2016
Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries
Kipp AM, Blevins M, Haley CA, Mwinga K, Habimana P, Shepherd BE, Aliyu MH, Ketsela T, Vermund SH. Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e007675. PMID: 26747029, PMCID: PMC4716228, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBirth RateChildChild HealthChild MortalityDeveloping CountriesEconomic DevelopmentHealth ExpendituresHealth PolicyHealth ServicesHealthcare FinancingHumansInfantInfant HealthInfant MortalityMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityPatient Acceptance of Health CareSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsTechnologyConceptsMortality rateAcute respiratory infectionsChild health interventionsMaternal mortality ratioU5M rateHigh ARRRespiratory infectionsPotential confoundersMaternal healthMortality ratioHealth interventionsSignificant associationAnnual rateMajority of factorsRobust linear regression modelsStudy periodM rateHealth expenditureLinear regression modelsARRTwo-thirdsRegression modelsAssociationHealthAfrican countries
2012
Access to facility delivery and caesarean section in north-central Liberia: a cross-sectional community-based study
Gartland MG, Taryor VD, Norman AM, Vermund SH. Access to facility delivery and caesarean section in north-central Liberia: a cross-sectional community-based study. BMJ Open 2012, 2: e001602. PMID: 23117566, PMCID: PMC3532996, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh maternal mortality ratioCaesarean delivery rateMaternal health servicesRegional hospitalHealth facilitiesRecord reviewHealth servicesCross-sectional community-based studyMedical record reviewFacility-based careMaternal mortality ratioCommunity-based studyStructured interviewsEnormous unmet needCaesarean sectionFacility deliveryService utilisationMortality ratioDelivery rateUnmet needMotives of womenReferral servicesLast childHospitalTraditional midwives