Brahima Amara Diallo
Post Doctoral Researcher
Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit
Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara
Banjul
Gambia
Dr. Brahima A. Diallo is a medical anthropologist. His initial research focused on understanding women's lived experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, local childbearing practices, how these contribute to shaping the utilisation behaviour of maternal health services in health facilities, and how local health systems respond to women's health needs during pregnancy and childbirth. He conducted health system research as part of the PRECISE/DYAD project (consortium of researchers to conduct large multi-country pregnancy cohort of placental disorders) to assess the delivery and utilisation of emergency obstetric care services in rural Gambia.
His current research deals with non-communicable diseases, specifically hypertension. He is part of a multidisciplinary team (NIHR group on Improving Hypertension Control in Rural Africa) to develop, implement, and evaluate a community-centred intervention to detect, treat, and control hypertension in rural Gambia and Kenya. This study is part of a larger.
His current research deals with non-communicable diseases, specifically hypertension. He is part of a multidisciplinary team (NIHR group on Improving Hypertension Control in Rural Africa) to develop, implement, and evaluate a community-centred intervention to detect, treat, and control hypertension in rural Gambia and Kenya. This study is part of a larger.
Affiliations
MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM
Research
Pregnancy and childbirth
Health systems
Mixed methods research
Participatory action research
Community engagement and inclusion
Non-communicable diseases
Primary health care
Health systems
Mixed methods research
Participatory action research
Community engagement and inclusion
Non-communicable diseases
Primary health care
Research Area
Health systems
Maternal health
Primary health care
Mixed methods research
Health outcomes
Reproductive health
Disease and Health Conditions
Non-communicable diseases
Mental health
Country
Gambia
Mali
Burkina Faso
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
Selected Publications
2024
NIHR open research
2024
NIHR Open Research
2024
NIHR Open Research
2022
Frontiers in Pediatrics
2022
BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH
2021
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
2020
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
2019
BMJ Global Health
2017
Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research
2015
The Open Public Health Journal