Francis G Muriithi

Dados Biográficos

ID9064734
NOMEFrancis G Muriithi
PRENOMESFrancis G
SOBRENOMEMuriithi
ASSINATURAMURIITHI F G
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Birmingham
ORCID0000-0002-2314-5611
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS2
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR2
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2022
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • A systematic review of behaviour change interventions to improve maternal health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessFrancis G Muriithi, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The rate of decline in the global burden of avoidable maternal deaths has stagnated and remains an issue of concern in many sub-Saharan Africa countries. As per the most recent evidence, an average maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 223 deaths per 100,000 live births has been estimated globally, with sub-Saharan Africa’s average MMR at 536 per 100,000 live births—more than twice the global average. Despite the high MMR, there is variation in MMR b…

  • Individual, health facility and wider health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa

    Open AccessFrancis G Muriithi, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    The number of women dying during pregnancy and after childbirth remains unacceptably high, with African countries showing the slowest decline. The leading causes of maternal deaths in Africa are preventable direct obstetric causes such as haemorrhage, infection, hypertension, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labour. There is an information gap on factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa. Our objective was to identify these contributing fa…