Manuela Straneo

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I am a medical doctor with a Master in Public Health and a PhD and around 15 years’
experience in humanitarian work in sub-Saharan Africa as a clinician,
technical assistant and researcher. My main focus has been on how health
systems can work for the most disadvantaged in low-income settings,
particularly women and children.
I am now studying how poorer women use childbirth services in rural
sub-Saharan Africa, and how health services can best contribute to serving
all women. In the past I participated and coordinated in research projects on
quality and coverage of maternal/newborn care in Tanzania, Uganda, as part of
development interventions. I have a specific interest in primary health care.
Additional research experience in high income country contexts.
Main areas of experience are in maternal/new-born, pediatric, HIV, TB and
refugee health.
PhD Vrije University, NL
Master in Public Health, LSHTM, UK
Specialization in Oncology, Milan State University, IT
Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Milan State University, IT
Bachelor of Science Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology,
London University, UK

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Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2024;131(11):1465-1474
Stillbirth mortality by Robson ten-group classification system: A cross-sectional registry of 80 663 births from 16 hospital in sub-Saharan Africa
Hanson C; Annerstedt KS; Alsina MDR; Abeid M; Kidanto HL; Alvesson HM; Pembe AB; Waiswa P; Dossou J-P; Chipeta E; Straneo M; Benova L
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;103(3):590-601
Birth asphyxia and its association with grand multiparity and referral among hospital births: A prospective cross-sectional study in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
Handing G; Straneo M; Agossou C; Wanduru P; Kandeya B; Abeid MS; Annerstedt KS; Hanson C
Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2024;9(1):e013029
Inequalities in use of hospitals for childbirth among rural women in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparative analysis of 18 countries using Demographic and Health Survey data
Straneo M; Hanson C; van den Akker T; Afolabi BB; Asefa A; Delamou A; Dennis M; Gadama L; Mahachi N; Mlilo W; Pembe AB; Tsuala Fouogue J; Benova L
Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;2(8):e0000345
No increase in use of hospitals for childbirth in Tanzania over 25 years: Accumulation of inequity among poor, rural, high parity women.
Straneo M; Beňová L; van den Akker T; Pembe AB; Smekens T; Hanson C
Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2021;36(9):1428-1440
Inequity in uptake of hospital-based childbirth care in rural Tanzania: analysis of the 2015-16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey
Straneo M; Benova L; Hanson C; Fogliati P; Pembe AB; Smekens T; van den Akker T
Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2017;32(10):1354-1360
A new use for an old tool: maternity waiting homes to improve equity in rural childbirth care. Results from a cross-sectional hospital and community survey in Tanzania
Fogliati P; Straneo M; Mangi S; Azzimonti G; Kisika F; Putoto G
Article: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES. 2016;16(2):420-428
On the way to universal coverage of maternal services in Iringa rural District in Tanzania. Who is yet to be reached?
Straneo M; Fogliati P; Pellis I; Goodman C; Riva DD; Kisika F; Mpuya E; Putoto G
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(5):e0127827
Assessing coverage, equity and quality gaps in maternal and neonatal care in sub-saharan Africa: an integrated approach.
Wilunda C; Putoto G; Dalla Riva D; Manenti F; Atzori A; Calia F; Assefa T; Turri B; Emmanuel O; Straneo M; Kisika F; Tamburlini G
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(9):e0139460
How Can Childbirth Care for the Rural Poor Be Improved? A Contribution from Spatial Modelling in Rural Tanzania
Fogliati P; Straneo M; Brogi C; Fantozzi PL; Salim RM; Msengi HM; Azzimonti G; Putoto G
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e113995
Where Do the Rural Poor Deliver When High Coverage of Health Facility Delivery Is Achieved? Findings from a Community and Hospital Survey in Tanzania
Straneo M; Fogliati P; Azzimonti G; Mangi S; Kisika F
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2000;18(10):2116-2125
Sequence effect of epirubicin and paclitaxel treatment on pharmacokinetics and toxicity.
Venturini M; Lunardi G; Del Mastro L; Vannozzi MO; Tolino G; Numico G; Viale M; Pastrone I; Angiolini C; Bertelli G; Straneo M; Rosso R; Esposito M

All other publications

Thesis / dissertation: 2024
Poverty and high parity in rural settings: accumulation of disadvantage in use of hospitals for childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on Tanzania
Straneo M
Preprint: AUTHOREA PREPRINTS. 2023
Stillbirth and very early neonatal mortality by Robson 10-group classification system: A cross-sectional registry of 80633 births from 16 hospitals in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
Hanson C; Annerstedt K; Alsina MDR; Abeid M; Kidanto H; Alvesson HM; B AP; Waiswa P; Dossou J-P; Chipeta E; Straneo M; Bekova L
Corrigendum: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;3(5):e0001976
Correction: No increase in use of hospitals for childbirth in Tanzania over 25 years: Accumulation of inequity among poor, rural, high parity women.
Straneo M; Beňová L; van den Akker T; Pembe AB; Smekens T; Hanson C
Conference publication: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2021;26:240
Poor, high parity women in rural Tanzania have remained unserved by hospital-based childbirth. Analysis of national data over two decades
Straneo M; Benova L; van den Akker T; Pembe AB; Hanson C
Letter: LANCET. 2017;389(10070):698
Minimum obstetric volume in low-income countries
Straneo M; Hanson C; Fogliati P; Mbaruku GM
Corrigendum: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(6):e0130859
Correction: Assessing Coverage, Equity and Quality Gaps in Maternal and Neonatal Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Integrated Approach.
Wilunda C; Putoto G; Dalla Riva D; Manenti F; Atzori A; Calia F; Assefa T; Turri B; Emmanuel O; Straneo M; Kisika F; Tamburlini G

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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
Research assistant, Global Public Health, Karolinska Institute, 2023-2024

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