Recent publications

A retrospective analysis of P. falciparum drug resistance markers detects an early (2016/17) high prevalence of the k13 C469Y mutation in asymptomatic infections in Northern Uganda.Ogwang R, Osoti V, Wamae K, Ndwiga L, Muteru K, Ningwa A, Tuju J, Kinyanjui S, Osier F, Marsh K, Bejon P, Idro R, Ochola-Oyier LI
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, (2024). :e0157623

Determining the optimal diagnostic and risk stratification approaches for people with hypertension in two rural populations in Kenya and The Gambia: a study protocol for IHCoR-Africa Work Package 2.Perkins AD, Awori JO, Jobe M, Lucinde RK, Siemonsma M, Oyando R, Leon DA, Herrett E, Prentice AM, Shah AS, Perel P, Etyang A
NIHR Open Res, (2023). 3:68

Examining liminality in professional practice, relational identities, and career prospects in resource-constrained health systems: Findings from an empirical study of medical and nurse interns in Kenya.Zhao Y, Nzekwu S, Boga M, Mbuthia D, Nzinga J, English M, Molyneux S, McGivern G
Soc Sci Med, (2024). 357:117226

Centring youth mental health discourse on low-income and middle-income countries.Rose-Clarke K, Bitta M, Evans-Lacko S, Jokinen T, Jordans M, Nyongesa MK, Nadkarni A, Patalay P, Pradhan I, Rahman A, Taylor Salisbury T, Salum G, Vera San Juan N, Servili C, Skeen S, Sönmez CC, Verdeli H, Kumar M
Lancet Psychiatry, (2024). 11:671-672

Re-evaluating the impact and cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in 112 low-income and middle-income countries in children younger than 5 years: a modelling study.Chen C, Ang G, Akksilp K, Koh J, Scott JAG, Clark A, Jit M
Lancet Glob Health, (2024). 12:e1485-e1497

The mRNA content of plasma extracellular vesicles provides a window into molecular processes in the brain during cerebral malaria.Kioko M, Mwangi S, Pance A, Ochola-Oyier LI, Kariuki S, Newton C, Bejon P, Rayner JC, Abdi AI
Sci Adv, (2024). 10:eadl2256

Phylogeography and reassortment patterns of human influenza A viruses in sub-Saharan Africa.Owuor DC, de Laurent ZR, Oketch JW, Murunga N, Otieno JR, Nabakooza G, Chaves SS, Nokes DJ, Agoti CN
Sci Rep, (2024). 14:18987

Factors Influencing the Institutionalization of Health Technology Assessment: A Scoping Literature Review.Mbau R, Vassall A, Gilson L, Barasa E
Health Syst Reform, (2023). 9:2360315

Evaluating the gap in rapid diagnostic testing: insights from subnational Kenyan routine health data.Robert BN, Moturi AK, Bahati F, Macharia PM, Okiro EA
BMJ Open, (2024). 14:e081241

The maternal and newborn health eCohort to track longitudinal care quality: study protocol and survey development.Arsenault C, Wright K, Taddele T, Tadele A, Derseh Mebratie A, Tiruneh Tiyare F, Kosgei RJ, Nzinga J, Holt B, Mugenya I, Clarke-Deelder E, Nega A, Prabhakaran D, Mohan S, Mfeka-Nkabinde NG, Mthethwa L, Haile Mariam D, Molla G, Getachew T, Jarhyan P, Chaudhry M, Kassa M, Kruk ME
Glob Health Action, (2024). 17:2392352

Implementation of Maternal and Newborn Health Mobile Phone E-Cohorts to Track Longitudinal Care Quality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Wright K, Mugenya I, Clarke-Deelder E, Baensch L, Taddele T, Mebratie AD, Chaudhry M, Jarhyan P, Mfeka-Nkabinde NG, Nzinga J, Mohan S, Getachew T, Kruk ME, Arsenault C
Glob Health Sci Pract, (2024). :Online ahead of print

Brushing away barriers: The healing touch of art as an intervention in children with autism.Gulati S, Kamila G, Hameed B, Newton CRJC
Autism, (2024). :1.36236132412748E+016

Prevalence of group B Streptococcus colonisation in mother-newborn dyads in low-income and middle-income south Asian and African countries: a prospective, observational study.Kwatra G, Izu A, Cutland C, Akaba G, Ali MM, Ahmed Z, Beck MM, Barsosio HC, Berkley JA, Chaka TE, Cossa A, Chakraborty S, Dhar N, Dorji P, Islam M, Keita AM, Mwakio S, Mwarumba S, Medugu N, Mucavele H, Mabombo V, Obaro S, Sigaúque B, Sow SO, Saha SK, Santhanam S, Sharma R, Simoes EAF, Sahni RD, Tapia MD, Veeraraghavan B, Madhi SA
Lancet Microbe, (2024). :100897

Antibodies to PfEMP1 and Variant Surface Antigens: Protection after Controlled Human Malaria Infection in Semi-immune Kenyan Adults.Kinyua AW, Turner L, Kimingi HW, Mwai K, Mwikali K, Andisi C, Sim BKL, Bejon P, Kapulu MC, Kinyanjui SM, Lavstsen T, Abdi AI
J Infect, (2024). :106252

Ethical preparedness of data monitoring committees (DMCs) to oversee international clinical trials: a qualitative descriptive study.Hinga A, Ibrahim A, Vintimilla D, Jones M, Eckstein L, Rid A, Shah SK, Kamuya D
BMJ Glob Health, (2024). 9:

A Phase I trial of Non-invasive Ventilation and seizure prophylaxis with levetiracetam In Children with Cerebral Malaria Trial (NOVICE-M Trial).Maitland K, Obonyo N, Hamaluba M, Ogoda E, Mogaka C, Williams TN, Newton C, Kariuki SM, Gibb DM, Walker AS, Connon R, George EC
Wellcome Open Res, (2024). 9:281

Hospital reform: Listening to patient and staff experience, and engaging the broader public..Oluoch D, Molyneux S, Kagwanja N, Hinton L
Hospitals in Health Systems: Opportunities for Efficient, High-quality, and Integrated Care, (2024). :87-102

Effects of red blood cell transfusion on patients undergoing cardiac surgery in Queensland - a retrospective cohort study.Obonyo NG, Dhanapathy V, White N, Sela DP, Rachakonda RH, Tunbridge M, Sim B, Teo D, Nadeem Z, See Hoe LE, Bassi GL, Fanning JP, Tung JP, Suen JY, Fraser JF
J Cardiothorac Surg, (2024). 19:475

Factors influencing the uptake of public health interventions delivery by community pharmacists: A systematic review of global evidence.Mumbi A, Mugo P, Barasa E, Abiiro GA, Nzinga J
PLoS One, (2024). 19:e0298713

Why Was the Policy Idea on the Health Benefits Package Advisory Panel Gazetted in Kenya? A Retrospective Policy Analysis.Mbau R, Vassall A, Gilson L, Barasa E
Int J Health Policy Manag, (2024). 13:7608