Marleen Temmerman

Dados Biográficos

ID125816
NOMEMarleen Temmerman
PRENOMESMarleen
SOBRENOMETemmerman
ASSINATURATEMMERMAN M
AFILIAÇÕESGhent University
ORCID0000-0003-2069-8752
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS131
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES22
TOTAL COMO AUTOR131
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1990
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H3

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

    Open AccessAlexandra Sawyer, Catherine Aicken et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2026

  • “Now that the baby is out, I can be vaccinated”

    Open AccessAngela Koech, Onesmus Wanje et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective in pregnancy, but vaccine hesitancy limits uptake and effectiveness. This study explored COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy in Kilifi, coastal Kenya, to elicit reasons for vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and to compile misconceptions around vaccination in pregnancy. Twenty-three in-depth interviews were conducted with pregnant women, mothers who had given birth in the previous 2 years and health wor…

  • Assessing family planning progress in exemplar countries

    Open AccessZahid Memon, Hina Najmi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    Family planning (FP) is a critical component of reproductive health, enabling individuals to plan the number and timing of children through various contraceptive methods. We outline the conceptual framework and country case study methodology used by the Exemplars in Family Planning (EFP) project. This was based on the wider Exemplars in Global Health programme, which uses mixed-methods to examine determinants of FP progress in countries that exce…

  • Beyond parallel programmes

    Open AccessMarleen Temmerman, Samuel Akombeng OjongARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    box Family planning (FP) and nutrition are essential determinants of women’s health, yet implementation in low- and middle-income countries remains largely vertical due to fragmented funding, service delivery and data systems

  • Family planning exemplar country selection methodology

    Open AccessZahid Memon, Abeer Mian et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: While many countries achieved notable gains in contraceptive use levels after the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development which redefined family planning (FP) as a human right, there was a long period of 15 years when contraceptive use levels did not receive due attention. It was only later that its subsequent inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2012 London Summit on FP renewed global commitmen…

  • Pregnant women’s attitudes and intentions toward tuberculosis, malaria, group B streptococcus, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in pregnant

    Open AccessRupali J Limaye, Jessica L Schue et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    There are numerous infections that can adversely impact a developing fetus, neonates, and pregnant women, and there is limited research related to how specific infections experienced during pregnancy can affect these populations. Tuberculosis (TB), malaria, Group B streptococcus (GBS) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause negative outcomes to maternal and neonatal health. For TB and GBS, there are vaccines in various stages of clinical …

  • Qualitative exploration of factors associated with Covid-19 vaccination among pregnant women in Kenya

    Open AccessViolet Naanyu, Ferdinand Okwaro et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted societies worldwide, and COVID-19 vaccination has been identified as instrumental in the fight against the pandemic. While studies have examined uptake of COVID-19 vaccination, more research is needed to gain a better understanding of the factors influencing pregnant women’s decisions to get vaccinated. In this study, we used a cross-sectional descriptive qualitative study to explore the attitudes, be…

  • Community engagement approaches and lessons learned

    Open AccessOnesmus Wanje, Angela Koech et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Community engagement (CE) has been recommended as an important ethical consideration for health research to enhance informed consent and exchange knowledge between researchers and community members. The purpose of this paper is to describe how CE was developed and delivered for the PRECISE prospective pregnancy cohort study in Kenya. PRECISE enrolled pregnant women in antenatal care, followed them up to the postpartum period, and collected data a…

  • Decolonizing global health research

    Open AccessAhmed Adam, Lisa Lazarus et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Decolonizing global health research involves rethinking power structures and research collaboration to prioritize the voices and experiences of communities that have been historically marginalized. Cross-sectoral and cross-regional partnerships based on reciprocity, trust, and transparency can be facilitated by decolonized research frameworks. To address global health issues in a way that is inclusive, context-specific, and genuinely advantageous…

  • Understanding adolescent perinatal wellbeing in rural parts of Kenya

    Open AccessEvaline Langat, Marleen Temmerman et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2025

    Despite global efforts to reduce adolescent birth rates, the problem persists in low- and middle-income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates (97.9 births per 1000 women). In Kenya, more than 15 % of adolescent girls become pregnant. Forty-three percent of these develop depression. This study investigated adolescent pregnancy in rural Kenya to understand the challenges and context-specific factors that can help adolescents maintain …

  • Community perspectives on maternal dietary diversity in rural Kenya, Mozambique and The Gambia

    Open AccessMai‐lei Woo Kinshella, Shilla Dama et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Pregnant and lactating women in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to micronutrient inadequacies, with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Adequate intakes of diverse foods are associated with better micronutrient status and recommended by the World Health Organization as part of healthy eating counselling during antenatal care. However, our understanding of community knowledge of dietary diversity within the context of maternal diets is limited. …

  • Geographic inequalities, and social-demographic determinants of reproductive, maternal and child health at sub-national levels in Kenya

    Open AccessJanette Karimi, Anitah Cherono et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Tracking of RMCH indicators revealed geographical inequalities at the County and subcounty level, often masked by national-level estimates. These findings underscore the value of routine monitoring indicators as a potential for evidence-based sub-national planning and precision targeting of interventions to marginalized populations

  • Exploring the willingness toward HIV immediate test and treat among MSM in Nairobi and its environs

    Open AccessKingori Ndungu, Peter Gichangi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: In the test and treat initiative, high-risk populations are screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and start early treatment if diagnosed positive. This study explores factors associated with willingness to initiate testing and immediate treatment among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nairobi and its environs. The study was informed by a conceptual framework combining the AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM) and the …

  • Sexual satisfaction, an indicator of sexual health and well-being? Insights from STI/HIV prevention research in European men who have sex with men

    Open AccessKarel Blondeel, Massimo Mirandola et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: Although sexual health has been holistically defined to include sexual satisfaction, it has been largely absent in health services and sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes in many parts of the world. We propose sexual satisfaction as a useful indicator, as one of the proxy measures for sexual health and well-being and as a component of well-being in general. METHODS: The Sialon II project is a multicentre biological …

  • Postpartum recovery after severe maternal morbidity in Kilifi, Kenya

    Open AccessUrsula Gazeley, Marvine Caren Ochieng et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: The burden of severe maternal morbidity is highest in sub-Saharan Africa, and its relative contribution to maternal (ill) health may increase as maternal mortality continues to fall. Women's perspective of their long-term recovery following severe morbidity beyond the standard 42-day postpartum period remains largely unexplored. METHODS: This woman-centred, grounded theory study was nested within the Pregnancy Care Integrating Trans…

  • Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return

    Open AccessCaroline Frisendahl, Emelie Looft-Trägårdh et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    As the world is facing challenges such as pandemics, climate change, conflicts, and changing political landscapes, the need to secure access to safe and high-quality abortion care is more urgent than ever. On 27th of June 2023, the Swedish government decided to cut funding resources available for developmental research, which has played a fundamental role in the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally, including a…

  • Challenges and opportunities for improving access to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health services and information in the coastal counties of Kenya

    Open AccessEvaline Langat, Evaline Chepchirchir Langat et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    AYSRH information and services at the Kenyan coast is strongly influenced by a range of individual, social, cultural, and economic factors. Improving access to AYSHR necessitates meaningful AY engagement, provision of youth-friendly services, use of digital technology as alternative pathways for sharing SRH information, strengthening parent-AY relationships, embracing peer-to-peer support, and the adoption of gender-inclusive approaches in AYSRH …

  • Sars-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya from March 2020 to March 2022

    Open AccessAngela Koech, Geoffrey Omuse et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: Seroprevalence studies are an alternative approach to estimating the extent of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the evolution of the pandemic in different geographical settings. We aimed to determine the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from March 2020 to March 2022 in a rural and urban setting in Kilifi County, Kenya. Methods: We obtained representative random samples of stored serum from a pregnancy cohort study for the period March 2020 to …

  • Community health workers' involvement in mother–child care during the 1st year after birth, in Kaya health district, Burkina Faso

    Open AccessHalima Tougri, Rachidatou Compaore et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: Maternal and infant morbidity and mortality remain high in sub-Saharan Africa. However, actions to strengthen postpartum care are still weak and mainly limited to health facilities (HFs). In Kaya health district, Burkina Faso, community health workers (CHWs) were involved in mother and child care during the 1st year postpartum through home visits, outreach sessions and accompanying mothers to health facilities. The aim of this study…

  • Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with Sars-CoV-2 infection

    Open AccessEmily R Smith, Erin Oakley et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

  • Protocol for intervention development to improve adolescent perinatal mental health in Kenya and Mozambique

    Open AccessKethakie Lamahewa, Sally Griffin et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2023

    Mental health interventions have traditionally been developed by clinicians and researchers without the meaningful engagement and partnership with those who would receive, deliver, and fund them. Recent progress has highlighted the importance of the co-design of interventions, through stakeholder participation, as a means of increasing the integration of mental health interventions into existing health, education, and social care systems. This pr…

  • A qualitative enquiry of health care workers’ narratives on knowledge and sources of information on principles of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC)

    Open AccessAdelaide Lusambili, Stefania Wisofschi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Research from sub-Saharan Africa indicate that many women experience varied forms of disrespectful maternity care, which amount to a violation of their rights and dignity. Notably, there is little research that sheds light on health care workers (HCWs) training and knowledge of principles of respectful maternity care (RMC). Formulating appropriate interventional strategies to promote the respectful provision of services for women during pregnancy…

  • Trends and factors associated with declining lifetime fertility among married women in Kenya between 2003 and 2014

    Open AccessJames Orwa, Samwel Maina Gatimu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    The lifetime fertility declined by one-tenth between 2003 and 2014; majorly as a result of the effects of characteristics of women in terms of level of education. These highlights a need to implement education policies that promotes women education focuses on gender equality and women empowerment. Continuous strengthening of the healthcare systems (access to quality antenatal care, skilled delivery, and postpartum care) to reduce child mortality …

  • Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during Covid-19 lockdowns in 26 countries

    Open AccessClara Calvert, Meredith Brockway et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2023Citada por: 1Referências: 59

    Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. Changes in PTB rates, ranging from −90% to +30%, were reported in many countries following early COVID-19 pandemic response measures ('lockdowns'). It is unclear whether this variation reflects real differences in lockdown impacts, or perhaps differences in stillbirth rates and/or study designs. Here we present interrupted time series and meta-analyses using harmonized data f…

  • Pentavalent vaccination in Kenya

    Open AccessMorris Ogero, James Orwa et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Increased travel time significantly affects immunization in this rural community. Improving road networks, establishing new health centres and/or stepping up health outreach activities that include vaccinations in hard-to-reach areas within the county could improve immunisation coverage. These data may be useful in guiding the local department of health on appropriate location of planned immunization centres