2023
Navigating and manipulating childbirth services in Afar, Ethiopia: A qualitative study of cultural safety in the birthing room
Hagaman A, Rodriguez H, Egger E, Bitewulign B, Case H, Alemayehu A, Rhodes E, Estifanos A, Singh K, Keraga D, Zahid M, Magge H, Barrington C. Navigating and manipulating childbirth services in Afar, Ethiopia: A qualitative study of cultural safety in the birthing room. Social Science & Medicine 2023, 331: 116073. PMID: 37481879, PMCID: PMC10410251, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultural safetyPower dynamicsSafety frameworkSemi-structured interviewsDistinct cultural traditionsHealth systemRich cultural diversityGovernment health facilitiesCultural diversityCultural traditionsThematic analysisQualitative studyMaternal health servicesChildbirth servicesHealth facilitiesHealth servicesAfar regionPast decadeEthiopiaFrameworkGovernmentWieldWomenServicesAfar
2021
Passive sensing on mobile devices to improve mental health services with adolescent and young mothers in low-resource settings: the role of families in feasibility and acceptability
Maharjan SM, Poudyal A, van Heerden A, Byanjankar P, Thapa A, Islam C, Kohrt BA, Hagaman A. Passive sensing on mobile devices to improve mental health services with adolescent and young mothers in low-resource settings: the role of families in feasibility and acceptability. BMC Medical Informatics And Decision Making 2021, 21: 117. PMID: 33827552, PMCID: PMC8025381, DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01473-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERHealth servicesMajor modifiable factorsYoung mothersChild health servicesMental health servicesFeasibility challengesLow-resource settingsMaternal-child interactionDepression treatmentModifiable factorsVaccination clinicsPostpartum depressionFamily involvementPhysical activityEligibility criteriaMother-infant proximityMental healthcareGreater family involvementPsychological interventionsMothersDaily activitiesRural NepalInfantsImproved communication
2020
The impacts of quality improvement on maternal and newborn health: preliminary findings from a health system integrated intervention in four Ethiopian regions
Hagaman AK, Singh K, Abate M, Alemu H, Kefale AB, Bitewulign B, Estifanos AS, Kiflie A, Mulissa Z, Tiyo H, Seman Y, Tadesse MZ, Magge H. The impacts of quality improvement on maternal and newborn health: preliminary findings from a health system integrated intervention in four Ethiopian regions. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20: 522. PMID: 32513236, PMCID: PMC7282234, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05391-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth system interventionsSyphilis testingLow birth weight infantsHealth worker adherenceBirth weight infantsAntenatal care visitsEarly postnatal careMaternal health servicesNeonatal health outcomesProportion of mothersSystem interventionsWeight infantsCare visitsPostnatal careSkilled deliveryWorkers' adherenceNewborn healthInterrupted time series approachChildbirth servicesQI approachSimilar settingsHealth outcomesHealth system workersImprovement interventionsHealth services