Publications

Health Systems and Research Ethics

Assessing the choice of National Health Insurance Fund contracted outpatient facilities in Kenya: A qualitative study.Kazungu J, Nonvignon J, Quaife M, Barasa E
Int J Health Plann Manage, (2023). :

Examining the responsiveness of the National Health Insurance Fund to people living with hypertension and diabetes in Kenya: a qualitative study.Oyando R, Were V, Willis R, Koros H, Kamano JH, Naanyu V, Etyang A, Mugo R, Murphy A, Nolte E, Perel P, Barasa E
BMJ Open, (2023). 13:e069330

Factors influencing institutionalization of health technology assessment in Kenya.Mbau R, Vassall A, Gilson L, Barasa E
BMC Health Serv Res, (2023). 23:681

Evaluating the effectiveness of the National Health Insurance Fund in providing financial protection to households with hypertension and diabetes patients in Kenya.Oyando R, Were V, Koros H, Mugo R, Kamano J, Etyang A, Murphy A, Hanson K, Perel P, Barasa E
Int J Equity Health, (2023). 22:107

Mothers' involvement in providing care for their hospitalised sick newborns in Kenya: a focused ethnographic account.Oluoch D, Hinton L, English M, Irimu G, Onyango T, Jones COH
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, (2023). 23:389

Exploring the complex realities of nursing work in Kenya and how this shapes role enactment and practice-A qualitative study.Mbuthia D, Brownie S, Jackson D, McGivern G, English M, Gathara D, Nzinga J
Nurs Open, (2023). 10:5670-5681

Cost Effectiveness of Strategies for Caring for Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Tanzania.Shah HA, Baker T, Schell CO, Kuwawenaruwa A, Awadh K, Khalid K, Kairu A, Were V, Barasa E, Baker P, Guinness L
Pharmacoecon Open, (2023). :1-16

Political economy analysis of subnational health management in Kenya, Malawi and Uganda.Rodríguez DC, Balaji LN, Chamdimba E, Kafumba J, Koon AD, Mazalale J, Mkombe D, Munywoki J, Mwase-Vuma T, Namakula J, Nambiar B, Neel AH, Nsabagasani X, Paina L, Rogers B, Tsoka M, Waweru E, Munthali A, Ssengooba F, Tsofa B
Health Policy Plan, (2023). 38:631-647

Examining the influence of health sector coordination on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.Nyawira L, Njuguna RG, Tsofa B, Musiega A, Munywoki J, Hanson K, Mulwa A, Molyneux S, Maina I, Normand C, Jemutai J, Barasa E
BMC Health Serv Res, (2023). 23:355

Understanding the treatment burden of people with chronic conditions in Kenya: A cross-sectional analysis using the Patient Experience with Treatment and Self-Management (PETS) questionnaire.Koros H, Nolte E, Kamano J, Mugo R, Murphy A, Naanyu V, Willis R, Pliakas T, Eton DT, Barasa E, Perel P
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0001407

Political economy analysis of sub-national health sector planning and budgeting: A case study of three counties in Kenya.Tsofa B, Waweru E, Munywoki J, Soe K, Rodriguez DC, Koon AD
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0001401

Protocol for the Pathways Study: a realist evaluation of staff social ties and communication in the delivery of neonatal care in Kenya.Wanyama C, Blacklock C, Jepkosgei J, English M, Hinton L, McKnight J, Molyneux S, Boga M, Musitia PM, Wong G
BMJ Open, (2023). 13:e066150

BOHEMIA: Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa-a phase III cluster-randomized, open-label, clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of ivermectin mass drug administration to reduce malaria transmission in two African settings.Chaccour C, Casellas A, Hammann F, Ruiz-Castillo P, Nicolas P, Montaña J, Mael M, Selvaraj P, Duthaler U, Mrema S, Kakolwa M, Lyimo I, Okumu F, Marathe A, Schürch R, Elobolobo E, Sacoor C, Saute F, Xia K, Jones C, Rist C, Maia M, Rabinovich NR
Trials, (2023). 24:128

Essential emergency and critical care as a health system response to critical illness and the COVID19 pandemic: what does it cost?.Guinness L, Kairu A, Kuwawenaruwa A, Khalid K, Awadh K, Were V, Barasa E, Shah H, Baker P, Schell CO, Baker T
Cost Eff Resour Alloc, (2023). 21:15

Respecting relational agency in the context of vulnerability: What can research ethics learn from the social sciences?.Roest J, Nkosi B, Seeley J, Molyneux S, Kelley M
Bioethics, (2023). 37:379-388

A global core outcome measurement set for snakebite clinical trials.Abouyannis M, Esmail H, Hamaluba M, Ngama M, Mwangudzah H, Mumba N, Yeri BK, Mwalukore S, Alphan HJ, Aggarwal D, Alcoba G, Cammack N, Chippaux JP, Coldiron ME, Gutierrez JM, Habib AG, Harrison RA, Isbister GK, Lavonas EJ, Martins D, Ribeiro I, Watson JA, Williams DJ, Casewell NR, Walker SA, Lalloo DG, Snakebite Global Core Outcome Set Study Group
Lancet Glob Health, (2023). 11:e296-e300

A qualitative evaluation of priority-setting by the Health Benefits Package Advisory Panel in Kenya.Mbau R, Oliver K, Vassall A, Gilson L, Barasa E
Health Policy Plan, (2023). 38:49-60

Mortality in rural coastal Kenya measured using the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System: a 16-year descriptive analysis [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations].Otiende M, Bauni E, Nyaguara A, Amadi D, Nyundo C, Tsory E, Walumbe D, Kinuthia M, Kihuha N, Kahindi M, Nyutu G, Moisi J, Deribew A, Agweyu A, Marsh K, Tsofa B, Bejon P, Bottomley C, Williams TN, Scott JAG
Wellcome Open Research, (2023). 6:

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in three Kenyan health and demographic surveillance sites, December 2020-May 2021.Etyang AO, Adetifa I, Omore R, Misore T, Ziraba AK, Ng'oda MA, Gitau E, Gitonga J, Mugo D, Kutima B, Karanja H, Toroitich M, Nyagwange J, Tuju J, Wanjiku P, Aman R, Amoth P, Mwangangi M, Kasera K, Ng'ang'a W, Akech D, Sigilai A, Karia B, Karani A, Voller S, Agoti CN, Ochola-Oyier LI, Otiende M, Bottomley C, Nyaguara A, Uyoga S, Gallagher K, Kagucia EW, Onyango D, Tsofa B, Mwangangi J, Maitha E, Barasa E, Bejon P, Warimwe GM, Scott JAG, Agweyu A
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2022). 2:e0000883

High impact health service interventions for attainment of UHC in Africa: A systematic review.Karamagi HC, Berhane A, Kidane SN, Nyawira L, Ani-Amponsah M, Nyanjau L, Maoulana K, Seydi ABW, Nzinga J, Dangou JM, Nkurunziza T, Bisoborwa GK, Sillah JS, Muriithi AW, Razakasoa NH, Bigirimana F
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2022). 2:e0000945