As a global health scholar, I passionately study the determinants of health. My research spans a range of global health topics including reproductive and perinatal health, mental health, health system strengthening, and the role of self-awareness in health and education. Below is a list of my publications arranged by year published.
Ibrahimi, S., Yeo, S., Yusuf, K., Akrami, Z., & Roy, K. (2025, April). Factors Hindering Access and Utilization of Maternal Healthcare in Afghanistan Under the Taliban Regime: A Qualitative Study with Recommended Solutions. In Healthcare (Vol. 13, No. 9, p. 1006). MDPI.
McConnell, K., Ibrahimi, S., Yumiseva, M., Shan, S., & Lewin, A. (2025). Short-Term Impacts of a School-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Latino Youth: a Cluster Randomized Trial. Prevention Science, 1-11.
Ibrahimi, S., & Thoma, M. E. (2024). The association between Afghan Women's autonomy and experience of domestic violence, moderated by education status. Preventive medicine, 108039.
Ibrahimi S, Youssouf B, Potts C, Dumouza A, Duff R, Malaba LS, Brunner B. United States Government-Supported Family Planning and Reproductive Health Outreach in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lessons Learned and Recommendations. Open Access Journal of Contraception. 2024 Dec 31:13-21.
Bapura, J., Fataki, J., Ibrahimi, S., Hazerjian, J., Kabulepa, M. C. M., Williams, A., ... & Brunner, B. (2024). Community-based distribution program's response to increased contraceptive demand in the Democratic Republic of Congo during COVID-19. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 28(9), 122-134.
Yeo, S., Kim-Hines, Y., Ehiri, J., Magrath, P., Johnson-Agbakwu, C., Ernst, K., Ibrahimi, S., & Alaofè, H. (2024). A qualitative study exploring the factors influencing maternal healthcare access and utilization among Muslim refugee women resettled in the United States. Plos one, 19(8), e0307192.
Ibrahimi, S., & Steinberg, J. R. (2022). Spousal Violence and Contraceptive Use among Married Afghan Women in a Nationally Representative Sample. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 9783.
Dongarwar, D., Ibrahimi, S., & Salihu, H. M. (2022). A United States national reference for foetal growth for Asian American ethnicities. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1-8.
Maiyegun, S.O., Yusuf, K.K., Dongarwar, D. Ibrahimi, S., et al. Risk of Stillbirth Among Foreign-Born Mothers in the United States. J Immigrant Minority Health 24, 318–326 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01164-0
Ibrahimi, S., Dongarwar, D., Yusuf, K. K., Maiyegun, S. O., & Salihu, H. M. (2021). Trends in childhood viable pregnancy and risk of stillbirth in the United States. European Journal of Pediatrics, 1-9.
Dongarwar, D., Maiyegun, S. O., Yusuf, K. K., Ibrahimi, S., Ikedionwu, C. A., & Salihu, H. M. (2021). Incidence and risk of stillbirth among various Asian-American subgroups. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 1-6.
Yusuf, K. K., Dongarwar, D., Maiyegun, S. O., Ikedionwu, C., Ibrahimi, S., & Salihu, H. M. (2021). Impact of Maternal Age on the Foreign-Born Paradox. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 1-8.
Maiyegun, S. O., Yusuf, K. K., Dongarwar, D., Ibrahimi, S., Ikedionwu, C., & Salihu, H. M. (2021). Risk of Stillbirth Among Foreign-Born Mothers in the United States. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 1-9.
Maiyegun, S., Yusuf, K., Dongarwar, D., Ibrahimi, S., Ikedionwu, C., & Salihu, H. (2021). COVID-19: How Can Doulas Support Pandemic Control?. International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health, 5(2), 72-75.
Ibrahimi, S., Alamdar Yazdi, A., Yusuf, K. K., & Salihu, H. M. (2020). Association of domestic physical violence with feto-infant outcomes in Afghanistan. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 1010539520977333.
Ibrahimi S, Yusuf KK, Dongarwar D, Maiyegun SO, Ikedionwu C, Salihu HM. COVID-19 devastation of African American families: Impact on mental health and the consequence of systemic racism. Int J MCH AIDS. 2020;9(3):390-393.
Yusuf KK, Dongarwar D, Ibrahimi S, Ikedionwu C, Maiyegun SO, Salihu HM. Expected surge in maternal mortality and severe morbidity among African Americans in the era of COVID-19 pandemic. Int J MCH AIDS. 2020;9(3):386-389.
Dongarwar D, Yusuf KK, Maiyegun SO, Ibrahimi S, Ikedionwu C, Salihu HM. COVID-19 and neuro-behavioral economics: A conceptual framework to improve physical and mental health among remote workers. Int J MCH AIDS. 2020;9(3):360-363.
Ikedionwu, C. A., Dongarwar, D., Yusuf, K. K., Ibrahimi, S., Salinas-Miranda, A. A., & Salihu, H. M. (2020). Pre-Pregnancy Maternal Obesity, Macrosomia, and Risk of Stillbirth: A Population-Based Study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.
Ikedionwu CA, Dongarwar D, Yusuf KK, Maiyegun SO, Ibrahimi S, Salihu HM. Using nominal group technique to elucidate a COVID-19 research agenda for maternal and child health (MCH) populations. Int J MCH AIDS. 2020;9(3):394-396.
Salihu, H. M., Salinas-Miranda, A. A., King, L. M., Dongarwar, D., Yusuf, K. K., Ibrahimi, S., ... & Berry, E. L. (2020). Racism, Psycho-Social Stress, and Health-related Quality of Life. International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, 9(1), 73.
Salihu, H. M., Dongarwar, D., King, L. M., Yusuf, K. K., Ibrahimi, S., & Salinas-Miranda, A. A. (2020). Trends in the incidence of fetal macrosomia and its phenotypes in the United States, 1971–2017. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 301(2), 415-426.
Salihu, H. M., Dongarwar, D., King, L. M., Yusuf, K. K., Ibrahimi, S., & Salinas‐Miranda, A. A. (2020). Phenotypes of fetal macrosomia and risk of stillbirth among term deliveries over the previous four decades. Birth, 47(2), 202-210.