Julie Balen

1.2k total citations
51 papers, 643 citations indexed

About

Julie Balen is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Julie Balen has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 643 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 10 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Julie Balen's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (10 papers) and Reproductive Health and Technologies (10 papers). Julie Balen is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (10 papers) and Reproductive Health and Technologies (10 papers). Julie Balen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Gambia and Belgium. Julie Balen's co-authors include Simon Rushton, Jiban Karki, Susan Dierickx, Amy Barnes, Donald P. McManus, Giovanna Raso, Jürg Utzinger, Gail Williams, Umberto D’Alessandro and Allan Pacey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Julie Balen

48 papers receiving 626 citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Infection prevention and control and water, sanitation, and hygiene status of healthcare facilities in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan region during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda 2025 ·PLOS Water ·Richard K. Mugambe, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Tonny Ssekamatte, John Bosco Isunju, Aisha Nalugya, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, David Musoke, (unknown), Julie Balen, (unknown), Christine L. Moe	0
2	‘It’s about time’: policymakers’ and health practitioners’ perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system 2024 ·BMC Health Services Research ·(unknown), Susan Dierickx, (unknown), Mustapha Bittaye, (unknown), Allan Pacey, Julie Balen	4
3	Beliefs surrounding the use of inhaled asthma medication in The Gambia: a qualitative study of asthma patients and healthcare workers 2024 ·npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine ·Shamanthi Jayasooriya, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sunkaru Touray, Richard Cooper, Kevin Mortimer, Julie Balen	0
4	A systematic review of public health interventions to address breast cancer inequalities in low- and middle-income countries 2024 ·Systematic Reviews ·(unknown), Chloe Thomas, Julie Balen, Olena Mandrik	3
5	Perception and experiences of adolescent mothers and communities in caring for their preterm babies: findings from an in-depth study in rural Bangladesh 2024 ·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ·Shumona Sharmin Salam, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, (unknown), Tapas Mazumder, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shafiqul Ameen, (unknown), Julie Balen, Shams El Arifeen, Quamrun Nahar, Dilly Anumba	3
6	Application of the behaviour-centred design to understand facilitators and deterrents of hand hygiene among healthcare providers: findings from a formative phase of a cluster randomised trial in the Kampala Metropolitan area 2024 ·BMC Health Services Research ·Tonny Ssekamatte, Richard K. Mugambe, John Bosco Isunju, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Aisha Nalugya, (unknown), Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, (unknown), Rebecca Nuwematsiko, (unknown), Julie Balen, (unknown), Habib Yakubu, Christine L. Moe	1
7	The impact of decentralisation on health systems: a systematic review of reviews 2023 ·BMJ Global Health ·Sujata Sapkota, (unknown), Simon Rushton, Edwin van Teijlingen, (unknown), Julie Balen, Andrew Lee	16
8	The fertility care gap in the Global South: lessons from The Gambia, West Africa, and ways forward to establish fertility care for all 2023 ·White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·Julie Balen, (unknown)	3
9	Shifting Social Norms and Adolescent Girls’ Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Information in a South African Township 2022 ·Qualitative Health Research ·(unknown), Julie Balen, (unknown), Priya Soma‐Pillay, Dilly Anumba	5
10	Interventions for the prevention of spontaneous preterm birth: a scoping review of systematic reviews 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Fiona Campbell, Shumona Sharmin Salam, Anthea Sutton, Shamanthi Jayasooriya, Caroline Mitchell, Emmanuel Amabebe, Julie Balen, (unknown), (unknown), Priya Soma‐Pillay, Lawrence Chauke, Brenda F. Narice, Dilly Anumba	11
11	Agency under constraint: Adolescent accounts of pregnancy and motherhood in informal settlements in South Africa 2021 ·Global Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Priya Soma‐Pillay, Julie Balen, Dilly Anumba	10
12	Extent of compliance with COVID-19 prevention and control guidelines among supermarkets in Kampala Capital City and Mukono Municipality, Uganda 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·Richard K. Mugambe, Tonny Ssekamatte, (unknown), Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, John Bosco Isunju, Aisha Nalugya, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Esther Buregyeya, Simon Kasasa, (unknown), Julie Balen, (unknown), (unknown)	11
13	Seasonal influenza programme expansion 2020 ·BMJ ·Shamanthi Jayasooriya, Caroline Mitchell, Julie Balen, Thomas C. Darton	5
14	Involving community health workers in disease-specific interventions: perspectives from The Gambia on the impact of this approach 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Joseph Okebe, Julie Balen, Joan Muela Ribera, (unknown), Amadou Bah, (unknown), Umberto D’Alessandro	4
15	‘We are always desperate and will try anything to conceive’: The convoluted and dynamic process of health seeking among women with infertility in the West Coast Region of The Gambia 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Susan Dierickx, Julie Balen, Chia Longman, Ladan Rahbari, Ed Clarke, (unknown), Gily Coene	21
16	Community perspectives on treating asymptomatic infections for malaria elimination in The Gambia 2019 ·Malaria Journal ·Fatou Jaiteh, (unknown), Joseph Okebe, Umberto D’Alessandro, Julie Balen, John Bradley, Charlotte Gryseels, Joan Muela Ribera, Koen Peeters Grietens	16
17	Reactive community-based self-administered treatment against residual malaria transmission: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial 2018 ·Trials ·Joseph Okebe, Joan Muela Ribera, Julie Balen, Fatou Jaiteh, (unknown), Davis Nwakanma, John Bradley, Shunmay Yeung, Koen Peeters Grietens, Umberto D’Alessandro	13
18	Healthworkers’ motivation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature 2017 ·Medical Research Archives ·Ivo Vlaev, Kelly Ann Schmidtke, Julie Balen, (unknown)	5
19	Health Access Livelihood Framework Reveals Potential Barriers in the Control of Schistosomiasis in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, China 2013 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Julie Balen, Zhaochun Liu, Donald P. McManus, Giovanna Raso, Jürg Utzinger, Shuiyuan Xiao, Dongbao Yu, Zheng-Yuan Zhao, Yuesheng Li	12
20	Comparison of two approaches for measuring household wealth via an asset-based index in rural and peri-urban settings of Hunan province, China 2010 ·Emerging Themes in Epidemiology ·Julie Balen, Donald P. McManus, Yuesheng Li, (unknown), Liping Yuan, Jürg Utzinger, Gail Williams, Ying Li, (unknown), (unknown), Jie Zhou, Giovanna Raso	66

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