Patience Afulani, PhD, MD, MPH

Title(s)Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
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    University of Ghana, AccraMBChB2007University of Ghana Medical School
    University of California, Los Angeles, CAMPH2011School of Public Health, Community Health Sciences Dept.
    University of California, Los Angeles, CAPhD2015School of Public Health, Community Health Sciences Dept.
    University of California, San Francisco, CAPostdoctoral fellowship2018Preterm Birth Initiative
    University of California, San Francisco, CA2019Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
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    UCSF School of Medicine2022Population Health and Health Equity Scholar
    UCSF School of Medicine2021Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award
    UCSF School of Medicine2020Watson Faculty Scholar
    Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program2020Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow
    UCLA Fielding School of Public Health2015Dean’s Outstanding Student Award
    UCLA Fielding School of Public Health2015Nomination for membership in the IOTA chapter of Delta Omega Honorary Society
    Delta Omega Honorary Society2014Delta Omega Poster Competition Award
    UCLA Public Health Students Association2011Nominee, Teaching Assistant of the year
    University of Ghana Medical School2007Best student in Gynecology Award
    University of Ghana Medical School2007Best student in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology Award
    University of Ghana Medical School 2007Best female student in Obstetrics and Gynecology Award
    University of Ghana Women’s Commission2003Best female student in University of Ghana
    University of Ghana Medical School2002Best Physiology student
    University of Ghana2001Best female Biological Science student
    Ghana Education Service1995Head of State Award, Best student in the Basic Education Certificate Examination, Upper East Region,

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    My research focuses on the social and health system factors underlying inequities in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health (RMNCH) globally. I am particularly interested in how RMNCH outcomes are shaped by the quality of care in health facilities as well as by social determinants. I also have an interest in the well-being and motivation of the health workforce.

    My research in Ghana, Kenya, and the United States has included examining sources of disparities in the use and quality of maternal health services, designing tools to measure person-centered maternal and reproductive health care, examining health workforce well-being, and developing and evaluating interventions to improve maternal and neonatal health. I led the development of the person-centered maternity care (PCMC) scale that is now used across the globe.

    Recent projects have included developing an intervention to improve PCMC in Kenya with a focus on provider stress and unconscious bias; examining drivers of poor PCMC in Ghana; adaptation of the PCMC scale for women of color in California; and examining healthcare workers' perceived preparedness for COVID-19 and associated factors in Ghana and Kenya. I have also conducted research on the health and reproductive behavior of migrants from Africa, and on the consequences of food insecurity in the United States.

    I am currently the Principal Investigator of the Person-Centered Equity Lab at UCSF, where I lead several projects, including the “Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience” cluster-randomized control trial in Ghana and Kenya, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

    I obtained my Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Ghana Medical School, and an MPH with a certificate in Global Health and a PhD in Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles. I also completed a post-doctoral fellowship with the Preterm Birth Initiative at UCSF.
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    Development of a Person-Centered Postnatal Care Scale
    UCSF Research Evaluation & Allocation Committee 7501163Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
    Role: PI
    Description: To develop and validate a Person-Centered Postnatal Care Scale applicable to low and middle income settings
    Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience (CPIPE) Study
    NIH R01HD110370Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2028
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: A cluster randomized-controlled trial in 40 high-volume delivery health facilities in Kenya and Ghana, to assess the impact of the CPIPE intervention, on person-centered maternity care (PCMC). CPIPE is a theory and evidence-based intervention to address drivers of poor PCMC and center the unique needs of vulnerable women. It has 5 components: provider training, peer support, mentorship, embedded champions, and leadership engagement.
    Evaluation of Pregnancy Pop-Up Village Launch in the Bayview
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action Program 80229Feb 1, 2023 - Jan 30, 2026
    Role: Co-PI
    Description: To assess impact and sustainability of the Pop-Up Village model in addressing inequities in perinatal care
    Evaluation of EMBRACE Perinatal Care for Black Families
    California Health Care Foundation P0562937Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2024
    Role: co-PI
    Description: To assess impact of the EMBRACE Perinatal Care Program for Black Families on person-centered care, trust, experiences of discrimination, and mental wellbeing
    Evaluation of the Pregnancy Pop-Up Village in the Bayview
    California Health Care Foundation P0561565Jul 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2024
    Role: Co-PI
    Description: To evaluate implementation process of the Pregnancy Pop-Up Village model and assess impact on access and person-centered care
    Addressing Provider Stress and Unconscious Bias to Improve Quality of Maternal Health Care
    NIH/NICHD R00HD093798-03Sep 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2023
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: To develop, pilot, and evaluate an intervention that helps providers to deal with stress and unconscious bias to improve person-centered maternity care in Kenya
    Understanding the drivers of poor person-centered maternal health care (PCMC) in Ghana
    UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health 132689BJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: To examine the drivers of poor PCMC in Ghana
    Health care providers' preparedness to manage COVID-19 in Ghana
    UCSF COVID-19 Related Rapid Research Pilot Initiative 2016796Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: To assess Health care providers' preparedness to manage COVID-19 and examine the associated psychological effects in Ghana and Kenya
    Re-Visioning Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmOnC)
    The Trustees of Columbia University (subcontract) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (prime) P0547725Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
    Role: Co-lead for quality of care and experience of care working group
    Description: Overall project goal is to review, rethink, and revise the global EmONC framework and set of indicators for EmONC policy-making, monitoring, and strengthening
    Adaptation of the Person-Centered Maternity Care scale for women of color in the U.S.
    PTBI-Ca 7027074Sep 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: To adapt the person-centered maternity care scale for women of color in the U.S.
    Addressing Provider Stress and Unconscious Bias to Improve Quality of Maternal Health Care
    NIH K99HD093798Sep 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2020
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: To examine the drivers of poor person-centered maternal health care in Kenya, with a focus on the role of provider stress and unconscious bias

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    1. Audio-diary reflections after community focus groups to address local racial inequities in the neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol. 2024 Nov 15. Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers-Butcher B, Afulani P, Mathis-Perry T, Rangwalla K, McLemore M, Rogers EE. PMID: 39543242.
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    2. A cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of the 'Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience' (CPIPE) intervention in Kenya and Ghana: study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 16; 24(1):2509. Afulani PA, Getahun M, Ongeri L, Aborigo R, Kinyua J, Ogolla BA, Okiring J, Moro A, Oluoch I, Dalaba M, Odiase O, Ouner JJ, Mendes WB, Walker D, Neilands TB. PMID: 39285405; PMCID: PMC11403968.
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    3. Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Groups in California. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2435887. Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Oltman S, McKenzie-Sampson S, Afulani P, Amsalu R, Bell AJ, Blebu B, Blackman KCA, Chambers CD, Costello J, Fuchs J, Garay O, Karvonen KL, Kuppermann M, Lyndon A, McCulloch CE, Ong G, Ponting C, Rand L, Rogers EE, Ryckman KK, Spellen S, Subramaniam A, Swander L, Taylor KD, Williams S, Tabb KM. PMID: 39331393; PMCID: PMC11437386.
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    4. Factors influencing healthcare workers' and health system preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Ghana. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4(7):e0003356. Odiase OJ, Gyamerah AO, Achana F, Getahun M, Yang C, Bohara S, Aborigo R, Nutor JJ, Malechi H, Arhinful B, Awoonor-Williams JK, Afulani PA. PMID: 39078814; PMCID: PMC11288451.
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    5. Implementation of the Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience intervention in Migori County, Kenya: Challenges, successes, and lessons. Advances in Global Health. 2024 Jul 30; 3(1). Ogolla OB, Ongeri OL, Oboke OE, Getahun GM, Kinyua KJ, Oluoch OI, Oduor OJ, Afulani AP. .
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    6. Parent and staff focus groups to address NICU racial inequities: "There's radical optimism in that we're in a different time and we're not doing it alone". J Perinatol. 2024 Jul 18. Karvonen KL, Smith O, Chambers-Butcher B, Afulani P, Mathis-Perry T, Rangwalla K, McLemore M, Rogers EE. PMID: 39025956.
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    7. The Family and Pregnancy Pop-Up Village: Developing a one-stop shop of services to reduce pregnancy care-related inequities in San Francisco. Birth. 2024 Jun 17. Nijagal MA, Odiase OJ, Bell AJ, El Ayadi AM, Williams S, Nicolaisen C, Jacobs G, Mack B, LaSerre M, Stewart C, Crockett K, Afulani PA. PMID: 38887141.
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    8. Integrating support persons into maternity care and associations with quality of care: a postpartum survey of mothers and support persons in Kenya. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Jun 13; 24(1):425. Nakphong MK, Afulani PA, Beltrán-Sánchez H, Opot J, Sudhinaraset M. PMID: 38872129; PMCID: PMC11170830.
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    9. Person-centered abortion care scale: Validation for medication abortion in the United States. Contraception. 2024 Sep; 137:110485. Sudhinaraset M, Gipson JD, Nakphong MK, Soun B, Afulani PA, Upadhyay UD, Patil R. PMID: 38754758.
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    10. A randomized comparative-effectiveness study of two enhanced prenatal care models for low-income pregnant people: Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE). Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Aug; 143:107568. Kuppermann M, Pressman A, Coleman-Phox K, Afulani P, Blebu B, Carraway K, Butcher BC, Curry V, Downer C, Edwards B, Felder JN, Fontenot J, Garza MA, Karasek D, Lessard L, Martinez E, McCulloch CE, Oberholzer C, Ramirez GR, Tesfalul M, Wiemann A. PMID: 38750950.
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    11. Person-centred care (PCC) research in Ghana: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 May 07; 14(5):e079227. Amoh GKA, Addo AK, Odiase O, Tahir P, Getahun M, Aborigo RA, Essuman A, Yawson AE, Essuman VA, Afulani PA. PMID: 38719307; PMCID: PMC11086566.
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    12. Understanding how COVID-19 affected black pregnant women early in the pandemic: A cross-sectional survey. Midwifery. 2024 Mar; 130:103915. Bell AJ, Afulani P, Compton S, Barringer S, Kaselitz E, Muzik M, Moyer CA. PMID: 38184973.
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    13. Caring for providers to improve patient experience (CPIPE): intervention development process. Glob Health Action. 2023 12 31; 16(1):2147289. Afulani PA, Oboke EN, Ogolla BA, Getahun M, Kinyua J, Oluoch I, Odour J, Ongeri L. PMID: 36507905; PMCID: PMC9754039.
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    14. Mixed methods evaluation of the Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience intervention. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 May; 165(2):487-506. Afulani PA, Getahun M, Okiring J, Ogolla BA, Oboke EN, Kinyua J, Oluoch I, Odiase O, Ochiel D, Mendes WB, Ongeri L. PMID: 38146777; PMCID: PMC11021171.
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    15. Psychometric assessment of the US person-centered prenatal and maternity care scales in a low-income predominantly Latinx population in California. BMC Womens Health. 2023 11 17; 23(1):616. Afulani PA, Coleman-Phox K, Leon-Martinez D, Fung KZ, Martinez E, Garza MA, McCulloch CE, Kuppermann M. PMID: 37978490; PMCID: PMC10656820.
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    16. A scoping review, mapping, and prioritisation process for emergency obstetric and neonatal quality of care indicators: Focus on provision and experience of care. J Glob Health. 2023 Oct 13; 13:04092. Wang D, Sacks E, Odiase OJ, Kapula N, Sarakki A, Munson E, Afulani PA, Requejo J, Revisioning Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) quality of care workstream. PMID: 37824168; PMCID: PMC10569369.
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    17. Access to support during childbirth?: women's preferences and experiences of support person integration in a cross-sectional facility-based survey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Sep 16; 23(1):665. Nakphong MK, Afulani PA, Opot J, Sudhinaraset M. PMID: 37716939; PMCID: PMC10504704.
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    18. Food Insecurity and Mental Distress Among WIC-Eligible Women in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 01; 124(1):65-79. Herman DR, Westfall M, Bashir M, Afulani P. PMID: 37717918.
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    19. Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Person-Centered Maternity Care Scale. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Sep 09; 23(1):652. Zhong X, Hu R, Afulani PA, Li X, Guo X, He T, Li D, Li Z. PMID: 37689683; PMCID: PMC10492356.
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    20. Validation of the person-centered maternity care scale at governmental health facilities in Cambodia. PLoS One. 2023; 18(7):e0288051. Naito YT, Fukuzawa R, Ganchimeg T, Afulani PA, Aiga H, Kim R, Katsumata AT. PMID: 37410783; PMCID: PMC10325110.
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    21. Person-centred sexual and reproductive health: A call for standardized measurement. Health Expect. 2023 08; 26(4):1384-1390. Afulani PA, Nakphong MK, Sudhinaraset M. PMID: 37232021; PMCID: PMC10349248.
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    22. Provider implicit and explicit bias in person-centered maternity care: a cross-sectional study with maternity providers in Northern Ghana. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Mar 14; 23(1):254. Afulani PA, Okiring J, Aborigo RA, Nutor JJ, Kuwolamo I, Dorzie JBK, Semko S, Okonofua JA, Mendes WB. PMID: 36918860; PMCID: PMC10015736.
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    23. The Case for Using a Behavior Change Model to Design Interventions to Promote Respectful Maternal Care. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023 02 28; 11(1). Diamond-Smith N, Walker D, Afulani PA, Donnay F, Lin SPY, Peca E, Stanton ME. PMID: 36853643; PMCID: PMC9972382.
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    24. Sources of stress and coping mechanisms: Experiences of maternal health care providers in Western Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(2):e0001341. Getahun M, Oboke EN, Ogolla BA, Kinyua J, Ongeri L, Sterling M, Oluoch I, Lyndon A, Afulani PA. PMID: 36962929; PMCID: PMC10022275.
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    25. Context Matters: Factors Affecting Implementation of Simulation Training in Nursing and Midwifery Schools in North America, Africa and Asia. Clin Simul Nurs. 2023 Feb; 75:1-10. Baayd J, Heins Z, Walker D, Afulani P, Sterling M, Sanders JN, Cohen S. PMID: 36743129; PMCID: PMC9859761.
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    26. Associations between self-reported obstetric complications and experience of care: a secondary analysis of survey data from Ghana, Kenya, and India. Reprod Health. 2023 Jan 06; 20(1):7. Kapula N, Sacks E, Wang DT, Odiase O, Requejo J, Afulani PA, Revisioning EmONC Quality of Care Workgroup. PMID: 36609381; PMCID: PMC9817240.
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    27. Cultural adaptation of the person-centered maternity care scale at governmental health facilities in Cambodia. PLoS One. 2023; 18(1):e0265784. Naito YT, Fukuzawa R, Afulani PA, Kim R, Aiga H. PMID: 36595538; PMCID: PMC9810154.
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    28. Training nurse simulation educators at scale to improve maternal and newborn health: a case study from Bihar, India. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Dec 15; 22(1):869. Madriz S, Afulani P, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Subramaniam N, Mahapatra T, Das A, Sonthalia S, Gore A, Cohen SR, Handu S, Walker D. PMID: 36522624; PMCID: PMC9753256.
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    29. Individual and situational predictors of psychological and physiological stress and burnout among maternity providers in Northern Ghana. PLoS One. 2022; 17(12):e0278457. Nutor JJ, Aborigo RA, Okiring J, Kuwolamo I, Dorzie JBK, Getahun M, Mendes WB, Afulani PA. PMID: 36520845; PMCID: PMC9754239.
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    30. IMAgiNE EURO: Data for action on quality of maternal and newborn care in 20 European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 12; 159 Suppl 1:5-8. Benová L, Lawn JE, Graham W, Chapin EM, Afulani PA, Downe S, Hailegebriel TD, Lincetto O, Sacks E. PMID: 36530004; PMCID: PMC9878030.
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    31. Pregnancy-related COVID worry, depressive symptom severity, and mediation through sleep disturbance in a low-income, primarily Latinx population in California's Central valley. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 01; 157:96-103. Felder JN, Afulani PA, Coleman-Phox K, Omowale SS, McCulloch CE, Lessard L, Kuppermann M. PMID: 36459760; PMCID: PMC10019815.
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    32. Examining socioeconomic status disparities in facility-based childbirth in Kenya: role of perceived need, accessibility, and quality of care. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Nov 02; 22(1):804. Kapula N, Shiboski S, Dehlendorf C, Ouma L, Afulani PA. PMID: 36324136; PMCID: PMC9628025.
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    33. Factors associated with person-centered care during pregnancy and birth for Black women and birthing people in California. Birth. 2023 06; 50(2):329-338. Altman MR, Afulani PA, Melbourne D, Kuppermann M. PMID: 36005865.
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    34. Strategies to reduce stigma and discrimination in sexual and reproductive healthcare settings: A mixed-methods systematic review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022; 2(6):e0000582. Bohren MA, Vazquez Corona M, Odiase OJ, Wilson AN, Sudhinaraset M, Diamond-Smith N, Berryman J, Tunçalp Ö, Afulani PA. PMID: 36962453; PMCID: PMC10021469.
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    35. Impact of hair type, hair sample weight, external hair exposures, and race on cumulative hair cortisol. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 08; 142:105805. Moody SN, van Dammen L, Wang W, Greder KA, Neiderhiser JM, Afulani PA, Willette A, Shirtcliff EA. PMID: 35687978; PMCID: PMC10914121.
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    36. 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 Jul-Aug; 32(4):352-361. Afulani PA, Altman MR, Castillo E, Bernal N, Jones L, Camara T, Carrasco Z, Williams S, Sudhinaraset M, Kuppermann M. PMID: 35277334.
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    37. 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 11; 6(12). Afulani PA, Aborigo RA, Nutor JJ, Okiring J, Kuwolamo I, Ogolla BA, Oboke EN, Dorzie JBK, Odiase OJ, Steinauer J, Walker D. PMID: 34853033; PMCID: PMC8638154.
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    38. 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. Kiti G, Prata N, Afulani PA. PMID: 34665357; PMCID: PMC8770390.
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    39. Job satisfaction among healthcare workers in Ghana and Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic: Role of perceived preparedness, stress, and burnout. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2021; 1(10):e0000022. Afulani PA, Nutor JJ, Agbadi P, Gyamerah AO, Musana J, Aborigo RA, Odiase O, Getahun M, Ongeri L, Malechi H, Madadi MO, Arhinful B, Kelly AM, Awoonor-Williams JK. PMID: 36962085; PMCID: PMC10021773.
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    40. Examining person-centered maternity care in a peri-urban setting in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya. PLoS One. 2021; 16(10):e0257542. Oluoch-Aridi J, Afulani P, Makanga C, Guzman D, Miller-Graff L. PMID: 34634055; PMCID: PMC8504752.
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    41. Community Perceptions of Person-Centered Maternity Care in Migori County, Kenya. Front Glob Womens Health. 2021; 2:668405. Odiase O, Akinyi B, Kinyua J, Afulani P. PMID: 34816219; PMCID: PMC8593945.
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    42. Provider perceptions of lack of supportive care during childbirth: A mixed methods study in Kenya. Health Care Women Int. 2022 09; 43(9):1062-1083. Buback L, Kinyua J, Akinyi B, Walker D, Afulani PA. PMID: 34534038; PMCID: PMC9080303.
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    43. 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. Afulani PA, Ogolla BA, Oboke EN, Ongeri L, Weiss SJ, Lyndon A, Mendes WB. PMID: 33491086; PMCID: PMC8599771.
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    44. Development of the person-centered prenatal care scale for people of color. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 10; 225(4):427.e1-427.e13. Afulani PA, Altman MR, Castillo E, Bernal N, Jones L, Camara TL, Carrasco Z, Williams S, Sudhinaraset M, Kuppermann M. PMID: 33862014.
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    45. 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. Oluoch-Aridi J, Afulani PA, Guzman DB, Makanga C, Miller-Graff L. PMID: 33874967; PMCID: PMC8054117.
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    46. Inadequate preparedness for response to COVID-19 is associated with stress and burnout among healthcare workers in Ghana. PLoS One. 2021; 16(4):e0250294. Afulani PA, Gyamerah AO, Nutor JJ, Laar A, Aborigo RA, Malechi H, Sterling M, Awoonor-Williams JK. PMID: 33861808; PMCID: PMC8051822.
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    47. Person-centered antenatal care and associated factors in Rwanda: a secondary analysis of program data. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Apr 10; 21(1):290. Miller P, Afulani PA, Musange S, Sayingoza F, Walker D. PMID: 33838658; PMCID: PMC8037834.
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    48. Psychological and physiological stress and burnout among maternity providers in a rural county in Kenya: individual and situational predictors. BMC Public Health. 2021 03 06; 21(1):453. Afulani PA, Ongeri L, Kinyua J, Temmerman M, Mendes WB, Weiss SJ. PMID: 33676479; PMCID: PMC7936594.
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    49. Person-centered maternity care and postnatal health: associations with maternal and newborn health outcomes. AJOG Glob Rep. 2021 Feb; 1(1):100005. Sudhinaraset M, Landrian A, Golub GM, Cotter SY, Afulani PA. PMID: 33889853; PMCID: PMC8041064.
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    50. Providing respectful maternity care in northern Ghana: A mixed-methods study with maternity care providers. Midwifery. 2021 Mar; 94:102904. Moyer CA, McNally B, Aborigo RA, Williams JEO, Afulani P. PMID: 33341537.
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    51. The Relationship Between Counseling and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Enrolled in Option B. AIDS Educ Prev. 2020 10; 32(5):378-391. Nutor JJ, Slaughter-Acey JC, Afulani PA, Obimbo MM, Mojola SA. PMID: 33112676.
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    52. Development and validation of a person-centered abortion scale: the experiences of care in private facilities in Kenya. BMC Womens Health. 2020 09 19; 20(1):208. Sudhinaraset M, Landrian A, Afulani PA, Phillips B, Diamond-Smith N, Cotter S. PMID: 32950052; PMCID: PMC7501655.
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    53. Perceived preparedness to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: a study with healthcare workers in Ghana. J Glob Health Sci. 2020; 2:e24. Patience A. Afulani, Akua O. Gyamerah, Raymond A. Aborigo, Jerry John Nutor, Hawa Malechi, Amos Laar, Mona Sterling, and John Koku Awoonor-Williams8. View Publication.
    54. Providers' perceptions of communication and women's autonomy during childbirth: a mixed methods study in Kenya. Reprod Health. 2020 Jun 03; 17(1):85. Afulani PA, Buback L, Kelly AM, Kirumbi L, Cohen CR, Lyndon A. PMID: 32493424; PMCID: PMC7268432.
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    55. Providers' perceptions of disrespect and abuse during childbirth: a mixed-methods study in Kenya. Health Policy Plan. 2020 Jun 01; 35(5):577-586. Afulani PA, Kelly AM, Buback L, Asunka J, Kirumbi L, Lyndon A. PMID: 32154878; PMCID: PMC7225569.
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    56. A Rapid Review of Available Evidence to Inform Indicators for Routine Monitoring and Evaluation of Respectful Maternity Care. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2020 03 30; 8(1):125-135. Afulani PA, Buback L, McNally B, Mbuyita S, Mwanyika-Sando M, Peca E. PMID: 32234844; PMCID: PMC7108935.
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    57. 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. Afulani PA, Dyer J, Calkins K, Aborigo RA, Mcnally B, Cohen SR. PMID: 32114318.
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    58. Association between person-centered maternity care and newborn complications in Kenya. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Jan; 148(1):27-34. Sudhinaraset M, Landrian A, Afulani PA, Diamond-Smith N, Golub G. PMID: 31544243; PMCID: PMC6939318.
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    59. Accountability for respectful maternity care. Lancet. 2019 11 09; 394(10210):1692-1693. Afulani PA, Moyer CA. PMID: 31604661.
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    60. 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 07; 19(1):684. Afulani PA, Buback L, Essandoh F, Kinyua J, Kirumbi L, Cohen CR. PMID: 31590662; PMCID: PMC6781384.
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    61. Providers and women's perspectives on person-centered maternity care: a mixed methods study in Kenya. Int J Equity Health. 2019 06 10; 18(1):83. Sudhinaraset M, Giessler K, Golub G, Afulani P. PMID: 31182105; PMCID: PMC6558853.
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    62. Toward the development of a short multi-country person-centered maternity care scale. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Jul; 146(1):80-87. Afulani PA, Feeser K, Sudhinaraset M, Aborigo R, Montagu D, Chakraborty N. PMID: 31004349.
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    63. Measuring what matters for maternal and newborn health. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 05; 7(5):e544-e545. Diamond-Smith N, Afulani P. PMID: 30898496.
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    64. Can integrated clinical simulation trainings improve person-centred maternity care? Results from a pilot project in Ghana. The Lancet Global Health. 2019 Mar 1; 7:s47. Afulani AP, Aborigo AR, Cohen CS, Moyer MC, Walker WD, Williams WJ. .
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    65. Can an integrated obstetric emergency simulation training improve respectful maternity care? Results from a pilot study in Ghana. Birth. 2019 09; 46(3):523-532. Afulani PA, Aborigo RA, Walker D, Moyer CA, Cohen S, Williams J. PMID: 30680785.
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    66. 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. Afulani PA, Phillips B, Aborigo RA, Moyer CA. PMID: 30554766; PMCID: PMC6293963.
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    67. Food insecurity, mental health, and use of mental health services among nonelderly adults in the United States. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2018 Oct 29; 1-22. Afulani AP, Coleman-Jensen CA, Herman HD. .
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    68. Politics and Public Service Provision in Africa’s New Democracies. International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society. 2018 Sep 1; 31(3):207-227. Asunka AJ, Afulani AP. .
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    69. Validation of the person-centered maternity care scale in India. Reprod Health. 2018 Aug 29; 15(1):147. Afulani PA, Diamond-Smith N, Phillips B, Singhal S, Sudhinaraset M. PMID: 30157877; PMCID: PMC6114501.
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    70. Development of a Person-Centered Family Planning Scale in India and Kenya. Stud Fam Plann. 2018 09; 49(3):237-258. Sudhinaraset M, Afulani PA, Diamond-Smith N, Golub G, Srivastava A. PMID: 30069983.
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    71. Predictors of person-centered maternity care: the role of socioeconomic status, empowerment, and facility type. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 05 11; 18(1):360. Afulani PA, Sayi TS, Montagu D. PMID: 29751805; PMCID: PMC5948900.
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    72. 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. Afulani P, Kusi C, Kirumbi L, Walker D. PMID: 29747593; PMCID: PMC5946503.
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    73. 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. Afulani PA, Kirumbi L, Lyndon A. PMID: 29284490; PMCID: PMC5747138.
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    74. Conceptualizing pathways linking women's empowerment and prematurity in developing countries. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 Nov 08; 17(Suppl 2):338. Afulani PA, Altman M, Musana J, Sudhinaraset M. PMID: 29143627; PMCID: PMC5688445.
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    75. Advancing a conceptual model to improve maternal health quality: The Person-Centered Care Framework for Reproductive Health Equity. Gates Open Res. 2017 Nov 06; 1:1. Sudhinaraset M, Afulani P, Diamond-Smith N, Bhattacharyya S, Donnay F, Montagu D. PMID: 29355215; PMCID: PMC5764229.
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    76. 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. Afulani PA, Diamond-Smith N, Golub G, Sudhinaraset M. PMID: 28938885; PMCID: PMC5610540.
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    77. Transnational ties and the health of sub-Saharan African migrants: The moderating role of gender and family separation. Soc Sci Med. 2016 11; 168:63-71. Afulani PA, Torres JM, Sudhinaraset M, Asunka J. PMID: 27639482.
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    78. Political accountability and public service provision in Africa: evidence from Ghana. Annals of Global Health. 2016 Aug 20; 82(3):332-333. Asunka AJ, Afulani AP. .
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    79. Explaining disparities in use of skilled birth attendants in developing countries: a new conceptual framework. Annals of Global Health. 2016 Aug 20; 82(3):375. Afulani AP, Moyer MC. .
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    80. Determinants of stillbirths in Ghana: does quality of antenatal care matter? BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 06 02; 16(1):132. Afulani PA. PMID: 27255155; PMCID: PMC4891927.
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    81. Explaining Disparities in Use of Skilled Birth Attendants in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework. PLoS One. 2016; 11(4):e0154110. Afulani PA, Moyer C. PMID: 27105309; PMCID: PMC4841546.
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    82. Food Insecurity and Cost-Related Medication Underuse Among Nonelderly Adults in a Nationally Representative Sample. Am J Public Health. 2015 Oct; 105(10):e48-59. Herman D, Afulani P, Coleman-Jensen A, Harrison GG. PMID: 26270308; PMCID: PMC4566547.
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    83. Improve Antenatal Care in Ghana’s Lower-Level Health Facilities. 2015. Afulani PA. View Publication.
    84. Socialization, Adaptation, Transnationalism, and the Reproductive Behavior of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in France. Population Research and Policy Review. 2015 Aug 1; 34(4):561-592. Afulani AP, Asunka AJ. .
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    85. Determinants of maternal health and health-seeking behavior in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of quality of care. 2015. Afulani PA. View Publication.
    86. Deconstructing rural/urban and socioeconomic differentials in quality of antenatal care in Ghana. Annals of Global Health. 2015 Mar 12; 81(1):106. Afulani AP. .
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    87. Rural/urban and socioeconomic differentials in quality of antenatal care in Ghana. PLoS One. 2015; 10(2):e0117996. Afulani PA. PMID: 25695737; PMCID: PMC4335004.
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    88. Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults: The Role of Cost-Related Medication Underuse. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2015; 34(3):319-42. Afulani P, Herman D, Coleman-Jensen A, Harrison GG. PMID: 26267444.
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    89. Delaying and reducing medication use as a coping mechanism for food insecurity (268.6). The FASEB Journal. 2014 Apr 1; 28. Herman HD, Afulani AP, Harrison HG, Coleman-Jensen CA. .
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    90. Using community health workers in community-based growth promotion: what stakeholders think. Health Educ Res. 2012 Dec; 27(6):1005-17. Afulani PA, Awoonor-Williams JK, Opoku EC, Asunka J. PMID: 22791682.
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