Publications

Health Systems and Research Ethics

Examining the responsiveness of the National Health Insurance Fund to people living with hypertension and diabetes in Kenya: a qualitative study.Oyando, R. Were, V. Willis, R. Koros, H. Kamano, J. H. Naanyu, V. Etyang, A. Mugo, R. Murphy, A. Nolte, E. Perel, P. Barasa, E.
BMJ Open, (2023). 13:e069330

Factors influencing institutionalization of health technology assessment in Kenya.Mbau, R. Vassall, A. Gilson, L. Barasa, E.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2023). 23:681

Using an intersectionality approach to transform health services for overlooked healthcare users and workers after covid-19.Mothupi, M. Dasgupta, J. Hosseini Jebeli, S. S. Stevenson, J. Berdichevsky, K. Vong, S. Barasa, E. George, A.
BMJ, (2023). 381:e072243

Evaluating the effectiveness of the National Health Insurance Fund in providing financial protection to households with hypertension and diabetes patients in Kenya.Oyando, R. Were, V. Koros, H. Mugo, R. Kamano, J. Etyang, A. Murphy, A. Hanson, K. Perel, P. Barasa, E.
Int J Equity Health, (2023). 22:107

Exploring the complex realities of nursing work in Kenya and how this shapes role enactment and practice-A qualitative study.Mbuthia, D. Brownie, S. Jackson, D. McGivern, G. English, M. Gathara, D. Nzinga, J.
Nurs Open, (2023). 10:5670-5681

Cost Effectiveness of Strategies for Caring for Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Tanzania.Shah, H. A. Baker, T. Schell, C. O. Kuwawenaruwa, A. Awadh, K. Khalid, K. Kairu, A. Were, V. Barasa, E. Baker, P. Guinness, L.
Pharmacoecon Open, (2023). 7:537-552

Political economy analysis of subnational health management in Kenya, Malawi and Uganda.Rodriguez, D. C. Balaji, L. N. Chamdimba, E. Kafumba, J. Koon, A. D. Mazalale, J. Mkombe, D. Munywoki, J. Mwase-Vuma, T. Namakula, J. Nambiar, B. Neel, A. H. Nsabagasani, X. Paina, L. Rogers, B. Tsoka, M. Waweru, E. Munthali, A. Ssengooba, F. Tsofa, B.
Health Policy Plan, (2023). 38:631-647

Examining the influence of health sector coordination on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.Nyawira, L. Njuguna, R. G. Tsofa, B. Musiega, A. Munywoki, J. Hanson, K. Mulwa, A. Molyneux, S. Maina, I. Normand, C. Jemutai, J. Barasa, E.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2023). 23:355

Understanding the treatment burden of people with chronic conditions in Kenya: A cross-sectional analysis using the Patient Experience with Treatment and Self-Management (PETS) questionnaire.Koros, H. Nolte, E. Kamano, J. Mugo, R. Murphy, A. Naanyu, V. Willis, R. Pliakas, T. Eton, D. T. Barasa, E. Perel, P.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0001407

Political economy analysis of sub-national health sector planning and budgeting: A case study of three counties in Kenya.Tsofa, B. Waweru, E. Munywoki, J. Soe, K. Rodriguez, D. C. Koon, A. D.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0001401

Protocol for the Pathways Study: a realist evaluation of staff social ties and communication in the delivery of neonatal care in Kenya.Wanyama, C. Blacklock, C. Jepkosgei, J. English, M. Hinton, L. McKnight, J. Molyneux, S. Boga, M. Musitia, P. M. Wong, G.
BMJ Open, (2023). 13:e066150

BOHEMIA: Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa-a phase III cluster-randomized, open-label, clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of ivermectin mass drug administration to reduce malaria transmission in two African settings.Chaccour, C. Casellas, A. Hammann, F. Ruiz-Castillo, P. Nicolas, P. Montana, J. Mael, M. Selvaraj, P. Duthaler, U. Mrema, S. Kakolwa, M. Lyimo, I. Okumu, F. Marathe, A. Schurch, R. Elobolobo, E. Sacoor, C. Saute, F. Xia, K. Jones, C. Rist, C. Maia, M. Rabinovich, N. R.
Trials, (2023). 24:128

Essential emergency and critical care as a health system response to critical illness and the COVID19 pandemic: what does it cost?.Guinness, L. Kairu, A. Kuwawenaruwa, A. Khalid, K. Awadh, K. Were, V. Barasa, E. Shah, H. Baker, P. Schell, C. O. Baker, T.
Cost Eff Resour Alloc, (2023). 21:15

Anti-merozoite antibodies induce natural killer cell effector function and are associated with immunity against malaria.Odera, D. O. Tuju, J. Mwai, K. Nkumama, I. N. Furle, K. Chege, T. Kimathi, R. Diehl, S. Musasia, F. K. Rosenkranz, M. Njuguna, P. Hamaluba, M. Kapulu, M. C. Frank, R. Chmi-Sika Study Team Osier, F. H. A. Abdi, A. I. Chi, P. C. de Laurent, Z. Jao, I. Kamuya, D. Kamuyu, G. Makale, J. Murungi, L. Musyoki, J. Muthui, M. Mwacharo, J. Kariuki, S. Mwanga, D. Mwongeli, J. Ndungu, F. Njue, M. Nyangweso, G. Kimani, D. Ngoi, J. M. Musembi, J. Ngoto, O. Otieno, E. Ooko, M. Shangala, J. Wambua, J. Mohammed, K. S. Omuoyo, D. Mosobo, M. Kibinge, N. Kinyanjui, S. Bejon, P. Lowe, B. Marsh, K. Marsh, V. Abebe, Y. Billingsley, P. F. Sim, B. K. L. Hoffman, S. L. James, E. R. Richie, T. L. Audi, A. Olewe, F. Oloo, J. Ongecha, J. Ongas, M. O. Koskei, N. Bull, P. C. Hodgson, S. H. Kivisi, C. Imwong, M. Murphy, S. C. Ogutu, B. Tarning, J. Winterberg, M. Williams, T. N.
Sci Transl Med, (2023). 15:eabn5993

Respecting relational agency in the context of vulnerability: What can research ethics learn from the social sciences?.Roest, J. Nkosi, B. Seeley, J. Molyneux, S. Kelley, M.
Bioethics, (2023). 37:379-388

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, (2023). 21:205-224

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, (2023). 38:528-551

Depressive symptoms among mothers with hospitalized children in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.Elshafei, A. Jemutai, J. Tickell, K. D. Sukhtankar, P. Bhat, A. Molyneux, S. Berkley, J. A. Walson, J. L. Collins, P. Y. Childhood Acute, Illness Nutrition Network, Investigators
J Affect Disord, (2023). 323:368-377

A qualitative evaluation of priority-setting by the Health Benefits Package Advisory Panel in Kenya.Mbau, R. Oliver, K. Vassall, A. Gilson, L. Barasa, E.
Health Policy Plan, (2023). 38:49-60

Examining the influence of budget execution processes on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.Musiega, A. Tsofa, B. Nyawira, L. Njuguna, R. G. Munywoki, J. Hanson, K. Mulwa, A. Molyneux, S. Maina, I. Normand, C. Jemutai, J. Barasa, E.
Health Policy Plan, (2023). 38:351-362