Bilal Iqbal Avan
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 2107716 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Bilal Iqbal Avan |
| NOMBRES | Bilal Iqbal |
| APELLIDO | Avan |
| FIRMA | AVAN B I |
| AFILIACIONES | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4531-4508 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Unpacking postpartum depression in rural India
This is among the first Indian studies to longitudinally examine the association between postpartum depression at 12 months and child development at 18 months, addressing a major evidence gap in rural settings. The study identified a distinct risk profile for postpartum depression shaped by socioeconomic and maternal adversity. Postpartum depression showed domain-specific associations with language delays, explained by contextual factors. These f…
The role of birth companionship in women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth and postpartum anxiety and depression
There is limited evidence on how companionship affects women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth and their mental health. We assessed the characteristics of birth companionship during intrapartum care and examine its associations with women’s experiences of mistreatment and symptoms of postpartum anxiety and depression. We analysed cross-sectional data from 314 women who gave birth at six public health facilities in rural Sindh, Pakis…
Data-driven decision-making for district health management
BACKGROUND: Use of local data for health system planning and decision-making in maternal, newborn and child health services is limited in low-income and middle-income countries, despite decentralisation and advances in data gathering. An improved culture of data-sharing and collaborative planning is needed. The Data-Informed Platform for Health is a system-strengthening strategy which promotes structured decision-making by district health officia…
Health system bottlenecks hindering provision of supportive and dignified maternity care in public health facilities
Mistreatment with women during childbirth is prevalent in many in low- and middle-income countries. There is dearth of evidence that informs development of health system interventions to promote supportive and respectful maternity care in facility-based settings. We examined health systems bottlenecks that impedes provision of supportive and respectful maternity care in secondary-level public healthcare system of Pakistan. Using a qualitative exp…
Embedding Community-Based Newborn Care in the Ethiopian health system
Despite remarkable gains, improving neonatal survival globally remains slow paced. Innovative service-delivery packages have been developed for community health workers (CHWs) to maximize system efficiency and increase the reach of services. However, embedding these in health systems needs structural and procedural alignment. The Community-Based Newborn Care (CBNC) programme was a response to high neonatal mortality in Ethiopia. Key aspects inclu…
There Is No Link Between Resource Allocation and Use of Local Data”
Existing local data is highly under-used for decision-making at the district level. There is strong potential for better interaction between departments and better use of data for priority-setting, planning and follow-up
Linkages between public and non-government sectors in healthcare
Effective utilisation of collaborative non-governmental organisation (NGO)-public health system linkages in pluralistic health systems of developing countries can substantially improve equity and quality of services. This study explores level and types of linkages between public health sector and NGOs in Uttar Pradesh (UP), an underprivileged state of India, using a social science model for the first time. It also identifies gaps and challenges f…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Measuring implementation strength
Evaluation of strategies to ensure evidence-based, low-cost interventions reach those in need is critical. One approach is to measure the strength, or intensity, with which packages of interventions are delivered, in order to explore the association between implementation strength and public health gains. A recent systematic review suggested methodological guidance was needed. We described the approaches used in three examples of measures of impl…
Taking knowledge users’ knowledge needs into account in health
The increased demand for evidence-based practice in health policy in recent years has provoked a parallel increase in diverse evidence-based outputs designed to translate knowledge from researchers to policy makers and practitioners. Such knowledge translation ideally creates user-friendly outputs, tailored to meet information needs in a particular context for a particular audience. Yet matching users' knowledge needs to the most suitable output …
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Many low- and middle-income countries have pluralistic health systems where private for-profit and not-for-profit sectors complement the public sector: data shared across sectors can provide information for local decision-making. The third article in a series of four on district decision-making for health in low-income settings, this study shows the untapped potential of existing data through documenting the nature and type of data collected by t…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Health information systems are an important planning and monitoring tool for public health services, but may lack information from the private health sector. In this fourth article in a series on district decision-making for health, we assessed the extent of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH)-related data sharing between the private and public sectors in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, India; analysed barriers to data sharing; and identifi…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Low-resource settings often have limited use of local data for health system planning and decision-making. To promote local data use for decision-making and priority setting, we propose an adapted framework: a data-informed platform for health (DIPH) aimed at guiding coordination, bringing together key data from the public and private sectors on inputs and processes. In working to transform this framework from a concept to a health systems initia…
Delivery should happen soon and my pain will be reduced
BACKGROUND: Understanding a woman's perspective and her needs during childbirth and addressing them as part of quality-improvement programmes can make delivery care safe, affordable, and respectful. It has been pointed out that the patient's judgement on the quality and goodness of care is indispensible to improving the management of healthcare systems. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to understand the aspects of care that women consider…
P2-529 Children living in poor hygiene and sanitation conditions
Background It is estimated that at least 200 million children, mostly from developing countries, suffer from developmental delays. Poor hygiene and sanitation conditions are known to influence growth faltering and increased risk of morbidity and mortality, yet little is know about role of these conditions on child growth and development. The study aims to contribute to an understanding of the relationship between family hygiene, sanitary conditio…
Role of neighbourhoods in child growth and development
Role of Family Type in the Idealization of a Larger Number of Children by Husbands in Pakistan
This study focuses on determining the number of children considered ideal by Pakistani husbands and identifying the factors associated with this, with a special emphasis on family type. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among married males residing in four areas of Khairpur district. An equal number of study participants were selected systematically from each field site to achieve the required sample size of 500. Interviews were conducted by…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Health information systems are an important planning and monitoring tool for public health services, but may lack information from the private health sector. In this fourth article in a series on district decision-making for health, we assessed the extent of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH)-related data sharing between the private and public sectors in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, India; analysed barriers to data sharing; and identifi…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Many low- and middle-income countries have pluralistic health systems where private for-profit and not-for-profit sectors complement the public sector: data shared across sectors can provide information for local decision-making. The third article in a series of four on district decision-making for health in low-income settings, this study shows the untapped potential of existing data through documenting the nature and type of data collected by t…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Low-resource settings often have limited use of local data for health system planning and decision-making. To promote local data use for decision-making and priority setting, we propose an adapted framework: a data-informed platform for health (DIPH) aimed at guiding coordination, bringing together key data from the public and private sectors on inputs and processes. In working to transform this framework from a concept to a health systems initia…
Role of neighbourhoods in child growth and development
Measuring implementation strength
Evaluation of strategies to ensure evidence-based, low-cost interventions reach those in need is critical. One approach is to measure the strength, or intensity, with which packages of interventions are delivered, in order to explore the association between implementation strength and public health gains. A recent systematic review suggested methodological guidance was needed. We described the approaches used in three examples of measures of impl…
Taking knowledge users’ knowledge needs into account in health
The increased demand for evidence-based practice in health policy in recent years has provoked a parallel increase in diverse evidence-based outputs designed to translate knowledge from researchers to policy makers and practitioners. Such knowledge translation ideally creates user-friendly outputs, tailored to meet information needs in a particular context for a particular audience. Yet matching users' knowledge needs to the most suitable output …
Role of Family Type in the Idealization of a Larger Number of Children by Husbands in Pakistan
This study focuses on determining the number of children considered ideal by Pakistani husbands and identifying the factors associated with this, with a special emphasis on family type. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among married males residing in four areas of Khairpur district. An equal number of study participants were selected systematically from each field site to achieve the required sample size of 500. Interviews were conducted by…
Role of neighbourhoods in child growth and development
P2-529 Children living in poor hygiene and sanitation conditions
Background It is estimated that at least 200 million children, mostly from developing countries, suffer from developmental delays. Poor hygiene and sanitation conditions are known to influence growth faltering and increased risk of morbidity and mortality, yet little is know about role of these conditions on child growth and development. The study aims to contribute to an understanding of the relationship between family hygiene, sanitary conditio…
Delivery should happen soon and my pain will be reduced
BACKGROUND: Understanding a woman's perspective and her needs during childbirth and addressing them as part of quality-improvement programmes can make delivery care safe, affordable, and respectful. It has been pointed out that the patient's judgement on the quality and goodness of care is indispensible to improving the management of healthcare systems. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to understand the aspects of care that women consider…
Linkages between public and non-government sectors in healthcare
Effective utilisation of collaborative non-governmental organisation (NGO)-public health system linkages in pluralistic health systems of developing countries can substantially improve equity and quality of services. This study explores level and types of linkages between public health sector and NGOs in Uttar Pradesh (UP), an underprivileged state of India, using a social science model for the first time. It also identifies gaps and challenges f…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Measuring implementation strength
Evaluation of strategies to ensure evidence-based, low-cost interventions reach those in need is critical. One approach is to measure the strength, or intensity, with which packages of interventions are delivered, in order to explore the association between implementation strength and public health gains. A recent systematic review suggested methodological guidance was needed. We described the approaches used in three examples of measures of impl…
Taking knowledge users’ knowledge needs into account in health
The increased demand for evidence-based practice in health policy in recent years has provoked a parallel increase in diverse evidence-based outputs designed to translate knowledge from researchers to policy makers and practitioners. Such knowledge translation ideally creates user-friendly outputs, tailored to meet information needs in a particular context for a particular audience. Yet matching users' knowledge needs to the most suitable output …
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Many low- and middle-income countries have pluralistic health systems where private for-profit and not-for-profit sectors complement the public sector: data shared across sectors can provide information for local decision-making. The third article in a series of four on district decision-making for health in low-income settings, this study shows the untapped potential of existing data through documenting the nature and type of data collected by t…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Health information systems are an important planning and monitoring tool for public health services, but may lack information from the private health sector. In this fourth article in a series on district decision-making for health, we assessed the extent of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH)-related data sharing between the private and public sectors in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, India; analysed barriers to data sharing; and identifi…
District decision-making for health in low-income settings
Low-resource settings often have limited use of local data for health system planning and decision-making. To promote local data use for decision-making and priority setting, we propose an adapted framework: a data-informed platform for health (DIPH) aimed at guiding coordination, bringing together key data from the public and private sectors on inputs and processes. In working to transform this framework from a concept to a health systems initia…
There Is No Link Between Resource Allocation and Use of Local Data”
Existing local data is highly under-used for decision-making at the district level. There is strong potential for better interaction between departments and better use of data for priority-setting, planning and follow-up
Embedding Community-Based Newborn Care in the Ethiopian health system
Despite remarkable gains, improving neonatal survival globally remains slow paced. Innovative service-delivery packages have been developed for community health workers (CHWs) to maximize system efficiency and increase the reach of services. However, embedding these in health systems needs structural and procedural alignment. The Community-Based Newborn Care (CBNC) programme was a response to high neonatal mortality in Ethiopia. Key aspects inclu…
Health system bottlenecks hindering provision of supportive and dignified maternity care in public health facilities
Mistreatment with women during childbirth is prevalent in many in low- and middle-income countries. There is dearth of evidence that informs development of health system interventions to promote supportive and respectful maternity care in facility-based settings. We examined health systems bottlenecks that impedes provision of supportive and respectful maternity care in secondary-level public healthcare system of Pakistan. Using a qualitative exp…
Data-driven decision-making for district health management
BACKGROUND: Use of local data for health system planning and decision-making in maternal, newborn and child health services is limited in low-income and middle-income countries, despite decentralisation and advances in data gathering. An improved culture of data-sharing and collaborative planning is needed. The Data-Informed Platform for Health is a system-strengthening strategy which promotes structured decision-making by district health officia…
The role of birth companionship in women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth and postpartum anxiety and depression
There is limited evidence on how companionship affects women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth and their mental health. We assessed the characteristics of birth companionship during intrapartum care and examine its associations with women’s experiences of mistreatment and symptoms of postpartum anxiety and depression. We analysed cross-sectional data from 314 women who gave birth at six public health facilities in rural Sindh, Pakis…
Unpacking postpartum depression in rural India
This is among the first Indian studies to longitudinally examine the association between postpartum depression at 12 months and child development at 18 months, addressing a major evidence gap in rural settings. The study identified a distinct risk profile for postpartum depression shaped by socioeconomic and maternal adversity. Postpartum depression showed domain-specific associations with language delays, explained by contextual factors. These f…
Medicine (15 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (12 obras) · Business (10 obras) · Environmental health (9 obras) · Nursing (8 obras) · Population (7 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Public health (7 obras) · Health care (6 obras) · Economic growth (5 obras)