Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH
Associate Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

Dr. El Ayadi's research interests include determinants of maternal mortality and morbidities, disparities in access to and use of quality maternal health care, and the impact of gender inequalities on women’s health. Dr. El Ayadi is PI of several studies addressing female genital fistula and quality of perinatal care in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and collaborator on a variety of studies on global maternal and reproductive health. Her research employs both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

• A qualitative study to understand sociocultural beliefs around perinatal and neonatal health in rural areas of Mohali, Punjab, India.
  Frontiers in global women's health 2023 Ahuja A, Duggal M, Liu JY, Sharma P, Hosapatna Basavarajappa D, Bagga R, El Ayadi AM, Kankaria A, Kumar V, Singh P, Diamond-Smith NG
• Impact of Beyond Fistula programming on economic, psychosocial and empowerment outcomes following female genital fistula repair: A retrospective study.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2023 El Ayadi AM, Alway J, Matityahu D, Kichwen C, Wilson S, Mabeya H
• User Acceptability and Perceived Impact of a Mobile Interactive Education and Support Group Intervention to Improve Postnatal Health Care in Northern India: A Qualitative Study.
  Research square 2023 Cox V, Sharma P, Verma GS, Gill N, Diamond-Smith NG, Duggal M, Kumar V, Bagga R, Kaur J, Singh P, El Ayadi AM
• Contraceptive preferences and adoption following female genital fistula surgery in Uganda: a mixed-methods study.
  Reproductive health 2023 El Ayadi AM, Nalubwama H, Painter C, Kakaire O, Miller S, Barageine J, Byamugisha J, Obore S, Korn A, Harper CC
• Factors associated with reintegration trajectory following female genital fistula surgery in Uganda.
  AJOG global reports 2023 Bigley R, Barageine J, Nalubwama H, Neuhaus J, Mitchell A, Miller S, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Korn A, El Ayadi AM
• Depression and HIV Care-seeking Behaviors in a Population-based Sample in North West Province, South Africa.
  AIDS and behavior 2023 Darbes LA, El Ayadi AM, Gilvydis JM, Morris J, Raphela E, Naidoo E, Grignon JS, Barnhart S, Lippman SA
• Factors facilitating the use of contraceptive methods among urban adolescents and youth in Guinea: a qualitative study.
  Reproductive health 2023 Manet H, Doucet MH, Bangoura C, Dioubaté N, El Ayadi AM, Sidibé S, Millimouno TM, Delamou A
• Identifying Opportunities for Prevention of Adverse Outcomes Following Female Genital Fistula Repair: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study in Uganda.
  Research square 2023 El Ayadi AM, Obore S, Kirya F, Miller S, Korn A, Nalubwama H, Neuhaus J, Getahun M, Eyul P, Twine R, Andrew EVW, Barageine JK
• Women's sexual activity and experiences following female genital fistula surgery.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2023 El Ayadi AM, Nalubwama H, Miller S, Mitchell A, Korn AP, Chen CCG, Byamugisha J, Painter C, Obore S, Barageine JK
• Editorial: Challenges in implementing digital health in public health settings in low and middle income countries.
  Frontiers in public health 2023 Duggal M, El Ayadi A, Duggal B, Reynolds N, Bascaran C
• The social, economic, emotional, and physical experiences of caregivers for women with female genital fistula in Uganda: A qualitative study.
  Global public health 2023 El Ayadi AM, Mitchell A, Nalubwama H, Miller S, Semere W, Barageine JK, Korn AP, Obore S, Lucas R, Byamugisha J
• The supply is there. So why can't pregnant and breastfeeding women in rural India get the COVID-19 vaccine?
  PLOS global public health 2022 Diamond-Smith NG, Sharma P, Duggal M, Gill N, Gupta J, Kumar V, Kaur J, Singh P, Vosburg KB, El Ayadi AM
• Quality Improvement Models and Methods for Maternal Health in Lower-Resource Settings.
  Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America 2022 Ndicunguye VM, El Ayadi AM
• Stakeholders’ perceptions on improving women’s health after obstetric fistula repair: results from a qualitative study in Guinea
  African Journal of Reproductive Health 2022 Alexandre Delamou, Moussa Douno, Alison M. El Ayadi, Aissatou Diallo, Thérèse Delvaux, Vincent De Brouwere
• The role of informational support from women's social networks on antenatal care initiation: qualitative evidence from pregnant women in Uganda.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2022 Comfort AB, El Ayadi AM, Camlin CS, Tsai AC, Nalubwama H, Byamugisha J, Walker DM, Moody J, Roberts T, Senoga U, Krezanoski PJ, Harper CC
• Stakeholders' perceptions on improving women's health after obstetric fistula repair: results from a qualitative study in Guinea.
  African journal of reproductive health 2022 Delamou A, Douno M, El Ayadi AM, Diallo A, Delvaux T, Brouwere V
• A Mobile Education and Social Support Group Intervention for Improving Postpartum Health in Northern India: Development and Usability Study.
  JMIR formative research 2022 El Ayadi AM, Duggal M, Bagga R, Singh P, Kumar V, Ahuja A, Kankaria A, Hosapatna Basavarajappa D, Kaur J, Sharma P, Gupta S, Pendse RS, Weil L, Swendeman D, Diamond-Smith NG
• Access to and Use of Mobile Phone by Postpartum, Married Women in Punjab, India: Secondary Analysis of mHealth Intervention Pilot Data.
  JMIR formative research 2022 Pendse RS, El Ayadi AM, Sharma P, Ahuja A, Hosapatna Basavarajappa D, Duggal M, Kankaria A, Singh P, Kumar V, Bagga R, Diamond-Smith NG
• Building a country-wide Fistula Treatment Network in Kenya: results from the first six years (2014-2020).
  BMC health services research 2022 Pollaczek L, El Ayadi AM, Mohamed HC
• Social support among women with genital fistula in Uganda.
  Culture, health & sexuality 2022 Hotchkiss E, Nalubwama H, Miller S, Ryan N, Barageine J, Byamugisha J, El Ayadi AM
• Risk Factors for Dual Burden of Severe Maternal Morbidity and Preterm Birth by Insurance Type in California.
  Maternal and child health journal 2022 El Ayadi AM, Baer RJ, Gay C, Lee HC, Obedin-Maliver J, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Lyndon A
• Ways Forward in Preventing Severe Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Health Inequities: Conceptual Frameworks, Definitions, and Data, from a Population Health Perspective.
  Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 2021 Carmichael SL, Abrams B, El Ayadi A, Lee HC, Liu C, Lyell DJ, Lyndon A, Main EK, Mujahid M, Tian L, Snowden JM
• Severe Maternal Morbidity: A Comparison of Definitions and Data Sources.
  American journal of epidemiology 2021 Snowden JM, Lyndon A, Kan P, El Ayadi A, Main E, Carmichael SL
• Experiences, Preferences, and Needs of Adolescents and Urban Youth in Contraceptive Use in Conakry, 2019, Guinea.
  Frontiers in global women's health 2021 Bangoura C, Dioubaté N, Manet H, Camara BS, Kouyaté M, Douno M, Tetui M, El Ayadi AM, Delamou A
• Women's progression through the maternal continuum of care in Guinea: Evidence from the 2018 Guinean Demographic and Health Survey.
  Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2021 Camara BS, Benova L, Delvaux T, Sidibé S, El Ayadi AM, Grietens KP, Delamou A
• Dimensions of HIV-related stigma in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda at the start of a large HIV 'test and treat' trial.
  PloS one 2021 Akatukwasa C, Getahun M, El Ayadi AM, Namanya J, Maeri I, Itiakorit H, Owino L, Sanyu N, Kabami J, Ssemmondo E, Sang N, Kwarisiima D, Petersen ML, Charlebois ED, Chamie G, Clark TD, Cohen CR, Kamya MR…
• Mental health among outpatient reproductive health care providers during the US COVID-19 epidemic.
  Reproductive health 2021 Comfort AB, Krezanoski PJ, Rao L, El Ayadi A, Tsai AC, Goodman S, Harper CC
• A double-edged sword-telemedicine for maternal care during COVID-19: findings from a global mixed-methods study of healthcare providers.
  BMJ global health 2021 Galle A, Semaan A, Huysmans E, Audet C, Asefa A, Delvaux T, Afolabi BB, El Ayadi AM, Benova L
• Interventions to increase facility births and provision of postpartum care in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
  Reproductive health 2021 Camara BS, Delamou A, Grovogui FM, de Kok BC, Benova L, El Ayadi AM, Gerrets R, Grietens KP, Delvaux T
• Intrauterine Devices and Sexually Transmitted Infection among Older Adolescents and Young Adults in a Cluster Randomized Trial.
  Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2020 El Ayadi AM, Rocca CH, Averbach SH, Goodman S, Darney PD, Patel A, Harper CC
• Trends in contraceptive use, unmet need and associated factors of modern contraceptive use among urban adolescents and young women in Guinea.
  BMC public health 2020 Sidibé S, Delamou A, Camara BS, Dioubaté N, Manet H, El Ayadi AM, Benova L, Kouanda S
• Delayed Visits for Contraception Due to Concerns Regarding Pelvic Examination Among Women with History of Intimate Partner Violence.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2020 Holt HK, Sawaya GF, El Ayadi AM, Henderson JT, Rocca CH, Westhoff CL, Harper CC
• Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone data collection for longitudinal follow-up among patients treated for obstetric fistula in Uganda.
  Health care for women international 2020 El Ayadi AM, Nalubwama H, Barageine JK, Miller S, Obore S, Kakaire O, Korn A, Lester F, Diamond-Smith NG, Mwanje H, Byamugisha J
• Validation of an adapted instrument to measure female genital fistula-related stigma.
  Global public health 2020 El Ayadi AM, Barageine JK, Neilands TB, Ryan N, Nalubwama H, Korn A, Turan JM
• A call for a gender-responsive, intersectional approach to address COVID-19.
  Global public health 2020 Ryan NE, El Ayadi AM
• Motorcycle Accidents and Their Outcomes amongst Victims Admitted to Health Facilities in Guinea: A Cross-Sectional Study.
  Advances in preventive medicine 2020 Delamou A, Kourouma K, Camara BS, Kolie D, Grovogui FM, El Ayadi AM, Ade S, Harries AD
• Perceived Causes of Obstetric Fistula and Predictors of Treatment Seeking among Ugandan Women: Insights from Qualitative Research.
  African journal of reproductive health 2020 Nalubwama H, El Ayadi AM, Barageine JK, Byamugisha J, Kakaire O, Obore S, Mwanje H, Miller S
• Rehabilitation and reintegration programming adjunct to female genital fistula surgery: A systematic scoping review.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2020 El Ayadi AM, Painter CE, Delamou A, Barr-Walker J, Korn A, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Barageine JK
• Rehabilitation and reintegration programming adjunct to female genital fistula surgery: a scoping review protocol.
  BMJ open 2019 El Ayadi AM, Painter CE, Delamou A, Barr-Walker J, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Korn A, Barageine JK
• A population-based study to identify the prevalence and correlates of the dual burden of severe maternal morbidity and preterm birth in California.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2019 Lyndon A, Baer RJ, Gay CL, El Ayadi AM, Lee HC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L
• Improvements in the South African HIV care cascade: findings on 90-90-90 targets from successive population-representative surveys in North West Province.
  Journal of the International AIDS Society 2019 Lippman SA, El Ayadi AM, Grignon JS, Puren A, Liegler T, Venter WDF, Ratlhagana MJ, Morris JL, Naidoo E, Agnew E, Barnhart S, Shade SB
• Women's experiences of fistula-related stigma in Uganda: a conceptual framework to inform stigma-reduction interventions.
  Culture, health & sexuality 2019 El Ayadi AM, Barageine JK, Miller S, Byamugisha J, Nalubwama H, Obore S, Korn A, Sukumar S, Kakaire O, Mwanje H, Lester F, Turan JM
• Sexual and Physical Violence in Childhood Is Associated With Adult Intimate Partner Violence and Nonpartner Sexual Violence in a Representative Sample of Rural South African Men and Women.
  Journal of interpersonal violence 2019 Treves-Kagan S, El Ayadi AM, Morris JL, Graham LM, Grignon JS, Ntswane L, Gilvydis JM, Barnhart S, Lippman SA
• Trajectories of women's physical and psychosocial health following obstetric fistula repair in Uganda: a longitudinal study.
  Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2018 El Ayadi AM, Barageine J, Korn A, Kakaire O, Turan J, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Lester F, Nalubwama H, Mwanje H, Tripathi V, Miller S
• Pregnancy Intentions, Contraceptive Knowledge And Educational Aspirations Among Community College Students.
  Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 2018 Cabral MA, Schroeder R, Armstrong EM, El Ayadi AM, Gürel AL, Chang J, Harper CC
• The intrauterine device as emergency contraception: how much do young women know?
  Contraception 2018 Goodman SR, El Ayadi AM, Rocca CH, Kohn JE, Benedict CE, Dieseldorff JR, Harper CC
• Postpartum hemorrhage: new insights for definition and diagnosis.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2018 Borovac-Pinheiro A, Pacagnella RC, Cecatti JG, Miller S, El Ayadi AM, Souza JP, Durocher J, Blumenthal PD, Winikoff B
• Context matters: Community social cohesion and health behaviors in two South African areas.
  Health & place 2018 Lippman SA, Leslie HH, Neilands TB, Twine R, Grignon JS, MacPhail C, Morris J, Rebombo D, Sesane M, El Ayadi AM, Pettifor A, Kahn K
• Fistula recurrence, pregnancy, and childbirth following successful closure of female genital fistula in Guinea: a longitudinal study.
  The Lancet. Global health 2017 Delamou A, Delvaux T, El Ayadi AM, Tripathi V, Camara BS, Beavogui AH, Romanzi L, Cole B, Bouedouno P, Diallo M, Barry TH, Camara M, Diallo K, Leveque A, Zhang WH, De Brouwere V
• Development and preliminary validation of a post-fistula repair reintegration instrument among Ugandan women.
  Reproductive health 2017 El Ayadi A, Nalubwama H, Barageine J, Neilands TB, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Kakaire O, Mwanje H, Korn A, Lester F, Miller S
• Gender, HIV Testing and Stigma: The Association of HIV Testing Behaviors and Community-Level and Individual-Level Stigma in Rural South Africa Differ for Men and Women.
  AIDS and behavior 2017 Treves-Kagan S, El Ayadi AM, Pettifor A, MacPhail C, Twine R, Maman S, Peacock D, Kahn K, Lippman SA
• Influence of the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak on the vaccination of children in a rural district of Guinea.
  Public health action 2017 Camara BS, Delamou AM, Diro E, El Ayadi A, Béavogui AH, Sidibé S, Grovogui FM, Takarinda KC, Kolié D, Sandouno SD, Okumura J, Baldé MD, Van Griensven J, Zachariah R
• High Mobility and HIV Prevalence Among Female Market Traders in East Africa in 2014.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2017 Camlin CS, El Ayadi AM, Kwena ZA, McFarland W, Johnson MO, Neilands TB, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR
• Public health impact of the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa: seizing opportunities for the future.
  BMJ global health 2017 Delamou A, Delvaux T, El Ayadi AM, Beavogui AH, Okumura J, Van Damme W, De Brouwere V
• Maternal and Child Health Services in the Context of the Ebola Virus Disease: Health Care Workers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Rural Guinea.
  African journal of reproductive health 2017 Delamou A, Sidibé S, El Ayadi AM, Camara BS, Delvaux T, Utz B, Toure AI, Sandouno SD, Camara A, Beavogui AH, Shahabuddin A, Van der Veken K, Assarag B, Okumura J, De Brouwere V
• Effect of Ebola virus disease on maternal and child health services in Guinea: a retrospective observational cohort study.
  The Lancet. Global health 2017 Delamou A, Ayadi AME, Sidibe S, Delvaux T, Camara BS, Sandouno SD, Beavogui AH, Rutherford GW, Okumura J, Zhang WH, De Brouwere V
• Effect of the 2014/2015 Ebola outbreak on reproductive health services in a rural district of Guinea: an ecological study.
  Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2017 Camara BS, Delamou A, Diro E, Béavogui AH, El Ayadi AM, Sidibé S, Grovogui FM, Takarinda KC, Bouedouno P, Sandouno SD, Okumura J, Baldé MD, Van Griensven J, Zachariah R
• The impact of an IUD and implant intervention on dual method use among young women: Results from a cluster randomized trial.
  Preventive medicine 2016 El Ayadi AM, Rocca CH, Kohn JE, Velazquez D, Blum M, Newmann SJ, Harper CC
• Attrition and Opportunities Along the HIV Care Continuum: Findings From a Population-Based Sample, North West Province, South Africa.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2016 Lippman SA, Shade SB, El Ayadi AM, Gilvydis JM, Grignon JS, Liegler T, Morris J, Naidoo E, Prach LM, Puren A, Barnhart S
• Vital Sign Prediction of Adverse Maternal Outcomes in Women with Hypovolemic Shock: The Role of Shock Index.
  PloS one 2016 El Ayadi AM, Nathan HL, Seed PT, Butrick EA, Hezelgrave NL, Shennan AH, Miller S
• "How can I tell?" Consequences of HIV status disclosure among couples in eastern African communities in the context of an ongoing HIV "test-and-treat" trial.
  AIDS care 2016 Maeri I, El Ayadi A, Getahun M, Charlebois E, Akatukwasa C, Tumwebaze D, Itiakorit H, Owino L, Kwarisiima D, Ssemmondo E, Sang N, Kabami J, Clark TD, Petersen M, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Kamya M, Havlir D…
• Men "missing" from population-based HIV testing: insights from qualitative research.
  AIDS care 2016 Camlin CS, Ssemmondo E, Chamie G, El Ayadi AM, Kwarisiima D, Sang N, Kabami J, Charlebois E, Petersen M, Clark TD, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR, R Kamya M, Havlir D, SEARCH Collaboration
• Beyond repair - family and community reintegration after obstetric fistula surgery: study protocol.
  Reproductive health 2015 Byamugisha J, El Ayadi A, Obore S, Mwanje H, Kakaire O, Barageine J, Lester F, Butrick E, Korn A, Nalubwama H, Knight S, Miller S
• The Role of the Nonpneumatic Antishock Garment in Reducing Blood Loss and Mortality Associated with Post-Abortion Hemorrhage.
  Studies in family planning 2015 Manandhar S, El Ayadi AM, Butrick E, Hosang R, Miller S
• Factors associated with loss to follow-up in women undergoing repair for obstetric fistula in Guinea.
  Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2015 Delamou A, Delvaux T, Utz B, Camara BS, Beavogui AH, Cole B, Levin K, Diallo M, Millimono S, Barry TH, El Ayadi AM, Zhang WH, De Brouwere V
• Comparability of sociodemographic and pregnancy characteristics of pregnancy-related deaths identified via the sisterhood method versus the household/verbal autopsy method.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2015 El Ayadi AM, Hill K, Langer A, Subramanian SV, McCormick M
• Rehabilitation experiences after obstetric fistula repair: systematic review of qualitative studies.
  Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2015 Lombard L, de St Jorre J, Geddes R, El Ayadi AM, Grant L
• Cost-effectiveness of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG): evidence from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  BMC health services research 2015 Downing J, El Ayadi A, Miller S, Butrick E, Mkumba G, Magwali T, Kaseba-Sata C, Kahn JG
• Shock index: an effective predictor of outcome in postpartum haemorrhage?
  BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2015 Nathan HL, El Ayadi A, Hezelgrave NL, Seed P, Butrick E, Miller S, Briley A, Bewley S, Shennan AH
• Per-protocol effect of earlier non-pneumatic anti-shock garment application for obstetric hemorrhage.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2014 El Ayadi A, Gibbons L, Bergel E, Butrick E, Huong NT, Mkumba G, Kaseba C, Magwali T, Merialdi M, Miller S
• Association between severe obstetric hemorrhage and HIV status.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2014 Curtis M, El Ayadi A, Mkumba G, Butrick E, Leech A, Geissler J, Miller S
• Combined analysis of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment on mortality from hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2013 El Ayadi AM, Butrick E, Geissler J, Miller S
• Advances in the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage
  Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2013 El Ayadi AM, Robinson R, Geller S, Miller S
• Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG), a first-aid device to decrease maternal mortality from obstetric hemorrhage: a cluster randomized trial.
  PloS one 2013 Miller S, Bergel EF, El Ayadi AM, Gibbons L, Butrick EA, Magwali T, Mkumba G, Kaseba C, Huong NT, Geissler JD, Merialdi M
• Comorbidities and lack of blood transfusion may negatively affect maternal outcomes of women with obstetric hemorrhage treated with NASG.
  PloS one 2013 El Ayadi A, Raifman S, Jega F, Butrick E, Ojo Y, Geller S, Miller S
• Home matters: work and household predictors of smoking and cessation among blue-collar workers.
  Preventive medicine 2012 Okechukwu CA, Dutra LM, Bacic J, El Ayadi A, Emmons KM
• Household food insufficiency, financial strain, work-family spillover, and depressive symptoms in the working class: the Work, Family, and Health Network study.
  American journal of public health 2011 Okechukwu CA, El Ayadi AM, Tamers SL, Sabbath EL, Berkman L
• Improving the alcohol retail environment to reduce youth access: a randomized community trial of a best practices toolkit intervention.
  Journal of community health 2011 Wolff LS, El Ayadi AM, Lyons NJ, Herr-Zaya K, Noll D, Perfas F, Rots G
• Play Across Boston: a community initiative to reduce disparities in access to after-school physical activity programs for inner-city youths.
  Preventing chronic disease 2006 Hannon C, Cradock A, Gortmaker SL, Wiecha J, El Ayadi A, Keefe L, Harris A
• Diffusion of an integrated health education program in an urban school system: planet health.
  Journal of pediatric psychology 2004 Wiecha JL, El Ayadi AM, Fuemmeler BF, Carter JE, Handler S, Johnson S, Strunk N, Korzec-Ramirez D, Gortmaker SL