Publications
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- Afulani PA, Ongeri L, Kinyua J, Temmerman M, Mendes WB, Weiss SJ. Psychological and physiological stress and burnout among maternity providers in a rural county in Kenya: individual and situational predictors. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 6;21(1):453. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10453-0. PMID: 33676479; PMCID: PMC7936594.
- Afulani PA, Sayi TS, Montagu D. Predictors of person-centered maternity care: the role of socioeconomic status, empowerment, and facility type. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 May 11;18(1):360. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3183-x. PMID: 29751805; PMCID: PMC5948900.
- Afulani PA, Buback L, Essandoh F, Kinyua J, Kirumbi L, Cohen CR. Quality of antenatal care and associated factors in a rural county in Kenya: an assessment of service provision and experience dimensions. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Oct 7;19(1):684. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4476-4. PMID: 31590662; PMCID: PMC6781384.
- Afulani PA, Buback L, Kelly AM, Kirumbi L, Cohen CR, Lyndon A. Providers' perceptions of communication and women's autonomy during childbirth: a mixed methods study in Kenya. Reprod Health. 2020 Jun 3;17(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s12978-020-0909-0. PMID: 32493424; PMCID: PMC7268432.
- Afulani PA, Ogolla BA, Oboke EN, Ongeri L, Weiss SJ, Lyndon A, Mendes WB. Understanding disparities in person-centred maternity care: the potential role of provider implicit and explicit bias. Health Policy Plan. 2021 Apr 21;36(3):298-311. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czaa190. PMID: 33491086; PMCID: PMC8599771.
- Afulani PA, Diamond-Smith N, Golub G, Sudhinaraset M. Development of a tool to measure person-centered maternity care in developing settings: validation in a rural and urban Kenyan population. Reprod Health. 2017 Sep 22;14(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0381-7. PMID: 28938885; PMCID: PMC5610540.
- Afulani PA, Kirumbi L, Lyndon A. What makes or mars the facility-based childbirth experience: thematic analysis of women's childbirth experiences in western Kenya. Reprod Health. 2017 Dec 29;14(1):180. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0446-7. PMID: 29284490; PMCID: PMC5747138.
- Afulani P, Kusi C, Kirumbi L, Walker D. Companionship during facility-based childbirth: results from a mixed-methods study with recently delivered women and providers in Kenya. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 May 10;18(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-1806-1. PMID: 29747593; PMCID: PMC5946503.
- Afulani PA, Diamond-Smith N, Phillips B, Singhal S, Sudhinaraset M. Validation of the person-centered maternity care scale in India. Reprod Health. 2018 Aug 29;15(1):147. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0591-7. PMID: 30157877; PMCID: PMC6114501.
- Afulani PA, Phillips B, Aborigo RA, Moyer CA. Person-centred maternity care in low-income and middle-income countries: analysis of data from Kenya, Ghana, and India. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Jan;7(1):e96-e109. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30403-0. PMID: 30554766; PMCID: PMC6293963.
- Sudhinaraset M, Giessler K, Golub G, Afulani P. Providers and women's perspectives on person-centered maternity care: a mixed methods study in Kenya. Int J Equity Health. 2019 Jun 10;18(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-0980-8. PMID: 31182105; PMCID: PMC6558853.
- Sudhinaraset M, Landrian A, Afulani PA, Diamond-Smith N, Golub G. Association between person-centered maternity care and newborn complications in Kenya. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Jan;148(1):27-34. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12978. Epub 2019 Oct 9. PMID: 31544243; PMCID: PMC6939318.
- Moyer CA, McNally B, Aborigo RA, Williams JEO, Afulani P. Providing respectful maternity care in northern Ghana: A mixed-methods study with maternity care providers. Midwifery. 2021 Mar;94:102904. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102904. Epub 2020 Dec 11. PMID: 33341537.
- Oluoch-Aridi J, Afulani PA, Guzman DB, Makanga C, Miller-Graff L. Exploring women's childbirth experiences and perceptions of delivery care in peri-urban settings in Nairobi, Kenya. Reprod Health. 2021 Apr 19;18(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s12978-021-01129-4. PMID: 33874967; PMCID: PMC8054117.
- Sudhinaraset M, Landrian A, Golub GM, Cotter SY, Afulani PA. Person-centered maternity care and postnatal health: associations with maternal and newborn health outcomes. AJOG Glob Rep. 2021 Feb;1(1):100005. doi: 10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100005. PMID: 33889853; PMCID: PMC8041064.
- Afulani PA, Altman M, Musana J, Sudhinaraset M. Conceptualizing pathways linking women's empowerment and prematurity in developing countries. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 Nov 8;17(Suppl 2):338. doi: 10.1186/s12884-017-1502-6. PMID: 29143627; PMCID: PMC5688445.
- Miller P, Afulani PA, Musange S, Sayingoza F, Walker D. Person-centered antenatal care and associated factors in Rwanda: a secondary analysis of program data. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Apr 10;21(1):290. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03747-z. PMID: 33838658; PMCID: PMC8037834.
- Afulani PA, Altman MR, Castillo E, Bernal N, Jones L, Camara TL, Carrasco Z, Williams S, Sudhinaraset M, Kuppermann M. Development of the person-centered prenatal care scale for people of color. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Oct;225(4):427.e1-427.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.04.216. Epub 2021 Apr 20. PMID: 33862014.
- Afulani PA, Feeser K, Sudhinaraset M, Aborigo R, Montagu D, Chakraborty N. Toward the development of a short multi-country person-centered maternity care scale. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Jul;146(1):80-87. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12827. Epub 2019 May 9. PMID: 31004349.
- Afulani PA, Moyer CA. Accountability for respectful maternity care. Lancet. 2019 Nov 9;394(10210):1692-1693. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32258-5. Epub 2019 Oct 8. PMID: 31604661.
- Afulani PA, Aborigo RA, Walker D, Moyer CA, Cohen S, Williams J. Can an integrated obstetric emergency simulation training improve respectful maternity care? Results from a pilot study in Ghana. Birth. 2019 Sep;46(3):523-532. doi: 10.1111/birt.12418. Epub 2019 Jan 24. PMID: 30680785.
- Afulani PA. Determinants of stillbirths in Ghana: does quality of antenatal care matter? BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Jun 2;16(1):132. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0925-9. PMID: 27255155; PMCID: PMC4891927.
- Diamond-Smith N, Afulani P. Measuring what matters for maternal and newborn health. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 May;7(5):e544-e545. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30149-4. Epub 2019 Mar 18. PMID: 30898496.
- Afulani PA. Rural/urban and socioeconomic differentials in quality of antenatal care in Ghana. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 19;10(2):e0117996. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117996. PMID: 25695737; PMCID: PMC4335004.
- Sudhinaraset M, Afulani P, Diamond-Smith N, Bhattacharyya S, Donnay F, Montagu D. Advancing a conceptual model to improve maternal health quality: The Person-Centered Care Framework for Reproductive Health Equity. Gates Open Res. 2017 Nov 6;1:1. doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12756.1. PMID: 29355215; PMCID: PMC5764229.
- Afulani PA, Moyer C. Explaining Disparities in Use of Skilled Birth Attendants in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 22;11(4):e0154110. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154110. PMID: 27105309; PMCID: PMC4841546.
- Afulani PA, Altman MR, Castillo E, Bernal N, Jones L, Camara T, Carrasco Z, Williams S, Sudhinaraset M, Kuppermann M. Adaptation of the Person-Centered Maternity Care Scale in the United States: Prioritizing the Experiences of Black Women and Birthing People. Womens Health Issues. 2022 Mar 8:S1049-3867(22)00006-8. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2022.01.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35277334.
- Afulani PA, Aborigo RA, Nutor JJ, Okiring J, Kuwolamo I, Ogolla BA, Oboke EN, Dorzie JBK, Odiase OJ, Steinauer J, Walker D. Self-reported provision of person-centred maternity care among providers in Kenya and Ghana: scale validation and examination of associated factors. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Nov;6(12):e007415. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007415. PMID: 34853033; PMCID: PMC8638154.
- Kiti G, Prata N, Afulani PA. Continuous Labor Support and Person-Centered Maternity Care: A Cross-Sectional Study with Women in Rural Kenya. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Jan;26(1):205-216. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03259-4. Epub 2021 Oct 19. PMID: 34665357; PMCID: PMC8770390.
- Buback L, Kinyua J, Akinyi B, Walker D, Afulani PA. Provider perceptions of lack of supportive care during childbirth: A mixed methods study in Kenya. Health Care Women Int. 2021 Sep 17:1-22. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2021.1961776. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34534038; PMCID: PMC9080303.
- Sudhinaraset M, Landrian A, Afulani PA, Phillips B, Diamond-Smith N, Cotter S. Development and validation of a person-centered abortion scale: the experiences of care in private facilities in Kenya. BMC Womens Health. 2020 Sep 19;20(1):208. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01071-w. PMID: 32950052; PMCID: PMC7501655.
- Afulani PA, Buback L, McNally B, Mbuyita S, Mwanyika-Sando M, Peca E. A Rapid Review of Available Evidence to Inform Indicators for Routine Monitoring and Evaluation of Respectful Maternity Care. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2020 Mar 31;8(1):125-135. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00323. PMID: 32234844; PMCID: PMC7108935.
- Afulani PA, Kelly AM, Buback L, Asunka J, Kirumbi L, Lyndon A. Providers' perceptions of disrespect and abuse during childbirth: a mixed-methods study in Kenya. Health Policy Plan. 2020 Jun 1;35(5):577-586. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czaa009. PMID: 32154878; PMCID: PMC7225569.
- Afulani PA, Dyer J, Calkins K, Aborigo RA, Mcnally B, Cohen SR. Provider knowledge and perceptions following an integrated simulation training on emergency obstetric and neonatal care and respectful maternity care: A mixed- methods study in Ghana. Midwifery. 2020 Jun;85:102667. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102667. Epub 2020 Feb 19. PMID: 32114318.
- Sudhinaraset M, Afulani PA, Diamond-Smith N, Golub G, Srivastava A. Development of a Person-Centered Family Planning Scale in India and Kenya. Stud Fam Plann. 2018 Sep;49(3):237-258. doi: 10.1111/sifp.12069. Epub 2018 Aug 1. PMID: 30069983.
- Afulani PA, Aborigo RA, Nutor JJ, Okiring J, Kuwolamo I, Ogolla BA, Oboke EN, Dorzie JBK, Odiase OJ, Steinauer J, Walker D. Self-reported provision of person-centred maternity care among providers in Kenya and Ghana: scale validation and examination of associated factors. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Nov;6(12):e007415. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007415. PMID: 34853033; PMCID: PMC8638154.