Selected Publications
Peters, D.H., Bloom G. Developing world: Bring order to unregulated health markets. Nature, 2012, 487, 163-165. doi:10.1038/487163a
Bloom, G., Kanjilal, B., Lucas, H., Peters, D.H., editors. Transforming Health Markets in Asia and Africa: Improving quality and access for the poor. Oxon, UK: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.
Peters, D.H., Paina, L., Schleimann, F. Sector Wide Approaches (SWAps) in health: what have we learned? Health Policy and Planning 2012, 17; 1-7 doi:10.1093/heapol/czs128
Burnham, G., Edward, A., Peters, D.H. The Association of Health Workforce Capacity and Quality of Pediatric Care in Afghanistan. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2012, 24 (6):578-586.doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzs058
Bennett, S., Paina, L., Peters, D.H. Applying the Develop-Distort Dilemma to maximize positive market impacts in health. Health Policy and Planning 2012, 27:iv44-iv53, doi: 10.1093/heapol/czs085.
Subramanian,S., Naimoli, J., Matsubayashi, T., Peters, D.H. Do we have the right models for scaling up health services to achieve the Millennium Development Goals? BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:336, doi:10.1186/1472-6963-11-336.
Steinhardt, L.C, Aman, I., Pakzad, I., Kumar, V., Singh, L.P., Peters, D.H. Removing user fees for basic health services: A pilot study and national roll-out in Afghanistan. Health Policy and Planning, 26 Suppl 2 2011, ii92-ii103. doi:10.1093/heapol/czr069.
Edward, A., Kumar, B., Kakar, F., Salehi, A.S., Burnham, G., Peters, D.H. Configuring Balanced Scorecards for Measuring Health Systems Performance: Evidence from Five Years’ Evaluation in Afghanistan. PLOS Medicine 2011, 8(7): e1001066. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001066
Bloom, G., Standing, H., Lucas, H., Bhuiya, A., Oladepo, O., Peters, D.H. Making Health Markets Work Better for Poor People: The Case of Informal Providers. Health Policy and Planning 2011, doi:10.1093/heapol/czr025
Paina, L., and Peters, D.H. Understanding pathways for scaling up health services through the lens of complex adaptive systems Health Policy and Planning 2011, doi:10.1093/heapol/czr054.
Viswanathan, K., Hansen, P. M., Rahman, M. H., Steinhardt, L., Edward, A., Arwal, S. H., Peters, D.H., Burnham, G. Can community health workers increase coverage of reproductive health services? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2011, doi:10.1136/jech-2011-200275.
Nabbuye-Sekandi, J., Kasangaki, A., Kizza, I.B., Tugumisirize, J., Nshimye, E., Mbabali, S., Makumbi, F.E., Peters, D.H. Patient Satisfaction with Services in Outpatient Clinics at Mulago Hospital, Kampala. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2011, 23(5): 516-523 doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzr040.
Matsubayashi, T., Manabe, Y.C., Etonu, A., Kyegombe, N., Muganzi, A., Coutinho, A., Peters, D.H. The effects of an HIV project on HIV and non-HIV services at local government clinics in urban Kampala BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, (Supp 1): S9
Pariyo, G.W., Serwadda, D., Sewankambo, N., Groves, S., Bollinger, R.C., Peters, D.H. A Grander Challenge: The Case of How Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Contributes to Health Outcomes in Africa. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11; (Supp 1): S2
Lind, A., Edward, A., Bonhoure, P, Mustafa, L., Hansen, P.M., Burnham, G., Peters, D.H. Quality of Outpatient Hospital Care for Children Under Five Years in Afghanistan. International Journal of Quality in Health Care 2011, 23, doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq081
Onishi, J., Gupta, S., Peters, D.H. Assessing quality of pediatric counseling through clinical observations and exit interviews in Afghanistan. International Journal of Quality in Health Care 2011 23(1): 76-82.
Bleich, S., Koehlmoos, T.L.P., Rashid, M., Peters, D.H., Anderson G. Noncommunicable chronic disease in Bangladesh: Overview of existing programs and priorities going forward. Health Policy 2011, 100(2): 282-289
Peters, D.H., Chakraborty, S., Mahaptra, P., Steinhardt, L.C. Job Satisfaction and Motivation of Health Workers in Different Settings in India. BMC Human Resources for Health. 2010, 8: 27.
Steinhardt, L.C., Peters, D.H. Targeting accuracy and impact of a community-identified waiver card scheme for primary care user fees in Afghanistan. International Journal for Equity in Health 2010, 9:28
Shah, N.M., Brieger, W., Peters, D.H., Can interventions improve health services from informal private providers in low and middle-income countries? A comprehensive review of the literature. Health Policy and Planning 2010, 10:doi:10.1093/heapol/czq074
Viswanathan, K., Becker, S., Hansen, P.M., Kumar, D., Kumar, B., Niayesh, H., Peters, D.H., Burnham, G. Infant and Under-five Mortality in Afghanistan: Current Estimates and Limitations. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2010 (88); 8: 576-583. doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.68957
Arur, A., Peters, D.H., Hansen, P.M., Mashqoor, M.A., Steinhardt, L.S., Burnham, G. Contracting for health and curative care use in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2005. Health Policy and Planning 2010, 25(2):135-144. doi:10.1093/heapol/czp045
Peters, D.H., El-Saharty, S., Siadat, B., Janovsky, K., Vujicic, M, editors. Improving Health Services in Developing Countries: From Evidence to Action. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 2009.
Pariyo, G., Ekirapa-Kiracho, E., Okui, O., Rahman, M.H., Peterson, S., Bishai, D.M., Lucas, H., Peters, D.H. Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural residents in Uganda: are reforms benefitting the poor? International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8:39; doi:10.1186/1475-9276-8-39
Edward, A., Dwivedi, V., Mustafa, L., Hansen, P.M., Peters, D.H., Burnham, G. Trends in Health Care Quality for Children Under-Five in Afghanistan: 2004-2006. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2009, 87: 940–949. doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.054858
Steinhardt, L, Waters, H., Rao, K.D., Naeem, A.J., Hansen, P., Peters, D.H. The Effect of Wealth Status on Care Seeking and Health Expenditures in Afghanistan. Health Policy and Planning 2009, 24(1): 1-17
Sinha, G., Peters, D.H., Bollinger, R.C. Strategies for Gender-Equitable HIV Services in Rural India. Health Policy and Planning 2009, 24 (3): 197-208 doi: 10.1093/heapol/czp004
Hansen, P.M., Peters, D.H., Niayesh, H., Singh, L.P., Dwivedi, V., Burnham, G. Measuring and Managing Progress in the Establishment of Basic Health Services: The Afghanistan Health Sector Balanced Scorecard. International Journal of Health Planning and Management 2008, 23 (2): 107-117.
Mayhew, M.M., Hansen, P.M., Peters, D.H., Edward, A., Singh, L.P., Dwivedi, V., Mashkoor, A., Burnham, G. Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendant Utilization in Afghanistan Where Basic Health Services are Provided – A Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal of Public Health 2008, 98; 10: 1849-1856.
Peters, D.H., Muraleedharan, V.R. Regulating India’s Health Services: To What End? What Future? Social Science and Medicine 2008, 66: 2133-2144.
Bloom, G., Kanjilal, B., Peters, D.H. Regulating Health Care Markets in China and India. Health Affairs 2008, 27 (4): 952-963.
Peters, D.H., Garg, A., Bloom, G., Walker, D.G., Brieger, W.R., Rahman, M.H. Poverty and Access to Health Care in Developing Countries. Annals of the New York Academy of Science 2008, 1136:161-71.
Peters, D.H., Noor, A.A., Singh, L.P., Kakar, F.K., Hansen, P.M., Burnham G. A Balanced Scorecard for Health Services in Afghanistan. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2007, 85: 146-151.
Hyder, A.A., Bloom,G., Leach, M., Syed, S.B., Peters, D.H. and the Future Health Systems: Innovations for Equity Team. Exploring health systems research and its influence on policy processes in low income countries. BMC Public Health 2007, 7: 309-320.
Rao, D.K,. Peters, D.H. Quality improvement and its impact on the use and equality of outpatient health services in India. Health Economics 2007, 16 (8): 799-813.
Peters, D.H., Kohli, M., Mascarenhas, M., Rao, K. Can computers improve patient care by primary health care workers in India? International Journal of Quality in Health Care 2006, 18(6):437-45.
Rao, K.D., Peters, D.H., Bandeen-Roche, K. Towards patient-centered health services in India--a scale to measure patient perceptions of quality. International Journal of Quality in Health Care 2006, 18(6):414-21.
Neufeld, K., Peters, D.H., Rani, M., Bonu, S., Brooner, R.K. Regular use of alcohol and tobacco in India and its association with age, gender, and poverty. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2005, 77 (3): 283-291.
Bonu, S., Rani, M., Peters, D.H., Jha P., Nguyen, S.N. Does alcohol or tobacco use contribute to impoverishment from the costs of hospitalization? Health Policy and Planning 2005, 20 (1): 41-49
Peters, D.H., Marchandani, G., Hansen, P.M. Strategies for engaging the private sector in sexual and reproductive health: how effective are they? Health Policy and Planning 2004 19 (Suppl.1): 5-20.
Peters, D.H., Philips, T. Mectizan Donation Program: Evaluation of a Public-Private Partnership. Tropical Medicine & International Health 2004, 9 (4): A4-15.
Yazbeck, A.S., Peters, D.H., editors. Health Policy Research in South Asia: Guiding Reforms and Building Capacity. Washington D.C.: World Bank, 2003.
Peters, D.H., Rao, K.S., Fryatt, R. Lumping and Splitting: The Health Policy Agenda in India. Health Policy and Planning 2003, 18 (3): 249-60.
Waters, H., Hatt, L, Peters, D.H. Working with the Private Sector for Child Health. Health Policy and Planning 2003, 18 (2): 127-137.
Peters, D.H. Oversight of Health Sector Policy and Performance in Low-Income Countries: The Example of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in India. Reproductive Health Matters. 2002, 10 (20): 82-94.
Peters, D.H., Yazbeck, A.S., Sharma R., Ramana, G.N.V., Pritchett, L., Wagstaff, A. Better Health Systems for India’s Poor: Findings, Analysis, and Options. Washington D.C.: The World Bank, 2002.
Peters, D.H., Elmendorf A.E., Kandola K., Chellaraj. Benchmarks for Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa During the 1990s. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2000, 6 (78): 761-769.
Peters, D.H., Chao, S. The sector-wide approach in health: What is it? Where is it going? International Journal of Health Planning and Management 1998, 13 (2): 177-90.
