Recent publications

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
BMJ Glob Health, (2023). 8:

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, (2024). 38:407-413

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
Am J Clin Nutr, (2024). 119:221-231

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

Transforming Parkinson's Care in Africa (TraPCAf): protocol for a multimethodology National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Group project.Walker R, Fothergill-Misbah N, Kariuki S, Ojo O, Cilia R, Dekker MCJ, Agabi O, Akpalu A, Amod F, Breckons M, Cham M, Del Din S, Dotchin C, Guggsa S, Kwasa J, Mushi D, Nwaokorie FO, Park T, Rochester L, Rogathi J, Sarfo FS, Shalash A, Ternent L, Urasa S, Okubadejo N
BMC Neurol, (2023). 23:373

A novel speckle-tracking echocardiography parameter assessing left ventricular afterload.Sato K, Wildi K, Chan J, Palmieri C, Obonyo NG, Heinsar S, Liu K, Livingstone S, Sato N, Ainola C, Abbate G, Bouquet M, Wilson E, Passmore M, Hyslop K, Platts DG, Suen J, Bassi GL, Fraser JF
Eur J Clin Invest, (2024). 54:e14106

Scoping review and expert-based consensus recommendations for assessment and management of psychogenic non-epileptic (functional) seizures (PNES) in children: A report from the Pediatric Psychiatric Issues Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy.Reilly C, Jette N, Johnson EC, Kariuki SM, Meredith F, Wirrell E, Mula M, Smith ML, Walsh S, Fong CY, Wilmshurst JM, Kerr M, Valente K, Auvin S
Epilepsia, (2023). 64:3160-3195

Exploring the Adaptations of the Free Maternity Policy Implementation by Health Workers and County Officials in Kenya.Oyugi B, Kendall S, Peckham S, Orangi S, Barasa E
Glob Health Sci Pract, (2023). 11:

Impact of COVID-19 on mortality in coastal Kenya: a longitudinal open cohort study.Otiende M, Nyaguara A, Bottomley C, Walumbe D, Mochamah G, Amadi D, Nyundo C, Kagucia EW, Etyang AO, Adetifa IMO, Brand SPC, Maitha E, Chondo E, Nzomo E, Aman R, Mwangangi M, Amoth P, Kasera K, Ng'ang'a W, Barasa E, Tsofa B, Mwangangi J, Bejon P, Agweyu A, Williams TN, Scott JAG
Nat Commun, (2023). 14:6879

Factors affecting haemoglobin dynamics in African children with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria treated with single low-dose primaquine or placebo.Onyamboko MA, Olupot-Olupot P, Were W, Namayanja C, Onyas P, Titin H, Baseke J, Muhindo R, Kayembe DK, Ndjowo PO, Basara BB, Okalebo CB, Williams TN, Uyoga S, Taya C, Bamisaiye A, Fanello C, Maitland K, Day NPJ, Taylor WRJ, Mukaka M
BMC Med, (2023). 21:397

The epidemiology of fecal carriage of nontyphoidal Salmonella among healthy children and adults in three sites in Kenya.Muthumbi EM, Mwanzu A, Mbae C, Bigogo G, Karani A, Mwarumba S, Verani JR, Kariuki S, Scott JAG
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, (2023). 17:e0011716

The effectiveness of combined approaches towards improving utilisation of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya: a quasi-experimental evaluation.Mutea L, Maluni J, Kabue M, Were V, Ontiri S, Michielsen K, Gichangi P
Sex Reprod Health Matters, (2023). 31:2257073