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Kamarajah SK, Adisa AO, Aggarwal A, Berhe A, Glasbey J, Harrison E, Haque PD, Lawani I, Mathai S, Bravo AM, Pramesh CS, Roslani AC, Varghese C, Bhangu A, NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. Evaluating quality of colorectal cancer surgery across elective and emergency health systems: secondary analysis of prospective cohort studies in 95 countries. BJS Open. 2026 Jul 3;10(4). doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag062. PubMed PMID: 42483900; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13389820.
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NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. 30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2026 Mar;62:101566. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101566. eCollection 2026 Mar. PubMed PMID: 41648988; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12870846.
Adelabu Y, Saalu TT, Afolabi BB, Banke-Thomas A, Beňová L. Maternal screening coverage and determinants during facility-based antenatal care in Nigeria: analysis of the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey. Reprod Health. 2026 Jan 28;23(1). doi: 10.1186/s12978-026-02269-1. PubMed PMID: 41606635; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12924446.
Balogun M, Kumah EA, Adaramoye VO, Eboreime E, Ameh C, Afolabi BB. Implementation strategies and outcomes of intravenous iron use for treatment of anaemia during and after pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026;6(1):e0004858. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004858. eCollection 2026. PubMed PMID: 41512006; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12788625.
Okunowo A, Gwacham-Anisiobi U, Ezumezu N, Adelabu H, Ogunyemi A, Lawanson T, Isikekpei B, Afolabi BB, Banke-Thomas A. Adapting the 2022 WHO verbal autopsy tool for use in Lagos State, Nigeria: insights from the LVASA-SRS project. BMC Res Notes. 2025 Dec 29;18(1):508. doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07560-1. PubMed PMID: 41462338; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12751495.
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Babah OA, Chieme CF, Abioye AI, Spaine SO, Adeyemo TA, Afolabi BB. Red blood cell indices versus serum ferritin as surrogate markers of iron deficiency during pregnancy. PLoS One. 2025;20(10):e0334098. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0334098. eCollection 2025. PubMed PMID: 41160552; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12571326.
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Kusamotu OA, Babah OA, Udenze I, Oluwole AA, Afolabi BB. Time of onset of pre-eclampsia as a determinant of risk of cardiovascular disease and renal impairment at six weeks post partum: a cohort study in Lagos, Nigeria. BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 15;15(7):e094397. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094397. PubMed PMID: 40664417; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12265814.
Martin A, Ridout A, Afolabi BB, Shennan A. The Escalating Inequalities in Global Maternal Mortality-Time to Act: A Commentary. BJOG. 2025 Dec;132(13):1928-1930. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18246. Epub 2025 Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 40485436; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12592768.
Babah OA, Sagastume D, Akinajo OR, Scarpa G, Hanson C, Larsson EC, Afolabi BB, Beňová L. Dietary diversity insufficiently explains differences in prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy across regions in Nigeria: A secondary analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2018. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5(5):e0004540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004540. eCollection 2025. PubMed PMID: 40440411; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12121764.
Adedinsewo DA, Morales-Lara AC, Afolabi BB, Kushimo OA, Mbakwem AC, Ibiyemi KF, Ogunmodede JA, Raji HO, Ringim SH, Habib AA, Hamza SM, Ogah OS, Obajimi G, Saanu OO, Jagun OE, Inofomoh FO, Adeolu T, Karaye KM, Gaya SA, Alfa I, Yohanna C, Venkatachalam KL, Dugan J, Yao X, Sledge HJ, Johnson PW, Wieczorek MA, Attia ZI, Phillips SD, Yamani MH, Tobah YB, Rose CH, Sharpe EE, Lopez-Jimenez F, Friedman PA, Noseworthy PA, Carter RE, SPEC-AI Nigeria Investigators. Author Correction: Artificial intelligence guided screening for cardiomyopathies in an obstetric population: a pragmatic randomized clinical trial. Nat Med. 2025 May;31(5):1715. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03554-5. PubMed PMID: 39905272; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12092293.
Khaki JJ, Molenaar J, Karki S, Olal E, Straneo M, Mosuse MA, Fouogue JT, Hensen B, Baguiya A, Musau Nkola A, Wong KLM, Ba OA, Kikula A, Grovogui FM, Semaan A, Asefa A, Macharia PM, Chikwari CD, Ouédraogo MO, Christou A, Okiro EA, Mutua MK, Amodu A, Phiri M, Athanase R, Kitara DL, Owolabi O, Pembe AB, Afolabi BB, Beňová L. When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future. BMC Med. 2025 Apr 24;23(1):241. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-04062-6. PubMed PMID: 40275318; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12023666.
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Banke-Thomas A, Ogunyemi A, Okunowo A, Wright O, Monjane C, Akinlusi FM, Isikekpei B, Wanduru P, Thompson RA, Ezumezu N, Afolabi BB. Unravelling the conundrums of social autopsy for maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5(3):e0004295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004295. eCollection 2025. PubMed PMID: 40048450; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11884678.
Babah OA, Beňová L, Larsson EC, Hanson C, Afolabi BB. Is an improvement in anaemia and iron levels associated with the risk of early postpartum depression? A cohort study from Lagos, Nigeria. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 28;25(1):808. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21942-x. PubMed PMID: 40016713; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11869588.
Babah OA, Beňová L, Hanson C, Abioye AI, Larsson EC, Afolabi BB. Screening and treatment practices for iron deficiency in anaemic pregnant women: A cross-sectional survey of healthcare workers in Nigeria. PLoS One. 2024;19(11):e0310912. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310912. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 39570864; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11581334.
Banke-Thomas A, Beňová L, Ray N, Wong KL, Stanton C, Shetty S, Afolabi BB. Inequalities in geographical access to emergency obstetric and newborn care. Bull World Health Organ. 2024 Nov 1;102(11):837-839. doi: 10.2471/BLT.24.292287. Epub 2024 Oct 2. PubMed PMID: 39464847; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11500251.
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Ramson JA, Williams MJ, Afolabi BB, Colagiuri S, Finlayson KW, Hemmingsen B, Venkatesh KK, Chou D. Pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period: opportunities to improve lifetime outcomes for women with non-communicable diseases. Med J Aust. 2024 Oct 7;221(7):350-353. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52452. Epub 2024 Sep 22. PubMed PMID: 39307578.
Adedinsewo DA, Morales-Lara AC, Afolabi BB, Kushimo OA, Mbakwem AC, Ibiyemi KF, Ogunmodede JA, Raji HO, Ringim SH, Habib AA, Hamza SM, Ogah OS, Obajimi G, Saanu OO, Jagun OE, Inofomoh FO, Adeolu T, Karaye KM, Gaya SA, Alfa I, Yohanna C, Venkatachalam KL, Dugan J, Yao X, Sledge HJ, Johnson PW, Wieczorek MA, Attia ZI, Phillips SD, Yamani MH, Tobah YB, Rose CH, Sharpe EE, Lopez-Jimenez F, Friedman PA, Noseworthy PA, Carter RE, SPEC-AI Nigeria Investigators. Artificial intelligence guided screening for cardiomyopathies in an obstetric population: a pragmatic randomized clinical trial. Nat Med. 2024 Oct;30(10):2897-2906. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03243-9. Epub 2024 Sep 2. PubMed PMID: 39223284; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11485252.
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Akinajo OR, Annerstedt KS, Banke-Thomas A, Obi-Jeff C, Sam-Agudu NA, Babah OA, Balogun MR, Beňová L, Afolabi BB. Implementation fidelity of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose administration for iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: a mixed-methods study nested in a clinical trial in Nigeria. Implement Sci Commun. 2024 Jul 23;5(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s43058-024-00609-5. PubMed PMID: 39044260; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11264421.
Okafor IP, Balogun MR, Sekoni AO, Dolapo DC, Hawkins CA, Afolabi BB. Effectiveness of multimethod, community-based educational interventions on the knowledge and attitude to birth preparedness and complications readiness among women in southwest Nigeria. BMJ Public Health. 2024 Jun;2(1):e000203. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000203. eCollection 2024 Jun. PubMed PMID: 40018214; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11812750.
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Osanyin GE, Bankethomas A, Oluwole EO, Odeseye AK, Afolabi BB. Effects of a mHealth voice messaging intervention on antenatal care utilisation at primary care level in Lagos, Nigeria: a cluster randomised trial. J Public Health Afr. 2022 Sep 7;13(3):2222. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2022.2222. eCollection 2022 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 36277941; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9585595.
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