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Astrid Christoffersen-Deb
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Latest papers
"There is a light that our wives had not seen before": community perspectives on a gender-responsive maternal health intervention in Western Kenya.
Reproductive health · 2026
Women's economic empowerment through chamas: Evidence from a maternal health program in Kenya.
African journal of reproductive health · 2026
Effects of a gender-responsive maternal, newborn and child health program on health and economic outcomes during COVID-19 in Kenya: a mixed-methods study.
International journal for equity in health · 2025
19 publications.
"There is a light that our wives had not seen before": community perspectives on a gender-responsive maternal health intervention in Western Kenya.
Adeniyi A, Naanyu V, Ikemeri J, Chelagat S, Jumah A, Kasaya A, Maldonado LY, Bone J, Scanlon M, Masibo S, Ruhl L, Christoffersen-Deb A, Songok J
Women's economic empowerment through chamas: Evidence from a maternal health program in Kenya.
Adeniyi A, Ikemeri JE, Chelagat S, Kasaya GA, Jumah A, Maldonado LY, Bone JN, Scanlon ML, Masibo S, Ruhl LJ, Christoffersen-Deb A, Songok JJ
Effects of a gender-responsive maternal, newborn and child health program on health and economic outcomes during COVID-19 in Kenya: a mixed-methods study.
Adeniyi A, Ikemeri JE, Mũrage A, Bone JN, Chelagat S, Anusu G, Jumah A, Masibo S, Mbugua S, Scanlon M, Maldonado LY, Naanyu V, Ruhl LJ, Christoffersen-Deb A, Songok JJ
Early pregnancy HbA1c as the first screening test for gestational diabetes: results from three prospective cohorts.
Saravanan P, Deepa M, Ahmed Z, Ram U, Surapaneni T, Kallur SD, Desari P, Suresh S, Anjana RM, Hannah W, Shivashri C, Hemavathy S, Sukumar N, Kosgei WK, Christoffersen-Deb A, Kibet V, Hector JN, Anusu G, Stallard N, Ghebremichael-Weldeselassie Y, Waugh N, Pastakia SD, Mohan V
Reducing maternal and child oral health disparities in Sub-Saharan Africa through a community-based strategy.
Adeniyi A, Akama G, Lukandu O, Ikemeri JE, Jumah A, Chelagat S, Kasuya A, Ruhl L, Songok J, Christoffersen-Deb A
Acceptability and feasibility of community-based provision of urine pregnancy tests to support linkages to reproductive health services in Western Kenya: a qualitative analysis.
Kibel M, Thorne J, Kerich C, Naanyu V, Yego F, Christoffersen-Deb A, Bernard C
'It was hell in the community': a qualitative study of maternal and child health care during health care worker strikes in Kenya.
Scanlon ML, Maldonado LY, Ikemeri JE, Jumah A, Anusu G, Chelagat S, Keter JC, Songok J, Ruhl LJ, Christoffersen-Deb A
Risk of Dysglycemia in Pregnancy amongst Kenyan Women with HIV Infection: A Nested Case-Control Analysis from the STRiDE Study.
Pastakia SD, Kosgei WK, Christoffersen-Deb A, Kiragu B, Hector JN, Anusu G, Saravanan P
Participation in a Community-Based Women's Health Education Program and At-Risk Child Development in Rural Kenya: Developmental Screening Questionnaire Results Analysis.
McHenry MS, Maldonado LY, Yang Z, Anusu G, Kaluhi E, Christoffersen-Deb A, Songok JJ, Ruhl LJ
A retrospective study of the impact of health worker strikes on maternal and child health care utilization in western Kenya.
Scanlon ML, Maldonado LY, Ikemeri JE, Jumah A, Anusu G, Bone JN, Chelagat S, Keter JC, Ruhl L, Songok J, Christoffersen-Deb A
Frequent collaborators
- Astrid Christoffersen-Deb and Julie Thorne: 2 shared papers
- Suzanne Jackson and Astrid Christoffersen-Deb: 1 shared paper
- Aaron Yarmoshuk and Astrid Christoffersen-Deb: 1 shared paper
- Aaron Yarmoshuk and Julie Thorne: 1 shared paper
- Jeffrey Bone and Astrid Christoffersen-Deb: 1 shared paper
- Astrid Christoffersen-Deb and Lesley Hawkins: 1 shared paper
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Clinical Public Health Division
- UBC Statistics
- Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Julie Thorne
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Lesley Hawkins
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Barry Rosen
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Suzanne Jackson
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Aaron Yarmoshuk
Clinical Public Health Division
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Jeffrey Bone
UBC Statistics
1 shared papers, latest 2020
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