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Stefan Peterson

Researcher at Karolinska Institutet

Publications -  210
Citations -  9069

Stefan Peterson is an academic researcher from Karolinska Institutet. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 189 publications receiving 7512 citations. Previous affiliations of Stefan Peterson include Uppsala University Hospital & South African Medical Research Council.

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Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys

TL;DR: In sub-Saharan Africa, male children under five years of age are more likely to become stunted than females, which might suggest that boys are more vulnerable to health inequalities than their female counterparts in the same age groups.
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Symptom overlap for malaria and pneumonia--policy implications for home management strategies.

TL;DR: The Global Fund and Roll Back Malaria are now supporting home management of malaria strategies across SSA, supporting community strategies to address the malaria-pneumonia symptom overlap and manage both conditions.
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Countdown to 2030: tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health

TL;DR: Analysis of intervention coverage, equity, and drivers of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) in the 81 Countdown countries suggests that available services in many countries are of poor quality, limiting the potential effect on RMNCH outcomes.