Center & Institute Affiliations
Melinda Munos, PhD '12, evaluates the implementation and impact of health programs and works to improve the measurement of health indicators.
Contact Info
Research Interests
evaluation; child health; neonatal health; maternal health; intervention coverage; quality of care; West Africa
Experiences & Accomplishments
My research aims to improve maternal, child, and neonatal health in low-resource settings. Most of my research focuses on (1) large-scale effectiveness evaluations of maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) programs to estimate and explain the impact of these programs on mortality, nutrition, and intermediate outcomes, and (2) efforts to improve the measurement of coverage and quality of care for MNCH interventions.
Honors & Awards
Delta Omega (2012)
Sommer Scholars (2011)
Robert and Helen Wright Fellowship in International Health (2010)
NIH Training Grant in International Maternal and Child Health (2009)
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Selected publications
Niehaus L, Sheffel A, Kalter H, Amouzou A, Koffi A, Munos MK. Delays in accessing high-quality care for newborns in East Africa: An analysis of survey data in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. J Glob Health. 2024; 14: 04022.
Bryce E, Munos M, Lama TP, Khatry SK, LeClerq S, Katz J. Validation of maternal report of receipt of iron-folic acid supplementation during antenatal care in rural southern Nepal. J Nutr. 2022;152(1):310-8.
Munos MK, Blanc AK, Carter ED, Eisele TP, Gesuale S, Katz J, Marchant T, Stanton CK, Campbell H. Validation studies for population-based intervention coverage indicators: design, analysis, and interpretation. J Glob Health. 2018;8(2):020804.
Munos MK, Maiga A, Do M, Sika GL, Carter ED, Mosso R, Dosso A, Leyton A, Khan SM. Linking household survey and health facility data for effective coverage measures: a comparison of ecological and individual linking methods using the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey in Cote d'Ivoire. J Glob Health. 2018;8(2):020803.
Munos MK, Guiella G, Roberton T, Maiga A, Tiendrebeogo A, Bryce J, Baya B. The prospective independent evaluation of the Rapid Scale-Up in Burkina Faso. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016; 94(3):584-95.
Munos MK, Koffi A, Traoré MG, Diakité M, Sangho H, and the Mali RMM Working Group. Strengthening community networks for vital event reporting: community volunteer reporting of vital events in rural Mali. PLOS One 2015; 10(11):e0132164.