Search Results - "Parmar, Divya"

Disrespectful intrapartum care during facility-based delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis of women's perceptions and experiences by Bradley, Susan, McCourt, Christine, Rayment, Juliet, Parmar, Divya

“…The psycho-social elements of labour and delivery are central to any woman's birth experience, but international efforts to reduce maternal mortality in…”
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Health outcomes during the 2008 financial crisis in Europe: systematic literature review by Parmar, Divya, Stavropoulou, Charitini, Ioannidis, John P A

“…Objective To systematically identify, critically appraise, and synthesise empirical studies about the impact of the 2008 financial crisis in Europe on health…”
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Midwives' perspectives on (dis)respectful intrapartum care during facility-based delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis by Bradley, Susan, McCourt, Christine, Rayment, Juliet, Parmar, Divya

“…In the past decade, the negative impact of disrespectful maternity care on women's utilisation and experiences of facility-based delivery has been well…”
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School-based healthy eating interventions for adolescents aged 10-19 years: an umbrella review by Samad, Nandeeta, Bearne, Lindsay, Noor, Farha Musharrat, Akter, Fahmida, Parmar, Divya

“…The benefits of healthy eating are well known, yet adolescent diet is often poor. School based interventions offer a promising option to promote healthy…”
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A step closer towards achieving universal health coverage: the role of gender in enrolment in health insurance in India by Ziegler, Susanne, Srivastava, Swati, Parmar, Divya, Basu, Sharmishtha, Jain, Nishant, De Allegri, Manuela

“…There is limited understanding of how universal health coverage (UHC) schemes such as publicly-funded health insurance (PFHI) benefit women as compared to men…”
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A qualitative study examining the health system's response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone by Stone, Hana, Bailey, Emma, Wurie, Haja, Leather, Andrew J M, Davies, Justine I, Bolkan, Håkon A, Sevalie, Stephen, Youkee, Daniel, Parmar, Divya

“…The paper examines the health system's response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone. It aims to explore how the pandemic affected service delivery, health workers,…”
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Household air pollution and arthritis in low-and middle-income countries: Cross-sectional evidence from the World Health Organization's study on Global Ageing and Adult Health by Yamamoto, Shelby S, Yacyshyn, Elaine, Jhangri, Gian S, Chopra, Arvind, Parmar, Divya, Jones, C Allyson

“…Evidence points to a clear link between air pollution exposure and several chronic diseases though investigations regarding arthritis are still lacking…”
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Access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Accra, Ghana: An exploratory qualitative study by Parmar, Divya, Berhe, Semira, Bradley, Susan, Fenny, Ama, Aziato, Lydia, Ceesay, Haddijatou

“…Nearly 31% of the Ghanaian population are adolescents, and these populations persistently face high rates of teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions. This is…”
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Strengthening ethics committees for health-related research in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review by Chaudhry, Iqra, Thurtle, Val, Foday, Edward, Leather, Andrew J M, Samai, Mohamed, Wurie, Haja, Parmar, Divya

“…ObjectiveHealth-related research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has grown over the years. However, concerns have been raised about the state of research ethics…”
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Modern contraceptive use among women in need of family planning in India: an analysis of the inequalities related to the mix of methods used by Ewerling, Fernanda, McDougal, Lotus, Raj, Anita, Ferreira, Leonardo Z, Blumenberg, Cauane, Parmar, Divya, Barros, Aluisio J D

“…To evaluate the type of contraceptives used by women in need of family planning in India and the inequalities associated with that use according to women's…”
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Adverse selection in a community-based health insurance scheme in rural Africa: implications for introducing targeted subsidies by Parmar, Divya, Souares, Aurélia, de Allegri, Manuela, Savadogo, Germain, Sauerborn, Rainer

“…Although most community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes are voluntary, problem of adverse selection is hardly studied. Evidence on the impact of targeted…”
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Effects of the Indian National Health Insurance Scheme (PM-JAY) on Hospitalizations, Out-of-pocket Expenditures and Catastrophic Expenditures by Parmar, Divya, Strupat, Christoph, Srivastava, Swati, Brenner, Stephan, Parisi, Diletta, Ziegler, Susanne, Neogi, Rupak, Walsh, Caitlin, De Allegri, Manuela

“…India launched one of the world's largest health insurance programs, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), targeting more than 500 million…”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone by Sevalie, Stephen, Youkee, Daniel, van Duinen, A J, Bailey, Emma, Bangura, Thaimu, Mangipudi, Sowmya, Mansaray, Esther, Odland, Maria Lisa, Parmar, Divya, Samura, Sorie, van Delft, Diede, Wurie, Haja, Davies, Justine I, Bolkan, H A, Leather, Andrew J M

“…IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected health systems in many countries, but little is known about effects on health systems in sub-Saharan…”
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Determinants of lipid clinic referral and attendance in a multi-ethnic adult population in South London by Ayoub, Aya, Akyea, Ralph K., L’Esperance, Veline, Ayis, Salma, Parmar, Divya, Durbaba, Stevo, Fisher, Mark, Patel, Riyaz, Harding, Seeromanie, Wierzbicki, Anthony S., Qureshi, Nadeem, Molokhia, Mariam

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Impact of wastage on single and multi-dose vaccine vials: Implications for introducing pneumococcal vaccines in developing countries by Parmar, Divya, Baruwa, Elaine M, Zuber, Patrick, Kone, Souleymane

“…Introduction: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines are expensive relative to those in the EPI systems of low-income countries. The current single-dose presentation…”
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How do supply- and demand-side interventions influence equity in healthcare utilisation? Evidence from maternal healthcare in Senegal by Parmar, Divya, Banerjee, Aneesh

“…The launch of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, followed by the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, and the increasing focus on achieving universal…”
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Impact of an employment guarantee scheme on utilisation of maternal healthcare services: Results from a natural experiment in India by Parmar, Divya, Banerjee, Aneesh

“…We assess the impact of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme, the world's largest workfare scheme, on healthcare utilisation –…”
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Treatment of tuberculosis in complex emergencies in developing countries: a scoping review by Munn-Mace, Geraldine, Parmar, Divya

“…Almost 172 million people live in complex emergencies globally resulting from political and/or economic instability. The provision and continuity of health…”
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The individual level cost of pregnancy termination in Zambia: a comparison of safe and unsafe abortion by Leone, Tiziana, Coast, Ernestina, Parmar, Divya, Vwalika, Bellington

“…Zambia has one of the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa. However, rates of unsafe abortion remain high with negative health and economic…”
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Enrolment of older people in social health protection programs in West Africa – Does social exclusion play a part? by Parmar, Divya, Williams, Gemma, Dkhimi, Fahdi, Ndiaye, Alfred, Asante, Felix Ankomah, Arhinful, Daniel Kojo, Mladovsky, Philipa

“…Although the population of older people in Africa is increasing, and older people are becoming increasingly vulnerable due to urbanisation, breakdown of family…”
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