Recent publications

Childhood growth during recovery from acute illness in Africa and South Asia: a secondary analysis of the childhood acute illness and nutrition (CHAIN) prospective cohort.Bourdon C, Diallo AH, Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid AS, Khan MA, Saleem AF, Singa BO, Gnoumou BS, Tigoi C, Otieno CA, Oduol CO, Lancioni CL, Manyasi C, McGrath CJ, Maronga C, Lwanga C, Brals D, Ahmed D, Mondal D, Denno DM, Mangale DI, Chimwezi E, Mbale E, Mupere E, Salauddin Mamun GM, Ouédraogo I, Berkley JA, Njunge JM, Njirammadzi J, Mukisa J, Thitiri J, Walson JL, Jemutai J, Tickell KD, Shahrin L, Mallewa M, Hossain MI, Chisti MJ, Timbwa M, Mburu M, Ngari MM, Ngao N, Aber P, Harawa PP, Sukhtankar P, Bandsma RHJ, Bamouni RM, Molyneux S, Mwaringa S, Shaima SN, Ali SA, Afsana SM, Banu S, Ahmed T, Voskuijl WP, Kazi Z
EClinicalMedicine, (2024). 70:102530

Women's autonomy and maternal health decision making in Kenya: implications for service delivery reform - a qualitative study.Olwanda E, Opondo K, Oluoch D, Croke K, Maluni J, Jepkosgei J, Nzinga J
BMC Womens Health, (2024). 24:181

Vaccine value profile for Klebsiella pneumoniae.Dangor Z, Benson N, Berkley JA, Bielicki J, Bijsma MW, Broad J, Buurman ET, Cross A, Duffy EM, Holt KE, Iroh Tam PY, Jit M, Karampatsas K, Katwere M, Kwatra G, Laxminarayan R, Le Doare K, Mboizi R, Micoli F, Moore CE, Nakabembe E, Naylor NR, O'Brien S, Olwagen C, Reddy D, Rodrigues C, Rosen DA, Sadarangani M, Srikantiah P, Tennant SM, Hasso-Agopsowicz M, Madhi SA
Vaccine, (2024). 24:S0264-410X

8-Year Follow-up of a Maternal Education Trial in a Low-Resource Setting.Kakwangire P, Muhoozi G, Ngari M, Matovu N, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Atukunda P
Pediatrics, (2024). 153:

Catalysing global surgery: a meta-research study on factors affecting surgical research collaborations with Africa.Kirengo TO, Dossajee H, Onyango EM, Rachakonda RH, Schneider B, Sela DP, Hosseinzadeh Z, Nadeem Z, Obonyo NG
Syst Rev, (2024). 13:89

Association between psychosis and substance use in Kenya. Findings from the NeuroGAP-Psychosis study.Nguata M, Orwa J, Kigen G, Kamaru E, Emonyi W, Kariuki S, Newton C, Ongeri L, Mwende R, Gichuru S, Atwoli L
Front Psychiatry, (2024). 15:1301976

Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Lancet Neurol, (2024). 23:344-381

Utility of the 3Di short version in the identification and diagnosis of autism in children at the Kenyan coast.Kipkemoi P, Kariuki SM, Gona J, Mwangi FW, Kombe M, Kipkoech C, Murimi P, Mandy W, Warrington R, Skuse D, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A
Front Psychiatry, (2024). 15:1234929

Strengthening health policy modelling in Africa.Thumbi SM, Oliwa J, Silal SP
Lancet Glob Health, (2024). 12:e555-e556

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950-2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Lancet, (2024). 403:1989-2056

Quantifying health facility service readiness for small and sick newborn care: comparing standards-based and WHO level-2 + scoring for 64 hospitals implementing with NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania.Penzias RE, Bohne C, Gicheha E, Molyneux EM, Gathara D, Ngwala SK, Zimba E, Rashid E, Odedere O, Dosunmu O, Tillya R, Shabani J, Cross JH, Ochieng C, Webster HH, Chiume M, Dube Q, Wainaina J, Kassim I, Irimu G, Adudans S, James F, Tongo O, Ezeaka VC, Salim N, Masanja H, Oden M, Richards-Kortum R, Hailegabriel T, Gupta G, Cousens S, Lawn JE, Ohuma EO
BMC Pediatr, (2024). 23:656

Time to full enteral feeds in hospitalised preterm and very low birth weight infants in Nigeria and Kenya.Imam ZO, Nabwera HM, Tongo OO, Andang'o PEA, Abdulkadir I, Ezeaka CV, Ezenwa BN, Fajolu IB, Mwangome MK, Umoru DD, Akindolire AE, Otieno W, Olwala M, Nalwa GM, Talbert AW, Abubakar I, Embleton ND, Allen SJ
PLoS One, (2024). 19:e0277847

Antibody-Dependent Respiratory Burst against Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites in Individuals Living in an Area with Declining Malaria Transmission.Mutemi DD, Tuju J, Ogwang R, Nyamako L, Wambui KM, Cruz IR, Villner P, Yman V, Kinyanjui SM, Rooth I, Ngasala B, Färnert A, Osier FHA
Vaccines (Basel), (2024). 12:

Identification of tungiasis infection hotspots with a low-cost, high-throughput method for extracting Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) off-host stages from soil samples-An observational study.Matharu AK, Ouma P, Njoroge MM, Amugune BL, Hyuga A, Mutebi F, Krücken J, Feldmeier H, Elson L, Fillinger U
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, (2024). 18:e0011601

Identifying delays in healthcare seeking and provision: The Three Delays-in-Healthcare and mortality among infants and children aged 1-59 months.Garcia Gomez E, Igunza KA, Madewell ZJ, Akelo V, Onyango D, El Arifeen S, Gurley ES, Hossain MZ, Chowdhury MAI, Islam KM, Assefa N, Scott JAG, Madrid L, Tilahun Y, Orlien S, Kotloff KL, Tapia MD, Keita AM, Mehta A, Magaço A, Torres-Fernandez D, Nhacolo A, Bassat Q, Mandomando I, Ogbuanu I, Cain CJ, Luke R, Kamara SIB, Legesse H, Madhi S, Dangor Z, Mahtab S, Wise A, Adam Y, Whitney CG, Mutevedzi PC, Blau DM, Breiman RF, Tippett Barr BA, Rees CA
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2024). 4:e0002494

Latent viral infections as neglected risk factors for long COVID - Authors' reply.Müller SA, Isaaka L, Mumm R, Scheidt-Nave C, Heldt K, Schuster A, Abdulaziz M, El-Bcheraoui C, Hanefeld J, Agweyu A
Lancet Glob Health, (2024). 12:e198

How modelling can better support public health policy making: the Lancet Commission on Strengthening the Use of Epidemiological Modelling of Emerging and Pandemic Infectious Diseases.
Lancet, (2024). 403:789-791

Health system quality and COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional analysis in 14 countries.Arsenault C, Lewis TP, Kapoor NR, Okiro EA, Leslie HH, Armeni P, Jarhyan P, Doubova SV, Wright KD, Aryal A, Kounnavong S, Mohan S, Odipo E, Lee HY, Shin J, Ayele W, Medina-Ranilla J, Espinoza-Pajuelo L, Derseh Mebratie A, García Elorrio E, Mazzoni A, Oh J, SteelFisher GK, Tarricone R, Kruk ME
Lancet Glob Health, (2024). 12:e156-e165

Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis.Monangi NK, Xu H, Fan YM, 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
Am J Clin Nutr, (2024). 119:221-231

Prevalence and correlates of paediatric guideline non-adherence for initial empirical care in six low and middle-income settings: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.Shawon RA, Denno D, Tickell KD, Atuhairwe M, Bandsma R, Mupere E, Voskuijl W, Mbale E, Ahmed T, Chisti MJ, Saleem AF, Ngari M, Diallo AH, Berkley J, Walson J, Means AR
BMJ Open, (2024). 14:e078404