Lenka Beňová

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
175 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Lenka Beňová is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lenka Beňová has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 57 papers in General Health Professions and 57 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Lenka Beňová's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (130 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (50 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (39 papers). Lenka Beňová is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (130 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (50 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (39 papers). Lenka Beňová collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and United States. Lenka Beňová's co-authors include Oona M. R. Campbell, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad, David Macleod, George B. Ploubidis, Yousra A. Mohamoud, Clara Calvert, Kerry LM Wong, Caroline A. Lynch, Oliver Cumming and Emma Radovich and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lenka Beňová

160 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Inequities in spatial access to childbirth care in the Grand Conakry conurbation, Guinea 2025 ·Nature Cities ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Aline Semaan, Lenka Beňová, Alexandre Délamou, Peter M. Macharia	1
2	Spatio-temporal variations and determinants of antenatal care utilization among adolescents in Bulawayo metropolitan area, Zimbabwe: an analysis of routine data, 2019-2024 2025 ·Geospatial health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lenka Beňová, Peter M. Macharia	0
3	Eliciting the Initial Programme Theory in a Realist Evaluation of Facility-Based Maternal Death Reviews in Benin: Methodological Process, Challenges and Lessons Learned 2025 ·International Journal of Qualitative Methods ·(unknown), Jean‐Paul Dossou, (unknown), Lenka Beňová, (unknown), Marjolein Zweekhorst, Bruno Marchal	0
4	Geographic disparities in antenatal care utilization in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia using demographic and health survey data: A small area estimation approach 2025 ·Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare ·(unknown), Peter M. Macharia, (unknown), Lenka Beňová, (unknown), Wubegzier Mekonnen	1
5	Maternal health in cities: analysis of institutional maternal mortality and health system bottlenecks in Kampala City Uganda, 2016-2021 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, Peter Waiswa, Aline Semaan, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Josefien van Olmen, Lenka Beňová	3
6	Stillbirth mortality by Robson ten‐group classification system: A cross‐sectional registry of 80 663 births from 16 hospital in sub‐Saharan Africa 2024 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·Claudia Hanson, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, (unknown), Muzdalifat Abeid, Hussein Kidanto, Helle Mølsted Alvesson, Andrea B. Pembe, Peter Waiswa, Jean‐Paul Dossou, Effie Chipeta, (unknown), Lenka Beňová, (unknown)	3
7	Quantifying Overlapping Forms of Malnutrition Across Latin America: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Estimates 2024 ·Advances in Nutrition ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Katja Polman, Lenka Beňová, Manuel Ramírez‐Zea, José L. Peñalvo	4
8	Effective coverage of curative child health services in Ethiopia: analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey and Service Provision Assessment survey 2024 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Lenka Beňová, Alemnesh H. Mirkuzie, Anteneh Asefa	4
9	Socio-spatial equity analysis of relative wealth index and emergency obstetric care accessibility in urban Nigeria 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Kerry LM Wong, Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, Tope Olubodun, Peter M. Macharia, Charlotte Stanton, (unknown), (unknown), Gautam Prasad, (unknown), Swapnil Vispute, Tomer Shekel, (unknown), (unknown), Jia Wang, Ibukun‐Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Prestige Tatenda Makanga, Bosede Bukola Afolabi, Lenka Beňová	3
10	Facilitators and barriers of implementation of routine postnatal care guidelines for women: A systematic scoping review using critical interpretive synthesis 2023 ·Journal of Global Health ·Lenka Beňová, Aline Semaan, Anayda Portela, Mercedes Bonet, Thomas van den Akker, Andrea B. Pembe, Allisyn C. Moran, (unknown)	4
11	Increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among Tanzanian women of reproductive age intending to conceive: evidence from three Demographic Health Surveys, 2004-2016 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Aline Semaan, (unknown), (unknown), Andrea B. Pembe, José L. Peñalvo, Lenka Beňová	1
12	Out of sight, out of mind? Evidence from cross-sectional surveys on hidden caesarean sections among women with stillbirths in Ghana, 2007 and 2017 2023 ·BMJ Global Health ·(unknown), Aliki Christou, Lenka Beňová, (unknown), Jos van Roosmalen, Thomas van den Akker	3
13	Strengthening capacity in hospitals to reduce perinatal morbidity and mortality through a codesigned intervention package: protocol for a realist evaluation as part of a stepped-wedge trial of the Action Leveraging Evidence to Reduce perinatal morTality and morbidity (ALERT) in sub-Saharan Africa project 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Ibukun‐Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, (unknown), Lenka Beňová, Jean‐Paul Dossou, Claudia Hanson, (unknown), (unknown), Dickson Ally Mkoka, Gertrude Namazzi, Kristi Sidney, Bruno Marchal	0
14	Multisectoral approaches to addressing global urban maternal and perinatal health inequities 2022 ·Cities & Health ·(unknown), Lenka Beňová, Ibukun‐Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde, Eric A.P. Steegers, Peter Waiswa, Sandro Galea, Salma M. Abdalla	3
15	Methodological reflections on health system-oriented assessment of maternity care in 16 hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: an embedded case study 2022 ·Health Policy and Planning ·Anteneh Asefa, Jean‐Paul Dossou, Claudia Hanson, (unknown), Gertrude Namazzi, (unknown), Dickson Ally Mkoka, (unknown), (unknown), Aline Semaan, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, Thérèse Delvaux, Bruno Marchal, Sara Van Belle, (unknown), Lenka Beňová	3
16	A double-edged sword—telemedicine for maternal care during COVID-19: findings from a global mixed-methods study of healthcare providers 2021 ·BMJ Global Health ·Anna Galle, Aline Semaan, Elise Huysmans, (unknown), Anteneh Asefa, Thérèse Delvaux, Bosede Bukola Afolabi, Alison M. El Ayadi, Lenka Beňová	101
17	Patterns, travel to care and factors influencing obstetric referral: Evidence from Nigeria's most urbanised state 2021 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, (unknown), Abimbola Olaniran, Mobolanle Balogun, Ololade Wright, (unknown), Lenka Beňová	11
18	Incidence of and Risk Factors for Lactational Mastitis: A Systematic Review 2020 ·Journal of Human Lactation ·Emily Wilson, Susannah Woodd, Lenka Beňová	59
19	Using three indicators to understand the parity-specific contribution of adolescent childbearing to all births 2018 ·BMJ Global Health ·Lenka Beňová, Sarah Neal, Emma Radovich, David A. Ross, Manahil Siddiqi, Venkatraman Chandra‐Mouli	7
20	Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: do conditional cash transfers have a role? 2009 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Amina Aitsi-Selmi, Lenka Beňová, Hania Sholkamy, Michael Marmot	6

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