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Michaela Mantel

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Articles 12
Citations 81
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Related Specialties
Public Health
General Medicine
Gynecology & Obstetrics
Top 10 Co-Authors
Marleen Temmerman
Lucy Nyaga
James Orwa
Secilia Mrema
Kahabi Isangula
Columba Mbekenga
Grace Edwards
Loveluck Mwasha
Kennedy Mulama
Edna Selestine
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Front Public Health
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
BMC Health Serv Res
Reprod Health
PLoS One
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Recent Articles
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Women in Health and their Economic, Equity and Livelihood statuses during Emergency Preparedness and Response (WHEELER) protocol: a mixed methods study in Kenya
Langat E, Mazoya B, Oginga P, Okwaro F, Matheka N, Kibara I, et al.
BMJ Open . 2024 Feb; 14(2):e077778. PMID: 38418233
Introduction: Kenya reported its first COVID-19 case on 13 March 2020. Pandemic-driven health system changes followed and unforeseen societal, economic and health effects reported. This protocol aims to describe the...
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Informal settlements and the care of children 0-3 years of age: a qualitative study
Jegathesan T, Yousafzai A, Mantel M, Sereni V, Armstrong R, Minhas R
Front Public Health . 2023 Sep; 11:1110578. PMID: 37680273
Background: There is a rapid increase in urbanization with a high percentage of people living in poverty in urban informal settlements. These families, including single parents, are requiring accessible and...
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Medical education and population health-A framework in the design of a new undergraduate program
Armstrong R, Mantel M, Walraven G, Atwoli L, Ngugi A
Front Public Health . 2022 Dec; 10:1068092. PMID: 36568761
Health sciences curricular planners are challenged to add new content to established education programs. There is increasing pressure for content in public health, health systems, global health, and planetary health....
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The impact of training on self-reported performance in reproductive, maternal, and newborn health service delivery among healthcare workers in Tanzania: a baseline- and endline-survey
Mwansisya T, Mbekenga C, Isangula K, Mwasha L, Mbelwa S, Lyimo M, et al.
Reprod Health . 2022 Jun; 19(1):143. PMID: 35725562
Background: Delivery of quality reproductive health services has been documented to depend on the availability of healthcare workers who are adequately supported with appropriate training. However, unmet training needs among...
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Burden of upper respiratory tract infections in primary care facilities and excessive antimicrobial over-prescription: A community-oriented primary care project in rural Kenya
Nyamu N, Mbatia F, Van den Hombergh P, Jaarsma S, Agoi F, Shabani J, et al.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med . 2021 Dec; 13(1):e1-e4. PMID: 34879697
During their community oriented primary care (COPC) rotation in rural coastal Kenya, residents of the Family Medicine programme at the Aga Khan University-Nairobi, identified a high burden of upper respiratory...
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Application of the Ultra-Poverty Graduation Model in understanding community health volunteers' preferences for socio-economic empowerment strategies to enhance retention: a qualitative study in Kilifi, Kenya
Nyanja N, Nyamu N, Nyaga L, Chabeda S, Lusambili A, Temmerman M, et al.
Hum Resour Health . 2021 Aug; 19(1):104. PMID: 34454506
Background: A significant shortage of healthcare workforce exists globally. To achieve Universal Healthcare coverage, governments need to enhance their community-based health programmes. Community health volunteers (CHVs) are essential personnel in...
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A Qualitative Endline Evaluation Study of Male Engagement in Promoting Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services in Rural Kenya
Lusambili A, Wisofschi S, Shumba C, Muriuki P, Obure J, Mantel M, et al.
Front Public Health . 2021 Jul; 9:670239. PMID: 34307276
Globally, male involvement in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) is associated with increased benefits for women, their children, and their communities. Between 2016 and 2020, the Aga Khan...
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Translation and validation of Training Needs Analysis Questionnaire among reproductive, maternal and newborn health workers in Tanzania
Mwansisya T, Mbekenga C, Isangula K, Mwasha L, Pallangyo E, Edwards G, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2021 Jul; 21(1):735. PMID: 34303368
Background: Continuous professional development (CPD) has been reported to enhance healthcare workers' knowledge and skills, improve retention and recruitment, improve the quality of patient care, and reduce patient mortality. Therefore,...
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Male Involvement in Reproductive and Maternal and New Child Health: An Evaluative Qualitative Study on Facilitators and Barriers From Rural Kenya
Lusambili A, Muriuki P, Wisofschi S, Shumba C, Mantel M, Obure J, et al.
Front Public Health . 2021 May; 9:644293. PMID: 33968883
Male involvement in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) is known to improve maternal and child health outcomes. However, there is sub-optimal adoption of male involvement strategies in several...
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women of reproductive age in Kenya and Tanzania: a community-based cross-sectional survey
Orwa J, Gatimu S, Mantel M, Luchters S, Mugerwa M, Brownie S, et al.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth . 2020 Oct; 20(1):636. PMID: 33076869
Background: Delayed health-seeking continues to contribute to preventable maternal and neonatal deaths in low resource countries. Some of the strategies to avoid the delay include early preparation for the birth...