Paula Valentine

Biographic Data

ID7581214
NAMEPaula Valentine
GIVEN NAMESPaula
FAMILY NAMEValentine
SIGNATUREVALENTINE P
AFFILIATIONSSave the Children
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Barriers to and enablers of childhood immunization uptake in Ethiopia’s Amhara, Oromia, and Somali Regions

    Open AccessAmare Zewdie, Minyahil Tadesse Boltena et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Ethiopia has the fourth-highest number of zero-dose children globally. Negative experiences and perceptions of immunization are recognized barriers to vaccination uptake but warrant context-specific investigation. We explored barriers and enablers to immunization uptake in selected regions of Ethiopia. We conducted a formative qualitative study involving 18 focus group discussions with men and women, in-depth interviews with 23 mothers of childre…

  • Social participation in health – case studies from primary health care in Kosovo

    Open AccessIlir Hoxha, Vlora Basha-Berisha et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The participation mechanisms examined in this study could sustain moderate social participation across inclusiveness, intensity, influence and impact domains. These shared platforms between service users and providers produce the most meaningful influence. The use of these mechanisms has a promise of increasing social participation in primary care settings in Kosovo

  • Linking communities and health facilities to improve child health in low-resource settings

    Open AccessAgnese Iuliano, Rochelle Ann Burge et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2024

    Community–facility linkage interventions are gaining popularity as a way to improve community health in low-income settings. Their aim is to create/strengthen a relationship between community members and local healthcare providers. Representatives from both groups can address health issues together, overcome trust problems, potentially leading to participants’ empowerment to be responsible for their own health. This can be achieved via different …

  • Pneumonia knowledge and care seeking behavior for children under-five years in Jigawa, Northwest Nigeria

    Open AccessAyobami A Bakare, Carina King et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: Between 2013 and 2022, Nigeria did not meet globally defined targets for pneumonia control, despite some scale-up of vaccinations, oxygen and antibiotics. A deliberate focus on community-based programs is needed to improve coverage of protective, preventive and treatment interventions. We therefore aimed to describe caregiver knowledge and care seeking behaviour for childhood pneumonia, in a high child mortality setting in Nigeria, to…