2018
Factors influencing rapid progress in child health in post-conflict Liberia: a mixed methods country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013
Brault MA, Kennedy SB, Haley CA, Clarke AT, Duworko MC, Habimana P, Vermund SH, Kipp AM, Mwinga K. Factors influencing rapid progress in child health in post-conflict Liberia: a mixed methods country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e021879. PMID: 30327401, PMCID: PMC6196853, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCivil warPost-conflict settingsCountry’s civil warCountry case studiesPost-conflict LiberiaDepth case studyCommunity-based organizationsKey informant interviewsAfrican regionCase studyFocus group discussionsChild survivalDonor organizationsLiberia experienceQualitative interviewsInformant interviewsNational documentsIntersectoral collaborationFour CountriesTraditional midwivesGroup discussionsChild health programsLiberiaWarGoal 4
2012
Access to facility delivery and caesarean section in north-central Liberia: a cross-sectional community-based study
Gartland MG, Taryor VD, Norman AM, Vermund SH. Access to facility delivery and caesarean section in north-central Liberia: a cross-sectional community-based study. BMJ Open 2012, 2: e001602. PMID: 23117566, PMCID: PMC3532996, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh maternal mortality ratioCaesarean delivery rateMaternal health servicesRegional hospitalHealth facilitiesRecord reviewHealth servicesCross-sectional community-based studyMedical record reviewFacility-based careMaternal mortality ratioCommunity-based studyStructured interviewsEnormous unmet needCaesarean sectionFacility deliveryService utilisationMortality ratioDelivery rateUnmet needMotives of womenReferral servicesLast childHospitalTraditional midwives