Publications

Recent publications

Risk factors for major depressive disorder among adults recruited from hospital settings in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa.Kalungi, A. Ssembajjwe, W. Tindi, K. B. B. Mwesiga, E. K. Maina, J. G. Kirumira, F. Atkinson, E. G. Atwoli, L. Barker, M. Chibnik, L. B. Kariuki, S. M. Newton, Crjc Stroud, R. E, 2nd Teferra, S. Zingela, Z. Martin, A. R. Nyirenda, M. Stein, D. J. Kinyanda, E. Kuchenbaecker, K. Fatumo, S. Akena, D. H.
Nat Commun, (2026). 17:

Post-establishment environmental suitability of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Iran under SSP-based climate scenarios.Bozorg-Omid, F. Rahimi, M. Kafash, A. Foroushani, A. R. Akhavan, A. A. Snow, R. W. Muchiri, S. K. Ostadtaghizadeh, A. Hanafi-Bojd, A. A.
One Health, (2026). 23:101566

Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Effects on Maternal Health Service Delivery During Pregnancy and Childbirth in LMICs: A scoping review protocol.Bahati, V. Nyanchoka, M. Karing'u, P. Wanyama, C. McKnight, J. Maina, M.
NIHR Open Res, (2026). 6:121

Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in archived samples collected before and after nationwide malaria-RDT rollout in Kenya.Kivecu, M. N. Mobegi, V. Mgawe, C. Kania, B. M. Chemwor, G. C. Okoth, R. O. Mwakio, E. W. Obiero, G. Mutisya, J. M. Juma, J. A. Cheruiyot, A. C. Opot, B. H. Roth, A. L. Ogutu, B. R. Juma, D. W. Ochola-Oyier, L. I. Andagalu, B. Akala, H. M.
Front Epidemiol, (2026). 6:1817539

Maternal healthcare quality, continuity, and experiences among pregnant adolescents and adult women in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa: A cohort study.Amboko, B. Mugenya, I. Odipo, E. Kosgei, R. J. Yang, W. C. Sabwa, S. Wondim, G. M. Mfeka-Nkabinde, N. G. Mthethwa, L. Mzolo, N. C. Kruk, M. E. Arsenault, C. Nzinga, J.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0004729

Group B Streptococcus serotype-specific IgG immunity in mother-newborn dyads in South Asian and African countries: a multicountry study, 2016-2018.Kwatra, G. Izu, A. Mukendi, C. Dhar, N. Ali, M. M. Akaba, G. Ahmed, Z. Beck, M. M. Barsosio, H. C. Berkley, J. A. Chaka, T. E. Cossa, A. Chakraborty, S. R. Cutland, C. L. Dorji, P. Islam, M. Keita, A. M. Mwakio, S. Mwarumba, S. Medugu, N. Lema, F. B. Obaro, S. Olateju, E. K. Sigaúque, B. Sow, S. O. Saha, S. K. Santhanam, S. Sharma, R. Simões, E. A. F. Sahni, R. D. Tapia, M. D. Veeraraghavan, B. Madhi, S. A.
Clin Microbiol Infect, (2026). :

Prevalence and risk factors for failed newborn hearing screening among preterm infants: a prospective cohort study in Nairobi, Kenya.Murila, F. V. Aluvaala, M. J. Were, F. Obimbo, M. M.
BMJ Paediatr Open, (2026). 10:

Incidence of clinically diagnosed infections in children with sickle cell anaemia treated with oral hydroxyurea in Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, and Uganda: a retrospective cohort study from the REACH trial.Williams, T. N. Smart, L. R. Tomlinson, G. Santos, B. Tshilolo, L. Olupot-Olupot, P. Aygun, B. Stuber, S. E. Lane, A. Latham, T. Ware, R. E.
Lancet Haematol, (2026). :

Implications of Kenya's Enhanced Public Officers Medical Scheme on Equity in Strategic Purchasing and Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage.Olpengs, D. Moraa, D. Mbuthia, B.
Public Health Chall, (2026). 5:e70418

Performance of the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) questionnaire in mental health genetic research in Africa.Akena, D. Otike, C. Kalungi, A. Stevenson, A. Newton, C. R. Jonker, D. Namuli, J. Koenen, K. C. Atwoli, L. Chibnik, L. B. Kipkemoi, P. Stroud, R. E. Kiguba, R. Teferra, S. Zingela, Z. Stein, D.
BMJ Open, (2026). 16:e122701

Ambulatory and Unattended, Automated Office Blood Pressure in People With and Without HIV in Tanzania: A Cohort Study of Repeatability and Regression to the Mean.Willkens, M. Lucinde, R. Cichowitz, C. Etyang, A. Kisigo, G. Ruselu, G. Desderius, B. Yan, L. D. Krieger, A. C. Devereux, R. B. Ayieko, P. Kapiga, S. Peck, R. N. Hee Lee, M.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), (2026). 28:e70373

Phenotypic and genomic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. from livestock in Namibia.Nangolo, L. N. Kakungu, A. Musundi, S. Kandanda, G. K. Odoyo, S. Oclu, A. Danso, J. Egyir, B. Onywera, H. Githinji, G. Shilangale, R. Mwapagha, L. M.
PLoS One, (2026). 21:e0359106

Health State Valuation in Nigeria: An Insight into Discrete Choice Experiment-Based Preferences for Children and Adolescents from the Lenses of Adult Respondents.Isah, A. Ojiakor, I. Obi, C. Ikeanyi, C. Anosike, C. Ugochukwu, E. J. Orangi, S. Barasa, E. Masiye, F. Onwujekwe, O.
Pharmacoecon Open, (2026). :

Delayed Seasonality but Consistent Age Burden: RSV Epidemiology Pre-, During, and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic on the Kenyan Coast (2008-2026).Katama, E. N. Maina, G. Mutunga, M. Lewa, C. Cheruiyot, R. Kea, A. Shebe, M. Nyiro, J. U. Sande, C. J. Agoti, C. N.
Open Forum Infect Dis, (2026). 13:ofag600

Implementation of cardiovascular disease risk prediction scores in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.Gouws, M. Araya, N. Harriss, E. Gaziano, T. A. English, M. Keene, C. M.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2026). 26:

'Outsourced oxygen to the bedside' in five countries: a qualitative implementation assessment.Blaas, C. Mukisa, P. Schedwin, M. Graham, H. R. Baker, T. Bakare, A. A. Bishit, D. Mkumbo, E. Oliwa, J. Nzinga, J. Namasopo, S. Ruane, M. Adeniji, A. Hawkes, M. T. Rai, A. Njuguna, M. King, C. Kitutu, F. E.
BMJ Public Health, (2026). 4:e005433

Ethical Considerations in Community-Based Intervention Research in Low-Income, High-Stigma Settings: Reflections from the SPARK Project in Ethiopia and Kenya.Haile Kifle, T. Demissie, M. Angwenyi, V. Negussie, H. Nzioka, B. Washington-Nortey, M. Eshetu, T. Getachew, M. Mwangome, E. Githinji, N. Girma, F. Newton, C. R. Hanlon, C. Abubakar, A. Hoekstra, R. A.
Autism, (2026). :13623613261495493

Near-complete genome sequences of five norovirus GII.4[P31] strains from coastal Kenya, 2019.Lambisia, A. W. Lewa, C. S. Jepchirchir, P. Mutunga, M. Agoti, C. N.
Microbiol Resour Announc, (2026). :e0074826

Designing sero-epidemiological studies to explore immune markers associated with a reduced risk of invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae disease.Dangor, Z. Balasubramanian, R. Izu, A. Olwagen, C. Le Doare, K. Berkley, J. A. Goldblatt, D. Benson, N. Srikantiah, P. Madhi, S. A.
Vaccine, (2026). 94:129260

Effectiveness of respiratory syncytial virus immunisation in practice.Groenendijk, R. W. Franck, Z. Baral, R. Basso, L. J. Batista, F. D. Bonten, M. Caballero, M. T. Clark, A. Cohen, C. de Cellès, M. D. Esteban, I. Falsey, A. R. Fourati, S. Graham, B. S. Halasa, N. Hartert, T. Kops, A. L. Kragten-Tabatabaie, L. Kriek, L. Manzoni, P. Marchant, D. J. Martinon-Torres, F. Mejias, A. Midulla, F. Nakimuli, A. Nisar, M. I. Nyiro, J. U. Piedra, P. A. Richmond, P. C. Shaaban, F. L. Srikantiah, P. Stein, R. T. Tahibo, A. B. Terstappen, J. Viegas, M. Vizzotti, C. Watson, C. H. Wee, L. E. Weinberger, D. M. Bont, L. J. Mazur, N. I.
Lancet Infect Dis, (2026). :