Yunhee Kang

Biographic Data

ID5483733
NAMEYunhee Kang
GIVEN NAMESYunhee
FAMILY NAMEKang
SIGNATUREKANG Y
AFFILIATIONSJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0002-8184-9166
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS29
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT29
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Identifying age-common and age-specific factors of Plasmodium infection in Nigerian children under five

    Open AccessWoojae Choi, Yunhee Kang et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Despite developmental heterogeneity, children under five are often analyzed as a single group, obscuring age-related differences in Plasmodium infection. Using the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data, we analyzed 2,914 younger children (6–23.9 months) and 5,553 older children (24–59 months) to identify age-common and age-specific factors. We applied a Cluster-aware Multistage Selection (CMS) framework integrating penalized regression,…

  • Evaluation planning for the timed and targeted care for families program in Eastern Visayas, Philippines

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Sherlyn Mae P Provido et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: Timed and targeted care for families (ttCF) is a community-based intervention implemented under the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) project (2021-2025) in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. The ttCF aims to improve maternal and child health during the first 1,000 days of life. The study presents the design of impact and implementation process evaluations of the ttCF program. Methods: A comprehensive evaluation framework was de…

  • The impact of enhancing nutrition and antenatal infection treatment on birth outcomes in Amhara, Ethiopia

    Open AccessAnne CC Lee, Firehiwot Workneh et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: We aimed to determine the impact of antenatal interventions to optimise maternal nutrition and infection management on birth outcomes in Ethiopia. METHODS: We conducted a pragmatic, open-label, 2×2 factorial randomised clinical effectiveness study among pregnant women enrolled <24 weeks gestation in 12 rural health centres in Amhara, Ethiopia. Eligible health centres were randomised to deliver an enhanced nutrition package (ENP) (ir…

  • Prevalence and risk factors for severe food insecurity and poor food consumption during a drought emergency in Ethiopia

    Open AccessNatasha Baker, Yunhee Kang et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Frequent drought has heightened nutritional concerns in Ethiopia. This study retrospectively assesses the prevalence and risk factors of severe food insecurity and poor food consumption in Productive Safety Net Programme households in drought-prone Ethiopia. Data was from the USAID-funded Resilience Food Security Activity baseline survey in East Hararghe, Ethiopia. Severe food insecurity (n = 4628; multivariate n = 4335) was defined as Food Insec…

  • Impact of home-visit counselling on maternal and child health and nutrition by Barangay health workers

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Ahreum Choi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: Maternal and child undernutrition and poor mental health remain public health concerns in the Philippines. We evaluated the impact of home visits with timed and targeted care for family (ttCF) strategies for maternal and child nutrition and mental health during the first 1000 days of life. Methods: We designed a quasi-experimental study encompassing 12 municipalities (six intervention and six comparison) and enrolling 1518 pregnant wo…

  • Factors associated with diet diversity among infants and young children in the Eastern and Southern Africa region

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Rebecca Heidkamp et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    This study explores common factors associated with not meeting minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among 27,072 children aged 6-23 months in Eastern and Southern Africa using data from nine Demographic and Health Surveys from 2013 to 2016. MDD was defined as consumption of more than or equals to five of eight food groups including breast milk in the past 24 h. Equity gaps were calculated as the difference in MDD prevalence between the top and bottom …

  • Facilitators, barriers, and perceived changes of a social behaviour change nutrition programme and economic development programme in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessSeungheon Han, Heeyeon Kim et al.ARTICLEJournal of International…2022

    This qualitative study explored facilitators, barriers and perceived changes related to programme participation and utilisation among 69 parents of young children who attended a Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) programme alone or a PDH programme alongside an Economic Development (PDH/ED) programme to improve child nutrition in rural Bangladesh. Family support stimulated participation in the programmes, while a lack of understanding of the programme…

  • Gender-common and gender-specific determinants of child dietary diversity in eight Asia Pacific countries

    Open AccessHuilin Li, Yunjeong Kim et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2022

    Background: Optimal child feeding practices contribute to reducing child undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries. Minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is a key indicator of complementary feeding quality for children aged 6-23 months. We aimed to examine the gender-common and gender-specific factors associated with the failure to meet MDD in eight Asia Pacific countries. Methods: The study used data of children aged 6-23 months from the Demo…

  • Impact of a livelihood promotion program on income generation and food consumption among ultra-poor households in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessPaige Volpenhein, Hee Sun Kim et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2022

    BACKGROUND: Bangladesh has achieved notable economic progress in recent decades while economic inequality increased. Special attention is warranted on the ultra-poor population of the country. An 18 month-long economic development program, designed based on an ultra-poor graduation approach, was implemented to alleviate poverty and improve child nutrition in rural Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE: The study examined the impact of livelihood components of an…

  • Engaging men in maternal, infant and young child nutrition in rural Tanzania

    Open AccessJessica D Rothstein, Rolf D W Klemm et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    There is growing recognition that engaging men in maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) interventions can benefit child health and disrupt harmful gender norms. We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Tanzania, which engaged men and women in behaviour change via mobile messaging (short message service [SMS]) and traditional interpersonal communication (IPC), separately and in combination. Here, we evaluate intervention …

  • Impact evaluation of a community nutrition and livelihood program on child nutrition in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Indira Prihartono et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    Given the high prevalence of child undernutrition in Bangladesh, multi-sectoral approaches involving livelihood promotion have potential to mitigate the burden of undernutrition. This study examined the impact of an economic development (ED) program providing poultry assets, gardening skills and saving training added to the Positive Deviant (PD)/Hearth program (PDH/ED), compared to PD/Hearth only (PDH). A total of 1029 children who attended PD/He…

  • Low dietary diversity is associated with linear growth faltering and subsequent adverse child developmental outcomes in rural Democratic Republic of the Congo (Reduce program)

    Open AccessChristine Marie George, Nicole Coglianese et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    The objective of this study was to investigate the association between dietary diversity, child growth and child developmental outcomes. This was a prospective cohort study. Developmental outcomes were assessed by communication, fine motor, gross motor, personal social, problem solving and combined developmental scores measured by the Extended Ages and Stages Questionnaire (EASQ) at a 6-month follow-up visit. Height and weight were measured at ba…

  • Design of a collaborative monitoring and evaluation system for a community-based nutrition project in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Mokryeon Cho et al.ARTICLEEvaluation and Program Planning2021

  • Types of social capital in relation to self-rated health

    Open AccessSoim Park, Yunhee Kang et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2021

    Socio-economic and cultural transformations in South Korea have led to societal heterogeneity, potentially changing the role of social capital. We examined whether six factors (i.e. group membership, out-group trust, civic responsibility, acceptance, political activism, and institutional trust) that represent bonding, bridging, and linking social capital are associated with self-rated health (SRH), and whether these associations vary by gender. W…

  • Gender differences in psychosocial status of adolescents during Covid-19

    Open AccessJun Wang, Alec Aaron et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    An understanding of gender differences in the impacts of COVID-19 on adolescents' schooling, physical, and mental health can inform adolescent protection interventions. Psychosocial support during response and recovery phases needs to pay special attention to gender differences, since female adolescents' psychosocial status is at higher risk when facing the challenges of this pandemic

  • Obstetrical care is associated with child’s dietary diversity in Indonesia

    Open AccessAnna Marie P Young, Yunhee KangARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: To explore the influence of obstetrical care factors on dietary diversity and individual food group consumption in Indonesia. Design: Cross-sectional study to assess the association between pregnancy care factors and dietary diversity score, minimum dietary diversity (MDD) and consumption of seven food groups. Setting: Data from the Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey 2017. Participants: A total of 5113 children aged 6–23 months. R…

  • Age differences in the impact of a Positive Deviance/Hearth programme on the nutritional status of children in rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessYunjeong Kim, Yun-Jeong Kim et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: To examine the difference in the rehabilitation rate from underweight by child age at enrolment in the Positive Deviance (PD)/Hearth programme. Design: This secondary data analysis used programme monitoring records of underweight children aged 6–60 months attending a 2-week PD/Hearth session and followed up for 6 months from September 2018 to March 2019. Data were analysed using multilevel mixed-effect regression and Poisson regression…

  • Age‐specific risk factors for child anaemia in Myanmar

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Jihye KimARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    Anaemia is prevalent among preschool-aged children in Myanmar, but few epidemiological studies of anaemia at the national level were reported. Using data from the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016, we examined risk factors for anaemia at household, maternal, and individual levels for children aged 6-23 months (n = 1,133) and 24-59 months (n = 2,393) separately. Survey design and sampling weights were adjusted for in multivariate reg…

  • Risk factors for undernutrition among children 0–59 months of age in Myanmar

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Jihye KimARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    The prevalence of childhood stunting in Myanmar is one of the highest among the countries of Southeast Asia. Cross-sectional data from the Myanmar Demographic Health Survey 2015-2016 were used to examine risk factors for stunting, wasting, and underweight among children aged 0-59 months. The prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight was 29.0%, 7.3%, and 19.2%, respectively. Accounting for sampling design and weights, multivariable logistic…

  • Household food insecurity is associated with low dietary diversity among pregnant and lactating women in rural Malawi

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Kristen M Hurley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2019

    Objective To examine the association between household food insecurity and dietary diversity in the past 24h (dietary diversity score (DDS, range: 0–9); minimum dietary diversity (MDD, consumption of three or more food groups); consumption of nine separate food groups) among pregnant and lactating women in rural Malawi. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Two rural districts in Central Malawi. Subjects Pregnant ( n 589) and lactating ( n 641) w…

  • Epidemiology of anaemia in children, adolescent girls, and women in Bhutan

    Open AccessRebecca K Campbell, Víctor M Aguayo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    Anaemia inhibits health and development in Bhutan. We estimated anaemia prevalence and explored risk factors in children and women using data from Bhutan's National Nutrition Survey 2015. Prevalence was calculated using life-stage-specific cut-offs adjusted for altitude and survey design. Risk factors were evaluated in modified Poisson regressions. Anaemia affected 42%, 29%, 36%, and 28% of children, adolescent girls, and non-pregnant and pregnan…

  • Nutritional status and risk factors for stunting in preschool children in Bhutan

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Víctor M Aguayo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    Childhood malnutrition remains endemic in South Asia, although the burden varies by country. We examined the anthropometric status and risk factors for malnutrition among children aged 0-59 months through the 2015 National Nutrition Survey in Bhutan. We assessed in 1,506 children nutritional status (by z-scores of height-for-age [HAZ], weight-for-height [WHZ], and weight-for-age [WAZ]), estimating prevalence, adjusted for survey design, of stunti…

  • Association between stunting and early childhood development among children aged 36–59 months in South Asia

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Víctor M Aguayo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    Stunting (length-for-age z score < -2) before 2 years of age has shown associations with poor child developmental indicators, but information at the population level is scarce in South Asia, the region with the highest burden of stunting. We examined associations between z scores (i.e., height for age [HAZ], weight for age [WAZ], and weight for height [WHZ]) and undernutrition (i.e., stunting [HAZ < -2], wasting [WHZ < -2], and underweight [WAZ <…

  • Infant and young child feeding practices and nutritional status in Bhutan

    Open AccessRebecca K Campbell, Víctor M Aguayo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    In South Asia, childhood undernutrition persists while overweight is increasing. Internationally recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices promote healthy nutritional status; however, little is known about IYCF in Bhutan, investigated here using 2015 National Nutrition Survey data. WHO/UNICEF IYCF indicators, anthropometry and household socio‐economic status were available for 441 children 2) prevalence was 6%. In survey‐design‐…

  • Association between maternal social capital and infant complementary feeding practices in rural Ethiopia

    Open AccessYunhee Kang, Jane Paik Kim et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2017

    Few studies have explored the potential of social capital in improving child nutritional status; however, most components of pathways between social capital and nutritional status have remained unexplained. Complementary feeding practice is a strong mediator of child nutritional status. This study examined the association between complementary feeding practice and maternal social capital in rural Ethiopia, using cross-sectional data of infant age…