Recent publications

Measuring the positive potential value of birth in economic evaluation of perinatal interventions.Kumar, M. B. Berrueta, M. Garcia-Elorrio, E. Puri, M. C. Hinton, L. Oluoch, D. Marston, C. A.
Front Glob Womens Health, (2025). 6:1492231

Establishing the effect of COVID-19 lockdown policy on the utilization of facility-based delivery in Kenya: a multi-method study.Kuloba, M. N. Strupat, C. Aye, T. T. Wamalwa, P. N. Gichuki, J. Tsofa, B. De Allegri, M.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:1014

Correction: Establishing the effect of COVID-19 lockdown policy on the utilization of facility-based delivery in Kenya: a multi-method study.Kuloba, M. N. Strupat, C. Aye, T. T. Wamalwa, P. N. Gichuki, J. Tsofa, B. De Allegri, M.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:1087

Validity and reliability of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-country comparison study.Korte, K. J. Hook, K. Stroud, R. Ametaj, A. Sharma, M. Mountcastle, H. Alemayehu, B. Amare, B. Alemu, A. A. Birhanu, R. Girma, E. Milkias, B. Yared, M. Jaguga, F. Mmochi, J. Omari, F. Guma, E. Kutessa, H. Kwagala, C. Nakuya, H. Naisanga, M. Akena, D. Atwoli, L. Kariuki, S. Newton, Crjc Zingela, Z. Stein, D. J. Solomon, T. Koenen, K. C. Gelaye, B.
Psychol Med, (2025). 55:e254

Investigating the dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in expectant women under intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Kilifi, study protocol.Kiyuka, P. K. Muricho, M. Ouma, N. Muiruri, C. Nyaguara, A. Rono, M. Oyier, I. Hamaluba, M.
Open Res Eur, (2025). 5:60

Multiple insecticide resistance in Anopheles funestus from Mopeia, Central Mozambique.Kiuru, C. Constantino, L. Cole, G. Karisa, J. Wanjiku, C. Okoko, M. Candrinho, B. Saute, F. Rabinovich, N. R. Chaccour, C. Maia, M. F.
Malar J, (2025). 24:81

Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Rural Kenya.Kipkemoi, P. Savage, J. E. Gona, J. Rimba, K. Kombe, M. Mwangi, P. Kipkoech, C. Posthuma, D. Newton, Crjc Abubakar, A.
J Autism Dev Disord, (2025). 55:2919-2937

Socio-medical factors associated with neurodevelopmental disorders on the Kenyan coast.Kipkemoi, P. Savage, J. E. Gona, J. Rimba, K. Kombe, M. Mwangi, P. Kipkoech, C. Chepkemoi, E. Ngombo, A. Mkubwa, B. Rehema, C. Kariuki, S. M. Posthuma, D. Donald, K. A. Robinson, E. Abubakar, A. Newton, C. R.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003806

Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the UBACC questionnaire in a multi-country psychiatric study in Africa.Kipkemoi, P. Mufford, M. S. Akena, D. Alemayehu, M. Atwoli, L. Chibnik, L. B. Gelaye, B. Gichuru, S. Kariuki, S. M. Koenen, K. C. Kwobah, E. Kyebuzibwa, J. Mwema, R. M. Newton, C. R. J. C. Pretorius, A. Stein, D. J. Stevenson, A. Stroud, R. E, 2nd Teferra, S. Zingela, Z. Post, K. Korte, K. J.
Compr Psychiatry, (2024). 135:152526

Linking Cerebral Malaria Pathogenesis to APOE-Mediated Amyloidosis: Observations and Hypothesis.Kioko, M. Mwangi, S. Njunge, J. M. Berkley, J. A. Bejon, P. Abdi, A. I.
Mol Neurobiol, (2025). 62:1720-1725

Unwrapping the Global Financing Facility: understanding implications for women's children's and adolescent's health through layered policy analysis.Kinney, M. V. Kwesiga, D. Lawn, J. E. Walmisley, U. Kumar, M. B. Kiendrebeogo, J. A. Wanduru, P. Waiswa, P. Shamba, D. Baraka, J. Chivangue, A. Msemo, G. Steege, R. George, A. S. Countdown, G. F. F. policy analysis collaboration
Glob Health Action, (2025). 18:2476820

Kinetics of naturally induced binding and neutralising anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels and potencies among SARS-CoV-2 infected Kenyans with diverse grades of COVID-19 severity: an observational study.Kimotho, J. Sein, Y. Sayed, S. Shah, R. Mwai, K. Saleh, M. Wanjiku, P. Mwacharo, J. Nyagwange, J. Karanja, H. Kutima, B. Gitonga, J. N. Mugo, D. Karanu, A. Moranga, L. Oluoch, V. Shah, J. Mutiso, J. Mburu, A. Nneka, Z. Betti, P. Usyu Mutinda, W. Issak Abdi, A. Bejon, P. Isabella Ochola-Oyier, L. M. Warimwe G Nduati, E. W. M. Ndungu F
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 8:350

Low-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccine in Adults in Africa.Kimathi, D. Juan-Giner, A. Bob, N. S. Orindi, B. Namulwana, M. L. Diatta, A. Cheruiyot, S. Fall, G. Dia, M. Hamaluba, M. M. Nyehangane, D. Karanja, H. K. Gitonga, J. N. Mugo, D. Omuoyo, D. O. Hussein, M. Oloo, E. Kamau, N. Wafula, J. Bendera, J. Silvester, N. Mwavita, J. Joshua, M. Mwendwa, J. Agababyona, C. Ngetsa, C. Aisha, N. Moki, F. Buluku, T. Munene, M. Mwanga-Amumpaire, J. Lutwama, J. Kayiwa, J. Kamaara, E. Barrett, A. D. Kaleebu, P. Bejon, P. Sall, A. A. Grais, R. F. Warimwe, G. M. Nifty Investigators
N Engl J Med, (2025). 392:788-797

R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine drives diverse immune responses in pre-exposed adults: insights from a phase IIb controlled human malaria infection trial.Kibwana, E. Bundi, C. Kimani, D. Nyamako, L. Keter, K. Mutiso, A. Ogwang, R. Bellamy, D. Rapi, K. Bajer, A. Provstgaard-Morys, S. Stockdale, L. Munoz, O. Datoo, M. S. Lawrie, A. Ramos-Lopez, F. Roberts, R. Hamaluba, M. Hill, A. V. S. Bejon, P. Ewer, K. J. Kapulu, M.
Front Immunol, (2025). 16:1620365

When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future.Khaki, J. J. Molenaar, J. Karki, S. Olal, E. Straneo, M. Mosuse, M. A. Fouogue, J. T. Hensen, B. Baguiya, A. Musau Nkola, A. Wong, K. L. M. Ba, O. A. Kikula, A. Grovogui, F. M. Semaan, A. Asefa, A. Macharia, P. M. Chikwari, C. D. Ouedraogo, M. O. Christou, A. Okiro, E. A. Mutua, M. K. Amodu, A. Phiri, M. Athanase, R. Kitara, D. L. Owolabi, O. Pembe, A. B. Afolabi, B. B. Benova, L.
BMC Med, (2025). 23:241

Infants less than 6 months of age at risk of poor growth and development: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development.Kerac, M. Ashorn, P. Berkley, J. A. Borg, B. Castro, M. C. Deconinck, H. Dent, N. Khalid, R. Kumar, P. McCaul, M. Naude, C. E. Daniel, A. I. Chad, N. J.
BMJ Glob Health, (2025). 10:

Better floors, better health: a theory of change for an improved household flooring intervention in rural communities in Kwale and Bungoma counties, Kenya.Kepha, S. Legge, H. Halliday, K. E. Ochwal, V. Elson, L. Mwongeli, J. Oswald, W. E. Kakoi, B. Wambua, J. Mwandawiro, C. Fillinger, U. Pullan, R. Njomo, D.
BMC Public Health, (2025). 25:639

Examining national health insurance fund members' preferences and trade-offs for the attributes of contracted outpatient facilities in Kenya: A discrete choice experiment.Kazungu, J. Barasa, E. Nonvignon, J. Quaife, M.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003557

Unique genetic signatures in HIV-1 subtype A1 and A1D recombinant envelope glycoprotein distinguish contemporary transmitted/founder viruses from historical strains in East Africa.Kato, F. Kapaata, A. Galiwango, R. Nakyanzi, A. Ndekezi, C. Natwijuka, F. Omara, D. Obuku, A. E. Foley, B. Kaleebu, P. Nduati, E. Balinda, S. N.
Front Microbiol, (2025). 16:1632581

Relation Between the Dantu Blood Group Variant and Bacteremia in Kenyan Children: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.Kariuki, S. N. Gilchrist, J. J. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Makale, J. Rayner, J. C. Williams, T. N.
J Infect Dis, (2025). 231:e10-e16