Queen Dube

Dados Biográficos

ID4219346
NOMEQueen Dube
PRENOMESQueen
SOBRENOMEDube
ASSINATURADUBE Q
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Malawi
ORCID0000-0002-7587-6133
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS18
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR18
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2012
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Impact of travel time to health facilities on perinatal outcomes

    Open AccessSanam Roder-DeWan, Marwa Ramadan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2026

    Background: Evidence-based global guidance on safe travel time for small or sick newborns who require transfer to health facilities after birth is lacking. A two-hour threshold is frequently cited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), while 30 minutes is commonly used in high-income countries (HICs). Although these thresholds are widely referenced, their empirical basis and consistency across levels of newborn care and journey types have n…

  • Is rotavirus aetiology in young children with acute diarrhoea associated with sociodemographic and clinical factors, including rotavirus vaccination status? A secondary cross-sectional analysis of the…

    Open AccessSarah Somji, Christopher R Sudfeld et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: One of the leading causes of global child mortality continues to be diarrhoea where rotavirus contributed to about 24% of deaths among all diarrhoeal deaths, mostly in low-income and middle-income countries. Rotavirus vaccination programmes have contributed to the reduction of mortality from 24% to 19% in rotavirus infections among hospitalised children, but the burden of rotaviral diarrhoea remains high, especially in settings with…

  • Small and sick newborn care

    Open AccessRebecca E Penzias, Morris Ogero et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Health Facility Assessments (HFAs) are important for measuring and tracking service readiness for small and sick newborn care (SSNC). NEST360 Alliance aims to reduce neonatal mortality in four countries (Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania). NEST360 and UNICEF facilitated HFA tool design with ministries of health in four African countries and developed two complimentary approaches to summarise readiness. Using the NEST360/UNICEF HFA tool, we collect…

  • Improving care pathways for children with severe illness through implementation of the Aspire mHealth primary Etat package in Malawi

    Open AccessNicola Desmond, Marc Y R Henrion et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Providing emergency care in low resource settings relies on delivery by lower cadres of health workers (LCHW). We describe the development, implementation and mixed methods evaluation of a mobile health (mHealth) triage algorithm based on the WHO Emergency, Triage, Assessment, and Treatment (ETAT) for primary-level care. We conducted an observational study design of implementation research. Key stakeholders were engaged throughout implementation.…

  • Characteristics and outcomes of children 2–23 months of age with prolonged diarrhoea

    Open AccessIrin Parvin, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2024

    Background: Approximately 12% of all diarrhoeal episodes last for 7-13 days. As such, they are termed prolonged diarrhoea, and are associated with over two-thirds of all diarrhoeal deaths. Due to a lack of robust data, we aimed to evaluate a comparative background characteristics of young children with acute and prolonged diarrhoea, and their outcomes at day 90 follow-up. Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of data from the Antibiotics for…

  • The use of innovative approaches to strengthen health system resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessJanneth Mghamba, Emily Gilmour et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    This article is part of the Research Topic ‘ Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict ’. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities and limitations of many health systems and underscored the need for strengthening health system resilience to make and sustain progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC), global health security and healthier populations in tandem. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

  • Design and field evaluation of a lateral flow cassette device for point-of-care bilirubin measurement

    Open AccessAlyssa Shapiro, Prince Mtenthaonga et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Neonatal jaundice is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and neonates born in low and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate burden. We previously developed a low-cost, point-of-care system to measure total serum bilirubin (TSB) in neonates. This device was effective at detecting and monitoring jaundice; however, the disposable strips were difficult to produce at scale. Here, we report a new lateral flow cassette des…

  • Resilience of front-line facilities during Covid-19

    Open AccessMichael A Peters, Tashrik Ahmed et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2023

    Responsive primary health-care facilities are the foundation of resilient health systems, yet little is known about facility-level processes that contribute to the continuity of essential services during a crisis. This paper describes the aspects of primary health-care facility resilience to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in eight countries. Rapid-cycle phone surveys were conducted with health facility managers in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, C…

  • Methodological Insights, Advantages and Innovations Manuscript Title

    Open AccessLeticia Chimwemwe Suwedi-Kapesa, Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023Referências: 26

    With the growth of qualitative health research in low- and middle-income countries, local health professionals are increasingly involved in facilitating interviews with their fellow health workers. Understanding the methodological implications of such situations is required to ensure high-quality study findings and to build capacity and skills for interviewers with clinical backgrounds working with limited resources. This article reports a qualit…

  • Beyond early initiation

    Open AccessMai‐lei Woo Kinshella, Sangwani Salimu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Improving breastfeeding practices is key to reducing child mortality globally. Sub-optimal exclusive breastfeeding rates may be associated with inadequate hospital-based postpartum breastfeeding support, particularly in resource-limited health settings such as Malawi. While almost all children in Malawi are breastfed, it is a concern that exclusive breastfeeding rates in Malawi are declining. The objective of this study is to understand postpartu…

  • Small and sick newborn care during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessSuman P N Rao, Nicole Minckas et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting health systems globally. Maternity care disruptions have been surveyed, but not those related to vulnerable small newborns. We aimed to survey reported disruptions to small and sick newborn care worldwide and undertake thematic analysis of healthcare providers' experiences and proposed mitigation strategies. METHODS: Using a widely disseminated online survey in three languages, we reached out to n…

  • Lessons learnt from the rapid implementation of reusable personal protective equipment for Covid-19 in Malawi

    Open AccessFumbani Limani, David Garley et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has challenged health systems and healthcare workers worldwide. Access to personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to mitigate the risk of excess mortality in healthcare providers. In Malawi, the cost of PPE represents an additional drain on available resources. In the event of repeated waves of disease over several years, the development of sustainable systems of PPE is essential. We describe the development, earl…

  • Interventions to reduce preterm birth and stillbirth, and improve outcomes for babies born preterm in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessElizabeth Wastnedge, Donald Waters et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

  • ‘We just dilute sugar and give’ health workers’ reports of management of paediatric hypoglycaemia in a referral hospital in Malawi

    Open AccessCecilia Lindsjö, Chawanangwa Mahebere Chirambo et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    BACKGROUND: Acutely sick children in resource-constrained settings who present with hypoglycaemia have poor outcomes. Studies have questioned the current hypoglycaemia treatment cut-off level of 2.5 mmol/l. Improved knowledge about health workers' attitudes towards and management of hypoglycaemia is needed to understand the potential effects of a raised cut-off level. OBJECTIVE: This research explored health workers' perceptions about managing ac…

  • Consensus–based approach to develop a measurement framework and identify a core set of indicators to track implementation and progress towards effective coverage of facility–based Kangaroo Mother Care

    Open AccessTanya Guenther, Sarah G Moxon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

    BACKGROUND: As efforts to scale up the delivery of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in facilities are increasing, a standardized approach to measure implementation and progress towards effective coverage is needed. Here, we describe a consensus-based approach to develop a measurement framework and identify a core set of indicators for monitoring facility-based KMC that would be feasible to measure within existing systems. METHODS: The KMC measurement f…

  • Readiness of hospitals to provide Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and documentation of KMC service delivery

    Open AccessKondwani Chavula, Dyson Likomwa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

    BACKGROUND: Malawi introduced Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in 1999 as part of its efforts to address newborn morbidity and mortality and has continued to expand KMC services across the country. Yet, data on availability of KMC services and routine service provision are limited. METHODS: Data from the 2014 Emergency Obstetric Newborn Care (EmONC) survey, which was a census of all 87 hospitals in Malawi, were analyzed. The WHO service availability an…

  • Timing of HIV Seroreversion Among HIV-Exposed, Breastfed Infants in Malawi

    Open AccessEmily R Smith, Michael Hudgens et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2016

    Introduction Rapid HIV serological tests are a cost-effective, point-of-care test among HIV exposed infants but cannot distinguish between maternal and infant antibodies. The lack of data on the timing of decay of maternal antibodies in young infants hinders the potential use of rapid tests in exposed infants. We aimed to determine the time to seroreversion for two commonly used rapid tests in a prospective cohort of HIV-exposed breastfeeding inf…

  • “They Have Already Thrown Away Their Chicken”

    Marie Collins Donahue, Queen Dube et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012

    HIV-infected infants and young children are at high risk of serious illness and death. Morbidity and mortality can be greatly reduced through early infant diagnosis (EID) of HIV and timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Despite global efforts to scale-up of EID and infant ART, uptake of these services in resource poor, high HIV burden countries remain low. We conducted a qualitative study of 59 HIV-infected women to identify and expl…