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Health Systems & Research Ethics

Health Systems & Research Ethics

Researcher

Prof. Sassy Moluneux

Principal Investigator

KEMRI | Wellcome Trust

Publications (160)

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  1. 2026
  2. 2026
    Correction: Beyond survival: The impact of birth complications on postpartum wellbeing for mothers, babies, and households in Kenya

    Subramanian, L. Oluoch, D. Maina, M. Mutua, et al.

    PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026; 6:e0006536

  3. 2026
    The 'Public' in Public Involvement: A Call to Centre Frontline Staff Voices in Health Workforce Research

    Zhao, Y. Aunger, J. Garrett, H. Hewitson, et al.

    Health Expect. 2026; 29:e70616

  4. 2024
  5. 2026
  6. 2026
    A framework and practical approach to identify and address ethical issues arising in interventional health systems research

    Mutua, E. Oluoch, D. Fuller, S. Ngaiza, et al.

    Int J Nurs Stud. 2026; 174:105263

  7. 2026
  8. 2026
    Advancing health policy and systems research and analysis: new frontiers, renewed relevance

    Kwamie, A. Gilson, L. Compaore, R. Cloete, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2026; 41:492-497

  9. 2026
    (Un)intended consequences: a social sciences stocktake of a decade of Global Action Plan-inspired antimicrobial governance

    Kirchhelle, C. Alas Portillo, M. Y. Davis, M. D. M. Doron, et al.

    Lancet Microbe. 2026; 7:101315

  10. 2026
    Time for change in implementation research and practice

    English, M. McKnight, J. Molyneux, S. Vincent, et al.

    BMC Med. 2026; 24

  11. 2026
    Implementing a change process to support respectful communication in newborn units in Kenya: A qualitative study

    Boga, M. Musitia, P. Oluoch, D. Sen, et al.

    Int J Nurs Stud. 2026; 173:105236

  12. 2025
  13. 2025
    Neonatal units as physical spaces for newborn care delivery in Kenya: A qualitative study

    Waithira, C. Odinga, N. Ngaiza, G. Maluni, et al.

    Int J Nurs Stud. 2025; 172:105217

  14. 2025
    Mapping key issues and useful theory to address remaining ethical, practical and political challenges in participatory research in health

    Vincent, R. Harris, J. Loewenson, R. Van der Westhuizen, et al.

    Wellcome Open Res. 2025; 10:412

  15. 2025
    Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action

    Tagoe, N. Abimbola, S. Bilardi, D. Kamuya, et al.

    BMC Health Serv Res. 2025; 25:565

  16. 2025
    Beyond survival: The impact of birth complications on postpartum wellbeing for mothers, babies, and households in Kenya

    Subramanian, L. Oluoch, D. Maina, M. Mutua, et al.

    PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5:e0004845

  17. 2025
    Emotional dimensions of nurses' daily work in newborn units in Kenya: a qualitative study

    Sen, D. Boga, M. Musitia, P. Oluoch, et al.

    BMC Public Health. 2025; 25:3632

  18. 2025
    Experiences of mothers in the context of a staffing intervention in select newborn units in Kenyan public hospitals

    Oluoch, D. Odinga, N. Waithira, C. Ngaiza, et al.

    Int J Nurs Stud. 2025; 172:105222

  19. 2025
  20. 2025
    Newborn technology use in low-resource settings: the role of health professionals' communication in implementation

    Ngaiza, G. K. Oluoch, D. Molyneux, S. Jones, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2025; 40:1056-1068

  21. 2025
    After neonatal care, what next? A qualitative study of mothers' post-discharge experiences after premature birth in Kenya

    Maluni, J. Oluoch, D. Molyneux, S. Boga, et al.

    Int J Equity Health. 2025; 24:17

  22. 2025
    Applying a multi-layered, mixed methods approach to evaluate technology and workforce interventions in Kenyan neonatal units

    Maina, M. Molyneux, S. Were, F. Oluoch, et al.

    Glob Health Action. 2025; 18:2558267

  23. 2025
    Catastrophic expenditure associated with childhood hospitalisation for acute illness in Kenya and Uganda: a cross-sectional study

    Jemutai, J. Njuguna, R. G. Laurence, Y. V. Murunga, et al.

    BMJ Public Health. 2025; 3:e001173

  24. 2025
  25. 2024
  26. 2024
    Community engagement and the centrality of 'working relationships' in health research

    Vincent, R. Kamuya, D. Adhikari, B. Nyirenda, et al.

    BMJ Glob Health. 2024; 9

  27. 2024
    A scoping review of ethics review processes during public health emergencies in Africa

    Orievulu, K. Hinga, A. Nkosi, B. Ngwenya, et al.

    BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25:63

  28. 2024
    Hospital reform: Listening to patient and staff experience, and engaging the broader public.

    Oluoch, D. Molyneux, S. Kagwanja, N. Hinton, et al.

    Hospitals in Health Systems: Opportunities for Efficient, High-quality, and Integrated Care. 2024; 87-102

  29. 2024
  30. 2024
  31. 2024
  32. 2024
    Power and positionality in the practice of health system responsiveness at sub-national level: insights from the Kenyan coast

    Kagwanja, N. Molyneux, S. Whyle, E. Tsofa, et al.

    Int J Equity Health. 2024; 23:177

  33. 2024
    Understanding health system responsiveness to public feedback at the sub-national level: Insights from Kilifi County, Kenya

    Kagwanja, N. Gilson, L. Tsofa, B. Olivier, et al.

    PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4:e0002814

  34. 2024
  35. 2023
    How do foundation year and internship experience shape doctors' career intentions and decisions? A meta-ethnography

    Zhao, Y. Mbuthia, D. Blacklock, C. Gathara, et al.

    Med Teach. 2023; 45:97-110

  36. 2023
    The influence of internship training experience on Kenyan and Ugandan doctors' career intentions and decisions: a qualitative study

    Zhao, Y. Mbuthia, D. Ankomisyani, D. S. Blacklock, et al.

    Glob Health Action. 2023; 16:2272390

  37. 2023
  38. 2023
  39. 2023
    Not just surveys and indicators: narratives capture what really matters for health system strengthening

    Oluoch, D. Molyneux, S. Boga, M. Maluni, et al.

    Lancet Glob Health. 2023; 11:e1459-e1463

  40. 2023
  41. 2023
    Examining the influence of health sector coordination on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya

    Nyawira, L. Njuguna, R. G. Tsofa, B. Musiega, et al.

    BMC Health Serv Res. 2023; 23:355

  42. 2022
  43. 2023
  44. 2023
    Examining the influence of budget execution processes on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya

    Musiega, A. Tsofa, B. Nyawira, L. Njuguna, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2023; 38:351-362

  45. 2023
    Budget monitoring, accountability practices and their influence on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya

    Musiega, A. Nyawira, L. Tsofa, B. Njuguna, et al.

    PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3:e0001908

  46. 2023
    Analysing the Efficiency of Health Systems: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Mbau, R. Musiega, A. Nyawira, L. Tsofa, et al.

    Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2023; 21:205-224

  47. 2023
  48. 2023
    Depressive symptoms among mothers with hospitalized children in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

    Elshafei, A. Jemutai, J. Tickell, K. D. Sukhtankar, et al.

    J Affect Disord. 2023; 323:368-377

  49. 2022
    The Use of Intersectional Analysis in Assessing Women's Leadership Progress in the Health Workforce in LMICs: A Review

    Zeinali, Z. Muraya, K. Molyneux, S. Morgan, et al.

    Int J Health Policy Manag. 2022; 11:1262-1273

  50. 2022
  51. 2022
  52. 2022
    Management of human resources for health: implications for health systems efficiency in Kenya

    Nyawira, L. Tsofa, B. Musiega, A. Munywoki, et al.

    BMC Health Serv Res. 2022; 22:1046

  53. 2022
    Experiences of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic at private retail pharmacies in Kenya: a mixed-methods study

    Mugo, P. M. Mumbi, A. Munene, D. Nzinga, et al.

    BMJ Open. 2022; 12:e058688

  54. 2022
    The policy and legal environment surrounding HIV prevention through community pharmacies in Kenya

    Mugo, P. Munene, D. Molyneux, S. Barasa, et al.

    The 42nd Annual Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya Conference. 2022

  55. 2022
  56. 2022
  57. 2021
  58. 2021
  59. 2021
    Examining health sector application and utility of program-based budgeting: County level experiences in Kenya

    Tsofa, B. Musotsi, P. Kagwanja, N. Waithaka, et al.

    Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021; 36:1521-1532

  60. 2021
    An innovative leadership development initiative to support building everyday resilience in health systems

    Nzinga, J. Boga, M. Kagwanja, N. Waithaka, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2021; 36:1023-1035

  61. 2021
  62. 2021
  63. 2021
    Experiences and response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic at private retail pharmacies in Kenya, 2020: a mixed methods study

    Mugo, P. Mumbi, A. Munene, D. Nzinga, et al.

    1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA-2021). 2021

  64. 2021
  65. 2021
    Learning to Listen

    Molyneux, E. Molyneux, S.

    Pediatrics. 2021; 147

  66. 2021
  67. 2021
    Health system responsiveness: a systematic evidence mapping review of the global literature

    Khan, G. Kagwanja, N. Whyle, E. Gilson, et al.

    Int J Equity Health. 2021; 20:112

  68. 2021
    Experiences from the Kenyan coast of receiving and responding to public feedback in the early days (March-August 2020) of the COVID-19 Response.

    Kagwanja, N. Tsofa, B. Hinga, A. Molyneux, et al.

    1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). 2021

  69. 2021
    The hidden financial burden of healthcare: a systematic literature review of informal payments in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Kabia, E. Goodman, C. Balabanova, D. Muraya, et al.

    Wellcome Open Res. 2021; 6:297

  70. 2021
  71. 2021
    A case study of research review systems during COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, 2020-2021.

    Hinga, A. N. Jeena, L. Awuor, E. Kahindi, et al.

    1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). 2021

  72. 2021
    The ethical implications of verbal autopsy: responding to emotional and moral distress

    Hinga, A. Marsh, V. Nyaguara, A. Wamukoya, et al.

    BMC Med Ethics. 2021; 22:118

  73. 2021
  74. 2020
  75. 2020
  76. 2020
    Addressing diversity and complexity in the community engagement literature: The rationale for a realist review

    Richardson, E. Z. L. Bandewar, S. V. S. Boulanger, R. F. Mehta, et al.

    Wellcome Open Res. 2020; 5:1

  77. 2020
    Ethical practice in my work: community health workers' perspectives using photovoice in Wakiso district, Uganda

    Musoke, D. Ssemugabo, C. Ndejjo, R. Molyneux, et al.

    BMC Med Ethics. 2020; 21:68

  78. 2020
    An appeal for practical social justice in the COVID-19 global response in low-income and middle-income countries

    Kelley, M. Ferrand, R. A. Muraya, K. Chigudu, et al.

    Lancet Glob Health. 2020; 8:e888-e889

  79. 2020
    Shocks, stress and everyday health system resilience: experiences from the Kenyan coast

    Kagwanja, N. Waithaka, D. Nzinga, J. Tsofa, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2020; 35:522-535

  80. 2020
  81. 2020
    What role can health policy and systems research play in supporting responses to COVID-19 that strengthen socially just health systems?

    Gilson, L. Marchal, B. Ayepong, I. Barasa, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2020; 35:1231-1236

  82. 2020
  83. 2020
    Lessons from a Health Policy and Systems Research programme exploring the quality and coverage of newborn care in Kenya

    English, M. Gathara, D. Nzinga, J. Kumar, et al.

    BMJ Glob Health. 2020; 5:e001937

  84. 2019
    Intersectionality and global health leadership: parity is not enough

    Zeinali, Z. Muraya, K. Govender, V. Molyneux, et al.

    Hum Resour Health. 2019; 17:29

  85. 2019
    'It is an entrustment': Broad consent for genomic research and biobanks in sub-Saharan Africa

    Tindana, P. Molyneux, S. Bull, S. Parker, et al.

    Dev World Bioeth. 2019; 19:9-17

  86. 2019
    Managing health research capacity strengthening consortia: a systematised review of the published literature

    Tagoe, N. Molyneux, S. Pulford, J. Murunga, et al.

    BMJ Glob Health. 2019; 4:e001318

  87. 2019
  88. 2019
  89. 2019
    Commentary 1: Sharing and Responding to Day-to-Day Ethics Challenges in Health Research

    Molyneux, S. Marsh, V.

    J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2019; 14:513-515

  90. 2019
  91. 2019
  92. 2019
  93. 2019
    Evolution of a programme to engage school students with health research and science in Kenya

    Davies, A. Mwangome, N. Yeri, B. Mwango, et al.

    Wellcome Open Res. 2019; 4:39

  94. 2019
    A realist review of community engagement with health research

    Adhikari, B. Vincent, R. Wong, G. Duddy, et al.

    Wellcome Open Res. 2019; 4:87

  95. 2018
  96. 2018
    Examining the Implementation of the Free Maternity Services Policy in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation

    Tama, E. Molyneux, S. Waweru, E. Tsofa, et al.

    Int J Health Policy Manag. 2018; 7:603-613

  97. 2018
  98. 2018
  99. 2018
  100. 2018
  101. 2018
    Gendered health systems: evidence from low- and middle-income countries

    Morgan, R. Ayiasi, R. M. Barman, D. Buzuzi, et al.

    Health Res Policy Syst. 2018; 16:58

  102. 2018
    Priority setting for health in the context of devolution in Kenya: implications for health equity and community-based primary care

    McCollum, R. Theobald, S. Otiso, L. Martineau, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2018; 33:729-742

  103. 2018
  104. 2018
  105. 2017
  106. 2017
  107. 2017
    The importance of gender analysis in research for health systems strengthening

    Theobald, S. Morgan, R. Hawkins, K. Ssali, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2017; 32:v1-v3

  108. 2017
    "We are toothless and hanging, but optimistic": sub county managers' experiences of rapid devolution in coastal Kenya

    Nyikuri, M. M. Tsofa, B. Okoth, P. Barasa, et al.

    Int J Equity Health. 2017; 16:113

  109. 2017
  110. 2017
    "Facing Our Fears": Using facilitated film viewings to engage communities in HIV research involving MSM in Kenya

    Kombo, B. Sariola, S. Gichuru, E. Molyneux, et al.

    Cogent Med. 2017; 4:1330728

  111. 2017
    Everyday resilience in district health systems: emerging insights from the front lines in Kenya and South Africa

    Gilson, L. Barasa, E. Nxumalo, N. Cleary, et al.

    BMJ Glob Health. 2017; 2:e000224

  112. 2017
    The role of women's leadership and gender equity in leadership and health system strengthening

    Dhatt, R. Theobald, S. Buzuzi, S. Ros, et al.

    Glob Health Epidemiol Genom. 2017; 2:e8

  113. 2017
  114. 2017
    Recentralization within decentralization: County hospital autonomy under devolution in Kenya

    Barasa, E. W. Manyara, A. M. Molyneux, S. Tsofa, et al.

    PLoS One. 2017; 12:e0182440

  115. 2017
    Setting healthcare priorities: a description and evaluation of the budgeting and planning process in county hospitals in Kenya

    Barasa, E. W. Cleary, S. Molyneux, S. English, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2017; 32:329-337

  116. 2016
  117. 2016
    Health sector operational planning and budgeting processes in Kenya-"never the twain shall meet"

    Tsofa, B. Molyneux, S. Goodman, C.

    Int J Health Plann Manage. 2016; 31:260-76

  118. 2016
    Perceptions of childhood undernutrition among rural households on the Kenyan coast - a qualitative study

    Muraya, K. W. Jones, C. Berkley, J. A. Molyneux, et al.

    BMC Public Health. 2016; 16:693

  119. 2016
    How to do (or not to do)... gender analysis in health systems research

    Morgan, R. George, A. Ssali, S. Hawkins, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2016; 31:1069-78

  120. 2016
  121. 2016
    Public/community engagement in health research with men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

    Molyneux, S. Sariola, S. Allman, D. Dijkstra, et al.

    Health Res Policy Syst. 2016; 14:40

  122. 2016
  123. 2016
  124. 2015
  125. 2015
  126. 2015
    Benefits in cash or in kind? A community consultation on types of benefits in health research on the Kenyan Coast

    Njue, M. Molyneux, S. Kombe, F. Mwalukore, et al.

    PLoS One. 2015; 10:e0127842

  127. 2015
  128. 2015
  129. 2015
    Lessons learnt from the first controlled human malaria infection study conducted in Nairobi, Kenya

    Hodgson, S. H. Juma, E. Salim, A. Magiri, et al.

    Malar J. 2015; 14:182

  130. 2015
  131. 2015
    Setting Healthcare Priorities at the Macro and Meso Levels: A Framework for Evaluation

    Barasa, E. W. Molyneux, S. English, M. Cleary, et al.

    Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015; 4:719-32

  132. 2015
    Setting healthcare priorities in hospitals: a review of empirical studies

    Barasa, E. W. Molyneux, S. English, M. Cleary, et al.

    Health Policy Plan. 2015; 30:386-96

  133. 2015
    Health providers' perceptions of clinical trials: lessons from Ghana, Kenya and Burkina Faso

    Angwenyi, V. Asante, K. P. Traore, A. Febir, et al.

    PLoS One. 2015; 10:e0124554

  134. 2014
    What are fair study benefits in international health research? Consulting community members in Kenya

    Njue, M. Kombe, F. Mwalukore, S. Molyneux, et al.

    PLoS One. 2014; 9:e113112

  135. 2014
  136. 2014
  137. 2014
  138. 2013
  139. 2013
  140. 2013
  141. 2013
    Field workers at the interface

    Molyneux, S. Kamuya, D. Madiega, P. A. Chantler, et al.

    Dev World Bioeth. 2013; 13:ii-iv

  142. 2013
  143. 2013
  144. 2013
  145. 2012
    Benefits and payments for research participants: experiences and views from a research centre on the Kenyan coast

    Molyneux, S. Mulupi, S. Mbaabu, L. Marsh, et al.

    BMC Med Ethics. 2012; 13:13

  146. 2012
  147. 2011
  148. 2011
    Use of deferred consent for severely ill children in a multi-centre phase III trial

    Maitland, K. Molyneux, S. Boga, M. Kiguli, et al.

    Trials. 2011; 12:90

  149. 2011
  150. 2011
    Health facility committees and facility management - exploring the nature and depth of their roles in Coast Province, Kenya

    Goodman, C. Opwora, A. Kabare, M. Molyneux, et al.

    BMC Health Serv Res. 2011; 11:229

  151. 2011
  152. 2010
    Factors influencing implementation of the Ministry of Health-led private medicine retailer programmes on malaria in Kenya

    Rowa, Y. Abuya, T. O. Mutemi, W. K. Ochola, et al.

    BMC Public Health. 2010; 10:93

  153. 2010
  154. 2010
  155. 2010
  156. 2008
    Ethics and the ethnography of medical research in Africa

    Molyneux, S. Geissler, P. W.

    Soc Sci Med. 2008; 67:685-95

  157. 2008
  158. 2008
  159. 2008
  160. 2007
    Incorporating a quiz into informed consent processes: qualitative study of participants' reactions

    Molyneux, S. Gikonyo, C. Marsh, V. Bejon, et al.

    Malar J. 2007; 6:145