Recent publications

Protecting small and sick newborn care in the COVID-19 pandemic: multi-stakeholder qualitative data from four African countries with NEST360.Steege R, Mwaniki H, Ogueji IA, Baraka J, Salimu S, Kumar MB, Kawaza K, Odedere O, Shamba D, Bokea H, Chiume M, Adudans S, Ezeaka C, Paul C, Banyira L, Lungu G, Salim N, Zimba E, Ngwala S, Tarus A, Bohne C, Gathara D, Lawn JE
BMC Pediatr, (2023). 23:572

Budget monitoring, accountability practices and their influence on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.Musiega A, Nyawira L, Tsofa B, Njuguna RG, Munywoki J, Hanson K, Mulwa A, Molyneux S, Maina I, Normand C, Jemutai J, Barasa E
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0001908

Examining multiple funding flows to public healthcare providers in low- and middle-income settings (LMICs) - results from case studies in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia and Vietnam.Dkhimi F, Honda A, Hanson K, Mbau R, Onwujekwe O, Phuong HT, Mathauer I, Akhnif HE, Jaouadi I, Kiendrébéogo J, Ezumah N, Kabia E, Barasa E
Health Policy Plan, (2023). :

Blood culture versus antibiotic use for neonatal inpatients in 61 hospitals implementing with the NEST360 Alliance in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.Murless-Collins S, Kawaza K, Salim N, Molyneux EM, Chiume M, Aluvaala J, Macharia WM, Ezeaka VC, Odedere O, Shamba D, Tillya R, Penzias RE, Ezenwa BN, Ohuma EO, Cross JH, Lawn JE
BMC Pediatr, (2023). 23:568

Neonatal inpatient dataset for small and sick newborn care in low- and middle-income countries: systematic development and multi-country operationalisation with NEST360.Cross JH, Bohne C, Ngwala SK, Shabani J, Wainaina J, Dosunmu O, Kassim I, Penzias RE, Tillya R, Gathara D, Zimba E, Ezeaka VC, Odedere O, Chiume M, Salim N, Kawaza K, Lufesi N, Irimu G, Tongo OO, Malla L, Paton C, Day LT, Oden M, Richards-Kortum R, Molyneux EM, Ohuma EO, Lawn JE
BMC Pediatr, (2023). 23:567

Detection of Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes by Molecular Surveillance, Kenya.Ochomo EO, Milanoi S, Abong'o B, Onyango B, Muchoki M, Omoke D, Olanga E, Njoroge L, Juma EO, Otieno JD, Matoke-Muhia D, Kamau L, Rafferty C, Gimnig JE, Shieshia M, Wacira D, Mwangangi J, Maia M, Chege C, Omar A, Rono MK, Abel L, O'Meara WP, Obala A, Mbogo C, Kariuki L
Emerg Infect Dis, (2023). 29:2498-2508

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Kenyans and South Africans with Active Convulsive Epilepsy: An Observational Study.Kariuki SM, Wagner RG, Gunny R, D'Arco F, Kombe M, Ngugi AK, White S, Odhiambo R, Cross JH, Sander JW, Newton Crjc
Epilepsia, (2023). :

Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda.Otieno B, Elson L, Matharu AK, Riithi N, Chongwo E, Katana K, Nasambu C, Mutebi F, Feldmeier H, Krücken J, Fillinger U, Abubakar A
Infect Dis Poverty, (2023). 12:100

Effectiveness of participatory video in lowering stigma against people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders in Kenya.Bitta MA, Baariu J, Grassi S, Kariuki SM, Lennox B, Newton Crjc
BJPsych Open, (2023). 9:e215

The influence of internship training experience on Kenyan and Ugandan doctors' career intentions and decisions: a qualitative study.Zhao Y, Mbuthia D, Ankomisyani DS, Blacklock C, Gathara D, Molyneux S, Nicodemo C, Okello TR, Rutebemberwa E, Tweheyo R, English M
Glob Health Action, (2023). 16:2272390

Development and validation of a new measurement instrument to assess internship experience of medical doctors in low-income and middle-income countries.Zhao Y, Jalloh S, Lam PK, Kwarshak YK, Mbuthia D, Misago N, Namedre M, Phương NTB, Qaloewa S, Summers R, Tang K, Tweheyo R, Wills B, Zhang F, Nicodemo C, Gathara D, English M
BMJ Glob Health, (2023). 8:

'We were treated like we are nobody': a mixed-methods study of medical doctors' internship experiences in Kenya and Uganda.Zhao Y, Mbuthia D, Gathara D, Nzinga J, Tweheyo R, English M
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Impact of COVID-19-related clinic closures on HIV incidence in a multicentre study of young adult MSM and transgender women in Kenya.Wahome E, Otieno FO, Kimani J, Boyd A, Okall D, Nzioka J, Gichuru E, van der Elst E, Mehta SD, Bailey RC, Graham SM, Sanders EJ
Aids, (2023). :

Ethical issues of involving people with intellectual disabilities in genomic research: a scoping review protocol.Chepkirui D, Kipkemoi P, Bitta M, Harris E, Musesengwa R, Kamuya D
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 8:340

Advancing the frontiers of geographic accessibility to healthcare services.Macharia PM, Banke-Thomas A, Beňová L
Commun Med (Lond), (2023). 3:158

Analysis of the Breast Cancer Journey in Namibia.Boucheron P, Zietsman A, Pontac J, Hansen R, Anderson BO, Togawa K, Macharia PM, Foerster M, Schüz J, Dos-Santos-Silva I, McCormack V
JAMA Netw Open, (2023). 6:e2341402

Hospital care for critical illness in low-resource settings: lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.English M, Oliwa J, Khalid K, Onyango O, Willows TM, Mazhar R, Mkumbo E, Guinness L, Schell CO, Baker T, McKnight J
BMJ Glob Health, (2023). 8:

Evaluating the documentation of vital signs following implementation of a new comprehensive newborn monitoring chart in 19 hospitals in Kenya: A time series analysis.Muinga N, Tuti T, Mwaniki P, Gicheha E, Paton C, Beňová L, English M
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0002440

Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis.Monangi NK, Xu H, Fan Y, Khanam R, Khan W, Deb S, Pervin J, Price JT, Kaur L, Al Mahmud A, Thanh LQ, Care A, Landero JA, Combs GF, Belling E, Chappell J, Chen J, Kong F, Lacher C, Ahmed S, Chowdhury NH, Rahman S, Kabir F, Nisar I, Hotwani A, Mehmood U, Nizar A, Khalid J, Dhingra U, Dutta A, Ali SM, Aftab F, Juma MH, Rahman M, Ahmed T, Islam MM, Vwalika B, Musonda P, Ashorn U, Maleta K, Hallman M, Goodfellow L, Gupta JK, Alfirevic A, Murphy SK, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Murray JC, Bahl R, Litch JA, Baruch-Gravett C, Sopory S, Chandra Mouli Natchu U, Kumar PV, Kumari N, Thiruvengadam R, Singh AK, Kumar P, Alfirevic Z, Baqui AH, Bhatnagar S, Hirst JE, Hoyo C, Jehan F, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Rahman A, Roth DE, Sazawal S, Stringer JSA, Ashorn P, Zhang G, Muglia LJ
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Approaches to Defining Health Facility Catchment Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa.Macharia PM, Odhiambo JN, Mumo E, Maina A, Giorgi E, Okiro EA
Health and Medical Geography in Africa: Methods, Applications and Development Linkages, (2023). :445-465