Sarah D Compton, PhD, MPH

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Research Associate Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical School
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Sarah D Compton, PhD, MPH
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Research Associate Professor
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      Center for Global Health Equity
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      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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      Institute for Research on Women And Gender

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    • Journal Article
      University-Based Approaches to Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.
      Baeza Robba MJ, Rana GK, Zhandire T, Lanyo TN, Shadare O, Compton SD, Afolabi AA, Randa MB, Mwiseneza MJ, Akinyemi AI, Dickson KS, Banjo OO, Munro-Kramer ML. Trauma Violence Abuse, 2026 Jan 7; 15248380251401929 DOI:10.1177/15248380251401929
      PMID: 41500840
    • Journal Article
      Examining Post-Dobbs Changes in Abortion Use at 3 Southern Michigan Clinics, July 2021‒June 2023.
      Smith MH, Sucher C, Norris A, Dalton VK, Compton SD. Am J Public Health, 2025 Nov 20; e1 - e8. DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2025.308305
      PMID: 41264900
    • Journal Article
      Ready for self-managed medication abortion? Practices, knowledge, and attitudes of emergency and primary care physicians
      Tucker X, Stulberg D, Ruff A, Owens L. Journal of Women's Health, 2023 Aug 24; Online ahead of print (https://doi.org/10.1177/15409996251387014):
    • Journal Article
      Factors associated with poor sleep quality on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among hospitalized Ghanaian obstetrical patients
      Thiyagarajan D, Sarfo A, Swarray-Deen A, Sefogah PE, Lawrence E, Compton S. Ajog Global Reports, 2025 Aug 1; 5 (3): DOI:10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100542
    • Journal Article
      Title X Policy Shifts and Michigan's Reproductive Health Safety Net
      Compton SD, Pangori A, Widner A, Davis-Wilson K, Wallett S, Dalton VK. JAMA Network Open, 2025 Jul 1; 8 (7): e2522203 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.22203
      PMID: 40690214
    • Journal Article
      Neonatal jaundice treatment versus recommendations: the challenge of treatment without rapid diagnostic capability
      Bakari A, Wolski AV, Otoo B, Amoah R, Kaselitz E, Comptom S, Shaw R, Moyer C. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2025 Jun 16;
    • Journal Article
      Management Variation in Pediatric Labial Adhesions: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
      O'Keefe RJ, Compton SD, Dendrinos ML, Rosen MW. J Pediatr, 2025 Jun; 281: 114529 DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114529
      PMID: 40057024
    • Journal Article
      Factors associated with a positive Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale among hospitalized Ghanaian obstetric patients.
      Thiyagarajan D, Sarfo A, Swarray-Deen A, Compton S, Lawrence E, Sefogah P. AJOG Glob Rep, 2025 May; 5 (2): 100486 DOI:10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100486
      PMID: PMC12036046

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