Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh

Biographic Data

ID1445766
NAMEKwame Adu-Bonsaffoh
GIVEN NAMESKwame
FAMILY NAMEAdu-Bonsaffoh
SIGNATUREADU-BONSAFFOH K
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ghana
ORCID0000-0002-3741-6646
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS19
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR19
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Lived experiences of women during induction of labour at a tertiary hospital in Ghana

    Open AccessKenneth Atobrah-Apraku, Grace T Newman et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Induction of labour (IOL) has become a major and vital maternal health intervention to facilitate childbirth and minimize the rising caesarean section rates globally. However, there is limited information to facilitate appropriate client counselling, birth preparedness and informed decision making although the procedure has inherent tendency for adverse maternal/perinatal outcomes. Given the need for optimal client education and shared decision m…

  • Co-creation of a toolkit to assist risk communication and clinical decision-making in severe preeclampsia

    Open AccessHannah Brown Amoakoh, Bregje Christina De Kok et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    Globally, the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, especially preeclampsia, remains high, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The burden of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes is particularly high for women who develop a hypertensive disorder remote from term (<34 weeks). In parallel, many women have a suboptimal experience of care. To improve the quality of care in terms of provision and experience, there is a need…

  • Comparing observed occurrence of mistreatment during childbirth with women’s self-report

    Open AccessHedieh Mehrtash, Meghan A Bohren et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    BACKGROUND: There has been substantial progress in developing approaches to measure mistreatment of women during childbirth. However, less is known about the differences in measurement approaches. In this study, we compare measures of mistreatment obtained from the same women using labour observations and community-based surveys in Ghana, Guinea and Nigeria. METHODS: Experiences of mistreatment during childbirth are person-centred quality measure…

  • Mistreatment of women during childbirth and postpartum depression

    Open AccessChris Guure, Philomina Akandity Aviisah et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a leading cause of disability globally with estimated prevalence of approximately 20% in low-income and middle-income countries. This study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with PPD following mistreatment during facility-based childbirth. METHOD: This secondary analysis used data from the community survey of postpartum women in Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar and Nigeria for the WHO study, …

  • Maternal hypertensive mother’s knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions on hypertension in pregnancy

    Open AccessEvelyn Tamma, M Barmatz et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Hypertension in pregnancy is one of the commonest complications of pregnancy and a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality globally, with the highest burden in low and middle income countries. Pregnant women’s knowledge about hypertension in pregnancy facilitates early health seeking behavior, which can result in early diagnosis and treatment. This study therefore explored the knowledge, misconceptions and attitudes of Gha…

  • Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care

    Open AccessKlaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje Christina De Kok et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Effective interpersonal communication is essential to provide respectful and quality maternal and newborn care (MNC). This scoping review mapped, categorized, and analysed strategies implemented to improve interpersonal communication within MNC up to 42 days after birth. Twelve bibliographic databases were searched for quantitative and qualitative studies that evaluated interventions to improve interpersonal communication between health workers a…

  • Adolescent experiences of mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities

    Open AccessTheresa Azonima Irinyenikan, Adeniyi Kolade Aderoba et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy and childbearing among adolescents-especially younger adolescents-is associated with health complications and lost opportunities for education and personal development. In addition to established challenges adolescents and young women face in sexual and reproductive healthcare, evidence suggests that they also face mistreatment during childbirth. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of the WHO study 'How women are treated…

  • Labour companionship and women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth

    Open AccessMamadou Diouldé Baldé, Khalidha Nasiri et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    BACKGROUND: Evidence has shown the benefits of labour companions during childbirth. Few studies have documented the relationship between the absence of labour companions and mistreatment of women during childbirth in low-income and middle-income countries using a standardised tool. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of the WHO multi-country study on how women are treated during childbirth, where a cross-sectional community survey was cond…

  • Development of measures for assessing mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth based on labour observations

    Open AccessBlair O Berger, Donna M Strobino et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: Mistreatment of women during childbirth is increasingly recognised as a significant issue globally. Research and programmatic efforts targeting this phenomenon have been limited by a lack of validated measurement tools. This study aimed to develop a set of concise, valid and reliable multidimensional measures for mistreatment using labour observations applicable across multiple settings. METHODS: Data from continuous labour observat…

  • Women’s report of mistreatment during facility-based childbirth

    Open AccessHannah H Leslie, Jigyasa Sharma et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    BACKGROUND: Accountability for mistreatment during facility-based childbirth requires valid tools to measure and compare birth experiences. We analyse the WHO 'How women are treated during facility-based childbirth' community survey to test whether items mapping the typology of mistreatment function as scales and to create brief item sets to capture mistreatment by domain. METHODS: The cross-sectional community survey was conducted at up to 8 wee…

  • Women’s lived experiences of preterm birth and neonatal care for premature infants at a tertiary hospital in Ghana

    Open AccessKwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Evelyn Tamma et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Preterm birth is a leading cause of death in children under five and a major public concern in Ghana. Women’s lived experiences of care following preterm birth in clinical setting represents a viable adjunctive measure to improve the quality of care for premature infants. This qualitative study explored the knowledge and experiences of women who have had preterm birth and the associated challenges in caring for premature infants at a tertiary hos…

  • Vaginal examinations and mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth in health facilities

    Open AccessKwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Hedieh Mehrtash et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: Previous research on mistreatment of women during childbirth has focused on physical and verbal abuse, neglect and stigmatisation. However, other manifestations of mistreatment, such as during vaginal examinations, are relatively underexplored. This study explores four types of mistreatment of women during vaginal examinations: (1) non-consented care, (2) sharing of private information, (3) exposure of genitalia and (4) exposure of br…

  • Evidence-based interventions to reduce mortality among preterm and low-birthweight neonates in low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessMirjam Y Kleinhout, Merel M Stevens et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

  • Characteristics of Women Receiving Emergency Caesarean Section

    Open AccessKwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Özge Tunçalp et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2021

  • Navigating with logics

    Open AccessAsra Vestering, Bregje Christina De Kok et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021Cited by: 1References: 10

  • How women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries

    Open AccessMeghan A Bohren, Hedieh Mehrtash et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2019

    BACKGROUND: Women across the world are mistreated during childbirth. We aimed to develop and implement evidence-informed, validated tools to measure mistreatment during childbirth, and report results from a cross-sectional study in four low-income and middle-income countries. METHODS: We prospectively recruited women aged at least 15 years in twelve health facilities (three per country) in Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar, and Nigeria between Sept 19, 2016…

  • Women's perspectives of mistreatment during childbirth at health facilities in Ghana

    Ernest T Maya, Ernest Maya et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2018References: 25

    Mistreatment of women during childbirth at health facilities violates their human rights and autonomy and may be associated with preventable maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity. In this paper, we explore women's perspectives on mistreatment during facility-based childbirth as part of a bigger World Health Organization (WHO) multi-country study for developing consensus definitions, and validating indicators and tools for measuring the bur…

  • Evaluating Facility-Based Decision-Making in Women with a Prior Cesarean Delivery and Association with Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes

    Open AccessAdeline A Boatin, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2017

  • Understanding the Continuum of Maternal Morbidity in Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessÖzge Tunçalp, Michelle J Hindin et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2013