International peer-reviewed journals

• Vo TM, Nguyen TT, Nguyen DQ, Tran TN, Kang Y. Investigation of consistency in sleep quality evaluation using a Fitbit device compared to a structured questionnaire among breastfeeding mothers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2026 Feb 11:1-9.
• Sijangga MO, Hositanisita H, Lewis EC, Hadi H, Matsuzaki M, Surkan PJ, Kang Y, Purnamasari SD, Kurniasari Y, and Gittelsohn J (2026). Cross-sectional study of prepared foods sold in Indonesian school canteens to inform childhood obesity programs and policies. Journal of Nutritional Science 15: e7, 1– doi: 10.1017/jns.2025.10068
• Robinson, E, Sabugo C, Crisafi C, Gross S, Kang Y, Eppes E, Augustyn M, Castellanos-Brown K, Paige D, Caulfield L. Using Social Media Marketing to Improve Retention of Children in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children: Implementation Study. 2025 JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2025 Dec 10;11:e77172.
• Kang Y, Moon N, Suzuki A, Yuji Choi, Bouchara A, Park S. Determinants of dietary quality and association with nutritional status, physical activity, and mental health among Moroccan adolescents in Salé, Chemisette and Azrou. Moroccan Journal of Public Health Vol. 1, N° 7(2025), 36-57)
• Baker N, Kang Y*, Makabila G, Tadesse S, Doocy S. Prevalence and risk factors of severe food insecurity and poor food consumption for PSNP households in drought-prone East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia 2025 Sep 11;5(9):e0004636.
• Kang Y, Choi A, Kim H, Edward A, Ji H, Jeon J. Impact of home-visit counselling on maternal and child health and nutrition by Barangay health workers: a quasi-experimental study from Eastern Visayas, Philippines. J Glob Health. 2025;15:04276.
• Yibeltal, K., Workneh, F., Fasil, N. Baye E, Kang Y, Kidane W, Tsegaye S, Berhane Y, Haymanot B, Olson I, Derebe M, Molina R, Wylie B, Chan G, Christian P, Worku A, Lee A, Berhane Y. A single presumptive deworming may not suffice to reduce the burden of intestinal parasitic infections during pregnancy in rural Amhara, Ethiopia. BMC Res Notes 18, 245 (2025).
• Kang Y, Provido SM, Kim H, Kim HS, Ji H and Jeon J. Evaluation planning for the timed and targeted care for families program in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. 2025 Front. Public Health 13:1594388. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1594388
• Choi A, Kim H, Kim HS, Ji H, Jeon J, Kang Y*. Women’s Health Facility Choices for Antenatal, Delivery, and Postnatal Care in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health. 2025. DOI 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1575896
• Lee A, Workneh F, Kang Y, Yibeltal K, Fasil F, Tsegaye S, Baye E, Workagegnehu T, Berhane Y, Derebe M, Van Dyk F, Eglovitch M, Olson I, Mengistie M, Shiferie F, Shifraw T, Lu C, North K, Chan G, Isanaka S, Molina R, Tadesse A, Wylie B, Christian P, Mullany L, Worku A, Berhane Y The impact of enhancing nutrition and antenatal infection treatment on birth outcomes in Amhara, Ethiopia: a pragmatic factorial, cluster randomized clinical effectiveness study. 2025. BMJ Glob Health;10:e016264. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016264BMJ Global Health
• Foudjo B, Teta I, Nielsen J, Kang Y, Nguefack-Tsague G, Nounkeu C, Touré D, Doledec D, Oben J. Dietary outcomes of moderately wasted children treated in a food voucher program in Cameroon’s Far North: a three-month longitudinal study. BMC Nutrition (2025) 11:58
• Tran A, Fang T, Cooper R, Oranga B, Kang Y*. Livelihood training, food production, and food security among vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. Agric & Food Secur 13, 58 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-024-00504-1
• Khizar M, Ruel-Bergeron J, Zavala E, Chang K, Kang Y, de Pee S, Black R, Christian P. Delivery platforms for reaching adolescents with nutrition interventions in low- and middle-income countries. Ann Nyi Cad Sci. 2024;1538:71–
• WHO Consultative Group on multisectoral programmatic interventions to reduce the risk of low birth weight. 2024 Integrated multisectoral interventions to mitigate the risk of low birth weight in low- and middle-income country settings: implementation considerations for programs based on a WHO-led consultation. 2024. Journal of Global Health. DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.03033
• Kim Y, Choi Y, Kim C, Seo E, Kang Y*. Risk factors of anemia among children 6-59 months of age in Madagascar. 2024. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. Vol 24 No.9 September 2024.
• Choi Y, Lee M, Kim H, Suzuki A, Bouchara A, Park S, Kang Y*. Association between COVID-19 prevention behaviors and perceived fear in Moroccan adolescents. Moroccan Journal of Public Health Vol. 6, N° 1 (2024), 1-11.
• Chancay J, Gross SM, Koegel K, Pompa C, Eppes EV, Kang Y, Augustyn M, Castellanos-Brown K, Paige DM, Caulfield LE. A WIC Agency Drip Marketing Campaign Is Well Received and Improves Program Participation and Retention: A Quasi-Experimental Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Jul 30:S2212-2672(24)00723-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2024.07.163. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39089622.
• Kang Y*, Prihartono I, Kim S, Kim S, Lee S, Spadoni R, McCormack J, Wetzler E. Spatial and Temporal trends in the food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia Pacific countries. Nutr Res Pract. 2024 Feb;18(1):149-164.
• Fang T. Tran A, Kooper R, Oranga B, Kang Y*. Associations Between a Cash Voucher Intervention and Food Consumption and Coping Strategies in Somalian Refugee Camps. 2024 Agriculture & Food Security vol 13, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00458-w
• Kang Y*. Wabyona E, Kississou Etienne K Madjioudal Allarabaye M. Bakoi, A. Doocy S. Temporal trend of food security and coping strategy in Chad: 2016-2021. 2023 Frontiers in Sustainable Food System.10.3389/fsufs.2023.1197228
• Kang Y*. Wabyona E, Udahemuka F, Traore A, Doocy S, Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Income and Use of Livelihoods Related Coping Mechanisms in Chad. 2023 Frontiers in Sustainable Food System. 2023. 7:1150242.
• Kang Y*, Ganganaboina S, Fang T, Tran A, Suzuki A, Son J, Roh K. Land access, livelihoods, and dietary diversity in a fragile setting in northern Uganda. Frontiers in Sustainable Food System. 2023. 7:1178386.
• Teta I, Foudjo B, Nielsen J, Oben J, Nguefack-Tsague G, Ntentie FR, Cakir V, Klemm R, Kang Y. Outcomes of a food voucher program and factors associated with the recovery rate of children with moderate acute malnutrition in Far North Cameroon. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 2023. 42:37
• Kang Y, Chimanya K, Matji J, Nyawo M, Craig H, Heidkamp R, Thorne- Lyman, A. Factors associated with diet diversity among infants and young children in the Eastern and Southern Africa region Maternal and Child Nutrition.2023. mcn.13487
• Kang Y*, Colson-Fearon D, Kim M, Park S, Stephens M, Kim Y, Wetzler E. Socio-economic and psychosocial determinants of violent discipline among parents in Asia Pacific countries during COVID-19: Focus on disadvantaged populations. 2023 Child Abuse & Neglect. Vol 130 106059.
• Gernand A, Gallaghe K, Bhandari N, Patrick Kolsteren P, Lee AC, Shafq Y ,Taneja S, Tielsch JM , Abate FW , Baye E, Berhane Y, Chowdhury R, Dailey‑Chwalibóg T, de Kok B , Dhabhai N , Jehan F, Kang Y, Katz J, Khatry S, Lachat C, Mazumder S, Muhammad A, Nisar MI, Sharma S, Martin LA, Upadhyay RP, Christian P, and Maternal BEP Studies Harmonization Initiative Harmonization of Maternal Balanced Energy-Protein Supplementation Studies for Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-analyses – Finding and Creating Similarities in Variables and Data Collection. BMC Preg & Childbirth. 2023 Feb 11;23(1):107
• Kang Y*, Prihartono I, Hossain I, Biswas J, Min S. Kim H, Cho Y, Kim H. Impact evaluation of a community nutrition and livelihood program on child nutrition in rural Bangladesh. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2022 Dec 5;19(2):e13461. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13461
• Rothstein J, Klemm RD, Kang Y, Niyeha D, Smith E, Nordhagen S. Engaging men in maternal, infant and young child nutrition in rural Tanzania: Outcomes from a cluster randomized control trial and qualitative study. Matern Child Nutr 2023 Apr;19(2):e13460.
• Li H, Kim Y, Park C, Kang M, Kang Y*. Gender-common and gender-specific determinants of child dietary diversity in eight Asia Pacific countries. Journal of Global Health. 2022 Oct 1:12:04058. doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.04058.
• Kang Y*, Kim H, Hossain MI, Biswas J, Lee E, Ruel-Bergeron J, Cho Y. Adaptive implementation of a community nutrition and asset transfer program during COVID-19 pandemic in rural Bangladesh. Curr Dev Nutr. 2022 May 13;6(5):nzac041
• Volpenhein P, Kim H, Kim Y, Hussein M, Biswas J, Byun J, Kang Y*. Impact of a livelihood promotion program on income generation and food consumption among ultra-poor households in rural Bangladesh. Global Health Action. 2022 Dec 31;15(1):2031595
• George CM, Coglianese N, Bauler S, Perin J, Kuhl J, Williams C, Kang Y, Thomas ED, François R, Ng A, Presence AS, Claude BRJ, Tofail F, Mirindi P, Cirhuza LB. Low Dietary Diversity is Associated with Linear Growth Faltering and Subsequent Adverse Child Developmental Outcomes in Rural Democratic Republic of the Congo (REDUCE Program). Maternal and Child Nutrition 2022.DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13340
• Kang Y, Wu L, Shaikh S, Healey K, Ali H, Shamim AA, Christian P, Labrique A, West K. Birth anthropometry, including circumferential measurements, predict neonatal and infant mortality in rural Bangladesh. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2022 Jan 11;nqab432 (selected as Editor’s choice article).
• Kang Y*, Park C, Young A, Kim J. Socio-economic disparity in food consumption among young children in eight South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. Nutrition Research and Practice. 2022;16:e6 https://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2022.16.e6
• Lee AC, Abate FW, Baye E, Derebe M, Eglovitch M, Olson IE, Kidane WT, Fisseha Shiferie, Tsegaye F, Tsegaye S, Yibeltal K, Chan GJ, Christian P, Isanaka S, Kang Y, Lu C, Molina RL, Mullany LC, Van Dyk F, Worku A, Wylie BJ, Worku A, Berhane Y. The Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment (ENAT) Study: Protocol of a pragmatic clinical effectiveness study to improve birth outcomes in Ethiopia. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2022 Jan;6(1):e001327
• George CM, Perin J, Kuhl J, Williams C, Coglianese N, Thomas ED, Bauler S, François R, Ng A, Kang Y, Presence AS, Claude JBR, Tofail F, Mirindi P, Cirhuza LB. Linear Growth Faltering Is Associated with Subsequent Adverse Child Cognitive Developmental Outcomes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (REDUCE Program). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Nov 1;106(1):356-360
• Wang J, Aaron A, Baidya A, Trandafili H, Joseph M, Savage K, Chan C, Wetzler E, Kang Y*. Gender differences in psychosocial status of adolescents during COVID-19: a six-country cross-sectional survey in Asia Pacific. 2021. BMC Public Health. 2021 NOV. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12098-5
• Aaron A, Baidya A, Wang J, Chan C, Erica Wetzler E, Kang Y*. The early impacts of COVID-19 on food security and livelihood in Vietnam. 2021. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.739140
• Han S, Kim H, Cho Y, Rahman M, Kang Y*. Utilization of an economic development program in the context of a social and behavior change communication nutrition program in rural Bangladesh: A qualitative study. Journal of International Development. 24 October 2021 doi:10.1002/jid.3578
• Kang Y*, Baidya A, Aaron A, Wang J, Chan C, Wetzler E. Differences in the early impact of COVID-19 on food security and livelihoods in rural and urban areas in the Asia Pacific Region. Global Food Security. Vol 31, December 2021, 100580
• Hadi H, Triastanti R, Anggraeni D, Nurwanti E, Lewis C, Colon-Ramos U, Kang Y, Yamaguchi M, Gittelsohn J. The Role of The School Food Environment in Improving the Healthiness of School Canteens and the Readiness to Reopen Post Covid-19 Pandemic: A study from Indonesia”. Journal of Public Health Research. 2021 Sep 8. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2287
• Kim Y, Biswas J, Hossain I, Baik D, Reinsma K, Min S, Kang Y*. Age differences in the impact of a Positive Deviance/Hearth programme on the nutritional status of children in rural Bangladesh. Public Health Nutrition. 2021 Aug 5;1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021003189.
• Park S, Kang Y, and Surkan P. Types of social capital in relation to self-rated health: Gender differences in a nationally representative cross-sectional study of South Korean adults. Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice. 2021 May 19:1-14. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2021.1924221.
• Pachón H, Reynolds B, Duong M, Tsang L, Childs L, Luthringer C, Kang Y, Vasta F, and Codling K. The Potential Contribution of Fortified Maize Flour, Oil, Rice, Salt and Wheat Flour to Estimated Average Requirements and Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for 15 Nutrients in 153 Countries. Nutrients 2021, 13, 579. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020579
• Hurley K, Phuka J, Kang Y, Ruel-Bergeron J, Buckland A, Chirwa E, Mitra M, Wu L, Klemm R, West K, Christian P. Longitudinal evaluation of a comprehensive nutrition program in rural Malawi. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Jul 1;114(1):248-256.
• Kang Y*, Cho M, Rahman M, Cho Y, Han S*, Dutta M. Design of a monitoring and evaluation system for a community-based nutrition project in Bangladesh. Evaluation and Program Planning. 2021 Feb; 84:101892.
• Christian P, Hurley KM, Phuka J, Kang Y, Ruel-Bergeron J, Buckland A, Chirwa EW, Mitra M, Wu L, Rolf Klemm R, and West K. Impact evaluation of a comprehensive nutrition program for reducing stunting in rural Malawi. Journal of Nutrition. November 2020 Vol 150, Issue 11: 3024–
• Young AM, Kang Y*. Obstetrical care is associated with child dietary diversity in Indonesia: Analysis from Demographic and Health Survey 2015. Public Health Nutrition 2020 Sep 16:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020002396
• Heidkamp R, Kang Y, Chimanya K, Matji J, Nyawo M, Craig H, Arimond M, Thorne- Lyman, A. Implications of updating the minimum dietary diversity for children indicator for tracking progress in the East and Southern Africa region. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2020 Aug 21;4(9):nzaa141. doi: 10.1093
• Ruel-Bergeron J, Hurley K, Buckland A, Mlambo T, Kang Y, Chirwa E, Arghanoon A, Aburto N, Christian P. Process Evaluation of a Large-Scale Community-Based Nutrition Program in Malawi. Current Developments in Nutrition, Vol4, Issue 1, January 2020, nzz131.
• Kang Y, Lim M, Lee J, Kim J. Grain Subtype and the Combination of Grains Consumed Are Associated with the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: Analysis of a Community-Based Prospective Cohort. Journal of Nutrition. 2020 Jan 1;150(1):118-127.
• Kang Y, Kim J. Age-specific risk factors for child anaemia in Myanmar: Analysis from the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2019 Jul 6:e12870. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12870.
• Kang Y, Kim J. Risk factors for undernutrition among children 0-59 months of age in Myanmar. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2019 Mar 27:e12821
• Kim J, Kim J, Kang Y*. Noodle consumption is positively associated with incident hypertension in middle-aged and older women in South Korea. Nutrition Research and Practice. 2019 Apr;13:e9.
• Ruel-Bergeron J. Hurley K, Kang Y, Wu L, Mitra M, Phuka J, Klemm R, West K, Christian P, Aburto N, Farhikktah A, Molinas L, Alessandro A. Monitoring and evaluation design of Malawi’s Right Foods at the Right Time nutrition program. Evaluation and Program Planning 2018 Nov 11;73:1-9.
• Campbell RK, Aguayo V, Kang Y, Dzed L, Joshi V, Waid J, Gupta. SD, Haselow N, West, KP Jr. Infant and young child feeding practices and nutritional status in Bhutan. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2018 Nov;14 Suppl 4:e12762. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12762.
• Kang Y, Aguayo V, Campbell RK, West KP Jr. Association between stunting and early childhood development among children aged 36-59 months. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2018 Nov;14 Suppl 4:e12684.
• Kang Y, Aguayo V, Campbell RK, Dzed L, Joshi V, Waid J, Gupta. SD, Haselow N, West, KP Jr. Nutritional Status and Risk Factors for Stunting in Pre-school Children in Bhutan. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2018 Nov;14 Suppl 4:e12653.
• Kang Y, Hurley K, Ruel-Bergeron J, Oemcke R, Monclus A, Wu L, Mitra M, Phuka J, Klemm R, West K, Christian P. Household food insecurity is associated with low dietary diversity among pregnant and lactating women in rural Malawi. Public Health Nutrition 2018 Oct 31:1-9.
• Campbell RK, Aguayo V, Kang Y, Dzed L, Joshi V, Waid J, Gupta. SD, Haselow N, West, KP Jr. Infant and young child feeding practices and nutritional status in Bhutan. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2018 Jul;14(3):e12580.
• Campbell RK, Aguayo V, Kang Y, Dzed L, Joshi V, Waid J, Gupta SD, Haselow N, West KP Jr. Epidemiology of anemia in children, adolescent girls and women of reproductive age in Bhutan. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2018;14(S4):e12740.
• Kang Y*, Kim J, Seo E. Association between maternal social capital and dietary diversity of infants in Ethiopia. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2018 Jan;14(1). doi: 10.1111/mcn.12484.
• Jin C, Chen X, Law A, Kang Y, Wang X, Xu W, Yao K, Different-sized incisions for phacoemulsification in age-related cataract. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Sep 20;9:CD010510.
• Kang Y*, Cha SM, Yeo S, Christian P. Implementation, utilization, and influence of a community-based nutrition program in rural Ethiopia: Program impact pathway analysis. Public Health Nutrition. 2017 Aug;20(11):2004-2015
• Kang Y*, Suh YK, Debele L, Juon HS, Christian P. A Community-based Participatory Nutrition Promotion program improved child feeding practices among caregivers in rural eastern Ethiopia. Public Health Nutrition 2017 Jun;20(8):1461-1472.
• Kang Y*, Sinamo S, Kim S, Christian P. Effectiveness of a community-based participatory nutrition promotion program to improve child growth in eastern rural Ethiopia: a cluster randomized trial. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2017 Jan;13(1). doi: 10.1111/mcn.12349.

Domestic Peer-reviewed Journals

• Kim H, Wong J, Kim H, Jeon J. Kang Y. Enabling, inhibiting, and sustaining factors of the timed and targeted care for families (ttCF) program in Eastern Visayas, Philippines Intl. Dev. Coop. Rev., Vol.17, No.4, 2025, pp. 81-100
• Kang Y, Han S. Poverty, Food Insecurity and Helplessness among the Poor in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Qualitative Study. Crisisonomy. 2022 Vol.18. No10, 41-61.