Hannah Tappis

Datos Biográficos

ID1446598
NOMBREHannah Tappis
NOMBRESHannah
APELLIDOTappis
FIRMATAPPIS H
AFILIACIONESJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0002-4289-5418
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS85
TOTAL DE CITAS4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR43
TOTAL COMO EDITOR42
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2011
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Nearly one in five essential medicines fail quality standards in Africa

    Open AccessJean Christophe Rusatira, Manuela Dorado Novoa et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Substandard and falsified (SF) medicines pose a major threat to maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and malaria control in Africa, yet their true burden remains uncertain. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published between 2010 and 2025 that chemically tested the quality of essential MNCH and antimalarial medicines collected in African countries. Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines and a registered PROSPERO protoc…

  • Family planning self-care

    Open AccessJean-Christophe Fotso, Elikem Togo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Family planning (FP) self-care is a strategic pillar for advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and mitigating health workforce shortages. However, a significant disconnect persists between global normative frameworks and local implementation realities. This study examines the local meanings, perceptions, and experiences of FP self-care in Niger to inform contextualized scale-up of self-care interventions. We employed a sequential mixed-method…

  • Costs and cost-effectiveness of an infection prevention bundle to reduce neonatal sepsis and mortality in Zambia

    Open AccessLora Sabin, Rebecca L West et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The Sepsis Prevention in Neonates in Zambia (SPINZ) trial was a prospective observational cohort study conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit of the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. Introduction of an infection prevention and control (IPC) bundle reduced hospital-associated mortality, total mortality, suspected sepsis, and confirmed bloodstream infections. This companion analysis was undertaken to analyze intervention costs …

  • “No culture stops me from taking tablets”

    Open AccessPatricia Ogba, Tunde A Alabi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Nigeria bears the highest burden of malaria cases in the world, and pregnant women are uniquely vulnerable to the disease. Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) may have negative implications for maternal and neonatal health. The World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) helps to prevent MiP. However, due to the influence of significant others, the decision-making power regarding …

  • Well-being of health workers providing maternal and newborn care

    Open AccessAlya Hazfiarini, Martha Vazquez Corona et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Health workers providing maternal and newborn care can experience burnout and emotional distress, which harms their well-being and, consequently, their ability to deliver respectful care. The World Health Organization (WHO) Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care identifies health workers’ well-being as a critical area for intervention, but no specific definition or domains of well-being exist for this group. We conducted a qualitative…

  • Contextualising abortion opinions in Kenya

    Open AccessBoniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Isaiah G Akuku et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Abortion is a deeply controversial public health issue, evoking diverse opinions regardless of legal context. Yet policymaking often relies on generalised opinion surveys that lack contextual nuance. We examined public opinions of abortion in Kenya in relation to circumstances of rape, foetal anomaly, and maternal health risk. We used a nationally representative sample of 8,942 adults in Kenya, drawn from a database of 12 million phone users. Usi…

  • The humanitarian-development nexus and sexual and reproductive health interventions in fragile settings

    Open AccessAmany Qaddour, Hannah Tappis et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The concurrent need for both humanitarian and development assistance in fragile settings and protracted emergencies has been termed the humanitarian-development nexus (HDN) or the humanitarian-development-peace nexus (HDpN). We undertook a scoping review on the operationalization of the HDpN for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health interventions in fragile settings. We screened 2,570 publications, of which 36 peer…

  • The quality of intrapartum care during stillbirth deliveries in conflict-affected Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo

    Open AccessRosine Bigirinama, Emilia Iwu et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2026

    Stillbirths are traumatic, and their consequences can be exacerbated by inadequate care and support during and after such devastating loss. Little is known about these issues in conflict-affected regions. Qualitative interviews were conducted to understand the quality of intrapartum care among women with stillbirth deliveries in health facilities in conflict-affected areas of Yobe, Nigeria, and North-Kivu and South-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Co…

  • Setting research priorities for maternal, newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health and nutrition in Afghanistan

    Open AccessT K Majumdar, Tanvi Majumdar et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Since 2021, Afghanistan has faced a worsening humanitarian crisis that disproportionately impacts Afghan women and children. They experience inequities in healthcare access, deterioration of healthcare quality and extreme food insecurity. This study aims to fill an important gap by providing consensus on research priorities for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and nutrition in Afghanistan…

  • Setting health systems research priorities for Afghanistan

    Open AccessSama El Baz, Emily C Keats et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Afghanistan's health system has faced considerable challenges since the Taliban takeover in 2021, leaving the population vulnerable to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Research to illuminate the current functioning of the health system and approaches for strengthening its key components is critically needed to address imminent and evolving health needs of the Afghan people. METHODS: approach has yet to be developed. Usi…

  • Prioritising communicable disease research in Afghanistan

    Open AccessEmily C Keats, Tanvi Majumdar et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Communicable disease control in Afghanistan has deteriorated amid growing fragility, health system disruption and declining international aid since the 2021 regime change. Outbreaks of measles, pertussis, pneumonia, cholera, malaria, dengue, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, tuberculosis and polio continue to plague the population in Afghanistan. This study addresses a critical evidence gap by systematically ranking research priorit…

  • Patterns of utilization and determinants of maternal health services among women residing in low-income communities in Lagos State, Nigeria

    Open AccessTope Olubodun, Onikepe Owolabi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality can be significantly prevented when women utilize health facilities for antenatal care (ANC), delivery and postnatal care; particularly in low-income communities in sub-Saharan Africa, where facility-based maternal care is underutilized. This study assessed the pattern of utilization and determinants of uptake of maternal health services among women residing in low-income communities in Lagos State, …

  • Child public health indicators for fragile, conflict-affected, and vulnerable settings

    Open AccessAyesha Kadir, Amy Stevens et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Children and young people are disproportionately vulnerable to harm during crises, yet child public health expertise is limited in humanitarian settings and outcomes and impact data are lacking. This review characterises child public health indicators that are routinely collected, required by donors, and recommended for use in fragile, conflict-affected, and vulnerable (FCV) settings. We conducted database and grey literature searches and collect…

  • Using human-centered design to re-vision the emergency obstetric and newborn care framework

    Open AccessIsabelle Moreira, Elizabeth Chodzaza et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) Framework has been instrumental in helping countries plan and monitor maternal health services for over 20 years. Given evolving health systems, the changing expectations of both patients and health providers, and the expanded evidence base, the “Re-Visioning EmONC” project was initiated to update this framework to better meet countries’ needs. To understand the needs of its primary intended users,…

  • Dynamics of care and sector use between birth, contraception and sick child services

    Open AccessLindsay Mallick, Nicole Bellows et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Governments in low- and middle-income countries increasingly recognize their role as stewards of mixed health systems comprising both public and private actors, but policy often lacks a nuanced understanding of how individuals switch between these two sectors for their healthcare needs, especially for family planning (FP) and maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH). In this cross-sectional study, we used data collected by The Demographic and He…

  • Quality of care offered by health care retail markets for medication abortion self-management

    Open AccessMridula Shankar, Elizabeth Omoluabi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Dispensing of misoprostol and mifepristone by pharmacies and chemist shops for self-management of medication abortion (MA) fills a crucial gap in settings where abortion care by trained health professionals is not readily available. This promising service delivery pathway, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), is hindered by concerns of poor-quality care. Simulated clients collected data on MA pill dispensing practices from 92 pharmaci…

  • Contraceptive discontinuation, switching, abandonment and their reproductive consequences

    Open AccessMohamed M Ali, John G F Cleland et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    As contraceptive uptake rises in a country, discontinuation of use of a contraceptive method because of dissatisfaction and the ability and willingness to switch promptly to an alternative following such discontinuation become increasingly important determinants of the prevention of unintended pregnancy. About one third of unintended births in low- and middle-income countries are the result of discontinuation or accidental pregnancy while using a…

  • Perceived accuracy and utilisation of DHIS2 data for health decision making and advocacy in Kenya

    Open AccessPhoene Mesa Oware, Gregory Omondi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Reliable health information systems (HIS) are critical for effective decision-making in the delivery of Primary Health Care and Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (PHC/RMNCAH+N) services. In Kenya, the District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) platform serves as the primary HIS for tracking health indicators. This qualitative study explored perceptions of DHIS2 data accuracy and use for decision-making am…

  • Understanding women’s care experiences in public health facilities in a conflict-affected area of Nigeria

    Open AccessShatha Elnakib, Ayodeji Kazeem Olalekan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Person-centered maternity care (PCMC) is an essential aspect of quality maternal healthcare. However, limited research has been conducted on PCMC in Northeast Nigeria, where the Boko Haram insurgency has impacted healthcare delivery. We sought to assess the status of PCMC as well as women and providers’ perceptions of security drawing on cross-sectional data collected through 167 postpartum patient exit surveys and 32 surveys with maternity care …

  • Exploring opportunities to strengthen maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response

    Open AccessChristine Chimanuka Murhima’alika, Marco Mary et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2025

    Our findings uncover a wealth of implementation experience that is essential to inform the development, implementation, and extension of MPDSR systems tailored for optimal functionality in crisis-affected contexts. Structural system inputs must be addressed alongside socio-cultural dynamics that influence reporting and review of maternal and perinatal deaths. The intervention mechanism in crisis contexts must include a component aimed at strength…

  • Community-based maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response

    Open AccessMarco Mary, Hannah Tappis et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    CB-MPDSR offers insights into important systemic and cultural factors contributing to mortality within crisis-affected settings. Our results call for more research investment in understanding how to effectively adapt CB-MPDSR and development of operational guidance to assist humanitarian actors in introducing or bolstering CB-MPDSR approaches, so as to support a system reflective of complex realities faced by these diverse and mobile communities

  • Potential Impact of Maternal and Newborn Health Improvements in Afghanistan

    Open AccessFarzana Maruf, Hannah Tappis et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2025

    Tenacity, innovation, reinvigorated commitment, and continued financial resources are critically needed from the international health community and local government to avoid needless deaths and save lives

  • Quantifying the effects of attacks on health facilities on health service use in Northwest Syria

    Open AccessRyan Burbach, Hannah Tappis et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    BACKGROUND: Throughout the Syrian conflict, the Syrian government has intentionally attacked health facilities, violating International Humanitarian Law. Previous studies have qualitatively described health system disruptions following attacks on healthcare or established associations between armed conflict and health service utilisation, but there are no quantitative studies exploring the effects of health facility attacks. Our unprecedented stu…

  • Customization and acceptability of the WHO labor care guide to improve labor monitoring among health workers in Uganda. An iterative development, mixed method study

    Open AccessGodfrey Mugyenyi, Josaphat Byamugisha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Cognisant of persistently high maternal and perinatal mortality rates, WHO called for adoption and evaluation of new adaptable and context-specific solutions to improve labor monitoring and health outcomes. We aimed at customizing/refining the new WHO labour care guide (LCG) to suite health care provider needs (HCP) in monitoring labour in Uganda. We used mixed methods to customize/refine and pilot test the new WHO LCG using stakeholder perspecti…

  • “How I wish we could manage such things”

    Open AccessNora Miller, Junita Henry et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Maternal mortality rates in Kenya have remained high, with the country reporting 342 deaths per 100,000 live births. A major contributor to this is postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), responsible for 40% of maternal deaths in Kenya and the leading cause globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Timely and effective PPH care is crucial; however, challenges arise when referrals between facilities become necessary. Although Primary health…