Global Health Research
Overview
Global health researchers in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology study challenges affecting maternal and reproductive health across diverse international settings. Through clinical research, health systems research, and collaborative partnerships, investigators work to improve access to care, strengthen health systems, and reduce disparities in maternal and reproductive health outcomes.
Department investigators collaborate with partners around the world to conduct research addressing maternal morbidity and mortality, reproductive health care delivery, and strategies to improve health equity for women and families globally.
Research Areas:
Global health research in the department includes work in several key areas:
- Maternal morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings.
- Access to obstetric and gynecologic care globally.
- Health systems strengthening and workforce development.
- Reproductive health equity and policy.
- Community-based approaches to improving maternal and reproductive health.
Research Projects
Pilot study
Feasibility and Acceptability of a remote blood pressure monitoring program in pregnant women at high risk of hypertensive disease at a tertiary care center in Senegal.
Comparative effectiveness of DADA and Dada kwa Dada
A group and one on one intervention program to reduce HIV risk in African immigrant women in the United States.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Wamakima B, Diouf K, Modest A, Macharia A, Boikanyo K, Hanson SJ, Diseko M, Mabuta J, Rubgega F, Morroni C, Caniglia E, Jackson-Gibson M, Makhema J, Hofmeyr J, Zash R, Shapiro R, Luckett R. Pre-Eclampsia Rates in Women With and Without HIV in Modern ART Era in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Mar 1;101(3):241-248. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003791. PMID: 41195806.
- Malika N, Bogart LM, Adamu N, Maganga G, Jeon ED, Fenta EH, Diouf K, Ojikutu B. Evaluating the Cultural Adaptation of Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Interventions for African Immigrant Women: Exploratory Pilot Mixed-Methods Study. J Immigr Minor Health. 2026 Feb;28(1):105-118. doi: 10.1007/s10903-025-01762-2. Epub 2025 Aug 13. PMID: 40802040; PMCID: PMC12376918.