Dr. Maja-Emilia Marcus

Main Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Marcus M, Manne-Goehler J, Theilmann M, Farzadfar F, Moghaddam S, Keykhaei M, Hajebi A, Tschida S, Lemp J, Aryal K, Dunn M, Houehanou C, Silver B, Rohloff P, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Geldsetzer P, Ramirez-Zea M, Chopra V, Heisler M, Davies J, Huffman M, Vollmer S*, Flood D* (2022) Use of Statins for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 41 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nationally Representative, Individual-Level Data. The Lancet Global Health, 10(3): e369-e379 (* joint last authors)


• Marcus ME, Ebert C, Geldsetzer P, Theilmann M, Bicaba BW, Andall-Brereton G, Bovet P, Farzadfar F, Gurung MS, Houehanou C, Malekpour M-R, Martins JS, Moghaddam SS, Mohammadi E, Norov B, Quesnel-Crooks S, Wong-McClure R, Davies JI, Hlatky MA, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Jaacks LM, Manne-Goehler J, Vollmer S (2021) Unmet Need for Hypercholesterolemia Care in 35 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Cross-sectional Study of Nationally-representative Surveys. PLOS Medicine, 18(10): e1003841


• Chavarría E, Diba F, Marcus ME, Marthoenis, Reuter A, Rogge L, Vollmer S (2021) Knowing versus Doing: Protective Health Behavior against COVID-19 in Aceh, Indonesia. Journal of Development Studies, 57(8): 1245–1266

Further Peer-Reviewed Publications

• van Empel E, De Vlieg RA, Harling G, Marcus ME, Kahn K, Bärnighausen TW, Montana L, Choko AT, Manne-Goehler J (2021) Reaching for the "first 95": a cross-country analysis of HIV self-testing in 177,572 people in nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa.l. AIDS, DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003106


• Basu S, Flood D, Geldsetzer P, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Ebert C, Mayige M, Wong-McClure R, Farzadfar F, Moghaddam SS, Agoudavi K, Norov B, Houehanou C, Andall-Brereton G, Gurung M, Brian G, Bovet P, Martins J, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S, Manne-Goehler J, Davies J (forthcoming) Estimated effect of increased diagnosis, treatment, and control of diabetes and its associated cardiovascular risk factors among low-income and middle-income countries: a microsimulation model. The Lancet Global Health, DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00340-5


• Teufel F, Seiglie JA, Geldsetzer P, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Ebert C, Agoudavi K, Andall-Brereton G, Aryal KK, Bicaba BW, Brian G, Bovet P, Dorobantu M, Gathecha G, Gurung MS, Guwatudde D, Msaidié M, Houehanou C, Houinato D, Jorgensen J, Kagaruki GB, Karki KB, Labadarios D, Martins JS, Mayige MT, McClure RW, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, Norov B, Quesnel-Crooks S, Silver BK, Sturua L, Tsabedze L, Wesseh CS, Stokes A, Essien UR, De Neve J-W, Atun R, Davies JI, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Ali MK, Meigs JB, Wexler DJ, Manne-Goehler J (2021) Body mass index and diabetes risk in 57 low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally-representative individual-level data. The Lancet, 398: 238-248


• Kirschbaum T, Theilmann M, Sudharsanan N, Manne-Goehler J, Lemp J, De Neve J-W, Marcus M, Ebert C, Chen S, Aryal KK, Bahendeka SK, Bolormaa N, Damasceno A, Dorobantu M, Farzadfar F, Gurung MS, Guwatudde D, Labadarios D, Moghaddam SS, Webster J, Davies JI, Atun R, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Jaacks LM, Geldsetzer P (2021) Targeting hypertension screening in low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional analysis of 1.2 million adults in 56 countries. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10: e021063


• Flood D, Seiglie JA, Dunn M, Tschida S, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Brian G, Norov B, Mayige MT, Gurung MS, Aryal KK, Labadarios D, Dorobantu M, Silver BK, Bovet P, Jorgensen J, Guwatudde D, Houehanou C, Andall-Brereton G, Quesnel-Crooks S, Sturua L, Farzadfar F, Moghaddam S, Atun R, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Davies JI, Wexler DJ, Geldsetzer P, Rohloff P, Ramírez-Zea M, Heisler M, Manne-Goehler J (2021) The State of Diabetes Treatment Coverage in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nationally Representative, Individual-Level Data in 680,102 Adults. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2(6): e340-e351


• Peiris D, Ghosh A, Manne-Goehler J, Jaacks LM, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Zhumadilov Z, Wesseh CS, Tsabedze L, Supiyev A, Sturua L, Silver BK, Sibai AM, Quesnel-Crooks S, Pelam DA, Norov B, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, Wong-McClure R, Mayige MT, Martins JS, Lunet N, Labadarios D, Karki KB, Kagaruki GB, Jorgensen JM, Hwalla NC, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Msaidié M, Guwatudde D, Gurung MS, Gathecha G, Damasceno A, Bicaba BW, Aryal KK, Andall-Brereton G, Agoudavi K, McKenzie B, Webster J, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S, Davies JI, Geldsetzer P (2021) Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross sectional study of nationally representative individual-level survey data from 600,484 adults. PLOS Medicine, 18(3): e1003485


• Davies JI, Reddiar SK, Hirschhorn LR, Ebert C, Marcus M, Seiglie JA, Zhumadilov Z, Supiyev A, Sturua L, Silver BK, Sibai AM, Quesnel-Crooks S, Norov B, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, McClure RW, Mayige MT, Martins JS, Lunet N, Labadarios D, Karki KB, Kagaruki GB, Jorgensen JMA, Hwalla NC, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Msaidie M, Guwatudde D, Gurung MS, Bovet P, Bicaba BW, Aryal KK, Andall-Brereton G, Brian G, Stokes A, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Atun R, Geldsetzer R, Manne-Goehler J, Jaacks LM (2020) Association between country preparedness indicators and quality clinical care for cardiovascular disease risk factors in 44 lower and middle income countries: A multi-country analysis of survey data. PLOS Medicine, 17(11): e1003268


• Lemp J, De Neve JW, Bussmann H, Chen S,Manne-Goehler J, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Ebert C, Probst C, Tsabedze L, Sturua L, Kibachio JM, Moghaddam S, Martins JS, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Gurung MS, Gathecha G, Farzadfar F, Dryden-Peterson S, Davies JI, Atun R, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Geldsetzer P (2020) Lifetime Prevalence of Cervical Cancer Screening in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA, 324(15): 1532–1542.


• Teufel F, Geldsetzer P, Manne-Goehler J, Karlsson O, Koncz V, Deckert A, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Ebert C, Seiglie J, Agoudavi K, Andall-Brereton G, Gathecha G, Gurung MS, Guwatudde D, Houehanou C, Hwalla N, Kagaruki GB, Karki KB, Labadarios D, Martins JS, Msaidie M, Norov B, Sibai AB, Sturua L, Tsabedze L, Wesseh CS, Davies J, Atun R, Vollmer S, Subramanian SV, Bärnighausen T, Jaacks L, De Neve J-W (2020) Analysis of attained height and diabetes among 554,122 adults across 25 low- and middle-income countries. Diabetes Care, 43(10): 2403–2410. 7.


• Seiglie JA, Marcus ME, Ebert C, Prodromidis N, Geldsetzer P, Theilmann M, Agoudavi K, Andall-Brereton G, Aryal KK, Bicaba BW, Bovet P, Brian G, Dorobantu M, Gathecha G, Singh Gurung M, Guwatudde D, Msaidié M, Houehanou C, Houinato D, Jorgensen JMA, Kagaruki GB, Karki KB, Labadarios D, Martins JS, Mayige MT, McClure RW, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, Norov B, Quesnel-Crooks S, Silver BK, Sturua L, Tsabedze L, Stanford Wesseh C, Stokes A, Atun R, Davies JI, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen TW, Jaacks LM, Meigs JB, Wexler DJ, Manne-Goehler J (2020) Diabetes Prevalence and Its Relationship With Education, Wealth, and BMI in Twenty-Nine Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Diabetes Care, Volume 43, Issue 2


• Geldsetzer P, Manne-Goehler J, Marcus M, Ebert C, Zhumadilov Z, Wesseh CS, Tsabedze L, Supiyev A, Sturua L, Silver BK, Sibai AM, Quesnel-Crooks S, Norov B, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, McClure RW, Mayige MT, Martins JS, Lunet N, Labadarios D, Karki KB, Kagaruki GB, Jorgensen JMA, Hwalla NC, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Msaidié M, Guwatudde D, Gurung MS, Gathecha G, Dorobantu M, Damasceno A, Bovet P, Bicaba BW, Aryal KA, Andall-Brereton G, Agoudavi K, Stokes A, Davies JI, Bärnighausen T, Atun R, Vollmer S, Jaacks LM (2019) The state of hypertension care in 44 low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of individual-level nationally representative data from 1.1 million adults.The Lancet, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30955-9


• Manne-Goehler J, Geldsetzer P, Agoudavi K, Andall-Brereton G, Aryal KK, Bicaba BW, Bovet P, Brian G, Dorobantu M, Gathecha G, Gurung MS, Guwatudde D, Msaidie M, Houehanou C, Houinato D, Jorgensen JMA, Kagaruki GB, Karki KB, Labadarios D, Martins JS, Mayige MT, McClure RW, Mwalim O, Mwangi JK, Norov B, Quesnel-Crooks S, Silver BK, Sturua L, Tsabedze L, Wesseh CS, Stokes A, Marcus M, Ebert C, Davies JI, Vollmer S, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Jaacks L (2019) Health system performance for people with diabetes in 28 low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative surveys. PLOS Medicine, 16(3): e1002751

• Marcus ME, Reuter A, Rogge L, Vollmer S (2021) Did you know? The effect of SMS reminders on health screening uptake in Indonesia.. CRC Discussion Paper


• Noncommunicable Disease Perceptions in the Elderly of Aceh, Indonesia. Joint work with Farah Diba and Dr. Marthoenis from Syiah Kuala University as well as Anna Reuter, Lisa Rogge, and Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vollmer


• Individual Heterogeneity in Body Mass Index as a Measure of Vulnerability: A Multilevel Approach. Joint work with the HPACC team, Prof. Dr. Rockli Kim, Prof. Dr. Sankaran Venkata Subramanian, and Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vollmer


• Home HIV Testing for Older Adults and Their Family and Community Members: a Three-arm Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural South Africa. Joint work with the HAALSI team