Jayanta Kumar Bora

Datos Biográficos

ID4415729
NOMBREJayanta Kumar Bora
NOMBRESJayanta Kumar
APELLIDOBora
FIRMABORA J K
AFILIACIONESInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
ORCID0000-0002-9735-3042
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS12
TOTAL DE CITAS1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR3
TOTAL COMO EDITOR9
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Explainable machine learning for predicting childhood anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa using population-based DHS Data (2016–2024)

    Open AccessAndualem Enyew Gedefaw, Amanuel Worku et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Childhood anemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa, adversely affecting physical growth, cognitive development, and child survival. The pooled prevalence across 26 countries exceeds 60%, underscoring the need for accurate and scalable prediction tools to support targeted interventions.This study used pooled Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data (2016–2024) from 26 Sub-Saharan African countries, including 110,251 chi…

  • Trends and determinants of complete vaccination coverage among children aged 12–59 months

    Open AccessJean-Pierre Gnimatin, Shiméa M Agossou et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Vaccination is pivotal for global public health, yet achieving complete coverage among children in low-income countries remains challenging. This study assessed vaccination trends in children aged 12–59 months using Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 1996 to 2018 in Bénin. The study incorporated a range of independent variables sourced from prior studies. The data was processed and analyzed using R version 4.2.0, employing a combinati…

  • Skilled birth attendance and its associated factors in Chad and Nigeria

    Open AccessWubshet Debebe Negash, Henok Dessie Wubneh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    In the year 2020, Worldwide, 211 maternal deaths occurred per 100,000 livebirths. In particular, Chad and Nigeria report extremely high (>1000) maternal mortality. Despite this, there has been limited research on skilled birth attendance (SBA) and its factors in Chad and Nigeria. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of SBA and associated factors among women of reproductive age in extremely high maternal mortality countries. This s…

  • Prevalence and predictors of unintended pregnancy among antenatal women in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessAlieu Kanu, Abdul Karim Bah et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Unintended pregnancy remains a major contributor to adverse maternal and child health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, yet recent facility-based data from Sierra Leone are scarce. We aimed to determine the prevalence and identify factors associated with unintended pregnancies among antenatal clinic attendees at a major tertiary maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. We surveyed 1005 first-visit antenatal attendees at Princess Christian Maternity Hosp…

  • Prevalence and risk factors of violence against adolescents

    Open AccessJayanta Kumar Bora, Nandita Saikia et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2025Referencias: 2

  • Perinatal depression and adverse child growth outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs)

    Open AccessElizabeth Carosella, Shradha Chhabria et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Perinatal depression (PND), which encompasses the antepartum and postpartum depression (APD and PPD), is a neglected crisis in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to systematically search and meta-analyze existing evidence to determine whether a mother’s PND affects adverse growth outcomes in children in LMICs (PROSPERO protocol: CRD42021246803). We conducted searches, including nine databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science,…

  • Infant feeding practices and risk of preschool obesity in AlAin, UAE

    Open AccessDana AlTarrah, Julie Lanigan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Early childhood obesity is serious public health problem, and poses a risk of obesity in later life. The study aimed to investigate whether infant feeding affects risk of overweight and obesity in preschool children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A cross-sectional study was carried out. Data was collected in a kindergarten in Al Ain, UAE. One hundred and fifty parents and preschool children aged 2 to 6 years participated in the study. Univari…

  • Missed opportunity for routine vaccination and associated factors among children aged 0–23 months in public health facilities of Jimma Town

    Open AccessHalima Abatemam, Mulumebet Abera Wordofa et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The current recommendation obligates children to receive all vaccines within two years of birth. The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was established in Ethiopia to increase the immunization rate by 10% annually and to reach 100% in 10 years but not been achieved in twenty years. Missed opportunity for vaccination (MOV) is one of the major factors in vaccination coverage. Hence, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of MOV and associate…

  • Intimate partner violence and malnutrition among women of reproductive age in Western Africa

    Open AccessEzra Gayawan, Endurance Uzobo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue, and the experience varies among population sub-groups in Africa. In the West African sub-region, IPV perpetrated against women remains high and is exacerbated by the pertaining cultural milieu. It affects women’s health, wellbeing, and nutritional status. We examined the association between women’s lifetime experiences of physical, sexual, and emotional IPV and undernutrition by quantifyin…

  • Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research

    Open AccessMuzzammil Muhammad, Amna Hassana Abdulsalam et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Introduction Almajirai are male children in Northern Nigeria and Southern Niger who study Islam in the almajiranci system. Almajiranci has been associated with non-participation in formal education, abuse, poverty, and underdevelopment. However, the peer-reviewed literature around health among almajirai remains limited. We conduct a scoping review around almajiri health to synthesize evidence for health problems, draw links between findings, iden…

  • Revisiting the causes of fertility decline in Bangladesh

    Open AccessJayanta Kumar Bora, Nandita Saikia et al.ARTICLEAsian Population Studies2022Citada por: 1Referencias: 4

    Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries, has experienced a dramatic decline in fertility since 1985, with a decline in the total fertility rate from 5.5-2.1. International researchers have debated the reasons for this rapid decline, with some studies attributing it primarily to family planning programmes and others pointing at the simultaneous increase in the education of women and other socioeconomic factors. Using data from seven-round…

  • Factors explaining regional variation in under-five mortality in India

    Open AccessJayanta Kumar BoraARTICLEHealth & Place2020