Beverley-Ann Biggs

Benefits and Risks of Iron Interventions in Infants in Rural Bangladesh

S-R Pasricha, M Hasan, S Braat, LM Larson, SMM-U Tipu, SJ Hossain, S Shiraji, A Baldi, MSA Bhuiyan, F Tofail, J Fisher, S Grantham-McGregor, JA Simpson, JD Hamadani, B-A Biggs

Journal article  |  2021  |  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Universal provision of iron supplements (drops or syrup) or multiple micronutrient powders to young children in low-to..

Effects of Supplementation With Iron Syrup or Iron-Containing Multiple Micronutrient Powders on Neural Indices of Cognitive Functioning in Bangladeshi Children

Leila Larson, Daniel Feuerriegel, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Jerry Jin, Sabine Braat, Shamima Shiraji, Fahmida Tofail, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Jena Hamadani, Katherine Johnson, Stefan Bode

Journal article  |  2021  |  Current Developments in Nutrition

Abstract Objectives Micronutrients, especially iron, play a critical role in t..

Seropositivity and geographical distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in Australia: A study of pathology laboratory data from 2012-2016

Jennifer Shield, Sabine Braat, Matthew Watts, Gemma Robertson, Miles Beaman, James McLeod, Robert W Baird, Julie Hart, Jennifer Robson, Rogan Lee, Stuart McKessar, Suellen Nicholson, Johanna Mayer-Coverdale, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

BACKGROUND: There are no national prevalence studies of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Australia, although it is known to ..

Enteric pathogen infection and consequences for child growth in young Aboriginal Australian children: a cross-sectional study

Sarah Hanieh, Siddhartha Mahanty, George Gurruwiwi, Therese Kearns, Roslyn Dhurrkay, Veronica Gondarra, Jenny Shield, Norbert Ryan, Francesca Azzato, Susan A Ballard, Nicole Orlando, Sullen Nicholson, Katherine Gibney, Julie Brimblecombe, Wendy Page, Leonard C Harrison, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: To determine the prevalence of enteric infections in Aboriginal children aged 0-2 years using conventional and molecul..

Community-Based Learning Club for Women’s Health and Infant Development in Rural Vietnam

Trang Nguyen, Tuan D Tran, Ha Tran, Sarah Hanieh, Stanley Luchters, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Tuan Tran, Jane Fisher

Book Chapter  |  2021

HTLV-I and Strongyloides in Australia: The worm lurking beneath.

Catherine A Gordon, Jennifer M Shield, Richard S Bradbury, Stephen Muhi, Wendy Page, Jenni A Judd, Rogan Lee, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Kirstin Ross, Johanna Kurscheid, Darren J Gray, Donald P McManus

Journal article  |  2021  |  Adv Parasitol

Strongyloidiasis and HTLV-I (human T-lymphotropic virus-1) are important infections that are endemic in many countries around the ..

Preanalytic and analytic factors affecting the measurement of haemoglobin concentration: impact on global estimates of anaemia prevalence

Leila M Larson, Sabine Braat, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Martin N Mwangi, Fernando Estepa, Sheikh Jamal Hossain, Danielle Clucas, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Kamija S Phiri, Jena Derakhshani Hamadani, Sant-Rayn Pasricha

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH

The accuracy of haemoglobin concentration measurements is crucial for deriving global anaemia prevalence estimates and monitoring ..

Immediate impact of stay-at-home orders to control COVID-19 transmission on socioeconomic conditions, food insecurity, mental health, and intimate partner violence in Bangladeshi women and their families: an interrupted time series

Jena Derakhshani Hamadani, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Andrew J Baldi, Sheikh Jamal Hossain, Shamima Shiraji, Mohammad Saiful Alam Bhuiyan, Syeda-Fardina Mehrin, Jane Fisher, Fahmida Tofail, SM Mulk Uddin Tipu, Sally Grantham-McGregor, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Sabine Braat, Sant-Rayn Pasricha

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Stay-at-home orders (lockdowns) have been deployed globally to control COVID-19 transmission, and might impair economi..

A mixed-method analysis of screening for Strongyloides stercoralis prior to immunosuppression: A problem of limited bandwidth?

Stephen Muhi, Dong-Kyoon Ko, Sarah L McGuinness, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Siddhartha Mahanty, Clare Delany

Journal article  |  2020  |  Intern Med J

BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend screening for strongyloidiasis prior to immunosuppression in those at epidemiological risk, as hy..

Social and economic development and pregnancy mental health: secondary analyses of data from rural Vietnam

Ruby Stocker, Trang Nguyen, Thach Tran, Ha Tran, Tuan Tran, Sarah Hanieh, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Jane Fisher

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to establish whether changes in the socioeconomic context were associated with changes in population-..