A. Manu

Most-cited papers

1. Countdown to 2030: tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.

   T. Boerma, Jennifer Requejo, C. Victora, A. Amouzou +72 more

   2018The Lancet418 citations Open access

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2. Population-based rates, timing, and causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country prospective cohort study

   I. Ahmed, S. Ali, S. Amenga‐Etego, Shabina Ariff +63 more

   2018Lancet Global Health257 citations Open access

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3. Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care and Survival of Low Birth Weight Infants

   S. Arya, H. Naburi, K. Kawaza, S. Newton +40 more

   2021New England Journal of Medicine194 citations Open access

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4. Does facility birth reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in Brong Ahafo, Ghana? A secondary analysis using data on 119 244 pregnancies from two cluster-randomised controlled trials

   S. Gabrysch, R. Nesbitt, Anja Schoeps, L. Hurt +8 more

   2019Lancet Global Health115 citations Open access

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5. Multiomics Characterization of Preterm Birth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

   F. Jehan, S. Sazawal, A. Baqui, M. Nisar +74 more

   2020JAMA Network Open83 citations Open access

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6. The influence of distance and quality of care on place of delivery in rural Ghana

   R. Nesbitt, T. Lohela, S. Soremekun, L. Vesel +7 more

   2016Scientific Reports75 citations Open access

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7. Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth and its determinants among normal vaginal deliveries at primary and secondary health facilities in Bangladesh: A case-observation study

   F. Karim, S. M. Billah, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, N. Zaka +3 more

   2018PLoS ONE71 citations Open access

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8. Neonatal mortality within 24 hours of birth in six low- and lower-middle-income countries

   A. Baqui, D. Mitra, N. Begum, L. Hurt +25 more

   2016Bulletin of the World Health Organization57 citations Open access

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9. Randomised comparison of two household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five countries: the Every Newborn-INDEPTH study.

   Joseph Akuze, H. Blencowe, P. Waiswa, A. Baschieri +52 more

   2020Lancet Global Health43 citations Open access

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10. Assessment of facility readiness for implementing the WHO/UNICEF standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities – experiences from UNICEF’s implementation in three countries of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

    A. Manu, S. Arifeen, John E. O. Williams, Edward Mwasanya +5 more

    2018BMC Health Services Research43 citations Open access

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11. Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based prospective cohort study in 8 countries

    Fahad Aftab, I. Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed, S. Ali +58 more

    2021PLoS Medicine42 citations Open access

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12. Association between availability of children’s book and the literacy-numeracy skills of children aged 36 to 59 months: secondary analysis of the UNICEF Multiple-Indicator Cluster Surveys covering 35 countries

    A. Manu, Fernanda Ewerling, A. Barros, C. Victora

    2018Journal of Global Health42 citations Open access

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13. “Every Newborn-INDEPTH” (EN-INDEPTH) study protocol for a randomised comparison of household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five Health and Demographic Surveillance sites

    A. Baschieri, V. S. Gordeev, Joseph Akuze, Doris Kwesiga +37 more

    2019Journal of Global Health40 citations Open access

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14. Understanding biological mechanisms underlying adverse birth outcomes in developing countries: protocol for a prospective cohort (AMANHI bio–banking) study

    A. Baqui, R. Khanam, M. S. Rahman, Aziz Ahmed +26 more

    2017Journal of Global Health40 citations Open access

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15. Performance of late pregnancy biometry for gestational age dating in low-income and middle-income countries: a prospective, multicountry, population-based cohort study from the WHO Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) Study Group

    S. Deb, M. Mohammed, U. Dhingra, Arup Dutta +31 more

    2020Lancet Global Health33 citations Open access

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16. Population-based rates, risk factors and consequences of preterm births in South-Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country prospective cohort study

    Fahad Parvez Salahuddin Corneille Bashagaluke Said Moham Aftab Ahmed Ahmed Akonkwa Ali Bahl Banda Baqui Beg, Fahad Aftab, P. Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed +45 more

    2022Journal of Global Health28 citations Open access

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17. Competence of health workers in emergency obstetric care: an assessment using clinical vignettes in Brong Ahafo region, Ghana

    T. Lohela, R. Nesbitt, A. Manu, L. Vesel +3 more

    2016BMJ Open28 citations Open access

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18. Cohort Profile: The Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) biobanking study

    Fahad Aftab, Salahuddin Ahmed, S. Ali, S. Ame +25 more

    2021International Journal of Epidemiology22 citations Open access

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19. Development and validation of a simplified algorithm for neonatal gestational age assessment – protocol for the Alliance for Maternal Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) prospective cohort study

    A. Baqui, P. Ahmed, S. Dasgupta, N. Begum +29 more

    2017Journal of Global Health21 citations Open access

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20. Quality of care during childbirth at public health facilities in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study using WHO/UNICEF ‘Every Mother Every Newborn (EMEN)’ standards

    S. M. Billah, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, A. Khan, F. Karim +4 more

    2019BMJ Open Quality19 citations Open access

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21. Increasing access to care for sick newborns: evidence from the Ghana Newhints cluster-randomised controlled trial

    A. Manu, Z. Hill, A. T. ten Asbroek, S. Soremekun +7 more

    2016BMJ Open19 citations Open access

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22. Respectful maternity care delivered within health facilities in Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania: a cross-sectional assessment preceding a quality improvement intervention

    A. Manu, N. Zaka, C. Bianchessi, E. Maswanya +2 more

    2021BMJ Open18 citations Open access

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23. Evidence of High Frequencies of Insecticide Resistance Mutations in Aedes aegypti (Culicidae) Mosquitoes in Urban Accra, Ghana: Implications for Insecticide-based Vector Control of Aedes-borne Arboviral Diseases

    Godwin Kwame Amlalo, Jewelna Akorli, Nukunu Etornam Akyea-Bobi, Samuel Sowa Akporh +11 more

    2022Journal of medical entomology17 citations

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24. Development and validation of an obstetric early warning system model for use in low resource settings

    A. Umar, A. Manu, M. Mathai, C. Ameh

    2020BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth16 citations Open access

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25. Institutionalising maternal and newborn quality-of-care standards in Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania: a quasi-experimental study

    A. Manu, S. M. Billah, John E. O. Williams, Stella P. Kilima +17 more

    2022BMJ Global Health14 citations Open access

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26. Socio-economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2020

    D. Kangbai, D. Bandoh, A. Manu, Joetrice Yewah Kangbai +2 more

    2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth14 citations Open access

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27. Machine learning guided postnatal gestational age assessment using new-born screening metabolomic data in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

    S. Sazawal, K. Ryckman, Sayan Das, R. Khanam +22 more

    2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth13 citations Open access

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28. Competence of healthcare professionals in diagnosing and managing obstetric complications and conducting neonatal care: a clinical vignette-based assessment in district and subdistrict hospitals in northern Bangladesh

    A. Khan, F. Karim, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, N. Zaka +3 more

    2019BMJ Open13 citations Open access

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29. Burden, timing and causes of maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths in sub–Saharan Africa and South Asia: protocol for a prospective cohort study

    Ma Quaiyum, A. Tshefu, John Otomba, M. Kalonji +46 more

    2016Journal of Global Health13 citations

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30. Burden of severe maternal morbidity and association with adverse birth outcomes in sub–Saharan Africa and south Asia: protocol for a prospective cohort study

    R. Bahl, Daniel C. Alexander, A. Manu

    2016Journal of Global Health13 citations

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31. Implementing maternal and newborn health quality of care standards in healthcare facilities to improve the adoption of respectful maternity care in Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania: a controlled before and after study

    A. Manu, V. Pingray, S. M. Billah, John E. O. Williams +13 more

    2023BMJ Global Health12 citations Open access

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32. ‘Sometimes you are forced to play God…’: a qualitative study of healthcare worker experiences of using continuous positive airway pressure in newborn care in Kenya

    Helen M. Nabwera, Jemma L Wright, Manasi Patil, F. Dickinson +10 more

    2020BMJ Open10 citations Open access

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33. Transcending Imagination

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    20248 citations

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34. Malaria vaccine-related adverse events among children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

    K. Ohene-Adjei, K. Asante, K. O. Akuffo, Narcisse Tounaikok +4 more

    2023BMJ Open8 citations Open access

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35. Early to mid-pregnancy HbA1c levels and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes in three low middle-income countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

    M. Nisar, Sayan Das, R. Khanam, Javairia Khalid +24 more

    2024BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth6 citations Open access

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36. Design and implementation of a community-based mother-to-mother peer support programme for the follow-up of low birthweight infants in rural western Kenya

    Jemma L Wright, F. Achieng, L. Tindi, Manasi Patil +9 more

    2023Frontiers in Pediatrics6 citations Open access

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37. Prediction of gestational age using urinary metabolites in term and preterm pregnancies

    K. Contrepois, Song-Jie Chen, M. S. Ghaemi, R. Wong +44 more

    2022Scientific Reports6 citations Open access

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38. Sero-prevalence and risk factors for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection in women and children in a rural district of Bangladesh: A cohort study

    R. Khanam, Shafiqul Islam, Sayedur Rahman, Salahuddin Ahmed +16 more

    2022Journal of Global Health5 citations Open access

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39. Prevalence and associated factors of anaemia among antenatal care attendants in the Kintampo municipality

    Issah Sumaila, A. Manu, Mustapha Hallidu

    2022PAMJ - One Health5 citations Open access

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40. Using AMANHI-ACT cohorts for external validation of Iowa new-born metabolic profiles based models for postnatal gestational age estimation

    S. Sazawal, K. Ryckman, Harshita Mittal, R. Khanam +22 more

    2021Journal of Global Health5 citations Open access

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41. Population cause of death estimation using verbal autopsy methods in large-scale field trials of maternal and child health: lessons learned from a 20-year research collaboration in Central Ghana

    S. Danso, A. Manu, J. Fenty, Seeba Amanga-Etego +4 more

    2023Emerging Themes in Epidemiology4 citations Open access

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42. Implementation of distance learning IMCI training in rural districts of Tanzania

    K. Isangula, E. Ngadaya, A. Manu, Mary Mmweteni +19 more

    2023BMC Health Services Research4 citations Open access

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43. Machine learning prediction of gestational age from metabolic screening markers resistant to ambient temperature transportation: Facilitating use of this technology in low resource settings of South Asia and East Africa

    S. Sazawal, Sayan Das, K. Ryckman, R. Khanam +22 more

    2022Journal of Global Health4 citations Open access

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44. The Philosophy of Disruption

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    20224 citations

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45. Implementing effective community-based surveillance in research studies of maternal, newborn and infant outcomes in low resource settings

    Caitlin Shannon, C. Hurt, S. Soremekun, K. Edmond +8 more

    2022Emerging Themes in Epidemiology4 citations Open access

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46. Transforming Organizations for the Subscription Economy: Starting from Scratch

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    20174 citations

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47. Anaemia among school-aged adolescent boys in the Sagnarigu District of Northern Ghana

    Mutala Abdulai, A. Manu, Mohammed Taufique, S. Nunoo +2 more

    2022Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal3 citations Open access

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48. Future-proofing Human Resources. Strategic Foresight and AI in the revolution of Talent Management

    Dana Fatol, A. Manu, Marian Mocan

    2025Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence2 citations Open access

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49. Hacking childhood: will future technologies undermine, or enable, optimal early childhood development?

    R. Hughes, S. Bhopal, A. Manu, A. van Heerden

    2021Archives of Disease in Childhood2 citations Open access

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50. Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes from across Africa reveals potentially clinically relevant mutations

    B. Iweriebor, O. S. Egbule, S. Danso, Eugene E. Akujuru +6 more

    2020bioRxiv2 citations Open access

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