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Stephen Pearson

Researcher at University of Leeds

Publications -  21
Citations -  718

Stephen Pearson is an academic researcher from University of Leeds. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Health care. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 20 publications receiving 659 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen Pearson include University College London & Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

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The Implications of Shortages of Health Professionals for Maternal Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

TL;DR: The implications of shortages of midwives, nurses and doctors for maternal health and health services in sub-Saharan Africa, and inequitable distribution of maternal health professionals between geographic areas and health facilities are discussed.
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Maternity referral systems in developing countries : Current knowledge and future research needs

TL;DR: A scoping review of available literature is drawn on to identify key requisites for successful maternity referral systems in developing countries, to highlight knowledge gaps, and to suggest items for a future research agenda.
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Training evaluation: a case study of training Iranian health managers

TL;DR: The health management training programmes in Iran, and the external university involved in capacity building, benefited from following basic principles of good training practice, which incorporated needs assessment, selection of participants and definition of appropriate learning outcomes, course content and methods, along with focused evaluation.
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Help-seeking behaviour for sexual-health concerns: A qualitative study of men in Zimbabwe.

TL;DR: Using data collected through semi‐structured interviews and focus group discussions with adult men in Zimbabwe, this paper explores the decision‐making process associated with help‐seeking for sexual‐health concerns.
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Traditional gender roles, forced sex and HIV in Zimbabwean marriages.

TL;DR: Traditional gender norms surrounding forced sex in Zimbabwean marriage are described and hegemonic masculinity and an alternative femininity characterised by sexual pleasure-seeking contributed to women forcing their spouses to have sex.