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2026

  • Scherer N, Nemerimana M, Nanyunja C, et al. Early childhood intervention for children at risk of developmental disabilities and their caregivers in Rwanda: study protocol for the PDC/Baby Ubuntu cluster randomised trial. Trials. 2026;27:240. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09613-7

2025

  • Scherer N, Tann CJ, Kuper H. Urgent need for services to support children with and at risk of developmental disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 Sep 9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40925725. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16503
  • Sadoo S, Wanduru P, Loucaides E, Nanyunja C, Hu H, Webb EL, Blencowe H, Cowan FM, Ohuma EO, Le Doare K, Tann CJ. Predictors of outcome following neonatal encephalopathy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Pediatr. 2025 Nov 20;13:1668799. PMID: 41383571; PMCID: PMC12690394. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1668799
  • Prest K, Barnicot K, Hurt C, Badenhorst F, Borek A, Whyte M, Harniess P, Jannath A, Lassman R, Morris C, Osbourne R, Smythe T, Tann CJ, Thomas K, Wilson E, Harden A, Heys M. Adapting a Participatory Group Programme for Caregivers of Children with Complex Neurodisability from Low-, Middle-Income Countries to a High-Income Setting: Moving from “Baby Ubuntu” to “Encompass”. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jul 18;22(7):1144. PMID: 40724208; PMCID: PMC12295255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071144
  • Sadoo S, Nanyunja C, Kyohere M, Davies HG, Tusubira V, Komugisha C, Peacock J, Sewegaba M, Musoke P, Sekikubo M, Le Doare K, Tann CJ; PROGRESS Study Author Group. Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Early Infant Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infection in Uganda. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 10;11(Suppl 3):S173-S181. PMID: 40070702; PMCID: PMC11891136. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae602
  • Niyonshaba B, Kabugo D, Nakiganda C, Otai C, Seela M, Nankabala J, Nyonyintono J, Nakakande J, Kigozi T, Vaughan M, Nakamura H, Paudel M, Haddix-McKay K, Al-Haddad BJS, Tann CJ, Mubiri P, Waiswa P, Magnusson B. Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of the Hospital to Home discharge and follow-up programme in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods intervention study. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Feb 12;10(2):e015945. PMID: 39939110; PMCID: PMC11822387. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015945
  • Prest K, Harden A, Barnicot K, Heys M. A coadapted community-based participatory group programme for parents/carers of children with complex neurodisability (Encompass-2): a pilot and feasibility study protocol. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2025 May 3;11(1):59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01619-3

2024

  • Loucaides EM, Yan G, Elliott J, Duckworth E, MacLeod R, Katongole F, Okot W, Senyonga R, Hagmann CF, Cowan FM, Opondo C, Tann CJ. Neonatal intracranial pathologies on ultrasound imaging in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Res. 2024 Dec 11. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39663426. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03650-1
  • Miah MAA, Chandna J, Gurung R, Masoud NS, Paul P, Ameen S, Basnet O, Miraji M, Tann C, Mili IA, Hossain AKMT, Chowdhury AI, Alam A, Milner KM, Arifeen SE, Kc A, Manji K, Lynch P, Lawn JE, Hamadani JD; EN-REACH collaborative group. Correction: Every Newborn-Reach Up Early Education Intervention for All Children (EN-REACH) – a parent group intervention for school readiness in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2024 Sep 9;25(1):602. Erratum for: Trials. 2024 Aug 23;25(1):556. PMID: 39252028; PMCID: PMC11385171. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08445-7
  • Prest K, Wilson E, Vassiliadou I, Ali S, Lakhanpaul M, Morris C, Tann C, Harniess P, Lewis-Jackson S, Kuper H, Heys M. ‘There was nothing, just absolute darkness’: Understanding the needs of those caring for children and young people with complex neurodisability in a diverse UK context: A qualitative exploration in the ENCOMPASS study. Child Care Health Dev. 2024 Jul;50(4):e13303. PMID: 38991712. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13303
  • Smythe T, Scherer N, Nanyunja C, Tann CJ, Olusanya BO. Strategies for addressing the needs of children with or at risk of developmental disabilities in early childhood by 2030: a systematic umbrella review. BMC Med. 2024 Feb 2;22(1):51. PMID: 38302917; PMCID: PMC10835858. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03265-7

2023

  • Hayes J, Quiring M, Kerac M, Smythe T, Tann CJ, Groce N, Gultie Z, Nyesigomwe L, DeLacey E. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement usage among children with disabilities: A systematic review. Nutr Health. 2023 Jun 20;2601060231181607. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37338528. https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060231181607
  • Katumba KR, Tann CJ, Webb EL, Tenywa P, Nampijja M, Seeley J, Greco G. The economic burden incurred by families caring for a young child with developmental disability in Uganda. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Apr 19;3(4):e0000953. PMID: 37075043; PMCID: PMC10115281. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000953
  • Smythe T, Reichenberger V, Pinzón EM, Hurtado IC, Rubiano L, Kuper H. The feasibility of establishing parent support groups for children with congenital Zika syndrome and their families: a mixed-methods study. Wellcome Open Res. 2023 Jun 7;6:158. PMID: 37346815; PMCID: PMC10280024. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16839.3
  • Nalugya R, Nambejja H, Nimusiima C, Kawesa ES, van Hove G, Seeley J, Bannink Mbazzi F. Obuntu bulamu: Parental peer-to-peer support for inclusion of children with disabilities in Central Uganda. Afr J Disabil. 2023 Jan 30;12:a948. PMID: 36756461; PMCID: PMC9900304. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v12i0.948

2022

  • Loucaides EM, Zuurmond M, Nemerimana M, Kirk CM, Lassman R, Ndayisaba A, Smythe T, Baganizi E, Tann CJ. Livelihood support for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: findings from a scoping review and stakeholder survey. Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Dec 26:1-16. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36571438. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2160018
  • DeLacey E, Tann C, Smythe T, Groce N, Quiring M, Allen E, Gombo M, Demasu-Ay M, Ochirbat B, Kerac M. Learning from the Implementation of the Child Nutrition Program: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Process. Children (Basel). 2022 Dec 14;9(12):1965. PMID: 36553408; PMCID: PMC9777218. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9121965
  • Nanyunja C, Sadoo S, Kohli-Lynch M, Nalugya R, Nyonyintono J, Muhumuza A, Katumba KR, Trautner E, Magnusson B, Kabugo D, Cowan FM, Zuurmond M, Morgan C, Lester D, Seeley J, Webb EL, Otai C, Greco G, Nampijja M, Tann CJ. Early care and support for young children with developmental disabilities and their caregivers in Uganda: The Baby Ubuntu feasibility trial. Front Pediatr. 2022 Sep 13;10:981976. PMID: 36177453; PMCID: PMC9513138. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.981976
  • Sadoo S, Nalugya R, Lassman R, Kohli-Lynch M, Chariot G, Davies HG, Katuutu E, Clee M, Seeley J, Webb EL, Mutoni Vedastine R, Beckerlegge F, Tann CJ. Early detection and intervention for young children with early developmental disabilities in Western Uganda: a mixed-methods evaluation. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Mar 26;22(1):158. PMID: 35346133; PMCID: PMC8962031. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03184-7
  • DeLacey E, Allen E, Tann C, Groce N, Hilberg E, Quiring M, Kaplan T, Smythe T, Kaui E, Catt R, Miller R, Gombo M, Dam H, Kerac M. Feeding practices of children within institution-based care: A retrospective analysis of surveillance data. Matern Child Nutr. 2022 Jul;18(3):e13352. Epub 2022 Mar 22. PMID: 35318809; PMCID: PMC9218330. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13352
  • Tann CJ. Promoting functional development for children with cerebral palsy in low-income countries. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Jan;64(1):11. Epub 2021 Oct 5. PMID: 34608988. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15082

2021

  • DeLacey E, Tann CJ, Hilberg E, Allen E, Quiring M, Groce NE, Vilus J, Bergman E, Demasu-Ay M, Dam HT, Kerac M. Nutritional status of children living within institution-based care: a retrospective analysis with funnel plots and control charts for programme monitoring. BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 30;11(12):e050371. PMID: 34969797; PMCID: PMC8719208. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050371
  • Smythe T, Zuurmond M, Tann CJ, Gladstone M, Kuper H. Early intervention for children with developmental disabilities in low and middle-income countries - the case for action. Int Health. 2021 Apr 27;13(3):222-231. PMID: 32780826; PMCID: PMC8079317. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa044
  • Duke RE, Torty C, Okorie U, Kim MJ, Eneli N, Edadi U, Burton K, Tann C, Bowman R. Pattern of comorbidities in school-aged children with cerebral palsy in Cross River State, Nigeria. BMC Pediatr. 2021 Apr 8;21(1):165. PMID: 33832457; PMCID: PMC8028192. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02637-9
  • Kabugo D, Nakamura H, Magnusson B, Vaughan M, Niyonshaba B, Nakiganda C, Otai C, Haddix-McKay K, Seela M, Nankabala J, Nakakande J, Ssekidde M, Tann CJ, Al-Haddad BJS, Nyonyintono J, Mubiri P, Waiswa P, Paudel M. Mixed-method study to assess the feasibility, acceptability and early effectiveness of the Hospital to Home programme for follow-up of high-risk newborns in a rural district of Central Uganda: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 2;11(3):e043773. PMID: 33653756. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043773
  • Manikam L, Allaham S, Zakieh O, Bou Karim Y, Demel IC, Ali S, Wilson E, Oulton K, Morris C, Tann CJ, Kuper H, Batura N, Llewellyn C, Hayward A, Gilmour J, Webb Martin K, Irish C, Edwards C, Lakhanpaul M, Heys M. Online community engagement in response to COVID-19 pandemic. Health Expect. 2021 Apr;24(2):728-730. Epub 2021 Jan 25. PMID: 33493360; PMCID: PMC8013584. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13194
  • MacLeod R, Paulson JN, Okalany N, Okello F, Acom L, Ikiror J, Cowan FM, Tann CJ, Dyet LE, Hagmann CF, Burgoine K. Intraventricular haemorrhage in a Ugandan cohort of low birth weight neonates: The IVHU study. BMC Pediatr. 2021 Jan 6;21(1):12. PMID: 33407279; PMCID: PMC7786968. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02464-4

2020

  • Tann CJ, Kohli-Lynch M, Nalugya R, Sadoo S, Martin K, Lassman R, Nanyunja C, Musoke M, Sewagaba M, Nampijja M, Seeley J, Webb EL. Surviving and Thriving: Early Intervention for Neonatal Survivors with Early Developmental Disability in Uganda. Infant Young Child. 2021 Jan;34(1):17-32. Epub 2020 Nov 20. PMID: 33790497. https://doi.org/10.1097/IYC.0000000000000182
  • Kohli-Lynch M, Bernal Salazar R, Bhopal S, Brentani A, Cavallera V, Goh E, Hamadani J, Hughes R, Manji K, Milner KM, Radner J, Sharma S, Silver K, Lawn JE, Tann CJ. Human resources and curricula content for early child development implementation: multi-country mixed-methods evaluation. BMJ Open. 2020 Apr 26;10(4):e032134. PMID: 32341042; PMCID: PMC7204990. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032134
  • Heys M, Lakhanpaul M, Allaham S, Manikam L, Owugha J, Oulton K, Morris C, Martin KR, Tann C, Martin J, Kuper H. Community-based family and carer-support programmes for children with disabilities. Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Mar;30(5):180-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2020.02.004
  • DeLacey E, Tann C, Groce N, Kett M, Quiring M, Bergman E, Garcia C, Kerac M. The nutritional status of children living within institutionalized care: a systematic review. PeerJ. 2020 Feb 6;8:e8484. PMID: 32071812; PMCID: PMC7007983. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8484
  • Duttine A, Smythe T, Calheiros de Sa MR, Ferrite S, Moreira ME, Kuper H. Juntos: A Support Program for Families Impacted by Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2020 Dec 23;8(4):846-857. PMID: 33361247; PMCID: PMC7784063. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00018
  • Bannink Mbazzi F, Nalugya R, Kawesa E, Nambejja H, Nizeyimana P, Ojok P, et al. “Obuntu Bulamu” – Development and Testing of an Indigenous Intervention for Disability Inclusion in Uganda. Scand J Disabil Res. 2020 Dec 30;22(1):403-416. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.697

2019

  • Kohli-Lynch M, Tann CJ, Ellis ME. Early Intervention for Children at High Risk of Developmental Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Nov 13;16(22):4449. PMID: 31766126; PMCID: PMC6888619. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224449
  • Nampijja M, Webb E, Nanyunja C, Sadoo S, Nalugya R, Nyonyintono J, Muhumuza A, Ssekidde M, Katumba K, Magnusson B, Kabugo D, Cowan FM, Martinez-Biarge M, Zuurmond M, Morgan C, Lester D, Seeley J, Tann CJ. Randomised controlled pilot feasibility trial of an early intervention programme for young infants with neurodevelopmental impairment in Uganda: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 9;9(10):e032705. PMID: 31601606; PMCID: PMC6797334. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032705
  • Williams CL, Tann CJ. Global perspectives of premature birth across the life course. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2019 Jun;3(6):370-371. Epub 2019 Apr 5. PMID: 30956153. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30109-9
  • Arregoces L, Hughes R, Milner KM, Ponce Hardy V, Tann CJ, Upadhyay A, Lawn JE. Accountability for funds for Nurturing Care: what can we measure? Arch Dis Child. 2019 Apr;104(Suppl 1):S34-S42. PMID: 30885964. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315429
  • Boggs D, Milner KM, Chandna J, Black M, Cavallera V, Dua T, Fink G, Kc A, Grantham-McGregor S, Hamadani J, Hughes R, Manji K, McCoy DC, Tann CJ, Lawn JE. Rating early child development outcome measurement tools for routine health programme use. Arch Dis Child. 2019 Apr;104(Suppl 1):S22-S33. PMID: 30885963. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315431
  • Milner KM, Bhopal S, Black M, Dua T, Gladstone M, Hamadani J, Hughes R, Kohli-Lynch M, Manji K, Ponce Hardy V, Radner J, Sharma S, Tofail F, Tann CJ, Lawn JE. Counting outcomes, coverage and quality for early child development programmes. Arch Dis Child. 2019 Apr;104(Suppl 1):S13-S21. PMID: 30885962. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315430
  • Milner KM, Bernal Salazar R, Bhopal S, Brentani A, Britto PR, Dua T, Gladstone M, Goh E, Hamadani J, Hughes R, Kirkwood B, Kohli-Lynch M, Manji K, Ponce Hardy V, Radner J, Rasheed MA, Sharma S, Silver KL, Tann CJ, Lawn JE. Contextual design choices and partnerships for scaling early child development programmes. Arch Dis Child. 2019 Apr;104(Suppl 1):S3-S12. PMID: 30885961. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315433
  • Zuurmond M, Nyante G, Baltussen M, Seeley J, Abanga J, Shakespeare T, Collumbien M, Bernays S. A support programme for caregivers of children with disabilities in Ghana: Understanding the impact on the wellbeing of caregivers. Child Care Health Dev. 2019 Jan;45(1):45-53. Epub 2018 Sep 27. PMID: 30259548; PMCID: PMC7379711. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12618

2018

  • Tann CJ, Webb EL, Lassman R, Ssekyewa J, Sewegaba M, Musoke M, Burgoine K, Hagmann C, Deane-Bowers E, Norman K, Milln J, Kurinczuk JJ, Elliott AM, Martinez-Biarge M, Nakakeeto M, Robertson NJ, Cowan FM. Early Childhood Outcomes After Neonatal Encephalopathy in Uganda: A Cohort Study. EClinicalMedicine. 2018 Dec;6:26-35. PMID: 30740596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2018.12.001
  • Zuurmond M, O’Banion D, Gladstone M, Carsamar S, Kerac M, Baltussen M, Tann CJ, Gyamah Nyante G, Polack S. Evaluating the impact of a community-based parent training programme for children with cerebral palsy in Ghana. PLoS One. 2018 Sep 4;13(9):e0202096. PMID: 30180171; PMCID: PMC6122808. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202096
  • Hassell J, Tann CJ, Idro R, Robertson NJ. Contribution of perinatal conditions to cerebral palsy in Uganda. Lancet Glob Health. 2018 Mar;6(3):e248-e249. PMID: 29433660. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30041-X

2017

  • Kohli-Lynch M, Russell NJ, Seale AC, Dangor Z, Tann CJ, Baker CJ, Bartlett L, Cutland C, Gravett MG, Heath PT, Ip M, Le Doare K, Madhi SA, Rubens CE, Saha SK, Schrag S, Sobanjo-Ter Meulen A, Vekemans J, O’Sullivan C, Nakwa F, Ben Hamouda H, Soua H, Giorgakoudi K, Ladhani S, Lamagni T, Rattue H, Trotter C, Lawn JE. Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Children After Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 6;65(Suppl 2):S190-S199. PMID: 29117331. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix663
  • Tann CJ, Martinello KA, Sadoo S, Lawn JE, Seale AC, Vega-Poblete M, Russell NJ, Baker CJ, Bartlett L, Cutland C, Gravett MG, Ip M, Le Doare K, Madhi SA, Rubens CE, Saha SK, Schrag S, Sobanjo-Ter Meulen A, Vekemans J, Heath PT; GBS Neonatal Encephalopathy Investigator Group. Neonatal Encephalopathy With Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review, Investigator Group Datasets, and Meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 6;65(Suppl 2):S173-S189. PMID: 29117330. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix662
  • Tann CJ, Nakakeeto M, Willey BA, Sewegaba M, Webb EL, Oke I, Mutuuza ED, Peebles D, Musoke M, Harris KA, Sebire NJ, Klein N, Kurinczuk JJ, Elliott AM, Robertson NJ. Perinatal risk factors for neonatal encephalopathy: an unmatched case-control study. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2018 May;103(3):F250-F256. Epub 2017 Aug 5. PMID: 28780500. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-312744

2016

  • Tann CJ, Nakakeeto M, Hagmann C, Webb EL, Nyombi N, Namiiro F, Harvey-Jones K, Muhumuza A, Burgoine K, Elliott AM, Kurinczuk JJ, Robertson NJ, Cowan FM. Early cranial ultrasound findings among infants with neonatal encephalopathy in Uganda: an observational study. Pediatr Res. 2016 Aug;80(2):190-6. Epub 2016 Apr 11. PMID: 27064242. https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2016.77

2015

  • Nakamanya S, Siu GE, Lassman R, Seeley J, Tann CJ. Maternal experiences of caring for an infant with neurological impairment after neonatal encephalopathy in Uganda: a qualitative study. Disabil Rehabil. 2015;37(16):1470-6. Epub 2014 Oct 17. PMID: 25323396. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2014.972582
  • Zuurmond MA, Mahmud I, Polack S, Evans J. Understanding the Lives of Caregivers of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Rural Bangladesh: Use of Mixed Methods. Disabil CBR Incl Dev. 2015;26(2):5-21. https://dcidj.uog.edu.et/index.php/up-j-dcbrid/article/view/184