Recent publications

The global burden of Chikungunya fever among children: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Nyamwaya DK, Thumbi SM, Bejon P, Warimwe GM, Mokaya J
PLOS Global Public Health, (2022). 2:e0000914

Serum immunoglobulin G and mucosal immunoglobulin A antibodies from prepandemic samples collected in Kilifi, Kenya, neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in vitro.Nyagwange J, Kutima B, Mwai K, Karanja HK, Gitonga JN, Mugo D, Sein Y, Wright D, Omuoyo DO, Nyiro JU, Tuju J, Nokes DJ, Agweyu A, Bejon P, Ochola-Oyier LI, Scott JAG, Lambe T, Nduati E, Agoti C, Warimwe GM
Int J Infect Dis, (2022). 127:11-16

Determinants of utilization of malaria preventive measures during pregnancy among women aged 15 to 49 years in Kenya: an analysis of the Malaria Indicator Survey 2020.Mkubwa B, Kagura J, Chirwa T, Ibisomi L, Kinyanjui S
Malar J, (2022). 21:398

Analysing the Efficiency of Health Systems: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Mbau R, Musiega A, Nyawira L, Tsofa B, Mulwa A, Molyneux S, Maina I, Jemutai J, Normand C, Hanson K, Barasa E
Appl Health Econ Health Policy, (2022). 21:205-224

Assessment of a diverse panel of transmitted/founder HIV-1 infectious molecular clones in a luciferase based CD8 T-cell mediated viral inhibition assay.Fernandez N, Hayes P, Makinde J, Hare J, King D, Xu R, Rehawi O, Mezzell AT, Kato L, Mugaba S, Serwanga J, Chemweno J, Nduati E, Price MA, Osier F, Ochsenbauer C, Yue L, Hunter E, Gilmour J
Front Immunol, (2022). 13:1029029

Drivers of respiratory syncytial virus seasonal epidemics in children under 5 years in Kilifi, coastal Kenya.Wambua J, Munywoki PK, Coletti P, Nyawanda BO, Murunga N, Nokes DJ, Hens N
PLoS One, (2022). 17:e0278066

Safety of age-dosed, single low-dose primaquine in children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency who are infected with Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial.Taylor WR, Olupot-Olupot P, Onyamboko MA, Peerawaranun P, Weere W, Namayanja C, Onyas P, Titin H, Baseke J, Muhindo R, Kayembe DK, Ndjowo PO, Basara BB, Bongo GS, Okalebo CB, Abongo G, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Taya C, Dhorda M, Tarning J, Dondorp AM, Waithira N, Fanello C, Maitland K, Mukaka M, Day NJP
Lancet Infect Dis, (2022). 23:471-483

Spatial variation and inequities in antenatal care coverage in Kenya, Uganda and mainland Tanzania using model-based geostatistics: a socioeconomic and geographical accessibility lens.Macharia PM, Joseph NK, Nalwadda GK, Mwilike B, Banke-Thomas A, Benova L, Johnson O
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, (2022). 22:908

How does power shape District Health Management Team responsiveness to public feedback in Low-and-Middle Income Countries? An interpretive synthesis.Kagwanja N, Molyneux S, Whyle E, Tsofa B, Gilson L
Health Policy Plan, (2022). 38:528-551

Depressive symptoms among mothers with hospitalized children in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.Elshafei A, Jemutai J, Tickell KD, Sukhtankar P, Bhat A, Molyneux S, Berkley JA, Walson JL, Collins PY, Childhood Acute Illness Nutrition Network Investigators
J Affect Disord, (2022). 323:368-377

Identifying the research, advocacy, policy and implementation needs for the prevention and management of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection in low- and middle-income countries.Carbonell-Estrany X, Simoes EAF, Bont LJ, Gentile A, Homaira N, Scotta MC, Stein RT, Torres JP, Sheikh J, Broor S, Khuri-Bulos N, Nokes DJ, Munywoki PK, Bassat Q, Sharma AK, Basnet S, Garba M, De Jesus-Cornejo J, Lupisan SP, Nunes MC, Divarathna M, Fullarton JR, Rodgers-Gray BS, Keary I, Renosa MDC, Verwey C, Moore DP, Noordeen F, Kabra S, do Vale MS, Paternina-De La Ossa R, Marino C, Figueras-Aloy J, Krilov L, Berezin E, Zar HJ, Paudel K, Safadi MAP, Dbaibo G, Jroundi I, Jha R, Rafeek RAM, Pinheiro RS, Bracht M, Muthugala R, Lanari M, Martinon-Torres F, Mitchell I, Irimu G, Pandey A, Krishnan A, Mejias A, da Costa MSC, Shrestha S, Pernica JM, de Carvalho FC, Jalango RE, Ibrahim H, Ewa A, Ensinck G, Ulloa-Gutierrez R, Miralha AL, Lucion MF, Hassan MZ, Akhtar Z, Aleem MA, Chowdhury F, Rojo P, Sande C, Musau A, Zaman K, Helena L, Arlant F, Ghimire P, Price A, Subedi KU, Brenes-Chacon H, Goswami DR, Rahman MZ, Hossain ME, Chisti MJ, Vain NE, Lim A, Chiu A, Papenburg J, Juarez MDV, Senaratne T, Arunasalam S, Strand TA, Ayuk A, Ogunrinde O, Tavares LVS, Garba C, Garba BI, Dawa J, Gordon M, Osoro E, Agoti CN, Nyawanda B, Ngama M, Tabu C, Mathew JL, Cornacchia A, Rai GK, Jain A, Giongo MS, Paes BA
Front Pediatr, (2022). 10:1033125

Vectorial capacity and TEP1 genotypes of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes on the Kenyan coast.Bartilol B, Omuoyo D, Karisa J, Ominde K, Mbogo C, Mwangangi J, Maia M, Rono MK
Parasit Vectors, (2022). 15:448

The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) network nested case-cohort study protocol: a multi-omics approach to understanding mortality among children in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.Njunge JM, Tickell K, Diallo AH, Sayeem Bin Shahid ASM, Gazi MA, Saleem A, Kazi Z, Ali S, Tigoi C, Mupere E, Lancioni CL, Yoshioka E, Chisti MJ, Mburu M, Ngari M, Ngao N, Gichuki B, Omer E, Gumbi W, Singa B, Bandsma R, Ahmed T, Voskuijl W, Williams TN, Macharia A, Makale J, Mitchel A, Williams J, Gogain J, Janjic N, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Wu H, Xia L, Routledge M, Gong YY, Espinosa C, Aghaeepour N, Liu J, Houpt E, Lawley TD, Browne H, Shao Y, Rwigi D, Kariuki K, Kaburu T, Uhlig HH, Gartner L, Jones K, Koulman A, Walson J, Berkley J
Gates Open Res, (2022). 6:77

Evaluating the role of breastfeeding peer supporters' intervention on the inpatient management of malnourished infants under 6 months in Kenyan public hospitals.Mwangome M, de Colombi NF, Chabeda S, Mumbo E, Jemutai J, Tsofa B, Nzinga J, Jones C
Int Breastfeed J, (2022). 17:79

Geographic accessibility to public and private health facilities in Kenya in 2021: An updated geocoded inventory and spatial analysis.Moturi AK, Suiyanka L, Mumo E, Snow RW, Okiro EA, Macharia PM
Front Public Health, (2022). 10:1002975

Prioritizing Health Care Strategies to Reduce Childhood Mortality.Madewell ZJ, Whitney CG, Velaphi S, Mutevedzi P, Mahtab S, Madhi SA, Fritz A, Swaray-Deen A, Sesay T, Ogbuanu IU, Mannah MT, Xerinda EG, Sitoe A, Mandomando I, Bassat Q, Ajanovic S, Tapia MD, Sow SO, Mehta A, Kotloff KL, Keita AM, Tippett Barr BA, Onyango D, Oele E, Igunza KA, Agaya J, Akelo V, Scott JAG, Madrid L, Kelil YE, Dufera T, Assefa N, Gurley ES, El Arifeen S, Spotts Whitney EA, Seib K, Rees CA, Blau DM
JAMA Netw Open, (2022). 5:e2237689

Double burden of under-5 mortality in LMICs.Macharia PM, Beňová L
Lancet Glob Health, (2022). 10:e1535-e1536

Uptake and effect of universal test-and-treat on twelve months retention and initial virologic suppression in routine HIV program in Kenya.Kimanga DO, Oramisi VA, Hassan AS, Mugambi MK, Miruka FO, Muthoka KJ, Odhiambo JO, Yegon PK, Omoro GO, Mbaire C, Masamaro KM, Njogo SM, Barker JL, Ngugi CN
PLoS One, (2022). 17:e0277675

Measuring patient engagement with HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping study.Keene CM, Ragunathan A, Euvrard J, English M, McKnight J, Orrell C
J Int AIDS Soc, (2022). 25:e26025

The use of routine health facility data for micro-stratification of malaria risk in mainland Tanzania.Thawer SG, Golumbeanu M, Munisi K, Aaron S, Chacky F, Lazaro S, Mohamed A, Kisoka N, Lengeler C, Molteni F, Ross A, Snow RW, Pothin E
Malar J, (2022). 21:345