Ernest Maya

Biographic Data

ID7779518
NAMEErnest Maya
GIVEN NAMESErnest
FAMILY NAMEMaya
SIGNATUREMAYA E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ghana
ORCID0000-0001-6050-6837
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Contraceptive and sexual health services during the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery

    Open AccessAlexandra Sawyer, Catherine Aicken et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2026

  • 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, …

  • 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…

  • Physician Experiences and Perceived Barriers to Providing Quality Infertility Care in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

    Open AccessCarie Muntifering Cox, Ernest Tei Maya et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2022References: 40

    High-quality, patient-centered care is essential to achieving equity and dignity for individuals with infertility, yet few studies have explored quality of infertility care in sub-Saharan Africa. We interviewed 13 non-specialist physicians and 2 medical school faculty to explore experiences in and perceptions of providing infertility care in Greater Accra, Ghana. We used a patient-centered infertility care model to inform our analysis and results…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Monitoring malaria using health facility based surveys

    Open AccessAbraham Oduro, Abraham Rexford Oduro et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    Health facility based survey though a potential tool for monitoring changes in the local epidemiology of malaria will require continuous validation of the facility and participants sociodemograhic characteristics as these may change over time. The effects of health seeking practices on service utilization and health facility surveys as an approach will also need continuous review