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286356
Contributors: Lakshmi Durga Ch; Pintu Paul; Yandrapu Bharath; Lilia Bliznashka; Vijay Kumar T.; Veerendra Jonnala; Vijayalakshmi Chekka; Srileka Yebushi; Aditi Roy; Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy et al.
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Pregnancy pesticide exposure and child development in low- and middle-income countries: A prospective analysis of a birth cohort in rural Bangladesh and meta-analysis

PLOS ONE
2023-06-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287089
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Iman Al-Saleh; Aditi Roy; David C. Christiani; Antonia M. Calafat; Maria Ospina; Nancy Diao; Maitreyi Mazumdar; Lindsay M. Jaacks
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Impact of a nutrition-sensitive agroecology program in Andhra Pradesh, India, on dietary diversity, nutritional status, and child development

2023-05-22 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.16.23290036
Contributors: Lakshmi Durga; Yandrapu Bharath; Lilia Bliznashka; Vijay Kumar; Veerendra Jonnala; Vijayalakshmi Chekka; Srileka Yebushi; Aditi Roy; Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy; Poornima Prabhakaran et al.
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Maternal and paternal employment in agriculture and early childhood development: A cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data

PLOS Global Public Health
2023-01-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001116
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas; Joshua Jeong; Lindsay M. Jaacks
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Pesticide exposure and child growth in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Environmental Research
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114230
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Aditi Roy; Lindsay M. Jaacks
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Burden and risk factors for relapse following successful treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in young children: Secondary analysis from a randomised trial in Niger

Maternal & Child Nutrition
2022-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13400
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Kyra H. Grantz; Jérémie Botton; Fatou Berthé; Souna Garba; Kerstin E. Hanson; Rebecca F. Grais; Sheila Isanaka
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Four-Year Effects of a 2-Year Nutrition and Gender Sensitive Agricultural Program on Women’s Nutritional Status, Knowledge, and Empowerment in Rural Burkina Faso

Food and Nutrition Bulletin
2022-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/03795721221090380
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Elodie Becquey; Marie T. Ruel; Deanna K. Olney
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Investigating the direct and indirect associations between birth intervals and child growth and development: A cross-sectional analysis of 13 Demographic and Health Surveys

SSM - Population Health
2022-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101168
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Joshua Jeong
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Diet and development among children aged 36–59 months in low-income countries

Archives of Disease in Childhood
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323218
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Nandita Perumal; Aisha Yousafzai; Christopher Sudfeld
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Birth weight and adult earnings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
2022-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174421000404
Contributors: Mark J. Lambiris; Mia M. Blakstad; Nandita Perumal; Goodarz Danaei; Lilia Bliznashka; Günther Fink; Christopher R. Sudfeld
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Effects of COVID-19 on child health services utilization and delivery in rural Mozambique: a qualitative study

Health Policy and Planning
2022-06-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czac009
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Marilyn N Ahun; Daan Velthausz; Rotafina Donco; Svetlana Karuskina-Drivdale; Judite Pinto; Aisha K Yousafzai; Joshua Jeong
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Large gains in schooling and income are possible from minimizing adverse birth outcomes in 121 low- and middle-income countries: A modelling study

PLOS Global Public Health
2022-06-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000218
Contributors: Mia M. Blakstad; Dickson Abanimi Amugsi; Nandita Perumal; Lilia Bliznashka; Mark J. Lambiris; Günther Fink; Goodarz Danaei; Christopher R. Sudfeld
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Evaluation of multiple micronutrient supplementation and medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation in pregnancy on child development in rural Niger: A secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial

PLOS Medicine
2022-05-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003984
Contributors: Christopher R. Sudfeld; James K. Tumwine; Lilia Bliznashka; Aichatou Salifou; Ousmane Guindo; Issaka Soumana; Irène Adehossi; Céline Langendorf; Rebecca F. Grais; Sheila Isanaka
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Child diet and mother–child interactions mediate intervention effects on child growth and development

Maternal & Child Nutrition
2022-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13308
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Dana C. McCoy; Saima Siyal; Christopher R. Sudfeld; Wafaie W. Fawzi; Aisha K. Yousafzai
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Measurement tools and indicators for assessing nurturing care for early childhood development: A scoping review

PLOS Global Public Health
2022-04-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000373
Contributors: Joshua Jeong; Hanna Nalecz; Lilia Bliznashka; Eileen Sullivan; Elizabeth Hentschel; Youngkwang Jeon; Kathleen L. Strong; Bernadette Daelmans
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Prenatal supplementation with multiple micronutrient supplements or medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements has limited effects on child growth up to 24 months in rural Niger: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2022-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab404
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Christopher R Sudfeld; Souna Garba; Ousmane Guindo; Issaka Soumana; Irène Adehossi; Céline Langendorf; Rebecca F Grais; Sheila Isanaka
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Household-level double burden of malnutrition in Ethiopia: a comparison of Addis Ababa and the rural district of Kersa

Public Health Nutrition
2021-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980021003700
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Mia M Blakstad; Yemane Berhane; Amare W Tadesse; Nega Assefa; Goodarz Danaei; Chelsey R Canavan; Elena C Hemler; Wafaie W Fawzi
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Impact of scaling up prenatal nutrition interventions on human capital outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a modeling analysis

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab234
Contributors: Nandita Perumal; Mia M Blakstad; Günther Fink; Mark Lambiris; Lilia Bliznashka; Goodarz Danaei; Christopher R Sudfeld
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Barriers and facilitators to father involvement in early child health services: A qualitative study in rural Mozambique

Social Science & Medicine
2021-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114363
Contributors: Joshua Jeong; Marilyn N. Ahun; Lilia Bliznashka; Daan Velthausz; Rotafina Donco; Aisha K. Yousafzai
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Associations between women’s empowerment and child development, growth, and nurturing care practices in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data

PLOS Medicine
2021-09-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003781
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Lars Åke Persson; Ifeyinwa E. Udo; Christopher R. Sudfeld; Wafaie W. Fawzi; Aisha K. Yousafzai
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Changes and challenges in markets for animal source foods: a qualitative study among market vendors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Food Security
2021-06-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-020-01103-1
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Simone Passarelli; Chelsey R. Canavan; Amare Worku Tadesse; Yemane Berhane; Wafaie W. Fawzi
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Effects of a community health worker delivered intervention on maternal depressive symptoms in rural Tanzania

Health Policy and Planning
2021-05-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czaa170
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Aisha K Yousafzai; Geofrey Asheri; Honorati Masanja; Christopher R Sudfeld
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Cross-country comparison of dietary patterns and overweight and obesity among adult women in urban Sub-Saharan Africa

Public Health Nutrition
2021-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980019005202
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Goodarz Danaei; Günther Fink; Valerie L Flax; Chrissie Thakwalakwa; Lindsay M Jaacks
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Effect of a home-based health, nutrition and responsive stimulation intervention and conditional cash transfers on child development and growth: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Tanzania

BMJ Global Health
2021-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005086
Contributors: Christopher R Sudfeld; Lilia Bliznashka; Geofrey Ashery; Aisha K Yousafzai; Honorati Masanja
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Nutrition‐sensitive agriculture programme impacts on time use and associations with nutrition outcomes

Maternal & Child Nutrition
2021-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13104
Contributors: Mara van den Bold; Lilia Bliznashka; Gayathri Ramani; Deanna Olney; Agnes Quisumbing; Abdoulaye Pedehombga; Marcellin Ouedraogo
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Life expectancy and agricultural environmental impacts in Addis Ababa can be improved through optimized plant and animal protein consumption

Nature Food
2021-04-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00264-2
Contributors: Mia M. Blakstad; Goodarz Danaei; Amare W. Tadesse; Kerstin Damerau; Alexandra L. Bellows; Chelsey R. Canavan; Lilia Bliznashka; Rachel Zack; Samuel S. Myers; Yemane Berhane et al.
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Tubaramure, a Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Program in Burundi, Increased Household Food Security and Energy and Micronutrient Consumption, and Maternal and Child Dietary Diversity: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

The Journal of Nutrition
2020-04-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz295
Contributors: Jef L Leroy; Deanna K Olney; Lilia Bliznashka; Marie Ruel
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Using structural equation modelling to understand the contributors to anaemia among young Burkinabe children

Maternal & Child Nutrition
2020-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12881
Contributors: Lilia Bliznashka; Joanne E. Arsenault; Elodie Becquey; Marie T. Ruel; Deanna K. Olney
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A Multisectoral Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Program Targeted to Women and Children in the First 1000 Days Increases Attainment of Language and Motor Milestones among Young Burundian Children

The Journal of Nutrition
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz133
Contributors: Deanna K Olney; Jef L Leroy; Lilia Bliznashka; Marie T Ruel
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