Search Results - "Moyer, Cheryl"

Drivers and deterrents of facility delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Moyer, Cheryl A, Mustafa, Aesha

“…While the most important factors associated with facility-based delivery (FBD) have been explored within individual countries in Africa, no systematic review…”
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Pregnancy-related anxiety during COVID-19: a nationwide survey of 2740 pregnant women by Moyer, Cheryl A., Compton, Sarah D, Kaselitz, Elizabeth, Muzik, Maria

“…The aim of this study is to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant women’s anxiety and identify factors most strongly associated with greater…”
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Quality maternity care for every woman, everywhere: a call to action by Koblinsky, Marjorie, Dr, Moyer, Cheryl A, PhD, Calvert, Clara, PhD, Campbell, James, MPH, Campbell, Oona M R, Prof, Feigl, Andrea B, PhD, Graham, Wendy J, Prof, Hatt, Laurel, PhD, Hodgins, Steve, DrPH, Matthews, Zoe, Prof, McDougall, Lori, MSc, Moran, Allisyn C, PhD, Nandakumar, Allyala K, PhD, Langer, Ana, Prof

“…Summary To improve maternal health requires action to ensure quality maternal health care for all women and girls, and to guarantee access to care for those…”
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Accountability for respectful maternity care by Afulani, Patience A, Moyer, Cheryl A

“…Worldwide, maternal health efforts are shifting from an emphasis on boosting service utilisation to improving quality of care. [...]other studies—including a…”
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Person-centred maternity care in low-income and middle-income countries: analysis of data from Kenya, Ghana, and India by Afulani, Patience A, Phillips, Beth, Aborigo, Raymond A, Moyer, Cheryl A

“…Several qualitative studies have described disrespectful, abusive, and neglectful treatment of women during facility-based childbirth, but few studies document…”
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Using the Ghana malaria indicator survey to understand the difference between female and male-headed households and their prevention and testing for malaria among children under 5 by Iddrisu, Daniel, Moyer, Cheryl A

“…Globally, 94% of malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and children under age 5 account for 70% of malaria-related mortality in the region. This study…”
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Persistent female genital mutilation despite its illegality: Narratives from women and men in northern Ghana by Sakeah, Evelyn, Debpuur, Cornelius, Aborigo, Raymond Akawire, Oduro, Abraham Rexford, Sakeah, James Kotuah, Moyer, Cheryl A

“…Globally, an estimated two million women have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and approximately four percent of women who have been circumcised live…”
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The impact of COVID-19 on prenatal care in the United States: Qualitative analysis from a survey of 2519 pregnant women by Javaid, Sarah, Barringer, Sarah, Compton, Sarah D, Kaselitz, Elizabeth, Muzik, Maria, Moyer, Cheryl A.

“…Objective: To explore if and how women perceived their prenatal care to have changed as a result of COVID-19 and the impact of those changes on pregnant women…”
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Next generation maternal health: external shocks and health-system innovations by Kruk, Margaret E, Dr, Kujawski, Stephanie, MPH, Moyer, Cheryl A, PhD, Adanu, Richard M, Prof, Afsana, Kaosar, MD, Cohen, Jessica, PhD, Glassman, Amanda, MSc, Labrique, Alain, PhD, Reddy, K Srinath, Prof, Yamey, Gavin, MD

“…Summary In this Series we document the substantial progress in the reduction of maternal mortality and discuss the current state of science in reducing…”
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Self-reported challenges to border screening of travelers for Ebola by district health workers in northern Ghana: An observational study by Awoonor-Williams, John Koku, Moyer, Cheryl A, Adokiya, Martin Nyaaba

“…The 2013-2016 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak remains the largest on record, resulting in the highest mortality and widest geographic spread experienced in…”
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‘They treat you like you are not a human being’: Maltreatment during labour and delivery in rural northern Ghana by Moyer, Cheryl A., Adongo, Philip B., Aborigo, Raymond A., Hodgson, Abraham, Engmann, Cyril M.

“…to explore community and health-care provider attitudes towards maltreatment during delivery in rural northern Ghana, and compare findings against The White…”
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Demographic and behavioural drivers of intra-urban mobility of migrant street children and youth in Kampala, Uganda by Bwambale, Mulekya Francis, Bukuluki, Paul, Moyer, Cheryl A, Borne, Bart H W van den

“…While research on the nexus of migration and wellbeing of individuals has gained recognition in recent years, far less attention has been devoted to…”
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In-country data will illuminate under-5 mortality disparities by Moyer, Cheryl A, Waiswa, Peter

“…In The Lancet, Nicholas Kassebaum and colleagues present all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk…”
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"Even when people live just across the road…they won't go": Community health worker perspectives on incentivized delays to under-five care-seeking in urban slums of Kampala, Uganda by Blasini, Amy W, Waiswa, Peter, Wanduru, Phillip, Amutuhaire, Lucky, Moyer, Cheryl A

“…Although under-five (U5) mortality in Uganda has dropped over the past two decades, rates in urban slum neighborhoods remain high. As part of a broader verbal…”
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Explaining Disparities in Use of Skilled Birth Attendants in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework by Afulani, Patience A, Moyer, Cheryl

“…Despite World Health Organization recommendations that all women deliver with a skilled birth attendant (SBA), research continues to demonstrate large…”
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Why are babies dying in the first month after birth? A 7-year study of neonatal mortality in northern Ghana by Welaga, Paul, Moyer, Cheryl A, Aborigo, Raymond, Adongo, Philip, Williams, John, Hodgson, Abraham, Oduro, Abraham, Engmann, Cyril

“…To determine the neonatal mortality rate in the Kassena-Nankana District (KND) of northern Ghana, and to identify the leading causes and timing of neonatal…”
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Can an integrated obstetric emergency simulation training improve respectful maternity care? Results from a pilot study in Ghana by Afulani, Patience A., Aborigo, Raymond A., Walker, Dilys, Moyer, Cheryl A., Cohen, Susanna, Williams, John

“…Background Few evidence‐based interventions exist on how to improve respectful maternity care (RMC) in low‐resource settings. We sought to evaluate the effect…”
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When the baby remains there for a long time, it is going to die so you have to hit her small for the baby to come out: justification of disrespectful and abusive care during childbirth among midwifery students in Ghana by Rominski, Sarah D, Lori, Jody, Nakua, Emmanuel, Dzomeku, Veronica, Moyer, Cheryl A

“…Despite global attention, high levels of maternal mortality continue to plague many low- and middle-income settings. One important way to improve the care of…”
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Contraceptive use by number of living children in Ghana: Evidence from the 2017 maternal health survey by Compton, Sarah, Nakua, Emmanuel, Moyer, Cheryl, Dzomeku, Veronica, Treleaven, Emily, Otupiri, Easmon, Lori, Jody

“…There is a significant literature describing the link between parity and contraceptive use. However, there is limited knowledge about the disaggregation by…”
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Maternity waiting homes in Liberia: Results of a countrywide multi-sector scale-up by Lori, Jody R, Perosky, Joseph E, Rominski, Sarah, Munro-Kramer, Michelle L, Cooper, Faith, Kofa, Alphonso, Nyanplu, Aloysius, James, Katherine H, Cole, G. Gorma, Coley, Katrina, Liu, Haiyin, Moyer, Cheryl A

“…Objective Descriptions of maternity waiting homes (MWHs) as an intervention to increase facility delivery for women living in remote geographic areas dates…”
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