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Biography
Alice Ladur has a degree in Sociology from Makerere University, master’s in Public Health from University of Cape Town, and PhD in Maternal Health from Bournemouth University.
She is a multi-disciplinary researcher specialising in quality improvement in maternity care and was awarded the Bournemouth University Postgraduate Research Prize for outstanding research contribution and best student prize in 2021.
Research interests
Through her research Alice aims to identify innovative approaches to improve quality and access to maternity care services for pregnant women and mothers through capacity strengthening initiatives for healthcare professionals (e.g. in-service trainings), pre-service education (e.g. midwifery education), and male involvement in maternity care
Her previous projects have examined vaccine and immunisation coverage, minimum initial service package for sexual reproductive health in refugee camps, reducing financial barriers for maternal and child health commodities and evaluation of the oral Cholera and COVID-19 vaccine roll out in Uganda. Notable amongst the studies was the village health team assessment in 2015 which led to a policy shift from village health teams to community health extension workers by Uganda’s Ministry of Health.
Alice’s specialism is qualitative research methods, but her strong preference is to work in multi-disciplinary research teams.
She has published research in journals such as PL0S ONE, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, BMC Health Services, BMC Medical Education, Midwifery and Campbell Systematic Reviews.
Alice was an author of The Welfare of Women Programme an affiliation of the Global Library of Women’s Medicine, reviewer of the BMC Series and Springer Nature Journals, and is a member of the Research Ethics Committee.
Teaching
Alice has more than ten years international teaching experience and has supervised students at all levels of university study. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Themes
- Maternal, Neonatal, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Community Health and Resilient Health Systems
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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A blended learning approach for capacity strengthening to improve the quality of integrated HIV, TB, and malaria services during antenatal and postnatal care in LMICs: a feasibility study
Ladur, A., Egere, U., Ravit, M., Mgawadere, F., Murray, C., White, S., Hauwa, M., Mutai, R., Nyaga, L., Duncan, S., Bashir, I., Ayinde, O. O., Bakar, R., Katalambula, L., Federici, C., Torbica, A., Furtado, N., Kumah, E. & Ameh, C., 8 Jan 2025, In: BMC Medical Education. 25, 1, p. e35 35.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are facility service delivery models meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative evidence synthesis
Sanyang, Y., Sanyang, S., Ladur, A., Cham, M., Desmond, N. & Mgawadere, F., 1 Feb 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1, p. 193 193.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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How do social norms influence the sexual and reproductive health of very young adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa? A scoping review protocol
Ahmed, F., Nyamwanza, O., Ladur, A., Dambi, J., Cowan, F. & Mavhu, W., 28 Feb 2025, In: Wellcome Open Research. 9, 670.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do social norms influence the sexual and reproductive health-related attitudes and behaviours of very young adolescents in Sub- Saharan Africa? A scoping review
Ahmed, F., Nyamwanza, O., Ladur, A., Dambi, J. M., Cowan, F. & Mavhu, W., 22 Nov 2025, In: BMC International Health and Human Rights. 26, 1, 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protocol: Effectiveness of Sexual and Reproductive Health Blended Learning Approaches for Capacity Strengthening of Health Professionals in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Kumah, E., Mgawadere, F., Ladur, A., Suleiman, Z., Sanyang, Y., White, S., Furtado, N., Egere, U. & Ameh, C., 11 Mar 2025, In: Campbell Systematic Reviews. 21, 1, e70028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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