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Dr Claudia Hanson

Professor of Implementation Science

United Kingdom

I am a Professor of Implementation Science and Perinatal Epidemiology also hold a senior lectureship at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden where I work 80-90% of my time. I am a medical doctor with a specialisation in gynaecology and obstetrics, and higher degrees in epidemiology (LSHTM) and in international health (Charité, Germany TropEd)

My main interest lies in health systems research and implementation science. I have been leading large-scale evaluations such as cluster-randomised trials and data collection based on household surveys and facility-based records. I lead and co-lead at present 10 larger research projects in Africa (Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Benin, Burkina Faso) and Asia (India, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand). The projects focus on evaluating quality improvement approaches and other health system strengthening strategy. The overall aim of my research is to advance knowledge how to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies to improve access to quality of care. I also work on improving routine health data collection for maternal and newborn health care, including measurement issues, health planning and care organisation.

Affiliations

Department of Disease Control
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Centres

Malaria Centre
Antimicrobial Resistance Centre
Global Health Economics Centre

Teaching

I teach approximately 20% of my full-time employment.

At Karolinska Institute I manage at present a 2-week course on “Research management” and PhD courses on "Concepts in Global Health and Global Burden of Disease" and "quality assurance in research".

I have previously managed for several years the MSc module “Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases” (2019-2023).

I have several PhD students from Tanzania, Uganda, Argentina, Lebanon and Somalia.

Research

Under the overall theme of health system research and implementation science my interests are:

• Evaluating public health interventions to improve quality of care

• Implementation science to understand what works for whom and under what conditions

• Metrics and measurement with a focus on facility data including improving the quality of facility data

Key subjects are

• Causes and determinants of maternal and newborn health

• Intrapartum care, stillbirth and newborn health

• Reproductive health

• Health care organization, urban health

Research Area
Adolescent health
Electronic health records
Evaluation
Global Health
Health care policy
Health inequalities
Health services research
Health status measurement
Health systems
Maternal health
Neonatal health
Perinatal health
Quality improvement
Reproductive health
Epidemiology
Operational research
Implementation science
Capacity development
Randomised controlled trials
GIS/Spatial analysis
Disease and Health Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Country
Argentina
Benin
Burkina Faso
Germany
India
Lao PDR
Malawi
Mozambique
Sweden
Tanzania
Thailand
Uganda
Vietnam
Region
East Asia & Pacific (developing only)
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

Selected Publications

National policies and care provision in pregnancy and childbirth for twins in Eastern and Southern Africa: A mixed-methods multi-country study.
HANSON, C; Munjanja, S; Binagwaho, A; Vwalika, B; Pembe, AB; Jacinto, E; Chilinda, GK; Donahoe, KB; Wanyonyi, SZ; Waiswa, P; Gidiri, MF; BENOVA, L;
2019
PLoS medicine
Trends in caesarean section rates between 2007 and 2013 in obstetric risk groups inspired by the Robson classification: results from population-based surveys in a low-resource setting.
HANSON, C; Betrán, AP; OPONDO, C; Mkumbo, E; Manzi, F; Mbaruku, G; SCHELLENBERG, J;
2018
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Correction: “Because it eases my childbirth plan”: a qualitative study on factors contributing to preferences for caesarean section in Thailand
Nuampa, S; Ratinthorn, A; Lumbiganon, P; Rungreangkulkij, S; Rujiraprasert, N; Buaboon, N; Jampathong, N; Dumont, A; HANSON, C; De Loenzien, M; Bohren, MA; Betrán, AP;
2024
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Inequalities in use of hospitals for childbirth among rural women in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparative analysis of 18 countries using Demographic and Health Survey data.
Straneo, M; HANSON, C; Van den Akker, T; Afolabi, BB; Asefa, A; Delamou, A; Dennis, M; Gadama, L; Mahachi, N; Mlilo, W; Pembe, AB; Tsuala Fouogue, J; Beňová, L;
2024
BMJ global health
High Child Mortality and Interventions Coverage in the City of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Are the Poorest Paying an Urban Penalty?
Kagoye, S; Minja, J; Ricardo, L; Shabani, J; Bajaria, S; Msuya, S; HANSON, C; Mahundi, M; Msuya, I; Simba, D; Ismail, H; Boerma, T; Masanja, H;
2024
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
Birth asphyxia and its association with grand multiparity and referral among hospital births: A prospective cross-sectional study in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.
Handing, G; Straneo, M; Agossou, C; Wanduru, P; Kandeya, B; Abeid, MS; Annerstedt, KS; HANSON, C;
2024
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Prevalence of and risk factors for iron deficiency among pregnant women with moderate or severe anaemia in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.
Babah, OA; Akinajo, OR; Beňová, L; HANSON, C; Abioye, AI; Adaramoye, VO; Adeyemo, TA; Balogun, MR; BANKE-THOMAS, A; Galadanci, HS; Sam-Agudu, NA; Afolabi, BB; Larsson, EC;
2024
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
Heat exposure and perinatal mortality: A time-stratified, case-crossover study from 16 hospitals in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
HANSON, C; De Bont, J; Annerstedt, KS; Alsina, M; Nobile, F; Roos, N; Waiswa, P; Dossou, J-P; Chipeta, E; Benova, L; Kidanto, H; Pembe, A; Part, C; Stafoggia, M; Filippi, V; Ljungman, P;
2024
Research Square
Implementing the QUALI-DEC project in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Thailand and Viet Nam: a process delineation and theory-driven process evaluation protocol.
Cleeve, A; Annerstedt, KS; Betrán, AP; Mölsted Alvesson, H; Kaboré Wendyam, C; Carroli, G; Lumbiganon, P; Nhu Hung, MQ; Zamboni, K; Opiyo, N; Bohren, MA; El Halabi, S; Gialdini, C; Vila Ortiz, M; Escuriet, R; Robson, M; Dumont, A; HANSON, C;
2023
Global health action
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