Gathara D

Improving documentation of clinical care within a clinical information network: an essential initial step in efforts to understand and improve care in Kenyan hospitals.Tuti T, Bitok M, Malla L, Paton C, Muinga N, Gathara D, Gachau S, Mbevi G, Nyachiro W, Ogero M, Julius T, Irimu G, English M
BMJ Glob Health, (2016). 1:e000028

Building Learning Health Systems to Accelerate Research and Improve Outcomes of Clinical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.English M, Irimu G, Agweyu A, Gathara D, Oliwa J, Ayieko P, Were F, Paton C, Tunis S, Forrest CB
PLoS Med, (2016). 13:e1001991

Innovating to enhance clinical data management using non-commercial and open source solutions across a multi-center network supporting inpatient pediatric care and research in Kenya.Tuti T, Bitok M, Paton C, Makone B, Malla L, Muinga N, Gathara D, English M
J Am Med Inform Assoc, (2016). 23:184-92

Exploring sources of variability in adherence to guidelines across hospitals in low-income settings: a multi-level analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 22 hospitals.Gathara D, English M, van Hensbroek MB, Todd J, Allen E
Implement Sci, (2015). 10:60

Moving towards routine evaluation of quality of inpatient pediatric care in Kenya.Gathara D, Nyamai R, Were F, Mogoa W, Karumbi J, Kihuba E, Mwinga S, Aluvaala J, Mulaku M, Kosgei R, Todd J, Allen E, English M, SIRCLE/Ministry of Health Hospital Survey Group
PLoS One, (2015). 10:e0117048

Oral amoxicillin versus benzyl penicillin for severe pneumonia among kenyan children: a pragmatic randomized controlled noninferiority trial.Agweyu A, Gathara D, Oliwa J, Muinga N, Edwards T, Allen E, Maleche-Obimbo E, English M, Severe Pneumonia Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2015). 60:1216-24

Assessment of neonatal care in clinical training facilities in Kenya.Aluvaala J, Nyamai R, Were F, Wasunna A, Kosgei R, Karumbi J, Gathara D, English M, SIRCLE/Ministry of Health Hospital Survey Group
Arch Dis Child, (2015). 100:42-7

Assessing the ability of health information systems in hospitals to support evidence-informed decisions in Kenya.Kihuba E, Gathara D, Mwinga S, Mulaku M, Kosgei R, Mogoa W, Nyamai R, English M
Glob Health Action, (2014). 7:24859

Explaining the uptake of paediatric guidelines in a Kenyan tertiary hospital--mixed methods research.Irimu GW, Greene A, Gathara D, Kihara H, Maina C, Mbori-Ngacha D, Zurovac D, Santau M, Todd J, English M
BMC Health Serv Res, (2014). 14:119

Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital--participatory action research.Irimu GW, Greene A, Gathara D, Kihara H, Maina C, Mbori-Ngacha D, Zurovac D, Migiro S, English M
BMC Health Serv Res, (2014). 14:59

Adoption of recommended practices and basic technologies in a low-income setting.English M, Gathara D, Mwinga S, Ayieko P, Opondo C, Aluvaala J, Kihuba E, Mwaniki P, Were F, Irimu G, Wasunna A, Mogoa W, Nyamai R
Arch Dis Child, (2014). 99:452-6

Hospital outcomes for paediatric pneumonia and diarrhoea patients admitted in a tertiary hospital on weekdays versus weekends: a retrospective study.Gathara D, Irimu G, Kihara H, Maina C, Mbori-Ngacha D, Mwangi J, Allen E, English M
BMC Pediatr, (2013). 13:74

Performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital: before and after a training intervention.Irimu GW, Gathara D, Zurovac D, Kihara H, Maina C, Mwangi J, Mbori-Ngacha D, Todd J, Greene A, English M
PLoS One, (2012). 7:e39964

Quality of hospital care for sick newborns and severely malnourished children in Kenya: a two-year descriptive study in 8 hospitals.Gathara D, Opiyo N, Wagai J, Ntoburi S, Ayieko P, Opondo C, Wamae A, Migiro S, Mogoa W, Wasunna A, Were F, Irimu G, English M
BMC Health Serv Res, (2011). 11:307