A. Semaan

Most-cited papers

1. Voices from the frontline: findings from a thematic analysis of a rapid online global survey of maternal and newborn health professionals facing the COVID-19 pandemic

   A. Semaan, C. Audet, E. Huysmans, B. Afolabi +20 more

   2020BMJ Global Health251 citations Open access

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2. A double-edged sword—telemedicine for maternal care during COVID-19: findings from a global mixed-methods study of healthcare providers

   A. Galle, A. Semaan, E. Huysmans, C. Audet +5 more

   2020BMJ Global Health150 citations Open access

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3. The impact of COVID-19 on the provision of respectful maternity care: Findings from a global survey of health workers

   A. Asefa, A. Semaan, T. Delvaux, Elise Huysmans +7 more

   2021medRxiv95 citations Open access

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4. Responding to health needs of women, children and adolescents within Syria during conflict: intervention coverage, challenges and adaptations

   C. Akik, A. Semaan, Linda Shaker-Berbari, Zeina Jamaluddine +8 more

   2020Conflict and Health50 citations Open access

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5. When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future

   J. J. Khaki, J. Molenaar, Sulata Karki, E. Olal +26 more

   2025BMC Medicine48 citations Open access

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6. 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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7. ‘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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8. 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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9. Financial relationships between patient and consumer representatives and the health industry: A systematic review

   J. Khabsa, A. Semaan, Amena El-Harakeh, A. Khamis +3 more

   2019Health Expectations25 citations Open access

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10. Neonatal and perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: a geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery and travel time data in Tanzania

    P. Macharia, L. Beňová, J. Pinchoff, A. Semaan +3 more

    2022BMJ Global Health21 citations Open access

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11. Ageing and health in the Arab region: Challenges, opportunities and the way forward

    A. Sibai, A. Semaan, Jiana Tabbara, Anthony Rizk

    201719 citations Open access

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12. Insights into barriers and facilitators in PrEP uptake and use among migrant men and transwomen who have sex with men in Belgium

    E. Van Landeghem, Stef Dielen, A. Semaan, A. Rotsaert +7 more

    2023BMC Public Health18 citations Open access

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13. Maternal and newborn healthcare providers’ work-related experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their physical, psychological, and economic impacts: Findings from a global online survey

    D. Kolié, A. Semaan, L. Day, T. Delvaux +2 more

    2022PLOS Global Public Health18 citations Open access

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14. Trends, wealth inequalities and the role of the private sector in caesarean section in the Middle East and North Africa: A repeat cross-sectional analysis of population-based surveys

    S. McCall, A. Semaan, N. Altijani, C. Opondo +2 more

    2021medRxiv18 citations Open access

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15. Maternal health in cities: analysis of institutional maternal mortality and health system bottlenecks in Kampala City Uganda, 2016-2021

    C. Birabwa, Banke-Thomas Aduragbemi, P. Waiswa, A. Semaan +3 more

    2024Journal of global health reports17 citations Open access

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16. “Separated during the first hours”—Postnatal care for women and newborns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods cross-sectional study from a global online survey of maternal and newborn healthcare providers

    A. Semaan, T. Dey, A. Kikula, A. Asefa +4 more

    2022PLOS Global Public Health17 citations Open access

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17. Public health journals’ requirements for authors to disclose funding and conflicts of interest: a cross-sectional study

    Karim N. Daou, Maram B Hakoum, A. Khamis, Lama Bou-Karroum +5 more

    2018BMC Public Health17 citations Open access

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18. Facilitators and barriers of implementation of routine postnatal care guidelines for women: A systematic scoping review using critical interpretive synthesis

    Lenka Beňová, A. Semaan, A. Portela, Mercedes Bonet +4 more

    2023Journal of Global Health16 citations Open access

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19. DeepNOVA: A Deep Learning NOVA Classifier for Food Images

    Shady Elbassuoni, H. Ghattas, J. El Ati, Zoulfikar Shmayssani +6 more

    2022IEEE Access16 citations Open access

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20. How COVID-19 challenged care for women and their newborns: a qualitative case study of the experience of Belgian midwives during the first wave of the pandemic

    Elise Huysmans, C. Audet, T. Delvaux, A. Galle +3 more

    2021medRxiv14 citations Open access

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21. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and neonatal health services in three referral hospitals in Guinea: an interrupted time-series analysis

    T. M. Millimouno, N. Dioubaté, Harissatou Niane, M. Diallo +7 more

    2023Reproductive Health13 citations Open access

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22. 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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23. Provision and utilization of maternal health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in 16 hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa

    A. Semaan, K. Annerstedt, L. Beňová, J. Dossou +9 more

    2023Frontiers in Global Women's Health10 citations Open access

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24. Increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among Tanzanian women of reproductive age intending to conceive: evidence from three Demographic Health Surveys, 2004-2016

    A. Kikula, A. Semaan, Belinda Balandya, Naku K Makoko +3 more

    2023Journal of global health reports10 citations Open access

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25. Can machine learning models predict maternal and newborn healthcare providers’ perception of safety during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cross-sectional study of a global online survey

    Bassel Hammoud, A. Semaan, Imad H. Elhajj, Lenka Beňová

    2022Human Resources for Health10 citations Open access

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26. A call to action: documenting and sharing solutions and adaptations in sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Lenka Beňová, Nandini D. P. Sarkar, Luther-King Fasehun, A. Semaan +1 more

    2020Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters10 citations Open access

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27. 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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28. Inequities in spatial access to childbirth care in the Grand Conakry conurbation, Guinea

    F. M. Grovogui, N. Dioubaté, H. Manet, Pépé Kpogomou +5 more

    2025Nature Cities8 citations Open access

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29. Length of stay and determinants of early discharge after facility-based childbirth in Cameroon: analysis of the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey

    J. Fouogue, A. Semaan, T. Smekens, L. Day +7 more

    2023BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth8 citations Open access

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30. Utilisation of services along the continuum of maternal healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lubumbashi, DRC: findings from a cross-sectional household survey of women

    A. Galle, Gladys Kavira, A. Semaan, Françoise Malonga Kaj +2 more

    2023BMJ Open8 citations Open access

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31. Putting health facilities on the map: a renewed call to create geolocated, comprehensive, updated, openly licensed dataset of health facilities in sub-Saharan African countries

    P. Macharia, Lenka Beňová, Nicolas Ray, A. Semaan +5 more

    2025BMC Medicine7 citations Open access

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32. Telehealth use in antenatal care? Not without women's voices

    A. Galle, A. Semaan, A. Asefa, L. Beňová

    2021The Lancet7 citations Open access

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33. Improving complex health systems and lived environments for maternal and perinatal well-being in urban sub-Saharan Africa: the UrbanBirth Collective

    Mena Komi Christian Anteneh Elias Martinien Catherine J Agbodjavou Agossou Asefa Avahoundje Birabwa Bonane, M. K. Agbodjavou, C. Agossou, A. Asefa +38 more

    2025Journal of Global Health6 citations Open access

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34. Prevalence and determinants of double and triple burden of malnutrition among mother–child pairs in Malawi: a mapping and multilevel modelling study

    J. J. Khaki, P. Macharia, L. Beňová, E. Giorgi +1 more

    2024Public Health Nutrition6 citations Open access

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35. Urban school neighbourhoods dominated by unhealthy food retailers and advertisements in Greater Tunis: a geospatial study in the midst of the nutrition transition

    C. Akl, N. El-Helou, Gloria Safadi, A. Semaan +7 more

    2024Public Health Nutrition6 citations Open access

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36. Trends and factors associated with immediate postnatal care utilisation in Ethiopia: analysis of the demographic and health surveys, 2011-2019

    A. M. Hussen, A. Semaan, B. Tilahun, Ö. Tunçalp +2 more

    2023Journal of global health reports6 citations Open access

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37. Capturing children food exposure using wearable cameras and deep learning

    Shady Elbassuoni, H. Ghattas, J. El Ati, Yorgo Zoughby +7 more

    2023PLOS Digital Health6 citations Open access

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38. 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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39. Methodological reflections on health system-oriented assessment of maternity care in 16 hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: an embedded case study

    A. Asefa, J. Dossou, C. Hanson, C. B. Hounsou +12 more

    2022Health Policy and Planning6 citations Open access

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40. Length-of-stay and factors associated with early discharge after birth in health facilities in Guinea by mode of birth: Secondary analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2018

    A. Semaan, F. M. Grovogui, Thérèse Delvaux, N. Housseine +3 more

    2024PLOS Global Public Health4 citations Open access

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41. School and community drivers of child diets in two Arab cities: The SCALE protocol and innovative tools to assess children’s food environments

    H. Ghattas, Zeina Jamaluddine, A. Semaan, N. El-Helou +6 more

    2022PLoS ONE4 citations Open access

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42. Developing an innovative Tool to Quantify Schoolchildren's Exposure to Obesogenic Environments

    A. Semaan, Yorgo Zoughby, C. Akl, Reem Talhouk +5 more

    2020Current Developments in Nutrition4 citations Open access

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43. Emergency obstetric care access dynamics in Africa's cities: Analysis of women's self-reported care-seeking pathways in Kampala city, Uganda

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

    2024medRxiv3 citations Open access

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44. Authorship in reports of clinical practice guidelines: A systematic cross‐sectional analysis

    Mohamed Nomier, A. Khamis, Ahmed Ali, Karim N. Daou +3 more

    2018International journal of clinical practice3 citations Open access

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45. Effective coverage of childbirths in health facilities in Nepal: cross-sectional study combining Demographic and Health Survey 2022 and Health Facility Survey 2021

    Sulata Karki, Emma Radovich, Seema Das, A. Semaan +6 more

    2025Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy2 citations Open access

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46. Uncovering community needs regarding violence against women and girls in southern Ethiopia: An explorative study

    Metasebia Admassu, L. Beňová, C. Nöstlinger, A. Semaan +5 more

    2024PLoS ONE2 citations Open access

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47. Stress and safety of maternal and newborn healthcare workers early in the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeat cross-sectional analysis from a global online survey from March 2020 to March 2021

    Ashley Ezema, M. Caputo, A. Semaan, L. Beňová +2 more

    2023BMJ Open2 citations Open access

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48. Effect of COVID-19 on maternal and neonatal healthcare services in Guinea: a hospital based study

    A. Delamou, T. M. Millimouno, N. Dioubaté, A. Semaan +2 more

    2021European Journal of Public Health2 citations Open access

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49. Modeling Geographical Accessibility and Inequalities to Childbirth Services in the Grand Nokoué Metropolitan Area, Benin

    Y. S. Hounménou, Elias Martinien Avahoundjè, A. Semaan, C. Agossou +10 more

    2025Journal of urban health1 citations Open access

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50. Perspectives and experiences of healthcare providers on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in three maternal and neonatal referral hospitals in Guinea in 2020: a qualitative study

    N. Dioubaté, M. Diallo, Cécé Maomou, Harissatou Niane +9 more

    2024BMC Health Services Research1 citations Open access

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