Published in PLoS One on March 12, 2012
Spatial modelling of healthcare utilisation for treatment of fever in Namibia. Int J Health Geogr (2012) 1.55
Utilization of health facilities and predictors of health-seeking behavior for under-five children with acute diarrhea in slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. J Health Popul Nutr (2017) 1.42
The association between travel time to health facilities and childhood vaccine coverage in rural Ethiopia. A community based cross sectional study. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.41
Distance to care, facility delivery and early neonatal mortality in Malawi and Zambia. PLoS One (2012) 1.38
Methods to measure potential spatial access to delivery care in low- and middle-income countries: a case study in rural Ghana. Int J Health Geogr (2014) 1.11
The geography of maternal and newborn health: the state of the art. Int J Health Geogr (2015) 1.08
Predictors of perinatal mortality in rural population of Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective longitudinal study. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.01
Distance decay and persistent health care disparities in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res (2014) 1.00
Determinants of Utilization of Health Extension Workers in the Context of Scale-Up of Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illnesses in Ethiopia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2015) 0.95
Exclusive breast feeding is the strongest predictor of infant survival in Northwest Ethiopia: a longitudinal study. J Health Popul Nutr (2015) 0.93
Millennium development goal four and child health inequities in indonesia: a systematic review of the literature. PLoS One (2015) 0.90
Association between proximity to a health center and early childhood mortality in Madagascar. PLoS One (2012) 0.89
Health care utilization and symptom severity in Ghanaian children--a cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2013) 0.83
Event-based surveillance in north-western Ethiopia: experience and lessons learnt in the field. Western Pac Surveill Response J (2015) 0.82
Ghana's National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res (2015) 0.82
Prioritizing child health interventions in Ethiopia: modeling impact on child mortality, life expectancy and inequality in age at death. PLoS One (2012) 0.81
The effect of access to contraceptive services on injectable use and demand for family planning in Malawi. Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health (2015) 0.81
Understanding inequalities in child health in Ethiopia: health achievements are improving in the period 2000-2011. PLoS One (2014) 0.81
Help-Seeking Behavior for Children with Acute Respiratory Infection in Ethiopia: Results from 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey. PLoS One (2015) 0.80
Spatial Access to Emergency Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A GIS-Based Analysis. PLoS One (2015) 0.78
Barriers to Surgical Care and Health Outcomes: A Prospective Study on the Relation Between Wealth, Sex, and Postoperative Complications in the Republic of Congo. World J Surg (2017) 0.78
How Can Childbirth Care for the Rural Poor Be Improved? A Contribution from Spatial Modelling in Rural Tanzania. PLoS One (2015) 0.77
Accessibility and utilization patterns of a mobile medical clinic among vulnerable populations. Health Place (2014) 0.77
Barriers in physical access to maternal health services in rural Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res (2015) 0.77
Can Sierra Leone maintain the equitable delivery of their Free Health Care Initiative? The case for more contextualised interventions: results of a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res (2016) 0.75
Early days of life are crucial for child survival in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A community based study. BMC Pediatr (2016) 0.75
Trends in socioeconomic disparities in a rapid under-five mortality transition: a longitudinal study in the United Republic of Tanzania. Bull World Health Organ (2015) 0.75
Geographic accessibility to primary healthcare centers in Mozambique. Int J Equity Health (2016) 0.75
The inverse care law. Lancet (1971) 37.77
4 million neonatal deaths: when? Where? Why? Lancet (2005) 28.92
Where and why are 10 million children dying every year? Lancet (2003) 28.59
Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save? Lancet (2005) 18.87
Reducing child mortality: can public health deliver? Lancet (2003) 6.54
Two million intrapartum-related stillbirths and neonatal deaths: where, why, and what can be done? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 4.58
Knowledge into action for child survival. Lancet (2003) 4.28
Modelling and understanding primary health care accessibility and utilization in rural South Africa: an exploration using a geographical information system. Soc Sci Med (2006) 3.55
Modelling distances travelled to government health services in Kenya. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 3.22
Health and survival of young children in southern Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2008) 2.83
Effect of parent's death on child survival in rural Bangladesh: a cohort study. Lancet (2010) 2.59
How access to health care relates to under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review. Trop Med Int Health (2010) 2.27
Risk factors of infant and child mortality in rural Burkina Faso. Bull World Health Organ (2004) 2.24
Modeling population access to New Zealand public hospitals. Int J Health Geogr (2002) 1.89
Access to health care and mortality of children under 5 years of age in the Gambia: a case-control study. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 1.81
The effect of distance to health-care facilities on childhood mortality in rural Burkina Faso. Am J Epidemiol (2011) 1.78
Risk factors for child mortality in rural Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health (2002) 1.55
Two-thirds of smear-positive tuberculosis cases in the community were undiagnosed in Northwest Ethiopia: population based cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2011) 1.53
Distance decay in delivery care utilisation associated with neonatal mortality. A case referent study in northern Vietnam. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.50
Methodology for optimising location of new primary health care facilities in rural communities: a case study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. J Epidemiol Community Health (2006) 1.48
Geographic access to care is not a determinant of child mortality in a rural Kenyan setting with high health facility density. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.46
A prospective study on neonatal mortality and its predictors in a rural area in Burkina Faso: can MDG-4 be met by 2015? J Perinatol (2011) 1.17
Hospital accessibility and infant death risk. Arch Dis Child (2004) 1.03
From birth to adulthood in rural Ethiopia: the Butajira Birth Cohort of 1987. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol (2008) 0.90
Factors contributing to high mortality due to pneumonia among under-fives in Kalabo District, Zambia. Trop Med Int Health (2002) 0.89
Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 56.72
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 41.47
4 million neonatal deaths: when? Where? Why? Lancet (2005) 28.92
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 26.95
Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis. Lancet (2010) 26.48
Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000. Lancet (2012) 25.96
Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save? Lancet (2005) 18.87
Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates. Lancet (2009) 15.31
What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival. Lancet (2008) 13.89
Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 11.32
National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: a systematic analysis and implications. Lancet (2012) 10.21
Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia. Bull World Health Organ (2008) 9.17
Effect of expanded insecticide-treated bednet coverage on child survival in rural Kenya: a longitudinal study. Lancet (2007) 7.98
UK health performance: findings of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2013) 6.11
Stillbirths: Where? When? Why? How to make the data count? Lancet (2011) 5.40
Neonatal mortality levels for 193 countries in 2009 with trends since 1990: a systematic analysis of progress, projections, and priorities. PLoS Med (2011) 5.33
Infant feeding patterns and risks of death and hospitalization in the first half of infancy: multicentre cohort study. Bull World Health Organ (2005) 5.07
Causes of deaths in children younger than 5 years in China in 2008. Lancet (2010) 5.02
Burden of disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in children younger than 5 years: global estimates. Lancet (2009) 4.81
Gaps in policy-relevant information on burden of disease in children: a systematic review. Lancet (2005) 4.64
Patient and health service delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2002) 4.62
Improvement of perinatal and newborn care in rural Pakistan through community-based strategies: a cluster-randomised effectiveness trial. Lancet (2011) 4.42
The Millennium Development Goals: a cross-sectoral analysis and principles for goal setting after 2015 Lancet and London International Development Centre Commission. Lancet (2010) 4.24
The influence of distance and level of care on delivery place in rural Zambia: a study of linked national data in a geographic information system. PLoS Med (2011) 4.04
Implementing community-based perinatal care: results from a pilot study in rural Pakistan. Bull World Health Organ (2008) 3.99
Standards for CHERG reviews of intervention effects on child survival. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 3.90
Incidences of vaccine-preventable Haemophilus influenzae type b pneumonia and meningitis in Indonesian children: hamlet-randomised vaccine-probe trial. Lancet (2005) 3.60
Early treatment of childhood fevers with pre-packaged antimalarial drugs in the home reduces severe malaria morbidity in Burkina Faso. Trop Med Int Health (2003) 3.58
'Kangaroo mother care' to prevent neonatal deaths due to preterm birth complications. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 3.55
60 Million non-facility births: who can deliver in community settings to reduce intrapartum-related deaths? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 3.48
Assessing a new approach to verbal autopsy interpretation in a rural Ethiopian community: the InterVA model. Bull World Health Organ (2006) 3.47
Effect of provision of daily zinc and iron with several micronutrients on growth and morbidity among young children in Pakistan: a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet (2013) 3.45
Refining a probabilistic model for interpreting verbal autopsy data. Scand J Public Health (2006) 3.44
Setting priorities in global child health research investments: guidelines for implementation of CHNRI method. Croat Med J (2008) 3.42
30 years after Alma-Ata: has primary health care worked in countries? Lancet (2008) 3.40
Born too soon: the global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births. Reprod Health (2013) 3.32
Alma-Ata: Rebirth and Revision 6 Interventions to address maternal, newborn, and child survival: what difference can integrated primary health care strategies make? Lancet (2008) 3.32
3.6 million neonatal deaths--what is progressing and what is not? Semin Perinatol (2010) 3.26
Setting priorities in global child health research investments: assessment of principles and practice. Croat Med J (2007) 3.24
Feasibility and acceptability of artemisinin-based combination therapy for the home management of malaria in four African sites. Malar J (2008) 3.24
Group B streptococcal disease in infants aged younger than 3 months: systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2012) 2.98
Newborn survival: a multi-country analysis of a decade of change. Health Policy Plan (2012) 2.80
High ANC coverage and low skilled attendance in a rural Tanzanian district: a case for implementing a birth plan intervention. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2010) 2.76
Why are 4 million newborn babies dying each year? Lancet (2004) 2.50
Saving newborn lives in Asia and Africa: cost and impact of phased scale-up of interventions within the continuum of care. Health Policy Plan (2008) 2.48
Effect of vitamin A supplementation in women of reproductive age on maternal survival in Ghana (ObaapaVitA): a cluster-randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (2010) 2.48
Pneumococcal vaccination in developing countries. Lancet (2006) 2.45
The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 2.33
How access to health care relates to under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review. Trop Med Int Health (2010) 2.27
MeNZB: a safe and highly immunogenic tailor-made vaccine against the New Zealand Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B disease epidemic strain. Vaccine (2005) 2.20
Linking families and facilities for care at birth: what works to avert intrapartum-related deaths? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 2.12
Folic acid to reduce neonatal mortality from neural tube disorders. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 2.12
Steep declines in population-level AIDS mortality following the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AIDS (2009) 2.09
Impact of long-term treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin in Kaduna State, Nigeria: first evidence of the potential for elimination in the operational area of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control. Parasit Vectors (2012) 2.08
Mathematical models in the evaluation of health programmes. Lancet (2011) 2.05
Strain characterization of natural sheep scrapie and comparison with BSE. J Gen Virol (2002) 2.04
Quality along the continuum: a health facility assessment of intrapartum and postnatal care in Ghana. PLoS One (2013) 2.03
Neonatal resuscitation and immediate newborn assessment and stimulation for the prevention of neonatal deaths: a systematic review, meta-analysis and Delphi estimation of mortality effect. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.95
Detection of bacterial pathogens in Mongolia meningitis surveillance with a new real-time PCR assay to detect Haemophilus influenzae. Int J Med Microbiol (2011) 1.94
Use of acetaminophen and the risk of self-reported allergic symptoms and skin sensitization in Butajira, Ethiopia. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2005) 1.94
The influence of HIV-1 exposure and infection on levels of passively acquired antibodies to measles virus in Zambian infants. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.89
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts: evidence from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women. Soc Sci Med (2011) 1.88
Evidence on the use of paracetamol in febrile children. Bull World Health Organ (2003) 1.87
Women's involvement in household decision-making and strengthening social capital-crucial factors for child survival in Ethiopia. Acta Paediatr (2007) 1.86
Evaluating the InterVA model for determining AIDS mortality from verbal autopsies in the adult population of Addis Ababa. Trop Med Int Health (2010) 1.86
Comparing modelled predictions of neonatal mortality impacts using LiST with observed results of community-based intervention trials in South Asia. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 1.83
Antenatal steroids in preterm labour for the prevention of neonatal deaths due to complications of preterm birth. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 1.81
Access to health care and mortality of children under 5 years of age in the Gambia: a case-control study. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 1.81
Four million neonatal deaths: counting and attribution of cause of death. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol (2008) 1.80
Care during labor and birth for the prevention of intrapartum-related neonatal deaths: a systematic review and Delphi estimation of mortality effect. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.77
Effectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapy used in the context of home management of malaria: a report from three study sites in sub-Saharan Africa. Malar J (2008) 1.76
Time to initiation of breastfeeding and neonatal mortality and morbidity: a systematic review. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.75
Tetanus toxoid immunization to reduce mortality from neonatal tetanus. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 1.73
The burden of acute respiratory infections in crisis-affected populations: a systematic review. Confl Health (2010) 1.72
Cost-effectiveness of strategies to improve the utilization and provision of maternal and newborn health care in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 1.70
Why are 4 million newborn babies dying every year? Lancet (2004) 1.69
Factors associated with home delivery in Bahirdar, Ethiopia: a case control study. BMC Res Notes (2012) 1.67
Integrated community case management of fever in children under five using rapid diagnostic tests and respiratory rate counting: a multi-country cluster randomized trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.66
Lives Saved Tool supplement detection and treatment of syphilis in pregnancy to reduce syphilis related stillbirths and neonatal mortality. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.64
Clean birth and postnatal care practices to reduce neonatal deaths from sepsis and tetanus: a systematic review and Delphi estimation of mortality effect. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.64
DSS and DHS: longitudinal and cross-sectional viewpoints on child and adolescent mortality in Ethiopia. Popul Health Metr (2007) 1.60
Clinical case definition for the diagnosis of acute intussusception. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr (2004) 1.58
Setting research priorities to reduce global mortality from preterm birth and low birth weight by 2015. J Glob Health (2012) 1.58
Where is maternal and child health now? Lancet (2006) 1.58
Neonatal measles immunity in rural Kenya: the influence of HIV and placental malaria infections on placental transfer of antibodies and levels of antibody in maternal and cord serum samples. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.56
Two-thirds of smear-positive tuberculosis cases in the community were undiagnosed in Northwest Ethiopia: population based cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2011) 1.53
Vulnerability to episodes of extreme weather: Butajira, Ethiopia, 1998-1999. Glob Health Action (2008) 1.53
Comparison of two survey methodologies to assess vaccination coverage. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 1.52
The use of simplified verbal autopsy in identifying causes of adult death in a predominantly rural population in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2005) 1.49
Comparative impact assessment of child pneumonia interventions. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 1.49
The association between travel time to health facilities and childhood vaccine coverage in rural Ethiopia. A community based cross sectional study. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.41
The effect of umbilical cord cleansing with chlorhexidine on omphalitis and neonatal mortality in community settings in developing countries: a meta-analysis. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.41
Traditional values of virginity and sexual behaviour in rural Ethiopian youth: results from a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2008) 1.39
Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses strategy: compliance with referral and follow-up recommendations in Gezira State, Sudan. Bull World Health Organ (2003) 1.38
Immunogenicity of standard-titer measles vaccine in HIV-1-infected and uninfected Zambian children: an observational study. J Infect Dis (2007) 1.38