Mridula Shankar

Dados Biográficos

ID1445908
NOMEMridula Shankar
PRENOMESMridula
SOBRENOMEShankar
ASSINATURASHANKAR M
AFILIAÇÕESJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0002-4652-6396
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2012
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • Quality of care offered by health care retail markets for medication abortion self-management

    Open AccessMridula Shankar, Elizabeth Omoluabi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Dispensing of misoprostol and mifepristone by pharmacies and chemist shops for self-management of medication abortion (MA) fills a crucial gap in settings where abortion care by trained health professionals is not readily available. This promising service delivery pathway, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), is hindered by concerns of poor-quality care. Simulated clients collected data on MA pill dispensing practices from 92 pharmaci…

  • Beyond safety

    Open AccessCaitlin Gerdts, Suzanne O Bell et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

  • Postabortion care availability, facility readiness and accessibility in Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire

    Open AccessSuzanne O Bell, Mridula Shankar et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2021

    Postabortion care (PAC) is an essential component of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) and is necessary to prevent unsafe abortion-related maternal mortality, but we know little regarding the preparedness of facilities to provide PAC services, the distribution of these services and disparities in their accessibility in low-resource settings. To address this knowledge gap, this study aims to describe PAC service availability, evaluate PAC readiness …

  • Inequities in the incidence and safety of abortion in Nigeria

    Open AccessSuzanne O Bell, Elizabeth Omoluabi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Background: We know little about the frequency, correlates and conditions under which women induce abortions in Nigeria. This study seeks to estimate the 1-year induced abortion incidence and proportion of abortions that are unsafe overall and by women's background characteristics using direct and indirect methodologies. Methods: Data for this study come from a population-based, nationally representative survey of reproductive age women (15-49) i…

  • Induced Abortion Incidence and Safety in Rajasthan, India

    Open AccessDanish Ahmad, Mridula Shankar et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning2020Citada por: 1Referências: 28

    Despite induced abortion being broadly legal in India, up‐to‐date information on its frequency and safety is not readily available. Using direct and indirect methodological approaches, this study measures the one‐year incidence and safety of induced abortions among women in the state of Rajasthan. The analysis utilizes data from a population‐based survey of 5,832 reproductive aged women who reported on the abortion experiences of their closest fe…

  • Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessAdrienne Germain, Gita Sen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2015

    The papers and commentaries in this special issue illuminate progress made by low- and middle-income countries towards implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) agreed by 179 countries during the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994. The PoA presents a path-breaking sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) framework for global and national population and health policies. While progress towards impl…

  • Anaemia in pregnancy still a major cause of morbidity and mortality

    Mridula Shankar, Bhavya ReddyARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2012Citada por: 1Referências: 2

    "Anaemia in pregnancy still a major cause of morbidity and mortality: insights from Koppal district, Karnataka, India." Reproductive Health Matters, 20(40), pp.