Lecturer
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- s.gaihre@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition





Biography
I am a trained global public health and nutrition academic researcher with around 15 years of experience in environmental, lifestyle and social aspects of health and health promotion research. I have conducted population health research in both high- and low-income settings such as UK, Colombia, Mexico and Nepal. I am experienced in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. My research skills include transdisciplinary research, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, quantitative surveys, interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation.
I am passionate about improving population health and well-being globally using transdisciplinary research methods and public engagement in research, driving health innovation and service transformation. I am Co-Principal investigator of the , which aims to improve assessment of child growth and nutrition status globally via the development of a novel child growth measurement device. Research Interest: Interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research; social, lifestyle and environmental determinants of health particularly water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), air quality, malnutrition, food security, climate change, health inequality, child health and nutritional status, respiratory and cardiovascular health. I have published widely on various aspects of global health research including food security, nutrition, sustainable development, health inequality, communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental health and household environment.
Qualifications
- PhD Public Health2017 - 51cg
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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I am a member of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee.
- External Memberships
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- Member - Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy (AnH Academy), since 2015
- Principal Advisor- The Need for Nutrition Education/Innovation Programme (NNEdPro) Mexico Regional Network, since 2020
- Associate Fellow (AFHEA), since 2021.
- Member,
Latest Publications
Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 343-361Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Empowering women in rural Nepal: evaluating the impact of sustainable hygienic sanitary pad provision on menstrual health and quality of life
Critical Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2612639Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, 4235Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Automated household-based water disinfection system for rural communities: Field trials and community appropriation
Water research, vol. 284, 123888Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Coproducing COVID-19 Health Information Resources: A Participatory Study With Older Adults From Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK
Health Expectations, vol. 28, no. 4, e70370Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
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- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Nutrition and Health, Applied Health Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Supervision
Supervisees
- MISS USHA GHIMIRE
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
I contribute to the teaching, training, supervision and assessment of MSc and PhD students across a range of programmes, including MSc Global Health & Management and MSc Public Health at the 51cg. I am a course coordinator of PU5919: EVALUATING POLICY EFFECTS IN PRACTICE (2022-2023).
- Publications
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Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 343-361Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [ONLINE]
Empowering women in rural Nepal: evaluating the impact of sustainable hygienic sanitary pad provision on menstrual health and quality of life
Critical Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2612639Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, 4235Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE]
Automated household-based water disinfection system for rural communities: Field trials and community appropriation
Water research, vol. 284, 123888Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE]
Coproducing COVID-19 Health Information Resources: A Participatory Study With Older Adults From Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK
Health Expectations, vol. 28, no. 4, e70370Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 519-536Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 36-51Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet, vol. 404, no. 10471, pp. 2543-2583Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 974-1002Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950-2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet, vol. 403, no. 10440, pp. 1989-2056Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet, vol. 403, no. 10440, pp. 2162-2203Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet, vol. 403, no. 10440, pp. 2100-2132Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet, vol. 403, no. 10440, pp. 2133-2161Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Field-testing solutions for drinking water quality monitoring in low- and middle-income regions and case studies from Latin American, African and Asian countries
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol. 11, no. 6, 111180Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Haematology, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. e713-e734Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The unfinished agenda of communicable diseases among children and adolescents before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet, vol. 402, no. 10398, pp. 313-335Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet, vol. 402, no. 10397, pp. 203-234Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
EClinicalMedicine, vol. 59, 101936Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet Global Health, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. e1715-e1743Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Age–sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, pp. 1626-1647Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Empowering global nutrition with digital technology: practical implementation in clinical practice and research
BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, vol. 6, no. Suppl 1Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the EU, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019
The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 367-383Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet, vol. 398, no. 10303, pp. 870-905Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Review of recent innovations in portable child growth measurement devices for use in low- and middle-income countries
Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 642-655Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Transdisciplinary cooperation for addressing the complexities of nutrition and population health in LMICs
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE]
Bridging barriers to advance multisector approaches to improve food security, nutrition and population health in Nepal: transdisciplinary perspectives
BMC Public Health, vol. 19, 961Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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045 Is there scope to implement the evidence-based Walk With Ease programme more widely in the United Kingdom?: A mixed-methods feasibility study
Rheumatology, vol. 58, no. Supplement 3, kez106.044Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Type and extent of trans-disciplinary co-operation to improve food security, health and household environment in low and middle income countries: systematic review
BMC Public Health, vol. 16, 1093Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function in relation to cotton dust and endotoxin exposure in textile workers in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 72, no. 12, pp. 870-876Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The effect of exposure to biomass smoke on respiratory symptoms in adult rural and urban Nepalese populations
Environmental Health, vol. 13, no. 1, 92Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Exposure to household air pollution and respiratory symptoms in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
European Respiratory Journal, vol. 44, no. Suppl. 58, pp. 4925-4952Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE]
Classroom carbon dioxide concentration, school attendance, and educational attainment
Journal of School Health, vol. 84, no. 9, pp. 569-574Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Classroom air quality and pupil attendance and attainment in Aberdeen primary schools
ISEE Conference Abstracts 213Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Acute exposure to biomass smoke causes oxygen desaturation in adult women
Thorax, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 724-725Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Acute Exposure To Biomass Smoke Causes Oxygen De-saturation In Adults
American Thoracic Society 2010 International ConferenceContributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE]