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Ayesha De Costa

World Health Organization ·
Area of research
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · Finance
Research interest
Research interests include Global Maternal and Child Health, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, and Child Nutrition and Water Access.
h-index
34
citations
4,838
works
140
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Development and optimization of an implementation model to improve coverage of safe antenatal corticosteroids use for early preterm birth in resource-constrained settings: a multi-country implementation research protocol
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
PROTOCOL: The effect of three nutrition interventions, in moderately malnourished, acutely ill, African and Asian children aged 6-24 months, on body composition, the gut microbiome, plasma proteome and environmental enteric dysfunction
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
National, Regional, and Global Estimates of Preterm Birth in 2020, With Trends From 2010: A Systematic Analysis
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2024cited by 4position: middledoi
National, regional, and global estimates of preterm birth in 2020, with trends from 2010: a systematic analysis
The Lancet 2023cited by 1,370position: middledoi
Small babies, big risks: global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting
The Lancet 2023cited by 335position: middledoi
Systematic estimates of the global, regional and national under-5 mortality burden attributable to birth defects in 2000–2019: a summary of findings from the 2020 WHO estimates
BMJ Open 2023cited by 35position: middledoi
Azithromycin for Bacterial Watery Diarrhea: A Reanalysis of the AntiBiotics for Children With Severe Diarrhea (ABCD) Trial Incorporating Molecular Diagnostics
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2023cited by 31position: middledoi
Systematic estimates of the global, regional and national under-5 mortality burden attributable to birth defects in 2000-2019: a summary of findings from the 2020 WHO estimates.
2023cited by 28position: contributordoi
What more can be done? Prioritizing the most promising antenatal interventions to improve birth weight
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2023cited by 9position: middledoi
Study protocol for WHO and UNICEF estimates of global, regional, and national preterm birth rates for 2010 to 2019
PLoS ONE 2021cited by 48position: firstdoi
Study protocol for WHO and UNICEF estimates of global, regional, and national preterm birth rates for 2010 to 2019.
2021cited by 30position: contributordoi
Development of a Mobile Phone App to Promote Safe Sex Practice Among Youth in Stockholm, Sweden: Qualitative Study.
2020cited by 7position: contributordoi
Perceptions of quality of care during birth at private Chiranjeevi facilities in Gujarat: lessons for Universal Health Coverage.
2020cited by 4position: contributordoi
Mobile Health for Tuberculosis Management in South India: Is Video-Based Directly Observed Treatment an Acceptable Alternative?
JMIR mhealth and uhealth 2019cited by 65position: middledoi
Mobile Health for Tuberculosis Management in South India: Is Video-Based Directly Observed Treatment an Acceptable Alternative?
2019cited by 33position: contributordoi
Postpartum quality of life in Indian women after vaginal birth and cesarean section: a pilot study using the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018cited by 82position: lastdoi
Does the<i>Janani Suraksha Yojana</i>cash transfer programme to promote facility births in India ensure skilled birth attendance? A qualitative study of intrapartum care in Madhya Pradesh
Global Health Action 2015cited by 72position: middledoi
‘The phone reminder is important, but will others get to know about my illness?’ Patient perceptions of an mHealth antiretroviral treatment support intervention in the HIVIND trial in South India
BMJ Open 2015cited by 56position: lastdoi
Inequalities in institutional delivery uptake and maternal mortality reduction in the context of cash incentive program, Janani Suraksha Yojana: Results from nine states in India
Social Science & Medicine 2014cited by 113position: middledoi
Quality of Obstetric Referral Services in India's JSY Cash Transfer Programme for Institutional Births: A Study from Madhya Pradesh Province
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 101position: lastdoi
An assessment of the impact of the JSY cash transfer program on maternal mortality reduction in Madhya Pradesh, India
Global Health Action 2014cited by 101position: lastdoi
Competence of birth attendants at providing emergency obstetric care under India’s JSY conditional cash transfer program for institutional delivery: an assessment using case vignettes in Madhya Pradesh province
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014cited by 69position: lastdoi
India’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme (the JSY) to Promote Institutional Birth: Is There an Association between Institutional Birth Proportion and Maternal Mortality?
PLoS ONE 2013cited by 255position: lastdoi
Meta-analysis to compare the accuracy of GeneXpert, MODS and the WHO 2007 algorithm for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013cited by 105position: middledoi
Indian medical students in public and private sector medical schools: are motivations and career aspirations different? – studies from Madhya Pradesh, India
BMC Medical Education 2013cited by 70position: lastdoi
Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-1 Subtypes in India: Origin and Evolutionary History of the Predominant Subtype C
PLoS ONE 2012cited by 69position: middledoi
Improving access to maternity services: an overview of cash transfer and voucher schemes in South Asia
Reproductive Health Matters 2012cited by 66position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Vishal Diwan · Karolinska Institutet6 papers (2012–2018)Hannah Blencowe · Anna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers5 papers (2021–2024)Joy E Lawn · University of London4 papers (2021–2024) · 4 papers (2013–2018)Jennifer Requejo · Anna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers3 papers (2021–2024)Laith Hussain‐Alkhateeb · King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences3 papers (2021–2024)Sarika Chaturvedi · Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre3 papers (2014–2015) · 3 papers (2021–2025)Allisyn C. Moran · World Health Organization3 papers (2021–2024)Ann‐Beth Moller · University of Gothenburg2 papers (2021–2023)Jenny A. Cresswell · University of London2 papers (2021–2023)R. J. Berry · RadiaBeam Technologies (United States)2 papers (2023–2023)Samuel Chakwera · Anna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers2 papers (2023–2024)Julia Krasevec · Anna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers2 papers (2023–2024)Yemisrach B. Okwaraji · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine2 papers (2021–2023)Jamie Perin · Johns Hopkins University2 papers (2023–2023)Eric O. Ohuma · Anna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers2 papers (2021–2023)Alex Lewin · University of London2 papers (2023–2024)Emily White Johansson · European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control2 papers (2021–2023)Tina Lavin · World Health Organization2 papers (2023–2024)