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Catherine Arsenault

Catherine Arsenault

Catherine Arsenault

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Director of the PhD program in Global Public Health Sciences

Full-time Faculty

School: Milken Institute School of Public Health

Department: Global Health

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I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. My research focuses on measuring and improving health system quality in low- and middle-income countries, with a particular emphasis on maternal and newborn health and primary health care. I am especially interested in turning underused routine and digital data sources (health information systems (DHIS2/HMIS), electronic medical records, and rapid interactive voice response (IVR) phone surveys) into evidence that decision-makers can use to close equity gaps in health care.

I received a PhD in Epidemiology from McGill University, and a master’s in health services administration from the University of Montreal. Prior to joining the George Washington University, I served as a Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the Department of Global Health and Population. During my time at Harvard, I was a member of the Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems in the SDG era. I am also a member of the QuEST network (Quality evidence for health system transformation), a multi-country consortium of health system researchers and policy makers.

My current projects span work in Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, and beyond. In Ethiopia, I am studying how electronic medical record adoption affects the quality of primary care in Addis Ababa health centers. Through the World Bank's Service Delivery Indicator surveys, I examine primary health care quality and equity across middle-income countries. As eCohort research lead for the QuEST network, I use longitudinal patient cohorts to measure the quality of health services women and newborn receive across the continuum of care. Methodologically, I work across epidemiology, health systems measurement, and implementation science, analyzing large-scale routine, survey, and cohort data.

  1. Arsenault C, Fournier P, Philibert A, Sissoko K, Coulibaly A, Tourigny C, Traoré M, Dumont A. Emergency Obstetric Care in Mali: Catastrophic Spending and its Impoverishing Effects on Households. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2013; March;91(3):207-16 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23476093/
     
  2. Traoré M, Arsenault C, Schoemaker-Marcotte C, Coulibaly A, Huchon C, Dumont A, Fournier P. Obstetric competence among primary health care workers in Mali. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2014; Jul;126(1):50-5
     
  3. Huchon C, Arsenault C, Tourigny C, Coulibaly A, Traoré M, Dumont A, Fournier P. Obstetric competence among referral health care providers in Mali. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2014; Jul;126(1):56-9
     
  4. Johri M, Pérez MC, Arsenault C, Sharma JK, Pant Pai N, Pahwa S, Sylvestre MP. Strategies to increase the demand for childhood vaccination in developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2015; May;93(5):339-346C https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26229205/
     
  5. Arsenault C, Harper S, Nandi A, Mendoza Rodriguez JM, Hansen P, Johri M. Monitoring equity in vaccination coverage: A systematic analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys from 45 Gavi-supported countries. Vaccine 2017; Feb 7;35(6):951-959 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28069359/
     
  6. Arsenault C, Harper S, Nandi A, Mendoza Rodriguez JM, Hansen P, Johri M. An equity dashboard to monitor vaccination coverage. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2017; Feb 1;95(2):128-134 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28250513/
     
  7. Arsenault C, Johri M, Nandi A, Mendoza Rodriguez JM, Hansen P, Harper S. Country-level predictors of vaccination coverage and equity in Gavi-supported countries. Vaccine 2017; Apr 25; 35(18):2479-2488.
     
  8. Ng-Kamstra JS, Arya S, Greenberg SLM, Kotagal M, Arsenault C, Ljungman D, Yorlets RR, Agarwal A, Frankfurter C, Nikouline A, Lai FYX, Palmqvist CL, Fu T, Mahmood T, Raju S, Sharma S, Marks IH, Bowder A, Pi L, Meara JG, Shrime MG. Perioperative mortality rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Global Health 2018; Jun 22; 3(3):e000810
     
  9. Kruk ME, Gage AD, Arsenault C, Jordan K, Leslie HH, Roder-DeWan S, Adeyi O, Barker P, Daelmans B, Doubova SV, English M, Elorrio EG, Guanais F, Gureje O, Hirschhorn LR, Jiang L, Kelley E, Lemango ET, Liljestrand J, Malata A, Marchant T, Matsoso MP, Meara JG, Mohanan M, Ndiaye Y, Norheim OF, Reddy KS, Rowe AK, Salomon JA, Thapa G, Twum-Danso NAY, Pate M. High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era: time for a revolution. Lancet Global Health 2018; Nov;6(11):e1196-e1252 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30196093/
     
  10. Arsenault C, Jordan K, Lee D, Dinsa G, Manzi F, Marchant T, Kruk ME. Equity in antenatal care quality: an analysis of 91 national household surveys. Lancet Global Health 2018; Nov;6(11):e1186-e1195 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30322649/
     
  11. Al-Janabi A, Al-Wahdani B, Ammar W, Arsenault C, Asiedu EK, Etiebet MA, Forde I, Gage AD, García-Saisó S, Guanais F, Hansen PM, Hovig D, Jhalani M, Kruk ME, Maliqi B, Marikar K, Matsoso MP, Pate M, Peterson S, Roder-DeWan S, Schulze A, Somers K, Shiozaki Y, Thapa G. Bellagio Declaration on high-quality health systems: from a quality moment to a quality movement. Lancet Global Health 2018; Nov;6(11):e1144-e1145
     
  12. Arsenault C, Roder-DeWan S, Kruk ME. Measuring and improving the quality of tuberculosis care: a framework and implications from the Lancet Global Health Commission. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 2019; Jun 19: 100112
     
  13. Weldearegay GH, Medhanyie AA, Abrha MW, Tadesse L, Tekle E, Yakob B, Girma T, Arsenault C. Quality of kangaroo mother care in Ethiopia: implications for policy and practice. PLOS One 2019; 14(11): e0225258
     
  14. Arsenault C, English M, Gathara D, Malata A, Mandala W, Kruk ME. Variation in competent and respectful delivery care in Kenya and Malawi: a retrospective analysis of national facility surveys. Tropical Medicine and International Health 2020; 25, no. 4 (2020): 442-453  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31828923/
     
  15. Cazabon D, Pande T, Sen P, Daftary A, Arsenault C, Bhatnagar H, O’Brien K, Pai M. User experience and patient satisfaction with tuberculosis care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 2020; 19 (2020): 200154
     
  16. Kim MK+, Arsenault C, Macwan'gi M, Kruk ME. Determinants of provider confidence in their clinical skills in Uganda and Zambia. BMC Health Services Research 2020; 20, no. 1 (2020): 1-10
     
  17. Arsenault C, Harper S, Nandi A. The effect of vaccination on children’s learning achievements: findings from the India Human Development Survey. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2020; 74.10 (2020): 778-784 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32586984/
     
  18. Arsenault C, Kim MK, Aryal A, Faye A, Joseph JP, Kassa M, Degfie TT, Yahya T, Kruk ME. Hospital-provision of essential primary care in 56 countries: determinants and quality. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020; 98.11 (2020): 735 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33177770/
     
  19. Hategeka C, Arsenault C, Kruk ME. Temporal trends in coverage, quality, and equity of maternal and child health services in Rwanda, 2000-2015. BMJ Global Health 5.11 (2020): e002768
     
  20. Arsenault C, Yakob B, Tilahun T, Girma T, Dinsa G, Woldie M, Kassa M, Berman P, Kruk ME. Patient volume and quality of primary care in Ethiopia: findings from the routine health information system and the 2014 Service Provision Assessment Survey. BMC Health Services Research 2021; 21(1), pp. 1-10
     
  21. Arsenault C, Rowe SY, Ross-Degnan D, Peters DH, Roder-DeWan S, Kruk ME, Rowe AK. How does the effectiveness of strategies to improve healthcare provider practices in low-income and middle-income countries change after implementation? Secondary analysis of a systematic review. BMJ Quality and Safety 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34006598/
     
  22. Arsenault C, Yakob B, Kassa M, Dinsa G, Verguet S. Using health management information system data: case study and verification of institutional deliveries in Ethiopia. BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e006216 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34426404/
     
  23. Doubova SV, Leslie HH, Kruk ME, Pérez-Cuevas R, Arsenault C. Disruption in essential health services in Mexico during COVID-19: an interrupted time series analysis of health information system data. BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e006204 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34470746/
     
  24. Kim MK+, Arsenault C, Atuyambe L, Kruk ME. Predictors of job satisfaction and intention to stay in the job among healthcare providers in Uganda and Zambia. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2021; 33(3), p.mzab128.
     
  25. Kruk ME, Lewis TP, Arsenault C, Bhutta ZA, Irimu G, Jeong J, Lassi ZS, Sawyer SM, Vaivada T, Waiswa P, Yousafzai AK.  Improving health and social systems for all children in LMICs: structural innovations to deliver high-quality services. The Lancet 2022;399(10337):1830-1844.
     
  26. Arsenault C, Gage A, Kim MK, Kapoor NR, Akweongo P, Amponsah F, Aryal A, Asai D, Awoonor-Williams JK, Ayele W, Bedregal P, Doubova SV, Dulal M, Gadeka DD, Gordon-Strachan G, Haile Mariam D, Hensman D, Joseph JP, Kaewkamjornchai P, Kassa Eshetu M, Kassahun Gelaw S, Kubota S, Leerapan B, Margozzini P, Derseh Mebratie A, Mehata S, Moshabela M, Mthethwa L, Nega A, Oh J, Park S, Passi-Solar A, Pérez-Cuevas R, Phengsavanh A, Reddy T, Rittiphairoj T, Sapag JC, Thermidor R, Tlou B, Valenzuela Guiñez F, Bauhoff S, Kruk ME. COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in 10 countries. Nature Medicine 28, 1314–1324 (2022) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35288697/
     
  27. Dinsa GD, Dessie E, Hurlburt S, Gebreyohannes Y, Arsenault C, Yakob B, Girma T, Berman P, Kruk ME. Equitable distribution of poor quality care? Equity in quality of reproductive health services in Ethiopia. Health Systems & Reform 8, no.1 (2022): e2062808
     
  28. Doubova SV, Robledo-Aburto ZA, Duque-Molina C, Borrayo-Sánchez G, González-León M, Avilés-Hernández R, Contreras-Sánchez SE, Leslie HH, Kruk M, Pérez-Cuevas R, Arsenault C. Overcoming disruptions in essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. BMJ Global Health. 2022 Mar 1;7(3):e008099.
     
  29. Doubova SV, Arsenault C, Contreras-Sánchez SE, Borrayo-Sánchez G, Leslie HH. The road to recovery: an interrupted time series analysis of policy intervention to restore essential health services in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Global Health 12, (2022)
     
  30. Kim MK, Kim SA, Oh J, Kim CE, Arsenault C. Measuring effective coverage of maternal and child health services in Cambodia: a retrospective analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys from 2005 to 2014. BMJ Open 2022;12:e062028
     
  31. Derseh Mebratie A, Nega A, Gage A, Haile Mariam D, Kassa Eshetu M, Arsenault C. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilization across regions of Ethiopia: an interrupted time series analysis of health information system data from 2019-2020. PLoS Global Public Health 2022 2(9), p.e.0000843
     
  32. Kapoor NR+, Aryal A, Mehata S, Dulal M, Kruk ME, Bauhoff S, Arsenault C. The effect of lifting COVID-19 restrictions on utilization of primary care services in Nepal: a difference-in-differences analysis. 2022 BMJ Open 12(11), p.e061849. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36446449/
     
  33. Reddy T, Kapoor NR, Kubota S, Doubova S, Asai D, Haile Mariam D, Ayele W, Derseh Mebratie A, Thermidor R, Sapag JC, Bedregal P, Passi-Solar Á, Gordon-Strachan G, Dulal M, Gadeka DD, Mehata S, Margozzini P, Leerapan B, Rittiphairoj T, Kaewkamjornchai P, Nega A, Awoonor-Williams JK, Kruk ME, Arsenault C. Associations between the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies and health service disruptions in 10 countries. 2023 BMC Health Services Research 23(1), p.363.
     
  34. Leerapan B*, Turcotte-Tremblay AM*+, Akweongo P, Amponsah F, Aryal A, Asai D, Awoonor-Williams JK, Ayele W, Bauhoff S, Doubova SV, Gadeka DD, Dulal M, Gage A, Gordon-Strachan G, Haile Mariam D, Joseph JP, Kaewkamjornchai P, Kapoor NR, Kassahun Gelaw S, Kim MK, Kruk ME, Kubota S, Margozzini P, Mehata S, Mthethwa L, Nega A, Oh J, Park SK, Passi-Solar A, Perez Cuevas RE, Reddy R, Rittiphairoj R, Sapag JC, Thermidor R, Tlou B, Arsenault C. Tracking health system performance in times of crisis using routine health data: lessons learned from a multi-country consortium. 2023 Health Research Policy and Systems 21(1), pp.1-8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36721180/
     
  35. Ayele W, Gage A, Kapoor NR, Kassahun Gelaw S, Hensman D, Derseh Mebratie A, Nega A, Asai D, Molla G, Mehata S, Methethwa L, Mfeka-Nkabinde NG, Joseph JP, Pierre DM, Thermidor R, Arsenault C. Quality of routine health data at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia, Haiti, Laos, Nepal and South Africa. 2023 Population Health Metrics 21(1), pp.1-11.
     
  36. Arsenault C, Lewis TP, Kapoor NR, Okiro EA, Leslie HH, Armeni P, Jarhyan P, Doubova SV, Wright KD, Aryal A, Kounnavong S, Mohan S, Odipo E, Lee HW, Shin J, Ayele W, Medina Ranilla JG, Espinoza Pajuelo L, Derseh Mebratie A, Garcia Elorrio E, Mazzoni A, Oh J, SteelFisher GK, Tarricone R, Kruk ME. Health system quality and COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional analysis in 14 countries. Lancet Global Health (2023) 12(1), pp.e156-e165. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38096888/
     
  37. Roberti J*, Leslie HH*, Doubova SV, Medina Ranilla J, Mazzoni A, Espinoza L, Calderón R, Arsenault C, García-Elorrio E, García PJ. An investigation of inequalities in health system coverage and quality: a cross-section survey of four Latin American Countries. Lancet Global Health (2023) 12(1), e145-e155.
     
  38. Kruk ME, Kapoor NR, Lewis TP, Arsenault C, Boutsikari EC, Breda J, Carai S, Croke K, Dayalu R, Fink G, Garcia PJ, Kassa M, Mohan S, Moshabela M, Nzinga J, Oh J, Okiro EA, Prabhakaran D, SteelFisher GK, Tarricone R, Garcia-Elorrio E. Population confidence in the health system in 15 countries: results from the first round of People’s Voice Survey. Lancet Global Health. (2023). 12(1), pp.e100-e111
     
  39. Lewis TP, Kassa M, Kapoor NR, Arsenault C, Bazua-Lobato R, Dayalu R, Fink G, Getachew T, Jahryan P, Lee HW, Mazzoni A, Medina-Ranilla J, Naidoo I, Tedele A, Kruk ME. User-reported quality of care: findings from the first round of the People’s Voice Survey in 14 countries. Lancet Global Health (2023). 12(1), pp.e112-e122.
     
  40. Arsenault C, Mebratie AD, Gelaw SK, Shamebo D. Routine data in a primary care performance dashboard, Ethiopia. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2024 May 7;102(7):465. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38933476/
     
  41. Boylan S, Arsenault C, Barreto M, Bozza FA, Fonseca A, Forde E, Hookham L, Humphreys GS, Ichihara MY, Le Doare K, Liu XF, McNamara E, Mugunga JC, Oliveira JF, Ouma J, Postlethwaite N, Retford M, Reyes LF, Morris AD, Wozencraft A. Data challenges for international health emergencies: lessons learned from ten international COVID-19 driver projects. 2024 Lancet Digital Health. 6(5), pp.e354-e366 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38670744/
     
  42. Kruk ME, Sabwa S, Lewis TP, Aniebo I, Arsenault C, Carai S, Garcia PJ, Garcia-Elorrio E, Fink G, Kassa M, Mohan S, Moshabela M, Oh J, Pate MA, Nzinga J. Population assessment of health system performance in 16 countries. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. (2024). 102(7), p.486. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38933481/
     
  43. Jiao B, Iversen I, Sato R, Pecenka C, Khan S, Baral R, Kruk ME, Arsenault C, Verguet S. Association between achieving adequate antenatal care and health-seeking behaviors: A study of demographic and health surveys in 47 low- and middle-income countries. PLOS Medicine (2024) 21(7), p.e1004421.
     
  44. Doubova S*, Leslie HH*, Pérez-Cuevas R, Kruk ME, Arsenault C. Users’ Perception of Quality as a Driver of Private Healthcare Use in Mexico: insights from the People’s Voice Survey. PLOS One (2024) 19(6), p.e0306179
     
  45. Wright K+, Mugenya I, Clarke-Deelder E, Baensch L, Taddele T, Derseh Mebratie A, Chaudhry M, Jarhyan P, Mfeka-Nkabinde NG, Nzinga J, Mohan S, Getachew T, Kruk ME, Arsenault C.  Implementation of maternal and newborn health mobile phone eCohorts to track longitudinal care quality in low- and middle-income countries. Global Health: Science and Practice (2024) 12(4). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39164048/
     
  46. Arsenault C, Mfeka-Nkabinde NG, Chaudhry M, Jarhyan P, Taddele T, Mugenya I, Sabwa S, Wright K, Amboko B, Baensch L, Molla Wondim G, Mthethwa L, Clarke-Deelder E, Yang WC, Kosgei RJ, Purohit P, Mzolo NZ, Mebratie AD, Shaw S, Nega A, Tlou B, Fink G, Moshabela M, Prabhakaran D, Mohan S, Haile Mariam D, Nzinga J, Getachew T, Kruk ME. Antenatal care quality and detection of risk among pregnant women: an observational study in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa. PLOS Medicine (2024) 21(8), p.e1004446 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39190623/
     
  47. Doubova SV, Quinzaños Fresnedo C, Paredes Cruz M, Pérez Moran D, Pérez-Cuevas R, Meneses Gallardo V, Garcia Cortes LR, Cerda Mancillas MC, Martínez Gaytan V, Romero Garcia MA, Espinoza Anrubio G, Perez Ruiz CE, Prado Aguilar CA,  Sarralde Delgado A, Kruk ME, Arsenault C. A comprehensive assessment of care competence and maternal experience of first antenatal care visits in Mexico: Insights from the baseline survey of an observational cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2024 Sep 3;21(9):e1004456. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39226243/
     
  48. Arsenault C, Wright K, Taddele T, Tadele A, Mebratie AD, Tiruneh Tiyare F, Kosgei RJ, Nzinga J, Holt B, Mugenya I, Clarke-Deelder E, Nega A, Prabhakaran D, Mohan S, Mfeka-Nkabinde NG, Mthethwa L, Haile Mariam D, Molla G, Getachew T, Jarhyan P, Chaudhry M, Kassa M, Kruk ME. The maternal and newborn health eCohort to track longitudinal care quality: study protocol and survey development. Global Health Action 2024 Dec 31;17(1):2392352
     
  49. Shamebo D, Derseh Mebratie A, Arsenault C. Using an Interactive Voice Response Survey to Assess Patient Satisfaction in Ethiopia: Methods and Feasibility. JMIR Formative Research 2025 Feb 13;9(1):e67452 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39946713/
     
  50. Doubova SV, Paredes Cruz M, Perez-Moran D, Pérez-Cuevas R, Arsenault C, Quinzaños Fresnedo C. Assessing the quality of childbirth care in Mexico: findings from the maternal eCohort. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2025 Apr 16;25:455.
     
  51. Yang AC+, Arsenault C, Fan VY, Leslie HH, Farooq F, Pembe AB, Getachew T, Smith ER. Antenatal corticosteroids for pregnant women at risk of preterm labor in low- and middle-income countries: utilization and facility readiness. Journal of Global Health (2025) 15, p.04149
     
  52. Arsenault C, Ravishankar S+, Lewis T, Armeni P, Croke K, Doubova SV, McKee M, Tarricone R, Kruk ME. The role of health systems in shaping vaccine decisions: insights from Italy, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States. Vaccine (2025) 54, p.127134 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40245768/
     
  53. Yang WC+, Getachew T, Smith ER, Bekele D, Haile S, Metaferia G, Tilahun ZB, Arsenault C. Barriers to improving preterm newborn outcomes through effective antenatal corticosteroid use in Ethiopia. BMJ Global Health (2025) 10(9). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40962363/
     
  54. Yang WC+, Arsenault C, Fan VY, Binte Ali N, Alwy Al-beity FM, ER Smith. Factors affecting antenatal corticosteroid use in low- and middle-income countries: facility characteristics, structural readiness, and past performance of CEmONC signal functions. PLOS Global Public Health 5, no. 8 (2025): e0003989
     
  55. Garcia PJ, Espinoza-Pajuelo L, Leslie HH, Kruk ME, Arsenault C, Mazzoni A, Medina-Ranilla J, Roberti J, Guglielmino M, García-Elorrio E. The non-communicable disease e-Cohort for hypertension in Latin America: concept, survey development and study protocol. Global Health Action (2025) 18(1), p.2541987
     
  56. Paredes-Cruz M, Perez-Moran D, Doubova SV, Arsenault C, Quinzaños-Fresnedo C. Quality of postnatal care for mothers and neonates in Mexico: insights from the maternal eCohort study. PloS One 20.8 (2025): e0323039 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40794676/
     
  57. Lankiewicz E+, Ngoy Mpemba JK, Lusamba Dikassa PS, Mayala Masiala V, Kazenza Maykondo B, Hatton T, Nawaz S, Munar W, Arsenault C. Trends in vaccination coverage and equity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2017 to 2023. Vaccine (2025) 62, p.127609. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40818261/
     
  58. Doubova SV, Paredes Cruz M, Perez-Moran D, Garcia Cortes LR, Espinoza Anrubio G, Perez Ruiz CE, Cerda Mancillas MC, Prado Aguilar CA, Romero Garcia MA, Sarralde Delgado A, Pérez-Cuevas R, Arsenault C, Quinzaños Fresnedo C. Factors influencing pregnant women’s use of antenatal and emergency care services covered by Social Security: Findings from the maternal eCohort in Mexico. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 25.1 (2025): 1160.
     
  59. Tarricone R, Armeni P, Arsenault C, Kruk ME. The relationship between trust and compliance in the Italian NHS: results of the People’s Voice Survey. Health Policy (2025) 105544
     
  60. Jiao B, Iversen I Sato R, Getnet F, Zelalem M, Lakew Tefera Y, Owusu R, Gakii Gatua J, Pecenka C, Khan S Baral R, Kruk ME, Arsenault C, Verguet S. Potential Antenatal Care-Mediated Benefits of Delivering Maternal Immunization in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Modeling Analysis. 2026 Vaccine. in press.
     
  61. Yang WC+, Sabwa S, Derseh Mebratie A, Amboko B, Mugenya I, Kim S, Smith ER, Chaudhry M, Mzolo NC, Mfeka-Nkabinde NG, Getachew T, Taddele T, Haile Mariam D, Mohan S, Jarhyan P, Kruk ME, Arsenault C. Quality of first antenatal care visits and perinatal outcomes: evidence from a cohort study in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and India. 2026 PLOS Global Public Health 6(4), p.e0006248. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41973714/
     
  62. Kruk, M. E., N. R. Kapoor, C. Arsenault, S. Carai, F. M. Daray, S. V. Doubova, C. K. Ettman, P. J. Garcia, T. Getachew, E. Garcia-Elorrio, E. J. Lenze, T. P. Lewis, A. Mazzoni, J. Medina-Ranilla, S. Mohan, I. Naidoo, J. Oh, E. A. Okiro, M. Pate, M. B. Rondon, R. Tarricone, X. Wang and P. Cavazos-Rehg (2026). Health system use and experience among people with poor mental health: A cross-sectional analysis of the People’s Voice Survey in 18 countries. PLOS Medicine 23(5): e1004745. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42085346/
     
  63. Shamebo D, Derseh Mebratie A, Arsenault C. Patient-reported quality of primary care and facility endorsement in Addis Ababa. BMC Health Services Research (2026) 26, no. 1 (2026): 814.

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