Publications

Health Systems and Research Ethics

Ivermectin to Control Malaria - A Cluster-Randomized Trial.Chaccour C Maia M Kariuki M Ruiz-Castillo P Wanjiku C Kasiwa L Brazeal A Casellas A Ngama M Onyango T Elobolobo E Kazungu K Mael M Wangari W Nuru K Otuko R Sanz A Ringera I Matano A Mitora S Ribes M Brew J Gorski N Nicolas P Stanulovic S Omondi I Furnival-Adams J Tunez L Mbarak J Vegove V Yaa E Mramba S Kibet Y Nyambura N Rotich C Wanjiru S Vura M Wanjiku F Sam L Collins L Xia K Hammann F Saute F Rudd M Rist C Jones C Mwangangi J Rabinovich NR
N Engl J Med, (2025). 393:362-375

Management capacity of primary healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.Ochieng H Musiega A Tsofa B Nzinga J Barasa E
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004445

Assessing the potential for scaling evidence-based interventions in African health systems: A deliberate dialogue.Karamagi HC Charif AB Kipruto HK Sy S Nzinga J Berhane A Yohannes T Musoke SS Kim K Tunheim K Kidane SN
Health Res Policy Syst, (2025). 23:91

Local capacity for policy development and implementation.Azazh A Nzinga J Ngonzi J Bartolomeos K
Bull World Health Organ, (2025). 103:415-415A

Implementing community-based interventions for the management of chronic conditions in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of qualitative evidence.Hassan S Kagwanja N Diallo B Oyando R Perel P Etyang A Tsofa B Nolte E IHCoR-Africa Collaborators
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0004860

Economic evaluation of caregiver interventions for children with developmental disabilities: A scoping review.Kairu A Dzoro E Angwenyi V Newton C Hanlon C Hoekstra RA Abubakar A Barasa E
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003928

Catastrophic health expenditure, social protection coverage, and financial coping strategies in adults with symptoms of chronic respiratory diseases in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.Mulupi S Waithera C Tomeny EM Egere U Meme H Kirubi B Chakaya J Barasa E Taegtmeyer M Wingfield T Nihr International Multidisciplinary Programme to Address Lung Health TBin Africa Consortium
Lancet Glob Health, (2025). 13:e1301-e1313

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of standard care versus corticosteroids plus standard care for treatment of pneumonia in adults admitted to Kenyan hospitals (SONIA).Lucinde R Abdi A Orindi B Mwakio S Gathuri H Onyango E Chira S Ogero M Isaaka L Shangala J Oginga IN Wachira A Manuthu E Kariuki H Nyikuli J Wekesa C Otedo A Bosire H Okoth SB Ongalo W Mukabi D Lusamba W Muthui B Kirui N Adembesa I Mithi C Sood M Ahmed N Gituma B Ongaki VB Giabe M Omondi C Ombajo LA Kagucia W English M Hamaluba M Ochola-Oyier LI Kamuya D Bejon P Agweyu A Akech S Etyang AO
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 7:269

Understanding mental health among university students in Kenya: what role do family support and age play?.Mugotitsa B Momanyi R Kuria J Amadi D Masai J Angula E Tsofa B Greenfield J Todd J Kiragga A
Front Public Health, (2025). 13:1557058

COVID-19 mortality in Africa and Asia - Authors' reply.Bejon P Agweyu A Oyier I Hamaluba M Kamuya D Kinyanjui S Barasa E
Lancet Infect Dis, (2025). 25:e440

Experiences and Outcomes of the Implementation of Cuban Health Cooperation Programs in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Njiriri F Nyanchoka M Nzinga J Tsofa B
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 10:167

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

Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs in Africa, Asia, and Central America.Witter S Regmi S Raven J Nzinga J van der Merwe M Flores W D'Ambruoso L
Learn Health Syst, (2025). 9:e10475

Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action.Tagoe N Abimbola S Bilardi D Kamuya D Gilson L Muraya K Molyneux S Atuire C
BMC Health Serv Res, (2025). 25:565

Identification of coxsackievirus A24 variant during an acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak in coastal Kenya, 2024.Lambisia AW Mwita Morobe J Moraa E Mwarumba S Korir FKN Seif Athman R Kiptui R Mbee M Mugo N Amoth P Muange P JHouldcroft C Barasa E Mwangangi J Githinji G CHolmes E Ochola-Oyier LI Agoti CN
Wellcome Open Res, (2025). 10:28

Rethinking the evidence on COVID-19 in Africa.Bejon P Agweyu A Ochola-Oyier LI Hamaluba M Kamuya D Kinyanjui S Barasa E
Lancet Infect Dis, (2025). 25:e463-e471

Risk stratification during antenatal care failed to identify most mothers who experienced adverse pregnancy outcomes: A prospective study from Kakamega County, Kenya.Cooper JE Kruk M Kapaon D Opondo K Nzinga J Kosgei RJ Croke K
Trop Med Int Health, (2025). 30:531-538

Framework to guide the use of mathematical modelling in evidence-based policy decision-making.Oliwa J Guleid FH Owek CJ Maluni J Jepkosgei J Nzinga J Were VO Sim SY Walekhwa AW Clapham H Dabak S Kc S Hadley L Undurraga E Hagedorn BL Hutubessy RC
BMJ Open, (2025). 15:e093645

Better engagement, better evidence: working in partnership with patients, the public, and communities in clinical trials with involvement and good participatory practice.Gobat N Slack C Hannah S Salzwedel J Bladon G Burgos JG Purvis B Molony-Oates B Siegfried N Cheah PY Conway M Kamuya D Davies A Johnson T Tholanah M Mugamba S Mutengu NL Machingaidze S Schwartz L Rago L von Harbou K
Lancet Glob Health, (2025). 13:e716-e731

Acceptability of fixed-dose combination treatments for hypertension in Kenya: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability.Mbuthia D Willis R Gichagua M Nzinga J Mugo P Murphy A
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0003012