RESEARCH - MRHC

Research

Our rigorous and well-researched programs impact and guide interventions as well as inform governmental policies

Our research projects include

Primary Healthcare Facility Digitisation in Lagos State.

We are working closely with both public and private partners to determine if and how the newly deployed digital tools across PHCs in Lagos State can improve operational efficiency.

Birth Companion (BC) Implementation Study

Available evidence has shown that having birth companions is a low-cost beneficial intervention that is vital in improving quality of care during labor and delivery.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

FEBRUARY, 2022

Balogun M, Banke-Thomas A, Gwacham-Anisiobi U, Yesufu V, Ubani O, Afolabi BB. 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. Ann Glob Health. 2022;88(1):13. doi:10.5334/aogh.3529. eCollection 2022.

SEPTEMBER, 2020

Banke-Thomas A, Balogun M, Wright O, Ajayi B, Abejirinde IO, Olaniran A, Giwa-Ayedun RO, Odusanya B, Afolabi BB. Reaching health facilities in situations of emergency: qualitative study capturing experiences of pregnant women in Africa’s largest megacity. Reprod Health. 2020 Sep 25;17(1):145. doi: 10.1186/s12978-020-00996-7.

OCTOBER, 2021

Banke-Thomas A, Wong KLM, Collins L, Olaniran A, Balogun M, Wright O, Babajide O, Ajayi B, Afolabi BB, Abayomi A, Benova L. An assessment of geographical access and factors influencing travel time to emergency obstetric care in the urban state of Lagos, Nigeria. Health Policy Plan. 2021 Oct 12;36(9):1384-1396. doi:10.1093/heapol/czab099. PubMed PMID: 34424314; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8505861. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol / czab0999

MAY, 2021

Balogun M, Banke-Thomas A, Sekoni A, Boateng GO, Yesufu V, Wright O, Ubani O, Abayomi A, Afolabi BB, Ogunsola F. Challenges in access and satisfaction with reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey. PLoS One. 2021;16(5):e0251382. doi:10.1371/journ al.pone.0251382. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 33961682; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC8104439. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journa l.pone.0251382

MAY, 2021

Balogun M, Banke-Thomas A, Sekoni A, Boateng GO, Yesufu V, Wright O, Ubani O, Abayomi A, Afolabi BB, Ogunsola F. Challenges in access and satisfaction with reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey. PLoS One. 2021;16(5):e0251382. doi:10.1371/journ al.pone.0251382. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 33961682; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC8104439. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journa l.pone.0251382

SEPTEMBER, 2020

Okunade KS, Makwe CC, Akinajo OR, Owie E, Ohazurike EO, Babah OA, Okunowo AA, Omisakin SI, Oluwole AA, Olamijulo JA, Adegbola O, Anorlu RI, Afolabi BB. Good clinical practice advice for the management of pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in Nigeria. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Jun 18 [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32557562

OCTOBER, 2020

Banke-Thomas A, Makwe CC, Balogun M, Afolabi BB, Alex-Nwangwu TA, Ameh CA. Utilization cost of maternity services for childbirth among pregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria’s epicenter. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Feb;152(2):242-248. https://doi.org/10.10 02/ijgo.13436

OCTOBER, 2021

Babah OA, Ojewunmi OO, Osuntoki AA, Simon MA, Afolabi BB. Genetic polymorphisms of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) associated with endometriosis in Nigerian women. Hum Genomics. 2021 Oct 30;15(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s40246-021-00364-x. PubMed PMID: 34717756; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8556990.https://doi. org/10.1186/s40246-021-00364-x

FEBRUARY, 2022

Semaan A, Banke-Thomas A, Amongin D, Babah O, Dioubate N, Kikula A, Nakubulwa S, Ogein O, Adroma M, Anzo Adiga W, Diallo A, Diallo L, Cellou Diallo M, Maomou C, Mtinangi N, Sy T, Delvaux T, Afolabi BB, Delamou A, Nakimuli A, Pembe AB, Benova L. ‘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. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Feb;7(2). doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008063.

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