List of works by Lenka Benova

"What gets measured better gets done better": The landscape of validation of global maternal and newborn health indicators through key informant interviews

scientific article published on 05 November 2019

A Fresh Look at the Level of Unmet Need for Family Planning in the Postpartum Period, Its Causes and Program Implications

scientific article published on September 2015

A look back on how far to walk: Systematic review and meta-analysis of physical access to skilled care for childbirth in Sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

A mediation approach to understanding socio-economic inequalities in maternal health-seeking behaviours in Egypt

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Association of BMI category change with TB treatment mortality in HIV-positive smear-negative and extrapulmonary TB patients in Myanmar and Zimbabwe

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Caesarean section provision and readiness in Tanzania: analysis of cross-sectional surveys of women and health facilities over time

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Comparison of spatial interpolation methods to create high-resolution poverty maps for low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 17 October 2018

Early breastfeeding practices: Descriptive analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys.

scientific article published on 16 October 2017

Effect of maternal age on facility-based delivery: analysis of first-order births in 34 countries of sub-Saharan Africa using demographic and health survey data.

scientific article published on 13 April 2018

Estimate of vertical transmission of Hepatitis C virus in Pakistan in 2007 and 2012 birth cohorts

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Estimation of hepatitis C virus infections resulting from vertical transmission in Egypt

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Evaluating the impact of a maternal health voucher programme on service use before and after the introduction of free maternity services in Kenya: a quasi-experimental study.

scientific article published on 2 May 2018

Examining trends in family planning among harder-to-reach women in Senegal 1992-2014.

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Family planning, antenatal and delivery care: cross-sectional survey evidence on levels of coverage and inequalities by public and private sector in 57 low- and middle-income countries

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From joint thinking to joint action: a call to action on improving water, sanitation, and hygiene for maternal and newborn health

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Getting the basic rights - the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in maternal and reproductive health: a conceptual framework

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Hepatitis B in Egypt: A cross-sectional analysis of prevalence and risk factors for active infection from a nationwide survey.

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

How equitable is social franchising? Case studies of three maternal healthcare franchises in Uganda and India

scientific article published on 23 January 2018

Incidence of and Risk Factors for Lactational Mastitis: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 14 April 2020

Is childbirth location associated with higher rates of favourable early breastfeeding practices in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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Length of Stay After Childbirth in 92 Countries and Associated Factors in 30 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Compilation of Reported Data and a Cross-sectional Analysis from Nationally Representative Surveys ⬇️

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Lifelong Socio Economic Position and biomarkers of later life health: testing the contribution of competing hypotheses

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Meeting need vs. sharing the market: a systematic review of methods to measure the use of private sector family planning and childbirth services in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

National policies and care provision in pregnancy and childbirth for twins in Eastern and Southern Africa: A mixed-methods multi-country study

Not just a number: examining coverage and content of antenatal care in low-income and middle-income countries.

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Pathways to increased coverage: an analysis of time trends in contraceptive need and use among adolescents and young women in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Provider and lay perspectives on intra-uterine contraception: a global review.

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

Provision of postpartum care to women giving birth in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional study using Demographic and Health Survey data from 33 countries

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

Rising up: Fertility trends in Egypt before and after the revolution

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

Role of the private sector in childbirth care: cross-sectional survey evidence from 57 low- and middle-income countries using Demographic and Health Surveys

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Should I stay or should I go?: consistency and switching of delivery locations among new mothers in 39 Sub-Saharan African and South/Southeast Asian countries

scientific article published on November 2017

Socio-economic factors associated with maternal health-seeking behaviours among women from poor households in rural Egypt

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Socio-economic gradients in maternal and child health-seeking behaviours in egypt: systematic literature review and evidence synthesis

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Socio-economic inequalities in curative health-seeking for children in Egypt: analysis of the 2008 Demographic and Health Survey

scientific article published on 24 October 2015

Socioeconomic Position and Health-Seeking Behavior for Hearing Loss Among Older Adults in England

scientific article published on 24 March 2014

Systematic review and meta-analysis: association between water and sanitation environment and maternal mortality

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

The business of desire: "Russian" bars in Amman, Jordan

scientific article published in October 2017

The contribution of unimproved water and toilet facilities to pregnancy-related mortality in Afghanistan: analysis of the Afghan Mortality Survey

scientific article published on 20 October 2014

The promotion of intrauterine contraception in low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review

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The role of the private sector in the provision of antenatal care: a study of Demographic and Health Surveys from 46 low- and middle-income countries.

scientific article published on 31 October 2014

The scale, scope, coverage, and capability of childbirth care

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Two decades of antenatal and delivery care in Uganda: a cross-sectional study using Demographic and Health Surveys

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Using three indicators to understand the parity-specific contribution of adolescent childbearing to all births

scientific article published on 21 November 2018

Vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus: systematic review and meta-analysis

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What is meant by validity in maternal and newborn health measurement? A conceptual framework for understanding indicator validation

scientific article published on 29 May 2020

Where there is no toilet: water and sanitation environments of domestic and facility births in Tanzania

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Who Delivers without Water? A Multi Country Analysis of Water and Sanitation in the Childbirth Environment.

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Who Meets the Contraceptive Needs of Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa?

scientific article published on 14 December 2017

Who, What, Where: an analysis of private sector family planning provision in 57 low- and middle-income countries.

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Why not? Understanding the spatial clustering of private facility-based delivery and financial reasons for homebirths in Nigeria.

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“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

scientific article published in 2022

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