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I am a quantitative population health scientist with training in management, economics, Middle East studies and demography/epidemiology. From 2014 to 2018, I served as a co-investigator on the Maternal healthcare markets Evaluation Team (MET) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, where I led the SAGE (Secondary data Analysis for Generating new Evidence) team.
Previously, I headed operations in a start-up company in eldercare in the United States and worked as project coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières in Nigeria, the West Bank and South Sudan. I was responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of the health pillar of a conditional cash transfer program in Egypt between 2008 and 2010.
I have a keen interest in health-seeking behaviour, maternal health research, and evaluation in low- and middle-income countries. I hold an MA in Middle East studies (American University in Cairo), MSc in Demography and Health (LSHTM), and PhD in Population Health (LSHTM).
I teach on Masters course modules and supervise PhD students.
My research focus is on health-seeking behaviour in general and reproductive/maternal health in particular. Within these areas, I am interested in innovative methods to capture decisions and steps in health-seeking, validity of self-reported health-seeking indicators, and coverage of care contact and content.
Keywords
- B680-public-health
- maternal health
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Analysing healthcare accessibility and maternal and perinatal outcomes among obstetric referrals to urban hospitals in Guinea: a quantitative and geospatial approach
Grovogui, F. M., Benova, L., Alexandre, D. & Macharia, P.
1/01/25 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Enhancing the Fidelity and Adoption of Oral Azithromycin During Vaginal Delivery for the Prevention of Maternal Sepsis in Nigeria.
Obi-Jeff, C., Benova, L., Banke-Thomas, A. O. & Afolabi, B.
14/11/24 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Oral intrapartum Azithromycin to prevent sepsis during childbirth: Studies of effectiveness, safety and relevance among women and healthcare providers
Oluwole, E. O., Benova, L., Hanson, C., Cleeve, A. & Afolabi, B.
14/11/24 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Strengthening the implementation of routine screening for pregnancy-related anaemia in Nigeria
Adelabu, Y. A., Benova, L., Banke-Thomas, A. O. & Afolabi, B.
29/05/24 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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Eliciting the Initial Programme Theory in a Realist Evaluation of Facility-Based Maternal Death Reviews in Benin: Methodological Process, Challenges and Lessons Learned
Hounsou, CB., Dossou, JP., Delvaux, T., Benová, L., Ouendo, EM., Zweekhorst, M. & Marchal, B., 2025, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 24, 12 p., 16094069241309277.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Getting the numbers right: Power, creativity and 'good' routine maternal and neonatal health data in Southern Tanzania
Molenaar, J., Kikula, A., van Olmen, J., Pembe, A. & Benová, L., 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 366, 10 p., 117668.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Mixed vulnerabilities: the biological risk of high parity is aggravated by emergency referral in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
Straneo, M., Benová, L., van den Akker, T., Abeid, MS., Ayebare, E., Dossou, JP., Handing, G., Kandeya, B., Pembe, AB. & Hanson, C., 2025, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 24, 1, 10 p., 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Acceptability of IV iron treatment for iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy in Nigeria: a qualitative study with pregnant women, domestic decision-makers, and health care providers
Akinajo, OR., Babah, OA., Banke-Thomas, A., Benova, L., Sam-Agudu, NA., Balogun, MR., Adaramoye, VO., Galadanci, HS., Quao, RA., Afolabi, BB. & Annerstedt, KS., 2024, In: Reproductive Health. 21, 16 p., 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Assessing post-abortion care using the WHO quality of care framework for maternal and newborn health: a cross-sectional study in two African hospitals in humanitarian settings
Pasquier, E., Owolabi, OO., Powell, B., Fetters, T., Ngbale, RN., Lagrou, D., Fotheringham, C., Schulte-Hillen, C., Chen, HW., Williams, T., Moore, AM., Gbanzi, MCA., Debeaudrap, P., Filippi, V., Benova, L. & Degomme, O., 2024, In: Reproductive Health. 21, 1, 14 p., 114.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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