A. Banke-Thomas

Most-cited papers

1. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   Michael Gregory A Aleksandr Y Peng Kalkidan Hassen Yohanne Brauer Roth Aravkin Zheng Abate Abate Abbafati Abb, Michael Brauer, G. Roth, A. Aravkin +496 more

   2024The Lancet1,840 citations Open access

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2. Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   H. Comfort, Theresa A. McHugh, Austin E. Schumacher, A. Harris +496 more

   2024The Lancet55 citations Open access

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3. A mixed-methods study of maternal health care utilisation in six referral hospitals in four sub-Saharan African countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

   A. Banke-Thomas, A. Semaan, D. Amongin, O. Babah +18 more

   2022BMJ Global Health47 citations Open access

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4. ‘We are not going to shut down, because we cannot postpone pregnancy’: a mixed-methods study of the provision of maternal healthcare in six referral maternity wards in four sub-Saharan African countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

   A. Semaan, A. Banke-Thomas, D. Amongin, O. Babah +18 more

   2022BMJ Global Health45 citations Open access

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5. Wealth-based inequality in the continuum of maternal health service utilisation in 16 sub-Saharan African countries

   A. Asefa, Samson Gebremedhin, Tiara Marthias, Herfina Y. Nababan +13 more

   2023International Journal for Equity in Health39 citations Open access

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6. Geographical accessibility to functional emergency obstetric care facilities in urban Nigeria using closer-to-reality travel time estimates: a population-based spatial analysis.

   A. Banke-Thomas, Kerry L. M. Wong, T. Olubodun, P. Macharia +16 more

   2024Lancet Global Health38 citations Open access

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7. Prevalence of and risk factors for iron deficiency among pregnant women with moderate or severe anaemia in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

   O. Babah, O. Akinajo, L. Beňová, Claudia Hanson +9 more

   2024BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth38 citations Open access

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8. Association between exposure to social media and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health among adolescent girls: evidence from the UDAYA survey in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

   R. Saha, Pintu Paul, S. Yaya, A. Banke-Thomas

   2022Reproductive Health38 citations Open access

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9. Travel of pregnant women in emergency situations to hospital and maternal mortality in Lagos, Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study

   A. Banke-Thomas, C. Avoka, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, O. Omololu +6 more

   2022BMJ Global Health38 citations Open access

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10. Interventions to improve obstetric emergency referral decision making, communication and feedback between health facilities in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic review

    C. Avoka, Evelyn L. McArthur, A. Banke-Thomas

    2022Tropical medicine & international health33 citations Open access

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11. A tale of 22 cities: utilisation patterns and content of maternal care in large African cities

    Kerry L. M. Wong, A. Banke-Thomas, H. Sholkamy, Mardieh L. Dennis +8 more

    2022BMJ Global Health31 citations Open access

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12. Advancing the frontiers of geographic accessibility to healthcare services

    P. Macharia, A. Banke-Thomas, L. Beňová

    2023Communications Medicine28 citations Open access

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13. Experiences of Health Facility Childbirth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence

    Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, A. Banke-Thomas

    2022Maternal and Child Health Journal27 citations Open access

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14. Prevalence, indications, and complications of caesarean section in health facilities across Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Itohan Osayande, Olakunmi Ogunyemi, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, A. Olaniran +2 more

    2023Reproductive Health26 citations Open access

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15. Intravenous versus oral iron for iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant Nigerian women (IVON): study protocol for a randomised hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial

    B. Afolabi, O. Babah, O. Akinajo, V. Adaramoye +8 more

    2022Trials26 citations Open access

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16. Intravenous versus oral iron for anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria (IVON): an open-label, randomised controlled trial

    B. Afolabi, O. Babah, T. Adeyemo, M. Balogun +27 more

    2024Lancet Global Health24 citations Open access

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17. Not knowing enough, not having enough, not feeling wanted: Challenges of community health workers providing maternal and newborn services in Africa and Asia

    A. Olaniran, A. Banke-Thomas, S. Bar-Zeev, B. Madaj

    2022PLoS ONE24 citations Open access

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18. Socio-economic and proximate determinants of under-five mortality in Guinea

    B. Ahinkorah, Eugene Budu, A. Seidu, E. Agbaglo +4 more

    2022PLoS ONE24 citations Open access

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19. Spatial variation and inequities in antenatal care coverage in Kenya, Uganda and mainland Tanzania using model-based geostatistics: a socioeconomic and geographical accessibility lens

    P. Macharia, Noel K. Joseph, G. Nalwadda, B. Mwilike +3 more

    2022BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth24 citations Open access

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20. Leveraging big data for improving the estimation of close to reality travel time to obstetric emergency services in urban low- and middle-income settings

    A. Banke-Thomas, P. Macharia, P. Makanga, L. Beňová +8 more

    2022Frontiers in Public Health23 citations Open access

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21. Effectiveness of the Gratuité user fee exemption policy on utilization and outcomes of maternal, newborn and child health services in conflict-affected districts of Burkina Faso from 2013 to 2018: a pre-post analysis

    Marie-Jeanne Offosse, C. Avoka, Pierre Yaméogo, Astrid Raissa Manli +4 more

    2023Conflict and Health22 citations Open access

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22. Individual, health facility and wider health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa: A scoping review

    F. Muriithi, A. Banke-Thomas, Ruth Gakuo, Kia Pope +2 more

    2022PLOS Global Public Health21 citations Open access

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23. Actions and Adaptations Implemented for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Service Provision During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lagos, Nigeria: Qualitative Study of Health Facility Leaders

    M. Balogun, A. Banke-Thomas, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, V. Yesufu +2 more

    2022Annals of Global Health20 citations Open access

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24. A systematic review of behaviour change interventions to improve maternal health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa

    F. Muriithi, A. Banke-Thomas, G. Forbes, Ruth Gakuo +5 more

    2024PLOS Global Public Health18 citations Open access

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25. HPV vaccine knowledge, attitude, and programme satisfaction among parents and caregivers of vaccine recipients in Ogun state Nigeria

    T. Olubodun, E. Ogunsola, M. O. Coker, Surajudeen Adekunle Olayinka +14 more

    2024Reproductive Health18 citations Open access

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26. 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

    O. Akinajo, O. Babah, A. Banke-Thomas, L. Beňová +7 more

    2024Reproductive Health17 citations Open access

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27. Measuring geographic access to emergency obstetric care: a comparison of travel time estimates modelled using Google Maps Directions API and AccessMod in three Nigerian conurbations.

    P. Macharia, Kerry L. M. Wong, L. Beňová, Jia Wang +3 more

    2024Geospatial Health16 citations Open access

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28. A geospatial database of close-to-reality travel times to obstetric emergency care in 15 Nigerian conurbations

    P. Macharia, Kerry L. M. Wong, T. Olubodun, L. Beňová +14 more

    2023Scientific Data15 citations Open access

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29. Inequalities in geographical access to emergency obstetric and newborn care

    A. Banke-Thomas, L. Beňová, Nicolas Ray, Kerry L. M. Wong +3 more

    2024Bulletin of the World Health Organization14 citations Open access

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30. Stakeholder perceptions and experiences from the implementation of the Gratuité user fee exemption policy in Burkina Faso: a qualitative study

    A. Banke-Thomas, Marie-Jeanne Offosse, Pierre Yaméogo, Astrid Raissa Manli +4 more

    2023Health Research Policy and Systems14 citations Open access

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31. Prioritizing the mental health needs of pregnant adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

    E. Eboreime, A. Ezeokoli, Keturah Adams, A. Banke-Thomas

    2022Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry13 citations Open access

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32. A population-based estimation of maternal mortality in Lagos State, Nigeria using the indirect sisterhood method

    K. Wright, T. Fagbemi, V. Omoera, Taiwo Johnson +16 more

    2024BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth12 citations Open access

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33. The quality of routine data for measuring facility-based maternal mortality in public and private health facilities in Kampala City, Uganda

    C. Birabwa, A. Banke-Thomas, A. Semaan, J. V. van Olmen +4 more

    2024Population Health Metrics12 citations Open access

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34. Association between tuberculosis and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study of women in Cape Town, South Africa

    Sue-Ann Meehan, A. Hesseling, A. von Delft, Florian M. Marx +7 more

    2024BMJ Open12 citations Open access

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35. Child undernutrition and its association with household environmental conditions in Bangladesh

    Md. Mostaured Ali Khan, Md. Arif Billah, Kaniz Fatima, M. Islam +4 more

    2024Public Health Nutrition12 citations Open access

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36. Socio-spatial equity analysis of relative wealth index and emergency obstetric care accessibility in urban Nigeria

    Kerry L. M. Wong, A. Banke-Thomas, T. Olubodun, P. Macharia +14 more

    2024Communications Medicine10 citations Open access

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37. Effects of a mHealth voice messaging intervention on antenatal care utilisation at primary care level in Lagos, Nigeria: a cluster randomised trial

    G. Osanyin, A. Banke-Thomas, EO Oluwole, A. Odeseye +1 more

    2022Journal of Public Health in Africa10 citations Open access

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38. Emergency Obstetric Care Access Dynamics in Kampala City, Uganda: Analysis of Women’s Self-Reported Care-Seeking Pathways

    C. Birabwa, L. Beňová, J. V. van Olmen, A. Semaan +2 more

    2024Global Health: Science and Practice Journal9 citations

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39. A continuous quality improvement strategy to strengthen screening practices and facilitate the routine use of intravenous iron for treating anaemia in pregnant and postpartum women in Nigeria: a study protocol

    E. Eboreime, A. Banke-Thomas, Chisom Obi-Jeff, Y. Adelabu +5 more

    2023Implementation Science Communications9 citations Open access

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40. Innovative dashboard for optimising emergency obstetric care geographical accessibility in Nigeria: Qualitative study with technocrats

    A. Banke-Thomas, I. Abejirinde, Olakunmi Ogunyemi, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi

    2023Health Policy and Technology8 citations Open access

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41. Use of motorised transport and pathways to childbirth care in health facilities: Evidence from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

    C. Avoka, A. Banke-Thomas, L. Beňová, Emma Radovich +1 more

    2022PLOS Global Public Health8 citations Open access

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42. Contraceptive use and fertility control in rural and urban communities of Lagos Nigeria

    K. Wright, M. Akinyinka, T. Fagbemi, A. Aderibigbe +2 more

    2023Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal7 citations Open access

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43. Developing policy-ready digital dashboards of geospatial access to emergency obstetric care: a survey of policymakers and researchers in sub-Saharan Africa

    Jia Wang, Kerry L. M. Wong, T. Olubodun, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi +7 more

    2023Health technology7 citations Open access

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44. Obstetric referrals, complications and health outcomes in maternity wards of large hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study of six hospitals in Guinea, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania

    L. Beňová, A. Semaan, B. Afolabi, D. Amongin +20 more

    2023BMJ Open6 citations Open access

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45. Maternal exposure to intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices of children 0–23 months: findings from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

    T. Olubodun, A. Asefa, A. Banke-Thomas, M. Balogun +3 more

    2023Journal of global health reports6 citations Open access

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46. Implementation fidelity of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose administration for iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: a mixed-methods study nested in a clinical trial in Nigeria

    O. Akinajo, K. Annerstedt, A. Banke-Thomas, Chisom Obi-Jeff +5 more

    2024Implementation Science Communications5 citations Open access

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47. Prevalence, influencing factors, and outcomes of emergency caesarean section in public hospitals situated in the urban state of Lagos, Nigeria

    A. Banke-Thomas, C. Avoka, Olakunmi Ogunyemi

    2023African Health Sciences5 citations Open access

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48. Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose versus oral ferrous sulphate for the treatment of moderate to severe postpartum anaemia in Nigerian women (IVON-PP): protocol for an open-label randomised controlled type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial

    B. Afolabi, V. Adaramoye, T. Adeyemo, M. Balogun +11 more

    2024BMJ Open4 citations Open access

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49. Engaging stakeholders to identify gaps and develop strategies to inform evidence use for health policymaking in Nigeria

    E. Eboreime, Oluwafunmike A. Ogwa, Rosemary Nnabude, Kasarachi Aluka-Omitiran +18 more

    2022The Pan African Medical Journal4 citations Open access

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50. Multistakeholder perspectives on geographical accessibility to emergency obstetric care in Benin City, Nigeria

    Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Funmilayo Adio, A. Ogbebor, M. Ezeanochie +1 more

    2026African Journal of Emergency Medicine3 citations Open access

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