A5042138121- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Human Rights and Development
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
United Nations Population Fund
2019-2022
Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit
2017-2019
Umeå University
2011-2015
United Nations Children's Fund India
2011-2015
Improving maternal health is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals. It widely accepted that use services helps in reducing morbidity and mortality. The utilization a complex phenomenon it influenced by several factors. Therefore, factors at different levels affecting these need to be clearly understood. objective this study was estimate effects individual, community district level characteristics on utilisation with special reference antenatal care (ANC), skilled attendance delivery...
BackgroundScarcity of resources for healthcare is a well-acknowledged problem. In this context, efficient utilization existing financial and human becomes crucial strengthening the delivery. The assessment efficiency health facilities can guide decision makers in ensuring optimum available resources.ObjectiveThe objective study was to evaluate technical (TE) public district hospitals Madhya Pradesh, India, with special emphasis on maternal services, using data envelopment analysis...
Despite the avoidable nature of maternal mortality, unacceptably high numbers deaths occur in developing countries. Considering its preventability, mortality is being increasingly recognised as a human rights issue. Integration perspective health programmes could contribute positively eliminating avertable deaths. This study was conducted to explore socio-cultural and service delivery-related dimensions rural central India using lens.Social autopsies were for 22 during 2011 Khargone district...
Background Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. In addition, Lao PDR has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in southeast Asia a high maternal mortality ratio.Objective This study aimed provide comprehensive exploration of factors that influence SRH knowledge, attitudes, practices adolescents Bokeo Province, PDR.Method Data from Adolescent Girl Situation Analysis cross-sectional study, collected 2018 using mixed-method approach with 837 aged...
<title>Abstract</title> <italic>Background:</italic> Despite efforts made to expand access family planning (FP) services, a significant proportion of currently married women in rural Upper Egypt still has an unmet need for FP. The current study sought understand the reasons behind FP two settings with highest prevalence. <italic>Study design:</italic> adopted qualitative methodology including focus group discussions 48 and in-depth interviews ten service providers Assuit Souhag Governorates,...
From 2020, COVID-19 spread rapidly around the globe and continues to have a major impact on health system functioning, with disproportionate low- middle-income countries (LMIC). Reduced service utilisation coverage of essential childbirth interventions is likely impacting maternal newborn morbidity mortality. Telehealth has been identified as an important tool in continued provision healthcare services. The aim this study was explore experience implementing telehealth services for remote...
Politics plays a critical role in agenda setting health affairs; therefore, understanding the priorities of political is very important. The priority for safe motherhood has been investigated at national level different countries. objective this study was to explore why and how maternal became sub-national state Madhya Pradesh India. This followed qualitative design. Data were collected by carrying out interviews review documents. Semi-structured carried with twenty respondents from four...
Despite considerable variations in the use of antenatal care (ANC) services Vietnam, limited information is available on socioeconomic inequalities concerning ANC services. This study aimed to assess trends and changes by women aged 15 49 years Vietnam from 2006 2014. We used data Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted 2006, 2011, The percentage who received increased significantly 26.5% 42.7% 2011 reached 56.6% found a decreasing trend concentration indices 0.36 0.19 common factors...
Despite male smokers being dominant in Vietnam, scarce evidence on trends socioeconomics inequalities among the hardcore is available country. In this study, we aimed at assessing adult population Vietnam over a five-year period from 2010 to 2015. We used data two rounds of Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) conducted and included only men aged 25 years above analysis. measured socioeconomic by calculating concentration index. multiple logistic regression analysis identify factors associated...
ABSTRACT From 2020, COVID-19 spread rapidly around the globe and continues to have a major impact on health system functioning, with disproportionate low- middle-income countries (LMIC). Reduced service utilisation coverage of essential childbirth interventions is likely impacting maternal newborn morbidity mortality. Telehealth has been identified as an important tool in continued provision care services. The aim this study was explore experience implementing telehealth services for remote...
Background: The recent surge in economic development Myanmar will also contribute to accelerating the health burden shift from acute infectious chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across country. With just 11 years achieve its goal of universal coverage by year 2030, significant efforts be needed quantify scale facing decision-makers about system strengthening and redevelopment. Convergence systems an additional challenge Myanmar. Methods: Results a WHO study 2009 2014, combined with...