Professor Julie Balen
| Name | Professor Julie Balen |
|---|---|
| Job title | Professor of Health Systems and Global Change |
| Research institute | School of Allied and Public Health Professions |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4736-8465 |
Research outputs
Beliefs surrounding the use of inhaled asthma medication in The Gambia: a qualitative study of asthma patients and healthcare workers.
Jayasooriya, S, Inoue, M, Allen, H, Bojang, M, Ceesay, A, Touray, S, Cooper, R, Mortimer, K and Balen, J 2024. Beliefs surrounding the use of inhaled asthma medication in The Gambia: a qualitative study of asthma patients and healthcare workers. npj: Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 34 (1), p. 29. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-024-00390-xFertility care in low and middle income countries: Implementing fertility care: insights from a participatory workshop in The Gambia
Afferri, A., Dierickx, Susan, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Ceesay, Sainey M, Bittaye, Haddy, Pacey, Allan A and Balen, J. 2024. Fertility care in low and middle income countries: Implementing fertility care: insights from a participatory workshop in The Gambia. Reproduction and Fertility. 5 (4). https://doi.org/10.1530/raf-24-0029A systematic review of public health interventions to address breast cancer inequalities in low- and middle-income countries
Chanakira, E., Thomas, Chloe V, Balen, Julie and Mandrik, Olena 2024. A systematic review of public health interventions to address breast cancer inequalities in low- and middle-income countries. Systematic Reviews. 13 (1), p. 195. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02620-2Policy action points and approaches to promote fertility care in The Gambia: Findings from a mixed-methods study
Afferri, A., Dierickx, S., Bittaye, M., Marena, M., Pacey, A. and Balen, J. 2024. Policy action points and approaches to promote fertility care in The Gambia: Findings from a mixed-methods study. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301700Policy action points and approaches to promote fertility care in The Gambia: Findings from a mixed-methods study
Afferi, A., Dierickx, S., Bittaye, M., Marena, M., Pacey, A. A. and Balen, J. 2024. Policy action points and approaches to promote fertility care in The Gambia: Findings from a mixed-methods study. PLoS ONE.COVID-19 as a challenge to Nepal’s newly federalized health system: Capacities, responsibilities, and mindsets
Koirala, B., Rushton, Simon, Adhikary, Pratik, Balen, Julie, Basnet, Srijana, Joshi, Saugat, Karki, A., Lee, Andrew, Rijal, B., Simkhada, P., Subedi, Madhusudan, van Teijlingen, Edwin and Karki, Jiban 2024. COVID-19 as a challenge to Nepal’s newly federalized health system: Capacities, responsibilities, and mindsets. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 36 (5), pp. 513-515. https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395241250123'It's about time': policymakers' and health practitioners' perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system.
Afferri, A., Dierickx, Susan, Allen, Haddijatou, Bittaye, Mustapha, Marena, Musa, Pacey, Allan and Balen, Julie 2024. 'It's about time': policymakers' and health practitioners' perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system. BMC Health Services Research. 24 (1), p. 282. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10701-0Perception and experiences of adolescent mothers and communities in caring for their preterm babies: findings from an in-depth study in rural Bangladesh
Salam, Shumona Sharmin, Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur, Mhajabin, Shema, Mazumder, Tapas, Majid, Tamanna, Samad Talha, Md Taqbir Us, Haider, Rajib, Chowdhury, Anika Tasneem, Islam, Sharmin, Ameen, Shafiqul, Jabeen, Sabrina, Balen, Julie, Arifeen, Shams El, Nahar, Quamrun and Anumba, D. 2024. Perception and experiences of adolescent mothers and communities in caring for their preterm babies: findings from an in-depth study in rural Bangladesh. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24 (1), p. 145. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06345-xSelection of study sites and participants for research into Nepal’s federal health system
Wasti, Sharada Prasad, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Simkhada, Padam, Rushton, Simon, Balen, Julie, Subedi, Madhusudan, Karki, Jiban, Adhikary, Pratik, Sapkota, Sujata, Gautam, Sujan, Marahatta, Sujan, Panday, Sarita, Bajracharya, Bikesh and Vaidya, Anju 2024. Selection of study sites and participants for research into Nepal’s federal health system. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health. 12 (2), pp. 116-119. https://doi.org/10.4103/who-seajph.who-seajph_169_22Participatory policy analysis in health policy and systems research: reflections from a study in Nepal.
Sapkota, S., Rushton, S., van Teijilingen, E., Subedi, M., Balen, J., Gautam, S., Adhikary, P., Simkhada, P., Wasti, S. P., Karki, J. K., Panday, S., Karki, A., Rijal, B., Joshi, S., Basnet, S. and Marahatta, S. B. 2024. Participatory policy analysis in health policy and systems research: reflections from a study in Nepal. Health Research Policy and Systems. 22 (7), pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01092-5The impact of decentralisation on health systems: a systematic review of reviews
Sapkota, S., Dhakal, Amshu, Rushton, S., van Teijlingen, E., Marahatta, S., Balen, J., Lee, A. and Nepal Federal Health System Team 2023. The impact of decentralisation on health systems: a systematic review of reviews. BMJ Global Health. 8 (12), p. e013317. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013317Overcoming the challenges facing Nepal's health system during federalisation: an analysis of health system building blocks.
Wasti, S., van Teijlingen, E., Rushton, S., Subedi, M., Simkhada, P., Balen, J. and Nepal Federal Health System Team 2023. Overcoming the challenges facing Nepal's health system during federalisation: an analysis of health system building blocks. Health Research Policy and Systems. 21 (1), p. 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01033-2Research prioritisation on prevention and management of preterm birth in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) with a special focus on Bangladesh using the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) method
Salam, Shumona Sharmin, Ameen, Shafiqul, Balen, Julie, Nahar, Quamrun, Jabeen, Sabrina, Ahmed, Anisuddin, Gillespie, Bronwen, Chauke, Lawrence, Mannan, Abdul, Hoque, Mahbubul, Dey, Sanjoy Kumer, Islam, Jahurul, Ashrafee, Sabina, Alam, Husam Md Shah, Saberin, Ashfia, Saha, Palash Kumar, Sarkar, Supriya, Alim, Azizul, Islam, Muhammad Shariful, Gray, Clive, El Arifeen, Shams, Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur and Anumba, Dilly OC 2023. Research prioritisation on prevention and management of preterm birth in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) with a special focus on Bangladesh using the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) method. Journal of Global Health. 13, p. 07004. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.13.07004Availability of services for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility in The Gambia`s public and private health facilities: A cross‑sectional survey
Afferri, A., Allen, H., Dierickx, S., Bittaye, M., Marena, M., Pacey, A. and Balen, J. 2022. Availability of services for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility in The Gambia`s public and private health facilities: A cross‑sectional survey. BMC Health Services Research. 22 (1127). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08514-0Barriers and facilitators for the inclusion of fertility care in reproductive health policies in Africa: A qualitative evidence synthesis
Afferri, A., Allen, H., Booth, A., Dierickx, S., Pacey, A. and Balen, J. 2024. Barriers and facilitators for the inclusion of fertility care in reproductive health policies in Africa: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Human Reproduction Update. 28 (2), pp. 190-199. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmab040322
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